| 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 | 50.0% | -2 |
| Seattle Mariners | 6-7 | 46.2% | +4 |
| Texas Rangers | 3-4 | 42.9% | -7 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0-2 | 0% | -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 Fri, Apr 10 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Sun, Apr 12, 1981 Sun, Apr 12 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Tue, Apr 14, 1981 Tue, Apr 14 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Wed, Apr 15, 1981 Wed, Apr 15 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Fri, Apr 17, 1981 Fri, Apr 17 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Sun, Apr 19, 1981 Sun, Apr 19 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Mon, Apr 20, 1981 Mon, Apr 20 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Tue, Apr 21, 1981 Tue, Apr 21 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Wed, Apr 22, 1981 Wed, Apr 22 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Fri, Apr 24, 1981 Fri, Apr 24 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 6 | |
| Sat, Apr 25, 1981 Sat, Apr 25 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Sun, Apr 26, 1981 Sun, Apr 26 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 11 | |
| Thu, Apr 30, 1981 Thu, Apr 30 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 0 - 7 | |
| Fri, May 1, 1981 Fri, May 1 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Sat, May 2, 1981 Sat, May 2 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Sun, May 3, 1981 Sun, May 3 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 8 - 9 | (10) |
| Mon, May 4, 1981 Mon, May 4 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 7 - 8 | (12) |
| Tue, May 5, 1981 Tue, May 5 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Wed, May 6, 1981 Wed, May 6 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Fri, May 8, 1981 Fri, May 8 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 5 - 9 | |
| Sat, May 9, 1981 Sat, May 9 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 0 - 3 | |
| Mon, May 11, 1981 Mon, May 11 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 1 - 9 | |
| Tue, May 12, 1981 Tue, May 12 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Thu, May 14, 1981 Thu, May 14 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Fri, May 15, 1981 Fri, May 15 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Sat, May 16, 1981 Sat, May 16 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 7 - 6 | |
| Sun, May 17, 1981 Sun, May 17 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Mon, May 18, 1981 Mon, May 18 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Tue, May 19, 1981 Tue, May 19 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Wed, May 20, 1981 Wed, May 20 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 4 - 5 | (11) |
| Fri, May 22, 1981 Fri, May 22 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 0 - 7 | |
| Sat, May 23, 1981 Sat, May 23 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 1 - 0 | (15) |
| Sun, May 24, 1981 Sun, May 24 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 6 - 4 | |
| Mon, May 25, 1981 Mon, May 25 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 1 - 7 | |
| Mon, May 25, 1981 Mon, May 25 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Tue, May 26, 1981 Tue, May 26 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Wed, May 27, 1981 Wed, May 27 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 8 - 5 | |
| Fri, May 29, 1981 Fri, May 29 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Sat, May 30, 1981 Sat, May 30 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 6 - 5 | |
| Sun, May 31, 1981 Sun, May 31 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Mon, Jun 1, 1981 Mon, Jun 1 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Tue, Jun 2, 1981 Tue, Jun 2 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Wed, Jun 3, 1981 Wed, Jun 3 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 12 - 9 | |
| Fri, Jun 5, 1981 Fri, Jun 5 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 6 | |
| Sat, Jun 6, 1981 Sat, Jun 6 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Sun, Jun 7, 1981 Sun, Jun 7 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 1 | |
| Mon, Jun 8, 1981 Mon, Jun 8 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 3 - 8 | |
| Tue, Jun 9, 1981 Tue, Jun 9 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 5 - 8 | |
| Wed, Jun 10, 1981 Wed, Jun 10 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 7 - 4 | |
| Thu, Jun 11, 1981 Thu, Jun 11 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 10 - 5 | |
| Mon, Aug 10, 1981 Mon, Aug 10 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 3 | (12) |
| Wed, Aug 12, 1981 Wed, Aug 12 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 10 - 0 | |
