1981 Atlanta Braves season
| 1981 Atlanta Braves | |
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| Record | 50–56 (.472) |
| Divisional place | 5th |
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| Owner(s) | Ted Turner |
| General manager(s) | John Mullen |
| Manager(s) | Bobby Cox |
| Local television | WTBS/Superstation WTBS |
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WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Darrel Chaney) |
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Offseason
- November 15, 1980: Claudell Washington was signed as a free agent by the Braves.[1]
- December 12, 1980: Doyle Alexander was traded by the Braves to the San Francisco Giants for John Montefusco and Craig Landis (minors).[2]
- January 12, 1981: Gaylord Perry was signed as a free agent by the Braves.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 42 | 0.611 | — | 32–22 | 34–20 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 63 | 47 | 0.573 | 4 | 33–23 | 30–24 |
| Houston Astros | 61 | 49 | 0.555 | 6 | 31–20 | 30–29 |
| San Francisco Giants | 56 | 55 | 0.505 | 11½ | 29–24 | 27–31 |
| Atlanta Braves | 50 | 56 | 0.472 | 15 | 22–27 | 28–29 |
| San Diego Padres | 41 | 69 | 0.373 | 26 | 20–35 | 21–34 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 3–2–1 | 6–5 | 4–8 | 7–7 | 3–7 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 9–6 | 5–7 | 4–3 | |||||
| Chicago | 2–3–1 | — | 1–5 | 1–6 | 6–4 | 4–7 | 5–8–1 | 2–10 | 4–10 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 5–4–1 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 5–6 | 5–1 | — | 8–4 | 8–8 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 10–2 | 9–5 | 0–5 | |||||
| Houston | 8–4 | 6–1 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 11–3 | 9–6 | 2–4 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 7–7 | 4–6 | 8–8 | 8–4 | — | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 5–5 | |||||
| Montreal | 7–3 | 7–4 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | — | 9–3 | 7–4 | 10–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 6–9 | |||||
| New York | 3–3 | 8–5–1 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 3–9 | — | 7–7 | 3–6–1 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 6–5 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5-4 | 10–2 | 2–5 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4–7 | 7–7 | — | 7–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–6 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 3–2 | 10–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–10 | 6–3–1 | 5–7 | — | 6–4 | 3–7 | 3–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 6–9 | 3–3 | 2–10 | 3–11 | 5–6 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–6 | — | 6–7 | 3–7 | |||||
| San Francisco | 7–5 | 5–5 | 5–9 | 6–9 | 5–7 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 7–3 | 7–6 | — | 2–3 | |||||
| St. Louis | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 5–6 | 6–7 | 8–3 | 7–3 | 3–2 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| 2B | Hubbard, GlennGlenn Hubbard | 99 | 361 | 85 | .235 | 6 | 33 |
| SS | Ramírez, RafaelRafael Ramírez | 95 | 307 | 67 | .218 | 2 | 20 |
| LF | Linares, RufinoRufino Linares | 78 | 253 | 67 | .265 | 5 | 25 |
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 |
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| Miller, EddieEddie Miller | 50 | 134 | 31 | .231 | 0 | 7 |
| Asselstine, BrianBrian Asselstine | 56 | 86 | 22 | .256 | 2 | 10 |
| Gómez, LuisLuis Gómez | 35 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Runge, PaulPaul Runge | 10 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 0 | 2 |
| Owen, LarryLarry Owen | 13 | 16 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Porter, BobBob Porter | 17 | 14 | 4 | .286 | 0 | 4 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Boggs, TommyTommy Boggs | 25 | 142.2 | 3 | 13 | 4.10 | 81 |
| Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry | 23 | 150.2 | 8 | 9 | 3.94 | 60 |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Montefusco, JohnJohn Montefusco | 26 | 77.1 | 2 | 3 | 3.49 | 34 |
Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Bradford, LarryLarry Bradford | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.71 | 14 |
| Hanna, PrestonPreston Hanna | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.37 | 22 |
| Bedrosian, SteveSteve Bedrosian | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.44 | 9 |
| Alvarez, JoseJose Alvarez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Gómez, LuisLuis Gómez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Notes
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/washicl01.shtml
- ↑ Doyle Alexander at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Gaylord Perry at Baseball Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1981 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference
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