1981 Milwaukee Brewers season

The Milwaukee Brewers' 1981 season involved the Brewers' finishing 1st in American League East during the second half of the split schedule with an overall record of 62 wins and 47 losses. They proceeded to lose to the New York Yankees in the ALDS. Rollie Fingers became the first relief pitcher in the history of the American League to win the MVP Award.^[1]

Offseason

• December 12, 1980: Sixto Lezcano, David Green, Lary Sorensen and Dave LaPoint were traded by the Brewers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ted Simmons, Rollie Fingers and Pete Vuckovich.^[2]
• January 13, 1981: Ernest Riles was drafted by the Brewers in the 3rd round of the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase).^[3]
• February 21, 1981: Paul Hartzell was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[4]
• March 20, 1981: Bob Galasso was released by the Brewers.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

Notable transactions

• April 1, 1981: John Poff was traded by the Brewers to the Chicago White Sox for Thad Bosley.^[6]
• April 4, 1981: Bill Lyons was released by the Brewers.^[7]
• April 5, 1981: Dan Boitano was purchased from the Brewers by the New York Mets from the Milwaukee Brewers.^[8]
• July 8, 1981: Paul Hartzell was released by the Brewers.^[4]

Roster

Player stats

Batting

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

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

New York wins series, 3-2.

Game Score Date 1 New York 5, Milwaukee 3 October 7 2 New York 3, Milwaukee 0 October 8 3 Milwaukee 5, New York 3 October 9 4 Milwaukee 2, New York 1 October 10 5 New York 7, Milwaukee 3 October 11 Awards and honors Cecil Cooper, Silver Slugger Award Rollie Fingers, American League Cy Young Award Rollie Fingers, American League MVP Farm system See also: Minor league baseball Level Team League Manager AAA Vancouver Canadians Pacific Coast League Lee Sigman AA El Paso Diablos Texas League Tony Muser A Stockton Ports California League Duane Espy A Burlington Bees Midwest League Terry Bevington Rookie Butte Copper Kings Pioneer League Ken Richardson LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Butte Notes ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0 ^ Ted Simmons page at Baseball Reference ^ Ernest Riles page at Baseball Reference ^ a b Paul Hartzell page at Baseball Reference ^ Bob Galasso page at Baseball Reference ^ John Poff page at Baseball Reference ^ Bill Lyons page at Baseball Reference ^ Dan Boitano page at Baseball Reference References 1981 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference 1981 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com v · d · e1981 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto AL West California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas NL East Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis NL West Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco 1981 Major League Baseball Draft • 1981 All-Star Game • 1981 strike • 1981 World Series v · d · eMilwaukee Brewers Formerly the Seattle Pilots • Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin The Franchise History (Seattle • Milwaukee) • Expansion Draft • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Walk of Fame • Awards and All-Stars • Players • Management • Opening Day starters • First-round picks • Broadcasters • All articles Ballparks Sick's Stadium • Milwaukee County Stadium • Miller Park Spring Training: Tempe Diablo Stadium • Sun City Stadium • Compadre Stadium • Maryvale Baseball Park Culture Bernie Brewer • Sausage Race • Beer Barrel Man • Secret Stadium Sauce • Fight Song • Roll Out The Barrel • Mr. 3000 Retired Numbers 4 • 19 • 34 • 42 • 44 Key Personnel Owner: Mark Attanasio • General Manager: Doug Melvin • Manager: Ron Roenicke Minors Player overview • AAA: Nashville Sounds • AA: Huntsville Stars • A: Brevard County Manatees • Wisconsin Timber Rattlers • Rookie: Helena Brewers • AZL Brewers • DSL Brewers Rivalries Chicago Cubs League Pennants American League: 1982 • National League: none Division Titles AL East: 1981 (second half) • 1982 • NL Central: 2011 • Wild Card: 2008  Seasons (44) 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 2010s 2010 • 2011• 2012 This article relating to a baseball season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · d · e