1981 Philadelphia Phillies season

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1981  Philadelphia Phillies
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)
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The Philadelphia Phillies' 1981 season was a season in American baseball.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 5943.578—32‍–‍2127‍–‍22
Montreal Expos 6048.556238‍–‍1822‍–‍30
Philadelphia Phillies 5948.5512½36‍–‍1923‍–‍29
Pittsburgh Pirates 4656.4511322‍–‍2824‍–‍28
New York Mets 4162.39818½24‍–‍2717‍–‍35
Chicago Cubs 3865.36921½27‍–‍3011‍–‍35
NL East
First Half Standings		WLPct.GB
Philadelphia Phillies 3421.618—
St. Louis Cardinals 3020.6001+1⁄2
Montreal Expos 3025.5454
Pittsburgh Pirates 2523.5215+1⁄2
New York Mets 1734.33315
Chicago Cubs 1537.28817+1⁄2
NL East
Second Half Standings		WLPct.GB
Montreal Expos 3023.566—
St. Louis Cardinals 2923.5581⁄2
Philadelphia Phillies 2527.4814+1⁄2
New York Mets 2428.4625+1⁄2
Chicago Cubs 2328.4516
Pittsburgh Pirates 2133.3899+1⁄2

Record vs. opponents

1981 National League record

Sources:
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Atlanta —3–2–16–54–87–73–73–34–52–39–65–74–3
Chicago 2–3–1—1–51–66–44–75–8–12–104–103–35–55–4–1
Cincinnati 5–65–1—8–48–85–47–35–24–210–29–50–5
Houston 8–46–14–8—4–85–26–34–62–411–39–62–4
Los Angeles 7–74–68–88–4—5–25–13–35–16–57–55–5
Montreal 7–37–44–52–52–5—9–37–410–34–22–56–9
New York 3–38–5–13–73–61–53–9—7–73–6–12–52–46–5
Philadelphia 5-410–22–56–43–34–77–7—7–54–24–37–6
Pittsburgh 3–210–42–44–21–53–106–3–15–7—6–43–73–8
San Diego 6–93–32–103–115–62–45–22–44–6—6–73–7
San Francisco 7–55–55–96–95–75–24–23–47–37–6—2–3
St. Louis 3–44–5–15–04–25–59–65–66–78–37–33–2—

