The Oakland Athletics were 64-45 in 1981. They finished 1st in the AL West. They lost in the 1981 ALCS against the New York Yankees, 3 games to 0.
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Bobby Witt Jr. homers and scores 4 runs in the Royals' 9-5 win over the Athletics
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Athletics place OF Tyler Soderstrom on the 10-day IL with a left hip impingement
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Langford hists go-ahead homer, Rangers beat Athletics 5-3 to end 4-game skid
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Brewers add Jonathan Ornelas in trade with Athletics effort to bolster infield depth
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Jeff McNeil goes 4 for 5 as the Athletics beat the Rangers 8-3
1981 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 109 | 3,677 | 458 | 910 | 119 | 26 | 104 | 430 | 342 | 16 | 647 | 98 | 47 | .247 | .312 | .379 |
Team Rank | 9th | 8th | 18th | 26th | 12th | 1st | 7th | 12th | 13th | 26th | 8th | 20th | 21st | 20th | 10th |
1981 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 109 | 64 | 45 | 3.30 | 505 | 11 | 10 | 993.0 | 883 | 364 | 403 | 80 | 370 | 28 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 12th | 3rd | 26th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 22nd | 19th | 24th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 51 | .592 | ||
68 | 58 | .540 | 6.5 | |
64 | 62 | .508 | 10.5 | |
60 | 66 | .476 | 14.5 | |
57 | 69 | .452 | 17.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
77 | 48 | .616 | ||
73 | 53 | .579 | 4.5 | |
64 | 62 | .508 | 13.5 | |
61 | 66 | .480 | 17.0 | |
60 | 65 | .480 | 17.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 51 | .595 | ||
67 | 59 | .532 | 8.0 | |
66 | 60 | .524 | 9.0 | |
51 | 73 | .411 | 23.0 | |
50 | 75 | .400 | 24.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | 49 | .605 | ||
69 | 55 | .556 | 6.0 | |
67 | 58 | .536 | 8.5 | |
61 | 64 | .488 | 14.5 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
65 | 59 | .524 | ||
61 | 64 | .488 | 4.5 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 5.0 | |
60 | 65 | .480 | 5.5 | |
52 | 74 | .413 | 14.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 62 | .504 | ||
61 | 64 | .488 | 2.0 | |
59 | 66 | .472 | 4.0 | |
49 | 76 | .392 | 14.0 | |
49 | 76 | .392 | 14.0 |
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