⭐ Division Winner

1981 Oakland Athletics

64-45 • .587 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1981 Oakland Athletics went 64-45 (.587) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 458 runs, allowed 403, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Tony Armas (22 HR, 76 RBI) and Steve McCatty (14-7, 2.33 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

64 Wins
45 Losses
.587 Win %
1st Rank
458 R 403 RA
Diff +55

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⚡ Quick Stats

458 Runs Scored
403 Runs Allowed
+55 Run Diff
1,298K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 AL Average

Batting Avg .247 3% below the 1981 league average (.256)
OBP .311 3% below the 1981 league average (.320)
SLG .378 2% above the 1981 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.30 10% better than the 1981 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 458 5% above the 1981 league average (437 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 56
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Total Attendance 1,298,105
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Avg per Game 23,180

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Rickey Henderson 0.319 2 Keith Drumright 0.291 3 Rob Picciolo 0.268 4 Dave McKay 0.263 5 Tony Armas 0.261

Home Runs

1 Tony Armas 22 2 Cliff Johnson 17 3 Dwayne Murphy 15 4 Wayne Gross 10 5 Mike Heath 8

RBI

1 Tony Armas 76 2 Dwayne Murphy 60 3 Cliff Johnson 59 4 Rickey Henderson 35 5 Wayne Gross 31
1981 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Armas 109 440 51 115 24 3 22 76 19 115 5 0.261
Rickey Henderson 108 423 89 135 18 7 6 35 64 68 56 0.319
Dwayne Murphy 107 390 58 98 10 3 15 60 73 91 10 0.251
Mike Heath 84 301 26 71 7 1 8 30 13 36 3 0.236
Cliff Johnson 84 273 40 71 8 0 17 59 28 60 5 0.260
Wayne Gross 82 243 29 50 7 1 10 31 34 28 2 0.206
Dave McKay 79 224 25 59 11 1 4 21 16 43 4 0.263
Jeff Newman 68 216 17 50 12 0 3 15 9 28 0 0.231
Rob Picciolo 82 179 23 48 5 3 4 13 5 22 0 0.268
Jim Spencer 54 171 14 35 6 0 2 9 10 20 1 0.205
Shooty Babitt 54 156 10 40 1 3 0 14 13 13 5 0.256
Fred Stanley 66 145 15 28 4 0 0 7 15 23 2 0.193
Mitchell Page 34 92 9 13 1 0 4 13 7 29 2 0.141
Dave Revering 31 87 12 20 1 1 2 10 11 12 0 0.230
Keith Drumright 31 86 8 25 1 1 0 11 4 4 0 0.291
Kelvin Moore 14 47 5 12 0 1 1 3 5 15 1 0.255
Mickey Klutts 15 46 9 17 0 0 5 11 2 9 0 0.370
Brian Doyle 17 40 2 5 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.125
Mark Budaska 9 32 3 5 1 0 0 2 4 10 0 0.156
Mike Patterson 12 23 4 8 1 1 0 1 2 5 0 0.348
Tim Hosley 18 21 2 2 0 0 1 5 2 5 0 0.095
Mike Davis 17 20 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.050
Rick Bosetti 9 19 4 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0.105
Jimmy Sexton 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.000
Dave Beard 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Bordi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Cox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Figueroa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Heaverlo 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Jones 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Kearney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Keough 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Kingman 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Langford 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve McCatty 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bo McLaughlin 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig Minetto 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Nettles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Norris 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Owchinko 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Underwood 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Steve McCatty 2.33 2 Rick Langford 2.99 3 Tom Underwood 3.18 4 Bob Owchinko 3.20 5 Jeff Jones 3.39

Wins

1 Steve McCatty 14 2 Rick Langford 12 3 Mike Norris 12 4 Matt Keough 10 5 Jeff Jones 4

Strikeouts

1 Steve McCatty 91 2 Rick Langford 84 3 Mike Norris 78 4 Matt Keough 60 5 Brian Kingman 52
1981 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Langford 12 10 2.99 24 24 0 195.1 190 65 58 84
Steve McCatty 14 7 2.33 22 22 0 185.2 140 48 61 91
Mike Norris 12 9 3.75 23 23 0 172.2 145 72 63 78
Matt Keough 10 6 3.40 19 19 0 140.1 125 53 45 60
Brian Kingman 3 6 3.95 18 15 0 100.1 112 44 32 52
Jeff Jones 4 1 3.39 33 0 3 61.0 51 23 40 43
Tom Underwood 3 2 3.18 16 5 1 51.0 37 18 25 46
Bob Owchinko 4 3 3.20 29 0 2 39.1 34 14 19 26
Dave Beard 1 1 2.77 8 0 3 13.0 9 4 4 15
Bo McLaughlin 0 0 11.57 11 0 1 11.2 17 15 9 3
Ed Figueroa 0 0 5.40 2 1 0 8.1 8 5 6 1
Craig Minetto 0 0 2.70 8 0 0 6.2 7 2 4 4
Dave Heaverlo 1 0 1.59 6 0 0 5.2 7 1 3 2
Rich Bordi 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to NYA 3-0
AWDIV
OAK def. KCA 3-0

👥 Roster (41)

Tony Armas Shooty Babitt Dave Beard Rich Bordi Rick Bosetti Mark Budaska Jeff Cox Mike Davis Brian Doyle Keith Drumright Ed Figueroa Wayne Gross +29 more

41 players

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The 1981 Oakland Athletics in brief

The 1981 Oakland Athletics finished 64-45, a .587 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL West. This was a year in which the Oakland Athletics took the division title. The run column shows 458 for and 403 against. At the plate the Oakland Athletics hit .247, 3% worse than the league's .256. The staff ERA of 3.30 was 10% better than the league average of 3.66.

Oakland Coliseum was home in 1981, drawing a total attendance of 1,298,105. Tony Armas topped the Oakland Athletics with 22 home runs. On the mound, Steve McCatty won 14 games to lead the staff. The AL Championship Series ended in a loss against NYA 3-0. In the AL West division playoff, the Oakland Athletics beat KCA 3-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1981 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1981 Oakland Athletics finished 64-45 (.587 win pct).
Did the 1981 Oakland Athletics make the playoffs?
The 1981 Oakland Athletics finished first in their division.
Who led the 1981 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Tony Armas led the 1981 Oakland Athletics with 22 home runs.
What was the 1981 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1981 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.30.
Did the 1981 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1981 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1981 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
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