1981 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1981 American League East Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 1st half: 31–23 (.574) 2nd half: 28–23 (.549) Overall: 59–46 (.562) 1st half: 2nd (2 GB) 2nd half: 4th (2 GB) Edward Bennett Williams Hank Peters Earl Weaver WMAR-TV WFBR(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Tom Marr) The 1981 Baltimore Orioles season was the franchise's 28th season based in Baltimore and 81st overall 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 Orioles competed as members of the American League East, finishing second in the first half of the season and fourth in the second half of the season; their overall record was 59 wins and 46 losses. The Orioles hit five grand slams, the most in MLB in 1981.https://www.baseball-reference.com/tiny/vGaqL Team Batting Event Finder: 1981, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123 Baseball Reference July 3, 2018 Offseason December 15, 1980: Paul Hartzell was released by the Orioles.Paul Hartzell page at Baseball Reference January 22, 1981: Joe Kerrigan and John Buffamoyer (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Grace and John Hale.Joe Kerrigan page at Baseball Reference Regular season August 10, 1981: Cal Ripken Jr. made his major league debut in a game against the Kansas City Royals.https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ripkeca01.shtml Cal Ripken Jr. Stats Notable transactions April 1, 1981: Kiko Garcia was traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Chris Bourjos and cash.Chris Bourjos page at Baseball Reference June 8, 1981: 1981 Major League Baseball draft Jeff Schaefer was drafted by the Orioles in the 12th round.Jeff Schaefer page at Baseball Reference Cecil Fielder was drafted by the Orioles in the 31st round, but did not sign.Cecil Fielder page at Baseball Reference Season standings Record vs. opponents BAL Roster 1981 Baltimore Orioles roster Roster Pitchers 52 Mike Boddicker 46 Mike Flanagan 21 Dave Ford 36 Steve Luebber 30 Dennis Martínez 23 Tippy Martinez 16 Scott McGregor 22 Jim Palmer 57 Jeff Schneider 53 Sammy Stewart 49 Tim Stoddard 32 Steve Stone Catchers 24 Rick Dempsey 37,41 Dan Graham 59 Willie Royster Infielders  7 Mark Belanger  2 Bobby Bonner 25 Rich Dauer 11 Doug DeCinces  6 Wayne Krenchicki 33 Eddie Murray  8 Cal Ripken Jr. 12 Lenn Sakata Outfielders  1 Al Bumbry 15 Mark Corey 28 Jim Dwyer 38 John Lowenstein 35 Gary Roenicke 37 John Shelby 29 Ken Singleton 39 Dallas Williams Other batters 27 Benny Ayala 10 Terry Crowley 34 José Morales Manager  4 Earl Weaver Coaches 44 Elrod Hendricks 31 Ray Miller 47 Cal Ripken, Sr. 54 Ralph Rowe 40 Jimmy Williams Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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 C Rick Dempsey 92 251 54 .215 6 15 1B Eddie Murray 99 378 111 .294 22* 78 2B Rich Dauer 96 369 97 .263 4 38 3B Doug DeCinces 100 346 91 .263 13 55 SS Mark Belanger 64 139 23 .165 1 10 LF John Lowenstein 83 189 47 .249 6 20 CF Al Bumbry 101 392 107 .273 1 27 RF Ken Singleton 103 363 101 .278 13 49 DH Terry Crowley 68 134 33 .246 4 25 Tied with Tony Armas (Oakland), Dwight Evans (Boston) and Bobby Grich (California) for league lead. 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 Gary Roenicke 85 219 59 .269 3 20 Lenn Sakata 61 150 34 .227 5 15 Dan Graham 55 142 25 .176 2 11 Jim Dwyer 68 134 30 .224 3 10 Benny Ayala 44 86 24 .279 3 13 José Morales José Morales (designated hitter) 38 86 21 .244 2 14 Wayne Krenchicki 33 56 12 .214 0 6 Cal Ripken Jr. 23 39 5 .128 0 0 Bobby Bonner 10 27 8 .296 0 2 Mark Corey 10 8 0 .000 0 0 Willie Royster 4 4 0 .000 0 0 Dallas Williams 2 2 1 .500 0 0 John Shelby 7 2 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Dennis Martínez 25 179.0 14* 5 3.32 88 Scott McGregor 24 160.0 13 5 3.26 82 Jim Palmer 22 127.1 7 8 3.75 35 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan (baseball) 20 116.0 9 6 4.19 72 Steve Stone 15 62.2 4 7 4.60 30 Tied with Steve McCatty (Oakland), Jack Morris (Detroit) and Pete Vuckovich (Milwaukee) for league lead. Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Sammy Stewart 29 112.1 4 8 2.32 57 Dave Ford 15 40.0 1 2 6.53 12 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Tippy Martinez 37 3 3 11 2.90 50 Tim Stoddard 31 4 2 7 3.86 32 Jeff Schneider 11 0 0 1 4.88 17 Steve Luebber 7 0 0 0 7.56 12 Mike Boddicker 2 0 0 0 4.76 2 Awards and honors Dennis Martínez, American League Leader Victories (14) All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Doc Edwards AA Charlotte O's Southern League Mark Wiley A Hagerstown Suns Carolina League Grady Little A Miami Orioles Florida State League Minnie Mendoza Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Lance Nichols LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hagerstown Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1981 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1981 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles Category:Long stubs with short prose