1981 Philadelphia Phillies season

• November 25, 1980: Rick Schu was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies. • December 8, 1980: George Bell was drafted from the Phillies by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1980 rule 5 draft. • December 22, 1980: Del Unser was signed as a free agent by the Phillies. • March 1, 1981: Randy Lerch was traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dick Davis. • March 25, 1981: Bob Walk was traded by the Phillies to the Atlanta Braves for Gary Matthews. == Regular season ==

• April 29, 1981: Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton struck out Tim Wallach of the Montreal Expos for the 3000th strikeout of his career. • August 10, 1981: First baseman Pete Rose records his 3,631st hit of his career, passing Stan Musial to become the all-time hit leader in the National League. Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions • June 8, 1981: Vince Coleman was drafted by the Phillies in the 20th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. • July 12, 1981: Mike LaValliere was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent. 1981 Game Log Roster == Player stats ==

Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts == 1981 National League Division Series ==

Montreal Expos vs. Philadelphia Phillies Montreal wins series, 3–2. 1981 Postseason Game Log == Farm system ==