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1981 San Francisco Giants (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980/1982)
First Half: 27-32, Finished 5th
Second Half: 29-23, Finished 3rd
Overall: 56-55, Finished 4th in NL Western Division
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Scored 427 runs, Allowed 414 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-54
Managed by Frank Robinson

Ballpark: Candlestick Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 632,274 (8th of 12)
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Batting - 98, Pitching - 98
  (one-year): Batting - 104, Pitching - 103
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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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.

December 8, 1980

Drafted George Bjorkman from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

Traded Bob Knepper and Chris Bourjos to the Houston Astros. Received Enos Cabell.

December 9, 1980

De Wayne Buice selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 1980 minor league draft.

Bob Kearney selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 1980 minor league draft.

December 12, 1980

Traded John Montefusco and Craig Landis (minors) to the Atlanta Braves. Received Doyle Alexander.

Traded Joe Strain and Philip Nastu to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later, Jerry Martin, and Jesus Figueroa. The Chicago Cubs sent Mike Turgeon (minors) (August 11, 1981) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

December 24, 1980

Signed Mike Sadek as a free agent.

February 9, 1981

Signed Joe Morgan as a free agent.

March 4, 1981

Sold Terry Whitfield to the Seibu Lions (Japan Pacific).

March 23, 1981

Purchased Billy Smith from the Philadelphia Phillies.

March 27, 1981

Released Nate Snell.

March 31, 1981

Released Gorman Heimueller.

April 7, 1981 (Standings)

Returned George Bjorkman (earlier draft pick) to the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 20, 1981 (Standings)

Traded Mike Ivie to the Houston Astros. Received Dave Bergman and Jeffrey Leonard.

May 17, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Phil Ouellette as an amateur free agent.

June 8, 1981 (Standings)

Drafted Mark Grant in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Dave Leiper in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign the player.

Drafted Kelvin Torve in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft.

Drafted Matt Nokes in the 20th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

June 15, 1981 (Standings)

Signed Dave Roberts as a free agent.

August 3, 1981 (Standings)

Released Mike Sadek.

August 4, 1981 (Standings)

Released Randy Moffitt.

Released Billy North.

November 14, 1981

Traded Ed Whitson to the Cleveland Indians. Received Duane Kuiper.

December 7, 1981

Traded Allen Ripley to the Chicago Cubs. Received Doug Capilla.

Rich Murray drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1981 rule 5 draft.

December 9, 1981

Traded Larry Herndon to the Detroit Tigers. Received Dan Schatzeder and Mike Chris.

December 11, 1981

Traded Tom Griffin to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Doe Boyland.

Traded Jerry Martin to the Kansas City Royals. Received Rich Gale and Bill Laskey.

January 12, 1982

Drafted Joel McKeon in the 4th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

February 16, 1982

Signed Ron Pruitt as a free agent.

February 18, 1982

Traded Dennis Littlejohn to the Kansas City Royals. Received Jeff Cornell.

February 27, 1982

Signed Reggie Smith as a free agent.

March 4, 1982

Traded Enos Cabell and cash to the Detroit Tigers. Received Champ Summers.

March 29, 1982

Released Doug Capilla.

March 30, 1982

Traded Vida Blue and Bob Tufts to the Kansas City Royals. Received Renie Martin, Craig Chamberlain, Atlee Hammaker, and Brad Wellman.

Traded Doyle Alexander to the New York Yankees. Received Andy McGaffigan and Ted Wilborn.


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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