Notable transactions

1981 Game Log

Legend
 Phillies win
 Phillies loss
 Postponement
BoldPhillies team member
1981 Game Log [10]
First Half: 34–21; Second Half: 25–27; Overall Record: 59–48
April (12–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 8@ Reds 2–3 Tom Hume (1–0) Sparky Lyle (0–1)None51,7160–1
2April 11@ Cardinals 5–2 Dick Ruthven (1–0) Bob Forsch (0–1)None38,4731–1
3April 12@ Cardinals 3–7 Lary Sorensen (1–0) Larry Christenson (0–1) Bruce Sutter (1)21,4621–2
4April 13 Pirates 5–1 Steve Carlton (1–0) John Candelaria (0–1)None60,4042–2
5April 15 Pirates 4–3 (11) Tug McGraw (1–0) Enrique Romo (0–1)None27,4503–2
6April 16 Pirates 5–3 Dick Ruthven (2–0) Don Robinson (0–1) Tug McGraw (1)26,7804–2
7April 17 Cubs 6–2 Larry Christenson (1–1) Ken Kravec (0–1)None21,9485–2
8April 18 Cubs 4–3 (10) Steve Carlton (2–0) Lee Smith (0–1)None27,7806–2
9April 19 Cubs 7–3 Nino Espinosa (1–0) Rick Reuschel (0–2)None30,2047–2
10April 20@ Expos 8–9 Steve Rogers (1–0) Tug McGraw (1–1) Woodie Fryman (2)24,8177–3
11April 21@ Expos 3–10 Scott Sanderson (2–0) Dick Ruthven (2–1)None10,8877–4
12April 22@ Expos 3–4 (11) Elías Sosa (1–0) Tug McGraw (1–2)None14,1767–5
13April 24@ Cubs 6–4 Steve Carlton (3–0) Rick Reuschel (0–3) Ron Reed (1)6,2748–5
14April 25@ Cubs 7–5 Sparky Lyle (1–1) Dick Tidrow (1–2)None10,9909–5
15April 26@ Cubs 6–2 Marty Bystrom (1–0) Bill Caudill (0–1)None10,09310–5
16April 27 Expos 3–1 Dick Ruthven (3–1) Bill Gullickson (1–1)None27,34711–5
17April 28 Expos 3–6 Steve Ratzer (1–0) Larry Christenson (1–2) Elías Sosa (1)26,19211–6
18April 29 Expos 6–2 Steve Carlton (4–0) Steve Rogers (2–1)None30,14212–6
May (15–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
–May 1 Giants Postponed (rain); [11] Makeup: May 2 as a traditional double-header
19May 2 (1) Giants 2–6 Doyle Alexander (4–1) Nino Espinosa (1–1) Greg Minton (4)see 2nd game12–7
20May 2 (2) Giants 3–1 Marty Bystrom (2–0) Ed Whitson (0–3)None27,37613–7
21May 3 Giants 7–5 Dick Ruthven (4–1) Gary Lavelle (0–2) Tug McGraw (2)41,28314–7
22May 4 Giants 6–4 Steve Carlton (5–0) Allen Ripley (1–3)None25,49215–7
23May 5 Dodgers 8–7 Sparky Lyle (2–1) Bobby Castillo (0–3)None27,24116–7
24May 6 Dodgers 1–2 Burt Hooton (4–0) Nino Espinosa (1–2)None25,85016–8
25May 7 Dodgers 1–2 Jerry Reuss (3–1) Marty Bystrom (2–1)None29,25916–9
26May 8 Padres 11–7 Sparky Lyle (3–1) Gary Lucas (2–3)None30,83017–9
27May 9 Padres 9–6 Steve Carlton (6–0) Tim Lollar (1–3)None30,90718–9
28May 10 Padres 4–8 Steve Mura (1–4) Larry Christenson (1–3) Gary Lucas (5)40,44718–10
29May 12@ Giants 0–4 Doyle Alexander (5–2) Nino Espinosa (1–3)None10,30718–11
30May 13@ Giants 2–5 Allen Ripley (3–3) Marty Bystrom (2–2) Greg Minton (6)6,94618–12
31May 14@ Giants 3–1 Dick Ruthven (5–1) Vida Blue (3–3) Tug McGraw (3)6,56119–12
32May 15@ Padres 2–1 Steve Carlton (7–0) Steve Mura (1–5)None15,93920–12
33May 16@ Padres 1–2 John Littlefield (1–2) Tug McGraw (1–3)None40,65620–13
34May 17@ Padres 6–3 Nino Espinosa (2–3) Juan Eichelberger (3–2)None18,33021–13
35May 18@ Dodgers 4–0 Marty Bystrom (3–2) Fernando Valenzuela (8–1)None52,43922–13
36May 19@ Dodgers 3–2 Dick Ruthven (6–1) Bob Welch (2–2)None43,81223–13
37May 20@ Dodgers 2–3 (10) Steve Howe (4–1) Tug McGraw (1–4)None50,91723–14
38May 22@ Pirates 1–3 Pascual Pérez (1–0) Larry Christenson (1–4)None20,69523–15
39May 23@ Pirates 6–4 Mike Proly (1–0) Kent Tekulve (0–3) Ron Reed (2)20,34024–15
40May 24@ Pirates 1–7 Jim Bibby (3–2) Marty Bystrom (3–3) Víctor Cruz (1)21,77124–16
41May 25@ Mets 3–13 Greg A. Harris (1–0) Dick Ruthven (6–2) Jeff Reardon (2)20,46924–17
42May 26@ Mets 7–5 Ron Reed (1–0) Neil Allen (3–2) Tug McGraw (4)13,97325–17
43May 27@ Mets 1–3 Pat Zachry (5–5) Larry Christenson (1–5)None10,93025–18
44May 29 Cardinals 4–11 Bob Forsch (5–2) Nino Espinosa (2–4) Mark Littell (1)32,35825–19
45May 30 Cardinals 10–2 Dick Ruthven (7–2) Lary Sorensen (4–4)None35,03426–19
46May 31 Cardinals 6–1 Steve Carlton (8–0) Silvio Martínez (1–4)None54,10327–19
June (7–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
47June 1 Mets 5–4 Sparky Lyle (4–1) Neil Allen (3–3) Tug McGraw (5)27,63128–19
48June 2 Mets 9–7 Mike Proly (2–0) Ed Lynch (1–3) Ron Reed (3)25,37529–19
49June 3 Mets 2–6 Greg A. Harris (2–1) Dick Ruthven (7–3) Neil Allen (5)27,58829–20
50June 5@ Braves 1–4 Rick Mahler (3–1) Steve Carlton (8–1) Rick Camp (8)17,05929–21
51June 6@ Braves 3–0 Larry Christenson (2–5) Tommy Boggs (1–9) Mike Proly (1)15,29130–21
