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1981 Milwaukee Brewers season

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Owner(s)
  
Bud Selig

Manager(s)
  
Buck Rodgers

General manager(s)
  
Harry Dalton

Local television
  
WVTV (Kent Derdivanis, Mike Hegan, Steve Shannon) SelecTV (Joe Castiglione, Tom Collins)

Local radio
  
WISN (AM) (Lorn Brown, Bob Uecker)

The Milwaukee Brewers' 1981 season involved the Brewers' finishing 1st in American League East during the second half of the split schedule with an overall record of 62 wins and 47 losses. They proceeded to lose to the New York Yankees in the ALDS. Rollie Fingers became the first relief pitcher in the history of the American League to win the MVP Award.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 12, 1980: Sixto Lezcano, David Green, Lary Sorensen and Dave LaPoint were traded by the Brewers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ted Simmons, Rollie Fingers and Pete Vuckovich.
  • January 13, 1981: Ernest Riles was drafted by the Brewers in the 3rd round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft (Secondary phase).
  • February 21, 1981: Paul Hartzell was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.
  • March 20, 1981: Bob Galasso was released by the Brewers.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 1, 1981: John Poff was traded by the Brewers to the Chicago White Sox for Thad Bosley.
  • April 4, 1981: Bill Lyons was released by the Brewers.
  • April 5, 1981: Dan Boitano was purchased from the Brewers by the New York Mets from the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • July 8, 1981: Paul Hartzell was released by the Brewers.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    ALDS

    New York wins series, 3-2.

    Awards and honors

  • Cecil Cooper, Silver Slugger Award
  • Rollie Fingers, American League Cy Young Award
  • Rollie Fingers, American League MVP

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Butte

    References

    1981 Milwaukee Brewers season Wikipedia
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