1981 Houston Astros season
| 1981 Houston Astros | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 61–49 (.555) |
| Divisional place | 3rd |
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| Owner(s) | John McMullen |
| General manager(s) | Al Rosen |
| Manager(s) | Bill Virdon |
| Local television | KRIV |
| Local radio |
KENR (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker) |
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The Houston Astros' 1981 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.
Offseason
- December 4, 1980: Don Sutton was signed as a free agent by the Astros.[1]
- December 8, 1980: Chris Bourjos was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Bob Knepper to the Houston Astros for Enos Cabell.[2]
- March 27, 1981: Julio González was released by the Astros.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 42 | 0.611 | — | 32–22 | 34–20 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 63 | 47 | 0.573 | 4 | 33–23 | 30–24 |
| Houston Astros | 61 | 49 | 0.555 | 6 | 31–20 | 30–29 |
| San Francisco Giants | 56 | 55 | 0.505 | 11½ | 29–24 | 27–31 |
| Atlanta Braves | 50 | 56 | 0.472 | 15 | 22–27 | 28–29 |
| San Diego Padres | 41 | 69 | 0.373 | 26 | 20–35 | 21–34 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 3–2–1 | 6–5 | 4–8 | 7–7 | 3–7 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 9–6 | 5–7 | 4–3 | |||||
| Chicago | 2–3–1 | — | 1–5 | 1–6 | 6–4 | 4–7 | 5–8–1 | 2–10 | 4–10 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 5–4–1 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 5–6 | 5–1 | — | 8–4 | 8–8 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 10–2 | 9–5 | 0–5 | |||||
| Houston | 8–4 | 6–1 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 11–3 | 9–6 | 2–4 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 7–7 | 4–6 | 8–8 | 8–4 | — | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 5–5 | |||||
| Montreal | 7–3 | 7–4 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | — | 9–3 | 7–4 | 10–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 6–9 | |||||
| New York | 3–3 | 8–5–1 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 3–9 | — | 7–7 | 3–6–1 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 6–5 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5-4 | 10–2 | 2–5 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4–7 | 7–7 | — | 7–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–6 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 3–2 | 10–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–10 | 6–3–1 | 5–7 | — | 6–4 | 3–7 | 3–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 6–9 | 3–3 | 2–10 | 3–11 | 5–6 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–6 | — | 6–7 | 3–7 | |||||
| San Francisco | 7–5 | 5–5 | 5–9 | 6–9 | 5–7 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 7–3 | 7–6 | — | 2–3 | |||||
| St. Louis | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 5–6 | 6–7 | 8–3 | 7–3 | 3–2 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- April 1, 1981: Chris Bourjos was traded by the Houston Astros with cash to the Baltimore Orioles for Kiko Garcia.[2]
- April 3, 1981: Gary Rajsich was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for John Csefalvay (minors).[4]
- April 17, 1981: David Clyde was signed as a free agent by the Astros.[5]
- June 7, 1981: Joaquín Andújar was traded by the Astros to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tony Scott.[6]
- June 8, 1981: Eric Bullock was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).[7]
Nolan Ryan's 5th No-Hitter
On September 26, 1981, Nolan Ryan no-hit the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-0, on national television. The 34-year-old right-hander became the first pitcher to throw five career no-hitters.[8] It had been six years since Ryan's last no-hitter; he pitched for the California Angels for the last of four no-hitters.
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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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 | Tony Scott | 55 | 225 | 66 | .293 | 2 | 22 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Denny Walling | 65 | 158 | 37 | .234 | 5 | 23 |
| Scott Loucks | 10 | 7 | 4 | .571 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Knicely | 3 | 7 | 4 | .571 | 2 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Don Sutton | 23 | 158.2 | 11 | 9 | 2.61 | 104 |
| Nolan Ryan | 21 | 149 | 11 | 5 | 1.69 | 140 |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Joaquín Andújar | 9 | 23.2 | 2 | 3 | 4.94 | 18 |
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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1981 National League Division Series
See also: 1981 National League Division Series
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Houston Astros
Los Angeles wins series, 3-2.
| Game | Score | Date |
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| 1 | Houston 3, Los Angeles 1 | October 6 |
| 2 | Houston 1, Los Angeles 0 (11 innings) | October 7 |
| 3 | Los Angeles 6, Houston 1 | October 9 |
| 4 | Los Angeles 2, Houston 1 | October 10 |
| 5 | Los Angeles 4, Houston 0 | October 11 |
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Daytona Beach
References
- ↑ Don Sutton at Baseball Reference
- 1 2 http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bourjch01.shtml?redir
- ↑ Julio González at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Gary Rajsich at Baseball Reference
- ↑ David Clyde at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Joaquín Andújar at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bulloer01.shtml
- ↑ "Big Days in Astros History – September 26, 1981 – Nolan Ryan pitches his fifth no-hitter". AstrosDaily.com. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
External links
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