1981 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1981 National League East Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. First half: 25–23 (.521)Second half: 21–33 (.389) First half: 4thSecond half: 6th John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholder) Harding "Pete" Peterson Chuck Tanner KDKA-TVLanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John SandersAction-TVBob Prince, Ray Scott KDKALanny Frattare, Jim Rooker The 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 100th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 95th in the National League. The Pirates finished fourth in the National League East in the first half of the season with a record of 25–23 and sixth in the second half with a record of 21–33. Regular season Officials of the Louisiana Superdome met with Pirates management in April 1981 about moving the club to New Orleans when the Pirates were unhappy with their lease at Three Rivers Stadium.Associated Press Associated Press Pirates Considering New Orleans Move https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KBQQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ko8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4488,2263737&dq=superdome+yankees Ellensburg Daily Record April 24, 1981 June 19, 2009 Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Game log 1981 Game Log: 46–56 (Home: 22–28; Away: 24–28) y background:#F9F9F9; April: 7–6 (Home: 1–3; Away: 6–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 9 || Expos || 5–6 || Fryman || Tekulve (0–1) || — || 40,332 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 12 || Expos || 3–2 || Rhoden (1–0) || Burris || Romo (1) || 8,430 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 13 || @ Phillies || 1–5 || Carlton || Candelaria (0–1) || — || 60,404 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 15 || @ Phillies || 3–4 (11) || McGraw || Romo (0–1) || — || 27,450 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 16 || @ Phillies || 3–5 || Ruthven || Robinson (0–1) || McGraw || 26,780 || 1–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 17 || @ Astros || 4–3 || Rhoden (2–0) || Sutton || Romo (2) || 39,119 || 2–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 18 || @ Astros || 6–3 (11) || Jackson (1–0) || Smith || — || 29,790 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 19 || @ Astros || 2–0 || Scurry (1–0) || Niekro || Solomon (1) || 30,394 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 9 || April 22 || Mets || 2–2 || || || — || 7,530 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 25 || Cardinals || 1–5 || Shirley || Candelaria (0–2) || — || 7,334 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 26 || Cardinals || 2–3 || Kaat || Jackson (1–1) || Sutter || 8,139 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 28 || @ Mets || 8–0 || Rhoden (3–0) || Scott || — || 6,973 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 29 || @ Mets || 10–0 || Bibby (1–0) || Roberts || — || 7,175 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || April 30 || @ Mets || 7–4 || Candelaria (1–2) || Jones || Jackson (1) || 5,553 || 7–6 |- y background:#F9F9F9; May: 13–14 (Home: 5–6; Away: 8–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || May 1 || Astros || 3–5 || Sambito || Solomon (0–1) || — || 7,012 || 7–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || May 2 || Astros || 5–4 (12) || Solomon (1–1) || Smith || — || 21,993 || 8–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || May 3 || Astros || 1–3 || Sutton || Bibby (1–1) || Smith || 10,438 || 8–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || May 6 || @ Reds || 8–9 || Hume || Jackson (1–2) || — || 14,551 || 8–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || May 7 || @ Reds || 3–1 || Rhoden (4–0) || Soto || Romo (3) || || 9–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || May 7 || @ Reds || 7–1 || Solomon (2–1) || LaCoss || — || 20,301 || 10–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || May 8 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 || Shirley || Bibby (1–2) || Kaat || 20,108 || 10–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 9 || @ Cardinals || 0–13 || Rincon || Scurry (1–1) || — || 21,361 || 10–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || May 10 || @ Cardinals || 8–2 || Candelaria (2–2) || Sorensen || Romo (4) || 11,112 || 11–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 11 || @ Braves || 2–3 (10) || Mahler || Tekulve (0–2) || — || 4,260 || 