• Source: 1981 Kansas City Royals season

      • The 1981 Kansas City Royals season was their 13th in Major League Baseball. The 1981 season was interrupted by a players strike from June 12 to July 31, and resumed on August 10. Major League Baseball officials decided to split the season, and the division winners of both halves would advance to the playoffs. The Royals were 20–30 and in fifth place in the American League West when the strike began, but won the second half with a 30–23 mark. Dick Howser replaced Jim Frey as manager on August 31. Kansas City's overall 50-53 record made the Royals the first team in MLB history to reach the postseason with a losing mark. Kansas City lost to the first half American League West winner Oakland Athletics 3–0 in the ALDS.


      Offseason


      January 6, 1981: Derek Botelho was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.


      Regular season


      August 10, 1981: Cal Ripken Jr. made his major league debut for the Baltimore Orioles in a game against the Royals.


      = Season standings

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      = Record vs. opponents

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      = Notable transactions

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      April 3, 1981: Bombo Rivera was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
      June 8, 1981: 1981 Major League Baseball draft
      Dave Leeper was drafted by the Royals in the 1st round (23rd pick). Player signed June 10, 1981.
      David Cone was drafted by the Royals in the 3rd round. Player signed June 10, 1981.


      = Roster

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      Game log




      = Regular season

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      First half




      Canceled games




      Second half




      = Postseason Game log

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      Player stats




      = Batting

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      Starters by position


      Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


      Other batters


      Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


      = Pitching

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      Starting pitchers


      Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


      Other pitchers


      Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


      Relief pitchers


      Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


      ALDS



      Oakland wins series, 3-0.


      Farm system



      LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: GCL Royals Gold


      Notes




      References


      Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.


      External links


      1981 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Reference
      1981 Kansas City Royals at Baseball Almanac

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