1981 Montreal Expos

60-48 • .556 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1981 Montreal Expos went 60-48 (.556) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 443 runs, allowed 394, and played home games at Stade Olympique. Team leaders included Andre Dawson (24 HR, 64 RBI) and Steve Rogers (12-8, 3.42 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

60 Wins
48 Losses
.556 Win %
2nd Rank
443 R 394 RA
Diff +49

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⚡ Quick Stats

443 Runs Scored
394 Runs Allowed
+49 Run Diff
1,534K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 NL Average

Batting Avg .245 4% below the 1981 league average (.255)
OBP .316 1% below the 1981 league average (.319)
SLG .369 2% above the 1981 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.30 5% better than the 1981 league average (3.49)
Runs Scored 443 6% above the 1981 league average (420 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumStade Olympique
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Home Games 56
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Total Attendance 1,534,663
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Avg per Game 27,404

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Warren Cromartie 0.304 2 Tim Raines 0.304 3 Andre Dawson 0.302 4 Terry Francona 0.274 5 Gary Carter 0.251

Home Runs

1 Andre Dawson 24 2 Gary Carter 16 3 Larry Parrish 8 4 Warren Cromartie 6 5 Tim Raines 5

RBI

1 Gary Carter 68 2 Andre Dawson 64 3 Larry Parrish 44 4 Warren Cromartie 42 5 Tim Raines 37
1981 Montreal Expos — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Andre Dawson 103 394 71 119 21 3 24 64 35 50 26 0.302
Gary Carter 100 374 48 94 20 2 16 68 35 35 1 0.251
Warren Cromartie 99 358 41 109 19 2 6 42 39 27 2 0.304
Larry Parrish 97 349 41 85 19 3 8 44 28 73 0 0.244
Rodney Scott 95 336 43 69 9 3 0 26 50 35 30 0.205
Tim Raines 88 313 61 95 13 7 5 37 45 31 71 0.304
Chris Speier 96 307 33 69 10 2 2 25 38 29 1 0.225
Tim Wallach 71 212 19 50 9 1 4 13 15 37 0 0.236
Jerry White 59 119 11 26 5 1 3 11 13 17 5 0.218
Terry Francona 34 95 11 26 0 1 1 8 5 6 1 0.274
John Milner 31 76 6 18 5 0 3 9 12 6 0 0.237
Ellis Valentine 22 76 8 16 3 0 3 15 6 11 0 0.211
Willie Montanez 26 62 6 11 0 1 0 5 4 9 0 0.177
Jerry Manuel 27 55 10 11 5 0 3 10 6 11 0 0.200
Mike Phillips 34 55 5 12 2 0 0 4 5 15 0 0.218
Steve Rogers 23 55 5 8 1 0 0 3 2 21 0 0.145
Bill Gullickson 22 46 1 7 1 0 0 1 3 13 0 0.152
Bobby Ramos 26 41 4 8 1 0 1 3 3 5 0 0.195
Rowland Office 26 40 4 7 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0.175
Ray Burris 22 37 4 7 0 0 0 2 4 12 0 0.189
Scott Sanderson 22 35 2 4 2 0 0 6 9 18 0 0.114
Tom Hutton 31 29 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.103
Bill Lee 31 22 1 8 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0.364
Brad Mills 17 21 3 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.238
Charlie Lea 16 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.133
Dan Briggs 9 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.091
Stan Bahnsen 25 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.111
Wallace Johnson 11 9 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 0.222
Chris Smith 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dave Hostetler 5 6 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.500
Bob Pate 8 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Pat Rooney 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jeff Reardon 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Woodie Fryman 35 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Mike Gates 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Steve Ratzer 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Elias Sosa 32 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Tony Johnson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryn Smith 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Wieghaus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Engle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Gorman 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Grant Jackson 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Jeff Reardon 1.30 2 Woodie Fryman 1.88 3 Bill Gullickson 2.80 4 Bill Lee 2.94 5 Scott Sanderson 2.95

Wins

1 Steve Rogers 12 2 Ray Burris 9 3 Scott Sanderson 9 4 Bill Gullickson 7 5 Woodie Fryman 5

Strikeouts

1 Bill Gullickson 115 2 Steve Rogers 87 3 Scott Sanderson 77 4 Ray Burris 52 5 Bill Lee 34
1981 Montreal Expos — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Rogers 12 8 3.42 22 22 0 160.2 149 61 41 87
Bill Gullickson 7 9 2.80 22 22 0 157.1 142 49 34 115
Scott Sanderson 9 7 2.95 22 22 0 137.1 122 45 31 77
Ray Burris 9 7 3.05 22 21 0 135.2 117 46 41 52
Bill Lee 5 6 2.94 31 7 6 88.2 90 29 14 34
Charlie Lea 5 4 4.62 16 11 0 64.1 63 33 26 31
Stan Bahnsen 2 1 4.96 25 3 1 49.0 45 27 24 28
Woodie Fryman 5 3 1.88 35 0 7 43.0 38 9 14 25
Jeff Reardon 2 0 1.30 25 0 6 41.2 21 6 9 21
Elias Sosa 1 2 3.66 32 0 3 39.1 46 16 8 18
Steve Ratzer 1 1 6.23 12 0 0 17.1 23 12 7 4
Tom Gorman 0 0 4.20 9 0 0 15.0 12 7 6 13
Bryn Smith 1 0 2.77 7 0 0 13.0 14 4 3 9
Grant Jackson 1 0 7.59 10 0 0 10.2 14 9 9 4
Rick Engle 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 2.0 6 4 1 2

🏆 Postseason Results

NEDIV
MON def. PHI 3-2
NL Championship
Lost to LAN 3-2

👥 Roster (43)

Stan Bahnsen Dan Briggs Ray Burris Gary Carter Warren Cromartie Andre Dawson Rick Engle Terry Francona Woodie Fryman Mike Gates Tom Gorman Bill Gullickson +31 more

43 players

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The 1981 Montreal Expos in brief

In 1981 the Montreal Expos posted a 60-48 mark (.556) and finished 2nd in the NL East. That season the Montreal Expos took the division title. The run column shows 443 for and 394 against. At the plate the Montreal Expos hit .245, 4% worse than the league's .255. The Montreal Expos staff finished with a 3.30 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.49.

Home games were played at Stade Olympique, where 1,534,663 fans came through the gates. Andre Dawson led the club in home runs with 24. The RBI leader was Gary Carter, with 68. Steve Rogers led the pitchers with 12 wins. In the NL East division playoff, the Montreal Expos beat PHI 3-2. In the NL Championship Series, the Montreal Expos lost to LAN 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Montreal Expos

What was the 1981 Montreal Expos record?
The 1981 Montreal Expos finished 60-48 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1981 Montreal Expos in home runs?
Andre Dawson led the 1981 Montreal Expos with 24 home runs.
What was the 1981 Montreal Expos team ERA?
The 1981 Montreal Expos posted a team ERA of 3.30.
Did the 1981 Montreal Expos win the World Series?
No. The 1981 Montreal Expos did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 Montreal Expos play?
The 1981 Montreal Expos played home games at Stade Olympique.
Who led the 1981 Montreal Expos in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andre Dawson (24 HR, 64 RBI) and Steve Rogers (12-8, 3.42 ERA).
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