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1981 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Orders
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980 / 1982)
First Half: 25-23, Finished 4th
Second Half: 21-33, Finished 6th
Overall: 46-56, Finished 4th in NL East
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Scored 407 runs, Allowed 425 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 49-53
Manager: Chuck Tanner (46-56)
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 541,789 (10th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 104, Pitching - 104;   one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 99
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1980 / 1982 Batting Orders

Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

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Shading is not used to differentiate the players' performances. It is merely used to quickly illustrate long strings of games/years played by a single player. When a player in the column changes, so does the color of the shading.

Game (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1. Thu,4/9 vs MON L (5-6) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Thompson-1B Easler-LF Madlock-3B Berra-2B Nicosia-C Bibby-P
2. Sun,4/12 vs MON W (3-2) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Thompson-1B Easler-LF Madlock-3B Berra-2B Nicosia-C Rhoden-P
3. Mon,4/13 at PHI L (1-5)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Robinson-1B Madlock-3B Lacy-LF Berra-2B Nicosia-C Candelaria-P
4. Wed,4/15 at PHI L (3-4) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Thompson-1B Easler-LF Madlock-3B Berra-2B Nicosia-C Bibby-P
5. Thu,4/16 at PHI L (3-5) Moreno-CF Law-2B Parker-RF Thompson-1B Easler-LF Madlock-3B Berra-SS Nicosia-C Robinson-P
6. Fri,4/17 at HOU W (4-3) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Easler-LF Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Nicosia-C Law-2B Rhoden-P
7. Sat,4/18 at HOU W (6-3) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Easler-LF Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Nicosia-C Law-2B Candelaria-P
8. Sun,4/19 at HOU W (2-0) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Lacy-RF Easler-LF Thompson-1B Berra-3B Nicosia-C Law-2B Scurry-P
9. Wed,4/22 vs NYM T (2-2) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Easler-LF Thompson-1B Berra-3B Nicosia-C Law-2B Rhoden-P
10. Sat,4/25 vs STL L (1-5)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Lacy-LF Thompson-1B Berra-3B Nicosia-C Law-2B Candelaria-P
11. Sun,4/26 vs STL L (2-3) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Easler-LF Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Nicosia-C Law-2B Scurry-P
12. Tue,4/28 at NYM W (8-0) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Easler-LF Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Nicosia-C Law-2B Rhoden-P
13. Wed,4/29 at NYM W (10-0)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Lacy-LF Alexander-1B Pena-C Law-2B Bibby-P
14. Thu,4/30 at NYM W (7-4)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Lacy-LF Alexander-1B Nicosia-C Law-2B Candelaria-P
15. Fri,5/1 vs HOU L (3-5) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Easler-RF Thompson-1B Madlock-3B Milner-LF Nicosia-C Law-2B Scurry-P
16. Sat,5/2 vs HOU W (5-4)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Lacy-LF Madlock-3B Easler-RF Thompson-1B Nicosia-C Law-2B Rhoden-P
17. Sun,5/3 vs HOU L (1-3) Moreno-CF Garner-2B Easler-RF Madlock-3B Milner-LF Thompson-1B Berra-SS Pena-C Bibby-P
18. Wed,5/6 at CIN L (8-9) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Thompson-1B Garner-2B Nicosia-C Candelaria-P
19. Thu,5/7 at CIN W (3-1) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Thompson-1B Garner-2B Pena-C Rhoden-P
20. Thu,5/7 at CIN W (7-1) Moreno-CF Garner-2B Parker-RF Stargell-1B Easler-LF Madlock-3B Nicosia-C Berra-SS Solomon-P
21. Fri,5/8 at STL L (4-5)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Lacy-LF Alexander-1B Garner-2B Pena-C Bibby-P
