1981 Philadelphia Phillies Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 59-48
Finished 3rd in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,638,752, Avg. 30,350
Ballpark: Veterans Stadium
Won Division
National League East Division Series - Lost to Montreal Expos 3-2
Manager: Dallas Green (59-48)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1981 Philadelphia Phillies Statistics
1981 Philadelphia Phillies Roster

The Philadelphia Phillies of the National League ended the 1981 season with a record of 59 wins and 48 losses, finishing third in the NL's East Division.

The Phillies led the league with 491 runs. Philadelphia allowed 472 runs. Mike Schmidt walloped 31 home runs for the team and drove in 91 runs. Pete Rose topped hitters with significant playing time with a .325 average. Steve Carlton paced the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.42 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Dallas Green coached the team. The 1981 Philadelphia Phillies qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.

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Regular Season Runs For: 491
Regular Season Runs Against: 472

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 8, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 11, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 12, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 0-0 1-2 1-2
April 13, 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 1-0 1-2 2-2
April 15, 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 2-0 1-2 3-2
April 16, 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 3-0 1-2 4-2
April 17, 1981 Chicago Cubs 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 4-0 1-2 5-2
April 18, 1981 Chicago Cubs 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 5-0 1-2 6-2
April 19, 1981 Chicago Cubs 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 W 6-0 1-2 7-2
April 20, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Montreal Expos 9 L 6-0 1-3 7-3
April 21, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Montreal Expos 10 L 6-0 1-4 7-4
April 22, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Montreal Expos 4 L 6-0 1-5 7-5
April 24, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 6-0 2-5 8-5
April 25, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 6-0 3-5 9-5
April 26, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 6-0 4-5 10-5
April 27, 1981 Montreal Expos 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 7-0 4-5 11-5
April 28, 1981 Montreal Expos 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 7-1 4-5 11-6
April 29, 1981 Montreal Expos 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 8-1 4-5 12-6
May 2, 1981 San Francisco Giants 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 9-1 4-5 13-6
May 2, 1981 San Francisco Giants 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 9-2 4-5 13-7
May 3, 1981 San Francisco Giants 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 W 10-2 4-5 14-7
May 4, 1981 San Francisco Giants 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 11-2 4-5 15-7
May 5, 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 W 12-2 4-5 16-7
May 6, 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 L 12-3 4-5 16-8
May 7, 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 L 12-4 4-5 16-9
May 8, 1981 San Diego Padres 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 11 W 13-4 4-5 17-9
May 9, 1981 San Diego Padres 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 W 14-4 4-5 18-9
May 10, 1981 San Diego Padres 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 14-5 4-5 18-10
May 12, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Francisco Giants 4 L 14-5 4-6 18-11
May 13, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at San Francisco Giants 5 L 14-5 4-7 18-12
May 14, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Francisco Giants 1 W 14-5 5-7 19-12
May 15, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at San Diego Padres 1 W 14-5 6-7 20-12
May 16, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Diego Padres 2 L 14-5 6-8 20-13
May 17, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at San Diego Padres 3 W 14-5 7-8 21-13
May 18, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 W 14-5 8-8 22-13
May 19, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 14-5 9-8 23-13
May 20, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 14-5 9-9 23-14
May 22, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 14-5 9-10 23-15
May 23, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 14-5 10-10 24-15
May 24, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 14-5 10-11 24-16
May 25, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at New York Mets 13 L 14-5 10-12 24-17
May 26, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at New York Mets 5 W 14-5 11-12 25-17
May 27, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at New York Mets 3 L 14-5 11-13 25-18
May 29, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 14-6 11-13 25-19
May 30, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 10 W 15-6 11-13 26-19
May 31, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 16-6 11-13 27-19
June 1, 1981 New York Mets 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 17-6 11-13 28-19
June 2, 1981 New York Mets 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 W 18-6 11-13 29-19
June 3, 1981 New York Mets 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 18-7 11-13 29-20
June 5, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 18-7 11-14 29-21
June 6, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Atlanta Braves 0 W 18-7 12-14 30-21
June 7, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 18-7 13-14 31-21
June 8, 1981 Houston Astros 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 19-7 13-14 32-21