11–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 12 || @ Braves || 0–2 || Niekro || Solomon (2–2) || — || 9,711 || 11–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 13 || @ Braves || 7–5 (13) || Cruz (1–0) || Boggs || Scurry (1) || 10,638 || 12–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 15 || Reds || 1–4 || Price || Romo (0–2) || Hume || 10,592 || 12–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 16 || Reds || 0–4 || LaCoss || Scurry (1–2) || — || 11,890 || 12–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 17 || Reds || 3–4 || Soto || Solomon (2–3) || — || 11,775 || 12–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 19 || Braves || 5–0 || Bibby (2–2) || Niekro || — || 5,514 || 13–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 20 || Braves || 6–1 || Rhoden (5–0) || Walk || Romo (5) || 8,351 || 14–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 22 || Phillies || 3–1 || Perez (1–0) || Christenson || — || 20,695 || 15–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 23 || Phillies || 4–6 || Proly || Tekulve (0–3) || Reed || 20,340 || 15–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 24 || Phillies || 7–1 || Bibby (3–2) || Bystrom || Cruz (1) || 21,771 || 16–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 25 || @ Cubs || 9–10 (11) || Tidrow || Cruz (1–1) || — || 18,506 || 16–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 26 || @ Cubs || 6–4 || Tekulve (1–3) || Krukow || Romo (6) || 6,988 || 17–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 27 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Perez (2–0) || Reuschel || — || 6,970 || 18–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 28 || @ Cubs || 9–4 || Solomon (3–3) || Caudill || — || 7,886 || 19–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 29 || @ Expos || 2–3 || Sanderson || Bibby (3–3) || Lee || 36,662 || 19–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || May 30 || @ Expos || 3–2 || Rhoden (6–0) || Gullickson || — || 31,649 || 20–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 31 || @ Expos || 1–5 || Rogers || Perez (2–1) || — || 45,784 || 20–20 |- y background:#F9F9F9; June: 5–3 (Home: 5–3; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || June 2 || Cubs || 16–3 || Solomon (4–3) || Caudill || — || 6,437 || 21–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || June 3 || Cubs || 3–2 || Bibby (4–3) || Martz || Romo (7) || 5,003 || 22–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || June 4 || Cubs || 5–4 (10) || Tekulve (2–3) || McGlothen || — || 6,740 || 23–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || June 5 || Giants || 3–5 || Breining || Romo (0–3) || Lavelle || 8,361 || 23–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || June 6 || Giants || 7–6 || Scurry (2–2) || Griffin || Tekulve (1) || 11,362 || 24–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || June 7 || Giants || 3–2 || Solomon (5–3) || Blue || Romo (8) || 32,244 || 25–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || June 9 || Padres || 4–7 || Mura || Rhoden (6–1) || Lucas || 9,145 || 25–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 10 || Padres || 2–3 || Eichelberger || Perez (2–2) || Lucas || 9,450 || 25–23 |- y background:#F9F9F9; August: 7–15 (Home: 4–8; Away: 3–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || August 10 || @ Expos || 1–3 || Lee || Perez (2–3) || — || 37,275 || 25–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || August 11 || @ Expos || 6–3 || Tekulve (3–3) || Fryman || — || 33,045 || 26–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || August 12 || Expos || 2–3 || Burris || Solomon (5–4) || Lee || 12,069 || 26–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || August 13 || Expos || 2–7 || Rogers || Tiant (0–1) || — || 11,735 || 26–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || August 15 || @ Cubs || 3–4 (15) || Martz || Scurry (2–3) || — || 15,388 || 26–27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || August 16 || @ Cubs || 4–3 (11) || Tekulve (4–3) || Smith || Jackson (2) || || 27–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || August 16 || @ Cubs || 4–6 || Howell || Perez (2–4) || Martz || 18,991 || 27–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || August 17 || Giants || 1–5 (11) || Minton || Scurry (2–4) || — || 7,117 || 27–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || August 18 || Giants || 2–4 || Whitson || Tiant (0–2) || Minton || 9,362 || 27–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || August 