22. Sat,5/9 at STL L (0-13) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Easler-LF Thompson-1B Garner-2B Nicosia-C Berra-3B Scurry-P
23. Sun,5/10 at STL W (8-2) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Easler-LF Milner-1B Garner-2B Pena-C Berra-3B Candelaria-P
24. Mon,5/11 at ATL L (2-3) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Stargell-1B Easler-LF Garner-2B Pena-C Berra-3B Camacho-P
25. Tue,5/12 at ATL L (0-2) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Milner-1B Lacy-LF Garner-2B Pena-C Berra-3B Solomon-P
26. Wed,5/13 at ATL W (7-5) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Stargell-1B Easler-LF Garner-2B Pena-C Berra-3B Bibby-P
27. Fri,5/15 vs CIN L (1-4) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Easler-RF Milner-LF Thompson-1B Garner-2B Pena-C Berra-3B Perez-P
28. Sat,5/16 vs CIN L (0-4) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Easler-RF Madlock-3B Milner-LF Garner-2B Thompson-1B Pena-C Scurry-P
29. Sun,5/17 vs CIN L (3-4) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Easler-RF Madlock-3B Milner-LF Garner-2B Thompson-1B Pena-C Solomon-P
30. Tue,5/19 vs ATL W (5-0) Lacy-LF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-RF Garner-2B Moreno-CF Nicosia-C Bibby-P
31. Wed,5/20 vs ATL W (6-1) Lacy-LF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-RF Garner-2B Moreno-CF Nicosia-C Rhoden-P
32. Fri,5/22 vs PHI W (3-1) Lacy-LF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-RF Garner-2B Moreno-CF Nicosia-C Perez-P
33. Sat,5/23 vs PHI L (4-6) Lacy-LF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-RF Garner-2B Moreno-CF Nicosia-C Solomon-P
34. Sun,5/24 vs PHI W (7-1) Lacy-LF Moreno-CF Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-RF Garner-2B Berra-SS Nicosia-C Bibby-P
35. Mon,5/25 at CHC L (9-10) Lacy-LF Moreno-CF Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-RF Garner-2B Foli-SS Nicosia-C Rhoden-P
36. Tue,5/26 at CHC W (6-4) Lacy-LF Moreno-CF Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-RF Garner-2B Foli-SS Nicosia-C Camacho-P
37. Wed,5/27 at CHC W (3-2) Lacy-LF Moreno-CF Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-RF Garner-2B Pena-C Berra-SS Perez-P
38. Thu,5/28 at CHC W (9-4) Lacy-RF Moreno-CF Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Milner-LF Garner-2B Pena-C Berra-SS Solomon-P
39. Fri,5/29 at MON L (2-3) Moreno-CF Garner-2B Parker-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Thompson-1B Pena-C Berra-SS Bibby-P
40. Sat,5/30 at MON W (3-2) Moreno-CF Garner-2B Parker-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Thompson-1B Pena-C Berra-SS Rhoden-P
41. Sun,5/31 at MON L (1-5) Moreno-CF Garner-2B Parker-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Thompson-1B Pena-C Berra-SS Perez-P
42. Tue,6/2 vs CHC W (16-3) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Stargell-1B Easler-LF Madlock-3B Garner-2B Nicosia-C Solomon-P
43. Wed,6/3 vs CHC W (3-2) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Stargell-1B Easler-LF Madlock-3B Garner-2B Nicosia-C Bibby-P
44. Thu,6/4 vs CHC W (5-4) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Stargell-1B Easler-LF Garner-2B Berra-3B Nicosia-C Rhoden-P
45. Fri,6/5 vs SFG L (3-5) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Stargell-1B Easler-LF Madlock-3B Berra-2B Nicosia-C Perez-P
46. Sat,6/6 vs SFG W (7-6) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Thompson-1B Berra-2B Nicosia-C Robinson-P
47. Sun,6/7 vs SFG W (3-2)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Lacy-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Alexander-1B Pena-C Berra-2B Solomon-P
48. Tue,6/9 vs SDP L (4-7) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Stargell-1B Madlock-3B Easler-LF Pena-C Berra-2B Rhoden-P
49. Wed,6/10 vs SDP L (2-3) Moreno-CF Bevacqua-2B Easler-RF Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Milner-LF Berra-SS Nicosia-C Perez-P
50. Mon,8/10 at MON L (1-3) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Stargell-1B Madlock-3B Easler-LF Garner-2B Pena-C Bibby-P
