1981 AMERICAN LEAGUE REVIEW

Level: MLB

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Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Dwight Evans	RF-OF	Retired	Boston	108	412	84	122	19	4	22	71	3	2	85	85	1	3	3	8	.296	.415	.522	937
2	Rickey Henderson	LF-OF	Retired	Oakland	108	423	89	135	18	7	6	35	56	22	64	68	2	0	4	7	.319	.408	.437	845
3	Tom Paciorek	OF-1B	Retired	Seattle	104	405	50	132	28	2	14	66	13	10	35	50	4	1	7	10	.326	.379	.509	888
4	Cecil Cooper	1B	Retired	Milwaukee	106	416	70	133	35	1	12	60	5	4	28	30	3	1	5	16	.320	.363	.495	858
5	Tony Armas	CF-OF	Retired	Oakland	109	440	51	115	24	3	22	76	5	1	19	115	2	0	1	6	.261	.294	.480	774
6	Bobby Grich	2B	Retired	California	100	352	56	107	14	2	22	61	2	4	40	71	4	5	3	5	.304	.378	.543	921
7	Eddie Murray	1B	Retired	Baltimore	99	378	57	111	21	2	22	78	2	3	40	43	1	0	3	10	.294	.360	.534	894
8	Carney Lansford	3B	Hitting Coach - Colorado Rockies (2012)	Boston	102	399	61	134	23	3	4	52	15	10	34	28	2	1	2	6	.336	.389	.439	828
9	Gorman Thomas	OF	Retired	Milwaukee	103	363	54	94	22	0	21	65	4	5	50	85	2	0	5	6	.259	.348	.493	841
10	Jim Rice	LF-OF	Retired	Boston	108	451	51	128	18	1	17	62	2	2	34	76	3	0	7	14	.284	.333	.441	774
11	Mike Hargrove	1B	Retired	Cleveland	94	322	43	102	21	0	2	49	5	4	60	16	5	4	7	14	.317	.424	.401	825
12	Dwayne Murphy	OF	First Base Coach - Toronto Blue Jays (2013)	Oakland	107	390	58	98	10	3	15	60	10	4	73	91	2	8	4	6	.251	.369	.408	777
13	Willie Wilson	OF-CF	Bench Coach - Minnesota Twins (2011)	KC Royals	102	439	54	133	10	7	1	32	34	8	18	42	4	3	1	5	.303	.335	.364	699
14	George Brett	3B-1B	Retired	KC Royals	89	347	42	109	27	7	6	43	14	6	27	23	1	0	4	7	.314	.361	.484	845
15	Greg Luzinski	OF	Retired	Chi White Sox	104	378	55	100	15	1	21	62	0	0	58	80	3	0	2	10	.265	.365	.476	841
16	Dave Winfield	RF	Retired	NY Yankees	105	388	52	114	25	1	13	68	11	1	43	41	1	1	7	13	.294	.360	.464	824
17	Chet Lemon	OF-RF	Retired	Chi White Sox	94	328	50	99	23	6	9	50	5	8	33	48	13	5	4	10	.302	.384	.491	875
18	Toby Harrah	3B-SS	Assistant Hitting Coach - Detroit Tigers (2013)	Cleveland	103	361	64	105	12	4	5	44	12	1	57	44	1	0	8	5	.291	.382	.388	770
19	Ben Oglivie	OF	Hitting Coach - West Michigan (2011)	Milwaukee	107	400	53	97	15	2	14	72	2	2	37	49	6	1	8	9	.242	.310	.395	705
20	Willie Aikens	1B	Assistant Coach - Arizona Royals (2013)	KC Royals	101	349	45	93	16	0	17	53	0	0	62	47	3	0	5	11	.266	.377	.458	835
21	Al Oliver	OF-1B	Retired	Texas	102	421	53	130	29	1	4	55	3	0	24	28	2	0	1	17	.309	.348	.411	759
22	Rick Burleson	SS	Hitting Coach - Reno (2012)	California	109	430	53	126	17	1	5	33	4	6	42	38	3	11	4	8	.293	.357	.372	729
23	Rod Carew	1B-2B	Retired	California	93	364	57	111	17	1	2	21	16	9	45	45	0	10	2	8	.305	.380	.374	754
24	Richie Zisk	OF	Retired	Seattle	94	357	42	111	12	1	16	43	0	2	28	63	3	0	0	8	.311	.366	.485	851
