1981 California Angels

51-59 • .464 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1981 California Angels went 51-59 (.464) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 476 runs, allowed 453, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Bobby Grich (22 HR, 61 RBI) and Ken Forsch (11-7, 2.88 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

51 Wins
59 Losses
.464 Win %
5th Rank
476 R 453 RA
Diff +23

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476 Runs Scored
453 Runs Allowed
+23 Run Diff
1,441K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 AL Average

Batting Avg .255 equal to the 1981 league average (.256)
OBP .329 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 476 9% above the 1981 league average (437 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 54
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Total Attendance 1,441,545
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Avg per Game 26,695

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Rod Carew 0.305 2 Bobby Grich 0.304 3 Rick Burleson 0.293 4 Dan Ford 0.277 5 Daryl Sconiers 0.269

Home Runs

1 Bobby Grich 22 2 Don Baylor 17 3 Dan Ford 15 4 Brian Downing 9 5 Rick Burleson 5

RBI

1 Don Baylor 66 2 Bobby Grich 61 3 Dan Ford 48 4 Brian Downing 41 5 Butch Hobson 36
1981 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rick Burleson 109 430 53 126 17 1 5 33 42 38 4 0.293
Don Baylor 103 377 52 90 18 1 17 66 42 51 3 0.239
Dan Ford 97 375 53 104 14 1 15 48 23 71 2 0.277
Rod Carew 93 364 57 111 17 1 2 21 45 45 16 0.305
Bobby Grich 100 352 56 107 14 2 22 61 40 71 2 0.304
Brian Downing 93 317 47 79 14 0 9 41 46 35 1 0.249
Butch Hobson 85 268 27 63 7 4 4 36 35 60 1 0.235
Ed Ott 75 258 20 56 8 1 2 22 17 42 2 0.217
Fred Lynn 76 256 28 56 8 1 5 31 38 42 1 0.219
Juan Beniquez 58 166 18 30 5 0 3 13 15 16 2 0.181
Bobby Clark 34 88 12 22 2 1 4 19 7 18 0 0.250
Bert Campaneris 55 82 11 21 2 1 1 10 5 10 5 0.256
Larry Harlow 43 82 13 17 1 0 0 4 16 25 1 0.207
John Harris 36 77 5 19 3 0 3 9 3 11 0 0.247
Daryl Sconiers 15 52 6 14 1 1 1 7 1 10 0 0.269
Freddie Patek 27 47 3 11 1 1 0 5 1 6 1 0.234
Tom Brunansky 11 33 7 5 0 0 3 6 8 10 1 0.152
Joe Ferguson 12 30 5 7 1 0 1 5 9 8 0 0.233
Steve Lubratich 7 21 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0.143
Brian Harper 4 11 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.273
Bob Davis 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Aase 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John D'Acquisto 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Forsch 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Frost 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Hassler 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Jefferson 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Kison 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mickey Mahler 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Freddie Martinez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Angel Moreno 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Rau 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Renko 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Sanchez 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Travers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Witt 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Geoff Zahn 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Don Aase 2.34 2 Angel Moreno 2.87 3 Ken Forsch 2.88 4 Luis Sanchez 2.94 5 Andy Hassler 3.21

Wins

1 Ken Forsch 11 2 Geoff Zahn 10 3 Steve Renko 8 4 Mike Witt 8 5 Don Aase 4

Strikeouts

1 Mike Witt 75 2 Ken Forsch 55 3 Geoff Zahn 52 4 Steve Renko 50 5 Andy Hassler 44
1981 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Geoff Zahn 10 11 4.41 25 25 0 161.1 181 79 43 52
Ken Forsch 11 7 2.88 20 20 0 153.0 143 49 27 55
Mike Witt 8 9 3.28 22 21 0 129.0 123 47 47 75
Steve Renko 8 4 3.44 22 15 1 102.0 93 39 42 50
Jesse Jefferson 2 4 3.62 26 5 0 77.0 80 31 24 27
Andy Hassler 4 3 3.21 42 0 5 75.2 72 27 33 44
Don Aase 4 4 2.34 39 0 11 65.1 56 17 24 38
Dave Frost 1 8 5.51 12 9 0 47.1 44 29 19 16
Bruce Kison 1 1 3.48 11 4 0 44.0 40 17 14 19
Luis Sanchez 0 2 2.94 17 0 2 33.2 39 11 11 13
Angel Moreno 1 3 2.87 8 4 0 31.1 27 10 14 12
John D'Acquisto 0 0 10.71 6 0 0 19.1 26 23 12 8
Doug Rau 1 2 8.71 3 3 0 10.1 14 10 4 3
Bill Travers 0 1 8.38 4 4 0 9.2 14 9 4 5
Mickey Mahler 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 6.1 1 0 2 5
Freddie Martinez 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 6.0 5 2 3 4

👥 Roster (37)

Don Aase Don Baylor Juan Beniquez Tom Brunansky Rick Burleson Bert Campaneris Rod Carew Bobby Clark John D'Acquisto Bob Davis Brian Downing Joe Ferguson +25 more

37 players

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The 1981 California Angels in brief

The record for the 1981 California Angels reads 51 wins and 59 losses, good for 5th in the AL West. The California Angels scored 476 runs and allowed 453, a run differential of +23. The California Angels staff finished with a 3.70 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.66. The 476 runs scored compare with a league average of 437 per club, 9% more. The home park, Anaheim Stadium, recorded 1,441,545 in attendance, about 26,695 a game.

Bobby Grich topped the California Angels with 22 home runs. Don Baylor led in RBI with 66. The hits leader was Rick Burleson with 126. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ken Forsch (11). Mike Witt struck out 75, the most on the club. Don Aase saved 11 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 California Angels

What was the 1981 California Angels record?
The 1981 California Angels finished 51-59 (.464 win pct).
Who led the 1981 California Angels in home runs?
Bobby Grich led the 1981 California Angels with 22 home runs.
What was the 1981 California Angels team ERA?
The 1981 California Angels posted a team ERA of 3.70.
Did the 1981 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1981 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 California Angels play?
The 1981 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1981 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Grich (22 HR, 61 RBI) and Ken Forsch (11-7, 2.88 ERA).
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