1981 California Angels season
| 1981 California Angels | |
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| Owner(s) | Gene Autry |
| General manager(s) | Buzzie Bavasi |
| Manager(s) | Jim Fregosi, Gene Mauch |
| Local television | KTLA |
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KMPC (Don Drysdale, Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Dick Enberg) |
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The California Angels 1981 season involved the Angels finishing with the 5th best overall record in the American League West with 51 wins and 59 losses. The season was suspended for 50 days due to the infamous 1981 players' strike and the league chose as its playoff teams the division winners from the first and second halves of the season.
Offseason
- December 2, 1980: Geoff Zahn was signed as a free agent by the Angels.[1]
- December 8, 1980: Dan Whitmer was drafted from the Angels by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1980 rule 5 draft.[2]
- January 13, 1981: Ron Romanick was drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).[3]
- January 23, 1981: Joe Rudi, Frank Tanana and Jim Dorsey were traded by the Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Fred Lynn and Steve Renko.[4]
- February 2, 1981: Dave Rader was signed as a free agent by the Angels.[5]
- February 2, 1981: Dave Skaggs was released by the Angels.[6]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Oakland Athletics | 64 | 45 | 0.587 | — | 35–21 | 29–24 |
| Texas Rangers | 57 | 48 | 0.543 | 5 | 32–24 | 25–24 |
| Chicago White Sox | 54 | 52 | 0.509 | 8½ | 25–24 | 29–28 |
| Kansas City Royals | 50 | 53 | 0.485 | 11 | 19–28 | 31–25 |
| California Angels | 51 | 59 | 0.464 | 13½ | 26–28 | 25–31 |
| Seattle Mariners | 44 | 65 | 0.404 | 20 | 20–37 | 24–28 |
| Minnesota Twins | 41 | 68 | 0.376 | 23 | 24–36 | 17–32 |
| AL West First Half Standings |
W | L | Pct. |
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| Oakland Athletics | 37 | 23 | .617 |
| Texas Rangers | 33 | 22 | .600 |
| Chicago White Sox | 31 | 22 | .585 |
| California Angels | 31 | 29 | .517 |
| Kansas City Royals | 20 | 30 | .400 |
| Seattle Mariners | 21 | 36 | .368 |
| Minnesota Twins | 17 | 39 | .304 |
| AL West Second Half Standings |
W | L | Pct. |
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| Kansas City Royals | 30 | 23 | .566 |
| Oakland Athletics | 27 | 22 | .551 |
| Texas Rangers | 24 | 26 | .480 |
| Minnesota Twins | 24 | 29 | .453 |
| Seattle Mariners | 23 | 29 | .442 |
| Chicago White Sox | 23 | 30 | .434 |
| California Angels | 20 | 30 | .400 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 2–2 | 6–6 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 6–7 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
| Boston | 2–2 | — | 2–4 | 5–4 | 7–6 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 3–6 | 4–0 |
| California | 6–6 | 4–2 | — | 6–7 | 7–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–8 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 6–3 | 4–5 | 7–6 | — | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–5 |
| Cleveland | 2–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–2 | — | 1–5 | 4–4 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 7–5 | 3–2 | 8–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| Detroit | 7–6 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | — | 3–2 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 3–7 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 6–4 |
| Kansas City | 3–5 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 2–3 | — | 4–5 | 9–4 | 2–10 | 3–3 | 6–7 | 3–4 | 5–3 |
| Milwaukee | 4–2 | 7–6 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 6–3 | 8–5 | 5–4 | — | 9–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–5 | 6–4 |
| Minnesota | 0–6 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–9 | 4–9 | 3–9 | — | 3–3 | 2–8 | 3–6–1 | 5–8 | 5–1 |
| New York | 6–7 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–3 | 10–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 4–3 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 2–3 |
| Oakland | 5–7 | 5–7 | 8–2 | 6–7 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–2 | 3–4 | — | 6–1 | 4–2 | 10–2 |
| Seattle | 2–4 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 1–5 | 7–6 | 2–2 | 6–3–1 | 3–2 | 1–6 | — | 5–8 | 3–3 |
| Texas | 1–2 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–9 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 8–5 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 8–5 | — | 6–2 |
| Toronto | 2–5 | 0–4 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 2–4 | 4–6 | 3–5 | 4–6 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 2–10 | 3–3 | 2–6 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 20, 1981: Dave Rader was released by the Angels.[5]
- June 8, 1981: 1981 Major League Baseball draft
- Dick Schofield was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (3rd pick).[7]
- Devon White was drafted by the Angels in the 6th round. Player signed June 13, 1981.[8]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Outfielders
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| CF | Lynn, FredFred Lynn | 76 | 256 | 56 | .219 | 5 | 31 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Sconiers, DarylDaryl Sconiers | 15 | 52 | 14 | .269 | 1 | 7 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Zahn, GeoffGeoff Zahn | 25 | 161.1 | 10 | 11 | 4.41 | 52 |
Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
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Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Notes
- ↑ Geoff Zahn at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dan Whitmer at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/romanro01.shtml
- ↑ Joe Rudi at Baseball Reference
- 1 2 Dave Rader at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dave Skaggs at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dick Schofield at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Devon White at Baseball Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
External links
- 1981 California Angels at Baseball Reference
- 1981 California Angels at Baseball Almanac
| Preceded by 1980 |
California Angels seasons 1981 |
Succeeded by 1982 |
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