1981 Pittsburgh Pirates

46-56 • .451 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates went 46-56 (.451) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 407 runs, allowed 425, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Jason Thompson (15 HR, 42 RBI) and Rick Rhoden (9-4, 3.89 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

46 Wins
56 Losses
.451 Win %
4th Rank
407 R 425 RA
Diff -18

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407 Runs Scored
425 Runs Allowed
-18 Run Diff
549K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 NL Average

Batting Avg .257 1% above the 1981 league average (.255)
OBP .310 3% below the 1981 league average (.319)
SLG .369 2% above the 1981 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.56 2% worse than the 1981 league average (3.49)
Runs Scored 407 3% below the 1981 league average (420 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 51
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Total Attendance 549,369
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Avg per Game 10,771

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Bill Madlock 0.341 2 Tony Peña 0.300 3 Mike Easler 0.286 4 Willie Stargell 0.283 5 Omar Moreno 0.276

Home Runs

1 Jason Thompson 15 2 Dave Parker 9 3 Mike Easler 7 4 Bill Madlock 6 5 Dale Berra 2

RBI

1 Dave Parker 48 2 Bill Madlock 45 3 Mike Easler 42 4 Jason Thompson 42 5 Omar Moreno 35
1981 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Omar Moreno 103 434 62 120 18 8 1 35 26 76 39 0.276
Mike Easler 95 339 43 97 18 5 7 42 24 45 4 0.286
Tim Foli 86 316 32 78 12 2 0 20 17 10 7 0.247
Bill Madlock 82 279 35 95 23 1 6 45 34 17 18 0.341
Dave Parker 67 240 29 62 14 3 9 48 9 25 6 0.258
Dale Berra 81 232 21 56 12 0 2 27 17 34 11 0.241
Jason Thompson 86 223 36 54 13 0 15 42 59 49 0 0.242
Lee Lacy 78 213 31 57 11 4 2 10 11 29 24 0.268
Tony Peña 66 210 16 63 9 1 2 17 8 23 1 0.300
Phil Garner 56 181 22 46 6 2 1 20 21 21 4 0.254
Steve Nicosia 54 169 21 39 10 1 2 18 13 10 3 0.231
Johnny Ray 31 102 10 25 11 0 0 6 6 9 0 0.245
Bill Robinson 39 88 8 19 3 0 2 8 5 18 1 0.216
Vance Law 30 67 1 9 0 1 0 3 2 15 1 0.134
Willie Stargell 38 60 2 17 4 0 0 9 5 9 0 0.283
John Milner 34 59 6 14 1 0 2 9 5 3 0 0.237
Rick Rhoden 21 48 4 9 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.188
Gary Alexander 21 47 6 10 4 1 1 6 3 12 0 0.213
Eddie Solomon 25 43 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 15 0 0.163
Willie Montanez 29 38 2 10 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0.263
Jim Bibby 14 28 4 4 2 0 1 3 1 11 0 0.143
Kurt Bevacqua 29 27 2 7 1 0 1 4 4 6 0 0.259
Pascual Perez 18 22 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0.136
Rod Scurry 27 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0.158
Luis Tiant 9 16 0 3 2 0 0 4 1 3 0 0.188
John Candelaria 6 13 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.231
Don Robinson 17 12 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.250
Matt Alexander 15 11 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.364
Odell Jones 13 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Doe Boyland 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Ernie Camacho 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Victor Cruz 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Bob Long 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Enrique Romo 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Grant Jackson 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mark Lee 12 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Kent Tekulve 45 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Kent Tekulve 2.49 2 Jim Bibby 2.50 3 Grant Jackson 2.51 4 Victor Cruz 2.65 5 Eddie Solomon 3.12

Wins

1 Rick Rhoden 9 2 Eddie Solomon 8 3 Jim Bibby 6 4 Kent Tekulve 5 5 Odell Jones 4

Strikeouts

1 Rick Rhoden 76 2 Rod Scurry 65 3 Jim Bibby 48 4 Pascual Perez 46 5 Eddie Solomon 38
1981 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Rhoden 9 4 3.89 21 21 0 136.1 147 59 53 76
Eddie Solomon 8 6 3.12 22 17 1 127.0 133 44 27 38
Jim Bibby 6 3 2.50 14 14 0 93.2 79 26 26 48
Pascual Perez 2 7 3.96 17 13 0 86.1 92 38 34 46
Rod Scurry 4 5 3.77 27 7 7 74.0 74 31 40 65
Kent Tekulve 5 5 2.49 45 0 3 65.0 61 18 17 34
Luis Tiant 2 5 3.92 9 9 0 57.1 54 25 19 32
Odell Jones 4 5 3.31 13 8 0 54.1 51 20 23 30
Enrique Romo 1 3 4.54 33 0 9 41.2 47 21 18 23
John Candelaria 2 2 3.54 6 6 0 40.2 42 16 11 14
Don Robinson 0 3 5.87 16 2 2 38.1 47 25 23 17
Victor Cruz 1 1 2.65 22 0 1 34.0 33 10 15 28
Grant Jackson 1 2 2.51 35 0 4 32.1 30 9 10 17
Ernie Camacho 0 1 4.98 7 3 0 21.2 23 12 15 11
Mark Lee 0 2 2.75 12 0 2 19.2 17 6 5 5
Bob Long 1 2 5.95 5 3 0 19.2 23 13 10 8

👥 Roster (37)

Gary Alexander Matt Alexander Dale Berra Kurt Bevacqua Jim Bibby Doe Boyland Ernie Camacho John Candelaria Victor Cruz Mike Easler Tim Foli Phil Garner +25 more

37 players

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The 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The record for the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates reads 46 wins and 56 losses, good for 4th in the NL East. Runs came in at 407 scored against 425 allowed (-18). The team batting average of .257 was 1% above the 1981 league mark of .255. Pitchers allowed 3.56 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.49. The 407 runs scored compare with a league average of 420 per club, 3% fewer.

Home games were played at Three Rivers Stadium, where 549,369 fans came through the gates. Jason Thompson topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 15 home runs. The RBI leader was Dave Parker, with 48. Omar Moreno collected the most hits, 120. Rick Rhoden led the pitchers with 9 wins.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 46-56 (.451 win pct).
Who led the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Jason Thompson led the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates with 15 home runs.
What was the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.56.
Did the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jason Thompson (15 HR, 42 RBI) and Rick Rhoden (9-4, 3.89 ERA).
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