25	Buddy Bell	3B	Retired	Texas	97	360	44	106	16	1	10	64	3	3	42	30	3	0	10	6	.294	.364	.428	792
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
26	Steve Kemp	OF	Retired	Detroit	105	372	52	103	18	4	9	49	9	3	70	48	1	0	4	13	.277	.389	.419	808
27	Don Baylor	OF	Hitting Coach - Arizona Diamondbacks (2013)	California	103	377	52	90	18	1	17	66	3	3	42	51	7	0	6	13	.239	.322	.427	749
28	Mickey Rivers	OF	Retired	Texas	99	399	62	114	21	2	3	26	9	5	24	31	1	3	1	3	.286	.327	.371	698
29	Alan Trammell	SS	Bench Coach - Arizona Diamondbacks (2013)	Detroit	105	392	52	101	15	3	2	31	10	3	49	31	3	16	3	10	.258	.342	.327	669
30	Tony Bernazard	2B	Retired	Chi White Sox	106	384	53	106	14	4	6	34	4	4	54	66	2	9	1	7	.276	.367	.380	747
31	Jerry Remy	2B	Retired	Boston	88	358	55	110	9	1	0	31	9	2	36	30	0	13	3	6	.307	.368	.338	706
32	Willie Randolph	2B	Bench Coach - Baltimore Orioles (2011)	NY Yankees	93	357	59	83	14	3	2	24	14	5	57	24	0	5	3	10	.232	.336	.305	641
33	Julio Cruz	2B	Retired	Seattle	94	352	57	90	12	3	2	24	43	8	39	40	3	4	3	4	.256	.332	.324	656
34	Al Bumbry	OF	Retired	Baltimore	101	392	61	107	18	2	1	27	22	15	51	51	2	4	2	6	.273	.358	.337	695
35	Ken Singleton	OF	Retired	Baltimore	103	363	48	101	16	1	13	49	0	0	61	59	0	2	2	21	.278	.380	.435	815
36	John Castino	3B-2B	Retired	Minnesota	101	381	41	102	13	9	6	36	4	5	18	52	1	7	2	3	.268	.301	.396	697
37	John Mayberry	1B	Retired	Toronto	94	290	34	72	6	1	17	43	1	1	44	45	8	0	2	7	.248	.360	.452	812
38	Amos Otis	OF	Retired	KC Royals	99	372	49	100	22	3	9	57	16	7	31	59	2	3	9	7	.269	.321	.417	738
39	Dan Ford	OF	Retired	California	97	375	53	104	14	1	15	48	2	2	23	71	5	5	1	16	.277	.327	.440	767
40	Robin Yount	SS-CF	Retired	Milwaukee	96	377	50	103	15	5	10	49	4	1	22	37	2	4	6	4	.273	.312	.419	731
41	Ron LeFlore	OF	Retired	Chi White Sox	82	337	46	83	10	4	0	24	36	11	28	70	1	1	2	9	.246	.304	.300	604
42	Rich Dauer	2B-3B	Third Base Coach - Colorado Rockies (2012)	Baltimore	96	369	41	97	27	0	4	38	0	0	27	18	3	3	2	6	.263	.317	.369	686
43	Jim Sundberg	C	Retired	Texas	102	339	42	94	17	2	3	28	2	5	50	48	1	3	3	5	.277	.369	.366	735
44	Lloyd Moseby	OF-CF	Retired	Toronto	100	378	36	88	16	2	9	43	11	8	24	86	1	5	4	4	.233	.278	.357	635
45	Rick Manning	OF	Retired	Cleveland	103	360	47	88	15	3	4	33	25	3	40	57	0	2	2	4	.244	.318	.336	654
46	Doug DeCinces	3B	Retired	Baltimore	100	346	49	91	23	2	13	55	0	3	41	32	1	1	2	12	.263	.341	.454	795
47	Jim Gantner	2B-3B	Retired	Milwaukee	107	352	35	94	14	1	2	33	3	6	29	29	3	9	4	6	.267	.325	.330	655
48	Bill Almon	SS-3B	Retired	Chi White Sox	103	349	46	105	10	2	4	41	16	6	21	60	2	2	3	4	.301	.341	.375	716
49	Cliff Johnson	1B-C	Retired	Oakland	84	273	40	71	8	0	17	59	5	3	28	60	3	0	6	3	.260	.329	.476	805
50	Miguel Dilone	OF	Retired	Cleveland	72	269	33	78	5	5	0	19	29	10	18	28	0	2	0	6	.290	.334	.346	680
