1981 Major League Free Agents

World Series Champion: Los Angeles Dodgers

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

Notes players granted free agency or released between Oct 1 and Dec 31 of 1981. Signings are for signings within six months of becoming a free agent. Free Agents are listed below the signings.

Free Agent Signings

Free Agent Signings
Rk	Name	Date	To Team	From Team	Age	WAR3	Yrs	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO
1	Ron Jackson	1982-04-11	California Angels	DET	29	3.6	7	726	2377	295	624	46	277	21	169	.263	.317	.396	.713
2	Héctor Cruz	1982-04-09	Chicago Cubs	CHC	29	-0.1	8	607	1588	185	357	39	200	7	174	.225	.301	.354	.655
3	Dave LaRoche	1982-04-09	New York Yankees	NYY	34	1.3	12	254	61	7	15	0	2	0	7	.246	.324	.295	.619	61	56	3.52	1.313	621	15	126	998.1	863	89	448	788
4	Jeff Burroughs	1982-04-07	Oakland Athletics	SEA	31	0.8	12	1311	4588	611	1192	206	742	15	687	.260	.355	.442	.797
5	Bobby Murcer	1982-04-05	New York Yankees	NYY	36	1.5	15	1834	6567	958	1826	244	1012	125	849	.278	.359	.445	.805
6	Kurt Bevacqua	1982-04-02	San Diego Padres	PIT	35	0.6	11	702	1620	158	381	21	193	10	147	.235	.297	.328	.624
7	Glenn Adams	1982-03-25	Toronto Blue Jays	MIN	34	-2.0	7	631	1551	150	435	33	214	6	107	.280	.325	.399	.724
8	John Montefusco	1982-03-06	San Diego Padres	ATL	32	2.0	8	215	378	20	38	4	15	1	21	.101	.154	.159	.313	61	65	3.47	1.292	211	184	1	1260.0	1218	99	410	903
9	Gaylord Perry HOF	1982-03-05	Seattle Mariners	ATL	43	6.7	20	511	1076	48	141	6	47	0	22	.131	.153	.164	.316	297	239	2.99	1.163	715	628	10	4947.0	4479	348	1276	3336
10	Reggie Smith	1982-02-27	San Francisco Giants	LAD	37	6.2	16	1881	6684	1072	1921	296	1036	130	844	.287	.366	.490	.856
11	Mark Fidrych	1982-02-25	Boston Red Sox	DET	27	-1.3	5
12	Jesse Jefferson	1982-02-19	Baltimore Orioles	CAL	33	-0.4	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	39	81	4.81	1.539	237	144	1	1085.2	1151	118	520	522
13	Dick Tidrow	1982-02-19	Chicago Cubs	CHC	35	3.3	10	238	89	6	9	0	7	0	3	.101	.130	.101	.232	90	87	3.62	1.300	494	137	42	1535.2	1488	139	509	839
14	Sid Monge	1982-02-16	Philadelphia Phillies	CLE	31	7.6	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					29	35	3.40	1.363	295	17	47	560.2	496	55	268	363
15	John Denny	1982-02-13	Cleveland Indians	CLE	29	4.6	8	148	305	26	52	0	15	3	7	.170	.190	.207	.397	69	58	3.67	1.380	182	179	0	1189.0	1167	75	474	562
16	Steve Dillard	1982-02-13	Chicago White Sox	CHC	31	0.1	7	422	972	147	239	13	97	15	75	.246	.299	.345	.644
17	Jerry Turner	1982-02-12	Detroit Tigers	CHW	28	1.6	8	623	1509	200	393	37	211	44	138	.260	.323	.392	.715
18	Pete Mackanin	1982-02-11	Chicago White Sox	MIN	30	-0.1	9	548	1570	161	355	30	141	27	76	.226	.263	.339	.602
19	Dennis Kinney	1982-02-07	Oakland Athletics	DET	30	-0.8	4	70	14	0	1	0	0	0	1	.071	.133	.071	.205	4	9	4.44	1.407	94	0	6	150.0	144	11	67	75
20	Ed Ott	1982-01-29	California Angels	CAL	30	3.2	8	567	1792	196	465	33	195	14	138	.259	.311	.368	.680
21	Ed Farmer	1982-01-28	Philadelphia Phillies	CHW	32	2.4	9	105	30	0	3	0	1	0	1	.100	.129	.100	.229	28	31	4.14	1.507	306	13	69	511.0	495	47	275	314
22	Danny Goodwin	1982-01-28	Oakland Athletics	MIN	28	-1.3	6	235	584	66	139	11	73	3	59	.238	.307	.370	.676
