The Boston Red Sox were 59-49 in 1981. They finished 5th in the AL East.
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Rafaela starts pivotal relay throw a day after baserunning mishap as Red Sox beat Yankees 6-0
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Boston Red Sox activate reliever Garrett Whitlock following a short stay on the injured list
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Red Sox run themselves into 1-0 loss at Yankee Stadium in series opener
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Yankees nip rival Red Sox 1-0 in series opener behind Goldschmidt, Bellinger and Schlittler
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Max Fried to come off injured list and pitch for Yankees in Saturday's doubleheader against Red Sox
1981 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 108 | 3,820 | 519 | 1,052 | 168 | 17 | 90 | 492 | 378 | 13 | 520 | 32 | 31 | .275 | .340 | .399 |
Team Rank | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7th | 22nd | 5th | 1st | 7th | 20th | 15th | 26th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st |
1981 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 108 | 59 | 49 | 3.81 | 536 | 4 | 24 | 987.1 | 983 | 418 | 481 | 90 | 354 | 28 |
Team Rank | 8th | 11th | 19th | 8th | 12th | 7th | 7th | 20th | 21st | 23rd | 26th | 17th | 24th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | 55 | .593 | ||
75 | 60 | .556 | 5.0 | |
68 | 67 | .504 | 12.0 | |
64 | 73 | .467 | 17.0 | |
60 | 75 | .444 | 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 | ||
72 | 63 | .533 | 8.5 | |
72 | 64 | .529 | 9.0 | |
55 | 80 | .407 | 25.5 | |
52 | 83 | .385 | 28.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | 54 | .597 | ||
76 | 59 | .563 | 4.5 | |
74 | 61 | .548 | 6.5 | |
66 | 69 | .489 | 14.5 | |
66 | 70 | .485 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 63 | .533 | ||
68 | 67 | .504 | 4.0 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 8.5 | |
63 | 72 | .467 | 9.0 | |
61 | 75 | .449 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
68 | 67 | .504 | ||
66 | 69 | .489 | 2.0 | |
64 | 71 | .474 | 4.0 | |
53 | 82 | .393 | 15.0 | |
52 | 83 | .385 | 16.0 |
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