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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.198, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, Robinson was also the first black manager in the history of the American League.
Offseason December 8, 1980: Chris Bourjos and Bob Knepper were traded by the Giants to the Houston Astros for Enos Cabell.Chris Bourjos at Baseball Reference December 9, 1980: DeWayne Buice was drafted from the Giants by the Oakland Athletics in the 1980 minor league draft.DeWayne Buice at Baseball Reference December 12, 1980: John Montefusco and Craig Landis (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Atlanta Braves for Doyle Alexander.Doyle Alexander at Baseball Reference 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. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Mike Turgeon (minors) to the Giants on August 11, 1981.Joe Strain at Baseball Reference February 9, 1981: Joe Morgan was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Joe Morgan at Baseball Reference March 23, 1981: Billy Smith was purchased by the Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies.Billy Smith at Baseball Reference March 31, 1981: Gorman Heimueller was released by the Giants.Gorman Heimueller at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters Vida Blue Enos Cabell Jack Clark Darrell Evans Larry Herndon Johnnie LeMaster Milt May Joe Morgan Billy North
Notable transactions April 20, 1981: Mike Ivie was traded by the Giants to the Houston Astros for Dave Bergman and Jeffrey Leonard. May 17, 1981: Phil Ouellette was signed by the Giants as an amateur free agent.Phil Ouellette at Baseball Reference August 3, 1981: Mike Sadek was released by the Giants.Mike Sadek at Baseball Reference
Roster 1981 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
(First Base) (Third Base) (Hitting) (Pitching) (Bullpen)
Player stats = Indicates team leader
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
Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 97 316 98 .310 2 33 1B 96 396 101 .255 2 36 2B 90 308 74 .240 8 31 3B 102 357 92 .258 12 48 SS 104 324 82 .253 0 28 LF 99 385 103 .268 17 53 CF 96 364 105 .288 5 41 RF 72 241 58 .241 4 25
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 63 145 37 .255 3 13 46 131 29 .221 1 12 37 127 39 .307 4 26 38 87 20 .230 1 7 50 68 11 .162 1 7 36 61 11 .180 1 5 19 45 15 .333 1 4 19 36 6 .167 0 3 18 32 6 .188 0 1 35 29 2 .069 0 2 10 20 4 .200 0 2 7 17 5 .294 0 3 8 15 2 .133 0 0 5 15 4 .267 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 24 152.1 11 7 2.89 77 22 129.1 8 8 3.76 83 22 123.0 6 9 4.02 65 18 124.2 8 6 2.45 63 19 90.2 4 4 4.07 47
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 6 18.2 1 2 4.34 6
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA SO 55 84.1 4 5 21 2.88 29 47 100.2 7 5 7 2.41 78 45 77.2 5 2 1 2.55 37 34 65.2 2 6 4 3.84 45 9 15.2 0 1 0 3.45 8 11 15.1 0 0 0 3.52 12 10 11.1 0 0 0 7.94 11
Awards and honors 1981 Larry Herndon LF, Willie Mac Award All-Star Game Vida Blue, reserve
Farm system
References
External links 1981 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1981 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac