1981 Baltimore Orioles

59-46 • .562 Win% • 2nd in AL E

The 1981 Baltimore Orioles went 59-46 (.562) finishing 2nd in the AL E division. The club scored 429 runs, allowed 437, and played home games at Memorial Stadium. Team leaders included Eddie Murray (22 HR, 78 RBI) and Dennis Martinez (14-5, 3.32 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

59 Wins
46 Losses
.562 Win %
2nd Rank
429 R 437 RA
Diff -8

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429 Runs Scored
437 Runs Allowed
-8 Run Diff
1,024K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 2% below the 1981 league average (.256)
OBP .328 3% above the 1981 league average (.320)
SLG .379 2% above the 1981 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.70 1% worse than the 1981 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 429 2% below the 1981 league average (437 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMemorial Stadium
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Home Games 55
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Total Attendance 1,024,831
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Avg per Game 18,633

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Eddie Murray 0.294 2 Benny Ayala 0.279 3 Ken Singleton 0.278 4 Al Bumbry 0.273 5 Gary Roenicke 0.269

Home Runs

1 Eddie Murray 22 2 Doug DeCinces 13 3 Ken Singleton 13 4 Rick Dempsey 6 5 John Lowenstein 6

RBI

1 Eddie Murray 78 2 Doug DeCinces 55 3 Ken Singleton 49 4 Rich Dauer 38 5 Al Bumbry 27
1981 Baltimore Orioles — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Bumbry 101 392 61 107 18 2 1 27 51 51 22 0.273
Eddie Murray 99 378 57 111 21 2 22 78 40 43 2 0.294
Rich Dauer 96 369 41 97 27 0 4 38 27 18 0 0.263
Ken Singleton 103 363 48 101 16 1 13 49 61 59 0 0.278
Doug DeCinces 100 346 49 91 23 2 13 55 41 32 0 0.263
Rick Dempsey 92 251 24 54 10 1 6 15 32 36 0 0.215
Gary Roenicke 85 219 31 59 16 0 3 20 23 29 1 0.269
John Lowenstein 83 189 19 47 7 0 6 20 22 32 7 0.249
Lenn Sakata 61 150 19 34 4 0 5 15 11 18 4 0.227
Dan Graham 55 142 7 25 3 0 2 11 13 32 0 0.176
Mark Belanger 64 139 9 23 3 2 1 10 12 25 2 0.165
Terry Crowley 68 134 12 33 6 0 4 25 29 12 0 0.246
Jim Dwyer 68 134 16 30 0 1 3 10 20 19 0 0.224
Benny Ayala 44 86 12 24 2 0 3 13 11 9 0 0.279
Jose Morales 38 86 6 21 3 0 2 14 3 13 0 0.244
Wayne Krenchicki 33 56 7 12 4 0 0 6 4 9 0 0.214
Cal Ripken 23 39 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.128
Bobby Bonner 10 27 6 8 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0.296
Mark Corey 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Willie Royster 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
John Shelby 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.000
Dallas Williams 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Mike Boddicker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Flanagan 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Ford 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Luebber 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Martinez 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tippy Martinez 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott McGregor 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Palmer 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Schneider 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sammy Stewart 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Stoddard 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Stone 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Sammy Stewart 2.32 2 Tippy Martinez 2.90 3 Scott McGregor 3.26 4 Dennis Martinez 3.32 5 Jim Palmer 3.75

Wins

1 Dennis Martinez 14 2 Scott McGregor 13 3 Mike Flanagan 9 4 Jim Palmer 7 5 Sammy Stewart 4

Strikeouts

1 Dennis Martinez 88 2 Scott McGregor 82 3 Mike Flanagan 72 4 Sammy Stewart 57 5 Tippy Martinez 50
1981 Baltimore Orioles — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dennis Martinez 14 5 3.32 25 24 0 179.0 173 66 62 88
Scott McGregor 13 5 3.26 24 22 0 160.0 167 58 40 82
Jim Palmer 7 8 3.75 22 22 0 127.1 117 53 46 35
Mike Flanagan 9 6 4.19 20 20 0 116.0 108 54 37 72
Sammy Stewart 4 8 2.32 29 3 4 112.1 89 29 57 57
Steve Stone 4 7 4.60 15 12 0 62.2 63 32 27 30
Tippy Martinez 3 3 2.90 37 0 11 59.0 48 19 32 50
Dave Ford 1 2 6.53 15 2 0 40.0 61 29 10 12
Tim Stoddard 4 2 3.86 31 0 7 37.1 38 16 18 32
Jeff Schneider 0 0 4.88 11 0 1 24.0 27 13 12 17
Steve Luebber 0 0 7.56 7 0 0 16.2 26 14 4 12
Mike Boddicker 0 0 4.76 2 0 0 5.2 6 3 2 2

👥 Roster (34)

Benny Ayala Mark Belanger Mike Boddicker Bobby Bonner Al Bumbry Mark Corey Terry Crowley Rich Dauer Doug DeCinces Rick Dempsey Jim Dwyer Mike Flanagan +22 more

34 players

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The 1981 Baltimore Orioles in brief

The 1981 Baltimore Orioles won 59 games and lost 46, ending up 2nd in the AL East. The run column shows 429 for and 437 against. Against a league average of .256, the 1981 Baltimore Orioles batted .251. Pitchers allowed 3.70 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.66. League clubs averaged 437 runs that year, so the Baltimore Orioles scored 2% fewer.

Home games were played at Memorial Stadium, where 1,024,831 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Eddie Murray, who hit 22. On the mound, Dennis Martinez won 14 games to lead the staff. Tippy Martinez saved 11 games. The 1981 roster runs to 34 players. The 1980 season and the 1982 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Baltimore Orioles

What was the 1981 Baltimore Orioles record?
The 1981 Baltimore Orioles finished 59-46 (.562 win pct).
Who led the 1981 Baltimore Orioles in home runs?
Eddie Murray led the 1981 Baltimore Orioles with 22 home runs.
What was the 1981 Baltimore Orioles team ERA?
The 1981 Baltimore Orioles posted a team ERA of 3.70.
Did the 1981 Baltimore Orioles win the World Series?
No. The 1981 Baltimore Orioles did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 Baltimore Orioles play?
The 1981 Baltimore Orioles played home games at Memorial Stadium.
Who led the 1981 Baltimore Orioles in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Murray (22 HR, 78 RBI) and Dennis Martinez (14-5, 3.32 ERA).
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