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1981 Oakland Athletics (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980/1982)
First Half: 37-23, Finished 1st
Second Half: 27-22, Finished 2nd
Overall: 64-45, Finished 1st in AL Western Division
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Scored 458 runs, Allowed 403 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-48
Managed by Billy Martin

Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,304,052 (4th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 95, Pitching - 95
  (one-year): Batting - 94, Pitching - 93
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost AL Championship Series (3-0) to New York Yankees
Won AL Division Series (3-0) over Kansas City Royals

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1981 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1980/1982) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 3, 1980

Traded Mike Morgan to the New York Yankees. Received Fred Stanley.

December 6, 1980

Sold Mario Guerrero to the Seattle Mariners.

December 8, 1980

Drafted Brian Doyle from the New York Yankees in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Tom Filer from the New York Yankees in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Roy Thomas from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

December 9, 1980

Drafted De Wayne Buice from the San Francisco Giants in the 1980 minor league draft.

Drafted Bob Kearney from the San Francisco Giants in the 1980 minor league draft.

December 11, 1980

Traded Michael King (minors) to the Chicago Cubs. Received Cliff Johnson and Keith Drumright.

December 12, 1980

Mike Edwards granted Free Agency.

Released Dave Hamilton.

January 10, 1981

Signed Dave Hamilton as a free agent.

January 13, 1981

Drafted Steve Kiefer in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Doug Baker in the 9th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 17, 1981

Signed Jim Nettles as a free agent.

February 10, 1981

Traded a player to be named later to the Houston Astros. Received Jimmy Sexton. The Oakland Athletics sent Rick Lysander (October 20, 1981) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

February 18, 1981

Signed Dave Hudgens as a free agent.

March 2, 1981

Released Orlando Gonzalez.

March 27, 1981

Traded Bob Lacey and Roy Moretti (minors) to the San Diego Padres. Received Kevin Bell, Tony Phillips, and Eric Mustad (minors).

March 30, 1981

Released Alan Wirth.

April 6, 1981 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Bob Owchinko. The Oakland Athletics sent Ernie Camacho (April 10, 1981) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

April 9, 1981 (Standings)

Returned Tom Filer (earlier draft pick) to the New York Yankees.

Signed Dave Heaverlo as a free agent.

Signed Bo McLaughlin as a free agent.

April 10, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Gorman Heimueller as a free agent.

April 14, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Chris Codiroli as a free agent.

April 22, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Chuck Hensley as a free agent.

April 30, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Mike Warren as a free agent.

May 20, 1981 (Standings)

Traded Dave Revering, Mike Patterson, and Chuck Dougherty (minors) to the New York Yankees. Received Jim Spencer and Tom Underwood.

June 2, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Ed Figueroa as a free agent.

June 8, 1981 (Standings)

Drafted Donnie Hill in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Tim Pyznarski in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Mike Gallego in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1981.

Drafted Rick Rodriguez in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Curt Young in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Mickey Tettleton in the 5th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Alvin Davis in the 6th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Bill Bathe in the 8th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

June 10, 1981 (Standings)

Purchased Rick Bosetti from the Toronto Blue Jays.

August 27, 1981 (Standings)

Released Tim Hosley.

December 4, 1981

Signed Joe Rudi as a free agent.

December 7, 1981

Mike Warren drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1981 rule 5 draft.

December 9, 1981

Traded Rich Bordi to the Seattle Mariners. Received Dan Meyer.

Purchased Tom Romano from the Utica (New York Pennsylvania).

Traded Roy Thomas to the Seattle Mariners. Received Rusty McNealy and Tim Hallgren (minors).

January 12, 1982

Drafted Dave Leiper in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1982 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Robby Thompson in the 2nd round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 28, 1982

Signed Danny Goodwin as a free agent.

February 7, 1982

Signed Dennis Kinney as a free agent.

February 8, 1982

Traded Lance Hudson (minors) to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Davey Lopes.

February 24, 1982

Traded Craig Minetto to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Allen Edwards (minors).

March 1, 1982

Traded Jeff Cox and Scott Meyer to the Detroit Tigers. Received Darrell Brown, Jack Smith (minors), and Mark Fellows (minors).

March 9, 1982

Signed Steve Baker as a free agent.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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