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1981 National League Team Statistics and Standings

1980 NL  / 1982 NL  / 1981 AL  / 1981 MLB  Team Statistics and Standings

Due to an extended player strike in the middle of the 1981 season. The season was divided into two halves with the first and second half champs facing each other in a divisional round prior to the league championship series.

1st Half Standings

East Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Philadelphia Phillies PHI 34 21 .618 --
St. Louis Cardinals STL 30 20 .600 --
Montreal Expos MON 30 25 .545 --
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT 25 23 .521 --
New York Mets NYM 17 34 .333 --
Chicago Cubs CHC 15 37 .288 --

West Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Los Angeles Dodgers LAD 36 21 .632 --
Cincinnati Reds CIN 35 21 .625 --
Houston Astros HOU 28 29 .491 --
Atlanta Braves ATL 25 29 .463 --
San Francisco Giants SFG 27 32 .458 --
San Diego Padres SDP 23 33 .411 --

2nd Half Standings

East Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Montreal Expos MON 30 23 .566 --
St. Louis Cardinals STL 29 23 .558 --
Philadelphia Phillies PHI 25 27 .481 --
New York Mets NYM 24 28 .462 --
Chicago Cubs CHC 23 28 .451 --
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT 21 33 .389 --

West Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Houston Astros HOU 33 20 .623 --
Cincinnati Reds CIN 31 21 .596 --
San Francisco Giants SFG 29 23 .558 --
Los Angeles Dodgers LAD 27 26 .509 --
Atlanta Braves ATL 25 27 .481 --
San Diego Padres SDP 18 36 .333 --

Overall Standings

East Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
St. Louis Cardinals STL 59 43 .578 --
Montreal Expos MON 60 48 .556 2.0
Philadelphia Phillies PHI 59 48 .551 2.5
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT 46 56 .451 13.0
New York Mets NYM 41 62 .398 18.5
Chicago Cubs CHC 38 65 .369 21.5

West Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Cincinnati Reds CIN 66 42 .611 --
Los Angeles Dodgers LAD 63 47 .573 4.0
Houston Astros HOU 61 49 .555 6.0
San Francisco Giants SFG 56 55 .505 11.5
Atlanta Braves ATL 50 56 .472 15.0
San Diego Padres SDP 41 69 .373 26.0
Expanded Standings

Postseason

WorldSeries (4-2):   Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees
LgChampSeries (3-2):   Los Angeles Dodgers over Montreal Expos
LgDivSeries (3-2):   Montreal Expos over Philadelphia Phillies
LgDivSeries (3-2):   Los Angeles Dodgers over Houston Astros

Team & League Standard Batting

Tm #Bat BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
ATL 40 26.5 3.69 107 4056 3642 395 886 148 22 64 366 98 39 321 540 .243 .306 .349 .655 84 1270 83 18 56 18 38
CHC 39 28.2 3.49 106 3984 3546 370 838 138 29 57 348 72 41 342 611 .236 .303 .340 .643 80 1205 78 13 53 30 44
CIN 33 29.3 4.30 108 4123 3637 464 972 190 24 64 429 58 37 375 553 .267 .335 .385 .721 103 1402 98 18 53 40 38
HOU 37 28.8 3.58 110 4156 3693 394 948 160 35 45 369 81 43 340 488 .257 .318 .356 .673 96 1313 69 8 79 35 49
LAD 37 29.3 4.09 110 4189 3751 450 984 133 20 82 427 73 46 331 550 .262 .323 .374 .697 100 1403 83 17 62 27 38
MON 43 26.9 4.10 108 4068 3591 443 883 146 28 81 407 138 40 368 498 .246 .316 .370 .686 94 1328 74 16 63 30 55
NYM 38 28.2 3.31 105 3886 3493 348 868 136 35 57 325 103 42 304 603 .248 .308 .356 .665 90 1245 78 13 41 34 35
PHI 36 31.3 4.59 107 4143 3665 491 1002 165 25 69 453 103 46 372 432 .273 .341 .389 .730 103 1424 79 23 44 37 42
PIT 37 29.1 3.95 103 3962 3576 407 920 176 30 55 384 122 52 278 494 .257 .311 .369 .680 90 1321 60 15 54 36 37
SDP 34 25.8 3.47 110 4185 3757 382 963 170 35 32 350 83 62 311 525 .256 .313 .346 .659 92 1299 87 14 72 30 39
SFG 35 29.6 3.85 111 4258 3766 427 941 161 26 63 399 89 50 386 543 .250 .320 .357 .676 94 1343 91 14 65 27 49
STL 35 27.5 4.50 103 4014 3537 464 936 158 45 50 431 88 45 379 495 .265 .336 .377 .713 100 1334 82 16 46 35 41
LgAvg 36 28.4 3.91 107 4085 3638 420 928 157 30 60 391 92 45 342 528 .255 .319 .364 .683 94 1324 80 15 57 32 42
426 28.4 3.91 1288 49024 43654 5035 11141 1881 354 719 4688 1108 543 4107 6332 .255 .319 .364 .683 94 15887 962 185 688 379 505

