1981 Chicago White Sox

54-52 • .509 Win% • 3rd in AL W

The 1981 Chicago White Sox went 54-52 (.509) finishing 3rd in the AL W division. The club scored 476 runs, allowed 423, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Greg Luzinski (21 HR, 62 RBI) and Britt Burns (10-6, 2.64 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

54 Wins
52 Losses
.509 Win %
3rd Rank
476 R 423 RA
Diff +53

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476 Runs Scored
423 Runs Allowed
+53 Run Diff
944K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 AL Average

Batting Avg .271 6% above the 1981 league average (.256)
OBP .335 5% above the 1981 league average (.320)
SLG .386 4% above the 1981 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.47 5% better than the 1981 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 476 9% above the 1981 league average (437 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 49
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Total Attendance 944,701
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Avg per Game 19,279

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Jim Essian 0.308 2 Wayne Nordhagen 0.308 3 Chet Lemon 0.302 4 Bill Almon 0.301 5 Harold Baines 0.286

Home Runs

1 Greg Luzinski 21 2 Harold Baines 10 3 Jim Morrison 10 4 Chet Lemon 9 5 Carlton Fisk 7

RBI

1 Greg Luzinski 62 2 Chet Lemon 50 3 Carlton Fisk 45 4 Bill Almon 41 5 Harold Baines 41
1981 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Bernazard 106 384 53 106 14 4 6 34 54 66 4 0.276
Greg Luzinski 104 378 55 100 15 1 21 62 58 80 0 0.265
Bill Almon 103 349 46 105 10 2 4 41 21 60 16 0.301
Carlton Fisk 96 338 44 89 12 0 7 45 38 37 3 0.263
Ron LeFlore 82 337 46 83 10 4 0 24 28 70 36 0.246
Chet Lemon 94 328 50 99 23 6 9 50 33 48 5 0.302
Mike Squires 92 294 35 78 9 0 0 25 22 17 7 0.265
Jim Morrison 90 290 27 68 8 1 10 34 10 29 3 0.234
Harold Baines 82 280 42 80 11 7 10 41 12 41 6 0.286
Wayne Nordhagen 65 208 19 64 8 1 6 33 10 25 0 0.308
Lamar Johnson 41 134 10 37 7 0 1 15 5 14 0 0.276
Greg Pryor 47 76 4 17 1 0 0 6 6 8 0 0.224
Rusty Kuntz 67 55 15 14 2 0 0 4 6 8 1 0.255
Jim Essian 27 52 6 16 3 0 0 5 4 5 0 0.308
Bob Molinaro 47 42 7 11 1 1 1 9 8 1 1 0.262
Jerry Hairston 9 25 5 7 1 0 1 6 2 4 0 0.280
Jay Loviglio 14 15 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0.267
Leo Sutherland 11 12 6 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0.167
Jerry Turner 10 12 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.167
Marc Hill 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Juan Agosto 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Francisco Barrios 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ross Baumgarten 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Britt Burns 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richard Dotson 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Farmer 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Hickey 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
LaMarr Hoyt 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Koosman 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Lamp 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lynn McGlothen 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Reggie Patterson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dewey Robinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Trout 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Dennis Lamp 2.41 2 Britt Burns 2.64 3 Steve Trout 3.47 4 LaMarr Hoyt 3.57 5 Kevin Hickey 3.65

Wins

1 Britt Burns 10 2 Richard Dotson 9 3 LaMarr Hoyt 9 4 Steve Trout 8 5 Dennis Lamp 7

Strikeouts

1 Britt Burns 108 2 Richard Dotson 73 3 Dennis Lamp 71 4 LaMarr Hoyt 60 5 Steve Trout 54
1981 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Britt Burns 10 6 2.64 24 23 0 156.2 139 46 49 108
Richard Dotson 9 8 3.77 24 24 0 141.0 145 59 49 73
Dennis Lamp 7 6 2.41 27 10 0 127.0 103 34 43 71
Steve Trout 8 7 3.47 20 18 0 124.2 122 48 38 54
Ross Baumgarten 5 9 4.07 19 19 0 101.2 101 46 40 52
LaMarr Hoyt 9 3 3.57 43 1 10 90.2 80 36 28 60
Ed Farmer 3 3 4.61 42 0 10 52.2 53 27 34 42
Kevin Hickey 0 2 3.65 41 0 3 44.1 38 18 18 17
Francisco Barrios 1 3 3.96 8 7 0 36.1 45 16 14 12
Jerry Koosman 1 4 3.33 8 3 0 27.0 27 10 7 21
Lynn McGlothen 0 0 4.15 11 0 0 21.2 14 10 7 12
Reggie Patterson 0 1 13.50 6 1 0 7.1 14 11 6 2
Juan Agosto 0 0 4.76 2 0 0 5.2 5 3 0 3
Dewey Robinson 1 0 4.50 4 0 0 4.0 5 2 3 2

👥 Roster (34)

Juan Agosto Bill Almon Harold Baines Francisco Barrios Ross Baumgarten Tony Bernazard Britt Burns Richard Dotson Jim Essian Ed Farmer Carlton Fisk Jerry Hairston +22 more

34 players

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The 1981 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1981 Chicago White Sox finished 54-52, a .509 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL West. The Chicago White Sox scored 476 runs and allowed 423, a run differential of +53. The team batting average of .271 was 6% above the 1981 league mark of .256. The Chicago White Sox staff finished with a 3.47 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.66. League clubs averaged 437 runs that year, so the Chicago White Sox scored 9% more.

Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 944,701 for the year. The home run leader was Greg Luzinski, who hit 21. Tony Bernazard collected the most hits, 106. Britt Burns led the pitchers with 10 wins. The saves leader was Ed Farmer with 10.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1981 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1981 Chicago White Sox finished 54-52 (.509 win pct).
Who led the 1981 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Greg Luzinski led the 1981 Chicago White Sox with 21 home runs.
What was the 1981 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1981 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.47.
Did the 1981 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1981 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1981 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1981 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Greg Luzinski (21 HR, 62 RBI) and Britt Burns (10-6, 2.64 ERA).
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