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
51	Jerry Mumphrey	OF	Retired	NY Yankees	80	319	44	98	11	5	6	32	14	9	24	27	0	5	2	7	.307	.354	.429	783
52	Reggie Jackson	OF	Retired	NY Yankees	94	334	33	79	17	1	15	54	0	3	46	82	1	0	1	8	.237	.330	.428	758
53	Ted Simmons	C-1B	Retired	Milwaukee	100	380	45	82	13	3	14	61	0	1	23	32	3	1	6	10	.216	.262	.376	638
54	Carl Yastrzemski	OF-LF	Retired	Boston	91	338	36	83	14	1	7	53	0	1	49	28	0	0	3	10	.246	.338	.355	693
55	Lou Whitaker	2B	Retired	Detroit	109	335	48	88	14	4	5	36	5	3	40	42	1	3	3	5	.263	.340	.373	713
56	Brian Downing	OF-C	Retired	California	93	317	47	79	14	0	9	41	1	1	46	35	4	3	0	11	.249	.351	.379	730
57	Graig Nettles	3B	Retired	NY Yankees	103	349	46	85	7	1	15	46	0	2	47	49	1	2	3	5	.244	.332	.398	730
58	Carlton Fisk	C	Retired	Chi White Sox	96	338	44	89	12	0	7	45	3	2	38	37	12	1	5	9	.263	.354	.361	715
59	Rob Wilfong	2B	Retired	Minnesota	93	305	32	75	11	3	3	19	2	4	29	43	0	5	0	1	.246	.311	.331	642
60	Hal McRae	OF	Retired	KC Royals	101	389	38	106	23	2	7	36	3	4	34	33	2	3	5	11	.272	.330	.396	726
61	Mario Mendoza	SS	Retired	Texas	88	229	18	53	6	1	0	22	2	1	7	25	1	14	3	9	.231	.254	.266	520
62	Harold Baines	OF	Assistant Hitting Coach - Chicago White Sox (2013)	Chi White Sox	82	280	42	80	11	7	10	41	6	2	12	41	2	0	2	6	.286	.318	.482	800
63	Kirk Gibson	OF-LF	Manager - Arizona Diamondbacks (2013)	Detroit	83	290	41	95	11	3	9	40	17	5	18	64	2	1	2	9	.328	.369	.479	848
64	Bump Wills	2B	Retired	Texas	102	410	51	103	13	2	2	41	12	9	32	49	1	6	5	8	.251	.304	.307	611
65	Mike Squires	1B	Retired	Chi White Sox	92	294	35	78	9	0	0	25	7	2	22	17	0	13	5	5	.265	.312	.296	608
66	Alfredo Griffin	SS	First Base Coach - Los Angeles Angels (2013)	Toronto	101	388	30	81	19	6	0	21	8	12	17	38	1	6	2	6	.209	.243	.289	532
67	Billy Sample	OF	Retired	Texas	66	230	36	65	16	0	3	25	4	1	17	21	7	3	3	3	.283	.346	.391	737
68	Gary Ward	OF-LF	Hitting Coach - Winston-Salem (2012)	Minnesota	85	295	42	78	7	6	3	29	5	2	28	48	0	0	3	10	.264	.325	.359	684
69	Jim Morrison	3B-2B	Manager - Gulf Coast Rays (2013)	Chi White Sox	90	290	27	68	8	1	10	34	3	2	10	29	2	9	4	9	.234	.261	.372	633
70	Rob Picciolo	SS-2B	Bench Coach - Los Angeles Angels (2013)	Oakland	82	179	23	48	5	3	4	13	0	1	5	22	1	9	1	6	.268	.290	.397	687
71	Tom Brookens	3B	Third Base Coach - Detroit Tigers (2013)	Detroit	71	239	19	58	10	1	4	25	5	3	14	43	2	4	6	5	.243	.284	.343	627
72	Dave Revering	1B	Retired	NY Yankees	45	119	8	28	4	1	2	7	0	1	11	20	0	0	0	2	.235	.300	.336	636
		1B	Retired	Oakland	31	87	12	20	1	1	2	10	0	1	11	12	1	0	1	2	.230	.320	.333	653
73	Alan Bannister	OF-2B	Retired	Cleveland	68	232	36	61	11	1	1	17	16	2	16	19	0	1	1	0	.263	.309	.332	641
74	Otto Velez	OF	Retired	Toronto	80	240	32	51	9	2	11	28	0	3	55	60	3	2	2	5	.212	.363	.404	767
