1981 MLB Awards Voting - The Baseball Cube

American League MVP

CSV

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year	code	player	team	rank	1st place	share	points	age	batting	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	avg	obp	slg	ops	pitching	w	l	g	gs	cg	sho	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	era	whip	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
1981	AL-MVP	Rollie Fingers	Milwaukee Brewers	1	15	81	319	34	batting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					pitching	6	3	47	0	0	0	28	78	55	9	9	3	13	61	1.04	0.87	P	6-4	195	R	R	1946-08-25	Steubenville,OH	MLB	1968-1985	1968-1985	1964- UDFA -KC1
1981	AL-MVP	Rickey Henderson	Oakland Athletics	2	12	79	308	22	batting	108	423	89	135	18	7	6	35	56	22	64	68	.319	.408	.437	.845	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			LF-OF	5-10	190	R	L	1958-12-25	Chicago,IL	MLB	1979-2003	1977-2005	1976- 4- 96-OAK
1981	AL-MVP	Dwight Evans	Boston Red Sox	3	0	36	140	29	batting	108	412	84	122	19	4	22	71	3	2	85	85	.296	.415	.522	.937	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			RF-OF	6-2	205	R	R	1951-11-03	Santa Monica,CA	MLB	1972-1991	1972-1991	1969- 5- 109-BOS
1981	AL-MVP	Tony Armas	Oakland Athletics	4	1	35	139	27	batting	109	440	51	115	24	3	22	76	5	1	19	115	.261	.294	.480	.774	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			CF-OF	5-11	200	R	R	1953-07-02	Puerto Piritu,VZ	MLB	1976-1989	1976-1989	1971- UDFA -PIT
1981	AL-MVP	Eddie Murray	Baltimore Orioles	5	0	35	137	25	batting	99	378	57	111	21	2	22	78	2	3	40	43	.294	.360	.534	.895	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1B	6-2	200	B	R	1956-02-24	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1977-1997	1976-1997	1973- 3- 63-BAL
1981	AL-MVP	Carney Lansford	Boston Red Sox	6	0	28	109	24	batting	102	399	61	134	23	3	4	52	15	10	34	28	.336	.389	.439	.828	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3B	6-2	195	R	R	1957-02-07	San Jose,CA	MLB	1978-1992	1977-1992	1975- 3- 49-CAL
1981	AL-MVP	Dave Winfield	New York Yankees	7	0	25	98	29	batting	105	388	52	114	25	1	13	68	11	1	43	41	.294	.360	.464	.824	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			RF	6-6	220	R	R	1951-10-03	St. Paul,MN	MLB	1973-1995	1971-1995	1973- 1- 4-SDN
1981	AL-MVP	Cecil Cooper	Milwaukee Brewers	8	0	24	96	31	batting	106	416	70	133	35	1	12	60	5	4	28	30	.320	.363	.495	.858	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1B	6-2	190	L	L	1949-12-20	Brenham,TX	MLB	1971-1987	1971-1987	1968- 6- 128-BOS
1981	AL-MVP	Rich Gossage	New York Yankees	9	0	16	62	29	batting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					pitching	3	2	32	0	0	0	20	47	22	6	4	2	14	48	0.77	0.77	P	6-3	215	R	R	1951-07-05	Colorado Springs,CO	MLB	1972-1994	1972-1994	1970- 9- 204-CHA
1981	AL-MVP	Tom Paciorek	Seattle Mariners	10	0	12	46	34	batting	104	405	50	132	28	2	14	66	13	10	35	50	.326	.379	.509	.888	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF-1B	6-4	215	R	R	1946-11-02	Detroit,MI	MLB	1970-1987	1970-1987	1968- 5- 89-LAN
