1981 Boston Red Sox

59-49 • .546 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1981 Boston Red Sox went 59-49 (.546) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 519 runs, allowed 481, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Dwight Evans (22 HR, 71 RBI) and Bob Stanley (10-8, 3.83 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
49 Losses
.546 Win %
5th Rank
519 R 481 RA
Diff +38

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519 Runs Scored
481 Runs Allowed
+38 Run Diff
1,060K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 8% above the 1981 league average (.256)
OBP .340 6% above the 1981 league average (.320)
SLG .398 7% above the 1981 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.81 4% worse than the 1981 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 519 19% above the 1981 league average (437 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 53
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Total Attendance 1,060,659
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Avg per Game 20,012

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Carney Lansford 0.336 2 Jerry Remy 0.307 3 Dwight Evans 0.296 4 Rick Miller 0.291 5 Rich Gedman 0.288

Home Runs

1 Dwight Evans 22 2 Jim Rice 17 3 Dave Stapleton 10 4 Tony Perez 9 5 Carl Yastrzemski 7

RBI

1 Dwight Evans 71 2 Jim Rice 62 3 Carl Yastrzemski 53 4 Carney Lansford 52 5 Dave Stapleton 42
1981 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Rice 108 451 51 128 18 1 17 62 34 76 2 0.284
Dwight Evans 108 412 84 122 19 4 22 71 85 85 3 0.296
Carney Lansford 102 399 61 134 23 3 4 52 34 28 15 0.336
Jerry Remy 88 358 55 110 9 1 0 31 36 30 9 0.307
Dave Stapleton 93 355 45 101 17 1 10 42 21 22 0 0.285
Carl Yastrzemski 91 338 36 83 14 1 7 53 49 28 0 0.246
Rick Miller 97 316 38 92 17 2 2 33 28 36 3 0.291
Tony Perez 84 306 35 77 11 3 9 39 27 66 0 0.252
Glenn Hoffman 78 242 28 56 10 0 1 20 12 25 0 0.231
Rich Gedman 62 205 22 59 15 0 5 26 9 31 0 0.288
Gary Allenson 47 139 23 31 8 0 5 25 23 33 0 0.223
Joe Rudi 49 122 14 22 3 0 6 24 8 29 0 0.180
Reid Nichols 39 48 13 9 0 1 0 3 2 6 0 0.188
Garry Hancock 26 45 4 7 3 0 0 3 2 4 0 0.156
Dave Schmidt 15 42 6 10 1 0 2 3 7 17 0 0.238
Julio Valdez 17 23 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.217
Chico Walker 6 17 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.353
Tom Poquette 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Aponte 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Burgmeier 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Campbell 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Clear 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Crawford 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Hurst 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Lickert 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Ojeda 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Rainey 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Stanley 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Torrez 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Tudor 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Chuck Rainey 2.70 2 Tom Burgmeier 2.87 3 Bob Ojeda 3.12 4 Bill Campbell 3.17 5 Mike Torrez 3.68

Wins

1 Bob Stanley 10 2 Mike Torrez 10 3 Dennis Eckersley 9 4 Mark Clear 8 5 Bob Ojeda 6

Strikeouts

1 Mark Clear 82 2 Dennis Eckersley 79 3 Frank Tanana 78 4 Mike Torrez 54 5 John Tudor 44
1981 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dennis Eckersley 9 8 4.27 23 23 0 154.0 160 73 35 79
Frank Tanana 4 10 4.01 24 23 0 141.1 142 63 43 78
Mike Torrez 10 3 3.68 22 22 0 127.1 130 52 51 54
Bob Stanley 10 8 3.83 35 1 0 98.2 110 42 38 28
John Tudor 4 3 4.58 18 11 1 78.2 74 40 28 44
Mark Clear 8 3 4.11 34 0 9 76.2 69 35 51 82
Bob Ojeda 6 2 3.12 10 10 0 66.1 50 23 25 28
Tom Burgmeier 4 5 2.87 32 0 6 59.2 61 19 17 35
Steve Crawford 0 5 4.99 14 11 0 57.2 69 32 18 29
Bill Campbell 1 1 3.17 30 0 7 48.1 45 17 20 37
Chuck Rainey 0 1 2.70 11 2 0 40.0 39 12 13 20
Bruce Hurst 2 0 4.30 5 5 0 23.0 23 11 12 11
Luis Aponte 1 0 0.57 7 0 1 15.2 11 1 3 11

👥 Roster (32)

Gary Allenson Luis Aponte Tom Burgmeier Bill Campbell Mark Clear Steve Crawford Dennis Eckersley Dwight Evans Rich Gedman Garry Hancock Glenn Hoffman Bruce Hurst +20 more

32 players

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The 1981 Boston Red Sox in brief

The record for the 1981 Boston Red Sox reads 59 wins and 49 losses, good for 5th in the AL East. Runs came in at 519 scored against 481 allowed (+38). The team batting average of .275 was 8% above the 1981 league mark of .256. The staff ERA of 3.81 was 4% worse than the league average of 3.66. The 1981 Boston Red Sox outscored the average club by 19% (519 against 437).

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 1,060,659 fans came through the gates. Dwight Evans topped the Boston Red Sox with 22 home runs. Carney Lansford collected the most hits, 134. On the mound, Mike Torrez won 10 games to lead the staff. Mark Clear struck out 82, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1981 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1981 Boston Red Sox finished 59-49 (.546 win pct).
Who led the 1981 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Dwight Evans led the 1981 Boston Red Sox with 22 home runs.
What was the 1981 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1981 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.81.
Did the 1981 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1981 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1981 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1981 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dwight Evans (22 HR, 71 RBI) and Bob Stanley (10-8, 3.83 ERA).
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