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The Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

season was a season in American baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East

American League East

The American League Eastern Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions . This division was created before the start of the 1969 season along with the Western Division...

with a record of 59 wins and 46 losses. The season was suspended for 50 days due to the infamous 1981 Major League Baseball strike.

Offseason

December 15, 1980: Paul Hartzell
Paul Hartzell
Paul Franklin Hartzell is a former professional baseball player who played six seasons for the California Angels, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball....

was released by the Orioles.
January 22, 1981: Joe Kerrigan
Joe Kerrigan
Joseph Thomas Kerrigan is a former relief pitcher, manager and longtime pitching coach in Major League Baseball.-Biography:...

and John Buffamoyer (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....

for Mike Grace and John Hale
John Hale (baseball)
John Steven Hale is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played from - for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners.-External links:...

.

Regular season

August 10, 1981: Cal Ripken, Jr.
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr. , nicknamed "Iron Man", is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Baltimore Orioles ....

made his major league debut in a game against the Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...

.

Notable transactions

April 1, 1981: Kiko Garcia
Kiko Garcia
Alfonso Rafael "Kiko" Garcia is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He played ten seasons in the major leagues from until...

was traded by the Orioles to the Houston Astros
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...

for Chris Bourjos
Chris Bourjos
Christopher Bourjos is a retired professional baseball player who played part of one season for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He has worked as an Arizona-based scout for the Baltimore Orioles since 2010...

and cash.
June 8, 1981: 1981 Major League Baseball Draft
1981 Major League Baseball Draft
-First round selections:The following are the first round picks in the 1981 Major League Baseball draft.- Other notable players :*John Elway was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft...
- Jeff Schaefer
  Jeff Schaefer
  Jeffrey Scott Schaefer is a former Major League Baseball utility infielder. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors between and . Of the 225 games Schaefer played in the majors, about half were at shortstop, with most of the rest at third base or second base .-External links:...
  
  was drafted by the Orioles in the 12th round.
- Cecil Fielder
  Cecil Fielder
  Cecil Grant Fielder is a former professional baseball player who was a noted power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas . He played with the Toronto Blue Jays , Detroit Tigers , New York Yankees , Anaheim Angels and Cleveland Indians...
  
  was drafted by the Orioles in the 31st round, but did not sign.

Roster

1981 Baltimore Orioles roster
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

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
C	Rick Dempsey Rick Dempsey John Rikard Dempsey is an American former professional baseball player. He played for 24 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from to , most notably for the Baltimore Orioles...	92	251	54	.215	6	15
1B	Eddie Murray Eddie Murray Eddie Clarence Murray , nicknamed "Steady Eddie", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and designated hitter. He was known as one of the most reliable and productive hitters of his era. Murray is regarded as one of the best switch hitters ever to play the game...	99	378	111	.294	22	78
2B	Rich Dauer Rich Dauer Richard Fremont Dauer , is a former professional baseball player who played with the Baltimore Orioles primarily as an infielder from 1976-85. He played in two World Series with the Orioles....	96	369	97	.263	4	38
3B	Doug DeCinces Doug DeCinces Douglas Vernon "Doug" DeCinces is a former Major League Baseball third baseman. He was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the California Angels in 1982 to make room for Cal Ripken Jr. after having begun his career as the successor to Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson...	100	346	91	.263	13	55
SS	Mark Belanger Mark Belanger Mark Henry Belanger was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played almost his entire career with the Baltimore Orioles...	64	139	23	.165	1	10
LF	John Lowenstein John Lowenstein John Lee Lowenstein , is a former professional baseball player who played Major League Baseball primarily as an outfielder from to...	83	189	47	.249	6	20
CF	Al Bumbry Al Bumbry Alonza Benjamin Bumbry is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres from 1972 through 1985.-Playing career:...	101	392	107	.273	1	27
RF	Ken Singleton Ken Singleton Kenneth Wayne Singleton is an American former professional baseball player and current television sports commentator. He played as an outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, and Baltimore Orioles.-Baseball career:Born in Manhattan, New York...	103	363	101	.278	13	49
DH	Terry Crowley Terry Crowley Terrence Michael Crowley is a former Major League Baseball player who now serves as the interim bullpen coach for the Baltimore Orioles.-Player career:...	68	134	33	.246	4	25

Other batters

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
38	86	21	.244	2	14
33	56	12	.214	0	6
23	39	5	.128	0	0
10	27	8	.296	0	2
2	2	1	.500	0	0

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	25	179	14	5	3.32	88
	20	116	9	6	4.19	72

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	7	0	0	0	7.56	12
	2	0	0	0	4.76	2

Awards and honors

Dennis Martínez
Dennis Martínez
José Dennis Martínez Emilia , nicknamed "El Presidente" , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher...

, American League Leader Victories (14)

All-Star Game
1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 52nd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League and National League , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on August 9, 1981, at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, the home of...

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hagerstown

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