| 50-53 | Lost ALDS |
| Record | Outcome |
The Kansas City Royals finished the regular season with a 50-53 record. They went 19-28 at home and 31-25 on the road. Including the postseason, the Kansas City Royals went 50-56. Their final game was a loss in the AL Divisional Series to the Oakland Athletics.
The 1981 Kansas City Royals played in the West Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 1981 Kansas City Royals went 27-20 against their AL West opponents.
| Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Angels | 6-0 | 100% | +16 |
| Minnesota Twins | 9-4 | 69.2% | +7 |
| Oakland Athletics | 3-3 | 50% | -2 |
| Seattle Mariners | 6-7 | 46.2% | +4 |
| Texas Rangers | 3-4 | 42.9% | -7 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0-2 | 0% | -7 |
Among qualifying months, the 1981 Kansas City Royals had their best month in September, when they went 18-10 and had a 64.3% win percentage. Their worst month was April, when they went 3-10 and had a 23.1% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | 3-10 | 23.1% | -34 |
| May | 12-15 | 44.4% | -18 |
| June | 5-5 | 50% | +3 |
| August | 10-11 | 47.6% | +9 |
| September | 18-10 | 64.3% | +25 |
| October | 2-2 | 50% | +7 |
Yes, the Kansas City Royals made the Postseason in 1981. They lost their only series against the Oakland Athletics in the AL Divisional Series.
The Kansas City Royals finished the regular season with a run differential of -8. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Royals could have been expected to have about 50.6 wins, or a 51-52 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1981 Kansas City Royals went 15-19.
During the regular season, the 1981 Kansas City Royals went 2-5 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981 Kansas City Royals was a 6 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Kansas City Royals had during the 1981 regular season was 4 games, which occured 3 separate times.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Fri, Apr 10, 1981 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
| Sun, Apr 12, 1981 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 2 | ||
| Tue, Apr 14, 1981 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
| Wed, Apr 15, 1981 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
| Fri, Apr 17, 1981 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
| Sun, Apr 19, 1981 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 3 - 2 | ||
| Mon, Apr 20, 1981 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
| Tue, Apr 21, 1981 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 1 - 4 | ||
| Wed, Apr 22, 1981 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
| Fri, Apr 24, 1981 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
| Sat, Apr 25, 1981 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 2 | ||
| Sun, Apr 26, 1981 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 11 | ||
| Thu, Apr 30, 1981 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 0 - 7 | ||
| Fri, May 1, 1981 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 0 | ||
| Sat, May 2, 1981 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 7 - 2 | ||
| Sun, May 3, 1981 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 8 - 9 | (10) | |
| Mon, May 4, 1981 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 7 - 8 | (12) | |
| Tue, May 5, 1981 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 2 - 1 | ||
| Wed, May 6, 1981 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 1 - 3 | ||
| Fri, May 8, 1981 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 5 - 9 | ||
| Sat, May 9, 1981 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 0 - 3 | ||
| Mon, May 11, 1981 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 1 - 9 | ||
| Tue, May 12, 1981 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 3 - 2 | ||
| Thu, May 14, 1981 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
| Fri, May 15, 1981 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
| Sat, May 16, 1981 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 7 - 6 | ||
| Sun, May 17, 1981 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 5 - 4 | ||
| Mon, May 18, 1981 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Tue, May 19, 1981 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
| Wed, May 20, 1981 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 4 - 5 | (11) | |
| Fri, May 22, 1981 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 0 - 7 | ||
| Sat, May 23, 1981 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 1 - 0 | (15) | |
| Sun, May 24, 1981 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 6 - 4 | ||
| Mon, May 25, 1981 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 1 - 7 | ||
| Mon, May 25, 1981 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
| Tue, May 26, 1981 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 5 - 4 | ||
| Wed, May 27, 1981 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 8 - 5 | ||
| Fri, May 29, 1981 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 3 - 1 | ||
| Sat, May 30, 1981 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 6 - 5 | ||
| Sun, May 31, 1981 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
| Mon, Jun 1, 1981 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 3 - 2 | ||
