1981 Cleveland Indians

52-51 • .505 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1981 Cleveland Indians went 52-51 (.505) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 431 runs, allowed 442, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Bo Diaz (7 HR, 38 RBI) and Bert Blyleven (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

52 Wins
51 Losses
.505 Win %
6th Rank
431 R 442 RA
Diff -11

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431 Runs Scored
442 Runs Allowed
-11 Run Diff
662K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 3% above the 1981 league average (.256)
OBP .327 2% above the 1981 league average (.320)
SLG .351 6% below the 1981 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.88 6% worse than the 1981 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 431 1% below the 1981 league average (437 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 54
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Total Attendance 662,417
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Avg per Game 12,266

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Mike Hargrove 0.317 2 Bo Diaz 0.313 3 Jerry Dybzinski 0.298 4 Toby Harrah 0.291 5 Miguel Dilone 0.290

Home Runs

1 Bo Diaz 7 2 Andre Thornton 6 3 Toby Harrah 5 4 Jorge Orta 5 5 Joe Charboneau 4

RBI

1 Mike Hargrove 49 2 Toby Harrah 44 3 Bo Diaz 38 4 Jorge Orta 34 5 Rick Manning 33
1981 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Toby Harrah 103 361 64 105 12 4 5 44 57 44 12 0.291
Rick Manning 103 360 47 88 15 3 4 33 40 57 25 0.244
Jorge Orta 88 338 50 92 14 3 5 34 21 43 4 0.272
Mike Hargrove 94 322 43 102 21 0 2 49 60 16 5 0.317
Miguel Dilone 72 269 33 78 5 5 0 19 18 28 29 0.290
Alan Bannister 68 232 36 61 11 1 1 17 16 19 16 0.263
Andre Thornton 69 226 22 54 12 0 6 30 23 37 3 0.239
Tom Veryzer 75 221 13 54 4 0 0 14 10 10 1 0.244
Duane Kuiper 72 206 15 53 6 0 0 14 8 13 1 0.257
Ron Hassey 61 190 8 44 4 0 1 25 17 11 0 0.232
Bo Diaz 63 182 25 57 19 0 7 38 13 23 2 0.313
Joe Charboneau 48 138 14 29 7 1 4 18 7 22 1 0.210
Von Hayes 43 109 21 28 8 2 1 17 14 10 8 0.257
Dave Rosello 43 84 11 20 4 0 1 7 7 12 0 0.238
Pat Kelly 48 75 8 16 4 0 1 16 14 9 2 0.213
Jerry Dybzinski 48 57 10 17 0 0 0 6 5 8 7 0.298
Chris Bando 21 47 3 10 3 0 0 6 2 2 0 0.213
Mike Fischlin 22 43 3 10 1 0 0 5 3 6 3 0.233
Larry Littleton 26 23 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0.000
Karl Pagel 14 15 3 4 0 2 1 4 4 1 0 0.267
Ron Pruitt 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Len Barker 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Blyleven 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Brennan 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Denny 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne Garland 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Glynn 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Lacey 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Lewallyn 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sid Monge 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Spillner 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Stanton 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Waits 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Bert Blyleven 2.88 2 Dan Spillner 3.14 3 John Denny 3.15 4 Tom Brennan 3.17 5 Len Barker 3.91

Wins

1 Bert Blyleven 11 2 John Denny 10 3 Len Barker 8 4 Rick Waits 8 5 Dan Spillner 4

Strikeouts

1 Len Barker 127 2 Bert Blyleven 107 3 John Denny 94 4 Dan Spillner 59 5 Rick Waits 51
1981 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bert Blyleven 11 7 2.88 20 20 0 159.1 145 51 40 107
Len Barker 8 7 3.91 22 22 0 154.1 150 67 46 127
John Denny 10 6 3.15 19 19 0 145.2 139 51 66 94
Rick Waits 8 10 4.92 22 21 0 126.1 173 69 44 51
Dan Spillner 4 4 3.14 32 5 7 97.1 86 34 39 59
Sid Monge 3 5 4.34 31 0 4 58.0 58 28 21 41
Wayne Garland 3 7 5.79 12 10 0 56.0 89 36 14 15
Tom Brennan 2 2 3.17 7 6 0 48.1 49 17 14 15
Mike Stanton 3 3 4.36 24 0 2 43.1 43 21 18 34
Bob Lacey 0 0 7.59 14 0 0 21.1 36 18 3 11
Dennis Lewallyn 0 0 5.40 7 0 0 13.1 16 8 2 11
Ed Glynn 0 0 1.17 4 0 0 7.2 5 1 4 4

👥 Roster (33)

Chris Bando Alan Bannister Len Barker Bert Blyleven Tom Brennan Joe Charboneau John Denny Bo Diaz Miguel Dilone Jerry Dybzinski Mike Fischlin Wayne Garland +21 more

33 players

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The 1981 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1981 Cleveland Indians finished 52-51, a .505 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL East. The Cleveland Indians scored 431 runs and allowed 442, a run differential of -11. The team batting average of .262 was 3% above the 1981 league mark of .256. The staff ERA of 3.88 was 6% worse than the league average of 3.66. Measured against the 437-run league average, the offense was 1% behind.

The home park, Cleveland Stadium, recorded 662,417 in attendance, about 12,266 a game. Bo Diaz led the club in home runs with 7. Mike Hargrove drove in a team-high 49 runs. Toby Harrah collected the most hits, 105. On the mound, Bert Blyleven won 11 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Len Barker with 127.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1981 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1981 Cleveland Indians finished 52-51 (.505 win pct).
Who led the 1981 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Bo Diaz led the 1981 Cleveland Indians with 7 home runs.
What was the 1981 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1981 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.88.
Did the 1981 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1981 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1981 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1981 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bo Diaz (7 HR, 38 RBI) and Bert Blyleven (11-7, 2.88 ERA).
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