1981 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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1981 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major league affiliations
Location
1981 Information
Owner(s) John W. Galbreath
General Manager(s) Harding "Pete" Peterson
Manager(s) Chuck Tanner
Local television KDKA-TV
Jim Rooker, Lanny Frattare, John Sanders
Action-TV
Bob Prince, Ray Scott
Local radio KDKA
Jim Rooker, Lanny Frattare

Contents

[edit] Offseason

  • February 23, 1981: Luis Tiant was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. [1]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Notable transactions

  • June 8, 1981: Lance Johnson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 30th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign. [2]
  • July 11, 1981: Bobby Bonilla was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent. [3]
  • October 5, 1981: Luis Tiant was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. [4]

[edit] Roster

1981 Pittsburgh Pirates roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Season standings

[edit] First Season

Team Wins Losses Win % GB
Philadelphia Phillies 34 21 .618 0
St. Louis Cardinals 30 20 .600 4.0
Montreal Expos 30 25 .545 4.0
Pittsburgh Pirates 25 23 .521 9.0
New York Mets 17 34 .333 17.0
Chicago Cubs 15 37 .288 19.0

[edit] Second Season

Team Wins Losses Win % GB
Montreal Expos 30 23 .566 0
St. Louis Cardinals 29 23 .558 1.0
Philadelphia Phillies 25 27 .481 5.0
New York Mets 24 28 .462 6.0
Chicago Cubs 23 28 .451 7.0
Pittsburgh Pirates 21 33 .389 9.0

[edit] Composite Standings

Team Wins Losses Win % GB
St. Louis Cardinals 59 43 .578 0
Montreal Expos 60 48 .556 2.0
Philadelphia Phillies 59 48 .551 2.5
Pittsburgh Pirates 46 56 .451 13.0
New York Mets 41 62 .398 18.5
Chicago Cubs 38 65 .369 21.5


[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] Award Winners

1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tiantlu01.shtml
  2. ^ Lance Johnson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bonilbo01.shtml
  4. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tiantlu01.shtml
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1981 MLB season by team
AL East
AL West
NL East
Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
NL West
1981 All-Star Game • 1981 World Series


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Pittsburgh Pirates
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
1 • 4 • 8 • 9 • 11 • 20 • 21 • 33 • 40 • 42
Minors
World Series
Championships (5)
1909 • 1925 • 1960 • 1971 • 1979
League Pennants
American Association: none • National League: 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1909 • 1925 • 1927 • 1960 • 1971 • 1979
Division Titles
Eastern: 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1974 • 1975 • 1979 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • Central: none • Wild Card: none