1981 Cleveland Indians Season, Schedule & Results

1981 Cleveland Indians

What was the record of the 1981 Cleveland Indians?

The Cleveland Indians finished the regular season with a 52-51 record. They went 25-29 at home and 27-22 on the road.

What division did the 1981 Cleveland Indians play in?

The 1981 Cleveland Indians played in the East Division of the American League.

What was the division record of the 1981 Cleveland Indians?

During the regular season, the 1981 Cleveland Indians went 23-29 against their AL East opponents.

What was the 1981 Cleveland Indians record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Run Differential
Toronto Blue Jays	4-2	66.7%	+1
New York Yankees	7-5	58.3%	+16
Boston Red Sox	6-7	46.2%	-1
Milwaukee Brewers	3-6	33.3%	-8
Baltimore Orioles	2-4	33.3%	-15
Detroit Tigers	1-5	16.7%	-8

What was the 1981 Cleveland Indians record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1981 Cleveland Indians had their best month in April, when they went 8-4 and had a 66.7% win percentage. Their worst month was June, when they went 3-7 and had a 30% win percentage.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Run Differential
April	8-4	66.7%	+4
May	15-13	53.6%	+11
June	3-7	30%	-7
August	10-12	45.5%	-10
September	15-12	55.6%	+1
October	1-3	25%	-10

Did the 1981 Cleveland Indians make the Postseason?

No, the Indians didn't make the Postseason in 1981.

What was the run differential for the 1981 Cleveland Indians?

The Cleveland Indians finished the regular season with a run differential of -11. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Indians could have been expected to have about 50.3 wins, or a 50-53 record in the regular season.

How did the 1981 Cleveland Indians perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1981 Cleveland Indians went 11-15.

How did the 1981 Cleveland Indians perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1981 Cleveland Indians went 5-5 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1981 Cleveland Indians?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981 Cleveland Indians was a 5 game winning streak on 3 separate stretches during the season.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1981 Cleveland Indians?

The longest losing streak that the Cleveland Indians had during the 1981 regular season was 7 games, which happened once during the season.

1981 Cleveland Indians Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Date

Opponent

Score

Regular Season

Sat, Apr 11, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 3 - 5

Sun, Apr 12, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 1 - 6

Tue, Apr 14, 1981

@ Texas Rangers

Win 7 - 1

Wed, Apr 15, 1981

@ Texas Rangers

Loss 0 - 8

Thu, Apr 16, 1981

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Win 1 - 0

Sat, Apr 18, 1981

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Win 5 - 0

Mon, Apr 20, 1981

@ Kansas City Royals

Win 4 - 2

Tue, Apr 21, 1981

@ Kansas City Royals

Win 4 - 1

Wed, Apr 22, 1981

@ Kansas City Royals

Win 4 - 0

Sat, Apr 25, 1981

vs Texas Rangers

Loss 4 - 8

Sun, Apr 26, 1981

vs Texas Rangers

Win 4 - 3

Thu, Apr 30, 1981

vs Chicago White Sox

Win 3 - 2

Fri, May 1, 1981

vs Chicago White Sox

Win 10 - 2

Sat, May 2, 1981

vs Chicago White Sox

Win 3 - 1

Sun, May 3, 1981

vs Chicago White Sox

Loss 0 - 6

Wed, May 6, 1981

@ Toronto Blue Jays

Win 4 - 1

Thu, May 7, 1981

@ Toronto Blue Jays

Loss 2 - 6

Fri, May 8, 1981

@ Minnesota Twins

Loss 7 - 8

Sat, May 9, 1981

@ Minnesota Twins

Win 2 - 1

(10)

Sun, May 10, 1981

@ Minnesota Twins

Win 5 - 1

Mon, May 11, 1981

@ Chicago White Sox

Win 3 - 1

Tue, May 12, 1981

@ Chicago White Sox

Loss 4 - 7

Wed, May 13, 1981

@ Chicago White Sox

Win 4 - 3

(16)

Fri, May 15, 1981

vs Toronto Blue Jays

Win 3 - 0

Sat, May 16, 1981

vs Toronto Blue Jays

Loss 1 - 4

Sun, May 17, 1981

vs Toronto Blue Jays

Win 1 - 0

Sun, May 17, 1981

vs Toronto Blue Jays

Win 2 - 1

(10)

