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Season Almanac

1981 MLB Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Mike Schmidt (HR, RBI)

Home Runs
  1. 1Mike SchmidtPHI31
  2. 2Andre DawsonWSH24
  3. 3Bobby GrichLAA22
Hits
  1. 1Pete RosePHI140
  2. 2Rickey HendersonATH135
  3. 3Carney LansfordBOS134
Runs Batted In
  1. 1Mike SchmidtPHI91
  2. 2George FosterCIN90
  3. 3Eddie MurrayBAL78
Runs
  1. 1Rickey HendersonATH89
  2. 2Dwight EvansBOS84
  3. 3Mike SchmidtPHI78
Stolen Bases
  1. 1Tim Raines Sr.WSH71
  2. 2Rickey HendersonATH56
  3. 3Julio CruzSEA43
Pitching Strikeouts
  1. 1Fernando ValenzuelaLAD180
  2. 2Steve CarltonPHI179
  3. 3Mario SotoCIN151
Pitching Wins
  1. 1Dennis MartinezBAL14
  2. 2Jack MorrisDET14
  3. 3Pete VuckovichMIL14
Saves
  1. 1Rollie FingersMIL28
  2. 2Bruce SutterSTL25
  3. 3Greg MintonSF21

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Rollie FingersPITCH16.7
  2. 2Mike SchmidtBAT15
  3. 3Rick CampPITCH14.5
  4. 4Rich GossagePITCH14.2
  5. 5Joe SambitoPITCH14.1
  6. 6Kevin SaucierPITCH14
  7. 7Jeff ReardonPITCH13.8
  8. 8Dwight EvansBAT13.7
  9. 9Andre DawsonBAT13.3
  10. 10George FosterBAT13.1
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Cal Ripken Jr.SS228.7
  2. 2Chili DavisOF203.6
  3. 3Ryne Sandberg2B184.6
  4. 4Gary Gaetti3B177
  5. 5Kent Hrbek1B163.4
  6. 6Brett ButlerCF151
  7. 7Steve BedrosianP137.4
  8. 8Tom BrunanskyRF136.3

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Bobby BondsRF191.8
  2. 2Sal Bando3B157.8
  3. 3Mike MarshallP120.4
  4. 4Dick DragoP116.1
  5. 5Pat KellyRF94.4
  6. 6Dave RobertsP93.4
  7. 7Freddie PatekSS90.9
  8. 8Reggie ClevelandP87.6

Teams · 26

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Cincinnati Reds66-42182.7George Foster
Athletics64-45115.1Tony ArmasPlayoffs
Los Angeles Dodgers63-47217.5Steve HowePlayoffs
St. Louis Cardinals59-43177.6Bruce Sutter
Milwaukee Brewers62-47133.6Rollie FingersPlayoffs
Baltimore Orioles59-46126Eddie Murray
Houston Astros61-49203.4Joe SambitoPlayoffs
Washington Nationals60-48184.7Andre DawsonPlayoffs
Philadelphia Phillies59-48192.7Mike SchmidtPlayoffs
New York Yankees59-48136.1Rich GossagePlayoffs
Detroit Tigers60-49130.6Kevin Saucier
Boston Red Sox59-49135.6Dwight Evans
Texas Rangers57-48124.5Steve Comer
Chicago White Sox54-52132.2LaMarr Hoyt
San Francisco Giants56-55192.7Al Holland
Cleveland Indians52-51106.2Dan Spillner
Kansas City Royals50-53114.2Dan QuisenberryPlayoffs
Atlanta Braves50-56202.7Rick Camp
Los Angeles Angels51-59130.2Don Aase
Pittsburgh Pirates46-56168.9Kent Tekulve
New York Mets41-62185.1Neil Allen
Seattle Mariners44-65122.5Larry Andersen
Chicago Cubs38-65158.7Bill Buckner
Minnesota Twins41-6889.2Doug Corbett
San Diego Padres41-69181.8Gary Lucas
Toronto Blue Jays37-69106.7Joey McLaughlin

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.