1981 tournament site unknown
Champion – Raffield Fisheries, Port St. Joe, Florida
Runner Up – Avco-Lycoming, Stratford, Connecticut
Raffield went undefeated to capture its first Industrial National Championship. They beat defending champion, Sikorsky 16-7 and then Avco-Lycoming 5-3 in the winners bracket final to ensure themselves a spot in the championship. It was Avco-Lycoming who emerged from the losers bracket to challenge Raffield for the title. The Raffield squad once again proved they were no fluke as they beat former two time national champ Avco-Lycoming 14-9. Bill Dodson, Brian Baxley and Jerry Guilford all had 3 hits in the game to lead the Raffield offense, with one of Guilford’s hits being a homer. The team went 6-0 and only surrendered 31 runs. In a ironic twist, Raffield has won their regional championship the last 8 years in a row and only came as close as fourth in the national, this year they failed to win their regional, but ended up winning the National. Kenny Haddock was the MVP as he batted .615 and sparkled in the field.
- MVP – Kenny Haddock, Raffield Fisheries (16-26, .615)
- HR Leader – Mike Wallace, Delta Airlines Bucks – 7
- Batting Leader – Donnie Bratton, Southwestern Bell (16-21) – .761
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
P – Donnie Bratton, Southwestern Bell
P – Mike Todd, Raffield Fisheries
C – Mike Wallace, Atlanta Delta Airlines
C – Brian Baxley, Raffield Fisheries
1B – Joe Magdon, Sikorsky Aircraft
2B – Frank Delgado, Avco-Lycoming
3B – Don Ashcraft, Raffield Fisheries
SS – Ken Haddock, Raffield Fisheries
OF – Jim Nichols, Southwestern Bell
OF – Ed Kuzia, Avco-Lycoming
OF – Rick Branch, Atlanta Delta Airlines
OF – Tom Michalek, Avco-Lycoming
UT – Mike Dockal, Southwestern Bell
UT – Bob Hurd, Sikorsky Aircraft
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
P – William Ausbirn, Atlanta Delta Airlines
P – Ray Kaminski, Avco-Lycoming
C – Dick Thompson, Avco-Lycoming
C – Buba Richoux, Cameron Ironworks
1B – Bill Dodson, Raffield Fisheries
2B – Richard Vegas, Atlanta Delta Airlines
3B – Ed Finnegan, Avco-Lycoming
SS – Donald Dixon, Atlanta Delta Airlines
OF – Tony Bohannon, Atlanta Delta Airlines
OF – John Respondek, Southwestern Bell
OF – Dave Dopp, Avco-Lycoming
OF – Jerry Guilford, Raffield Fisheries
UT – Kenny Carter, Cameron Ironworks
UT – Warren Yeager, Raffield Fisheries
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Raffield Fisheries, Port St. Joe, FL (6-0)
2. Avco-Lycoming, Stratford, CT (5-2)
3. Delta Airlines Bucks, Atlanta, GA (7-2)
4. Southwestern Bell Telephone, Houston, TX (4-2)
5t. Cameron Ironworks, Patterson, LA (4-2)
5t. Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, CT (5-2)
7t. Armco Triangles, Middletown, OH (3-2)
7t. Southwire, Carrollton, GA (4-2)
9t. GE Wacos, Louisville, KY (2-2)
9t. US Post Office, Minneapolis, MN (3-2)
9t. Phillips 66, Bartlesville, OK (2-2)
9t. Eastern Coal, Copperstown, WV (2-2)
13t. Pipefitters Local #392, Cincinnati, OH (2-2)
13t. Southern New England Telephone, New Haven, CT (3-2)
13t. Beech Aircraft, Wichita, KS (3-2)
13t. Burlington Northern Railroad, St. Paul, MN (3-2)
17t. Reynold’s Metals, Richmond, VA (1-2)
17t. Hurlburtfield Raiders, Hurlburtfield, FL (1-2)
17t. AT&T, Kansas City, MO (1-2)
17t. Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI (1-2)
17t. Allen-Bradley Company, Milwaukee, WI (1-2)
17t. FMC, Findley, MN (1-2)
17t. Offutt AFB, Omaha, NE (1-2)
17t. ONAN, Fridley, MN (1-2)
25t. CPS, San Francisco, CA (0-2)
25t. Smith Valve, Westboro, MA (1-2)
25t. Grumman Aerospace, Bethpage, NY (1-2)
25t. CEAA, Hamilton, OH (0-2)
25t. AT&T, Basking Ridge, NJ (0-2)
25t. Miller Brewing, Albany, GA (0-2)
25t. Local #1005, Cleveland, OH (0-2)
25t. NAS, Corpus Cristi, TX (0-2)
33t. Glatco, Spring Grove, PA (0-2)
33t. Bell Helicoptor, Amarillo, TX (0-2)
33t. Monighan’s, Baltimore, MD (0-2)
