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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Astros hit again by injuries as Jose Altuve heads to the IL with a grade 2 oblique strain
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Burger blasts a homer, drives in 4 as Eovaldi powers the Rangers past the Astros 8-0
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Astros' Jose Altuve set for MRI after awkward swing leaves him with left side soreness
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Yordan Alvarez hits 1 of Astros' 4 homers off Rangers' Jacob deGrom in 4-1 win
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Arrighetti brings no-hitter into the eighth inning as Astros shut out Rangers 2-0
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 | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | 15 | .681 | ||
24 | 23 | .511 | 8.0 | |
23 | 24 | .489 | 9.0 | |
21 | 26 | .447 | 11.0 | |
20 | 26 | .435 | 11.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
29 | 18 | .617 | ||
26 | 18 | .591 | 1.5 | |
27 | 19 | .587 | 1.5 | |
24 | 23 | .511 | 5.0 | |
24 | 23 | .511 | 5.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
29 | 18 | .617 | ||
27 | 18 | .600 | 1.0 | |
21 | 23 | .477 | 6.5 | |
20 | 27 | .426 | 9.0 | |
18 | 28 | .391 | 10.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | 15 | .667 | ||
28 | 19 | .596 | 3.0 | |
21 | 25 | .457 | 9.5 | |
21 | 26 | .447 | 10.0 | |
19 | 27 | .413 | 11.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
26 | 22 | .542 | ||
24 | 22 | .522 | 1.0 | |
21 | 26 | .447 | 4.5 | |
20 | 27 | .426 | 5.5 | |
20 | 27 | .426 | 5.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
23 | 23 | .500 | ||
22 | 24 | .478 | 1.0 | |
22 | 25 | .468 | 1.5 | |
19 | 29 | .396 | 5.0 | |
16 | 31 | .340 | 7.5 |
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