1981 Pioneer League

1981 > Class Rookie > League History
Overall: 279 games, 8 teams, approx. 69 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1980 / 1982
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1980 / 1982

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1980 / 1982

League Standings

Regular Season

June 22, 1981 to August 31, 1981 · 70 games

North Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Calgary Expos	MON	46	24	.657	--
Lethbridge Dodgers	LAD	43	27	.614	3
Medicine Hat Blue Jays	TOR	37	33	.529	9
Great Falls Giants	SFG	32	38	.457	14

South Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Butte Copper Kings	MIL	39	31	.557	--
Billings Mustangs	CIN	30	40	.429	9
Idaho Falls Angels	CAL	27	43	.386	12
Helena Phillies	PHI	26	44	.371	13

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Butte Copper Kings	MIL	20.4	6.56	70	2826	2491	459	752	127	37	38	396	109	40	265	504	.302	.370	.428	.798	1067	20	20	30	6
Calgary Expos	MON	20.4	5.99	69	2837	2416	413	691	93	27	41	335	86	29	335	384	.286	.375	.398	.773	961	31	22	33	11
Lethbridge Dodgers	LAD	19.5	5.76	70	2749	2378	403	624	97	17	20	329	73	37	309	481	.262	.350	.343	.692	815	22	17	23	4
Medicine Hat Blue Jays	TOR	20.8	5.54	70	2749	2391	388	642	111	17	33	320	105	19	298	472	.269	.351	.371	.721	886	17	20	23	11
Billings Mustangs	CIN	20.0	5.46	69	2696	2291	377	602	88	17	31	328	46	29	329	450	.263	.357	.357	.714	817	21	31	24	13
Great Falls Giants	SFG	20.8	5.41	70	2849	2459	379	662	113	28	24	326	98	36	317	459	.269	.356	.367	.723	903	29	15	29	8
Idaho Falls Angels	CAL	20.1	5.40	70	2812	2422	378	619	108	25	19	319	113	45	335	562	.256	.347	.344	.691	834	14	23	18	15
Helena Phillies	PHI	19.5	5.19	70	2677	2328	363	564	83	22	37	298	94	44	293	566	.242	.333	.345	.677	802	30	10	16	3
League Totals		20.2	5.66	558	22195	19176	3160	5156	820	190	243	2651	724	279	2481	3878	.269	.355	.369	.724	7085	184	158	196	71

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Great Falls Giants	SFG	20.5	4.84	32	38	.457	3.78	70	70	51	19	3	9	620.2	641	339	261	27	272	6	541	16	7	40	1.471	9.3	0.4	3.9	7.8	1.99
Lethbridge Dodgers	LAD	20.6	4.86	43	27	.614	3.78	70	70	51	19	10	9	615.0	613	340	258	30	287	12	552	15	2	43	1.463	9.0	0.4	4.2	8.1	1.92
Calgary Expos	MON	20.4	5.13	46	24	.657	4.06	69	69	62	7	0	14	609.1	655	354	275	35	234	10	407	10	3	51	1.459	9.7	0.5	3.5	6.0	1.74
Medicine Hat Blue Jays	TOR	21.1	5.74	37	33	.529	4.27	70	70	53	17	6	10	610.2	601	402	290	35	316	4	547	21	11	48	1.502	8.9	0.5	4.7	8.1	1.73
Butte Copper Kings	MIL	19.8	5.79	39	31	.557	4.11	70	70	62	8	2	17	616.0	569	405	281	27	406	14	514	46	5	59	1.583	8.3	0.4	5.9	7.5	1.27
Billings Mustangs	CIN	19.5	5.96	30	40	.429	4.28	69	69	58	11	1	12	591.0	661	411	281	36	250	13	400	25	9	40	1.541	10.1	0.5	3.8	6.1	1.60
Idaho Falls Angels	CAL	20.1	6.37	27	43	.386	5.20	70	70	63	7	2	10	617.2	714	446	357	17	370	5	504	39	5	54	1.755	10.4	0.2	5.4	7.3	1.36
Helena Phillies	PHI	19.8	6.61	26	44	.371	5.53	70	70	66	4	3	11	602.0	702	463	370	36	346	7	413	12	9	67	1.741	10.5	0.5	5.2	6.2	1.19
League Totals		20.2	5.66	280	280	.500	4.37	558	558	466	92	27	92	4882.1	5156	3160	2373	243	2481	71	3878	184	51	402	1.564	9.5	0.4	4.6	7.1	1.56

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Lethbridge Dodgers	LAD	70	1845	753	104	56	.962	20	Gary LaRocque
Calgary Expos	MON	69	1828	841	126	73	.955	15	J.R. Miner
Idaho Falls Angels	CAL	70	1853	859	132	74	.954	16	Joe Maddon
Great Falls Giants	SFG	70	1862	765	141	62	.949	32	Ernie Rodriguez
Helena Phillies	PHI	70	1806	854	151	54	.946	33	Roly de Armas
Butte Copper Kings	MIL	70	1848	806	169	85	.940	29	Ken Richardson
Billings Mustangs	CIN	69	1773	825	196	53	.930	18	James Hoff
Medicine Hat Blue Jays	TOR	70	1832	708	196	38	.928	21	Wayne Graham
League Totals		558	14647	6411	1215	495	.945	184

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