1981 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 63-47. They scored 450 runs and belted 82 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. Ron Cey led the team in home runs with 13. Steve Garvey was the best run producer with 64 RBI. Dusty Baker led the team with 128 hits for a .320 average.
The team allowed 356 runs and had a team ERA of 3.01. Fernando Valenzuela led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 180 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ron Cey | 3B | 85 | 312 | 42 | 90 | 13 | 50 | 0 | .372 | .474 | .846 | .288 |
| Pepe Frias | SS | 25 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .282 | .278 | .560 | .250 |
| Steve Garvey | 1B | 110 | 431 | 63 | 122 | 10 | 64 | 3 | .322 | .411 | .733 | .283 |
| Davey Lopes | 2B | 58 | 214 | 35 | 44 | 5 | 17 | 20 | .289 | .285 | .574 | .206 |
| Mike Marshall | 3B | 14 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .320 | .579 | .200 |
| Jack Perconte | 2B | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .444 | .808 | .222 |
| Bill Russell | SS | 82 | 262 | 20 | 61 | 0 | 22 | 2 | .284 | .282 | .566 | .233 |
| Steve Sax | 2B | 31 | 119 | 15 | 33 | 2 | 9 | 5 | .317 | .345 | .662 | .277 |
| Reggie Smith | 1B | 41 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .318 | .314 | .632 | .200 |
| Derrel Thomas | 2B | 80 | 218 | 25 | 54 | 4 | 24 | 7 | .322 | .321 | .643 | .248 |
| Gary Weiss | SS | 14 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .105 | .248 | .105 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dusty Baker | OF | 103 | 400 | 48 | 128 | 9 | 49 | 10 | .363 | .445 | .808 | .320 |
| Mark Bradley | OF | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .333 | .500 | .167 |
| Joe Ferguson | OF | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .214 | .464 | .143 |
| Pedro Guerrero | OF | 98 | 347 | 46 | 104 | 12 | 48 | 5 | .365 | .464 | .829 | .300 |
| Jay Johnstone | OF | 61 | 83 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .267 | .349 | .616 | .205 |
| Ken Landreaux | OF | 99 | 390 | 48 | 98 | 7 | 41 | 18 | .297 | .367 | .664 | .251 |
| Candy Maldonado | OF | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .083 | .166 | .083 |
| Bobby Mitchell | OF | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .125 | .347 | .125 |
| Rick Monday | OF | 66 | 130 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 25 | 1 | .423 | .608 | 1.031 | .315 |
| Ron Roenicke | OF | 22 | 47 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 | .234 | .555 | .234 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jerry Grote | C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mike Scioscia | C | 93 | 290 | 27 | 80 | 2 | 29 | 0 | .353 | .331 | .684 | .276 |
| Steve Yeager | C | 42 | 86 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .261 | .337 | .598 | .209 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 3751 | 450 | 984 | 82 | 427 | 73 | .318 | .374 | .692 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Castillo | 34 | 1 | 50.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 5.33 | 1.460 | |||
| Terry Forster | 21 | 0 | 30.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 4.11 | 1.694 | |||
| Dave Goltz | 26 | 8 | 77 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 1 | 48 | 25 | 4.09 | 1.403 | |||
| Burt Hooton | 23 | 23 | 142.3 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 0 | 74 | 33 | 2.28 | 1.103 | |||
| Steve Howe | 41 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 8 | 32 | 18 | 2.50 | 1.278 | |||
| Tom Niedenfuer | 17 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3.81 | 1.192 | |||
| Alejandro Pena | 14 | 0 | 25.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 2.84 | 1.146 | |||
| Ted Power | 5 | 2 | 14.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.14 | 1.608 | |||
| Jerry Reuss | 22 | 22 | 152.7 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 0 | 51 | 27 | 2.30 | 1.081 | |||
| Dave Stewart | 32 | 0 | 43.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 2.49 | 1.247 | |||
| Rick Sutcliffe | 14 | 6 | 47 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 4.02 | 1.298 | |||
| Fernando Valenzuela | 25 | 25 | 192.3 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 0 | 180 | 61 | 2.48 | 1.045 | |||
| Bob Welch | 23 | 23 | 141.3 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 0 | 88 | 41 | 3.44 | 1.288 | |||
| Team Totals | 297 | 110 | 996.9 | 63 | 47 | .573 | 24 | 603 | 302 | 3.01 | 1.210 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Steve Garvey | 110 |
| At Bats | Steve Garvey | 431 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Steve Garvey | 461 |
| Batting Average | Dusty Baker | .320 |
| On-Base % | Ron Cey | .372 |
| Slugging % | Ron Cey | .474 |
| OPS | Ron Cey | .846 |
| Runs | Steve Garvey | 63 |
| Hits | Dusty Baker | 128 |
| Total Bases | Dusty Baker | 178 |
| Doubles | Steve Garvey | 23 |
| Triples | Ken Landreaux | 4 |
| Home Runs | Ron Cey | 13 |
| RBI | Steve Garvey | 64 |
| Walks | Ron Cey | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Pedro Guerrero | 57 |
| Stolen Bases | Davey Lopes | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Pedro Guerrero | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Burt Hooton, Jerry Reuss, Derrel Thomas, and Bob Welch | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dusty Baker | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bill Russell | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fernando Valenzuela | 13 |
| Losses | Dave Goltz and Fernando Valenzuela | 7 |
| Saves | Steve Howe | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Jerry Reuss | .714 |
| ERA | Burt Hooton | 2.28 |
| WHIP | Fernando Valenzuela | 1.045 |
| Innings Pitched | Fernando Valenzuela | 192.3 |
| Games | Steve Howe | 41 |
| Games Started | Fernando Valenzuela | 25 |
| Strikeouts | Fernando Valenzuela | 180 |
| Complete Games | Fernando Valenzuela | 11 |
| Shutouts | Fernando Valenzuela | 8 |
| Batters Faced | Fernando Valenzuela | 758 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Welch | 54 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Welch | 141 |
| Walks Allowed | Fernando Valenzuela | 61 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fernando Valenzuela and Bob Welch | 11 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Welch | 29 |
| Triples Allowed | Bobby Castillo, Burt Hooton, Jerry Reuss, Fernando Valenzuela, and Bob Welch | 3 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Stewart and Fernando Valenzuela | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jerry Reuss | 4 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jerry Reuss | 18 |
