Yomiuri Giants history: reviewing the 1981 season with official records

This article reviews the 1981 Yomiuri Giants using official NPB season records. The club was managed by 藤田元司.

Official season record

The Giants finished 1 in the league: 73 wins, 48 losses and 9 draws in 130 games, with a .603 winning percentage. The team batted .268, hit 135 home runs and recorded a 2.88 ERA.

How to read the numbers

Winning percentage and ERA indicate season-long stability, while batting average and home runs help explain how runs were created. These figures should be considered together rather than in isolation.

Summary

Only figures confirmed on the official NPB page are presented. Unverified anecdotes and individual records have not been added.

Source

NPB official Yomiuri Giants yearly records: https://npb.jp/bis/teams/yearly_g.html