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64-45 .587 |
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| First Half | 37-23, 1st Place | | Second Half | 27-22, 2nd Place |
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Won the AL West |
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61-48, 61-48, 61-48 |
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458 /
403 |
| Postseason | Won 3-0 over Kansas City Royals
Lost ALCS 3-0 to New York Yankees | | Ballpark | Oakland Coliseum | | Park Factors | Batting: 95 / Pitching: 95 | | Attendance | 1,304,052 (3rd) (7th) | | Payroll/Avg | $3,701,625 / $148,065 (20th) | | Spring Training | Scottsdale, Arizona (Scottsdale Stadium I) | | Manager | Billy Martin | | Coaches | Art Fowler, Clete Boyer, George Mitterwald, Jackie S.Moore, Lee Walls | | Executive | President: Roy Eisenhardt | | Minor Leagues | (AAA) Tacoma Tigers, (AA) West Haven A’s, (A) Medford A’s, (A) Modesto A’s | | Radio | (KSFO) Bill King, Lon Simmons, Wayne Hagin | | TV | (KPIX) Bill King, Harmon Killebrew | | Spanish Radio | (KIQI) Amaury Pi-Gonzalez, Julio Gonzalez |
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The 1981 Oakland Athletics
went 64-45
and finished 1st
in the
American League West. The Athletics
drew 1,304,052
to Oakland Coliseum.
Tony Armas and Mike Norris made the All-Star team. Gold Glove winners for 1981 included Rickey Henderson, Dwayne Murphy and Mike Norris.
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