1981 Baltimore Orioles season
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1981 Baltimore Orioles | |
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Record | 59–46 (.562) |
Divisional place | 2nd |
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Owner(s) | Edward Bennett Williams |
General manager(s) | Hank Peters |
Manager(s) | Earl Weaver |
Local television | WMAR-TV |
Local radio | WFBR (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Brooks Robinson, Tom Marr) |
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The 1981 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 59 wins and 46 losses. The season was suspended for 50 days due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike. The Orioles hit five grand slams, the most in MLB in 1981.[1]
Contents
Offseason[edit]
- December 15, 1980: Paul Hartzell was released by the Orioles.[2]
- January 22, 1981: Joe Kerrigan and John Buffamoyer (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Grace and John Hale.[3]
Regular season[edit]
- August 10, 1981: Cal Ripken, Jr. made his major league debut in a game against the Kansas City Royals.[4]
Notable transactions[edit]
- April 1, 1981: Kiko Garcia was traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Chris Bourjos and cash.[5]
- June 8, 1981: 1981 Major League Baseball Draft
- Jeff Schaefer was drafted by the Orioles in the 12th round.[6]
- Cecil Fielder was drafted by the Orioles in the 31st round, but did not sign.[7]
Season standings[edit]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Milwaukee Brewers | 62 | 47 | 0.569 | — | 28–21 | 34–26 |
Baltimore Orioles | 59 | 46 | 0.562 | 1 | 33–22 | 26–24 |
New York Yankees | 59 | 48 | 0.551 | 2 | 32–19 | 27–29 |
Detroit Tigers | 60 | 49 | 0.550 | 2 | 32–23 | 28–26 |
Boston Red Sox | 59 | 49 | 0.546 | 2½ | 30–23 | 29–26 |
Cleveland Indians | 52 | 51 | 0.505 | 7 | 25–29 | 27–22 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 37 | 69 | 0.349 | 23½ | 17–36 | 20–33 |
AL East First Half Standings |
W | L | Pct. |
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New York Yankees | 34 | 22 | .607 |
Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 23 | .574 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 25 | .554 |
Detroit Tigers | 31 | 26 | .544 |
Boston Red Sox | 30 | 26 | .536 |
Cleveland Indians | 26 | 24 | .520 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 16 | 42 | .276 |
AL East Second Half Standings |
W | L | Pct. |
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Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 22 | .585 |
Boston Red Sox | 29 | 23 | .558 |
Detroit Tigers | 29 | 23 | .558 |
Baltimore Orioles | 28 | 23 | .549 |
Cleveland Indians | 26 | 27 | .491 |
New York Yankees | 25 | 26 | .490 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 21 | 27 | .438 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1981 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 2–2 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 6–7 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
Boston | 2–2 | — | 2–4 | 5–4 | 7–6 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 3–6 | 4–0 |
California | 6–6 | 4–2 | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–8 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 6–6 |
Chicago | 6–3 | 4–5 | 7–6 | — | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–5 |
Cleveland | 2–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–2 | — | 1–5 | 4–4 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 7–5 | 3–2 | 8–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
Detroit | 7–6 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | — | 3–2 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 3–7 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 6–4 |
Kansas City | 3–5 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 2–3 | — | 4–5 | 9–4 | 2–10 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 3–4 | 5–3 |
Milwaukee | 4–2 | 7–6 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 6–3 | 8–5 | 5–4 | — | 9–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–5 | 6–4 |
Minnesota | 0–6 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–9 | 4–9 | 3–9 | — | 3–3 | 2–8 | 3–6–1 | 5–8 | 5–1 |
New York | 6–7 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–3 | 10–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 4–3 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 2–3 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–2 | 6–7 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–2 | 3–4 | — | 6–1 | 4–2 | 10–2 |
Seattle | 2–4 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 1–5 | 7–6 | 2–2 | 6–3–1 | 3–2 | 1–6 | — | 5–8 | 3–3 |
Texas | 1–2 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–9 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 8–5 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 8–5 | — | 6–2 |
Toronto | 2–5 | 0–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 3–5 | 4–6 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 2–10 | 3–3 | 2–6 | — |
Roster[edit]
1981 Baltimore Orioles roster | |||||||||
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Outfielders
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Rick Dempsey | 92 | 251 | 54 | .215 | 6 | 15 |
1B | Eddie Murray | 99 | 378 | 111 | .294 | 22 | 78 |
2B | Rich Dauer | 96 | 369 | 97 | .263 | 4 | 38 |
3B | Doug DeCinces | 100 | 346 | 91 | .263 | 13 | 55 |
SS | Mark Belanger | 64 | 139 | 23 | .165 | 1 | 10 |
LF | John Lowenstein | 83 | 189 | 47 | .249 | 6 | 20 |
CF | Al Bumbry | 101 | 392 | 107 | .273 | 1 | 27 |
RF | Ken Singleton | 103 | 363 | 101 | .278 | 13 | 49 |
DH | Terry Crowley | 68 | 134 | 33 | .246 | 4 | 25 |
Other batters[edit]
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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José Morales | 38 | 86 | 21 | .244 | 2 | 14 |
Wayne Krenchicki | 33 | 56 | 12 | .214 | 0 | 6 |
Cal Ripken | 23 | 39 | 5 | .128 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Bonner | 10 | 27 | 8 | .296 | 0 | 2 |
Dallas Williams | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dennis Martínez | 25 | 179 | 14 | 5 | 3.32 | 88 |
Mike Flanagan | 20 | 116 | 9 | 6 | 4.19 | 72 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers[edit]
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Steve Luebber | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.56 | 12 |
Mike Boddicker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 2 |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Dennis Martínez, American League Leader Victories (14)
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hagerstown
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Team Batting Event Finder: 1981, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Paul Hartzell page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Kerrigan page at Baseball Reference
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ripkeca01.shtml
- ^ Chris Bourjos page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jeff Schaefer page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Cecil Fielder page at Baseball Reference
References[edit]
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1981 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1981 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
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