The Detroit Tigers were 60-49 in 1981. They finished 4th in the AL East.
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Benintendi's tie-breaking RBI single sends White Sox to crucial 4-3 win over Tigers
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Vargas hits 2 HRs, Peters and Murakami power five-run inning to lift White Sox over Tigers 9-5
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Montero, Tigers shut out Guardians without a strikeout, a first in MLB since 2014
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Jo Adell homers and Angel MartÃnez gets 3 hits as Guardians hold off Tigers 6-4
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McGonigle drives in three to lead Tigers past Guardians 6-4
1981 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 109 | 3,600 | 427 | 922 | 148 | 29 | 65 | 403 | 404 | 18 | 500 | 61 | 37 | .256 | .331 | .368 |
Team Rank | 15th | 14th | 15th | 14th | 7th | 12th | 14th | 1st | 8th | 13th | 18th | 7th | 14th | 6th | 17th |
1981 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 109 | 60 | 49 | 3.53 | 476 | 6 | 22 | 969.1 | 840 | 380 | 404 | 83 | 373 | 27 |
Team Rank | 6th | 11th | 10th | 20th | 9th | 18th | 12th | 2nd | 13th | 7th | 24th | 20th | 23rd |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | 50 | .593 | ||
66 | 58 | .532 | 7.5 | |
63 | 61 | .508 | 10.5 | |
60 | 65 | .480 | 14.0 | |
55 | 69 | .444 | 18.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
76 | 48 | .613 | ||
72 | 52 | .581 | 4.0 | |
62 | 61 | .504 | 13.5 | |
59 | 63 | .484 | 16.0 | |
60 | 65 | .480 | 16.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 50 | .597 | ||
66 | 58 | .532 | 8.0 | |
66 | 58 | .532 | 8.0 | |
51 | 72 | .415 | 22.5 | |
49 | 74 | .398 | 24.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 48 | .607 | ||
68 | 55 | .553 | 6.5 | |
66 | 57 | .537 | 8.5 | |
61 | 64 | .488 | 14.5 | |
60 | 63 | .488 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
64 | 58 | .525 | ||
60 | 63 | .488 | 4.5 | |
60 | 64 | .484 | 5.0 | |
60 | 64 | .484 | 5.0 | |
50 | 74 | .403 | 15.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 61 | .508 | ||
60 | 63 | .488 | 2.5 | |
58 | 66 | .468 | 5.0 | |
49 | 75 | .395 | 14.0 | |
48 | 74 | .393 | 14.0 |

