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Eastern Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L45   MANAGER(S)
Montreal      MON 103  59 .636 ----   10    2    2  51-30  52-29  31-21  30-15   Steve Bivens
New York NL   NYN  81  81 .500 22.0    6   14   13  38-43  43-38  20-22  23-22   Jon Fellows
St. Louis     SLN  74  88 .457 29.0   15    8    4  38-43  36-45  19-35  21-24   Rob Tomlinson
Pittsburgh    PIN  70  92 .432 33.0   19   17   20  37-44  33-48  19-23  17-28   Jim Tripodi
Chicago NL    CHN  41 121 .253 62.0   22   21   21  20-61  21-60  18-31  12-33   Alan Bosslet

Western Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L45   MANAGER(S)
Cincinnati    CIN 100  62 .617 ----    2    4    7  50-31  50-31  21-22  32-13   Alan Boodman
Los Angeles   LAN  94  68 .580  6.0    7    1    1  45-36  49-32  27-24  29-16   Billy Vanson
San Diego     SDN  86  76 .531 14.0   13   10   12  43-38  43-38  38-21  24-21   Mike Tomeo
Atlanta       ATN  84  78 .519 16.0   17    7   14  43-38  41-40  32-29  23-22   Rick Field
San Francisco SFN  77  85 .475 23.0   14   13   17  41-40  36-45  29-26  14-31   Bob Mittleman

OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 22 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L45 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 45 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (4-2):   Oakland A's over Montreal Expos
NL Championship Series (3-1):   Montreal Expos over Cincinnati Reds

1981 AL | NL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 CIN  5.09   825  5622  1578  352  44   97  543   830  .281  .344  .411  126   48   29   30   92   58  132
 NYN  4.66   755  5639  1518  230  59   93  583   859  .269  .338  .380  112   62   37   25   53   46  134
 LAN  4.65   753  5536  1540  241  38   91  497   805  .278  .342  .385   76   47   24   65  129   50  149
 MON  4.41   715  5479  1373  226  36  170  527   880  .251  .318  .398  146   13   28   32   61   30   96
 SDN  4.23   686  5499  1412  251  71   89  569   847  .257  .326  .377  110   51   29   20   93   45  139
 SFN  3.99   646  5431  1304  224  51  111  514   899  .240  .306  .361  153   96   15   26   62   46  103
 SLN  3.92   635  5413  1374  218  60   66  416   758  .254  .307  .353  191   63   18   16   86   46  109
 ATN  3.86   626  5390  1321  212  35  111  543   923  .245  .317  .359  122   58   32   39   76   39  118
 PIN  3.74   606  5547  1430  288  43   67  386   710  .258  .306  .361  155   71   29   17   59   41  110
 CHN  2.72   441  5414  1168  181  30   69  406   946  .216  .271  .298   67   23   24   14   40   32  141
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.13  6688 54970 14018 2423 467  964 4984  8457  .255  .318  .369 1258  532  265  284  751  433 1231

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 LAN  3.44   557  3.09  1452  1300   94   423   928  21  17  43  .204  772  604  .782
 MON  3.58   580  3.22  1449  1329   74   410   789  19  18  49  .319  845  627  .742
 CIN  3.76   609  3.29  1473  1271   97   535   960  35  16  37  .336  810  582  .719
 ATN  3.96   641  3.46  1444  1358   93   574   833  15  13  46  .260  858  593  .691
 SLN  4.05   656  3.68  1432  1369  106   423   637   6  15  44  .481  824  608  .738
 SDN  4.09   662  3.55  1461  1408  118   496   858   6   9  55  .276  814  571  .701
 SFN  4.43   717  4.06  1464  1498   92   539   868   6  14  52  .326  787  527  .670
 NYN  4.43   718  3.81  1468  1399  103   513   914  13   9  42  .315  892  625  .701
 PIN  4.63   750  4.11  1442  1459   99   515   808  20  11  33  .389  824  523  .635
 CHN  4.93   798  4.39  1448  1627   88   556   862  30   2  21  .409  851  519  .610
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.13  6688  3.67 14535 14018  964  4984  8457 171 124 422       8277 5779  .698

