1981 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1981 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio 1st half: 26–24 (.520) 2nd half: 26–27 (.491) Overall: 52–51 (.505) 1st half: 6th (5 GB) 2nd half: 5nd (tied; 5 GB) Steve O'Neill Phil Seghi Dave Garcia WUAB WWWE The 1981 Cleveland Indians season was the franchise's 81st season as a member of the American League. Games were suspended for 50 days due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, causing a split season. The Indians finished the first half of the season in sixth place in the American League East, and the second half of the season tied for fifth place. Managed by Dave Garcia, the Indians played their home games at Cleveland Stadium and had an overall record of 52 wins and 51 losses. Offseason December 8, 1980: Dan Spillner was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Dan Spillner at Baseball Reference December 9, 1980: Gary Alexander, Víctor Cruz, Rafael Vásquez, and Bob Owchinko were traded by the Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bert Blyleven and Manny Sanguillén.Bert Blyleven at Baseball Reference Regular season May 15, 1981: Len Barker pitched a perfect game against the Toronto Blue Jays. It was the 10th perfect game in MLB history, and remains the most recent no-hitter thrown by an Indian.Chronological list of no-hitters at Retrosheet Barker was later selected to the All-Star Game. Len Barker's perfect game Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position27 Miguel Diloné DH20 Rick Manning CF21 Mike Hargrove 1B34 Joe Charboneau LF11 Toby Harrah 3B6 Jorge Orta RF16 Bo Díaz C7 Alan Bannister 2B 15 Tom Veryzer SS28 Bert Blyleven P 1981 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1981 Cleveland Indians roster Roster Pitchers 39 Len Barker 28 Bert Blyleven 45 Tom Brennan 40 John Denny 17 Wayne Garland 44 Ed Glynn 35 Bob Lacey 41 Dennis Lewallyn 43 Sid Monge 37 Dan Spillner 46 Mike Stanton 36 Rick Waits Catchers 23 Chris Bando 16 Bo Díaz  9 Ron Hassey Infielders 10 Jerry Dybzinski 22 Mike Fischlin 21 Mike Hargrove 11 Toby Harrah 18 Duane Kuiper 30 Karl Pagel 12 Dave Rosello 15 Tom Veryzer Outfielders  7 Alan Bannister 34 Joe Charboneau 27 Miguel Diloné 32 Larry Littleton 20 Rick Manning  6 Jorge Orta 13 Ron Pruitt Other batters  8 Von Hayes 25 Pat Kelly 29 Andre Thornton Manager  1 Dave Garcia Coaches  4 Dave Duncan (Pitching) 14 Tommy McCraw (Hitting/First Base) 24 Joe Nossek(Third Base)  2 Dennis Sommers(Bullpen) Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB Chris Bando 21 47 3 10 3 0 0 6 .213 0 Alan Bannister 68 232 36 61 11 1 1 17 .263 16 Joe Charboneau 48 138 14 29 7 1 4 18 .210 1 Bo Díaz 63 182 25 57 19 07 38 .313 2 Miguel Dilone 72 269 33 78 5 5 0 19 .290 29 Jerry Dybzinski 48 57 10 17 0 0 0 6 .298 7 Mike Fischlin 22 43 3 10 1 0 0 5 .233 3 Mike Hargrove 94 322 43 10221 0 249 .317 5 Toby Harrah103 36164 105 12 4 5 44 .291 12 Ron Hassey 61 190 8 44 4 0 1 25 .232 0 Von Hayes 43 109 21 28 8 2 1 17 .257 8 Pat Kelly Pat Kelly (outfielder) 48 75 8 16 4 0 1 16 .213 2 Duane Kuiper 72 206 15 53 6 0 0 14 .257 1 Larry Littleton 26 23 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 Rick Manning103 360 47 88 15 3 4 33 .244 25 Jorge Orta 88 338 50 92 14 3 5 34 .272 4 Karl Pagel 14 15 3 4 0 2 1 4 .267 0 Ron Pruitt 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Dave Rosello 43 84 11 20 4 0 1 7 .238 0 Andre Thornton 69 226 22 54 12 0 6 30 .239 3 Tom Veryzer 75 221 13 54 4 0 0 14 .244 1 Team totals 103 3507 431 922 150 21 39 397 .263 119 Pitching = Indicates league leader Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K Len Barker 8 7 3.91 2222 0 154.1 150 72 67 46 127 Bert Blyleven11 72.88 20 20 0159.1 145 52 51 40 107 Tom Brennan Tom Brennan (baseball) 2 2 3.17 7 6 0 48.1 49 20 17 14 15 John Denny 10 6 3.15 19 19 0 145.2 139 62 5166 94 Wayne Garland 3 7 5.79 12 10 0 56.0 89 40 36 14 15 Ed Glynn 0 0 1.17 4 0 0 7.2 5 1 1 4 4 Bob Lacey 0 0 7.59 14 0 0 21.1 36 20 18 3 11 Dennis Lewallyn 0 0 5.40 7 0 0 13.1 16 8 8 2 11 Sid Monge 3 5 4.34 31 0 4 58.0 58 31 28 21 41 Dan Spillner 4 4 3.14 32 5 7 97.1 86 41 34 39 59 Mike Stanton Mike Stanton (right-handed pitcher) 3 3 4.36 24 0 2 43.1 43 21 21 18 34 Rick Waits 8 10 4.92 22 21 0 126.1 173 74 69 44 51 Team totals 52 51 3.88 103 103 13 931.0 989 442 401 311 569 Awards and honors All-Star Game Len Barker, Reserve Bo Diaz, Catcher, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Charleston Charlies International League Cal Emery and Frank Lucchesi AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Woody Smith A Waterloo Indians Midwest League Gomer Hodge A-Short Season Batavia Trojans New York–Penn League Dave OliverJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 References 1981 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference 1981 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleve Category:Long stubs with short prose