1981 San Francisco Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 San Francisco Giants 1981 National League West Candlestick Park San Francisco, California Bob Lurie Spec Richardson, Tom Haller Frank Robinson KTVU(Lindsey Nelson, Gary Park, Edgard Martinez) KNBR(Lindsey Nelson, Hank Greenwald, David Glass) 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, 978-0-451-22363-0 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.Giants trade twice on final day https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NmVRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J_sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5094%2C4630126 December 22, 2014 Associated Press (AP) The Ledger December 13, 1980 Lakeland, Florida 3D 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 SF Opening Day starters Vida Blue Enos Cabell Jack Clark Darrell Evans Larry Herndon Johnnie LeMaster Milt May Joe Morgan Billy Northhttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1981&t=SFN 1981 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac 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 33 Doyle Alexander 14 Vida Blue 48 Fred Breining 43 Tom Griffin 40 Alan Hargesheimer 19 Al Holland 46 Gary Lavelle 38 Greg Minton 17 Randy Moffitt 45 Allen Ripley 28 Mike Rowland 17 Bob Tufts 32 Ed Whitson Catchers 15 Bob Brenly  7 Milt May  3 Jeff Ransom  3 Mike Sadek Infielders 16 Dave Bergman 23 Enos Cabell 41 Darrell Evans 15 Mike Ivie 10 Johnnie LeMaster  8 Joe Morgan  2 Joe Pettini 21 Billy Smith  6 Rennie Stennett 18 Guy Sularz Outfielders 22 Jack Clark 30 Chili Davis 31 Larry Herndon 26 Jeffrey Leonard 25 Jerry Martin 36 Billy North 49 Max Venable  1 Jim Wohlford Manager 20 Frank Robinson Coaches  8 Vern Benson  9 Don Buford (First Base) 12 Jim Davenport (Third Base)  5 Jim Lefebvre (Hitting) 47 Don McMahon (Pitching) 42 John VanOrnum (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 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 Jack Clark (baseball) 99 385 103 .268 17 53 CF Larry Herndon 96 364 105 .288 5 41 RF Jerry Martin Jerry Martin (baseball) 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 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 Billy Smith (second baseman) 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 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 Doyle Alexander 24 152.1 11 7 2.89 77 Tom Griffin Tom Griffin (baseball) 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 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 Alan Hargesheimer 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 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 Mike Rowland (pitcher) 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 Awards and honors 1981 Larry Herndon LF, Willie Mac Award All-Star Game Vida Blue, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 References 2 External links 1981 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1981 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:San Francisco Giants seasons San Francisco Giants Season, 1981 Category:1981 in San Francisco San