League Awards
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.
Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Mike Schmidt  (528)
  2. Andre Dawson  (476)
  3. George Foster  (452)
  4. George Hendrick  (442)
  5. Keith Hernandez  (391)
  6. Dusty Baker  (381)
  7. Bill Buckner  (381)
  8. Jack Clark  (380)
  9. Dave Concepcion  (377)
  10. Darrell Evans  (366)

  11. Graig Nettles  (364)
  12. Gary Matthews  (359)
  13. Rick Burleson  (358)
  14. Pedro Guerrero  (346)
  15. Gary Carter  (343)
  16. Joe Morgan  (336)
  17. Steve Garvey  (328)
  18. Dale Murphy  (325)
  19. Tom Herr  (322)
  20. Omar Moreno  (316)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Fernando Valenzuela  (294)
  2. Jeff Reardon  (273)
  3. Tom Seaver  (255)
  4. Mario Soto  (239)
  5. Steve Carlton  (213)
  6. Rich Gossage  (208)
  7. Steve Rogers  (204)
  8. Bruce Berenyi  (198)
  9. John Denny  (195)
  10. Rick Camp  (190)

  11. Burt Hooton  (183)
  12. Bill Gullickson  (173)
  13. Steve Howe  (168)
  14. Phil Niekro  (162)
  15. Bob Knepper  (161)
  16. Scott Sanderson  (155)
  17. Bert Blyleven  (153)
  18. Bob Forsch  (146)
  19. Frank Pastore  (138)
  20. Mike Scott  (137)

All Stars
Dusty Baker
Bert Blyleven
Hubie Brooks
Bill Buckner
Rick Burleson
Rick Camp
Steve Carlton
Jack Clark
Dave Concepcion
Andre Dawson
Bob Forsch
George Foster
Rich Gossage
Bill Gullickson
George Hendrick
Keith Hernandez
Bob Horner
Terry Kennedy
Bill Madlock
Gary Matthews
Milt May
Ron Oester
Jeff Reardon
Steve Rogers
Mike Schmidt
Fernando Valenzuela

Gold Gloves
P: Steve Carlton
C: Gary Carter
1B: Keith Hernandez
2B: Manny Trillo
3B: Graig Nettles
SS: Ozzie Smith
OF: Omar Moreno
OF: Andre Dawson
OF: Tony Scott

Major League Leaderboard
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.