1981	AL-MVP	Dwayne Murphy	Oakland Athletics	11	0	11	45	26	batting	107	390	58	98	10	3	15	60	10	4	73	91	.251	.369	.408	.777	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF	6-1	185	L	R	1955-03-18	Merced,CA	MLB	1978-1989	1976-1989	1973- 15- 359-OAK
1981	AL-MVP	Kirk Gibson	Detroit Tigers	12	0	10	40	24	batting	83	290	41	95	11	3	9	40	17	5	18	64	.328	.369	.479	.848	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF	6-3	215	L	L	1957-05-28	Pontiac,MI	MLB	1979-1995	1978-1995	1978- 1- 12-DET
1981	AL-MVP	Steve McCatty	Oakland Athletics	13	0	6	22	27	batting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					pitching	14	7	22	22	16	4	0	186	140	50	48	12	61	91	2.32	1.08	P	6-3	205	R	R	1954-03-20	Detroit,MI	MLB	1977-1985	1976-1987	1973- UDFA -OAK
1981	AL-MVP	Bobby Grich	California Angels	14	0	5	19	32	batting	100	352	56	107	14	2	22	61	2	4	40	71	.304	.378	.543	.921	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2B	6-2	190	R	R	1949-01-15	Muskegon,MI	MLB	1970-1986	1970-1986	1967- 1- 19-BAL
1981	AL-MVP	Jack Morris	Detroit Tigers	15	0	4	17	26	batting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					pitching	14	7	25	25	15	1	0	198	153	69	67	14	78	97	3.05	1.17	P	6-3	200	R	R	1955-05-16	St. Paul,MN	MLB	1977-1994	1977-1996	1976- 5- 98-DET
1981	AL-MVP	Al Oliver	Texas Rangers	16	0	2	8	34	batting	102	421	53	130	29	1	4	55	3	0	24	28	.309	.348	.411	.759	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF-1B	6-0	195	L	L	1946-10-14	Portsmouth,OH	MLB	1968-1985	1968-1985	1964- UDFA -PIT
1981	AL-MVP	Robin Yount	Milwaukee Brewers	17	0	2	7	25	batting	96	377	50	103	15	5	10	49	4	1	22	37	.273	.312	.419	.731	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			SS-CF	6-0	170	R	R	1955-09-16	Danville,IL	MLB	1974-1993	1974-1993	1973- 1- 3-MIL
1981	AL-MVP	Buddy Bell	Texas Rangers	17	0	2	7	29	batting	97	360	44	106	16	1	10	64	3	3	42	30	.294	.364	.428	.792	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3B	6-2	185	R	R	1951-08-27	Pittsburgh,PA	MLB	1972-1989	1972-1989	1969- 16- 375-CLE
1981	AL-MVP	Bill Almon	Chicago White Sox	19	0	2	6	28	batting	103	349	46	105	10	2	4	41	16	6	21	60	.301	.341	.375	.717	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			SS-3B	6-3	190	R	R	1952-11-21	Providence,RI	MLB	1974-1988	1972-1988	1974- 1- 1-SDN
1981	AL-MVP	Jerry Mumphrey	New York Yankees	20	0	1	5	28	batting	80	319	44	98	11	5	6	32	14	9	24	27	.307	.354	.429	.783	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF	6-2	185	B	R	1952-09-09	Tyler,TX	MLB	1974-1988	1974-1988	1971- 4- 81-SLN
1981	AL-MVP	Mike Hargrove	Cleveland Indians	21	0	1	4	31	batting	94	322	43	102	21	0	2	49	5	4	60	16	.317	.424	.401	.824	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1B	6-0	195	L	L	1949-10-26	Perryton,TX	MLB	1974-1985	1974-1985	1972- 25- 572-TEX
1981	AL-MVP	Alan Trammell	Detroit Tigers	21	0	1	4	23	batting	105	392	52	101	15	3	2	31	10	3	49	31	.258	.342	.327	.669	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			SS	6-0	175	R	R	1958-02-21	Garden Grove,CA	MLB	1977-1996	1977-1996	1976- 2- 26-DET
