1981 Atlanta Braves season

1981 Atlanta Braves season
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "1981_Atlanta_Braves_season".

content

1981 Atlanta Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (Since 1966)
1981 Information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General Manager(s)	John Mullen
Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Local television	WTBS/Superstation WTBS
Local radio	WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Darrel Chaney)

See also: Atlanta Braves

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Season standings
- 2.2 Roster
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system^[3]
5 References

Offseason

December 12, 1980: Doyle Alexander was traded by the Braves to the San Francisco Giants for John Montefusco and Craig Landis (minors).¹
January 12, 1981: Gaylord Perry was signed as a free agent by the Braves.²

Regular season

Season standings

NL West First Half Standings	W	L	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	36	21	.632
Cincinnati Reds	35	21	.625
Houston Astros	28	29	.491
Atlanta Braves	25	29	.463
San Francisco Giants	27	32	.458
San Diego Padres	23	33	.411

NL West Second Half Standings	W	L	Pct.
Houston Astros	33	20	.623
Cincinnati Reds	31	21	.596
San Francisco Giants	29	23	.558
Los Angeles Dodgers	27	26	.509
Atlanta Braves	25	27	.481
San Diego Padres	18	36	.333

Roster

1981 Atlanta Braves roster

v • d • e

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

15 Paul Runge

Outfielders

Manager

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

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
Paul Runge	10	27	7	.259	0	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Tommy Boggs	25	142.2	3	13	4.10	81
Gaylord Perry	23	150.2	8	9	3.94	60

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
John Montefusco	26	77.1	2	3	3.49	34

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Preston Hanna	20	2	1	0	6.37	22

Farm system³

Class AAA: Richmond Braves (International League; Eddie Haas, manager)
Class AA: Savannah Braves (Southern League; Andy Gilbert, manager)
Class A: Durham Bulls (Carolina League; Al Gallagher, manager)
Class A: Anderson Braves (South Atlantic League; Sonny Jackson, manager)
Rookie: GCL Braves (Gulf Coast League; Pedro González, manager)

v • d • e 1981 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 World Series

References

1981 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference

v • d • e Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Red Stockings, Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Boston Doves, Boston Rustlers, Boston Bees, Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves • Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise	History • Records • Seasons • Managers • Broadcasters

Ballparks	South End Grounds • Congress Street Grounds • South End Grounds • Fenway Park • Braves Field • Milwaukee County Stadium • Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Turner Field

Culture	Chief Noc-A-Homa • Homer • Rally • Braves TBS Baseball • Tomahawk Buzzcut • Tomahawk Chop • Continental League

Rivalries	New York Mets • Philadelphia Phillies

Important Figures	Hank Aaron • Bobby Cox • Tom Glavine • Greg Maddux • Eddie Mathews • Leo Mazzone • Dale Murphy • Phil Niekro • Johnny Sain • John Smoltz • Warren Spahn • Chipper Jones • Andruw Jones • Ted Turner • Skip Caray • Rabbit Maranville • Johnny Evers • Frank Selee • Kid Nichols • Hugh Duffy • Fred Tenney • Billy Hamilton

Retired Numbers	3 • 21 • 35 • 41 • 42 • 44

Key Personnel	Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) • General Manager: Frank Wren • Club President: John Schuerholz • Manager: Bobby Cox

World Series Championships (3)	1914 • 1957 • 1995

National League Championships (17)	1877 • 1878 • 1883 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1897 • 1898 • 1914 • 1948 • 1957 • 1958 • 1991 • 1992 • 1995 • 1996 • 1999

National Association Championships (4)	1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875

Seasons (138)	1871 • 1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875 • 1876 • 1877 • 1878 • 1879 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 • 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 • 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

Minor League Affiliates	AAA: Gwinnett Braves • AA: Mississippi Braves • A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans • Rome Braves • Rookie: Danville Braves • Gulf Coast Braves • DSL Braves

Other Assets	SportSouth • TBS

This article relating to a Atlanta Braves season is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

Your Ad Here

Contents