1981 Philadelphia Phillies season
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Owner(s) | Bill Giles |
General manager(s) | Paul Owens |
Manager(s) | Dallas Green |
Local television | WPHL-TV PRISM |
Local radio | KYW (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler, Tim McCarver) |
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The Philadelphia Phillies' 1981 season was a season in American baseball.
Contents
Offseason
- November 25, 1980: Rick Schu was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.[1]
- December 8, 1980: George Bell was drafted from the Phillies by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1980 rule 5 draft.[2]
- December 22, 1980: Del Unser was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.[3]
- March 1, 1981: Randy Lerch was traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dick Davis.[4]
Regular season
- April 29, 1981: Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton struck out Tim Wallach of the Montreal Expos for the 3000th strikeout of his career.[5]
- August 10, 1981: First Baseman Pete Rose hits his 3,631st hit of his career, passing Stan Musial to become the all-time hit leader in the National League.[6]
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 59 | 43 | 0.578 | — | 32–21 | 27–22 |
Montreal Expos | 60 | 48 | 0.556 | 2 | 38–18 | 22–30 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 48 | 0.551 | 2½ | 36–19 | 23–29 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 46 | 56 | 0.451 | 13 | 22–28 | 24–28 |
New York Mets | 41 | 62 | 0.398 | 18½ | 24–27 | 17–35 |
Chicago Cubs | 38 | 65 | 0.369 | 21½ | 27–30 | 11–35 |
Record vs. opponents
1981 National League Records
Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] |
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Atlanta | — | 3–2–1 | 6–5 | 4–8 | 7–7 | 3–7 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 9–6 | 5–7 | 4–3 | |||||
Chicago | 2–3–1 | — | 1–5 | 1–6 | 6–4 | 4–7 | 5–8–1 | 2–10 | 4–10 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 5–4–1 | |||||
Cincinnati | 5–6 | 5–1 | — | 8–4 | 8–8 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 10–2 | 9–5 | 0–5 | |||||
Houston | 8–4 | 6–1 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 11–3 | 9–6 | 2–4 | |||||
Los Angeles | 7–7 | 4–6 | 8–8 | 8–4 | — | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 5–5 | |||||
Montreal | 7–3 | 7–4 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | — | 9–3 | 7–4 | 10–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 6–9 | |||||
New York | 3–3 | 8–5–1 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 3–9 | — | 7–7 | 3–6–1 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 6–5 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-4 | 10–2 | 2–5 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4–7 | 7–7 | — | 7–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–6 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 3–2 | 10–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–10 | 6–3–1 | 5–7 | — | 6–4 | 3–7 | 3–8 | |||||
San Diego | 6–9 | 3–3 | 2–10 | 3–11 | 5–6 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–6 | — | 6–7 | 3–7 | |||||
San Francisco | 7–5 | 5–5 | 5–9 | 6–9 | 5–7 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 7–3 | 7–6 | — | 2–3 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 5–6 | 6–7 | 8–3 | 7–3 | 3–2 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 8, 1981: Vince Coleman was drafted by the Phillies in the 20th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[7]
- July 12, 1981: Mike LaValliere was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent.[8]
1981 Game Log
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Bold | Phillies team member |
1981 Game Log[9] First Half: 34–21; Second Half: 25–27; Overall Record: 59–48 |
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May (15–13)
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June (7–2)
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August (7–13)
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September (16–12)
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October (2–2)
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Dick Davis | 45 | 96 | 32 | .333 | 2 | 19 |
Del Unser | 62 | 59 | 9 | .153 | 0 | 6 |
George Vukovich | 20 | 26 | 10 | .385 | 1 | 4 |
John Vukovich | 11 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Carlton | 24 | 190 | 13 | 4 | 2.42 | 179 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dan Larson | 5 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 4.18 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Warren Brusstar | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 8 |
Jerry Reed | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 5 |
1981 National League Division Series
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Montreal Expos vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Montreal wins series, 3-2.
Game | Score | Date |
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1 | Montreal 3, Philadelphia 1 | October 7 |
2 | Montreal 3, Philadelphia 1 | October 8 |
3 | Philadelphia 6, Montreal 2 | October 9 |
4 | Philadelphia 6, Montreal 5 (10 innings) | October 10 |
5 | Montreal 3, Philadelphia 0 | October 11 |
1981 Postseason Game Log
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Phillies loss | |
Postponement | |
Bold | Phillies team member |
1981 Postseason Game Log[9] Overall Record: 2–3 |
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National League Divisional Series (2–3)
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Farm system
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Notes
- ↑ Rick Schu at Baseball Reference
- ↑ George Bell at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Del Unser at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dick Davis at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page
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- ↑ Vince Coleman at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Mike LaValliere at Baseball Reference
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References
- 1981 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference
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