The 1981 Oakland Athletics team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1981 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1981 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Oakland Athletics primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
55 | Dave Beard | 6-05 | 215 | Right | Left | 1959-10-02 |
28 | Rich Bordi | 6-07 | 220 | Right | Right | 1959-04-18 |
23 | Ed Figueroa | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1948-10-14 |
60 | Dave Heaverlo | 6-01 | 210 | Right | Right | 1950-08-25 |
38 | Jeff Jones | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1956-07-29 |
27 | Matt Keough | 6-03 | 190 | Right | Right | 1955-07-03 |
50 | Brian Kingman | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1954-07-27 |
22 | Rick Langford | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1952-03-20 |
54 | Steve McCatty | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1954-03-20 |
34 | Bo McLaughlin | 6-05 | 210 | Right | Right | 1953-10-23 |
32 | Craig Minetto | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Left | 1954-04-25 |
17 | Mike Norris | 6-02 | 175 | Right | Right | 1955-03-19 |
51 | Bob Owchinko | 6-02 | 195 | Left | Left | 1955-01-01 |
31 | Tom Underwood | 5-11 | 170 | Left | Right | 1953-12-22 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2 | Mike Heath | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1955-02-05 |
32 | Bob Kearney | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1956-10-03 |
5 | Jeff Newman | 6-02 | 218 | Right | Right | 1948-09-11 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
3 | Shooty Babitt | 5-08 | 174 | Right | Right | 1959-03-09 |
48, 49 | Jeff Cox | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1955-11-09 |
18 | Brian Doyle | 5-10 | 160 | Right | Left | 1955-01-26 |
14 | Keith Drumright | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Left | 1954-10-21 |
10 | Wayne Gross | 6-02 | 210 | Right | Left | 1952-01-14 |
25 | Tim Hosley | 5-10 | 195 | Right | Right | 1947-05-10 |
9 | Mickey Klutts | 5-11 | 189 | Right | Right | 1954-09-20 |
39 | Dave McKay | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Both | 1950-03-14 |
26 | Kelvin Moore | 6-01 | 195 | Left | Right | 1957-09-26 |
8 | Rob Picciolo | 6-02 | 185 | Right | Right | 1953-02-04 |
13 | Dave Revering | 6-04 | 210 | Right | Left | 1953-02-12 |
15 | Jimmy Sexton | 5-10 | 175 | Right | Right | 1951-12-15 |
12 | Jim Spencer | 6-02 | 195 | Left | Left | 1947-07-30 |
11 | Fred Stanley | 5-10 | 167 | Right | Right | 1947-08-13 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
20 | Tony Armas | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1953-07-02 |
7 | Rick Bosetti | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1953-08-05 |
16 | Mike Davis | 6-03 | 185 | Left | Left | 1959-06-11 |
35 | Rickey Henderson | 5-10 | 195 | Left | Right | 1958-12-25 |
21 | Dwayne Murphy | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Left | 1955-03-18 |
29 | Jim Nettles | 6-00 | 186 | Left | Left | 1947-03-02 |
47 | Mike Patterson | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Left | 1958-01-26 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
13, 15 | Mark Budaska | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Both | 1952-12-27 |
44 | Cliff Johnson | 6-04 | 225 | Right | Right | 1947-07-22 |
6 | Mitchell Page | 6-02 | 205 | Right | Left | 1951-10-15 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1981 Oakland Athletics Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1981 Oakland Athletics played 109 games during the regular season, won 64 games, lost 45 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Oakland Coliseum (Park Factors: 95/95) where 1,304,052 fans witnessed their 1981 Athletics finish the season with a .587 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1981 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1981 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Oakland Athletics primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1981 Oakland Athletics Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?