1981 Reading Phillies Roster
Team Record: 76-63
Finished 2nd in the EL's South Division
Manager: Ron Clark (76-63)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: First Energy Stadium
Attendance: 117,050, Avg. 1,684
Playoffs - Bristol Red Sox 2 games, Reading Phillies 0
The Reading Phillies of the Eastern League ended the 1981 season with a record of 76 wins and 63 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.
The Phillies scored 675 runs and conceded 617 runs. Alejandro Sánchez paced Reading with 13 home runs and recorded 76 runs batted in. Rusty Hamric led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .307. Don Carman topped the squad with 12 wins, while Darren Burroughs registered a 3.38 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Marty Bystrom, Roy Smith, Alejandro Sánchez, George Culver, Wil Culmer, Julio Franco, Don Carman and Jerry Reed were all players from the 1981 Reading Phillies who played in the Majors during their careers.
Ron Clark served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Alicea | R | R | November 10, 1959 | 6'2" | 192 | Santa Isabel, PR |
| Raymond Borucki | R | R | December 15, 1956 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Joe Bruno | L | L | October 30, 1957 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Darren Burroughs | R | L | April 23, 1960 | 6'2" | 165 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Marty Bystrom | R | R | July 26, 1958 | 6'5" | 200 | Coral Gables, FL US |
| Carlos Cabassa | L | L | February 2, 1958 | 6'1" | 178 | San Juan, PR |
| Don Carman | L | L | August 14, 1959 | 6'3" | 195 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| Rafael Cepeda | R | 5'10" | 169 | |||
| Wil Culmer | R | R | November 11, 1957 | 6'4" | 210 | Nassau, BS |
| George Culver | R | R | July 8, 1943 | 6'2" | 185 | Salinas, CA US |
| Kelly Faulk | R | April 23, 1959 | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Julio Franco | R | R | August 23, 1958 | 6'0" | 160 | Hato Mayor del Rey, Hato Mayor DO |
| Wally Goff | S | L | May 12, 1959 | 6'4" | 220 | |
| Rusty Hamric | R | R | February 6, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | Abilene, TX US |
| David Harrigan | R | R | July 28, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Thomas Hart | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Steve Harvey | R | R | February 22, 1960 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Mike Ibarra | R | R | May 31, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | , Bocas del Toro PA |
| Tom Lombarski | L | R | August 17, 1959 | 6'2" | 165 | |
| Herbert Orensky | L | R | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Dan Prior | R | R | 6'5" | 195 | ||
| Jerry Reed | R | R | October 8, 1955 | 6'1" | 190 | Bryson City, NC US |
| Alejandro Sánchez | R | R | February 14, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Ronald Smith | S | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Roy Smith | R | R | September 6, 1961 | 6'3" | 200 | Mount Vernon, NY US |
| Vin Soreca | R | R | August 11, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | Manhattan, NY US |
| Keith Washington | S | R | October 8, 1959 | 6'0" | 160 | Albany, NY US |
| James Wright | R | 6'4" | 195 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
