The Pittsburgh Pirates were 46-56 in 1981. They finished 4th in the NL East.
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Flores Jr., Lowe hit homers to spark Pirates to 6-2 win over Cardinals
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Cardinals beat Pirates 4-1 as Quinn Mathews gets his first MLB win
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Merrill, Vásquez lead the Padres to a 3-0 victory over the Pirates
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Oneil Cruz homers off Mason Miller in 9th, sending Pirates to a 1-0 win over Padres
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Nick Gonzales' 12th-inning RBI single sends Pirates past Padres 3-2
1981 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 103 | 3,576 | 407 | 920 | 176 | 30 | 55 | 384 | 278 | 15 | 494 | 122 | 52 | .257 | .311 | .369 |
Team Rank | 18th | 18th | 17th | 3rd | 6th | 20th | 18th | 25th | 16th | 9th | 2nd | 23rd | 10th | 21st | 15th |
1981 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 103 | 46 | 56 | 3.56 | 492 | 4 | 29 | 942.0 | 953 | 373 | 425 | 60 | 346 | 15 |
Team Rank | 20th | 18th | 13th | 14th | 12th | 5th | 20th | 16th | 12th | 13th | 7th | 13th | 11th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | 55 | .596 | ||
75 | 60 | .556 | 5.5 | |
68 | 68 | .500 | 13.0 | |
65 | 73 | .471 | 17.0 | |
61 | 75 | .449 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
84 | 51 | .622 | ||
77 | 59 | .566 | 7.5 | |
68 | 69 | .496 | 17.0 | |
66 | 71 | .482 | 19.0 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 20.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
81 | 55 | .596 | ||
73 | 64 | .533 | 8.5 | |
72 | 64 | .529 | 9.0 | |
55 | 81 | .404 | 26.0 | |
52 | 84 | .382 | 29.0 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | 54 | .600 | ||
76 | 59 | .563 | 5.0 | |
74 | 61 | .548 | 7.0 | |
67 | 70 | .489 | 15.0 | |
66 | 69 | .489 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 63 | .533 | ||
68 | 68 | .500 | 4.5 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 8.5 | |
63 | 72 | .467 | 9.0 | |
62 | 75 | .453 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
68 | 68 | .500 | ||
66 | 69 | .489 | 1.5 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 4.0 | |
53 | 82 | .393 | 14.5 | |
52 | 83 | .385 | 15.5 |