| Wed, Aug 12, 1981 Wed, Aug 12 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Thu, Aug 13, 1981 Thu, Aug 13 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Fri, Aug 14, 1981 Fri, Aug 14 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Sat, Aug 15, 1981 Sat, Aug 15 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Sun, Aug 16, 1981 Sun, Aug 16 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 6 - 2 | |
| Sun, Aug 16, 1981 Sun, Aug 16 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 6 - 8 | |
| Mon, Aug 17, 1981 Mon, Aug 17 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Tue, Aug 18, 1981 Tue, Aug 18 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Wed, Aug 19, 1981 Wed, Aug 19 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 4 - 9 | |
| Fri, Aug 21, 1981 Fri, Aug 21 | @ New York Yankees | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Sat, Aug 22, 1981 Sat, Aug 22 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 0 - 5 | |
| Sun, Aug 23, 1981 Sun, Aug 23 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 0 - 8 | |
| Mon, Aug 24, 1981 Mon, Aug 24 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Tue, Aug 25, 1981 Tue, Aug 25 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 3 - 4 | (10) |
| Wed, Aug 26, 1981 Wed, Aug 26 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 6 - 1 | |
| Thu, Aug 27, 1981 Thu, Aug 27 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 11 - 5 | |
| Fri, Aug 28, 1981 Fri, Aug 28 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Sat, Aug 29, 1981 Sat, Aug 29 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Mon, Aug 31, 1981 Mon, Aug 31 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Tue, Sep 1, 1981 Tue, Sep 1 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Wed, Sep 2, 1981 Wed, Sep 2 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Thu, Sep 3, 1981 Thu, Sep 3 | vs New York Yankees | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Fri, Sep 4, 1981 Fri, Sep 4 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Sat, Sep 5, 1981 Sat, Sep 5 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Sun, Sep 6, 1981 Sun, Sep 6 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 6 | |
| Mon, Sep 7, 1981 Mon, Sep 7 | vs California Angels | Win 7 - 1 | |
| Tue, Sep 8, 1981 Tue, Sep 8 | vs California Angels | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Wed, Sep 9, 1981 Wed, Sep 9 | vs California Angels | Win 7 - 3 | |
| Fri, Sep 11, 1981 Fri, Sep 11 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 1 - 6 | |
| Sat, Sep 12, 1981 Sat, Sep 12 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Sun, Sep 13, 1981 Sun, Sep 13 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 6 - 5 | (12) |
| Mon, Sep 14, 1981 Mon, Sep 14 | @ California Angels | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Tue, Sep 15, 1981 Tue, Sep 15 | @ California Angels | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Wed, Sep 16, 1981 Wed, Sep 16 | @ California Angels | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Fri, Sep 18, 1981 Fri, Sep 18 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 8 - 3 | |
| Sat, Sep 19, 1981 Sat, Sep 19 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Sun, Sep 20, 1981 Sun, Sep 20 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Mon, Sep 21, 1981 Mon, Sep 21 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 2 - 7 | |
| Tue, Sep 22, 1981 Tue, Sep 22 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Wed, Sep 23, 1981 Wed, Sep 23 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 2 - 6 | |
| Thu, Sep 24, 1981 Thu, Sep 24 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 9 - 2 | |
| Fri, Sep 25, 1981 Fri, Sep 25 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 3 - 8 | |
| Sat, Sep 26, 1981 Sat, Sep 26 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Sun, Sep 27, 1981 Sun, Sep 27 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 15 - 3 | |
| Mon, Sep 28, 1981 Mon, Sep 28 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 6 - 1 | |
| Tue, Sep 29, 1981 Tue, Sep 29 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Wed, Sep 30, 1981 Wed, Sep 30 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Fri, Oct 2, 1981 Fri, Oct 2 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Sat, Oct 3, 1981 Sat, Oct 3 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 4 - 8 | |
| Sun, Oct 4, 1981 Sun, Oct 4 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Mon, Oct 5, 1981 Mon, Oct 5 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 9 - 0 | |
| Postseason | |||
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| AL Divisional Series | |||
| Tue, Oct 6, 1981 Tue, Oct 6 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Wed, Oct 7, 1981 Wed, Oct 7 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Fri, Oct 9, 1981 Fri, Oct 9 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 1 - 4 | |
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