Team & League Standard Pitching

Tm #Pitch PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG tmSHO cgSHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
ATL 16 31.5 3.89 50 56 .472 3.45 107 107 96 11 4 4 24 968.0 936 416 371 62 330 31 471 11 6 25 4078 105 1.308 8.7 0.6 3.1 4.4 1.43
CHC 15 28.1 4.56 38 65 .369 4.01 106 106 100 6 2 2 20 956.2 983 483 426 59 388 60 532 21 8 42 4165 93 1.433 9.2 0.6 3.7 5.0 1.37
CIN 13 26.8 4.07 66 42 .611 3.73 108 108 83 25 14 10 20 965.2 863 440 400 67 393 40 593 12 7 27 4065 96 1.301 8.0 0.6 3.7 5.5 1.51
HOU 12 31.1 3.01 61 49 .555 2.66 110 110 87 23 19 13 25 990.0 842 331 293 40 300 24 610 11 4 36 4034 124 1.154 7.7 0.4 2.7 5.5 2.03
LAD 13 26.2 3.24 63 47 .573 3.01 110 110 84 26 19 15 24 997.0 904 356 333 54 302 38 603 14 1 19 4099 112 1.210 8.2 0.5 2.7 5.4 2.00
MON 15 28.9 3.65 60 48 .556 3.30 108 108 88 20 12 8 23 975.0 902 394 357 58 268 21 520 18 2 28 4008 107 1.200 8.3 0.5 2.5 4.8 1.94
NYM 19 27.5 4.11 41 62 .398 3.55 105 105 98 7 3 1 24 926.1 906 432 365 74 336 35 490 13 10 26 3951 99 1.341 8.8 0.7 3.3 4.8 1.46
PHI 14 30.3 4.41 59 48 .551 4.05 107 107 88 19 5 1 23 960.1 967 472 432 72 347 45 580 14 16 32 4086 90 1.368 9.1 0.7 3.3 5.4 1.67
PIT 16 29.9 4.13 46 56 .451 3.56 103 103 92 11 5 4 29 942.0 953 425 373 60 346 51 492 15 11 32 4029 103 1.379 9.1 0.6 3.3 4.7 1.42
SDP 14 27.6 4.14 41 69 .373 3.72 110 110 101 9 6 3 23 1002.0 1013 455 414 64 414 59 492 17 19 30 4297 89 1.424 9.1 0.6 3.7 4.4 1.19
SFG 13 29.1 3.73 56 55 .505 3.28 111 111 103 8 9 3 33 1009.1 970 414 368 57 393 56 561 24 13 36 4302 105 1.350 8.6 0.5 3.5 5.0 1.43
STL 16 27.9 4.05 59 43 .578 3.63 103 103 92 11 5 2 33 943.0 902 417 380 52 290 45 388 15 11 22 3910 99 1.264 8.6 0.5 2.8 3.7 1.34
LgAvg 14 28.7 3.91 53 53 .500 3.49 107 107 93 15 25 970 928 420 376 60 342 42 528 15 9 30 4085 101 1.310 8.6 0.6 3.2 4.9 1.54
171 28.7 3.91 640 640 .500 3.49 1288 1288 1112 176 301 11635.1 11141 5035 4512 719 4107 505 6332 185 108 355 49024 101 1.310 8.6 0.6 3.2 4.9 1.54

Team & League Standard Fielding

Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr
ATL 39 3.89 .707 107 963 741 8712.0 4290 2904 1284 102 93 .976 -3 -0
CHC 38 4.56 .686 106 954 728 8610.0 4267 2870 1284 113 103 .974 -66 -9
CIN 31 4.07 .717 108 972 747 8691.0 4109 2897 1132 80 99 .981 -2 -0
HOU 37 3.01 .721 110 990 776 8910.0 4263 2970 1206 87 81 .980 17 2
LAD 37 3.24 .711 110 990 769 8973.0 4322 2991 1244 87 101 .980 -5 -1
MON 43 3.65 .715 108 972 756 8775.0 4129 2925 1123 81 88 .980 29 4
NYM 38 4.11 .699 105 944 685 8326.0 4104 2779 1195 130 89 .968 -26 -4
PHI 36 4.41 .692 107 963 664 8643.0 4252 2881 1285 86 90 .980 -31 -4
PIT 36 4.13 .696 103 927 688 8478.0 4083 2826 1171 86 106 .979 -27 -4
SDP 33 4.14 .695 110 990 750 9018.0 4483 3006 1375 102 117 .977 -22 -3
SFG 35 3.73 .701 111 999 772 9084.0 4443 3028 1313 102 102 .977 -22 -3
STL 34 4.05 .715 103 927 686 8487.0 4258 2829 1347 82 108 .981 31 4
LgAvg 35 3.91 .704 107 966 730 8726 4250 2909 1247 95 98 .978 -10 0
420 3.91 .704 1288 11591 8762 104707.0 51003 34906 14959 1138 1177 .978 -127 -1
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