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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Athletics slugger Brent Rooker to have season-ending knee surgery
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Shohei Ohtani skipping pitching start Wednesday against Athletics to get extra rest
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Josh Lowe's first career grand slam leads Angels to 4-1 win over Athletics
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Guzman, Peraza and O'Hoppe deliver late in Angels' 5-2 win over Athletics
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Langeliers caps 7-run 5th inning that boosts Athletics over Angels 9-3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | 34 | .595 | ||
49 | 38 | .563 | 2.5 | |
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 | |
43 | 44 | .494 | 11.5 | |
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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