| 1981 Baltimore Orioles | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium | |||
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |||
| Record |
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| Divisional place |
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| Owners | Edward Bennett Williams | |||
| General managers | Hank Peters | |||
| Managers | Earl Weaver | |||
| Television | WMAR-TV | |||
| Radio | WFBR (Chuck Thompson,Bill O'Donnell,Tom Marr) | |||
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The1981Baltimore Orioles season was the franchise's 28th season based inBaltimore and 81st overall season as a member of theAmerican League. Games were suspended for 50 days due to the1981 Major League Baseball strike, causing asplit season. The Orioles competed as members of theAmerican League East, finishing second in the first half of the season and fourth in the second half of the season; their overall record was 59 wins and 46 losses. The Orioles hit fivegrand slams, the most in MLB in 1981.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Milwaukee Brewers | 62 | 47 | .569 | — | 28–21 | 34–26 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 59 | 46 | .562 | 1 | 33–22 | 26–24 |
| New York Yankees | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2 | 32–19 | 27–29 |
| Detroit Tigers | 60 | 49 | .550 | 2 | 32–23 | 28–26 |
| Boston Red Sox | 59 | 49 | .546 | 2½ | 30–23 | 29–26 |
| Cleveland Indians | 52 | 51 | .505 | 7 | 25–29 | 27–22 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 37 | 69 | .349 | 23½ | 17–36 | 20–33 |
| AL East First Half Standings | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 34 | 22 | .607 | — |
| Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 23 | .574 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 25 | .554 | 3 |
| Detroit Tigers | 31 | 26 | .544 | 3+1⁄2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 30 | 26 | .536 | 4 |
| Cleveland Indians | 26 | 24 | .520 | 5 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 16 | 42 | .276 | 19 |
| AL East Second Half Standings | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 22 | .585 | — |
| Boston Red Sox | 29 | 23 | .558 | 1+1⁄2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 29 | 23 | .558 | 1+1⁄2 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 28 | 23 | .549 | 2 |
| Cleveland Indians | 26 | 27 | .491 | 5 |
| New York Yankees | 25 | 26 | .490 | 5 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 21 | 27 | .438 | 7+1⁄2 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 2–2 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 6–7 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
| Boston | 2–2 | — | 2–4 | 5–4 | 7–6 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 3–6 | 4–0 |
| California | 6–6 | 4–2 | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–8 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 6–3 | 4–5 | 7–6 | — | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–5 |
| Cleveland | 2–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–2 | — | 1–5 | 4–4 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 7–5 | 3–2 | 8–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| Detroit | 7–6 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | — | 3–2 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 3–7 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 6–4 |
| Kansas City | 3–5 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 2–3 | — | 4–5 | 9–4 | 2–10 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 3–4 | 5–3 |
| Milwaukee | 4–2 | 7–6 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 6–3 | 8–5 | 5–4 | — | 9–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–5 | 6–4 |
| Minnesota | 0–6 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–9 | 4–9 | 3–9 | — | 3–3 | 2–8 | 3–6–1 | 5–8 | 5–1 |
| New York | 6–7 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–3 | 10–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 4–3 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 2–3 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–2 | 6–7 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–2 | 3–4 | — | 6–1 | 4–2 | 10–2 |
| Seattle | 2–4 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 1–5 | 7–6 | 2–2 | 6–3–1 | 3–2 | 1–6 | — | 5–8 | 3–3 |
| Texas | 1–2 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–9 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 8–5 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 8–5 | — | 6–2 |
| Toronto | 2–5 | 0–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 3–5 | 4–6 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 2–10 | 3–3 | 2–6 | — |
| 1981 Baltimore Orioles roster | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Rick Dempsey | 92 | 251 | 54 | .215 | 6 | 15 |
| 1B | Eddie Murray | 99 | 378 | 111 | .294 | 22* | 78 |
| 2B | Rich Dauer | 96 | 369 | 97 | .263 | 4 | 38 |
| 3B | Doug DeCinces | 100 | 346 | 91 | .263 | 13 | 55 |
| SS | Mark Belanger | 64 | 139 | 23 | .165 | 1 | 10 |
| LF | John Lowenstein | 83 | 189 | 47 | .249 | 6 | 20 |
| CF | Al Bumbry | 101 | 392 | 107 | .273 | 1 | 27 |
| RF | Ken Singleton | 103 | 363 | 101 | .278 | 13 | 49 |
| DH | Terry Crowley | 68 | 134 | 33 | .246 | 4 | 25 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Gary Roenicke | 85 | 219 | 59 | .269 | 3 | 20 |
| Lenn Sakata | 61 | 150 | 34 | .227 | 5 | 15 |
| Dan Graham | 55 | 142 | 25 | .176 | 2 | 11 |
| Jim Dwyer | 68 | 134 | 30 | .224 | 3 | 10 |
| Benny Ayala | 44 | 86 | 24 | .279 | 3 | 13 |
| José Morales | 38 | 86 | 21 | .244 | 2 | 14 |
| Wayne Krenchicki | 33 | 56 | 12 | .214 | 0 | 6 |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 23 | 39 | 5 | .128 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bonner | 10 | 27 | 8 | .296 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Corey | 10 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Royster | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Williams | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| John Shelby | 7 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Dennis Martínez | 25 | 179.0 | 14* | 5 | 3.32 | 88 |
| Scott McGregor | 24 | 160.0 | 13 | 5 | 3.26 | 82 |
| Jim Palmer | 22 | 127.1 | 7 | 8 | 3.75 | 35 |
| Mike Flanagan | 20 | 116.0 | 9 | 6 | 4.19 | 72 |
| Steve Stone | 15 | 62.2 | 4 | 7 | 4.60 | 30 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Sammy Stewart | 29 | 112.1 | 4 | 8 | 2.32 | 57 |
| Dave Ford | 15 | 40.0 | 1 | 2 | 6.53 | 12 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Tippy Martinez | 37 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2.90 | 50 |
| Tim Stoddard | 31 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.86 | 32 |
| Jeff Schneider | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.88 | 17 |
| Steve Luebber | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.56 | 12 |
| Mike Boddicker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 2 |
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