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1981 Baltimore Orioles season

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Record
  
59–46 (.562)

General manager(s)
  
Hank Peters

Local television
  
WMAR-TV

Divisional place
  
2nd

Manager(s)
  
Earl Weaver

Owner(s)
  
Edward Bennett Williams

The 1981 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 59 wins and 46 losses. The season was suspended for 50 days due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 15, 1980: Paul Hartzell was released by the Orioles.
  • January 22, 1981: Joe Kerrigan and John Buffamoyer (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Grace and John Hale.

    • Regular season

  • August 10, 1981: Cal Ripken, Jr. made his major league debut in a game against the Kansas City Royals.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 1, 1981: Kiko Garcia was traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros for Chris Bourjos and cash.
  • June 8, 1981: 1981 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Jeff Schaefer was drafted by the Orioles in the 12th round.
  • Cecil Fielder was drafted by the Orioles in the 31st round, but did not sign.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

    Awards and honors

  • Dennis Martínez, American League Leader Victories (14)

    • All-Star Game

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hagerstown

    References

    1981 Baltimore Orioles season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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