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1981 Philadelphia Phillies season

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Owner(s)
  
Bill Giles

Manager(s)
  
Dallas Green

General manager(s)
  
Paul Owens

Local television
  
WPHL-TV PRISM

Local radio
  
KYW (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler, Tim McCarver)

The Philadelphia Phillies' 1981 season was a season in American baseball.

Contents

Offseason

  • November 25, 1980: Rick Schu was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.
  • December 8, 1980: George Bell was drafted from the Phillies by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
  • December 22, 1980: Del Unser was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
  • March 1, 1981: Randy Lerch was traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dick Davis.

    • Regular season

  • April 29, 1981: Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton struck out Tim Wallach of the Montreal Expos for the 3000th strikeout of his career.
  • August 10, 1981: First Baseman Pete Rose hits his 3,631st hit of his career, passing Stan Musial to become the all-time hit leader in the National League.

    • Notable transactions

  • June 8, 1981: Vince Coleman was drafted by the Phillies in the 20th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
  • July 12, 1981: Mike LaValliere was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Montreal Expos vs. Philadelphia Phillies

    Montreal wins series, 3-2.

    References

    1981 Philadelphia Phillies season Wikipedia
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