🏆 World Series Champions

1981 Los Angeles Dodgers

63-47 • .573 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers went 63-47 (.573) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 450 runs, allowed 356, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Ron Cey (13 HR, 50 RBI) and Fernando Valenzuela (13-7, 2.48 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

63 Wins
47 Losses
.573 Win %
2nd Rank
450 R 356 RA
Diff +94

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⚡ Quick Stats

450 Runs Scored
356 Runs Allowed
+94 Run Diff
2,382K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 NL Average

Batting Avg .262 3% above the 1981 league average (.255)
OBP .322 1% above the 1981 league average (.319)
SLG .374 3% above the 1981 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.01 14% better than the 1981 league average (3.49)
Runs Scored 450 7% above the 1981 league average (420 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 56
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Total Attendance 2,382,579
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Avg per Game 42,546

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Dusty Baker 0.320 2 Rick Monday 0.315 3 Pedro Guerrero 0.300 4 Ron Cey 0.288 5 Steve Garvey 0.283

Home Runs

1 Ron Cey 13 2 Pedro Guerrero 12 3 Rick Monday 11 4 Steve Garvey 10 5 Dusty Baker 9

RBI

1 Steve Garvey 64 2 Ron Cey 50 3 Dusty Baker 49 4 Pedro Guerrero 48 5 Ken Landreaux 41
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Steve Garvey 110 431 63 122 23 1 10 64 25 49 3 0.283
Dusty Baker 103 400 48 128 17 3 9 49 29 43 10 0.320
Ken Landreaux 99 390 48 98 16 4 7 41 25 42 18 0.251
Pedro Guerrero 98 347 46 104 17 2 12 48 34 57 5 0.300
Ron Cey 85 312 42 90 15 2 13 50 40 55 0 0.288
Mike Scioscia 93 290 27 80 10 0 2 29 36 18 0 0.276
Bill Russell 82 262 20 61 9 2 0 22 19 20 2 0.233
Derrel Thomas 80 218 25 54 4 0 4 24 25 23 7 0.248
Davey Lopes 58 214 35 44 2 0 5 17 22 35 20 0.206
Rick Monday 66 130 24 41 1 2 11 25 24 42 1 0.315
Steve Sax 31 119 15 33 2 0 2 9 7 14 5 0.277
Steve Yeager 42 86 5 18 2 0 3 7 6 14 0 0.209
Jay Johnstone 61 83 8 17 3 0 3 6 7 13 0 0.205
Fernando Valenzuela 25 64 3 16 0 1 0 7 1 9 0 0.250
Jerry Reuss 22 51 3 10 0 0 0 3 0 18 0 0.196
Ron Roenicke 22 47 6 11 0 0 0 0 6 8 1 0.234
Bob Welch 23 45 3 10 0 1 0 2 1 16 0 0.222
Burt Hooton 23 42 3 8 3 0 0 3 4 13 0 0.190
Pepe Frias 25 36 6 9 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 0.250
Reggie Smith 41 35 5 7 1 0 1 8 7 8 0 0.200
Mike Marshall 14 25 2 5 3 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.200
Gary Weiss 14 19 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.105
Dave Goltz 26 17 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0.059
Joe Ferguson 17 14 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.143
Candy Maldonado 11 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.083
Rick Sutcliffe 14 11 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.182
Bobby Castillo 34 9 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.444
Jack Perconte 8 9 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0.222
Bobby Mitchell 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.125
Mark Bradley 9 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Alejandro Peña 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Dave Stewart 32 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.400
Ted Power 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Terry Forster 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Grote 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Steve Howe 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Tom Niedenfuer 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Burt Hooton 2.28 2 Jerry Reuss 2.30 3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.48 4 Dave Stewart 2.49 5 Steve Howe 2.50

Wins

1 Fernando Valenzuela 13 2 Burt Hooton 11 3 Jerry Reuss 10 4 Bob Welch 9 5 Steve Howe 5

Strikeouts

1 Fernando Valenzuela 180 2 Bob Welch 88 3 Burt Hooton 74 4 Jerry Reuss 51 5 Dave Goltz 48
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fernando Valenzuela 13 7 2.48 25 25 0 192.1 140 53 61 180
Jerry Reuss 10 4 2.30 22 22 0 152.2 138 39 27 51
Burt Hooton 11 6 2.28 23 23 0 142.1 124 36 33 74
Bob Welch 9 5 3.44 23 23 0 141.1 141 54 41 88
Dave Goltz 2 7 4.09 26 8 1 77.0 83 35 25 48
Steve Howe 5 3 2.50 41 0 8 54.0 51 15 18 32
Bobby Castillo 2 4 5.33 34 1 5 50.2 50 30 24 35
Rick Sutcliffe 2 2 4.02 14 6 0 47.0 41 21 20 16
Dave Stewart 4 3 2.49 32 0 6 43.1 40 12 14 29
Terry Forster 0 1 4.11 21 0 0 30.2 37 14 15 17
Tom Niedenfuer 3 1 3.81 17 0 2 26.0 25 11 6 12
Alejandro Peña 1 1 2.84 14 0 2 25.1 18 8 11 14
Ted Power 1 3 3.14 5 2 0 14.1 16 5 7 7

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
LAN def. MON 3-2
NWDIV
LAN def. HOU 3-2
World Series
LAN def. NYA 4-2

👥 Roster (37)

Dusty Baker Mark Bradley Bobby Castillo Ron Cey Joe Ferguson Terry Forster Pepe Frias Steve Garvey Dave Goltz Jerry Grote Pedro Guerrero Burt Hooton +25 more

37 players

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The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers won 63 games and lost 47, ending up 2nd in the NL West. That season the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series and took the division title. The Los Angeles Dodgers scored 450 runs and allowed 356, a run differential of +94. At the plate the Los Angeles Dodgers hit .262, 3% better than the league's .255. The Los Angeles Dodgers staff finished with a 3.01 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.49.

For power, Ron Cey led the way with 13 homers. Fernando Valenzuela was the top winner, with 13 victories. The NL Championship Series ended in a win against MON 3-2. The NL West division playoff ended in a win against HOU 3-2. The World Series ended in a win against NYA 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 63-47 (.573 win pct).
Did the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
Yes. The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series.
Who led the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Ron Cey led the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers with 13 home runs.
What was the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.01.
Where did the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ron Cey (13 HR, 50 RBI) and Fernando Valenzuela (13-7, 2.48 ERA).
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