The Oakland Athletics were 64-45 in 1981. They finished 1st in the AL West. They lost in the 1981 ALCS against the New York Yankees, 3 games to 0.
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Mayo, Encarnacion-Strand lift the Orioles past the Athletics, 4-3 in 10 innings
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Butler homers and Williams hits a 2-run triple as the Athletics beat the Twins 7-4
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Zebby Matthews and Josh Bell lift Minnesota Twins to 9-6 win over Athletics
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Athletics rally with a 3-run 8th inning to beat the Astros 4-3, snapping a 5-game skid
1981 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 109 | 3,677 | 458 | 910 | 119 | 26 | 104 | 430 | 342 | 16 | 647 | 98 | 47 | .247 | .312 | .379 |
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1981 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
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Team | 109 | 64 | 45 | 3.30 | 505 | 11 | 10 | 993.0 | 883 | 364 | 403 | 80 | 370 | 28 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 12th | 3rd | 26th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 22nd | 19th | 24th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | 55 | .596 | ||
75 | 60 | .556 | 5.5 | |
68 | 68 | .500 | 13.0 | |
65 | 73 | .471 | 17.0 | |
61 | 75 | .449 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
84 | 51 | .622 | ||
77 | 59 | .566 | 7.5 | |
68 | 69 | .496 | 17.0 | |
66 | 71 | .482 | 19.0 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 20.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
81 | 55 | .596 | ||
73 | 64 | .533 | 8.5 | |
72 | 64 | .529 | 9.0 | |
55 | 81 | .404 | 26.0 | |
52 | 84 | .382 | 29.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | 54 | .600 | ||
76 | 59 | .563 | 5.0 | |
74 | 61 | .548 | 7.0 | |
67 | 70 | .489 | 15.0 | |
66 | 69 | .489 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 63 | .533 | ||
68 | 68 | .500 | 4.5 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 8.5 | |
63 | 72 | .467 | 9.0 | |
62 | 75 | .453 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
68 | 68 | .500 | ||
66 | 69 | .489 | 1.5 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 4.0 | |
53 | 82 | .393 | 14.5 | |
52 | 83 | .385 | 15.5 |
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