June 9, 1981 Houston Astros 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 10 W 20-7 13-14 33-21
June 10, 1981 Houston Astros 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 21-7 13-14 34-21
August 10, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 21-8 13-14 34-22
August 11, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 22-8 13-14 35-22
August 12, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 22-9 13-14 35-23
August 13, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 22-10 13-14 35-24
August 14, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at New York Mets 4 W 22-10 14-14 36-24
August 15, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at New York Mets 3 L 22-10 14-15 36-25
August 16, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at New York Mets 5 L 22-10 14-16 36-26
August 18, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 22-10 14-17 36-27
August 19, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 22-10 14-18 36-28
August 21, 1981 Houston Astros 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 23-10 14-18 37-28
August 22, 1981 Houston Astros 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 W 24-10 14-18 38-28
August 23, 1981 Houston Astros 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 25-10 14-18 39-28
August 24, 1981 Atlanta Braves 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 W 26-10 14-18 40-28
August 25, 1981 Atlanta Braves 12 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 26-11 14-18 40-29
August 26, 1981 Atlanta Braves 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 26-12 14-18 40-30
August 28, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Houston Astros 3 L 26-12 14-19 40-31
August 29, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Houston Astros 2 L 26-12 14-20 40-32
August 29, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Houston Astros 6 L 26-12 14-21 40-33
August 30, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Houston Astros 5 L 26-12 14-22 40-34
August 31, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 11 at Atlanta Braves 8 W 26-12 15-22 41-34
September 1, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Atlanta Braves 0 W 26-12 16-22 42-34
September 2, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 26-12 16-23 42-35
September 3, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 26-13 16-23 42-36
September 4, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 W 27-13 16-23 43-36
September 5, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 28-13 16-23 44-36
September 6, 1981 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 28-14 16-23 44-37
September 7, 1981 Montreal Expos 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 28-15 16-23 44-38
September 8, 1981 Montreal Expos 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 10 W 29-15 16-23 45-38
September 9, 1981 Montreal Expos 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 11 W 30-15 16-23 46-38
September 11, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 W 30-15 17-23 47-38
September 12, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 30-15 17-24 47-39
September 13, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 30-15 17-25 47-40
September 16, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at New York Mets 1 W 30-15 18-25 48-40
September 16, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at New York Mets 5 L 30-15 18-26 48-41
September 17, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at New York Mets 2 W 30-15 19-26 49-41
September 18, 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 L 30-16 19-26 49-42
September 19, 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 W 31-16 19-26 50-42
September 20, 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 32-16 19-26 51-42
September 21, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Montreal Expos 1 L 32-16 19-27 51-43
September 22, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Montreal Expos 6 L 32-16 19-28 51-44
September 23, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 32-16 20-28 52-44
September 24, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 14 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 32-16 21-28 53-44
September 25, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 32-16 22-28 54-44
September 27, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Chicago Cubs 14 L 32-16 22-29 54-45
September 27, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 32-16 23-29 55-45
September 28, 1981 New York Mets 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 12 W 33-16 23-29 56-45
September 29, 1981 New York Mets 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 L 33-17 23-29 56-46
September 30, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 W 34-17 23-29 57-46
October 1, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 L 34-18 23-29 57-47
October 2, 1981 Chicago Cubs 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 W 35-18 23-29 58-47
October 3, 1981 Chicago Cubs 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 35-19 23-29 58-48
October 4, 1981 Chicago Cubs 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 36-19 23-29 59-48
October 7, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Montreal Expos 3 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
October 8, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Montreal Expos 3 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
October 9, 1981 Montreal Expos 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 1-0 0-2 1-2
October 10, 1981 Montreal Expos 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 W 2-0 0-2 2-2
October 11, 1981 Montreal Expos 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 L 2-1 0-2 2-3


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