52June 7@ Braves 7–5 Sparky Lyle (5–1) Gaylord Perry (5–4) Ron Reed (4)23,48231–21
53June 8 Astros 4–3 Dick Ruthven (8–3) Don Sutton (4–6) Tug McGraw (6)31,66432–21
54June 9 Astros 10–3 Marty Bystrom (4–3) Joe Niekro (6–5) Ron Reed (5)33,97833–21
55June 10 Astros 5–4 Steve Carlton (9–1) Frank LaCorte (3–2) Tug McGraw (7)57,38634–21
–June 12 Braves Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 13 Braves Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 14 Braves Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 15 Reds Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 16 Reds Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 17@ Astros Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 18@ Astros Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 19@ Reds Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 20@ Reds Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 21@ Reds Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 23@ Cubs Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 24@ Cubs Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 25@ Cubs Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 26 Pirates Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 27 Pirates Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 28 Pirates Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 29@ Cardinals Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 30 (1)@ Cardinals Game cancelled: players' strike
–June 30 (2)@ Cardinals Game cancelled: players' strike
July (0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
–July 1@ Cardinals Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 2@ Cardinals Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 3 Expos Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 4 Expos Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 5 Expos Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 7@ Pirates Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 8@ Pirates Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 9@ Pirates Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 10 Mets Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 11 (1) Mets Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 11 (2) Mets Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 12 Mets Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 14 1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland Cancelled (players' strike), then postponed to August 9
–July 16 Giants Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 17 Giants Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 18 Dodgers Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 19 Dodgers Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 20 Dodgers Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 21 Padres Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 22 Padres Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 23 Padres Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 24@ Giants Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 25@ Giants Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 26@ Giants Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 27@ Padres Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 28@ Padres Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 29@ Padres Game cancelled: players' strike
–July 31@ Dodgers Game cancelled: players' strike
August (7–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
(Overall Record)
–August 1@ Dodgers Game cancelled: players' strike
–August 2@ Dodgers Game cancelled: players' strike
–August 4 Cubs Game cancelled: players' strike
–August 5 Cubs Game cancelled: players' strike
–August 6 Cubs Game cancelled: players' strike
–August 7@ Expos Game cancelled: players' strike
–August 8@ Expos Game cancelled: players' strike
–August 9 (1)@ Expos Game cancelled: players' strike
–August 9 (2)@ Expos Game cancelled: players' strike
–August 9 1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland
56August 10 Cardinals 3–7 Bob Forsch (7–2) Larry Christenson (2–6) Bruce Sutter (12)60,5610–1
(34–22)
57August 11 Cardinals 6–5 (10) Ron Reed (2–0) Jim Kaat (3–2)None24,5491–1
(35–22)
58August 12 Cardinals 3–11 Bob Sykes (1–0) Dick Ruthven (8–4) Mark Littell (2)23,5661–2
(35–23)
59August 13 Cardinals 2–5 John Martin (4–1) Steve Carlton (9–2) Bruce Sutter (13)26,7831–3
(35–24)
60August 14@ Mets 8–4 Larry Christenson (3–6) Mike Scott (3–5) Mike Proly (2)34,1362–3
(36–24)
61August 15@ Mets 1–3 Pete Falcone (2–3) Nino Espinosa (2–5) Neil Allen (8)14,3092–4
