1981 California Angels Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 51-59
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,441,545, Avg. 26,695
Ballpark: Anaheim Stadium
Manager: Jim Fregosi (22-25)
Manager: Gene Mauch (29-34)
Location: Anaheim, California
1981 California Angels StatisticsTeam Record: 51-59
Finished 5th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 1,441,545, Avg. 26,695
Ballpark: Anaheim Stadium
Manager: Jim Fregosi (22-25)
Manager: Gene Mauch (29-34)
Location: Anaheim, California
1981 California Angels Roster
The California Angels of the American League ended the 1981 season with a record of 51 wins and 59 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's West Division.
The Angels plated 476 runs and surrendered 453 runs. Bobby Grich paced California with 22 home runs, while Dan Ford and Don Baylor walloped 20 or more, too. Don Baylor drove in 66 runs. Rod Carew topped all regular hitters by hitting .305. Ken Forsch led the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 2.88 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Jim Fregosi and Gene Mauch coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 474
Regular Season Runs Against: 449
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 9, 1981 | California Angels 6 at Seattle Mariners 2 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 10, 1981 | California Angels 2 at Seattle Mariners 10 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 11, 1981 | California Angels 7 at Seattle Mariners 4 | W | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 12, 1981 | California Angels 8 at Seattle Mariners 6 | W | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | ||
| April 13, 1981 | Oakland Athletics 3 at California Angels 2 | L | 0-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 14, 1981 | Oakland Athletics 5 at California Angels 2 | L | 0-2 | 3-1 | 3-3 | ||
| April 15, 1981 | Oakland Athletics 5 at California Angels 3 | L | 0-3 | 3-1 | 3-4 | ||
| April 16, 1981 | Oakland Athletics 5 at California Angels 1 | L | 0-4 | 3-1 | 3-5 | ||
| April 17, 1981 | Minnesota Twins 0 at California Angels 4 | W | 1-4 | 3-1 | 4-5 | ||
| April 18, 1981 | Minnesota Twins 6 at California Angels 4 | L | 1-5 | 3-1 | 4-6 | ||
| April 20, 1981 | Seattle Mariners 1 at California Angels 6 | W | 2-5 | 3-1 | 5-6 | ||
| April 21, 1981 | Seattle Mariners 3 at California Angels 0 | L | 2-6 | 3-1 | 5-7 | ||
| April 22, 1981 | Seattle Mariners 3 at California Angels 7 | W | 3-6 | 3-1 | 6-7 | ||
| April 24, 1981 | California Angels 5 at Minnesota Twins 7 | L | 3-6 | 3-2 | 6-8 | ||
| April 25, 1981 | California Angels 6 at Minnesota Twins 4 | W | 3-6 | 4-2 | 7-8 | ||
| April 26, 1981 | California Angels 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 | L | 3-6 | 4-3 | 7-9 | ||
| April 26, 1981 | California Angels 7 at Minnesota Twins 1 | W | 3-6 | 5-3 | 8-9 | ||
| April 27, 1981 | California Angels 3 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 3-6 | 6-3 | 9-9 | ||
| April 28, 1981 | California Angels 3 at Oakland Athletics 1 | W | 3-6 | 7-3 | 10-9 | ||
| April 29, 1981 | California Angels 4 at Oakland Athletics 6 | L | 3-6 | 7-4 | 10-10 | ||
| April 30, 1981 | Milwaukee Brewers 12 at California Angels 1 | L | 3-7 | 7-4 | 10-11 | ||
| May 1, 1981 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at California Angels 8 | W | 4-7 | 7-4 | 11-11 | ||
| May 2, 1981 | Milwaukee Brewers 8 at California Angels 5 | L | 4-8 | 7-4 | 11-12 | ||
| May 3, 1981 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at California Angels 3 | L | 4-9 | 7-4 | 11-13 | ||
| May 4, 1981 | New York Yankees 4 at California Angels 2 | L | 4-10 | 7-4 | 11-14 | ||
| May 5, 1981 | New York Yankees 2 at California Angels 6 | W | 5-10 | 7-4 | 12-14 | ||
| May 6, 1981 | New York Yankees 5 at California Angels 2 | L | 5-11 | 7-4 | 12-15 | ||
| May 7, 1981 | New York Yankees 1 at California Angels 2 | W | 6-11 | 7-4 | 13-15 | ||
| May 8, 1981 | Detroit Tigers 6 at California Angels 1 | L | 6-12 | 7-4 | 13-16 | ||
| May 9, 1981 | Detroit Tigers 1 at California Angels 15 | W | 7-12 | 7-4 | 14-16 | ||
| May 10, 1981 | Detroit Tigers 3 at California Angels 4 | W | 8-12 | 7-4 | 15-16 | ||
