1981 AL Division Series
Oakland Athletics over Kansas City Royals (3-0)

Dates: October 6 - 9, 1981

WS MVP: Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, Steve Yeager

NLCS MVP: Burt Hooton

ALCS MVP: Graig Nettles

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Series Scores

Game 1, October 6
Oakland Athletics	4	Final
Kansas City Royals	0

W	Mike Norris (1-0)
L	Dennis Leonard (0-1)

Game 2, October 7
Oakland Athletics	2	Final
Kansas City Royals	1

W	Steve McCatty (1-0)
L	Mike Jones (0-1)

Game 3, October 9
Kansas City Royals	1	Final
Oakland Athletics	4

W	Rick Langford (1-0)
L	Larry Gura (0-1)
S	Dave Beard (1)

Series Batting Stats

Oakland Athletics Batting

Oakland Athletics Batting Table
	Playoff Series Stats																			Regular Season Stats
Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	E	WPA	cWPA	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Tony Armas	3	11	1	6	2	0	0	3	1	1	.545	.583	.727	1.311	0	0	1	0.52	4.26%	109	440	51	115	22	76	5	.261	.774
Dave Beard*	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rick Bosetti	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	*34	66	9	13	0	5	0	.197	.481
Keith Drumright*	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0		-0.07	-0.64%	31	86	8	25	0	11	0	.291	.644
Wayne Gross*	2	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	.400	.400	1.000	1.400	0	0	0	0.29	2.92%	82	243	29	50	10	31	2	.206	.670
Mike Heath	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	-0.09	-0.65%	84	301	26	71	8	30	3	.236	.615
Rickey Henderson	3	11	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	2	0	0	-0.05	-0.86%	108	423	89	135	6	35	56	.319	.845
Cliff Johnson	2	7	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.429	.714	0	0		0.04	0.31%	84	273	40	71	17	59	5	.260	.805
Mickey Klutts	2	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286	0	0	0	-0.13	-0.90%	15	46	9	17	5	11	0	.370	1.091
Rick Langford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve McCatty	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave McKay#	3	11	1	3	0	0	1	1	1	1	.273	.333	.545	.879	0	0	1	-0.01	-0.54%	79	224	25	59	4	21	4	.263	.688
Kelvin Moore	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	-0.25	-2.02%	14	47	5	12	1	3	1	.255	.689
Dwayne Murphy*	3	11	4	6	1	0	1	2	1	1	.545	.583	.909	1.492	0	1	0	0.19	1.43%	107	390	58	98	15	60	10	.251	.777
Jeff Newman	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	-0.08	-0.69%	68	216	17	50	3	15	0	.231	.589
Mike Norris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	1	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rob Picciolo	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	-0.01	-0.07%	82	179	23	48	4	13	0	.268	.687
Jim Spencer*	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	0	0	0	-0.02	-0.19%	*79	234	20	44	4	13	1	.188	.521
Fred Stanley	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	0	0	-0.05	-0.34%	66	145	15	28	0	7	2	.193	.489
Tom Underwood	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	*0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	99	10	25	5	0	3	9	6	10	.253	.295	.394	.689	2	1		0.27	2.02%	109	3677	458	910	104		98	.247	.691

* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown, for minors bold indicates they appeared in majors or are a HOFer

Kansas City Royals Batting

Kansas City Royals Batting Table
	Playoff Series Stats																			Regular Season Stats
Name	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	E	WPA	cWPA	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Willie Aikens*	3	9	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	2	.333	.500	.333	.833	0	0	0	0.20	1.42%	101	349	45	93	17	53	0	.266	.836
George Brett*	3	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	0	0	1	-0.19	-1.34%	89	347	42	109	6	43	14	.314	.846
César Gerónimo*	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0		0.00	0.00%	59	118	14	29	2	13	6	.246	.636
Larry Gura#	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Hurdle*	3	11	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.273	.333	.273	.606	0	0	0	-0.22	-1.34%	28	76	12	25	4	15	0	.329	.980
Mike Jones*	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dennis Leonard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Renie Martin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lee May	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	26	55	3	16	0	8	0	.291	.673
Hal McRae	3	11	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.091	.167	.182	.348	0	0		-0.21	-1.91%	101	389	38	106	7	36	3	.272	.726
Amos Otis	3	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	-0.46	-3.56%	99	372	49	100	9	57	16	.269	.738
Dan Quisenberry	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0.00	0.00%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
U L Washington#	3	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.222	.222	.444	0	0	1	-0.07	-0.20%	98	339	40	77	2	29	10	.227	.616
John Wathan	3	10	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.300	.364	.300	.664	0	0	1	0.13	0.98%	89	301	24	76	1	19	11	.252	.611
Frank White	3	11	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.182	.250	.182	.432	0	0	1	-0.41	-3.79%	94	364	35	91	9	38	4	.250	.661
Willie Wilson#	3	13	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	0	0	0	-0.01	-0.35%	102	439	54	133	1	32	34	.303	.700
Totals	35	98	2	20	1	0	0	2	7	11	.204	.257	.214	.471	0	0		-1.23	-10.09%	103	3560	397	952	61		100	.267	.707

* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown, for minors bold indicates they appeared in majors or are a HOFer

Oakland Athletics Pitching

Kansas City Royals Pitching

Series Win Probability Chart

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Top 10 Plays

cWPA and cLI Explanation

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