Batting Average
Carney Lansford.351
Dusty Baker.341
Hubie Brooks.337
Milt May.335
Pedro Guerrero.334
Al Oliver.329
Tom Paciorek.326
Ken Griffey.320
Mike Hargrove.316
Rickey Henderson.315
George Foster.312
Mike Schmidt.311
On Base Percentage
Mike Hargrove.439
Mike Schmidt.419
Carney Lansford.414
Dwight Evans.405
Rickey Henderson.404
Gary Matthews.403
Keith Hernandez.397
Hubie Brooks.390
Steve Kemp.389
Pedro Guerrero.388
Ken Singleton.385
George Foster.383
Slugging Percentage
Mike Schmidt.627
Andre Dawson.535
George Hendrick.528
Tom Paciorek.528
Don Baylor.525
George Foster.524
Eddie Murray.522
Dave Kingman.507
Pedro Guerrero.504
Bobby Grich.496
Dwight Evans.488
Gorman Thomas.487
On Base + Slugging
Mike Schmidt1.046
George Foster0.908
Tom Paciorek0.906
Carney Lansford0.896
Dwight Evans0.893
Pedro Guerrero0.891
Don Baylor0.888
George Hendrick0.874
Mike Hargrove0.873
Bobby Grich0.865
Hubie Brooks0.864
Andre Dawson0.863
At Bats
Omar Moreno678
Rickey Henderson660
Rick Burleson657
Tony Armas650
Bill Buckner649
Pete Rose647
Bump Wills642
Steve Garvey636
Jim Rice636
Mickey Rivers635
Andre Dawson632
Tom Herr632
Runs Scored
Mike Schmidt130
Rickey Henderson124
Dwight Evans123
Dwayne Murphy120
Tom Paciorek106
Al Bumbry104
George Foster104
Steve Kemp103
Toby Harrah102
Rick Burleson100
Ken Griffey100
Andre Dawson97
Hits
Carney Lansford212
Rickey Henderson208
Tom Paciorek206
Dusty Baker205
Bill Buckner193
George Foster192
Rick Burleson191
Dave Concepcion190
George Hendrick188
Pete Rose188
Jim Rice186
Ken Griffey185
Total Bases
Mike Schmidt351
Andre Dawson338
Tom Paciorek333
George Hendrick332
George Foster323
Bill Buckner315
Eddie Murray304
Dwight Evans303
Carney Lansford291
Dusty Baker285
Rickey Henderson281
Don Baylor280
Doubles
Bill Buckner56
Dave Concepcion51
Keith Hernandez47
Cecil Cooper45
Ken Griffey45
Tom Paciorek43
Steve Garvey42
Carney Lansford42
Amos Otis38
Triples
Craig Reynolds21
Tito Landrum16
Garry Templeton16
Larry Herndon15
Omar Moreno15
Jerry Mumphrey15
Gene Richards14
Mike Easler12
Jeffrey Leonard12
Harold Baines11
Tom Herr11
Mookie Wilson11
Home Runs
Mike Schmidt50
Andre Dawson39
Dave Kingman39
Eddie Murray35
Don Baylor32
Dwayne Murphy32
George Foster31
George Hendrick30
Gorman Thomas29
Graig Nettles28
Lance Parrish28
RBI
Andre Dawson131
Mike Schmidt122
Tom Paciorek112
George Foster111
Dusty Baker110
George Hendrick109
Dwight Evans105
Jim Rice104
Kirk Gibson102
Eddie Murray101
Dave Kingman100
Richie Zisk99
Walks
Dwight Evans112
Gary Matthews108
Steve Kemp105
Mike Schmidt103
Mike Hargrove98
Rickey Henderson95
Ken Singleton90
Greg Luzinski89
Joe Morgan88
Keith Hernandez86
Dwayne Murphy85
Jason Thompson83
Batters Strikeouts
Tony Armas193
Dave Kingman155
Dwayne Murphy153
Gorman Thomas125
Dwight Evans123
Ron Leflore118
George Foster116
Omar Moreno114
Reggie Jackson111
Mike Schmidt111
Dale Murphy109
Mookie Wilson108
Stolen Bases
Tim Raines80
Julio Cruz75
Omar Moreno70
Rickey Henderson68
Miguel Dilone61
Ron Leflore58
Rodney Scott53
Tom Herr52
Tony Scott51
Rod Carew47
Rick Manning47
Billy North45
Caught Stealing
Tom Herr22
Joe Morgan22
Rick Peters21
Omar Moreno17
Tony Scott17
Willie Wilson17
Len Randle16
Julio Cruz15
Alfredo Griffin15
Mike Easler14
Rick Manning14
Paul Molitor14
Hit by Pitch
Chet Lemon30
Carlton Fisk20
John Mayberry13
