The St. Louis Cardinals were 59-43 in 1981. They finished 1st in the NL East.
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Bernal, Herrera homer in eighth inning to help Cardinals beat Nationals 5-3
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Nationals score 4 runs in 11th in an 8-5 victory over the Cardinals
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CJ Abrams joins 30-30 club as Nationals rout Cardinals 9-1
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Drew Gilbert's two-run homer in the 10th lifts Giants to a 6-5 win over the Cardinals
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Cardinals activate rookie second baseman JJ Wetherholt from injured list
1981 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 103 | 3,537 | 464 | 936 | 158 | 45 | 50 | 431 | 379 | 16 | 495 | 88 | 45 | .265 | .336 | .377 |
Team Rank | 21st | 6th | 14th | 12th | 1st | 21st | 6th | 6th | 13th | 10th | 11th | 17th | 7th | 3rd | 11th |
1981 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 103 | 59 | 43 | 3.63 | 388 | 2 | 33 | 943.0 | 902 | 380 | 417 | 52 | 290 | 15 |
Team Rank | 8th | 2nd | 14th | 26th | 18th | 2nd | 19th | 8th | 13th | 11th | 2nd | 4th | 11th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Braves - y | 92 | 64 | .590 | |
86 | 70 | .551 | 6.0 | |
76 | 80 | .487 | 16.0 | |
73 | 83 | .468 | 19.0 | |
71 | 85 | .455 | 21.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 97 | 58 | .626 | |
87 | 69 | .558 | 10.5 | |
79 | 77 | .506 | 18.5 | |
76 | 80 | .487 | 21.5 | |
72 | 84 | .462 | 25.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 95 | 60 | .613 | |
87 | 69 | .558 | 8.5 | |
81 | 74 | .523 | 14.0 | |
64 | 91 | .413 | 31.0 | |
57 | 99 | .365 | 38.5 |
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