1981 Texas Rangers

57-48 • .543 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1981 Texas Rangers went 57-48 (.543) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 452 runs, allowed 389, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Buddy Bell (10 HR, 64 RBI) and Rick Honeycutt (11-6, 3.31 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

57 Wins
48 Losses
.543 Win %
2nd Rank
452 R 389 RA
Diff +63

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452 Runs Scored
389 Runs Allowed
+63 Run Diff
853K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 AL Average

Batting Avg .270 6% above the 1981 league average (.256)
OBP .326 2% above the 1981 league average (.320)
SLG .369 1% below the 1981 league average (.372)
Team ERA 3.40 7% better than the 1981 league average (3.66)
Runs Scored 452 4% above the 1981 league average (437 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 56
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Total Attendance 853,032
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Avg per Game 15,232

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Bill Stein 0.330 2 Al Oliver 0.309 3 Buddy Bell 0.294 4 Mickey Rivers 0.286 5 Billy Sample 0.283

Home Runs

1 Buddy Bell 10 2 Pat Putnam 8 3 Al Oliver 4 4 Leon Roberts 4 5 Johnny Grubb 3

RBI

1 Buddy Bell 64 2 Al Oliver 55 3 Bump Wills 41 4 Pat Putnam 35 5 Leon Roberts 31
1981 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Oliver 102 421 53 130 29 1 4 55 24 28 3 0.309
Bump Wills 102 410 51 103 13 2 2 41 32 49 12 0.251
Mickey Rivers 99 399 62 114 21 2 3 26 24 31 9 0.286
Buddy Bell 97 360 44 106 16 1 10 64 42 30 3 0.294
Jim Sundberg 102 339 42 94 17 2 3 28 50 48 2 0.277
Pat Putnam 95 297 33 79 17 2 8 35 17 38 4 0.266
Leon Roberts 72 233 26 65 17 2 4 31 25 38 3 0.279
Billy Sample 66 230 36 65 16 0 3 25 17 21 4 0.283
Mario Mendoza 88 229 18 53 6 1 0 22 7 25 2 0.231
Johnny Grubb 67 199 26 46 9 1 3 26 23 25 0 0.231
Bill Stein 53 115 21 38 6 0 2 22 7 15 1 0.330
Mark Wagner 50 85 15 22 4 1 1 14 8 13 1 0.259
Tom Poquette 30 64 2 10 1 0 0 7 5 1 0 0.156
John Ellis 23 58 2 8 3 0 1 7 5 10 0 0.138
Bob Jones 10 34 4 9 1 0 3 7 1 7 0 0.265
Wayne Tolleson 14 24 6 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 0.167
Bob Johnson 6 18 2 5 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 0.278
Dan Duran 13 16 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Rick Lisi 9 16 6 5 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.312
Larry Cox 5 13 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.231
Nelson Norman 7 13 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.231
Don Werner 2 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Bob Babcock 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Butcher 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Comer 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Darwin 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Honeycutt 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hough 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fergie Jenkins 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Henry Johnson 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kern 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Lacey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jon Matlack 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doc Medich 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Mercer 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Schmidt 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Whitehouse 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Steve Comer 2.56 2 Jim Kern 2.70 3 Charlie Hough 2.96 4 Doc Medich 3.08 5 Dave Schmidt 3.13

Wins

1 Rick Honeycutt 11 2 Doc Medich 10 3 Danny Darwin 9 4 Steve Comer 8 5 Fergie Jenkins 5

Strikeouts

1 Danny Darwin 98 2 Charlie Hough 69 3 Doc Medich 65 4 Fergie Jenkins 63 5 Jon Matlack 43
1981 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Danny Darwin 9 9 3.64 22 22 0 146.0 115 59 57 98
Doc Medich 10 6 3.08 20 20 0 143.1 136 49 33 65
Rick Honeycutt 11 6 3.31 20 20 0 127.2 120 47 17 40
Fergie Jenkins 5 8 4.50 19 16 0 106.0 122 53 40 63
Jon Matlack 4 7 4.14 17 16 0 104.1 101 48 41 43
Charlie Hough 4 1 2.96 21 5 1 82.0 61 27 31 69
Steve Comer 8 2 2.56 36 1 6 77.1 70 22 31 22
Dave Schmidt 0 1 3.13 14 1 1 31.2 31 11 11 13
Jim Kern 1 2 2.70 23 0 6 30.0 21 9 22 20
Bob Babcock 1 1 2.20 16 0 0 28.2 21 7 16 18
John Butcher 1 2 1.63 5 3 0 27.2 18 5 8 19
John Henry Johnson 3 1 2.66 24 0 2 23.2 19 7 6 8
Mark Mercer 0 1 4.70 7 0 2 7.2 7 4 7 8
Len Whitehouse 0 1 16.20 2 1 0 3.1 8 6 2 2
Bob Lacey 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0

👥 Roster (37)

Bob Babcock Buddy Bell John Butcher Steve Comer Larry Cox Danny Darwin Dan Duran John Ellis Johnny Grubb Rick Honeycutt Charlie Hough Fergie Jenkins +25 more

37 players

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The 1981 Texas Rangers in brief

In 1981 the Texas Rangers posted a 57-48 mark (.543) and finished 2nd in the AL West. The Texas Rangers scored 452 runs and allowed 389, a run differential of +63. The team batting average of .270 was 6% above the 1981 league mark of .256. Pitchers allowed 3.40 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.66. The 1981 Texas Rangers outscored the average club by 4% (452 against 437).

Attendance at Arlington Stadium totaled 853,032 for the year. Buddy Bell led the club in home runs with 10. The hits leader was Al Oliver with 130. Rick Honeycutt was the top winner, with 11 victories. Danny Darwin struck out 98, the most on the club. The 1981 roster runs to 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Texas Rangers

What was the 1981 Texas Rangers record?
The 1981 Texas Rangers finished 57-48 (.543 win pct).
Who led the 1981 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Buddy Bell led the 1981 Texas Rangers with 10 home runs.
What was the 1981 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1981 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 3.40.
Did the 1981 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1981 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 Texas Rangers play?
The 1981 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1981 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Buddy Bell (10 HR, 64 RBI) and Rick Honeycutt (11-6, 3.31 ERA).
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