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== Notable RBI Events in 1981 ==

* January 13 - The [[Houston (NES)|Houston Astros]] select [[Glenn Davis]] with the 5th pick of the amateur draft (second phase)
* April 9 - [[George Bell]], [[Tom Brunansky]], and [[Dave Henderson]] each make their major league debut.
* April 10 - [[Chili Davis]] makes his major league debut.
* April 11 - [[Mike Witt]] makes his major league debut.
* April 27 - [[Dodger]] rookie sensation [[Fernando Valenzuela]] pitches his fourth shutout in five starts as he beats the Giants, 5-0
* June 8 - The [[California Angels]] select [[Dick Schofield]] with the third pick of the MLB Draft
* June 8 - The [[New York Mets]] select [[Roger Clemens]] in the 12th round of the amateur draft, but he did not sign.
* August 10 - [[Cal Ripken|Cal Ripken, Jr.]] makes his major league debut.
* August 14 - [[Steve Bedrosian]] and [[Bob Brenly]] each make their major league debut.
* August 24 - [[Kent Hrbek]] makes his major league debut.
* August 28 - [[Tim Laudner]] makes his major league debut.
* September 2 - [[Ryne Sandberg]] makes his major league debut.
* September 7 - [[Candy Maldonado]] makes his major league debut.
* September 16 - [[Pat Sheridan]] makes his major league debut.
* September 20 - [[Gary Gaetti]] makes his major league debut.

* [[Mike Schmidt]] wins his 2nd consecutive NL MVP Award.
* [[Fernando Valenzuela]] wins the NL Cy Young Award and NL Rookie of the Year Award.
* [[Dave Righetti]] wins the AL Rookie of the Year Award.

[[Category:RBI by Year]]

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