The Houston Astros were 61-49 in 1981. They finished 3rd in the NL West. They lost in the 1981 NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3 games to 2.
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Taj Bradley fans 11 in Twins' 8-3 win over the Astros
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Alvarez's grand slam highlights 6-run inning as the Astros beat the Twins 6-4
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Twins hit 3 homers to back Matthews, then hold off Astros rally in 9th for 5-4 victory
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Christian Walker's 3-run homer in 10th inning helps power Astros past Tigers 7-5
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Astros rally for 8-6 win over Tigers, keeping AJ Hinch at 999 career victories
1981 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 110 | 3,693 | 394 | 948 | 160 | 35 | 45 | 369 | 340 | 8 | 488 | 81 | 43 | .257 | .318 | .356 |
Team Rank | 7th | 21st | 11th | 11th | 3rd | 24th | 20th | 14th | 25th | 8th | 14th | 15th | 12th | 15th | 20th |
1981 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 110 | 61 | 49 | 2.66 | 610 | 13 | 25 | 990.0 | 842 | 293 | 331 | 40 | 300 | 11 |
Team Rank | 5th | 11th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 3rd |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | 34 | .595 | ||
49 | 39 | .557 | 3.0 | |
46 | 41 | .529 | 5.5 | |
45 | 43 | .511 | 7.0 | |
36 | 51 | .414 | 15.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
53 | 31 | .631 | ||
49 | 38 | .563 | 5.5 | |
44 | 39 | .530 | 8.5 | |
44 | 44 | .500 | 11.0 | |
39 | 46 | .459 | 14.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
56 | 31 | .644 | ||
43 | 42 | .506 | 12.0 | |
43 | 43 | .500 | 12.5 | |
36 | 50 | .419 | 19.5 | |
34 | 53 | .391 | 22.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | 33 | .602 | ||
48 | 38 | .558 | 3.5 | |
41 | 46 | .471 | 11.0 | |
40 | 48 | .455 | 12.5 | |
37 | 48 | .435 | 14.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
45 | 40 | .529 | ||
45 | 42 | .517 | 1.0 | |
42 | 46 | .477 | 4.5 | |
38 | 49 | .437 | 8.0 | |
35 | 52 | .402 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
44 | 43 | .506 | ||
44 | 43 | .506 | ||
43 | 46 | .483 | 2.0 | |
41 | 46 | .471 | 3.0 | |
36 | 51 | .414 | 8.0 |
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