| 1981 Cleveland Indians |
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| Owner(s) | F.J. "Steve" O'Neill | |
| General manager(s) | Phil Seghi | |
| Manager(s) | Dave Garcia | |
| Local television | WUAB | |
| Local radio | WWWE | |
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Offseason [edit]
- December 8, 1980: Dan Spillner was signed as a free agent by the Indians.[1]
- December 9, 1980: Gary Alexander, Víctor Cruz, Rafael Vásquez, and Bob Owchinko were traded by the Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bert Blyleven and Manny Sanguillén.[2]
Regular season [edit]
- May 15, 1981: Len Barker pitched a perfect game against the Toronto Blue Jays. It was the tenth perfect game ever pitched, is one of only seventeen in the history of the major leagues, and remains the last no-hitter thrown by an Indian.[3] In that season he also was selected an All-Star.
Season standings [edit]
| AL East First Half standings |
Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 34 | 22 | .607 | — |
| Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 23 | .574 | 2.0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 25 | .554 | 3.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 31 | 26 | .544 | 3.5 |
| Boston Red Sox | 30 | 26 | .536 | 4.0 |
| Cleveland Indians | 26 | 24 | .520 | 5.0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 16 | 42 | .276 | 19.0 |
| AL East Second Half standings |
Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
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| Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 22 | .585 | — |
| Boston Red Sox | 29 | 23 | .558 | 1.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 29 | 23 | .558 | 1.5 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 28 | 23 | .549 | 2.0 |
| Cleveland Indians | 26 | 27 | .491 | 5.0 |
| New York Yankees | 25 | 26 | .490 | 5.0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 21 | 27 | .438 | 7.5 |
Roster [edit]
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Pitchers
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Catchers
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Ron Hassey | 61 | 190 | 44 | .232 | 1 | 25 |
| 1B | Mike Hargrove | 94 | 322 | 102 | .317 | 2 | 49 |
Other batters [edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Len Barker | 22 | 154.1 | 8 | 7 | 3.91 | 127 |
Other pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Dan Spillner | 32 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3.14 | 59 |
| Mike Stanton | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.36 | 34 |
Awards and honors [edit]
- Len Barker, reserve
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor League Baseball
Notes [edit]
- ^ Dan Spillner page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bert Blyleven page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Chronological list of no-hitters at Retrosheet
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
References [edit]
- 1981 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
- 1981 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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