1981 Seattle Mariners

44-65 • .404 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1981 Seattle Mariners went 44-65 (.404) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 426 runs, allowed 521, and played home games at Kingdome. Team leaders included Richie Zisk (16 HR, 43 RBI) and Floyd Bannister (9-9, 4.45 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

44 Wins
65 Losses
.404 Win %
6th Rank
426 R 521 RA
Diff -95

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⚡ Quick Stats

426 Runs Scored
521 Runs Allowed
-95 Run Diff
636K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 2% below the 1981 league average (.256)
OBP .313 2% below the 1981 league average (.320)
SLG .367 1% below the 1981 league average (.372)
Team ERA 4.23 16% worse than the 1981 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 426 2% below the 1981 league average (437 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKingdome
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Home Games 57
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Total Attendance 636,276
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Avg per Game 11,162

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Tom Paciorek 0.326 2 Richie Zisk 0.311 3 Dan Meyer 0.262 4 Bruce Bochte 0.260 5 Julio Cruz 0.256

Home Runs

1 Richie Zisk 16 2 Tom Paciorek 14 3 Gary Gray 13 4 Jeff Burroughs 10 5 Bruce Bochte 6

RBI

1 Tom Paciorek 66 2 Richie Zisk 43 3 Jeff Burroughs 41 4 Gary Gray 31 5 Bruce Bochte 30
1981 Seattle Mariners — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tom Paciorek 104 405 50 132 28 2 14 66 35 50 13 0.326
Richie Zisk 94 357 42 111 12 1 16 43 28 63 0 0.311
Julio Cruz 94 352 57 90 12 3 2 24 39 40 43 0.256
Bruce Bochte 99 335 39 87 16 0 6 30 47 53 1 0.260
Jeff Burroughs 89 319 32 81 13 1 10 41 41 64 0 0.254
Joe Simpson 91 288 32 64 11 3 2 30 15 41 12 0.222
Lenny Randle 82 273 22 63 9 1 4 25 17 22 11 0.231
Dan Meyer 83 252 26 66 10 1 3 22 10 16 4 0.262
Gary Gray 69 208 27 51 7 1 13 31 4 44 2 0.245
Jerry Narron 76 203 13 45 5 0 3 17 16 35 0 0.222
Jim Anderson 70 162 12 33 7 0 2 19 17 29 3 0.204
Terry Bulling 62 154 15 38 3 0 2 15 21 20 0 0.247
Dave Henderson 59 126 17 21 3 0 6 13 16 24 2 0.167
Paul Serna 30 94 11 24 2 0 4 9 3 11 2 0.255
Rick Auerbach 38 84 12 13 3 0 1 6 4 15 1 0.155
Dave Edler 29 78 7 11 3 0 0 5 11 13 3 0.141
Jim Maler 12 23 1 8 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0.348
Casey Parsons 36 22 6 5 1 0 1 5 1 4 0 0.227
Vance McHenry 15 18 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.222
Brad Gulden 8 16 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.188
Reggie Walton 12 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Kim Allen 19 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.000
Dan Firova 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Glenn Abbott 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Allard 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Andersen 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Floyd Bannister 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Beattie 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Black 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bryan Clark 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Clay 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Drago 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Galasso 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Don Gleaton 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Parrott 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shane Rawley 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Stein 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Stoddard 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Bob Stoddard 2.60 2 Larry Andersen 2.66 3 Jim Beattie 2.97 4 Brian Allard 3.75 5 Glenn Abbott 3.94

Wins

1 Floyd Bannister 9 2 Glenn Abbott 4 3 Dick Drago 4 4 Jerry Don Gleaton 4 5 Shane Rawley 4

Strikeouts

1 Floyd Bannister 85 2 Bryan Clark 52 3 Mike Parrott 43 4 Larry Andersen 40 5 Jim Beattie 36
1981 Seattle Mariners — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Glenn Abbott 4 9 3.94 22 20 0 130.1 127 57 28 35
Floyd Bannister 9 9 4.45 21 20 0 121.1 128 60 39 85
Ken Clay 2 7 4.63 22 14 0 101.0 116 52 42 32
Bryan Clark 2 5 4.34 29 9 2 93.1 92 45 55 52
Jerry Don Gleaton 4 7 4.75 20 13 0 85.1 88 45 38 31
Mike Parrott 3 6 5.08 24 12 1 85.0 102 48 28 43
Shane Rawley 4 6 3.95 46 0 8 68.1 64 30 38 35
Larry Andersen 3 3 2.66 41 0 5 67.2 57 20 18 40
Jim Beattie 3 2 2.97 13 9 1 66.2 59 22 18 36
Dick Drago 4 6 5.53 39 0 5 53.2 71 33 15 27
Brian Allard 3 2 3.75 7 7 0 48.0 48 20 8 20
Bob Stoddard 2 1 2.60 5 5 0 34.2 35 10 9 22
Bob Galasso 1 1 4.83 13 1 1 31.2 32 17 13 14
Randy Stein 0 1 10.61 5 0 0 9.1 18 11 8 6
Buddy Black 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.0 2 0 3 0

👥 Roster (38)

Glenn Abbott Brian Allard Kim Allen Larry Andersen Jim Anderson Rick Auerbach Floyd Bannister Jim Beattie Buddy Black Bruce Bochte Terry Bulling Jeff Burroughs +26 more

38 players

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The 1981 Seattle Mariners in brief

The 1981 Seattle Mariners won 44 games and lost 65, ending up 6th in the AL West. Runs came in at 426 scored against 521 allowed (-95). At the plate the Seattle Mariners hit .251, 2% worse than the league's .256. The Seattle Mariners staff finished with a 4.23 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.66. League clubs averaged 437 runs that year, so the Seattle Mariners scored 2% fewer.

The home park, Kingdome, recorded 636,276 in attendance, about 11,162 a game. Richie Zisk topped the Seattle Mariners with 16 home runs. Tom Paciorek drove in a team-high 66 runs. Floyd Bannister led the pitchers with 9 wins. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Seattle Mariners

What was the 1981 Seattle Mariners record?
The 1981 Seattle Mariners finished 44-65 (.404 win pct).
Who led the 1981 Seattle Mariners in home runs?
Richie Zisk led the 1981 Seattle Mariners with 16 home runs.
What was the 1981 Seattle Mariners team ERA?
The 1981 Seattle Mariners posted a team ERA of 4.23.
Did the 1981 Seattle Mariners win the World Series?
No. The 1981 Seattle Mariners did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 Seattle Mariners play?
The 1981 Seattle Mariners played home games at Kingdome.
Who led the 1981 Seattle Mariners in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Richie Zisk (16 HR, 43 RBI) and Floyd Bannister (9-9, 4.45 ERA).
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