1981 Oakland Athletics season
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| 1981 Oakland Athletics 1981 AL West Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Walter A. Haas, Jr. |
| Manager(s) | Billy Martin |
| Local television | KPIX-TV (Bill King, Harmon Killebrew) |
| Local radio | KSFO (Bill King, Lon Simmons, Wayne Hagin) KIQI (Amaury Pi-Gonzalez, Julio Gonzalez) |
The Oakland Athletics' 1981 season involved the A's finishing 1st in the American League West with a record of 64 wins and 45 losses. The season was suspended for 50 days due to the infamous 1981 players strike and the league chose as its playoff teams, the division winners from the first and second halves of the season, respectively.
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[edit] Offseason
March 27, 1981: Tony Phillips was traded by the San Diego Padres with Eric Mustad (minors) and Kevin Bell to the Oakland Athletics for Bob Lacey and Roy Moretti (minors). [1]
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
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| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 1st | Oakland Athletics | 64 | 45 | .587 | -- |
| 2nd | Texas Rangers | 57 | 48 | .543 | 5.0 |
| 3rd | Chicago White Sox | 54 | 52 | .509 | 8.5 |
| 4th | Kansas City Royals | 50 | 53 | .485 | 11.0 |
| 5th | California Angels | 51 | 59 | .464 | 13.5 |
| 6th | Seattle Mariners | 44 | 65 | .404 | 20.0 |
| 7th | Minnesota Twins | 41 | 68 | .376 | 23.0 |
[edit] Transactions
- June 8, 1981: Mike Gallego was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1981. [2]
- June 8, 1981: Mickey Tettleton was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 5th round of the 1981 amateur draft. [3]
[edit] Roster
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1981 Oakland Athletics roster
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[edit] ALDS
Oakland wins series, 3-0.