Mike Hargrove12
Ben Oglivie12
Claudell Washington12
Buddy Bell11
Billy Sample11
Fred Lynn9
GIDP
Pedro Guerrero27
Tom Paciorek24
Lance Parrish24
Don Baylor23
Ron Cey23
Ray Knight22
Jim Rice22
Dusty Baker21
Jack Clark21
Cecil Cooper21
George Hendrick21
Chris Speier21
Errors
Alfredo Griffin43
Ivan Dejesus34
Dave Concepcion28
Terry Kennedy28
Mike Schmidt28
Chris Speier27
Dale Berra26
Bill Buckner26
Doug Decinces26
Len Randle26
Frank Taveras26
Larry Parrish24
Earned Run Average
Steve McCatty2.21
Fernando Valenzuela2.31
Nolan Ryan2.53
Steve Rogers2.53
Don Sutton2.60
Phil Niekro2.71
Rudy May2.72
Lary Sorensen2.72
Dave Stieb2.73
Bob Forsch2.78
Tom Seaver2.83
Ken Forsch2.88
Wins
Steve McCatty27
Don Sutton26
Dennis Martinez21
Rudy May20
Fernando Valenzuela20
Tom Seaver19
Ken Forsch18
Steve Rogers18
Mario Soto18
Losses
Mike Krukow27
Mike Caldwell21
Rick Waits21
Jack Morris18
Dick Ruthven18
Mike Witt18
Geoff Zahn18
Len Barker17
Moose Haas17
Rick Langford17
Joe Niekro17
Rick Rhoden17
Winning Percentage
Rudy May.833
Don Sutton.813
Steve McCatty.794
Tom Seaver.792
Ken Forsch.750
Burt Hooton.739
Dennis Lamp.733
Frank Tanana.722
Mario Soto.720
Bruce Berenyi.700
Steve Rogers.692
Scott Sanderson.682
Games Pitched
Steve Comer71
Jamie Easterly71
Gary Lucas71
Jeff Reardon71
Al Holland69
Bob Stanley69
Kent Tekulve69
Rick Camp67
Tom Hume67
Lee Smith67
Games Started
Dennis Martinez41
Jack Morris41
Steve Carlton40
Rick Langford39
Bob Knepper38
Mike Caldwell37
Steve McCatty37
Don Sutton37
Dennis Leonard36
Scott McGregor36
Mike Norris36
Lary Sorensen36
Complete Games
Rick Langford18
Fernando Valenzuela18
Jack Morris17
Steve McCatty14
Larry Gura13
Tom Seaver13
Dave Stieb13
Bert Blyleven12
Dennis Leonard11
Mike Norris11
Mario Soto11
Matt Keough10
Games Finished
Jeff Reardon67
Rick Camp58
Ron Davis55
Bruce Sutter55
Rollie Fingers54
Greg Minton49
Kevin Saucier49
Kent Tekulve48
Neil Allen46
Dave Smith46
Doug Corbett45
Saves
Rollie Fingers39
Rick Camp37
Bruce Sutter37
Jeff Reardon35
Kevin Saucier34
Greg Minton33
Rich Gossage30
Doug Corbett25
Kent Tekulve24
Mark Clear23
Gene Garber23
Shutouts
Rick Langford6
Bill Gullickson5
Steve McCatty4
Frank Pastore4
Tom Seaver4
Eddie Solomon4
Mario Soto4
Larry Gura3
Steve Rogers3
Dave Stieb3
Don Sutton3
Innings Pitched
Jack Morris306.3
Rick Langford301.7
Fernando Valenzuela292.3
Steve Carlton291.3
Steve McCatty289.0
Dennis Leonard272.3
Dennis Martinez271.7
Mike Norris265.3
Larry Gura261.0
Tom Seaver254.3
Mario Soto253.3
Dave Stieb250.7
Hits Allowed
Dennis Martinez290
Rick Langford286
Geoff Zahn278
Dennis Eckersley277
Dick Ruthven272
Dennis Leonard271
Scott McGregor267
Mike Caldwell265
Mike Krukow263
Pete Vuckovich260
Jack Morris255
Tommy John247
Home Runs Allowed
Geoff Zahn38
Mike Caldwell36
Jack Morris33
Rick Langford32
Britt Burns25
Larry Gura25
Jerry Koosman25
Mike Norris25
Walks Allowed
Jack Morris131
Nolan Ryan121
Steve McCatty118
John Denny104
Dave Righetti104
Bruce Berenyi101
Dennis Martinez100
Mike Norris100
Dave Stieb99
Juan Eichelberger97
Jim Clancy96
Tom Seaver95
Pitchers Strikeouts
Steve Carlton293
Fernando Valenzuela287
Nolan Ryan228
Mario Soto221
Don Sutton174
Danny Darwin172
Bill Gullickson169
Len Barker167
John Denny157
Bruce Berenyi153
Bert Blyleven153
Jack Morris147
  
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