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Thursday, October 8,1981

Thursday, October 8,1981

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1981 playoffs 1981-10-08 Philadelphia Phillies 1 Montreal Expos 3 box | pbp Stade Olympique Bill Gullickson Dick Ruthven Jeff Reardon 45,896 2:31
1981 playoffs 1981-10-08 New York Yankees 3 Milwaukee Brewers 0 box | pbp County Stadium Dave Righetti Mike Caldwell Rich Gossage 26,395 2:35
2 record(s)
1981 Final Standings
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1981 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 109 62 47 .569 0.0 493 459 34 L1 34-26 28-21 1 2 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 105 59 46 .562 1.0 429 437 -8 W2 26-24 33-22 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1981 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 107 59 48 .551 2.0 421 343 78 L2 27-29 32-19 3 4 9 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1981 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 109 60 49 .550 2.0 427 404 23 W1 28-26 32-23 4 5 11 Yes dnq
1981 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 108 59 49 .546 2.5 519 481 38 W2 29-26 30-23 5 6 12 -- dnq
1981 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 103 52 51 .505 7.0 431 442 -11 L3 27-22 25-29 6 9 15 -- dnq
1981 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 106 37 69 .349 23.5 329 466 -137 L1 20-33 17-36 7 14 26 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1981 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 109 64 45 .587 0.0 458 403 55 W2 29-24 35-21 1 1 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 105 57 48 .543 5.0 452 389 63 L1 25-24 32-24 2 7 13 -- dnq
1981 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 106 54 52 .509 8.5 476 423 53 W2 29-28 25-24 3 8 14 -- dnq
1981 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 103 50 53 .485 11.0 397 405 -8 W1 31-25 19-28 4 10 17 -- Lost in 1st Round (Athletics)
1981 AL West California Angels franchise | log 110 51 59 .464 13.5 476 453 23 W1 25-31 26-28 5 11 19 -- dnq
1981 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 110 44 66 .400 20.5 426 521 -95 W1 24-29 20-37 6 12 22 -- dnq
1981 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 110 42 68 .382 22.5 378 486 -108 L2 17-32 24-37 7 13 23 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1981 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 103 59 44 .573 0.0 464 417 47 W2 27-23 32-21 1 2 3 Yes dnq
1981 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 108 60 48 .556 1.5 443 394 49 L1 22-30 38-18 2 4 7 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1981 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 107 59 48 .551 2.0 491 472 19 W1 23-29 36-19 3 6 10 -- Lost in 1st Round (Expos)
1981 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 103 47 56 .456 12.0 407 425 -18 L2 24-28 22-29 4 9 20 -- dnq
1981 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 105 42 63 .400 18.0 348 432 -84 W1 17-36 24-28 5 10 21 -- dnq
1981 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 106 39 67 .368 21.5 370 483 -113 L1 11-37 27-31 6 12 25 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1981 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 108 66 42 .611 0.0 464 440 24 W1 34-20 32-22 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1981 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 110 63 47 .573 4.0 450 356 94 L1 30-24 33-23 2 3 4 Yes Won World Series (Yankees)
1981 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 110 61 49 .555 6.0 394 331 63 W1 30-29 31-20 3 5 8 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Dodgers)
1981 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 111 56 55 .505 11.5 427 414 13 W1 27-31 29-24 4 7 16 -- dnq
1981 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 107 51 56 .477 14.5 395 416 -21 L1 28-29 22-28 5 8 18 -- dnq
1981 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 110 41 69 .373 26.0 382 455 -73 L1 21-34 20-35 6 11 24 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Bucky Dent New York Yankees Hist Activated from Disabled List
Roger Erickson Minnesota Twins Hist Activated from Disabled List
Rick Auerbach Seattle Mariners Hist Activated from Disabled List
Joe Beckwith Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Activated from Disabled List
John Candelaria Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Activated from Disabled List
Tom Hausman New York Mets Hist Activated from Disabled List
Ray Smith Minnesota Twins Hist Activated from Disabled List
Bill Travers California Angels Hist Activated from Disabled List
8 record(s)