Page batted just .146 with four home runs and thirteen RBIs in the first half of the strike shortened season. When play resumed in August, Page saw just three more at-bats for the rest of the season, spending most of his time with the triple A Tacoma Tigers. The A's won the first half of the season; Page was kept off the roster for 1981 American League Division Series against the Kansas City Royals and the 1981 American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees. Page spent most of with Tacoma and on the disabled list.