1981_San_Francisco_Giants_season
1981 San Francisco Giants season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1981 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 99th season in Major League Baseball, their 24th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 22nd at Candlestick Park. Giants manager Frank Robinson became the first black manager in the history of the National League.[1] Robinson was also the first black manager in the history of the American League.
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| 1981 San Francisco Giants | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |||
| City | San Francisco, California | |||
| Owners | Bob Lurie | |||
| General managers | Spec Richardson, Tom Haller | |||
| Managers | Frank Robinson | |||
| Television | KTVU (Lindsey Nelson, Gary Park, Edgard Martinez) | |||
| Radio | KNBR (Lindsey Nelson, Hank Greenwald, David Glass) | |||
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- December 8, 1980: Chris Bourjos and Bob Knepper were traded by the Giants to the Houston Astros for Enos Cabell.[2]
- December 9, 1980: DeWayne Buice was drafted from the Giants by the Oakland Athletics in the 1980 minor league draft.[3]
- December 12, 1980: John Montefusco and Craig Landis (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Atlanta Braves for Doyle Alexander.[4]
- December 12, 1980: Joe Strain and Philip Nastu were traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Jerry Martin, Jesús Figueroa, and a player to be named later.[5] The Cubs completed the deal by sending Mike Turgeon (minors) to the Giants on August 11, 1981.[6]
- February 9, 1981: Joe Morgan was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[7]
- March 23, 1981: Billy Smith was purchased by the Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies.[8]
- March 31, 1981: Gorman Heimueller was released by the Giants.[9]
Season standings
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| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 42 | 0.611 | — | 32–22 | 34–20 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 63 | 47 | 0.573 | 4 | 33–23 | 30–24 |
| Houston Astros | 61 | 49 | 0.555 | 6 | 31–20 | 30–29 |
| San Francisco Giants | 56 | 55 | 0.505 | 11½ | 29–24 | 27–31 |
| Atlanta Braves | 50 | 56 | 0.472 | 15 | 22–27 | 28–29 |
| San Diego Padres | 41 | 69 | 0.373 | 26 | 20–35 | 21–34 |
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More information NL West First Half Standings, W ...
| NL West First Half Standings |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 36 | 21 | .632 | — |
| Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 21 | .625 | 1⁄2 |
| Houston Astros | 28 | 29 | .491 | 8 |
| Atlanta Braves | 25 | 29 | .463 | 9+1⁄2 |
| San Francisco Giants | 27 | 32 | .458 | 10 |
| San Diego Padres | 23 | 33 | .411 | 12+1⁄2 |
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More information NL West Second Half Standings, W ...
| NL West Second Half Standings |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Houston Astros | 33 | 20 | .623 | — |
| Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 21 | .596 | 1+1⁄2 |
| San Francisco Giants | 29 | 23 | .558 | 3+1⁄2 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 27 | 26 | .509 | 6 |
| Atlanta Braves | 25 | 27 | .481 | 7+1⁄2 |
| San Diego Padres | 18 | 36 | .333 | 15+1⁄2 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 3–2–1 | 6–5 | 4–8 | 7–7 | 3–7 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 9–6 | 5–7 | 4–3 | |||||
| Chicago | 2–3–1 | — | 1–5 | 1–6 | 6–4 | 4–7 | 5–8–1 | 2–10 | 4–10 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 5–4–1 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 5–6 | 5–1 | — | 8–4 | 8–8 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 10–2 | 9–5 | 0–5 | |||||
| Houston | 8–4 | 6–1 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 11–3 | 9–6 | 2–4 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 7–7 | 4–6 | 8–8 | 8–4 | — | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 5–5 | |||||
| Montreal | 7–3 | 7–4 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | — | 9–3 | 7–4 | 10–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 6–9 | |||||
| New York | 3–3 | 8–5–1 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 3–9 | — | 7–7 | 3–6–1 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 6–5 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5-4 | 10–2 | 2–5 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4–7 | 7–7 | — | 7–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–6 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 3–2 | 10–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–10 | 6–3–1 | 5–7 | — | 6–4 | 3–7 | 3–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 6–9 | 3–3 | 2–10 | 3–11 | 5–6 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–6 | — | 6–7 | 3–7 | |||||
