1981 Cleveland Indians season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Cleveland Indians
season = 1981
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Cleveland Municipal Stadium
y4 = 1932
city = Cleveland, Ohio
y5 = 1901
owners =F.J. "Steve" O'Neill
general managers = Phil Seghi
managers = Dave Garcia
television = WUAB
(Bruce Drennan, Joe Tait)
radio = WWWE
(Herb Score, Nev Chandler)|

Offseason

*December 8, 1980: Dan Spillner was signed as a free agent by the Indians. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/spillda01.shtml Dan Spillner page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 9, 1980: Gary Alexander, Victor Cruz, Rafael Vásquez, and Bob Owchinko were traded by the Indians to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bert Blyleven and Manny Sanguillen. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blylebe01.shtml Bert Blyleven page at Baseball Reference] ]

eason standings

Regular season

On May 15, by|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. [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gallery/featured/GAL1137746/24/26/index.htm] In that season he also was selected an All-Star.

Roster

Starting pitchers

Award Winners

All-Star Game
* Len Barker, Pitcher

References

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