19 || Giants || 7–3 || Jones (1–0) || Alexander || Jackson (3) || 8,414 || 28–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || August 21 || Padres || 4–2 || Rhoden (7–1) || Mura || Jackson (4) || || 29–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || August 21 || Padres || 3–2 || Bibby (5–3) || Lollar || Tekulve (2) || 19,049 || 30–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || August 22 || Padres || 6–7 || Curtis || Tekulve (4–4) || Lucas || 11,865 || 30–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || August 23 || Padres || 5–2 || Scurry (3–4) || Welsh || Romo (9) || 23,736 || 31–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || August 24 || Dodgers || 0–3 || Hooton || Jones (1–1) || — || 12,308 || 31–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || August 25 || Dodgers || 7–9 (11) || Pena || Tekulve (4–5) || Niedenfuer || 16,770 || 31–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || August 26 || Dodgers || 6–16 || Reuss || Rhoden (7–2) || — || 11,144 || 31–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || August 27 || @ Giants || 4–5 (13) || Holland || Robinson (0–2) || — || 10,807 || 31–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || August 28 || @ Giants || 1–5 || Whitson || Scurry (3–5) || — || 8,418 || 31–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || August 29 || @ Giants || 3–8 || Alexander || Tiant (0–3) || — || 10,738 || 31–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || August 30 || @ Giants || 0–5 || Griffin || Perez (2–5) || — || 18,117 || 31–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || August 31 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 (10) || Jones (2–1) || Stewart || Robinson (1) || 35,862 || 32–38 |- y background:#F9F9F9; September: 13–15 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || September 1 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 (14) || Niedenfuer || Jones (2–2) || — || 50,134 || 32–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || September 2 || @ Dodgers || 2–6 || Welch || Long (0–1) || Pena || 32,027 || 32–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || September 3 || @ Padres || 7–3 || Tiant (1–3) || Eichelberger || Scurry (2) || 6,153 || 33–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || September 4 || @ Padres || 4–5 || Littlefield || Robinson (0–3) || Show || 8,128 || 33–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || September 5 || @ Padres || 2–1 || Rhoden (8–2) || Mura || Scurry (3) || 7,297 || 34–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || September 6 || @ Padres || 9–5 || Solomon (6–4) || Wise || Robinson (2) || 4,177 || 35–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78 || September 7 || Mets || 2–1 || Jones (3–2) || Allen || Scurry (4) || || 36–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 79 || September 7 || Mets || 5–4 || Long (1–1) || Boitano || Lee (3) || 9,935 || 37–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || September 8 || Mets || 1–3 || Lynch || Tiant (1–4) || Allen || 5,383 || 37–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || September 9 || Mets || 3–5 || Leach || Perez (2–6) || Searage || 7,089 || 37–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || September 11 || Phillies || 0–8 || Carlton || Rhoden (8–3) || — || 12,799 || 37–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || September 12 || Phillies || 6–2 || Solomon (7–4) || Noles || Scurry (5) || 11,370 || 38–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || September 13 || Phillies || 3–2 || Jones (4–2) || Reed || Tekulve (3) || 16,493 || 39–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || September 15 || @ Cubs || 8–2 || Tiant (2–4) || Griffin || — || 5,254 || 40–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 86 || September 18 || @ Phillies || 7–6 || Scurry (4–5) || Reed || Lee (4) || 24,537 || 41–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || September 19 || @ Phillies || 2–8 || Larson || Jones (4–3) || Christenson || 30,446 || 41–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || September 20 || @ Phillies || 4–5 || Lyle || Solomon (7–5) || — || 31,489 || 41–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || September 21 || @ Mets || 3–4 (13) || Boitano || Lee (0–1) || — || 7,429 || 41–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || September 22 || @ Mets || 5–3 || Bibby (6–3) || Scott || Scurry (6) || 6,855 || 42–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || September 23 || @ Expos || 2–3 || Jackson || Rhoden (8–4) || — || 10,081 || 42–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || September 24 || @ Expos || 1–7 || Lee || Jones (4–4) || — || 23,459 || 42–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || September 25 || @ Cardinals || 5–4 || Solomon (8–5) || Kaat || Scurry (7) || 15,377 || 43–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || September 26 || @ Cardinals || 3–5 || Forsch || Lee (0–2) || Sutter || 19,761 || 43–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || September 27 || @ Cardinals || 5–7 || LaPoint || Perez (2–7) || Sutter || 17,703 || 43–51 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || September 28 || Cubs || 4–0 || Rhoden (9–4) || Griffin || — || || 44–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || September 28 || Cubs || 1–3 || Geisel || Long (1–2) || Martz || 3,698 || 44–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || September 29 || Cubs || 10–6 || Romo (1–3) || Tidrow || — || 3,439 || 45–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || September 30 || Expos || 2–3 || Gullickson || Solomon (8–6) || Fryman || 5,826 || 45–53 |- y background:#F9F9F9; October: 1–3 (Home: 1–3; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || October 1 || Expos || 2–5 || Burris || Tiant (2–5) || Reardon || 2,931 || 45–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 101 || October 2 || Cardinals || 8–7 || Tekulve (5–5) || Sutter || — || 2,348 || 46–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || October 3 || Cardinals || 3–8 || Martin || Camacho (0–1) || — || 3,589 || 46–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || October 4 || Cardinals || 0–4 || Shirley || Jones (4–5) || — || 10,022 || 46–56 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = Loss      #fff = TieBold = Pirates team member Roster 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 26 Jim Bibby 47 Ernie Camacho 45 John Candelaria 49 Víctor Cruz 23 Grant Jackson 22 Odell Jones 46 Mark Lee 34 Bob Long 25 Pascual Pérez 29 Rick Rhoden 43 Don Robinson 15 Enrique Romo 19 Rod Scurry 44 Eddie Solomon 27 Kent Tekulve 38 Luis Tiant Catchers 16 Steve Nicosia  6 Tony Peña Infielders 35 Gary Alexander  4 Dale Berra 11 Kurt Bevacqua 10 Tim Foli  3 Phil Garner  2 Vance Law  5 Bill Madlock 34 John Milner 14 Willie Montañez  3 Johnny Ray 28 Bill Robinson  8 Willie Stargell 30 Jason Thompson Outfielders 36 Matt Alexander 24 Mike Easler 17 Lee Lacy 18 Omar Moreno 39 Dave Parker Other batters 12 Doe Boyland Manager  7 Chuck Tanner Coaches 31 Harvey Haddix (pitching) 32 Joe Lonnett (third base) 42 Alex Monchak (first base) 48 Bob Skinner (hitting) Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position18 Omar Moreno CF10 Tim Foli SS39 Dave Parker RF30 Jason Thompson 1B24 Mike Easler LF5 Bill Madlock 3B4 Dale Berra 2B 16 Steve Nicosia C26 Jim Bibby P 1981 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1981&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1439916756385&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in M. Lee Mark Lee (right-handed pitcher) 12 2 1 0.500 0 0 M. Alexander Matt Alexander 15 11 4 0.364 0 0 B. Madlock Bill Madlock 82 279 95 0.341 6 45 T. Peña Tony Peña 66 210 63 0.300 2 17 M. Easler Mike Easler 95 339 97 0.286 7 42 W. Stargell Willie Stargell 38 60 17 0.283 0 9 O. Moreno Omar Moreno 103 434 120 0.276 1 35 L. Lacy Lee Lacy 78 213 57 0.268 2 10 W. Montañez Willie Montañez 29 38 10 0.263 1 1 K. Bevacqua Kurt Bevacqua 29 27 7 0.259 1 4 D. Parker Dave Parker 67 240 62 0.258 9 48 P. Garner Phil Garner 56 181 46 0.254 1 20 D. Robinson Don Robinson (baseball) 17 12 3 0.250 0 1 T. Foli Tim Foli 86 316 78 0.247 0 20 J. Ray Johnny Ray (second baseman) 31 102 25 0.245 0 6 J. Thompson Jason Thompson (first baseman, born 1954) 86 223 54 0.242 15 42 D. Berra Dale Berra 81 232 56 0.241 2 27 J. Milner John Milner 34 59 14 0.237 2 9 J. Candelaria John Candelaria 6 13 3 0.231 0 3 S. Nicosia Steve Nicosia 54 169 39 0.231 2 18 B. Robinson Bill Robinson (outfielder) 39 88 19 0.216 2 8 G. Alexander Gary Alexander (baseball) 21 47 10 0.213 1 6 O. Jones Odell Jones 13 10 2 0.200 0 0 R. Rhoden Rick Rhoden 21 48 9 0.188 0 0 L. Tiant Luis Tiant 9 16 3 0.188 0 4 E. Solomon Eddie Solomon 25 43 7 0.163 0 3 R. Scurry Rod Scurry 27 19 3 0.158 0 0 J. Bibby Jim Bibby 14 28 4 0.143 1 3 P. Pérez Pascual Pérez (baseball) 18 22 3 0.136 0 0 V. Law Vance Law 30 67 9 0.134 0 3 D. Boyland Doe Boyland 11 8 0 0.000 0 0 E. Camacho Ernie Camacho 7 4 0 0.000 0 0 V. Cruz Víctor Cruz (baseball) 22 4 0 