51. Tue,8/11 at MON W (6-3) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Thompson-1B Garner-2B Pena-C Rhoden-P
52. Wed,8/12 vs MON L (2-3) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Thompson-1B Garner-2B Pena-C Solomon-P
53. Thu,8/13 vs MON L (2-7) Moreno-CF Garner-2B Parker-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Thompson-1B Berra-SS Pena-C Tiant-P
54. Sat,8/15 at CHC L (3-4) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Easler-LF Milner-1B Garner-2B Berra-3B Pena-C Bibby-P
55. Sun,8/16 at CHC W (4-3)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Robinson-1B Lacy-RF Garner-2B Alexander-LF Pena-C Rhoden-P
56. Sun,8/16 at CHC L (4-6) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Easler-LF Milner-1B Garner-2B Berra-3B Nicosia-C Perez-P
57. Mon,8/17 vs SFG L (1-5)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Robinson-1B Lacy-LF Garner-2B Pena-C Solomon-P
58. Tue,8/18 vs SFG L (2-4) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Thompson-1B Garner-2B Pena-C Tiant-P
59. Wed,8/19 vs SFG W (7-3) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-LF Pena-C Lacy-RF Garner-2B Jones-P
60. Fri,8/21 vs SDP W (4-2) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Pena-C Montanez-1B Garner-2B Rhoden-P
61. Fri,8/21 vs SDP W (3-2)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Robinson-1B Pena-C Lacy-LF Garner-2B Bibby-P
62. Sat,8/22 vs SDP L (6-7) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Pena-C Montanez-1B Garner-2B Solomon-P
63. Sun,8/23 vs SDP W (5-2)# Moreno-CF Lacy-RF Pena-C Madlock-3B Robinson-1B Garner-2B Alexander-LF Berra-SS Scurry-P
64. Mon,8/24 vs LAD L (0-3) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Pena-C Montanez-1B Garner-2B Jones-P
65. Tue,8/25 vs LAD L (7-9) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Pena-C Montanez-1B Garner-2B Perez-P
66. Wed,8/26 vs LAD L (6-16)# Moreno-CF Lacy-RF Madlock-3B Robinson-1B Berra-SS Garner-2B Alexander-LF Nicosia-C Rhoden-P
67. Thu,8/27 at SFG L (4-5)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Robinson-1B Lacy-RF Pena-C Alexander-LF Garner-2B Solomon-P
68. Fri,8/28 at SFG L (1-5) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Easler-LF Thompson-1B Berra-3B Pena-C Lacy-RF Garner-2B Scurry-P
69. Sat,8/29 at SFG L (3-8) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Easler-LF Thompson-1B Berra-3B Pena-C Lacy-RF Garner-2B Tiant-P
70. Sun,8/30 at SFG L (0-5) Moreno-CF Lacy-RF Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-LF Pena-C Berra-SS Garner-2B Perez-P
71. Mon,8/31 at LAD W (5-4)# Moreno-CF Lacy-RF Madlock-3B Easler-LF Berra-SS Pena-C Alexander-1B Garner-2B Rhoden-P
72. Tue,9/1 at LAD L (2-3)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Easler-LF Lacy-RF Pena-C Alexander-1B Berra-2B Solomon-P
73. Wed,9/2 at LAD L (2-6) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Parker-RF Easler-LF Berra-2B Thompson-1B Pena-C Long-P
74. Thu,9/3 at SDP W (7-3) Moreno-CF Ray-2B Madlock-3B Easler-LF Thompson-1B Lacy-RF Berra-SS Nicosia-C Tiant-P
75. Fri,9/4 at SDP L (4-5)# Moreno-CF Ray-2B Madlock-3B Robinson-1B Easler-LF Lacy-RF Berra-SS Nicosia-C Perez-P
76. Sat,9/5 at SDP W (2-1) Moreno-CF Ray-2B Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-LF Berra-SS Lacy-RF Nicosia-C Rhoden-P
77. Sun,9/6 at SDP W (9-5) Moreno-CF Ray-2B Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-LF Berra-SS Lacy-RF Nicosia-C Solomon-P
78. Mon,9/7 vs NYM W (2-1) Moreno-CF Ray-2B Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-LF Berra-SS Lacy-RF Nicosia-C Jones-P
79. Mon,9/7 vs NYM W (5-4)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Lacy-RF Robinson-1B Pena-C Berra-3B Alexander-LF Law-2B Long-P
80. Tue,9/8 vs NYM L (1-3) Moreno-CF Ray-2B Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-LF Pena-C Lacy-RF Berra-SS Tiant-P
81. Wed,9/9 vs NYM L (3-5) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-LF Berra-2B Lacy-RF Nicosia-C Perez-P