| May 12, 1981 | California Angels 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 | W | 8-12 | 8-4 | 16-16 | ||
| May 13, 1981 | California Angels 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | W | 8-12 | 9-4 | 17-16 | ||
| May 14, 1981 | California Angels 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 | W | 8-12 | 10-4 | 18-16 | ||
| May 15, 1981 | California Angels 1 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 8-12 | 10-5 | 18-17 | ||
| May 16, 1981 | California Angels 5 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 8-12 | 10-6 | 18-18 | ||
| May 17, 1981 | California Angels 7 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 8-12 | 11-6 | 19-18 | ||
| May 18, 1981 | California Angels 7 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 8-12 | 12-6 | 20-18 | ||
| May 19, 1981 | California Angels 3 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 8-12 | 12-7 | 20-19 | ||
| May 20, 1981 | California Angels 3 at Baltimore Orioles 5 | L | 8-12 | 12-8 | 20-20 | ||
| May 21, 1981 | California Angels 2 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | W | 8-12 | 13-8 | 21-20 | ||
| May 22, 1981 | Chicago White Sox 9 at California Angels 5 | L | 8-13 | 13-8 | 21-21 | ||
| May 23, 1981 | Chicago White Sox 15 at California Angels 4 | L | 8-14 | 13-8 | 21-22 | ||
| May 24, 1981 | Chicago White Sox 10 at California Angels 2 | L | 8-15 | 13-8 | 21-23 | ||
| May 25, 1981 | Toronto Blue Jays 1 at California Angels 2 | W | 9-15 | 13-8 | 22-23 | ||
| May 26, 1981 | Toronto Blue Jays 8 at California Angels 4 | L | 9-16 | 13-8 | 22-24 | ||
| May 27, 1981 | Toronto Blue Jays 3 at California Angels 1 | L | 9-17 | 13-8 | 22-25 | ||
| May 30, 1981 | California Angels 0 at Chicago White Sox 9 | L | 9-17 | 13-9 | 22-26 | ||
| May 31, 1981 | California Angels 7 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 9-17 | 14-9 | 23-26 | ||
| May 31, 1981 | California Angels 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 | L | 9-17 | 14-10 | 23-27 | ||
| June 1, 1981 | California Angels 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 | W | 9-17 | 15-10 | 24-27 | ||
| June 2, 1981 | California Angels 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 0 | W | 9-17 | 16-10 | 25-27 | ||
| June 3, 1981 | California Angels 17 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 | W | 9-17 | 17-10 | 26-27 | ||
| June 5, 1981 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at California Angels 4 | L | 9-18 | 17-10 | 26-28 | ||
| June 6, 1981 | Baltimore Orioles 0 at California Angels 10 | W | 10-18 | 17-10 | 27-28 | ||
| June 7, 1981 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at California Angels 1 | L | 10-19 | 17-10 | 27-29 | ||
| June 8, 1981 | Cleveland Indians 2 at California Angels 10 | W | 11-19 | 17-10 | 28-29 | ||
| June 9, 1981 | Cleveland Indians 2 at California Angels 4 | W | 12-19 | 17-10 | 29-29 | ||
| June 10, 1981 | Cleveland Indians 3 at California Angels 4 | W | 13-19 | 17-10 | 30-29 | ||
| June 11, 1981 | Boston Red Sox 2 at California Angels 7 | W | 14-19 | 17-10 | 31-29 | ||
| August 10, 1981 | California Angels 4 at Seattle Mariners 5 | L | 14-19 | 17-11 | 31-30 | ||
| August 11, 1981 | California Angels 1 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 14-19 | 17-12 | 31-31 | ||
| August 12, 1981 | California Angels 4 at Seattle Mariners 1 | W | 14-19 | 18-12 | 32-31 | ||
| August 14, 1981 | California Angels 2 at Oakland Athletics 4 | L | 14-19 | 18-13 | 32-32 | ||
| August 15, 1981 | California Angels 7 at Oakland Athletics 8 | L | 14-19 | 18-14 | 32-33 | ||
| August 16, 1981 | California Angels 6 at Oakland Athletics 7 | L | 14-19 | 18-15 | 32-34 | ||
| August 18, 1981 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at California Angels 5 | L | 14-20 | 18-15 | 32-35 | ||
| August 19, 1981 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at California Angels 6 | W | 15-20 | 18-15 | 33-35 | ||
| August 20, 1981 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at California Angels 6 | W | 16-20 | 18-15 | 34-35 | ||
| August 21, 1981 | Cleveland Indians 2 at California Angels 12 | W | 17-20 | 18-15 | 35-35 | ||