75	Butch Hobson	3B	Manager - Lancaster (2012)	California	85	268	27	63	7	4	4	36	1	1	35	60	1	2	4	4	.235	.321	.336	657
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
76	Mickey Hatcher	OF-1B	Hitting Coach - Los Angeles Angels (2012)	Minnesota	99	377	36	96	23	2	3	37	3	1	15	29	2	5	3	10	.255	.285	.350	635
77	Bucky Dent	SS	Retired	NY Yankees	73	227	20	54	11	0	7	27	0	1	19	17	2	8	2	1	.238	.300	.379	679
78	Mick Kelleher	SS-3B	First Base Coach - New York Yankees (2012)	Detroit	61	77	10	17	4	0	0	6	0	0	7	10	0	8	1	5	.221	.282	.273	555
79	Lance Parrish	C	Retired	Detroit	96	348	39	85	18	2	10	46	2	3	34	52	0	1	1	16	.244	.311	.394	705
80	Fred Stanley	SS-2B	Retired	Oakland	66	145	15	28	4	0	0	7	2	0	15	23	0	8	0	0	.193	.269	.221	490
81	Tony Perez	1B-3B	Retired	Boston	84	306	35	77	11	3	9	39	0	0	27	66	0	0	3	9	.252	.310	.395	705
82	Alvis Woods	OF	Retired	Toronto	85	288	20	71	15	0	1	21	3	4	19	31	0	8	2	7	.247	.291	.309	600
83	Dave Engle	C-OF	Retired	Minnesota	82	248	29	64	14	4	5	32	0	1	13	37	1	1	2	9	.258	.295	.407	702
84	Bruce Bochte	1B-OF	Retired	Seattle	99	335	39	87	16	0	6	30	1	3	47	53	2	1	0	5	.260	.354	.361	715
85	Jeff Burroughs	OF	Retired	Seattle	89	319	32	81	13	1	10	41	0	1	41	64	0	0	0	7	.254	.339	.395	734
86	Barry Bonnell	OF	Retired	Toronto	66	227	21	50	7	4	4	28	4	3	12	25	1	3	0	8	.220	.262	.339	601
87	Leon Roberts	OF	Hitting Coach - Oklahoma City (2012)	Texas	72	233	26	65	17	2	4	31	3	4	25	38	1	2	5	8	.279	.345	.421	766
88	Paul Molitor	3B-2B	Retired	Milwaukee	64	251	45	67	11	0	2	19	10	6	25	29	3	5	0	3	.267	.341	.335	676
89	Ernie Whitt	C	Retired	Toronto	74	195	16	46	9	0	1	16	5	2	20	30	0	7	0	2	.236	.307	.297	604
90	Jorge Orta	2B-OF	Assistant Coach - Arizona Rangers (2013)	Cleveland	88	338	50	92	14	3	5	34	4	3	21	43	1	5	5	11	.272	.312	.376	688
91	Al Cowens	OF	Deceased	Detroit	85	253	27	66	11	4	1	18	3	3	22	36	1	5	3	3	.261	.319	.348	667
92	Damaso Garcia	2B	Retired	Toronto	64	250	24	63	8	1	1	13	13	3	9	32	0	3	1	6	.252	.277	.304	581
93	Andre Thornton	1B	Retired	Cleveland	69	226	22	54	12	0	6	30	3	1	23	37	0	2	5	15	.239	.303	.372	675
94	U.L. Washington	SS	Hitting Coach - Gulf Coast Red Sox (2013)	KC Royals	98	339	40	77	19	1	2	29	10	10	41	43	0	3	1	6	.227	.310	.307	617
95	Richie Hebner	3B-1B	Retired	Detroit	78	226	19	51	8	2	5	28	1	2	27	28	2	1	2	5	.226	.311	.345	656
96	Joe Simpson	OF	Retired	Seattle	91	288	32	64	11	3	2	30	12	3	15	41	1	6	2	3	.222	.261	.302	563
97	Bo Diaz	C	Deceased	Cleveland	63	182	25	57	19	0	7	38	2	2	13	23	1	1	2	7	.313	.359	.533	892
98	Fred Lynn	OF-CF	Retired	California	76	256	28	56	8	1	5	31	1	2	38	42	3	1	4	7	.219	.322	.316	638
99	Roy Smalley	SS	Retired	Minnesota	56	167	24	44	7	1	7	22	0	0	31	24	0	0	2	8	.263	.375	.443	818
100	Len Randle	3B-2B	Hitting Coach - Washington (2012)	Seattle	82	273	22	63	9	1	4	25	11	6	17	22	1	6	3	2	.231	.276	.315	591

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