1981	AL-MVP	Dennis Martinez	Baltimore Orioles	23	0	1	3	26	batting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					pitching	14	5	25	24	9	2	0	179	173	84	66	10	62	88	3.32	1.31	P	6-1	185	R	R	1955-05-14	Granada,NI	MLB	1976-1998	1976-1998	1973- UDFA -BAL
1981	AL-MVP	Ken Singleton	Baltimore Orioles	23	0	1	3	34	batting	103	363	48	101	16	1	13	49	0	0	61	59	.278	.380	.435	.816	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF	6-4	213	B	R	1947-06-10	New York,NY	MLB	1970-1984	1970-1984	1967- 1- 3-NYN
1981	AL-MVP	Greg Luzinski	Chicago White Sox	23	0	1	3	30	batting	104	378	55	100	15	1	21	62	0	0	58	80	.265	.365	.476	.841	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF	6-1	225	R	R	1950-11-22	Chicago,IL	MLB	1970-1984	1970-1984	1968- 1- 11-PHI
year	code	player	team	rank	1st place	share	points	age	batting	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	avg	obp	slg	ops	pitching	w	l	g	gs	cg	sho	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	era	whip	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
1981	AL-MVP	Steve Kemp	Detroit Tigers	23	0	1	3	26	batting	105	372	52	103	18	4	9	49	9	3	70	48	.277	.389	.419	.809	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF	6-0	195	L	L	1954-08-07	San Angelo,TX	MLB	1977-1988	1973-1988	1976- 1- 1-DET
1981	AL-MVP	George Brett	Kansas City Royals	27	0	0	1	28	batting	89	347	42	109	27	7	6	43	14	6	27	23	.314	.361	.484	.846	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3B-1B	6-0	200	L	R	1953-05-15	Glen Dale,WV	MLB	1973-1993	1973-1993	1971- 2- 29-KCA
1981	AL-MVP	Dave Stieb	Toronto Blue Jays	27	0	0	1	23	batting	25	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					pitching	11	10	25	25	11	2	0	184	148	70	65	10	61	89	3.18	1.14	P	6-1	195	R	R	1957-07-22	Santa Ana,CA	MLB	1979-1998	1978-1998	1978- 5- 106-TOR
28 record(s)

National League MVP

CSV

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year	code	player	team	rank	1st place	share	points	age	batting	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	avg	obp	slg	ops	pitching	w	l	g	gs	cg	sho	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	era	whip	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
1981	NL-MVP	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies	1	21	96	321	31	batting	102	354	78	112	19	2	31	91	12	4	73	71	.316	.435	.644	1.080	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3B	6-2	200	R	R	1949-09-27	Dayton,OH	MLB	1972-1989	1972-1989	1971- 2- 30-PHI
1981	NL-MVP	Andre Dawson	Montreal Expos	2	2	64	215	26	batting	103	394	71	119	21	3	24	64	26	4	35	50	.302	.365	.553	.918	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF	6-3	195	R	R	1954-07-10	Miami,FL	MLB	1976-1996	1976-1996	1975- 11- 250-MON
1981	NL-MVP	George Foster	Cincinnati Reds	3	0	43	146	32	batting	108	414	64	122	23	2	22	90	4	0	51	75	.295	.373	.519	.892	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF	6-1	185	R	R	1948-12-01	Tuscaloosa,AL	MLB	1969-1986	1969-1986	1968- 3- 55-SFN
1981	NL-MVP	Dave Concepcion	Cincinnati Reds	4	0	32	108	33	batting	106	421	57	129	28	0	5	67	4	5	37	61	.306	.358	.409	.767	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			SS	6-1	180	R	R	1948-06-17	Aragua,VZ	MLB	1970-1988	1970-1988	1967- UDFA -CIN