Mon, May 18, 1981

vs California Angels

Loss 2 - 7

Tue, May 19, 1981

vs California Angels

Win 7 - 3

Wed, May 20, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Loss 1 - 3

Thu, May 21, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Loss 3 - 6

Fri, May 22, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Win 7 - 3

Sat, May 23, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Loss 2 - 3

Sun, May 24, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Win 12 - 5

Mon, May 25, 1981

@ Boston Red Sox

Loss 7 - 8

Tue, May 26, 1981

@ Boston Red Sox

Win 5 - 2

Wed, May 27, 1981

@ Boston Red Sox

Loss 5 - 10

Fri, May 29, 1981

vs New York Yankees

Loss 2 - 5

Sat, May 30, 1981

vs New York Yankees

Loss 0 - 1

Sun, May 31, 1981

vs New York Yankees

Win 7 - 2

Mon, Jun 1, 1981

vs New York Yankees

Loss 3 - 5

Tue, Jun 2, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Loss 0 - 4

Wed, Jun 3, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Win 4 - 1

Thu, Jun 4, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Loss 5 - 6

Fri, Jun 5, 1981

@ Seattle Mariners

Win 8 - 1

Sat, Jun 6, 1981

@ Seattle Mariners

Win 5 - 3

Sun, Jun 7, 1981

@ Seattle Mariners

Loss 4 - 5

(11)

Mon, Jun 8, 1981

@ California Angels

Loss 2 - 10

Tue, Jun 9, 1981

@ California Angels

Loss 2 - 4

Wed, Jun 10, 1981

@ California Angels

Loss 3 - 4

Mon, Aug 10, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 2 - 5

(13)

Tue, Aug 11, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 5 - 6

Tue, Aug 11, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 1 - 6

Wed, Aug 12, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Win 9 - 4

Thu, Aug 13, 1981

vs Milwaukee Brewers

Loss 5 - 8

Fri, Aug 14, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Loss 1 - 4

Sat, Aug 15, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Loss 3 - 5

Sun, Aug 16, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Loss 2 - 6

Sun, Aug 16, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Win 8 - 6

Tue, Aug 18, 1981

@ Seattle Mariners

Win 5 - 2

Wed, Aug 19, 1981

@ Seattle Mariners

Loss 3 - 4

(10)

Thu, Aug 20, 1981

@ Seattle Mariners

Win 6 - 5

(14)

Fri, Aug 21, 1981

@ California Angels

Loss 2 - 12

Sat, Aug 22, 1981

@ California Angels

Loss 2 - 3

(10)

Sun, Aug 23, 1981

@ California Angels

Win 6 - 3

Mon, Aug 24, 1981

@ Oakland Athletics

Loss 4 - 16

Tue, Aug 25, 1981

@ Oakland Athletics

Win 2 - 0

Thu, Aug 27, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Win 12 - 2

Fri, Aug 28, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Win 1 - 0

Sat, Aug 29, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Win 7 - 3

Sun, Aug 30, 1981

vs Seattle Mariners

Win 17 - 11

Mon, Aug 31, 1981

vs Oakland Athletics

Loss 3 - 5

Wed, Sep 2, 1981

vs Oakland Athletics

Win 2 - 0

Wed, Sep 2, 1981

vs Oakland Athletics

Win 10 - 4

Fri, Sep 4, 1981

vs California Angels

Loss 1 - 3

Sat, Sep 5, 1981

vs California Angels

Win 4 - 2

Sat, Sep 5, 1981

vs California Angels

Win 4 - 2

Sun, Sep 6, 1981

vs California Angels

Win 2 - 0

Mon, Sep 7, 1981

@ Baltimore Orioles

Loss 2 - 9

Tue, Sep 8, 1981

@ Baltimore Orioles

Loss 5 - 14

Wed, Sep 9, 1981

@ Baltimore Orioles

Win 8 - 5

Thu, Sep 10, 1981

@ Baltimore Orioles

Win 4 - 1

Fri, Sep 11, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Loss 3 - 6

Sat, Sep 12, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Loss 9 - 11

(12)

Sun, Sep 13, 1981

@ Detroit Tigers

Loss 6 - 8

Tue, Sep 15, 1981

vs Baltimore Orioles

Loss 6 - 7

Thu, Sep 17, 1981

vs Baltimore Orioles

Loss 2 - 6

Fri, Sep 18, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Win 8 - 4

Sat, Sep 19, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Loss 3 - 4

Sun, Sep 20, 1981

vs Detroit Tigers

Loss 1 - 5

Mon, Sep 21, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Win 5 - 0

Tue, Sep 22, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Win 6 - 4

Wed, Sep 23, 1981

@ New York Yankees

Loss 1 - 6

Thu, Sep 24, 1981

@ Boston Red Sox

Win 5 - 2

Fri, Sep 25, 1981

@ Boston Red Sox

Loss 4 - 5

Sat, Sep 26, 1981

@ Boston Red Sox

Win 7 - 5

Sun, Sep 27, 1981

@ Boston Red Sox

Win 8 - 7

(11)

Mon, Sep 28, 1981

vs New York Yankees

Win 6 - 2

Tue, Sep 29, 1981

vs New York Yankees

Win 3 - 2

Fri, Oct 2, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Win 11 - 4

Sat, Oct 3, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Loss 0 - 4

Sun, Oct 4, 1981

vs Boston Red Sox

Loss 2 - 6

Mon, Oct 5, 1981

vs Kansas City Royals

Loss 0 - 9

52-51	Missed Playoffs
Record	Outcome

1981 Cleveland Indians

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