(36–25)
62August 16@ Mets 2–5 Pat Zachry (6–7) Dick Ruthven (8–5) Neil Allen (9)21,6352–5
(36–26)
63August 18@ Reds 1–3 Tom Seaver (8–2) Steve Carlton (9–3) Tom Hume (8)25,3632–6
(36–27)
64August 19@ Reds 3–6 Tom Hume (6–2) Sparky Lyle (5–2)None23,1332–7
(36–28)
65August 21 Astros 5–4 Sparky Lyle (6–2) Vern Ruhle (1–3) Tug McGraw (8)31,6933–7
(37–28)
66August 22 Astros 8–4 Dick Ruthven (9–5) Joe Niekro (7–7)None35,1994–7
(38–28)
67August 23 Astros 6–0 Steve Carlton (10–3) Bob Knepper (6–3)None30,6305–7
(39–28)
68August 24 Braves 7–5 (13) Tug McGraw (2–4) Al Hrabosky (0–1)None23,3836–7
(40–28)
69August 25 Braves 2–12 Phil Niekro (6–4) Mark Davis (0–1)None33,3836–8
(40–29)
70August 26 Braves 3–5 (10) Rick Camp (7–1) Ron Reed (2–1)None28,2836–9
(40–30)
71August 28@ Astros 2–3 (10) Dave Smith (2–3) Sparky Lyle (6–3)None29,4826–10
(40–31)
72August 29 (1)@ Astros 1–6 Vern Ruhle (2–3) Mark Davis (0–2)Nonesee 2nd game6–11
(40–32)
73August 29 (2)@ Astros 1–2 Billy Smith (1–0) Dickie Noles (0–1) Frank LaCorte (4)33,3276–12
(40–33)
74August 30@ Astros 4–5 (10) Dave Smith (3–3) Sparky Lyle (6–4)None23,1026–13
(40–34)
75August 31@ Braves 11–8 Dick Ruthven (10–5) Gaylord Perry (6–5) Ron Reed (6)8,2077–13
(41–34)
September (16–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
(Overall Record)
76September 1@ Braves 3–0 Steve Carlton (11–3) Rick Mahler (4–5)None3,3748–13
(42–34)
77September 2@ Braves 2–3 Gene Garber (4–3) Warren Brusstar (0–1)None6,2328–14
(42–35)
78September 3 Reds 3–9 Bruce Berenyi (7–4) Mark Davis (0–3)None26,5408–15
(42–36)
79September 4 Reds 7–6 Sparky Lyle (7–4) Doug Bair (2–2) Tug McGraw (9)25,0209–15
(43–36)
80September 5 Reds 5–4 Ron Reed (3–1) Mario Soto (8–8)None41,84510–15
(44–36)
81September 6 Reds 4–5 Tom Hume (7–3) Sparky Lyle (7–5) Joe Price (2)30,36610–16
(44–37)
82September 7 Expos 4–5 Woodie Fryman (5–2) Mike Proly (2–1) Jeff Reardon (5)31,40110–17
(44–38)
83September 8 Expos 10–5 Dan Larson (1–0) Scott Sanderson (7–6)None11,81211–17
(45–38)
84September 9 Expos 11–8 Ron Reed (4–1) Woodie Fryman (5–3) Sparky Lyle (1)25,46812–17
(46–38)
85September 11@ Pirates 8–0 Steve Carlton (12–3) Rick Rhoden (8–3)None12,79913–17
(47–38)
86September 12@ Pirates 2–6 Eddie Solomon (7–4) Dickie Noles (0–2) Rod Scurry (5)11,37013–18
(47–39)
87September 13@ Pirates 2–3 Odell Jones (4–2) Ron Reed (4–2) Kent Tekulve ()16,49313–19
(47–40)
–September 15@ Mets Postponed (rain); [12] Makeup: September 16 as a traditional double-header
88September 16 (1)@ Mets 3–1 Dick Ruthven (11–5) Pat Zachry (7–12)Nonesee 2nd game14–19
(48–40)
89September 16 (2)@ Mets 4–5 Mike Marshall (3–2) Steve Carlton (12–4) Neil Allen (17)4,35314–20
(48–41)
90September 17@ Mets 3–2 Dickie Noles (1–2) Mike Scott (4–9) Ron Reed (7)5,50115–20
(49–41)
91September 18 Pirates 6–7 Rod Scurry (4–5) Ron Reed (4–3) Mark Lee (2)24,53715–21
(49–42)
92September 19 Pirates 8–2 Dan Larson (2–0) Odell Jones (4–3) Larry Christenson (1)30,44616–21
(50–42)
93September 20 Pirates 5–4 Sparky Lyle (8–5) Eddie Solomon (7–5)None31,48917–21
(51–42)
94September 21@ Expos 0–1 (17) Bryn Smith (1–0) Jerry Reed (0–1)None24,16117–22
(51–43)
95September 22@ Expos 2–6 Steve Rogers (11–7) Dick Ruthven (11–6)None21,79717–23
(51–44)
96September 23@ Cardinals 9–4 Dickie Noles (2–2) John Martin (6–5) Sparky Lyle (2)16,84518–23
(52–44)
97September 24@ Cardinals 14–6 Mark Davis (1–3) Lary Sorensen (7–7)None11,75819–23
(53–44)
98September 25@ Cubs 9–2 Dan Larson (3–0) Ken Kravec (1–6)None4,48220–23
(54–44)
–September 26@ Cubs Postponed (rain); [13] Makeup: September 27 as a traditional double-header
99September 27 (1)@ Cubs 5–2 Steve Carlton (13–4) Doug Bird (9–6)Nonesee 2nd game21–23
(55–44)
100September 27 (2)@ Cubs 0–14 Mike Krukow (9–9) Dick Ruthven (11–7)None18,78321–24
(55–45)
101September 28 Mets 12–4 Larry Christenson (4–6) Ed Lynch (4–5)None20,40322–24
(56–45)
102September 29 Mets 0–7 Pete Falcone (4–3) Mark Davis (1–4)None20,11022–25
(56–46)
103September 30 Cardinals 8–5 Sparky Lyle (9–5) Luis DeLeón (0–1) Ron Reed (8)21,38223–25
(57–46)
October (2–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
(Overall Record)
104October 1 Cardinals 2–3 (10) Doug Bair (4–2) Larry Christenson (4–7)None20,48223–26
(57–47)
105October 2 Cubs 9–7 Ron Reed (5–3) Dick Tidrow (3–10)None20,45324–26
(58–47)
106October 3 Cubs 4–8 Jay Howell (2–0) Sparky Lyle (9–6) Randy Martz (6)35,16924–27
(58–48)
107October 4 Cubs 2–1 Dick Ruthven (12–7) Lee Smith (3–6) Tug McGraw (10)21,91225–27
(59–48)

