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1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

season was the 62nd season the franchise was in the

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. The team improved on their previous output of 5–11, winning seven games.1981 St. Louis Cardinals
/ref> Despite the improvement the team failed – for the sixth consecutive season – to reach the playoffs. After a 3–7 start, including a horrendous 10–52 loss to the Eagles on November 8, Head Coach Jim Hanifan benched Jim Hart for Neil Lomax. The team would win four of its last six games.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Standings

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