1981 Philadelphia Phillies

59-48 • .551 Win% • 3rd in NL E

The 1981 Philadelphia Phillies went 59-48 (.551) finishing 3rd in the NL E division. They won their division. The club scored 491 runs, allowed 472, and played home games at Veterans Stadium. Team leaders included Mike Schmidt (31 HR, 91 RBI) and Steve Carlton (13-4, 2.42 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

59 Wins
48 Losses
.551 Win %
3rd Rank
491 R 472 RA
Diff +19

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491 Runs Scored
472 Runs Allowed
+19 Run Diff
1,638K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 NL Average

Batting Avg .273 7% above the 1981 league average (.255)
OBP .340 7% above the 1981 league average (.319)
SLG .388 7% above the 1981 league average (.363)
Team ERA 4.05 16% worse than the 1981 league average (3.49)
Runs Scored 491 17% above the 1981 league average (420 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumVeterans Stadium
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Home Games 55
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Total Attendance 1,638,914
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Avg per Game 29,798

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Dick Davis 0.333 2 Pete Rose 0.325 3 Lonnie Smith 0.324 4 Mike Schmidt 0.316 5 Gary Matthews 0.301

Home Runs

1 Mike Schmidt 31 2 Gary Matthews 9 3 Keith Moreland 6 4 Manny Trillo 6 5 Garry Maddox 5

RBI

1 Mike Schmidt 91 2 Gary Matthews 67 3 Garry Maddox 40 4 Keith Moreland 37 5 Manny Trillo 36
1981 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pete Rose 107 431 73 140 18 5 0 33 46 26 4 0.325
Larry Bowa 103 360 34 102 14 3 0 31 26 17 16 0.283
Gary Matthews 101 359 62 108 21 3 9 67 59 42 15 0.301
Mike Schmidt 102 354 78 112 19 2 31 91 73 71 12 0.316
Manny Trillo 94 349 37 100 14 3 6 36 26 37 10 0.287
Garry Maddox 94 323 37 85 7 1 5 40 17 42 9 0.263
Bob Boone 76 227 19 48 7 0 4 24 22 16 2 0.211
Bake McBride 58 221 26 60 17 1 2 21 11 25 5 0.271
Keith Moreland 61 196 16 50 7 0 6 37 15 13 1 0.255
Lonnie Smith 62 176 40 57 14 3 2 11 18 14 21 0.324
Greg Gross 83 102 14 23 6 1 0 7 15 5 2 0.225
Dick Davis 45 96 12 32 6 1 2 19 8 13 1 0.333
Luis Aguayo 45 84 11 18 4 0 1 7 6 15 1 0.214
Steve Carlton 24 67 5 9 2 2 0 4 2 16 0 0.134
Del Unser 62 59 5 9 3 0 0 6 13 9 0 0.153
Dick Ruthven 23 50 2 7 3 0 0 5 2 14 0 0.140
Larry Christenson 20 30 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 16 0 0.100
Ramon Aviles 38 28 2 6 1 0 0 3 3 5 0 0.214
George Vukovich 20 26 5 10 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0.385
Nino Espinosa 14 20 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.200
Dickie Noles 13 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.105
Marty Bystrom 9 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.118
Mark Davis 9 11 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.091
Len Matuszek 13 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.273
Dan Larson 5 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.111
Mike Proly 35 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ron Reed 39 6 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Ryne Sandberg 13 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Ozzie Virgil 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Sparky Lyle 48 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.400
Bob Dernier 10 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.750
Don McCormack 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Tug McGraw 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Vukovich 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Warren Brusstar 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Reed 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Steve Carlton 2.42 2 Tug McGraw 2.66 3 Ron Reed 3.08 4 Marty Bystrom 3.35 5 Larry Christenson 3.54

Wins

1 Steve Carlton 13 2 Dick Ruthven 12 3 Sparky Lyle 9 4 Ron Reed 5 5 Marty Bystrom 4

Strikeouts

1 Steve Carlton 179 2 Dick Ruthven 80 3 Larry Christenson 70 4 Ron Reed 40 5 Dickie Noles 34
1981 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Carlton 13 4 2.42 24 24 0 190.0 152 51 62 179
Dick Ruthven 12 7 5.15 23 22 0 146.2 162 84 54 80
Larry Christenson 4 7 3.54 20 15 1 106.2 108 42 30 70
Sparky Lyle 9 6 4.44 48 0 2 75.0 85 37 33 29
Nino Espinosa 2 5 6.11 14 14 0 73.2 98 50 24 22
Mike Proly 2 1 3.86 35 2 2 63.0 66 27 19 19
Ron Reed 5 3 3.08 39 0 8 61.1 54 21 17 40
Dickie Noles 2 2 4.17 13 8 0 58.1 57 27 23 34
Marty Bystrom 4 3 3.35 9 9 0 53.2 55 20 16 24
Tug McGraw 2 4 2.66 34 0 10 44.0 35 13 14 26
Mark Davis 1 4 7.74 9 9 0 43.0 49 37 24 29
Dan Larson 3 0 4.18 5 4 0 28.0 27 13 15 15
Warren Brusstar 0 1 4.38 14 0 0 12.1 12 6 10 8
Jerry Reed 0 1 7.71 4 0 0 4.2 7 4 6 5

🏆 Postseason Results

NEDIV
Lost to MON 3-2

👥 Roster (36)

Luis Aguayo Ramon Aviles Bob Boone Larry Bowa Warren Brusstar Marty Bystrom Steve Carlton Larry Christenson Dick Davis Mark Davis Bob Dernier Nino Espinosa +24 more

36 players

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The 1981 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The record for the 1981 Philadelphia Phillies reads 59 wins and 48 losses, good for 3rd in the NL East. That season the Philadelphia Phillies took the division title. Runs came in at 491 scored against 472 allowed (+19). Against a league average of .255, the 1981 Philadelphia Phillies batted .273. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 4.05 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.49.

Veterans Stadium was home in 1981, drawing a total attendance of 1,638,914. The home run leader was Mike Schmidt, who hit 31. Steve Carlton was the top winner, with 13 victories. The saves leader was Tug McGraw with 10. The NL East division playoff ended in a loss against MON 3-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1981 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1981 Philadelphia Phillies finished 59-48 (.551 win pct).
Who led the 1981 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Mike Schmidt led the 1981 Philadelphia Phillies with 31 home runs.
What was the 1981 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1981 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.05.
Did the 1981 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1981 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1981 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Veterans Stadium.
Who led the 1981 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Schmidt (31 HR, 91 RBI) and Steve Carlton (13-4, 2.42 ERA).
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