| San Francisco | 7–5 | 5–5 | 5–9 | 6–9 | 5–7 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 7–3 | 7–6 | — | 2–3 | |||||
| St. Louis | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 5–6 | 6–7 | 8–3 | 7–3 | 3–2 | — | |||||
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Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
- April 20, 1981: Mike Ivie was traded by the Giants to the Houston Astros for Dave Bergman and Jeffrey Leonard.[11]
- May 17, 1981: Phil Ouellette was signed by the Giants as an amateur free agent.[12]
- August 3, 1981: Mike Sadek was released by the Giants.[13]
Roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Regular season Game log
First half
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May: 16–13 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–8)
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June: 2–7 (Home: 1–2; Away: 1–5)
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Games canceled
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Second half
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August: 12–8 (Home: 5–2; Away: 7–6)
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September: 14–13 (Home: 9–6; Away: 5–7)
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Milt May | 97 | 316 | 98 | .310 | 2 | 33 |
| 1B | Enos Cabell | 96 | 396 | 101 | .255 | 2 | 36 |
| 2B | Joe Morgan | 90 | 308 | 74 | .240 | 8 | 31 |
| 3B | Darrell Evans | 102 | 357 | 92 | .258 | 12 | 48 |
| SS | Johnnie LeMaster | 104 | 324 | 82 | .253 | 0 | 28 |
| LF | Jack Clark | 99 | 385 | 103 | .268 | 17 | 53 |
| CF | Larry Herndon | 96 | 364 | 105 | .288 | 5 | 41 |
| RF | Jerry Martin | 72 | 241 | 58 | .241 | 4 | 25 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Dave Bergman | 63 | 145 | 37 | .255 | 3 | 13 |
| Billy North | 46 | 131 | 29 | .221 | 1 | 12 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | 37 | 127 | 39 | .307 | 4 | 26 |
| Rennie Stennett | 38 | 87 | 20 | .230 | 1 | 7 |
| Jim Wohlford | 50 | 68 | 11 | .162 | 1 | 7 |
| Billy Smith | 36 | 61 | 11 | .180 | 1 | 5 |
| Bob Brenly | 19 | 45 | 15 | .333 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Sadek | 19 | 36 | 6 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
| Max Venable | 18 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Pettini | 35 | 29 | 2 | .069 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Sularz | 10 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Ivie | 7 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 3 |
| Chili Davis | 8 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Ransom | 5 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Doyle Alexander | 24 | 152.1 | 11 | 7 | 2.89 | 77 |
| Tom Griffin | 22 | 129.1 | 8 | 8 | 3.76 | 83 |
| Ed Whitson | 22 | 123.0 | 6 | 9 | 4.02 | 65 |
| Vida Blue | 18 | 124.2 | 8 | 6 | 2.45 | 63 |
| Allen Ripley | 19 | 90.2 | 4 | 4 | 4.07 | 47 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Greg Minton | 55 | 84.1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 2.88 | 29 |
| Al Holland | 47 | 100.2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2.41 | 78 |
| Fred Breining | 45 | 77.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.55 | 37 |
| Gary Lavelle | 34 | 65.2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3.84 | 45 |
| Mike Rowland | 9 | 15.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.45 | 8 |
| Bob Tufts | 11 | 15.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 12 |
| Randy Moffitt | 10 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.94 | 11 |
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- 1981 Larry Herndon LF, Willie Mac Award
- Vida Blue, reserve
See also: Minor League Baseball
More information Level, Team ...
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Phoenix Giants | Pacific Coast League | Rocky Bridges |
| AA | Shreveport Captains | Texas League | Jack Mull |
| A | Fresno Giants | California League | Wayne Cato |
| A | Clinton Giants | Midwest League | Wendell Kim |
| Rookie | Great Falls Giants | Pioneer League | Ernie Rodriguez |
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- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.198, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- Chris Bourjos at Baseball Reference
- DeWayne Buice at Baseball Reference
- Doyle Alexander at Baseball Reference
- "Giants trade twice on final day". The Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. Associated Press (AP). December 13, 1980. p. 3D. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- Joe Strain at Baseball Reference
- Joe Morgan at Baseball Reference
- Billy Smith at Baseball Reference
- Gorman Heimueller at Baseball Reference
- Phil Ouellette at Baseball Reference
- Mike Sadek at Baseball Reference
- 1981 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1981 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac