Thursday 1/31/1981 : Sonny Jackson retires ... Benny Ayala retires ... Bill Burbach retires ... Glenn Abbott retires ... Gary Ross retires ... Junior Kennedy retires ... Aurelio Monteagudo becomes a free agent. Felix Millan becomes a free agent. Steve Blass becomes a free agent. Jack Brohamer becomes a free agent. Alan Hargesheimer becomes a free agent. Mike Rowland becomes a free agent.
Thursday 4/11/1981 : Dan Driessen has 5 hits against Oakland.
Monday 4/15/1981 : Dan Driessen was named Player of the Week !! He batted .533 in 30 AB, with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Friday 4/19/1981 : Steve Kemp has 4 hits against Toronto.
Saturday 4/20/1981 : Steve Kemp drives in 5 runs against Toronto.
Tuesday 5/14/1981 : Cecil Cooper has 4 hits against Minnesota. Cecil Cooper crushes 2 homers against Minnesota. Dan Driessen has 4 hits against Minnesota.
Wednesday 5/15/1981 : Steve Kemp has 4 hits against Minnesota. Steve Kemp scores 4 runs against Minnesota.
Tuesday 5/21/1981 : Steve Kemp crushes 2 homers against Minnesota.
Thursday 5/23/1981 : Fred Lynn hits 2 homers against Minnesota. Steve Kemp crushes 2 homers against Minnesota.
Saturday 5/25/1981 : Cecil Cooper has 4 hits against Detroit. Cecil Cooper slams 2 homers against Detroit. Cecil Cooper drives in 6 runs against Detroit.
Sunday 5/26/1981 : Cecil Cooper hits 2 homers against Detroit. Cecil Cooper has 5 RBI against Detroit.
Monday 5/27/1981 : Cecil Cooper was named Player of the Week !! He batted .538 in 26 AB, with 7 HR and 20 RBI.
Friday 6/1/1981 : Cecil Cooper was named AMERICAN LEAGUE-Batter of the Month !! He batted .375 in 104 AB, with 12 homers and 36 RBI.
Sunday 6/2/1981 : Steve Kemp has 4 hits against Baltimore.
Tuesday 6/4/1981 : Fred Lynn hits 2 homers against Baltimore.
Wednesday 6/12/1981 : Danny Walton hits a 497-foot homerun!!
Friday 6/14/1981 : Pat Zachry pitches a 4-hit shutout against Oakland!!
Monday 7/1/1981 : P Roger Erickson will play in the OOTP-Allstar game! 1B Cecil Cooper will play in the OOTP-Allstar game! CF Steve Kemp will play in the OOTP-Allstar game! 3B Dan Driessen will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Friday 7/5/1981 : Carney Lansford has 6 RBI against Toronto. Dan Driessen scores 4 runs against Toronto. Gene Lamont has 4 hits against Toronto. Gene Lamont drives in 7 runs against Toronto.
Thursday 7/11/1981 : Fred Lynn has 4 hits against Cleveland.
Sunday 7/14/1981 : Cecil Cooper drives in 5 runs against Cleveland.
Tuesday 7/23/1981 : Steve Kemp drives in 5 runs against Seattle.
Friday 7/26/1981 : Fred Lynn sets a new single game AL-Record for Triples with 2!!! Pat Zachry pitches a 6-hit shutout against Cleveland!!
Tuesday 7/30/1981 : Bob Boone hits a 454-foot homerun!! Bob Boone has 4 hits against Baltimore.
Monday 8/5/1981 : Steve Kemp has 4 hits against Kansas City.
Sunday 8/11/1981 : Fred Lynn drives in 5 runs against Boston.
Monday 8/19/1981 : Fred Lynn has 4 hits against New York (A). Carney Lansford has 4 hits against New York (A).
Thursday 8/22/1981 : Gene Lamont hits 2 homers against Washington. Gene Lamont has 5 RBI against Washington.
Saturday 8/24/1981 : Gene Lamont sets a new single game AL-Record for Triples with 2!!! Gene Lamont has 5 hits against California.
Friday 9/6/1981 : Tom Veryzer has 4 hits against Seattle.
Wednesday 9/11/1981 : Steve Kemp slams 2 homers against Minnesota.
Monday 9/16/1981 : Steve Kemp was named Player of the Week !! He batted .480 in 25 AB, with 4 HR and 11 RBI.
Tuesday 9/17/1981 : Cecil Cooper sets a new season Team-Record for RBI with 130!!!
Wednesday 9/18/1981 : Tom Veryzer has 4 hits against Toronto.
Sunday 9/22/1981 : Gene Lamont sets a new single game AL-Record for Triples with 2!!!
Tuesday 9/24/1981 : Steve Kemp hits a 469-foot homerun!!
Monday 9/30/1981 : Steve Kemp scores 4 runs against Toronto.
Tuesday 10/1/1981 : Steve Kemp sets a new season Team-Record for Runs with 125!!! Tom Veryzer has 4 hits against Seattle.
Thursday 10/3/1981 : Fred Lynn crushes 2 homers against Washington. Fred Lynn drives in 5 runs against Washington. Gene Lamont has 4 hits against Washington.