| Tue, Jun 2, 1981 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
| Wed, Jun 3, 1981 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 12 - 9 | ||
| Fri, Jun 5, 1981 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 6 | ||
| Sat, Jun 6, 1981 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
| Sun, Jun 7, 1981 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 1 | ||
| Mon, Jun 8, 1981 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 3 - 8 | ||
| Tue, Jun 9, 1981 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 5 - 8 | ||
| Wed, Jun 10, 1981 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 7 - 4 | ||
| Thu, Jun 11, 1981 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 10 - 5 | ||
| Mon, Aug 10, 1981 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 3 | (12) | |
| Wed, Aug 12, 1981 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 10 - 0 | ||
| Wed, Aug 12, 1981 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
| Thu, Aug 13, 1981 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Fri, Aug 14, 1981 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 1 | ||
| Sat, Aug 15, 1981 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 5 - 3 | ||
| Sun, Aug 16, 1981 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 6 - 2 | ||
| Sun, Aug 16, 1981 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 6 - 8 | ||
| Mon, Aug 17, 1981 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 5 - 3 | ||
| Tue, Aug 18, 1981 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
| Wed, Aug 19, 1981 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 4 - 9 | ||
| Fri, Aug 21, 1981 | @ New York Yankees | Win 4 - 0 | ||
| Sat, Aug 22, 1981 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 0 - 5 | ||
| Sun, Aug 23, 1981 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 0 - 8 | ||
| Mon, Aug 24, 1981 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 4 - 2 | ||
| Tue, Aug 25, 1981 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 3 - 4 | (10) | |
| Wed, Aug 26, 1981 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 6 - 1 | ||
| Thu, Aug 27, 1981 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 11 - 5 | ||
| Fri, Aug 28, 1981 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
| Sat, Aug 29, 1981 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 2 - 0 | ||
| Mon, Aug 31, 1981 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 5 | ||
| Tue, Sep 1, 1981 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 3 - 1 | ||
| Wed, Sep 2, 1981 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 5 - 4 | ||
| Thu, Sep 3, 1981 | vs New York Yankees | Win 3 - 2 | ||
| Fri, Sep 4, 1981 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
| Sat, Sep 5, 1981 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Sun, Sep 6, 1981 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
| Mon, Sep 7, 1981 | vs California Angels | Win 7 - 1 | ||
| Tue, Sep 8, 1981 | vs California Angels | Win 5 - 3 | ||
| Wed, Sep 9, 1981 | vs California Angels | Win 7 - 3 | ||
| Fri, Sep 11, 1981 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
| Sat, Sep 12, 1981 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 4 - 0 | ||
| Sun, Sep 13, 1981 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 6 - 5 | (12) | |
| Mon, Sep 14, 1981 | @ California Angels | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Tue, Sep 15, 1981 | @ California Angels | Win 3 - 2 | ||
| Wed, Sep 16, 1981 | @ California Angels | Win 3 - 1 | ||
| Fri, Sep 18, 1981 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 8 - 3 | ||
| Sat, Sep 19, 1981 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 1 - 4 | ||
| Sun, Sep 20, 1981 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
| Mon, Sep 21, 1981 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 2 - 7 | ||
| Tue, Sep 22, 1981 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 2 - 1 | ||
| Wed, Sep 23, 1981 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 2 - 6 | ||
| Thu, Sep 24, 1981 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 9 - 2 | ||
| Fri, Sep 25, 1981 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 3 - 8 | ||
| Sat, Sep 26, 1981 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
| Sun, Sep 27, 1981 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 15 - 3 | ||
| Mon, Sep 28, 1981 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 6 - 1 | ||
| Tue, Sep 29, 1981 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 2 | ||
| Wed, Sep 30, 1981 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 5 - 2 | ||
| Fri, Oct 2, 1981 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 3 - 0 | ||
| Sat, Oct 3, 1981 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 4 - 8 | ||
| Sun, Oct 4, 1981 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
| Mon, Oct 5, 1981 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 9 - 0 | ||
| Postseason | ||||
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| AL Divisional Series (Lost 0 - 3) | ||||
| Tue, Oct 6, 1981 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
| Wed, Oct 7, 1981 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Fri, Oct 9, 1981 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 1 - 4 | ||
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