⭐ Division Winner

1981 Cincinnati Reds

66-42 • .611 Win% • 1st in NL W

The 1981 Cincinnati Reds went 66-42 (.611) finishing 1st in the NL W division. The club scored 464 runs, allowed 440, and played home games at Riverfront Stadium. Team leaders included George Foster (22 HR, 90 RBI) and Tom Seaver (14-2, 2.54 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

66 Wins
42 Losses
.611 Win %
1st Rank
464 R 440 RA
Diff +24

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⚡ Quick Stats

464 Runs Scored
440 Runs Allowed
+24 Run Diff
1,111K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 NL Average

Batting Avg .267 5% above the 1981 league average (.255)
OBP .335 5% above the 1981 league average (.319)
SLG .385 6% above the 1981 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.73 7% worse than the 1981 league average (3.49)
Runs Scored 464 11% above the 1981 league average (420 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCinergy Field
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Home Games 54
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Total Attendance 1,111,107
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Avg per Game 20,576

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Ken Griffey 0.311 2 Joe Nolan 0.309 3 Johnny Bench 0.309 4 Dave Concepcion 0.306 5 George Foster 0.295

Home Runs

1 George Foster 22 2 Johnny Bench 8 3 Dan Driessen 7 4 Ray Knight 6 5 Dave Concepcion 5

RBI

1 George Foster 90 2 Dave Concepcion 67 3 Ron Oester 42 4 Ken Griffey 34 5 Ray Knight 34
1981 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Concepcion 106 421 57 129 28 0 5 67 37 61 4 0.306
George Foster 108 414 64 122 23 2 22 90 51 75 4 0.295
Ken Griffey 101 396 65 123 21 6 2 34 39 42 12 0.311
Ray Knight 106 386 43 100 23 1 6 34 33 51 2 0.259
Dave Collins 95 360 63 98 18 6 3 23 41 41 26 0.272
Ron Oester 105 354 45 96 16 7 5 42 42 49 2 0.271
Joe Nolan 81 236 25 73 18 1 1 26 24 19 1 0.309
Dan Driessen 82 233 35 55 14 0 7 33 40 31 2 0.236
Johnny Bench 52 178 14 55 8 0 8 25 17 21 0 0.309
Mike O'Berry 55 111 6 20 3 1 1 5 14 19 0 0.180
Paul Householder 23 69 12 19 4 0 2 9 10 16 3 0.275
Larry Biittner 42 61 1 13 4 0 0 8 4 4 0 0.213
Mario Soto 25 59 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 0.068
Tom Seaver 23 55 3 11 1 0 1 6 8 16 0 0.200
Sam Mejias 66 49 6 14 2 0 0 7 2 9 1 0.286
Junior Kennedy 27 44 5 11 1 0 0 5 1 5 0 0.250
Frank Pastore 22 44 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 13 0 0.114
Bruce Berenyi 21 42 4 8 3 0 0 1 2 18 0 0.190
Mike Vail 31 31 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 9 0 0.161
Harry Spilman 23 24 4 4 1 0 0 3 3 7 0 0.167
Mike LaCoss 20 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.000
Rafael Landestoy 12 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.182
Charlie Leibrandt 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.000
German Barranca 9 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Paul Moskau 27 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Eddie Milner 8 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.200
Tom Hume 51 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Doug Bair 24 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0.333
Joe Price 41 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Edelen 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Neil Fiala 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Scott Brown 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Geoff Combe 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Joe Price 2.52 2 Tom Seaver 2.54 3 Mario Soto 3.29 4 Tom Hume 3.46 5 Bruce Berenyi 3.50

Wins

1 Tom Seaver 14 2 Mario Soto 12 3 Bruce Berenyi 9 4 Tom Hume 9 5 Joe Price 6

Strikeouts

1 Mario Soto 151 2 Bruce Berenyi 106 3 Tom Seaver 87 4 Frank Pastore 81 5 Joe Price 41
1981 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mario Soto 12 9 3.29 25 25 0 175.0 142 64 61 151
Tom Seaver 14 2 2.54 23 23 0 166.1 120 47 66 87
Frank Pastore 4 9 4.02 22 22 0 132.0 125 59 35 81
Bruce Berenyi 9 6 3.50 21 20 0 126.0 97 49 77 106
Mike LaCoss 4 7 6.12 20 13 1 78.0 102 53 30 22
Tom Hume 9 4 3.46 51 0 13 67.2 63 26 31 27
Paul Moskau 2 1 4.94 27 1 2 54.2 54 30 32 32
Joe Price 6 1 2.52 41 0 4 53.2 42 15 18 41
Doug Bair 2 2 5.77 24 0 0 39.0 42 25 17 16
Charlie Leibrandt 1 1 3.60 7 4 0 30.0 28 12 15 9
Geoff Combe 1 0 7.64 14 0 0 17.2 27 15 10 9
Scott Brown 1 0 2.77 10 0 0 13.0 16 4 1 7
Joe Edelen 1 0 0.71 5 0 0 12.2 5 1 0 5

👥 Roster (33)

Doug Bair German Barranca Johnny Bench Bruce Berenyi Larry Biittner Scott Brown Dave Collins Geoff Combe Dave Concepcion Dan Driessen Joe Edelen Neil Fiala +21 more

33 players

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The 1981 Cincinnati Reds in brief

In 1981 the Cincinnati Reds posted a 66-42 mark (.611) and finished 1st in the NL West. The Cincinnati Reds scored 464 runs and allowed 440, a run differential of +24. The team batting average of .267 was 5% above the 1981 league mark of .255. The staff ERA of 3.73 was 7% worse than the league average of 3.49. Measured against the 420-run league average, the offense was 11% ahead.

Home games were played at Riverfront Stadium, where 1,111,107 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was George Foster, who hit 22. Dave Concepcion collected the most hits, 129. On the mound, Tom Seaver won 14 games to lead the staff. Mario Soto struck out 151, the most on the club. Tom Hume closed out 13 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1981 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1981 Cincinnati Reds finished 66-42 (.611 win pct).
Did the 1981 Cincinnati Reds make the playoffs?
The 1981 Cincinnati Reds finished first in their division.
Who led the 1981 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
George Foster led the 1981 Cincinnati Reds with 22 home runs.
What was the 1981 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1981 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.73.
Did the 1981 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1981 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1981 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Riverfront Stadium.
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