1981	NL-MVP	Fernando Valenzuela	Los Angeles Dodgers	5	1	27	90	20	batting	25	64	3	16	0	1	0	7	0	0	1	9	.250	.262	.281	.543	pitching	13	7	25	25	11	8	0	192	140	55	53	11	61	180	2.48	1.05	P	5-11	195	L	L	1960-11-01	Navojoa,MX	MLB	1980-1997	1979-1997	1979- UDFA -LAN
1981	NL-MVP	Gary Carter	Montreal Expos	6	0	23	77	27	batting	100	374	48	94	20	2	16	68	1	5	35	35	.251	.313	.444	.756	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			C	6-2	215	R	R	1954-04-08	Culver City,CA	MLB	1974-1992	1974-1992	1972- 3- 53-MON
1981	NL-MVP	Dusty Baker	Los Angeles Dodgers	7	0	19	65	32	batting	103	400	48	128	17	3	9	49	10	7	29	43	.320	.363	.445	.808	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF	6-2	187	R	R	1949-06-15	Riverside,CA	MLB	1968-1986	1968-1986	1967- 26- 504-ATL
1981	NL-MVP	Bruce Sutter	St. Louis Cardinals	8	0	18	59	28	batting	48	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.000	.100	.000	.100	pitching	3	5	48	0	0	0	25	82	64	24	24	5	24	57	2.63	1.07	P	6-2	190	R	R	1953-01-08	Lancaster,PA	MLB	1976-1988	1976-1988	1970- 21- 501-WS2
1981	NL-MVP	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies	9	0	12	41	36	batting	24	67	5	9	2	2	0	4	0	0	2	16	.134	.159	.224	.383	pitching	13	4	24	24	10	1	0	190	152	59	51	9	62	179	2.42	1.13	P	6-4	210	L	L	1944-12-22	Miami,FL	MLB	1965-1988	1965-1988	1963- UDFA -SLN
1981	NL-MVP	Bill Buckner	Chicago Cubs	10	0	10	35	31	batting	106	421	45	131	35	3	10	75	5	2	26	16	.311	.349	.480	.829	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1B-OF	6-0	185	L	L	1949-12-14	Vallejo,CA	MLB	1969-1990	1969-1990	1968- 2- 25-LAN
1981	NL-MVP	Tom Seaver	Cincinnati Reds	10	0	10	35	36	batting	23	55	3	11	1	0	1	6	0	0	8	16	.200	.297	.273	.570	pitching	14	2	23	23	6	1	0	166	120	51	47	10	66	87	2.55	1.12	P	6-1	205	R	R	1944-11-17	Fresno,CA	MLB	1967-1986	1967-1986	1966- 1- 19-ATL
1981	NL-MVP	Pete Rose	Philadelphia Phillies	10	0	10	35	40	batting	107	431	73	140	18	5	0	33	4	4	46	26	.325	.391	.390	.781	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF-1B	5-11	200	B	R	1941-04-14	Cincinnati,OH	MLB	1963-1986	1963-1986	1960- UDFA -CIN
1981	NL-MVP	Gary Matthews	Philadelphia Phillies	13	0	9	31	30	batting	101	359	62	108	21	3	9	67	15	2	59	42	.301	.398	.451	.849	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF	6-3	190	R	R	1950-07-05	San Fernando,CA	MLB	1972-1987	1972-1987	1971- 5- 81-SLN
1981	NL-MVP	Jose Cruz	Houston Astros	14	0	7	25	33	batting	107	409	53	109	16	5	13	55	5	7	35	49	.267	.319	.425	.745	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF	6-0	175	L	L	1947-08-08	Arroyo,PR	MLB	1970-1988	1970-1988	1966- UDFA -SLN
1981	NL-MVP	George Hendrick	St. Louis Cardinals	14	0	7	25	31	batting	101	394	67	112	19	3	18	61	4	2	41	44	.284	.356	.485	.841	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF	6-3	195	R	R	1949-10-18	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1971-1988	1971-1988	1968- 1- 1-OAK