82. Fri,9/11 vs PHI L (0-8)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Robinson-1B Berra-2B Lacy-RF Alexander-LF Nicosia-C Rhoden-P
83. Sat,9/12 vs PHI W (6-2) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Easler-LF Pena-C Lacy-RF Ray-2B Solomon-P
84. Sun,9/13 vs PHI W (3-2)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Robinson-1B Easler-LF Pena-C Lacy-RF Ray-2B Jones-P
85. Tue,9/15 at CHC W (8-2) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Parker-RF Easler-LF Pena-C Ray-2B Tiant-P
86. Fri,9/18 at PHI W (7-6)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Robinson-1B Parker-RF Pena-C Lacy-LF Berra-2B Rhoden-P
87. Sat,9/19 at PHI L (2-8) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Thompson-1B Easler-LF Pena-C Berra-3B Ray-2B Jones-P
88. Sun,9/20 at PHI L (4-5) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Thompson-1B Easler-LF Pena-C Berra-3B Ray-2B Solomon-P
89. Mon,9/21 at NYM L (3-4) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Thompson-1B Easler-LF Pena-C Berra-3B Ray-2B Tiant-P
90. Tue,9/22 at NYM W (5-3) Moreno-CF Lacy-RF Ray-2B Thompson-1B Easler-LF Pena-C Berra-3B Law-SS Bibby-P
91. Wed,9/23 at MON L (2-3) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Thompson-1B Easler-LF Pena-C Ray-2B Berra-3B Rhoden-P
92. Thu,9/24 at MON L (1-7)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Robinson-1B Parker-RF Lacy-LF Ray-2B Nicosia-C Jones-P
93. Fri,9/25 at STL W (5-4)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Robinson-1B Parker-RF Lacy-LF Ray-2B Nicosia-C Solomon-P
94. Sat,9/26 at STL L (3-5) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Parker-RF Easler-LF Ray-2B Nicosia-C Tiant-P
95. Sun,9/27 at STL L (5-7)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Parker-RF Robinson-1B Lacy-LF Ray-2B Nicosia-C Perez-P
96. Mon,9/28 vs CHC W (4-0) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Parker-RF Thompson-1B Easler-LF Ray-2B Nicosia-C Rhoden-P
97. Mon,9/28 vs CHC L (1-3)# Moreno-CF Berra-3B Ray-2B Robinson-RF Pena-C Thompson-1B Alexander-LF Law-SS Long-P
98. Tue,9/29 vs CHC W (10-6)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Madlock-3B Thompson-1B Robinson-RF Easler-LF Berra-2B Nicosia-C Jones-P
99. Wed,9/30 vs MON L (2-3) Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Thompson-1B Easler-LF Ray-2B Berra-3B Nicosia-C Solomon-P
100. Thu,10/1 vs MON L (2-5) Moreno-CF Law-SS Parker-RF Thompson-1B Easler-LF Ray-2B Berra-3B Nicosia-C Tiant-P
101. Fri,10/2 vs STL W (8-7)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Parker-RF Robinson-LF Thompson-1B Pena-C Berra-3B Ray-2B Perez-P
102. Sat,10/3 vs STL L (3-8)# Moreno-CF Foli-SS Easler-LF Robinson-RF Thompson-1B Berra-3B Nicosia-C Ray-2B Camacho-P
103. Sun,10/4 vs STL L (0-4)# Moreno-CF Ray-2B Easler-LF Thompson-1B Robinson-RF Pena-C Berra-3B Law-SS Jones-P
103 games 2 players 8 players 6 players 8 players 9 players 10 players 11 players 6 players 11 players
Most Common-games Moreno-94
Lacy-9
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Foli-76
Ray-7
Garner-6
Parker-51
Madlock-35
Easler-10
Thompson-35
Madlock-26
Robinson-14
Easler-53
Thompson-10
Madlock-8
Pena-23
Garner-23
Thompson-17
Berra-26
Pena-14
Nicosia-13
Nicosia-36
Berra-19
Law-15
Rhoden-21
Solomon-17
Bibby-14

Most Common Batting Orders

4 Games

  1. Moreno
  2. Foli
  3. Parker
  4. Madlock
  5. Easler
  6. Pena
  7. Montanez
  8. Garner
  9. Pitcher

4 Games

  1. Moreno
  2. Foli
  3. Parker
  4. Easler
  5. Madlock
  6. Thompson
  7. Nicosia
  8. Law
  9. Pitcher

4 Games

  1. Moreno
  2. Foli
  3. Parker
  4. Madlock
  5. Easler
  6. Thompson
  7. Garner
  8. Pena
  9. Pitcher

4 Games

  1. Lacy
  2. Foli
  3. Madlock
  4. Thompson
  5. Easler
  6. Garner
  7. Moreno
  8. Nicosia
  9. Pitcher

3 Games

  1. Moreno
  2. Foli
  3. Parker
  4. Thompson
  5. Easler
  6. Madlock
  7. Berra
  8. Nicosia
  9. Pitcher

3 Games

  1. Moreno
  2. Ray
  3. Madlock
  4. Thompson
  5. Easler
  6. Berra
  7. Lacy
  8. Nicosia
  9. Pitcher

77 total batting orders (100 when including pitchers)


1980 / 1982 Batting Orders