1981 San Francisco Giants

56-55 • .505 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1981 San Francisco Giants went 56-55 (.505) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 427 runs, allowed 414, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Jack Clark (17 HR, 53 RBI) and Doyle Alexander (11-7, 2.89 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

56 Wins
55 Losses
.505 Win %
4th Rank
427 R 414 RA
Diff +13

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427 Runs Scored
414 Runs Allowed
+13 Run Diff
632K Attendance

📈 vs. 1981 NL Average

Batting Avg .249 2% below the 1981 league average (.255)
OBP .319 equal to the 1981 league average (.319)
SLG .356 2% below the 1981 league average (.363)
Team ERA 3.28 6% better than the 1981 league average (3.49)
Runs Scored 427 2% above the 1981 league average (420 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 53
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Total Attendance 632,274
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Avg per Game 11,929

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1981

Batting Avg

1 Milt May 0.310 2 Jeffrey Leonard 0.307 3 Larry Herndon 0.288 4 Jack Clark 0.268 5 Darrell Evans 0.258

Home Runs

1 Jack Clark 17 2 Darrell Evans 12 3 Joe Morgan 8 4 Larry Herndon 5 5 Jeffrey Leonard 4

RBI

1 Jack Clark 53 2 Darrell Evans 48 3 Larry Herndon 41 4 Enos Cabell 36 5 Milt May 33
1981 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Enos Cabell 96 396 41 101 20 1 2 36 10 47 6 0.255
Jack Clark 99 385 60 103 19 2 17 53 45 45 1 0.268
Larry Herndon 96 364 48 105 15 8 5 41 20 55 15 0.288
Darrell Evans 102 357 51 92 13 4 12 48 54 33 2 0.258
Johnnie LeMaster 104 324 27 82 9 1 0 28 24 46 3 0.253
Milt May 97 316 20 98 17 0 2 33 34 29 1 0.310
Joe Morgan 90 308 47 74 16 1 8 31 66 37 14 0.240
Jerry Martin 72 241 23 58 5 3 4 25 21 52 6 0.241
Dave Bergman 63 145 16 37 9 0 3 13 19 18 2 0.255
Bill North 46 131 22 29 7 0 1 12 26 28 26 0.221
Jeffrey Leonard 37 127 20 39 11 3 4 26 12 21 4 0.307
Rennie Stennett 38 87 8 20 0 0 1 7 3 6 2 0.230
Jim Wohlford 50 68 4 11 3 0 1 7 4 9 0 0.162
Billy Smith 36 61 6 11 0 0 1 5 9 16 0 0.180
Doyle Alexander 24 51 5 9 4 0 0 6 2 12 0 0.176
Bob Brenly 19 45 5 15 2 1 1 4 6 4 0 0.333
Tom Griffin 22 41 1 8 1 0 1 5 2 12 0 0.195
Mike Sadek 19 36 5 6 3 0 0 3 8 7 0 0.167
Vida Blue 18 35 4 7 2 0 0 1 3 10 0 0.200
Ed Whitson 22 33 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 13 0 0.091
Max Venable 18 32 2 6 0 2 0 1 4 3 3 0.188
Allen Ripley 19 30 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0.133
Joe Pettini 35 29 3 2 1 0 0 2 4 5 1 0.069
Guy Sularz 10 20 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.200
Mike Ivie 7 17 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.294
Al Holland 47 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 1 0.062
Chili Davis 8 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0.133
Jeff Ransom 5 15 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.267
Greg Minton 55 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Fred Breining 45 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Gary Lavelle 34 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.273
Alan Hargesheimer 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.200
Mike Rowland 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Bob Tufts 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Moffitt 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1981

ERA

1 Al Holland 2.41 2 Vida Blue 2.45 3 Fred Breining 2.55 4 Greg Minton 2.88 5 Doyle Alexander 2.89

Wins

1 Doyle Alexander 11 2 Vida Blue 8 3 Tom Griffin 8 4 Al Holland 7 5 Ed Whitson 6

Strikeouts

1 Tom Griffin 83 2 Al Holland 78 3 Doyle Alexander 77 4 Ed Whitson 65 5 Vida Blue 63
1981 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Doyle Alexander 11 7 2.89 24 24 0 152.1 156 49 44 77
Tom Griffin 8 8 3.76 22 22 0 129.1 121 54 57 83
Vida Blue 8 6 2.45 18 18 0 124.2 97 34 54 63
Ed Whitson 6 9 4.02 22 22 0 123.0 130 55 47 65
Al Holland 7 5 2.41 47 3 7 100.2 87 27 44 78
Allen Ripley 4 4 4.07 19 14 0 90.2 103 41 27 47
Greg Minton 4 5 2.88 55 0 21 84.1 84 27 36 29
Fred Breining 5 2 2.55 45 1 1 77.2 66 22 38 37
Gary Lavelle 2 6 3.84 34 3 4 65.2 58 28 23 45
Alan Hargesheimer 1 2 4.34 6 3 0 18.2 20 9 9 6
Mike Rowland 0 1 3.45 9 1 0 15.2 13 6 6 8
Bob Tufts 0 0 3.52 11 0 0 15.1 20 6 6 12
Randy Moffitt 0 0 7.94 10 0 0 11.1 15 10 2 11

👥 Roster (35)

Doyle Alexander Dave Bergman Vida Blue Fred Breining Bob Brenly Enos Cabell Jack Clark Chili Davis Darrell Evans Tom Griffin Alan Hargesheimer Larry Herndon +23 more

35 players

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The 1981 San Francisco Giants in brief

The record for the 1981 San Francisco Giants reads 56 wins and 55 losses, good for 4th in the NL West. The run column shows 427 for and 414 against. The team batting average of .249 was 2% below the 1981 league mark of .255. The staff ERA of 3.28 was 6% better than the league average of 3.49. The 427 runs scored compare with a league average of 420 per club, 2% more.

Candlestick Park was home in 1981, drawing a total attendance of 632,274. For power, Jack Clark led the way with 17 homers. On the mound, Doyle Alexander won 11 games to lead the staff. Tom Griffin struck out 83, the most on the club. Greg Minton closed out 21 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1981 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1981 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1981 San Francisco Giants finished 56-55 (.505 win pct).
Who led the 1981 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Jack Clark led the 1981 San Francisco Giants with 17 home runs.
What was the 1981 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1981 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.28.
Did the 1981 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1981 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1981 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1981 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1981 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jack Clark (17 HR, 53 RBI) and Doyle Alexander (11-7, 2.89 ERA).
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