23	Larry Christenson	1982-01-25	Philadelphia Phillies	PHI	28	2.6	9	201	343	27	58	10	38	1	22	.169	.219	.297	.516	72	57	3.85	1.301	201	178	4	1131.1	1147	83	325	592
24	Reggie Jackson HOF	1982-01-22	California Angels	NYY	36	9.2	15	2018	7197	1178	1953	425	1285	212	980	.271	.362	.510	.873
25	Tony Scott	1982-01-21	Houston Astros	HOU	30	3.8	8	709	2065	258	525	14	202	101	149	.254	.307	.338	.645
26	Ron Reed	1982-01-20	Philadelphia Phillies	PHI	39	0.4	16	585	601	42	93	0	35	0	11	.155	.171	.183	.354	132	128	3.51	1.219	582	234	69	2210.2	2133	166	561	1294
27	Glenn Abbott	1982-01-15	Seattle Mariners	SEA	31	3.6	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					52	75	4.42	1.365	214	177	0	1113.0	1197	139	322	427
28	Lamar Johnson	1982-01-15	Texas Rangers	CHW	31	3.1	8	687	2307	257	671	57	343	19	180	.291	.340	.423	.763
29	Tom Poquette	1982-01-15	Kansas City Royals	TEX	30	-1.0	6	428	1164	123	320	10	133	12	77	.275	.323	.384	.707
30	Rick Waits	1982-01-15	Cleveland Indians	CLE	30	6.2	8	12	0	4	0	0	0	0	0					72	70	4.06	1.418	203	166	4	1142.1	1173	85	447	509
31	Tim Blackwell	1982-01-14	Montreal Expos	CHC	29	2.9	8	397	987	89	227	6	75	3	150	.230	.332	.306	.638
32	Chris Speier	1982-01-12	Montreal Expos	MON	32	2.3	11	1519	5276	577	1300	76	522	29	656	.246	.331	.346	.677
33	Frank Tanana	1982-01-06	Texas Rangers	BOS	28	4.2	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					106	88	3.16	1.177	249	241	0	1756.2	1603	163	465	1311
34	Joaquín Andújar	1981-12-29	St. Louis Cardinals	STL	29	0.6	6	192	242	16	31	3	16	0	12	.128	.169	.194	.363	48	49	3.65	1.358	190	111	7	836.2	785	43	351	372
35	Dave Collins	1981-12-23	New York Yankees	CIN	29	7.1	7	775	2495	361	690	21	185	209	245	.277	.343	.355	.698
36	Ron Guidry	1981-12-15	New York Yankees	NYY	31	12.8	7	11	0	4	0	0	0	0	0					87	34	2.74	1.129	176	141	4	1099.0	914	77	327	922
37	Mark Belanger	1981-12-11	Los Angeles Dodgers	BAL	38	0.8	17	1962	5734	670	1304	20	385	166	571	.227	.300	.280	.580
38	César Gerónimo	1981-12-11	Kansas City Royals	KCR	34	0.9	13	1431	3574	444	927	47	365	80	344	.259	.328	.367	.695
39	Bill Campbell	1981-12-08	Chicago Cubs	BOS	33	0.3	9	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	60	40	3.31	1.332	408	9	102	795.2	735	58	325	562
40	Fergie Jenkins HOF	1981-12-08	Chicago Cubs	TEX	39	5.6	17	346	776	49	125	13	74	0	40	.161	.201	.254	.455	264	202	3.31	1.124	597	531	7	4116.0	3745	446	883	2962
41	Jerry Remy	1981-12-08	Boston Red Sox	BOS	29	3.5	7	823	3123	435	859	7	231	177	254	.275	.328	.333	.660
42	Buck Martinez	1981-12-06	Toronto Blue Jays	TOR	33	1.3	12	640	1771	144	403	27	188	4	118	.228	.276	.325	.600
43	Joe Rudi	1981-12-04	Oakland Athletics	BOS	35	0.6	15	1476	5363	663	1427	174	792	25	345	.266	.312	.430	.742
44	Rick Monday	1981-12-02	Los Angeles Dodgers	LAD	36	3.2	16	1752	5701	888	1512	223	706	96	848	.265	.361	.444	.805
45	Mike Vail	1981-11-27	Cincinnati Reds	CIN	30	1.6	7	519	1320	130	379	28	181	3	66	.287	.320	.410	.730
46	Jerry Grote	1981-09-08	Los Angeles Dodgers	KCR	39	0.4	16	1421	4339	352	1092	39	404	15	399	.252	.316	.326	.642

Free Agent Batters

Free Agent Pitchers

More 1981 Major League Pages

1981 Major League Season

Fielding

Batting

Pitching

Leaders & Awards

Other

1981 Major League Free Agents

Free Agent Signings

Free Agent Batters

Free Agent Pitchers

More 1981 Major League Pages

Full Site Menu

FAQs, Tip & Tricks