Roster

1981 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Bob Boone 7622748.211424
1B Pete Rose 107431140.325033
2B Manny Trillo 94349100.287636
SS Larry Bowa 103360102.283031
3B Mike Schmidt 102354112.3163191
LF Gary Matthews 101359108.301967
CF Garry Maddox 9432385.263540
RF Bake McBride 5822160.271221

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Keith Moreland 6119650.255637
Lonnie Smith 6217657.324211
Greg Gross 8310223.22507
Dick Davis 459632.333219
Luis Aguayo 458418.21417
Del Unser 62599.15306
Ramón Avilés 38286.21403
George Vukovich 202610.38514
Len Matuszek 13113.27301
Ozzie Virgil Jr. 660.00000
Ryne Sandberg 1361.16700
Bob Dernier 1043.75000
Don McCormack 341.25000
John Vukovich 1110.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Steve Carlton 24190.01342.42179
Dick Ruthven 23146.21275.1580
Larry Christenson 20106.2473.5470
Nino Espinosa 1473.2256.1122
Marty Bystrom 953.2433.3524
Mark Davis 943.0147.7429

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Dickie Noles 1358.1224.1734
Dan Larson 528.0304.1815

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Tug McGraw 3424102.6626
Sparky Lyle 489624.4429
Ron Reed 395383.0840
Mike Proly 352123.8619
Warren Brusstar 140104.388
Jerry Reed 40107.715

1981 National League Division Series

Montreal Expos vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Montreal wins series, 3–2.

