1981 Baltimore Orioles season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 1981
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = East Division
y2 = 1969| Uniform logo =
ballpark = Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1954
city = Baltimore, Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners = Edward Bennett Williams
managers = Earl Weaver
television =WMAR-TV
radio = WFBR
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Brooks Robinson, Tom Marr) |

The by|1981 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 59 wins and 46 losses.

Offseason

*January 22, 1981: Joe Kerrigan and John Buffamoyer (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Grace and John Hale. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kerrijo01.shtml Joe Kerrigan page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular Season

The season was suspended for 50 days due to the infamous 1981 Major League Baseball strike and the league chose as its playoff teams, the division winners from the first and second halves of the season, respectively.

Notable Transactions

* June 8, 1981: 1981 Major League Baseball Draft
**Jeff Schaefer was drafted by the Orioles in the 12th round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schaeje01.shtml Jeff Schaefer page at Baseball Reference] ]
**Cecil Fielder was drafted by the Orioles in the 31st round, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fieldce01.shtml Cecil Fielder page at Baseball Reference] ]

eason standings

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

Awards and Honors

* Dennis Martínez, American League Leader Victories (14)All-Star Game

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Rochester Red Wings (International League; Doc Edwards, manager)
* Class AA: Charlotte O's (Southern League; Mark Wiley, manager)
* Class A: Hagerstown Suns (Carolina League; Grady Little, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class A: Miami Orioles (Florida State League; Minnie Mendoza, manager)
* Rookie: Bluefield Orioles (Appalachian League; Lance Nichols, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1981.shtml 1981 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1981&t=BAL 1981 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com]