| 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| 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 |
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| Local radio | KDKA Jim Rooker Lanny Frattare |
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The 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 100th in franchise history.
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Officials of the Louisiana Superdome met with Pirates management in April 1981 about moving the club to New Orleans when the Pirates were unhappy with their lease at Three Rivers Stadium.[4]
| NL East First Half standings |
Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
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| Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 21 | .618 | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 20 | .600 | 1.5 |
| Montreal Expos | 30 | 25 | .545 | 4.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | 23 | .521 | 5.5 |
| New York Mets | 17 | 34 | .333 | 15.0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 15 | 37 | .288 | 17.5 |
| NL East Second Half standings |
Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
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| Montreal Expos | 30 | 23 | .566 | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 23 | .558 | 0.5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 25 | 27 | .481 | 4.5 |
| New York Mets | 24 | 28 | .462 | 5.5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 23 | 28 | .451 | 6.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | 33 | .389 | 9.5 |
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Outfielders
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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 | Tony Peña | 66 | 210 | 63 | .300 | 2 | 17 |
| 1B | Jason Thompson | 86 | 223 | 54 | .242 | 15 | 42 |
| CF | Omar Moreno | 103 | 434 | 120 | .276 | 1 | 35 |
| RF | Dave Parker | 67 | 240 | 62 | .258 | 9 | 48 |
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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| Bill Robinson | 39 | 88 | 19 | .216 | 2 | 8 |
| Willie Stargell | 38 | 60 | 17 | .283 | 0 | 9 |
| John Milner | 34 | 59 | 14 | .237 | 2 | 9 |
| Gary Alexander | 21 | 47 | 10 | .213 | 1 | 6 |
| Willie Montañez | 29 | 38 | 10 | .263 | 1 | 1 |
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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| Rick Rhoden | 21 | 136.1 | 9 | 4 | 3.89 | 76 |
| Eddie Solomon | 22 | 127 | 8 | 6 | 3.12 | 38 |
| Jim Bibby | 14 | 93.2 | 6 | 3 | 2.50 | 48 |
| Pascual Pérez | 17 | 86.1 | 2 | 7 | 3.96 | 46 |
| Luis Tiant | 9 | 57.1 | 2 | 5 | 3.92 | 32 |
| John Candelaria | 6 | 40.2 | 2 | 2 | 3.54 | 14 |
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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| Rod Scurry | 27 | 74 | 4 | 5 | 3.77 | 65 |
| Ernie Camacho | 7 | 21.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.98 | 11 |
| Bob Long | 5 | 19.2 | 1 | 2 | 5.95 | 8 |
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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| Enrique Romo | 33 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4.54 | 23 |
| Kent Tekulve | 45 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2.49 | 34 |
| Víctor Cruz | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.65 | 28 |
| Don Robinson | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.87 | 17 |
| Mark Lee | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.75 | 5 |
1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Portland Beavers | Pacific Coast League | Pete Ward |
| AA | Buffalo Bisons | Eastern League | Johnny Lipon |
| A | Alexandria Pirates | Carolina League | Mike Toomey |
| A | Greenwood Pirates | South Atlantic League | Joe Frisina |
| Rookie | GCL Pirates | Gulf Coast League | Woody Huyke |
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