The 1981 Atlanta Braves season was the 16th in Atlanta and the 111th overall. Offseason November 15, 1980: Claudell Washington was signed as a free agent by the Braves. December 12, 1980: Doyle Alexander was traded by the Braves to the San Francisco Giants for John Montefusco and Craig Landis (minors).Doyle Alexander at Baseball Reference January 12, 1981: Gaylord Perry was signed as a free agent by the Braves.Gaylord Perry at Baseball Reference March 25, 1981: Gary Matthews was traded by the Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bob Walk. at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1981 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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 Bruce Benedict 90 295 78 .264 5 35 1B Chris Chambliss 107 404 110 .272 8 51 2B 99 361 85 .235 6 33 SS 95 307 67 .218 2 20 3B Bob Horner 79 300 83 .277 15 42 LF 78 253 67 .265 5 25 CF Dale Murphy 104 369 91 .247 13 50 RF Claudell Washington 85 320 93 .291 5 37

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 50 134 31 .231 0 7 Brett Butler 40 126 32 .254 0 4 Biff Pocoroba 57 122 22 .180 0 8 Jerry Royster 64 93 19 .204 0 9 Brian Asselstine 56 86 22 .256 2 10 Terry Harper 40 73 19 .260 2 8 35 35 7 .200 0 1 Matt Sinatro 12 32 9 .281 0 4 10 27 7 .259 0 2 13 16 0 .000 0 0 17 14 4 .286 0 4 Bill Nahorodny 14 13 3 .231 0 2 Mike Lum 10 11 1 .091 0 0 Brook Jacoby 11 10 2 .200 0 1 Larry Whisenton 9 5 1 .200 0 0 Ken Smith 5 3 1 .333 0 0 Albert Hall 6 2 0 .000 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 Gaylord Perry 23 150.2 8 9 3.94 60 25 142.2 3 13 4.10 81 Phil Niekro 22 139.1 7 7 3.10 62 Larry McWilliams 6 37.2 2 1 3.11 23

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 Rick Mahler 34 112.1 8 6 2.80 54 26 77.1 2 3 3.49 34 Bob Walk 12 43.1 1 4 4.57 16

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Rick Camp 48 9 3 17 1.78 47 Gene Garber 35 4 6 2 2.61 34 25 2 0 1 3.71 14 Al Hrabosky 24 1 1 1 1.07 13 20 2 1 0 6.37 22 15 1 2 0 4.44 9 Rick Matula 5 0 0 0 6.43 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 1 0 0 0 27.00 0

Farm system

Notes

References

1981 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference