The Philadelphia Phillies were 59-48 in 1981. They finished 3rd in the NL East. They lost in the 1981 NLDS against the Montreal Expos, 3 games to 2.
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Phillies rally past the Dodgers 4-3 on Edmundo Sosa's homer in 8th
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Dodgers beat Phillies as Justin Wrobleski strikes out 9 and Los Angeles hits 4 homers
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Phillies place starting pitcher Aaron Nola on the paternity list, recall Nolan Hoffman
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Sánchez sets Phillies franchise record by extending scoreless streak to 44 2/3 innings in 3-0 win
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Sánchez sets Phillies franchise record by extending scoreless streak to 44 2/3 innings
1981 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 107 | 3,665 | 491 | 1,002 | 165 | 25 | 69 | 453 | 372 | 23 | 432 | 103 | 46 | .273 | .341 | .389 |
Team Rank | 11th | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | 14th | 11th | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 18th | 2nd | 1st | 4th |
1981 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 107 | 59 | 48 | 4.05 | 580 | 1 | 23 | 960.1 | 967 | 432 | 472 | 72 | 347 | 14 |
Team Rank | 8th | 7th | 25th | 5th | 23rd | 12th | 15th | 18th | 24th | 22nd | 14th | 14th | 8th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | 19 | .678 | ||
30 | 28 | .517 | 9.5 | |
30 | 29 | .508 | 10.0 | |
26 | 33 | .441 | 14.0 | |
25 | 33 | .431 | 14.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 21 | .618 | ||
32 | 27 | .542 | 4.0 | |
30 | 26 | .536 | 4.5 | |
31 | 28 | .525 | 5.0 | |
29 | 28 | .509 | 6.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
37 | 21 | .638 | ||
32 | 25 | .561 | 4.5 | |
31 | 26 | .544 | 5.5 | |
22 | 36 | .379 | 15.0 | |
22 | 37 | .373 | 15.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | 20 | .636 | ||
35 | 23 | .603 | 1.5 | |
29 | 30 | .492 | 8.0 | |
27 | 32 | .458 | 10.0 | |
24 | 33 | .421 | 12.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 26 | .567 | ||
31 | 27 | .534 | 2.0 | |
27 | 32 | .458 | 6.5 | |
22 | 36 | .379 | 11.0 | |
22 | 37 | .373 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
30 | 29 | .508 | ||
28 | 30 | .483 | 1.5 | |
27 | 31 | .466 | 2.5 | |
27 | 33 | .450 | 3.5 | |
23 | 36 | .390 | 7.0 |


