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1981:Baseball Goes on Strike


American League East

W L Pct. GB
Milwaukee 62 47 .569 -
Baltimore 59 46 .562 1.0
NY Yankees 59 48 .551 2.0
Detroit 60 49 .550 2.0
Boston 59 49 .546 2.5
Cleveland 52 51 .505 7.0
Toronto 37 69 .349 23.5

   In a season split in half by a players' strike, the Jays combined the worst start and the strongest finish in the club's five-year history. The pitching staff has been inproving; Dave Stieb became the Jays' first regular starter to post a winning record, going 11-10 with an ERA of 3.19. Luis Leal was 7-13 with a 3.68 ERA. Joey McLaughlin recorded 10 saves and a 2.85 ERA, and Roy Lee Jackson, acquired from the Mets for Bob Bailor, had seven saves and a 2.61 ERA.
Most Valuable Player Most Valuable Pitcher Player of the Year
Dave Stieb Dave Stieb Dave Stieb
Pitcher of the Year Most Improved Player
Dave Stieb Joey McLaughlin

1981 Batting Statistics
Batter Pos. Avg. G AB R H HR RBI
Dan Ainge IF-OF .187 86 246 20 46 0 14
Jesse Barfield OF .232 25 95 7 22 2 9
Charlie Beamon 1B .200 8 15 1 3 0 0
George Bell OF .233 60 163 19 38 5 12
Barry Bonnell OF .220 66 227 21 50 4 28
Rick Bosetti OF .234 25 47 5 11 0 4
Ted Cox IF .300 16 50 6 15 2 9
Damaso Garcia 2B .252 64 250 24 63 1 13
Alfredo Griffin SS .209 101 388 30 81 0 21
Garth Iorg IF .242 70 215 17 52 0 10
Ken Macha IF-C .200 37 85 4 17 0 6
Fred Manrique IF .227 45 128 13 29 4 21
Buck Martinez C .227 45 128 13 29 4 21
John Mayberry 1B .248 94 290 34 72 17 43
Lloyd Moseby OF .233 100 378 36 88 9 43
Dave Stieb PR .000 1 0 1 0 0 0
Willie Upshaw 1B .171 61 111 15 19 4 10
Otto Velez 1B .213 80 240 32 51 11 28
Greg Wells 1B-DH .247 32 73 7 18 0 5
Dan Whitmer C .111 7 9 0 1 0 0
Ernie Whitt C .236 74 195 16 46 1 16
Al Woods OF .247 85 288 20 71 1 21
Designated hitters
.212 106 363 45 77 13 36
Pinch-hitters
.234 162 77 4 18 1 15
Totals
.226 106 3521 329 797 61 314

1981 Batting Statistics
Pitcher ERA W-L SV G IP H ER BB SO
Mike Barlow 4.20 0-0 0 12 15 22 7 6 5
Juan Berenguer 4.31 2-9 0 12 71 62 34 35 29
Mark Bomback 3.89 5-5 0 20 90 84 39 35 33
Jim Clancy 4.90 6-12 0 22 125 126 68 64 56
Nino Espinosa 9.00 0-0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0
Jerry Garvin 3.40 1-2 0 35 53 46 20 23 25
Roy Lee Jackson 2.61 1-2 7 39 62 65 18 25 27
Luis Leal 3.68 7-13 1 29 130 127 53 44 71
Joey McLaughlin 2.85 1-5 10 40 60 55 19 21 38
Paul Mirabella 7.36 0-0 0 8 15 20 12 7 9
Dale Murray 1.17 1-0 0 11 15 12 2 5 12
Dave Stieb 3.19 11-10 0 25 184 148 65 61 89
Jackson Todd 3.96 2-7 0 21 98 94 43 31 41
Mike Willis 5.91 0-4 0 20 35 43 23 20 16
Totals 3.81 37-69 18 106 953 908 404 377 451

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