1981 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1981 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 59-48. They scored 491 runs and belted 69 home runs to go along with a .273 batting average. The offense was powered by Mike Schmidt, who led the team with 31 home runs and 91 RBI. Pete Rose led the team with 140 hits for a .325 average.
The team allowed 472 runs and had a team ERA of 4.05. Steve Carlton led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 179 strikeouts. Tug McGraw was the team's best fireman, with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luis Aguayo | 2B | 45 | 84 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .283 | .298 | .581 | .214 |
| Ramon Aviles | 2B | 38 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .290 | .250 | .540 | .214 |
| Larry Bowa | SS | 103 | 360 | 34 | 102 | 0 | 31 | 16 | .331 | .339 | .670 | .283 |
| Len Matuszek | 3B | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .364 | .793 | .273 |
| Pete Rose | 1B | 107 | 431 | 73 | 140 | 0 | 33 | 4 | .391 | .390 | .781 | .325 |
| Ryne Sandberg | SS | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Mike Schmidt | 3B | 102 | 354 | 78 | 112 | 31 | 91 | 12 | .435 | .644 | 1.079 | .316 |
| Manny Trillo | 2B | 94 | 349 | 37 | 100 | 6 | 36 | 10 | .338 | .395 | .733 | .287 |
| Del Unser | 1B | 62 | 59 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .301 | .203 | .504 | .153 |
| John Vukovich | 3B | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Davis | OF | 45 | 96 | 12 | 32 | 2 | 19 | 1 | .387 | .479 | .866 | .333 |
| Bob Dernier | OF | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 | .750 |
| Greg Gross | OF | 83 | 102 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .319 | .304 | .623 | .225 |
| Garry Maddox | OF | 94 | 323 | 37 | 85 | 5 | 40 | 9 | .295 | .337 | .632 | .263 |
| Gary Matthews | OF | 101 | 359 | 62 | 108 | 9 | 67 | 15 | .398 | .451 | .849 | .301 |
| Bake McBride | OF | 58 | 221 | 26 | 60 | 2 | 21 | 5 | .303 | .385 | .688 | .271 |
| Lonnie Smith | OF | 62 | 176 | 40 | 57 | 2 | 11 | 21 | .402 | .472 | .874 | .324 |
| George Vukovich | OF | 20 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .407 | .500 | .907 | .385 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Boone | C | 76 | 227 | 19 | 48 | 4 | 24 | 2 | .279 | .295 | .574 | .211 |
| Don McCormack | C | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Keith Moreland | C | 61 | 196 | 16 | 50 | 6 | 37 | 1 | .307 | .383 | .690 | .255 |
| Ozzie Virgil | C | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 3665 | 491 | 1002 | 69 | 453 | 103 | .337 | .389 | .726 | .273 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Warren Brusstar | 14 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 4.38 | 1.789 | |||
| Marty Bystrom | 9 | 9 | 53.7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 3.35 | 1.322 | |||
| Steve Carlton | 24 | 24 | 190 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 0 | 179 | 62 | 2.42 | 1.126 | |||
| Larry Christenson | 20 | 15 | 106.7 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 1 | 70 | 30 | 3.54 | 1.293 | |||
| Mark Davis | 9 | 9 | 43 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 29 | 24 | 7.74 | 1.698 | |||
| Nino Espinosa | 14 | 14 | 73.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 6.11 | 1.655 | |||
| Dan Larson | 5 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 4.18 | 1.500 | |||
| Sparky Lyle | 48 | 0 | 75 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2 | 29 | 33 | 4.44 | 1.573 | |||
| Tug McGraw | 34 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 10 | 26 | 14 | 2.66 | 1.114 | |||
| Dickie Noles | 13 | 8 | 58.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 4.17 | 1.372 | |||
| Mike Proly | 35 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 3.86 | 1.349 | |||
| Jerry Reed | 4 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7.71 | 2.766 | |||
| Ron Reed | 39 | 0 | 61.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 8 | 40 | 17 | 3.08 | 1.158 | |||
| Dick Ruthven | 23 | 22 | 146.7 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 0 | 80 | 54 | 5.15 | 1.472 | |||
| Team Totals | 291 | 107 | 960.4 | 59 | 48 | .551 | 23 | 580 | 347 | 4.05 | 1.368 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pete Rose | 107 |
| At Bats | Pete Rose | 431 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Pete Rose | 484 |
| Batting Average | Pete Rose | .325 |
| On-Base % | Mike Schmidt | .435 |
| Slugging % | Mike Schmidt | .644 |
| OPS | Mike Schmidt | 1.079 |
| Runs | Mike Schmidt | 78 |
| Hits | Pete Rose | 140 |
| Total Bases | Mike Schmidt | 228 |
| Doubles | Gary Matthews | 21 |
| Triples | Pete Rose | 5 |
| Home Runs | Mike Schmidt | 31 |
| RBI | Mike Schmidt | 91 |
| Walks | Mike Schmidt | 73 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Schmidt | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | Lonnie Smith | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | Lonnie Smith | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dick Ruthven and Manny Trillo | 5 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Garry Maddox | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Keith Moreland | 10 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve Carlton | 13 |
| Losses | Larry Christenson and Dick Ruthven | 7 |
| Saves | Tug McGraw | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Steve Carlton | .765 |
| ERA | Steve Carlton | 2.42 |
| WHIP | Steve Carlton | 1.126 |
| Innings Pitched | Steve Carlton | 190 |
| Games | Sparky Lyle | 48 |
| Games Started | Steve Carlton | 24 |
| Strikeouts | Steve Carlton | 179 |
| Complete Games | Steve Carlton | 10 |
| Shutouts | Steve Carlton | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Steve Carlton | 763 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dick Ruthven | 84 |
| Hits Allowed | Dick Ruthven | 162 |
| Walks Allowed | Steve Carlton | 62 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Nino Espinosa | 11 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dick Ruthven | 32 |
| Triples Allowed | Nino Espinosa | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Steve Carlton | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dickie Noles and Dick Ruthven | 3 |
| Double Plays Induced | Steve Carlton | 13 |