| August 22, 1981 | Cleveland Indians 2 at California Angels 3 | W | 18-20 | 18-15 | 36-35 | ||
| August 23, 1981 | Cleveland Indians 6 at California Angels 3 | L | 18-21 | 18-15 | 36-36 | ||
| August 24, 1981 | Boston Red Sox 6 at California Angels 8 | W | 19-21 | 18-15 | 37-36 | ||
| August 25, 1981 | Boston Red Sox 7 at California Angels 8 | W | 20-21 | 18-15 | 38-36 | ||
| August 27, 1981 | California Angels 2 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 20-21 | 18-16 | 38-37 | ||
| August 28, 1981 | California Angels 9 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 20-21 | 19-16 | 39-37 | ||
| August 29, 1981 | California Angels 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | L | 20-21 | 19-17 | 39-38 | ||
| August 30, 1981 | California Angels 7 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | W | 20-21 | 20-17 | 40-38 | ||
| August 31, 1981 | California Angels 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 20-21 | 20-18 | 40-39 | ||
| September 1, 1981 | California Angels 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 20-21 | 21-18 | 41-39 | ||
| September 2, 1981 | California Angels 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 20-21 | 21-19 | 41-40 | ||
| September 4, 1981 | California Angels 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 20-21 | 22-19 | 42-40 | ||
| September 5, 1981 | California Angels 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 20-21 | 22-20 | 42-41 | ||
| September 6, 1981 | California Angels 0 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 20-21 | 22-21 | 42-42 | ||
| September 7, 1981 | California Angels 1 at Kansas City Royals 7 | L | 20-21 | 22-22 | 42-43 | ||
| September 8, 1981 | California Angels 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 | L | 20-21 | 22-23 | 42-44 | ||
| September 9, 1981 | California Angels 3 at Kansas City Royals 7 | L | 20-21 | 22-24 | 42-45 | ||
| September 11, 1981 | Texas Rangers 11 at California Angels 6 | L | 20-22 | 22-24 | 42-46 | ||
| September 12, 1981 | Texas Rangers 3 at California Angels 2 | L | 20-23 | 22-24 | 42-47 | ||
| September 13, 1981 | Texas Rangers 7 at California Angels 8 | W | 21-23 | 22-24 | 43-47 | ||
| September 14, 1981 | Kansas City Royals 4 at California Angels 3 | L | 21-24 | 22-24 | 43-48 | ||
| September 15, 1981 | Kansas City Royals 3 at California Angels 2 | L | 21-25 | 22-24 | 43-49 | ||
| September 16, 1981 | Kansas City Royals 3 at California Angels 1 | L | 21-26 | 22-24 | 43-50 | ||
| September 18, 1981 | California Angels 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 | L | 21-26 | 22-25 | 43-51 | ||
| September 19, 1981 | California Angels 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 | L | 21-26 | 22-26 | 43-52 | ||
| September 20, 1981 | California Angels 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 | L | 21-26 | 22-27 | 43-53 | ||
| September 21, 1981 | Chicago White Sox 3 at California Angels 6 | W | 22-26 | 22-27 | 44-53 | ||
| September 22, 1981 | Chicago White Sox 0 at California Angels 1 | W | 23-26 | 22-27 | 45-53 | ||
| September 23, 1981 | Chicago White Sox 3 at California Angels 7 | W | 24-26 | 22-27 | 46-53 | ||
| September 24, 1981 | Chicago White Sox 4 at California Angels 1 | L | 24-27 | 22-27 | 46-54 | ||
| September 25, 1981 | Toronto Blue Jays 5 at California Angels 11 | W | 25-27 | 22-27 | 47-54 | ||
| September 26, 1981 | Toronto Blue Jays 3 at California Angels 6 | W | 26-27 | 22-27 | 48-54 | ||
| September 27, 1981 | Toronto Blue Jays 4 at California Angels 3 | L | 26-28 | 22-27 | 48-55 | ||
| September 28, 1981 | California Angels 6 at Chicago White Sox 0 | W | 26-28 | 23-27 | 49-55 | ||
| September 29, 1981 | California Angels 5 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 26-28 | 24-27 | 50-55 | ||
| September 30, 1981 | California Angels 3 at Chicago White Sox 10 | L | 26-28 | 24-28 | 50-56 | ||
| October 2, 1981 | California Angels 6 at Texas Rangers 8 | L | 26-28 | 24-29 | 50-57 | ||
| October 3, 1981 | California Angels 0 at Texas Rangers 1 | L | 26-28 | 24-30 | 50-58 | ||
| October 4, 1981 | California Angels 9 at Texas Rangers 2 | W | 26-28 | 25-30 | 51-58 |
