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Jim Kaat

Game Log for 1981
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SLC Apr 11 L, 2-5 vs Phillies Middle 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 SLC Apr 18 W, 10-4 at Reds Middle 0.2 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 27.00 SLC Apr 20 W, 6-1 vs Cubs Middle 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 6.75 SLC Apr 26 W, 3-2 at Pirates Middle 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.91 W (1-0) SLC Apr 29 (1) L, 1-6 at Cubs Middle 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.36 SLC Apr 29 (2) T, 2-2 at Cubs Finish 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.23 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SLC May 03 W, 5-4 vs Reds Middle 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 SLC May 06 L, 2-10 vs Braves Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06 SLC May 08 W, 5-4 vs Pirates Finish 1 3.2 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 SLC May 10 L, 2-8 vs Pirates Finish 0.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.79 SLC May 12 W, 3-2 at Astros Finish 2 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.53 SLC May 14 W, 7-6 at Astros Middle 1.2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.19 SLC May 15 L, 3-11 at Braves Middle 0.1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.84 SLC May 17 W, 4-3 at Braves Middle 1.1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.57 SLC May 19 W, 15-12 vs Astros Middle 3.0 2 15 2 0 0 2 0 0 2.12 W (2-0) SLC May 20 L, 3-4 vs Astros Middle 1.0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.00 SLC May 23 W, 8-2 vs Mets Finish 3 3.0 2 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.71 SLC May 26 L, 3-4 at Expos Middle 0.1 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.11 L (2-1) SLC May 27 L, 1-4 at Expos Middle 0.2 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.05 SLC May 31 L, 1-6 at Phillies Finish 1.0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.96 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SLC Jun 05 W, 2-1 vs Padres Finish 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 W (3-1) SLC Jun 10 L, 1-4 vs Dodgers Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.73 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SLC Aug 11 L, 5-6 at Phillies Middle 1.2 3 9 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.95 L (3-2) SLC Aug 17 W, 2-1 vs Padres Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.88 W (4-2) SLC Aug 18 L, 3-4 vs Padres Middle 1.1 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.40 SLC Aug 24 W, 2-1 vs Giants Finish 1.0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.32 W (5-2) SLC Aug 26 W, 9-4 vs Giants Middle 2.0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.18 SLC Aug 27 W, 3-2 at Padres Finish 2.1 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.04 W (6-2) SLC Aug 29 (2) W, 6-5 at Padres Middle 1.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.98 SLC Aug 30 L, 6-9 at Padres Finish 2.0 4 11 1 1 0 0 2 0 2.11 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SLC Sep 03 W, 5-3 at Dodgers Middle 1.2 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.02 SLC Sep 05 L, 3-4 at Dodgers Finish 1.0 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.20 L (6-3) SLC Sep 08 L, 3-4 vs Cubs Finish 1.2 1 8 1 1 0 1 1 1 2.32 L (6-4) SLC Sep 12 W, 4-2 vs Mets Middle 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 SLC Sep 16 (2) L, 3-4 at Expos Middle 0.1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.44 L (6-5) SLC Sep 18 L, 1-8 at Mets Finish 0.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.40 SLC Sep 20 L, 6-7 at Mets Middle 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.40 SLC Sep 25 L, 4-5 vs Pirates Start 3.2 9 20 5 4 1 0 0 0 2.96 L (6-6) SLC Sep 28 W, 6-2 vs Expos Finish 4 2.2 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.81 SLC Sep 30 L, 5-8 at Phillies Middle 0.2 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 2.77 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record SLC Oct 02 L, 7-8 at Pirates Middle 1.0 4 7 5 4 0 0 1 0 3.40

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
As starter       0   1   9.82    1   1   0   0   0   0    3.2    9    20    5    4   1    0   0    0    0-1   4.00 runs/start
Middle relief    2   3   4.88   24   0   0   0   0   0   24.0   32   110   17   13   0    7   2    4   11-13
As closer        4   2   1.07   16   0   0  16   4   0   25.1   19    99    3    3   1    2   6    4    8-7 

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB               74   15   24   36   6   3   0   13   2   0    1   0   0    3   3  .324  .486  .329  .815
vs RHB              127   20   36   49   7   0   2   18   1   0    8   8   0    5   6  .283  .386  .354  .740

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             4   2   1.97   19   1   0   9   3   0   32.0   28   131   10    7   1    5   2    6   11-8   4.00 runs/start
Road             2   4   5.57   22   0   0   7   1   0   21.0   32    98   15   13   1    4   6    2    8-13

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              1   0   3.00   13   0   0   4   0   0   12.0   16    54    4    4   0    2   3    4    6-6 
Night            5   6   3.51   28   1   0  12   4   0   41.0   44   175   21   16   2    7   5    4   13-15  4.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            1   0   6.23    6   0   0   1   0   0    4.1    5    19    3    3   0    1   1    4    3-2 
May              1   1   0.96   14   0   0   5   3   0   18.2   16    74    5    2   0    4   0    0    7-7 
June             1   0   0.00    2   0   0   2   0   0    3.0    2    11    0    0   0    0   0    2    1-1 
August           3   1   2.92    8   0   0   4   0   0   12.1   14    54    4    4   0    0   5    0    5-3 
September        0   4   4.61   10   1   0   4   1   0   13.2   19    64    8    7   2    4   1    2    3-7   4.00 runs/start
October          0   0  36.00    1   0   0   0   0   0    1.0    4     7    5    4   0    0   1    0    0-1 

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Astros           1   0   0.00    4   0   0   1   1   0    6.2    5    26    2    0   0    2   0    0    3-1 
Braves           0   0   4.50    3   0   0   0   0   0    2.0    1     8    1    1   0    1   0    0    1-2 
Cubs             0   1   4.15    4   0   0   2   0   0    4.1    2    18    2    2   0    2   2    3    1-2 
Dodgers          0   1   2.45    3   0   0   2   0   0    3.2    5    15    1    1   1    0   0    2    1-2 
Expos            0   2   4.50    4   0   0   1   1   0    4.0    7    20    3    2   0    0   0    1    1-3 
Giants           1   0   0.00    2   0   0   1   0   0    3.0    4    14    0    0   0    0   1    0    2-0 
Mets             0   0   0.00    4   0   0   2   1   0    5.0    4    19    0    0   0    1   0    0    2-2 
Padres           3   0   2.79    6   0   0   4   0   0    9.2    8    38    3    3   0    0   3    0    4-2 
Phillies         0   1   2.70    4   0   0   1   0   0    3.1    6    19    1    1   0    3   1    0    0-4 
Pirates          1   1   7.20    5   1   0   2   1   0   10.0   15    45   10    8   1    0   1    0    2-3   4.00 runs/start
Reds             0   0  13.50    2   0   0   0   0   0    1.1    3     7    2    2   0    0   0    2    2-0 

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