The Kansas City Royals were 50-53 in 1981. They finished 4th in the AL West. They lost in the 1981 ALDS against the Oakland Athletics, 3 games to 0.
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Happ and Amaya homer to help Boyd improve to 8-1 as the Cubs beat the Royals 10-2
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Jac Caglianone gives struggling Royals reason to hope with 2 homers, 2 doubles in win over Cubs
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Jac Caglianone powers the Royals past Chicago 6-3 as Clay Holmes makes a shaky debut for the Cubs
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Kevin Gausman shines in his Cubs debut, tossing 7 strong innings in a 6-4 win over the Royals
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Kevin Gausman shines in his Cubs debut, pitching 7 sharp innings in a 6-4 win over the Royals
1981 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 103 | 3,560 | 397 | 952 | 169 | 29 | 61 | 381 | 301 | 17 | 419 | 100 | 53 | .267 | .325 | .383 |
Team Rank | 19th | 19th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 16th | 19th | 21st | 11th | 3rd | 6th | 24th | 5th | 12th | 7th |
1981 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
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Team | 103 | 50 | 53 | 3.56 | 404 | 4 | 24 | 922.1 | 909 | 365 | 405 | 75 | 273 | 20 |
Team Rank | 18th | 16th | 12th | 25th | 12th | 7th | 26th | 13th | 8th | 8th | 19th | 2nd | 18th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
71 | 47 | .602 | ||
63 | 56 | .529 | 8.5 | |
60 | 59 | .504 | 11.5 | |
59 | 61 | .492 | 13.0 | |
52 | 67 | .437 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 44 | .627 | ||
69 | 50 | .580 | 5.5 | |
59 | 59 | .500 | 15.0 | |
58 | 62 | .483 | 17.0 | |
56 | 61 | .479 | 17.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
70 | 48 | .593 | ||
63 | 56 | .529 | 7.5 | |
62 | 57 | .521 | 8.5 | |
49 | 69 | .415 | 21.0 | |
46 | 72 | .390 | 24.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
71 | 46 | .607 | ||
66 | 52 | .559 | 5.5 | |
64 | 53 | .547 | 7.0 | |
57 | 61 | .483 | 14.5 | |
56 | 63 | .471 | 16.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
61 | 56 | .521 | ||
58 | 60 | .492 | 3.5 | |
58 | 61 | .487 | 4.0 | |
58 | 61 | .487 | 4.0 | |
49 | 70 | .412 | 13.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
60 | 59 | .504 | ||
59 | 59 | .500 | 0.5 | |
56 | 63 | .471 | 4.0 | |
47 | 71 | .398 | 12.5 | |
45 | 73 | .381 | 14.5 |
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