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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Caminero has three homers against Royals, Rays combine for 8 1/3 no-hit innings in 13-2 win
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Royals' Carter Jensen homers off Craig Kimbrel to break up Rays' combined no-hitter in the ninth
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Jax shines as DÃaz ties Rays' RBIs record in 5-3 win over Royals
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Jac Caglianone continues tear with 2 homers and 3 RBIs as the Royals beat the Rays 12-5
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Michael Wacha fires 7 quality innings to spur Royals to 2-1 victory in Tampa Bay
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | 31 | .608 | ||
45 | 36 | .556 | 4.0 | |
42 | 39 | .519 | 7.0 | |
41 | 41 | .500 | 8.5 | |
34 | 47 | .420 | 15.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
49 | 29 | .628 | ||
44 | 37 | .543 | 6.5 | |
42 | 36 | .538 | 7.0 | |
41 | 40 | .506 | 9.5 | |
37 | 42 | .468 | 12.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
52 | 29 | .642 | ||
42 | 37 | .532 | 9.0 | |
41 | 39 | .513 | 10.5 | |
33 | 47 | .413 | 18.5 | |
32 | 49 | .395 | 20.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | 32 | .600 | ||
45 | 33 | .577 | 2.0 | |
39 | 42 | .481 | 9.5 | |
38 | 44 | .463 | 11.0 | |
33 | 46 | .418 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
41 | 38 | .519 | ||
42 | 39 | .519 | ||
38 | 44 | .463 | 4.5 | |
34 | 47 | .420 | 8.0 | |
34 | 48 | .415 | 8.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
41 | 41 | .500 | ||
40 | 43 | .482 | 1.5 | |
39 | 42 | .481 | 1.5 | |
39 | 42 | .481 | 1.5 | |
34 | 48 | .415 | 7.0 |
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