1981 California League season

1981 California League season California League Baseball April 10 – August 30 140 8 Regular season Visalia Oaks Kent Hrbek, Visalia Oaks Playoffs Lodi Dodgers Visalia Oaks List of Carolina League seasons CALL 1980 California League season 1980 1982 California League season 1982 The 1981 California League was a Class A baseball season played between April 10 and August 30. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, as four teams qualified for the playoffs. The Lodi Dodgers won the California League championship, as they defeated the Visalia Oaks in the final round of the playoffs. League changes As the league went down to eight teams, the divisional format was abandoned in 1981. Team changes The Salinas Angels disbanded. The Redwood Pioneers began a new affiliation with the California Angels. The San Jose Missions ended their affiliation with the Seattle Mariners. Teams 1981 California League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Fresno Giants Fresno, California San Francisco Giants John Euless Park Lodi Dodgers Lodi, California Los Angeles Dodgers Lawrence Park Modesto A's Modesto, California Oakland Athletics Del Webb Field Redwood Pioneers Rohnert Park, California California Angels Rohnert Park Stadium Reno Silver Sox Reno, Nevada San Diego Padres Moana Stadium San Jose Missions San Jose, California None San Jose Municipal Stadium Stockton Ports Stockton, California Milwaukee Brewers Billy Hebert Field Visalia Oaks Visalia, California Minnesota Twins Recreation Park Map of teams left 10px California League teams 550 450 350 0 90 California 550 California 36.75 -119.77 Black pog.svg 80 left Fresno #ffe California 38.14 -121.27 Black pog.svg 80 right Lodi #ffe California 37.66 -120.99 Black pog.svg 80 right Modesto #ffe California 38.35 -122.72 Black pog.svg 80 left Redwood #ffe California 39.49 -119.80 Black pog.svg 80 top Reno #ffe California 37.32 -121.86 Black pog.svg 80 left San Jose #ffe California 37.98 -121.29 Black pog.svg 80 left Stockton #ffe California 36.33 -119.30 Black pog.svg 80 right Visalia #ffe Regular season Summary The Visalia Oaks finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1978. Standings CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 9, 2025 California League Team Win Loss % GB Visalia Oaks 87 53 87 53 – Reno Silver Sox 81 58 81 58 5.5 Lodi Dodgers 73 67 73 67 14 Stockton Ports 68 71 68 71 18.5 Modesto A's 67 71 67 71 19 Redwood Pioneers 66 74 66 74 22 Fresno Giants 63 77 63 77 25 San Jose Missions 53 87 53 87 35 League Leaders Batting leaders 1981 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 9, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Kent Hrbek, Visalia Oaks .379 H George Hinshaw, Reno Silver Sox 189 R Steve Garcia, Reno Silver Sox 120 2B Scotti Madison, Visalia Oaks 32 3B Lyle Brackenridge, Visalia Oaks Joe Scherger, Reno Silver Sox 10 HR Rob Deer, Fresno Giants 33 RBI George Hinshaw, Reno Silver Sox 131 SB Rusty McNealy, San Jose Missions 63 Pitching leaders 1981 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 9, 2025 Stat Player Total W Paul Voigt, Visalia Oaks 16 ERA Ron Romanick, Redwood Pioneers 2.91 CG Scott Arrington, Visalia Oaks Lou Marietta, San Jose Missions Frank Williams, Fresno Giants 14 SHO Sam Arrington, Visalia Oaks 4 SV Mike Couchee, Reno Silver Sox 16 IP Ron Romanick, Redwood Pioneers 207.0 SO Ron Romanick, Redwood Pioneers 178 Playoffs The playoff format changed to a 1 vs. 4 and 2 vs. 3 semi-final round. The Lodi Dodgers won their third California League championship, as they defeated the Visalia Oaks in five games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals 1 Visalia 2 4 Stockton 1 2 Reno 0 3 Lodi 3 1 Visalia 2 3 Lodi 3 Awards California League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Kent Hrbek, Visalia Oaks See also 1981 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website California League season Category:1981 in sports in California Category:1981 in sports in Nevada