1981 Philadelphia Phillies season
Major League Baseball season
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The 1981 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 99th season in the history of the franchise, and the 11th season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium.
| 1981 Philadelphia Phillies | |
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| League | National League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Owners | Bill Giles |
| General managers | Paul Owens |
| Managers | Dallas Green |
| Television | WPHL-TV PRISM |
| Radio | KYW (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler, Tim McCarver) |
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]
- March 25, 1981: Bob Walk was traded by the Phillies to the Atlanta Braves for Gary Matthews.[5]
Regular season
- April 29, 1981: Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton struck out Tim Wallach of the Montreal Expos for the 3000th strikeout of his career.[6]
- August 10, 1981: First baseman Pete Rose records his 3,631st hit of his career, passing Stan Musial to become the all-time hit leader in the National League.[7]
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| St. Louis Cardinals | 59 | 43 | .578 | — | 32–21 | 27–22 |
| Montreal Expos | 60 | 48 | .556 | 2 | 38–18 | 22–30 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2½ | 36–19 | 23–29 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 46 | 56 | .451 | 13 | 22–28 | 24–28 |
| New York Mets | 41 | 62 | .398 | 18½ | 24–27 | 17–35 |
| Chicago Cubs | 38 | 65 | .369 | 21½ | 27–30 | 11–35 |
| NL East First Half Standings |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 21 | .618 | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 20 | .600 | 1+1⁄2 |
| Montreal Expos | 30 | 25 | .545 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | 23 | .521 | 5+1⁄2 |
| New York Mets | 17 | 34 | .333 | 15 |
| Chicago Cubs | 15 | 37 | .288 | 17+1⁄2 |
| NL East Second Half Standings |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Montreal Expos | 30 | 23 | .566 | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 23 | .558 | 1⁄2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 25 | 27 | .481 | 4+1⁄2 |
| New York Mets | 24 | 28 | .462 | 5+1⁄2 |
| Chicago Cubs | 23 | 28 | .451 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | 33 | .389 | 9+1⁄2 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| 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.[8]
- July 12, 1981: Mike LaValliere was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent.[9]
1981 Game Log
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| Bold | Phillies team member |
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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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Player stats
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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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| C | Bob Boone | 76 | 227 | 48 | .211 | 4 | 24 |
| 1B | Pete Rose | 107 | 431 | 140 | .325 | 0 | 33 |
| 2B | Manny Trillo | 94 | 349 | 100 | .287 | 6 | 36 |
| SS | Larry Bowa | 103 | 360 | 102 | .283 | 0 | 31 |
| 3B | Mike Schmidt | 102 | 354 | 112 | .316 | 31 | 91 |
| LF | Gary Matthews | 101 | 359 | 108 | .301 | 9 | 67 |
| CF | Garry Maddox | 94 | 323 | 85 | .263 | 5 | 40 |
| RF | Bake McBride | 58 | 221 | 60 | .271 | 2 | 21 |
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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| Keith Moreland | 61 | 196 | 50 | .255 | 6 | 37 |
| Lonnie Smith | 62 | 176 | 57 | .324 | 2 | 11 |
| Greg Gross | 83 | 102 | 23 | .225 | 0 | 7 |
| Dick Davis | 45 | 96 | 32 | .333 | 2 | 19 |
| Luis Aguayo | 45 | 84 | 18 | .214 | 1 | 7 |
| Del Unser | 62 | 59 | 9 | .153 | 0 | 6 |
| Ramón Avilés | 38 | 28 | 6 | .214 | 0 | 3 |
| George Vukovich | 20 | 26 | 10 | .385 | 1 | 4 |
| Len Matuszek | 13 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
| Ozzie Virgil Jr. | 6 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryne Sandberg | 13 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Dernier | 10 | 4 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 0 |
| Don McCormack | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| John Vukovich | 11 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Steve Carlton | 24 | 190.0 | 13 | 4 | 2.42 | 179 |
| Dick Ruthven | 23 | 146.2 | 12 | 7 | 5.15 | 80 |
| Larry Christenson | 20 | 106.2 | 4 | 7 | 3.54 | 70 |
| Nino Espinosa | 14 | 73.2 | 2 | 5 | 6.11 | 22 |
| Marty Bystrom | 9 | 53.2 | 4 | 3 | 3.35 | 24 |
| Mark Davis | 9 | 43.0 | 1 | 4 | 7.74 | 29 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Dickie Noles | 13 | 58.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.17 | 34 |
| Dan Larson | 5 | 28.0 | 3 | 0 | 4.18 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Tug McGraw | 34 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2.66 | 26 |
| Sparky Lyle | 48 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4.44 | 29 |
| Ron Reed | 39 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3.08 | 40 |
| Mike Proly | 35 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.86 | 19 |
| Warren Brusstar | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 8 |
| Jerry Reed | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 5 |
1981 National League Division Series
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
| Legend | |
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| Phillies win | |
| Phillies loss | |
| Postponement | |
| Bold | Phillies team member |
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National League Divisional Series (2–3)
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