0.000 0 0 G. Jackson Grant Jackson (baseball) 35 2 0 0.000 0 0 B. Long Bob Long (baseball) 5 4 0 0.000 0 0 E. Romo Enrique Romo 33 4 0 0.000 0 0 K. Tekulve Kent Tekulve 45 2 0 0.000 0 0Team totals1033,5769200.25755384 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1981&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1439916791143&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts K. Tekulve Kent Tekulve 45 65 5 5 2.49 34 J. Bibby Jim Bibby 14 932 3 6 3 2.50 48 G. Jackson Grant Jackson (baseball) 35 321 3 1 2 2.51 17 V. Cruz Víctor Cruz (baseball) 22 34 1 1 2.65 28 M. Lee Mark Lee (right-handed pitcher) 12 192 3 0 2 2.75 5 E. Solomon Eddie Solomon 22 127 8 6 3.12 38 O. Jones Odell Jones 13 541 3 4 5 3.31 30 J. Candelaria John Candelaria 6 402 3 2 2 3.54 14 R. Scurry Rod Scurry 27 74 4 5 3.77 65 R. Rhoden Rick Rhoden 21 1361 3 9 4 3.89 76 L. Tiant Luis Tiant 9 571 3 2 5 3.92 32 P. Pérez Pascual Pérez (baseball) 17 861 3 2 7 3.96 46 E. Romo Enrique Romo 33 412 3 1 3 4.54 23 E. Camacho Ernie Camacho 7 212 3 0 1 4.98 11 D. Robinson Don Robinson (baseball) 16 381 3 0 3 5.87 17 B. Long Bob Long (baseball) 5 192 3 1 2 5.95 8Team totals10394246563.56492 Awards and honors 1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Dave Parker, RF, starter Bill Madlock, 3B, reserve Mike Easler, OF, reserve Phil Garner, 2B, reserve Transactions October 22, 1980 – Jesse Jefferson granted free agency. October 22, 1980 – John Milner granted free agency. October 29, 1980 – Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Seattle Mariners. Received Odell Jones. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Larry Andersen (October 29, 1980) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade. December 9, 1980 – Traded Bert Blyleven and Manny Sanguillén to the Cleveland Indians. Received Gary Alexander, Victor Cruz, Bob Owchinko and Rafael Vasquez. January 13, 1981 – Drafted John Kruk in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player. January 19, 1981 – Signed Larvell Blanks as a free agent. January 20, 1981 – Signed Rusty Torres as a free agent. January 23, 1981 – Signed John Milner as a free agent. February 23, 1981 – Signed Luis Tiant as a free agent. April 1, 1981 – Traded Mickey Mahler and Ed Ott to the California Angels. Received Jason Thompson. April 5, 1981 – Purchased Jim Smith from the Baltimore Orioles. April 5, 1981 – Traded Dave Dravecky to the San Diego Padres. Received Bobby Mitchell (minors). April 6, 1981 – Traded Bob Owchinko to the Oakland Athletics. Received a player to be named later and cash. The Oakland Athletics sent Ernie Camacho (April 10, 1981) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. May 4, 1981 – Signed Willie Horton as a free agent. June 8, 1981 – Drafted Ray Krawczyk in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (June Secondary). June 8, 1981 – Drafted Jim Winn in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft. June 8, 1981 – Drafted Lee Tunnell in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. June 8, 1981 – Drafted Bip Roberts in the 5th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player. June 8, 1981 – Drafted Scott Bankhead in the 17th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player. June 8, 1981 – Drafted Chris Bosio in the 29th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player. June 8, 1981 – Drafted Lance Johnson in the 30th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player. June 25, 1981 – Signed Denny González as an amateur free agent. July 11, 1981 – Signed Bobby Bonilla as an amateur free agent. August 20, 1981 – Traded John Milner to the Montreal Expos. Received Willie Montañez. August 31, 1981 – Traded Phil Garner to the Houston Astros. Received players to be named later and Johnny Ray. The Houston Astros sent Randy Niemann (September 9, 1981) and Kevin Houston (minors) (September 9, 1981) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. September 1, 1981 – Sold Grant Jackson to the Montreal Expos for $50,000. October 5, 1981 – Released Luis Tiant. October 23, 1981 – Purchased Manny Sarmiento from the Boston Red Sox. October 26, 1981 – Released Kurt Bevacqua. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Portland Beavers Pacific Coast League Pete Ward AA Buffalo Bisons Eastern League Johnny Lipon A Alexandria Pirates Carolina League Mike Toomey A Greenwood Pirates South Atlantic League Joe Frisina Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke Notes References 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pitts