1981	NL-MVP	Nolan Ryan	Houston Astros	16	0	7	23	34	batting	21	51	3	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	18	.216	.286	.235	.521	pitching	11	5	21	21	5	3	0	149	99	34	28	2	68	140	1.69	1.12	P	6-2	195	R	R	1947-01-31	Refugio,TX	MLB	1966-1993	1966-1993	1965- 12- 226-NYN
1981	NL-MVP	Bill Madlock	Pittsburgh Pirates	17	0	6	20	30	batting	82	279	35	95	23	1	6	45	18	6	34	17	.341	.413	.495	.907	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3B	5-11	185	R	R	1951-01-12	Memphis,TN	MLB	1973-1987	1973-1987	1970- 5- 97-WS2
1981	NL-MVP	Art Howe	Houston Astros	18	0	5	16	34	batting	103	361	43	107	22	4	3	36	1	3	41	23	.296	.365	.404	.770	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3B-2B	6-2	190	R	R	1946-12-15	Pittsburgh,PA	MLB	1974-1985	1974-1985	1971- UDFA -PIT
1981	NL-MVP	Tim Raines	Montreal Expos	19	0	4	15	21	batting	88	313	61	95	13	7	5	37	71	11	45	31	.304	.391	.438	.829	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			LF-OF	5-8	195	B	R	1959-09-16	Sanford,FL	MLB	1979-2002	1977-2002	1977- 5- 106-MON
1981	NL-MVP	Rick Camp	Atlanta Braves	20	0	3	9	28	batting	48	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	pitching	9	3	48	0	0	0	17	76	68	17	15	5	12	47	1.78	1.05	P	6-0	195	R	R	1953-06-10	Trion,GA	MLB	1976-1985	1976-1985	1974- 7- 149-ATL
1981	NL-MVP	Keith Hernandez	St. Louis Cardinals	20	0	3	9	27	batting	103	376	65	115	27	4	8	48	12	5	61	45	.306	.401	.463	.864	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1B	6-0	195	L	L	1953-10-20	San Francisco,CA	MLB	1974-1990	1974-1990	1971- 42- 785-SLN
1981	NL-MVP	Tom Herr	St. Louis Cardinals	22	0	2	7	25	batting	103	411	50	110	14	9	0	46	23	7	39	30	.268	.329	.345	.674	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2B	6-0	185	B	R	1956-04-04	Lancaster,PA	MLB	1979-1991	1977-1991	1974- UDFA -SLN
1981	NL-MVP	Greg Minton	San Francisco Giants	23	0	1	4	29	batting	55	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	pitching	4	5	55	0	0	0	21	84	84	28	27	0	36	29	2.89	1.43	P	6-2	190	B	R	1951-07-29	Lubbock,TX	MLB	1975-1990	1975-1990	1970- 3- 55-KCA
1981	NL-MVP	Warren Cromartie	Montreal Expos	24	0	1	3	27	batting	99	358	41	109	19	2	6	42	2	3	39	27	.304	.370	.419	.789	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			OF-1B	6-0	190	L	L	1953-09-29	Miami Beach,FL	MLB	1974-1991	1974-1991	1973- 1- 4-MON
1981	NL-MVP	Steve Garvey	Los Angeles Dodgers	25	0	0	1	32	batting	110	431	63	122	23	1	10	64	3	5	25	49	.283	.322	.411	.732	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1B	5-10	192	R	R	1948-12-22	Tampa,FL	MLB	1969-1987	1969-1987	1968- 1- 13-LAN
year	code	player	team	rank	1st place	share	points	age	batting	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	avg	obp	slg	ops	pitching	w	l	g	gs	cg	sho	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	era	whip	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
1981	NL-MVP	Milt May	San Francisco Giants	25	0	0	1	30	batting	97	316	20	98	17	0	2	33	1	4	34	29	.310	.376	.383	.759	pitching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			C	6-0	190	L	R	1950-08-01	Gary,IN	MLB	1970-1984	1970-1984	1968- 11- 237-PIT
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