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1981 Philadelphia Phillies (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980/1982)
First Half: 34-21, Finished 1st
Second Half: 25-27, Finished 3rd
Overall: 59-48, Finished 3rd in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 491 runs, Allowed 472 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 55-52
Managed by Dallas Green

Ballpark: Veterans Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,638,752 (2nd of 12)
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  (multi-year):
Batting - 104, Pitching - 104
  (one-year): Batting - 112, Pitching - 112
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost NL Division Series (3-2) to Montreal Expos

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1981 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1980/1982) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 4, 1980

Del Unser granted Free Agency.

November 5, 1980

Tug McGraw granted Free Agency.

November 19, 1980

Traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers. Received Sparky Lyle. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Kevin Saucier (November 19, 1980) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

November 25, 1980

Signed Rick Schu as an amateur free agent.

December 6, 1980

Signed Tug McGraw as a free agent.

December 8, 1980

George Bell drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

Orlando Sanchez drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

Jim Wright drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

December 22, 1980

Signed Del Unser as a free agent.

January 13, 1981

Drafted Kevin Gross in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

January 15, 1981

Released Cliff Speck.

March 1, 1981

Traded Randy Lerch to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Dick Davis.

March 23, 1981

Sold Billy Smith to the San Francisco Giants.

March 25, 1981

Traded Bob Walk to the Atlanta Braves. Received Gary Matthews.

March 30, 1981

Sold Greg Luzinski to the Chicago White Sox.

April 1, 1981 (Standings)

Traded Jay Loviglio to the Chicago White Sox. Received Mike Proly.

June 8, 1981 (Standings)

Drafted Johnny Abrego in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1981.

Drafted Jim Olander in the 7th round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1981.

Drafted Charles Hudson in the 12th round of the 1981 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1981.

Drafted Vince Coleman in the 20th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Charlie Kerfeld in the 24th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 15, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Elliott Maddox as a free agent.

June 22, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Jose Segura as an amateur free agent.

July 12, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Mike LaValliere as an amateur free agent.

August 11, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Greg Jelks as an amateur free agent.

August 24, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Keith Hughes as an amateur free agent.

Released John Vukovich.

August 31, 1981 (Standings)

Released Nino Espinosa.

October 20, 1981

Traded Ramon Aviles to the Texas Rangers. Received Dave Rajsich.

October 30, 1981

Signed Chris James as an amateur free agent.

Traded Jose Castro (minors) to the Chicago White Sox. Received Dewey Robinson and Gary Holle.

November 13, 1981

Larry Christenson granted Free Agency.

Ron Reed granted Free Agency.

November 20, 1981

As part of a 3-team trade, traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians and Lonnie Smith to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Bo Diaz from the Cleveland Indians. In addition, the St. Louis Cardinals sent Lary Sorensen and Silvio Martinez to the Cleveland Indians. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Scott Munninghoff (December 9, 1981) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

December 6, 1981

Sold Bob Boone to the California Angels.

December 8, 1981

Traded Keith Moreland, Dan Larson, and Dickie Noles to the Chicago Cubs. Received Mike Krukow and cash.

January 12, 1982

Drafted Rick Surhoff in the 20th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed May 13, 1982.

January 20, 1982

Signed Ron Reed as a free agent.

January 25, 1982

Signed Larry Christenson as a free agent.

January 27, 1982

Traded Larry Bowa and Ryne Sandberg to the Chicago Cubs. Received Ivan DeJesus.

January 28, 1982

Signed Ed Farmer as a free agent.

February 16, 1982

Traded Bake McBride to the Cleveland Indians. Received Sid Monge.

March 26, 1982

Released Dave Rajsich.

March 28, 1982

Traded Steve Dunnegan (minors) to the Houston Astros. Received Dave Roberts.

March 29, 1982

Released Don McCormack.

Released Mike Proly.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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