GameScoreDate
1Montreal 3, Philadelphia 1October 7
2Montreal 3, Philadelphia 1October 8
3Philadelphia 6, Montreal 2October 9
4Philadelphia 6, Montreal 5 (10 innings)October 10
5Montreal 3, Philadelphia 0October 11

1981 Postseason Game Log

Legend
 Phillies win
 Phillies loss
 Postponement
BoldPhillies team member
1981 Postseason Game Log [10]
Overall Record: 2–3
National League Divisional Series (2–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 7@ Expos 1–3 Steve Rogers (1–0) Steve Carlton (0–1) Jeff Reardon (1)34,2370–1
2October 8@ Expos 1–3 Bill Gullickson (1–0) Dick Ruthven (0–1) Jeff Reardon (2)45,8960–2
3October 9 Expos 6–2 Larry Christenson (1–0) Ray Burris (0–1)None36,8351–2
4October 10 Expos 6–5 (10) Tug McGraw (1–0) Jeff Reardon (0–1)None38,8182–2
5October 11 Expos 0–3 Steve Rogers (2–0) Steve Carlton (0–2)None47,3842–3

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Oklahoma City 89ers American Association Jim Snyder
AA Reading Phillies Eastern League Ron Clark
A Peninsula Pilots Carolina League Bill Dancy
A Spartanburg Traders South Atlantic League Tom Harmon
A-Short Season Bend Phillies Northwest League P. J. Carey
Rookie Helena Phillies Pioneer League Roly de Armas

Notes

  1. ↑ Rick Schu at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ George Bell at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Del Unser at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Dick Davis at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ Steve Carlton | The Baseball Page
  7. ↑ "Pete Rose Significant Hits | Baseball Almanac".
  8. ↑ Vince Coleman at Baseball Reference
  9. ↑ Mike LaValliere at Baseball Reference
  10. 1 2 "1981 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule, Box Scores and Splits". Baseball-Reference.com.
  11. ↑ "For the Record: National League". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. May 2, 1981. p. 6, part 2. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  12. ↑ "In The Majors". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 16, 1981. p. D3. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Scoreboard". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. September 28, 1981. p. 46. Retrieved November 21, 2014.

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The 1977 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 95th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies won their second consecutive National League East title with a record of 101–61, five games over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies lost the NLCS to the Los Angeles Dodgers, three games to one. The Phillies were managed by Danny Ozark, as they played their home games at Veterans Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1981 Chicago Cubs season</span> Major League Baseball team season

The 1981 Chicago Cubs season was the 110th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 106th in the National League and the 66th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished the first-half in last place at 15–37, 17½ games behind the Philadelphia Phillies, and the second-half in fifth place at 23–28, six games behind the eventual NL East Champion Montreal Expos in the National League East. It was also the final season for the Cubs under the Wrigley family ownership, as the Tribune Company took over the club late in the year.

The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 81st in franchise history. The 87–75 Phillies finished the season in fourth place in the National League, 12 games behind the National League and World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

The 1968 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished eighth in the National League with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses, 21 games behind the NL pennant-winning Cardinals.

The 1969 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the newly established National League East with a record of 63–99, thirty-seven games behind the division champion New York Mets, which went on to defeat Baltimore, four games to one, in the World Series.

The 1972 Philadelphia Phillies season saw the team finish with a record of 59–97, last place in the National League East.

The 1973 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 91st season in the history of the franchise. The team, managed by Danny Ozark, played their third season at Veterans Stadium and finished last in the National League East, 111⁄2 games behind the Mets.

The 1974 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 92nd season in franchise history. The Phillies finished in third place in the National League East with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses. They would not finish below .500 again until going 75–87 in 1985.

The 1975 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 93rd in the history of the franchise. The Phillies finished in second place in the National League East with a record of 86–76, 61⁄2 games behind the NL East champion Pittsburgh Pirates. As a result, the Phillies had their first winning season in eight years.

The 1982 season was the 100th season in Philadelphia Phillies franchise history. During the season, Steve Carlton became the last pitcher to win at least twenty games in one season for the Phillies in the 20th century. Carlton also became the first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards in a career.

The 1988 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished sixth in the National League East with a record of 65 wins and 96 losses.

The 1991 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 109th season in the history of the franchise. The team finished with a 78–84 record. This was also the last season the team wore the 1970–91 era uniforms. The next season, the Phillies would bring back the old Wiz Kids era uniforms which has remained their current uniform to this day.

The 1992 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball. The Phillies finished sixth in the National League East with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses.

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