1981 Boston Red Sox season explained

Boston Red Sox
Season:1981
League:American League
Division:East
Ballpark:Fenway Park
City:Boston, Massachusetts
Owners:Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey
President:Jean Yawkey
General Manager:Haywood Sullivan
Manager:Ralph Houk
Television:WSBK-TV, Ch. 38
(Ned Martin, Ken Harrelson)
Radio:WITS-AM 1510
(Ken Coleman, Jon Miller)
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Brtn:BOS

The 1981 Boston Red Sox season was the 81st season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. Due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, play during the regular season was suspended for 50 days, and the season was split into two halves, with playoff teams determined by records from each half of the season. In the first half of the season, the Red Sox finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 30 wins and 26 losses, four games behind the New York Yankees. In the second half of the season, the Red Sox finished tied for second in the division with a record of 29 wins and 23 losses, games behind the Milwaukee Brewers. The Red Sox' overall record for the season was 59 wins and 49 losses.

Offseason

Regular season

Record by month[3]
Month Record Cumulative Ref.
Won Lost Won Lost Position GB
April 7 9 7 9 5th [4]
May 18 12 25 21 5th 4 [5]
June 5 5 30 26 5th 4 [6]
  Second half  
August 11 9 11 9 3rd (tie) [7]
September 16 13 27 22 3rd [8]
October 2 1 29 23 2nd (tie) [9]

Notable transactions

Opening Day lineup

24 RF
11 2B
26 Joe Rudi     DH
14 LF
  51B
  4 3B
18 SS
39 C
  3 CF
43 Dennis Eckersley     P
Source:[12]

The Chicago White Sox defeated the Red Sox on Opening Day, 5–3. It was the first game that Carlton Fisk played for the White Sox, after 11 seasons with the Red Sox; Fisk hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning.[13]

Roster

1981 Boston Red Sox
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersDesignated hittersManagerCoaches (First base) (Bullpen) (Hitting) (Pitching) (Third base)

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

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Jim Rice108451511281811762234.284.441
Dwight Evans108412841221942271385.296.522
Carney Lansford102399611342334521534.336.439
Jerry Remy883585511091031936.307.338
Dave Stapleton93355451011711042021.285.423
Carl Yastrzemski913383683141753049.246.355
Rick Miller973163892172233328.291.377
Tony Pérez843063577113939027.252.395
Glenn Hoffman782422856100120012.231.285
Rich Gedman62205225915052609.288.434
Gary Allenson47139233180525023.223.388
Joe Rudi4912214223062408.180.352
Reid Nichols3948139010302.188.229
Garry Hancock264547300302.156.222
Dave Schmidt1542610102307.238.405
Julio Valdez172315000300.217.217
Chico Walker61736000201.353.353
Tom Poquette3200000000.000.000
John Lickert1000000000.---.---
Team Totals10838205191052168179049232378.275.399
Source:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1981-batting.shtml

Pitching

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; SO = Strikeouts

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Dennis Eckersley984.2723230154.016082733579
Frank Tanana4104.0124230141.114270634378
Mike Torrez1033.6822220127.113061525154
Bob Stanley1083.83351098.211046423828
John Tudor434.581811178.27444402844
Mark Clear834.11340976.26936355182
Bob Ojeda623.121010066.15025232528
Tom Burgmeier452.87320659.26123191735
Steve Crawford054.991411057.26938321829
Bill Campbell113.17300748.14523172037
Chuck Rainey012.70112040.03921121320
Bruce Hurst204.3055023.02311111211
Luis Aponte100.5770115.21111311
Team Totals59493.8110810824987.1983481418354536
Source:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1981-pitching.shtml

Statistical leaders

Category Player Statistic
Youngest player 21
Oldest player 41
6.7
Source:[14]

Batting

Abbr. Category Player Statistic
G 108
Jim Rice
PA Plate appearances Dwight Evans 504
AB At bats Jim Rice 451
R Runs scored Dwight Evans 84
H Hits 134
2B Doubles Carney Lansford 23
3B Triples Dwight Evans 4
HR Home runs Dwight Evans 22
RBI Dwight Evans 71
SB Stolen bases Carney Lansford 15
CS Carney Lansford 10
BB Dwight Evans 85
SO Strikeouts Dwight Evans 85
BA Carney Lansford .336
OBP Dwight Evans .415
SLG Dwight Evans .522
OPS Dwight Evans .937
OPS+ Dwight Evans 163
TB Dwight Evans 215
GIDP Jim Rice 14
HBP Jim Rice 3
SH Sacrifice hits 13
SF Jim Rice 7
IBB 4
Source:[14]

Pitching

Abbr. Category Player Statistic
W Wins 10
Mike Torrez
L Losses 10
W-L % Mike Torrez .769 (10–3)
ERA 3.68
G Games pitched Bob Stanley 35
GS Games started 23
Frank Tanana
GF Games finished 23
CG Complete games Dennis Eckersley 8
SHO Dennis Eckersley 2
Frank Tanana
SV Saves 9
IP Dennis Eckersley 154
SO Strikeouts Mark Clear 82
WHIP Dennis Eckersley 1.266
Source:[14]

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bristol
Source:[15] [16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Boston Red Sox: An Illustrated History . Milton . Cole . Jim . Kaplan . 58 . World Publications Group . . 2009 . 978-1-57215-412-4.
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rudijo01.shtml Joe Rudi page at Baseball Reference
  3. Web site: The 1981 Boston Red Sox . . October 11, 2020.
  4. Web site: Events of Thursday, April 30, 1981.
  5. Web site: Events of Sunday, May 31, 1981.
  6. Web site: Events of Thursday, June 11, 1981.
  7. Web site: Events of Monday, August 31, 1981.
  8. Web site: Events of Wednesday, September 30, 1981.
  9. Web site: Events of Monday, October 5, 1981.
  10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dragodi01.shtml Dick Drago page at Baseball Reference
  11. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lyonsst01.shtml Steve Lyons page at Baseball Reference
  12. Web site: Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 3 . April 10, 1981 . . October 11, 2020.
  13. Web site: April 10, 1981: Carlton Fisk homers in return to Fenway Park . Joseph . Wancho . . October 11, 2020.
  14. Web site: 1981 Boston Red Sox Statistics . . October 13, 2020.
  15. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  16. Book: Boston Red Sox Media Guide . 1981 . 52 . March 14, 2021 . Wayback Machine.

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