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Tuesday, September 1,1981

Tuesday, September 1,1981

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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 reg season 1981-09-01 Seattle Mariners  0 Baltimore Orioles  1 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Steve Stone Glenn Abbott Tippy Martinez 8,572 1:54
1981 reg season 1981-09-01 California Angels  3 Boston Red Sox  2 box | pbp Fenway Park Ken Forsch Bob Stanley Don Aase 19,712 2:24
1981 reg season 1981-09-01 Detroit Tigers  2 Chicago White Sox  1 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Dan Petry Jerry Koosman -- 9,775 3:01
1981 reg season 1981-09-01 Milwaukee Brewers  1 Kansas City Royals  3 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Larry Gura Moose Haas -- 22,202 2:21
1981 reg season 1981-09-01 New York Yankees  11 Minnesota Twins  6 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Rick Reuschel Pete Redfern -- 14,075 2:22
1981 reg season 1981-09-01 Toronto Blue Jays  9 Texas Rangers  3 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Jim Clancy Danny Darwin -- 8,358 2:43
1981 reg season 1981-09-01 Philadelphia Phillies  3 Atlanta Braves  0 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Steve Carlton Rick Mahler -- 3,374 1:41
1981 reg season 1981-09-01 Montreal Expos  4 Cincinnati Reds  3 box | pbp Cinergy Field Charlie Lea Joe Price Jeff Reardon 15,978 2:35
1981 reg season 1981-09-01 New York Mets  2 Houston Astros  3 box | pbp Astrodome Joe Sambito Mike Marshall -- 16,339 2:39
1981 reg season 1981-09-01 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Tom Niedenfuer Odell Jones -- 50,134 4:01
1981 reg season 1981-09-01 Chicago Cubs  2 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Rick Wise Mike Krukow John Urrea 5,227 2:33
1981 reg season 1981-09-01 St. Louis Cardinals  2 San Francisco Giants  4 box | pbp Candlestick Park Vida Blue Bob Forsch Al Holland 11,619 2:32
12 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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 New York Yankees franchise | log 78 46 32 .590 0.0 315 252 63 W5 21-19 25-13 1 2 4 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1981 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 75 43 32 .573 1.5 308 301 7 W1 19-19 24-13 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1981 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 79 45 34 .570 1.5 301 287 14 W3 19-17 26-17 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1981 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 79 44 35 .557 2.5 348 320 28 L1 24-19 20-16 4 6 10 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 77 41 36 .532 4.5 361 347 14 L1 23-20 18-16 5 8 13 -- dnq
1981 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 72 36 36 .500 7.0 293 295 -2 L1 20-15 16-21 6 10 17 -- dnq
1981 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 78 26 52 .333 20.0 256 362 -106 W2 15-22 11-30 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 79 47 32 .595 0.0 340 280 60 W2 18-17 29-15 1 1 3 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 75 42 33 .560 3.0 334 285 49 L3 18-19 24-14 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1981 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 74 41 33 .554 3.5 334 279 55 L5 22-20 19-13 3 7 11 -- dnq
1981 AL West California Angels franchise | log 80 41 39 .513 6.5 367 328 39 W1 21-18 20-21 4 9 15 -- dnq
1981 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 72 31 41 .431 12.5 267 305 -38 W1 21-22 10-19 5 11 20 -- Lost in 1st Round (Athletics)
1981 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 80 29 51 .363 18.5 317 401 -84 L1 14-21 15-30 6 12 23 -- dnq
1981 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 80 27 53 .338 20.5 258 357 -99 L3 11-25 15-29 7 13 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 East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 70 42 28 .600 0.0 322 271 51 L2 17-13 25-15 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1981 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 75 42 33 .560 2.5 317 276 41 W1 15-23 27-10 2 4 9 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1981 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 76 42 34 .553 3.0 328 327 1 W2 16-22 26-12 3 5 12 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Expos)
1981 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 72 33 39 .458 10.0 288 290 -2 L1 17-19 15-21 4 9 19 -- dnq
1981 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 74 28 46 .378 16.0 245 319 -74 L3 13-25 15-21 5 10 21 -- dnq
1981 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 76 27 49 .355 18.0 257 348 -91 L2 4-25 22-25 6 12 24 -- 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 Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 79 49 30 .620 0.0 343 248 95 W1 25-16 24-14 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Yankees)
1981 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 77 45 32 .584 3.0 330 326 4 L1 21-16 24-16 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1981 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 79 42 37 .532 7.0 282 252 30 W6 20-22 22-15 3 6 14 -- Lost in 1st Round (Dodgers)
1981 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 80 40 40 .500 9.5 309 291 18 W5 21-24 19-16 4 7 16 -- dnq
1981 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 77 38 39 .494 10.0 298 316 -18 L2 22-19 15-21 5 8 18 -- dnq
1981 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 79 29 50 .367 20.0 276 331 -55 W3 14-28 15-22 6 11 22 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • 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
Francisco Barrios -- Hist Released by White Sox
Joe Ferguson California Angels Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1981-1981 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Jerry Grote -- Hist Released by Royals
Grant Jackson Montreal Expos Hist Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Montreal Expos for $50,000
Randy Jones New York Mets Hist Activated from Disabled List
Barry Evans San Diego Padres Hist Activated from Disabled List
Rowland Office Montreal Expos Hist Activated from Disabled List
Champ Summers Detroit Tigers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Matt Alexander Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Activated from Disabled List
Francisco Barrios Chicago White Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
Larry Hisle Milwaukee Brewers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Mike Ivie Houston Astros Hist Activated from Disabled List
Jerry Manuel Montreal Expos Hist Activated from Disabled List
Bob McClure Milwaukee Brewers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Jim Otten St. Louis Cardinals Hist Activated from Disabled List
Biff Pocoroba Atlanta Braves Hist Activated from Disabled List
J.R. Richard Houston Astros Hist Activated from Disabled List
Steve Swisher San Diego Padres Hist Activated from Disabled List
Reggie Walton Seattle Mariners Hist Activated from Disabled List
19 record(s)
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