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The 1981 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants ' 99th season in Major League Baseball , their 24th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season , and their 22nd at Candlestick Park . Giants manager Frank Robinson became the first black manager in the history of the National League .[ 1] American League .
Offseason
December 8, 1980: Chris Bourjos and Bob Knepper were traded by the Giants to the Houston Astros for Enos Cabell .[ 2]
December 9, 1980: DeWayne Buice was drafted from the Giants by the Oakland Athletics in the 1980 minor league draft.[ 3]
December 12, 1980: John Montefusco and Craig Landis (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Atlanta Braves for Doyle Alexander .[ 4]
December 12, 1980: Joe Strain and Philip Nastu were traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Jerry Martin , Jesús Figueroa , and a player to be named later.[ 5] [ 6]
February 9, 1981: Joe Morgan was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[ 7]
March 23, 1981: Billy Smith was purchased by the Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies .[ 8]
March 31, 1981: Gorman Heimueller was released by the Giants.[ 9]
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team
ATL
CHC
CIN
HOU
LAD
MON
NYM
PHI
PIT
SD
SF
STL
Atlanta —
3–2–1
6–5
4–8
7–7
3–7
3–3
4–5
2–3
9–6
5–7
4–3
Chicago 2–3–1
—
1–5
1–6
6–4
4–7
5–8–1
2–10
4–10
3–3
5–5
5–4–1
Cincinnati 5–6
5–1
—
8–4
8–8
5–4
7–3
5–2
4–2
10–2
9–5
0–5
Houston 8–4
6–1
4–8
—
4–8
5–2
6–3
4–6
2–4
11–3
9–6
2–4
Los Angeles
7–7
4–6
8–8
8–4
—
5–2
5–1
3–3
5–1
6–5
7–5
5–5
Montreal 7–3
7–4
4–5
2–5
2–5
—
9–3
7–4
10–3
4–2
2–5
6–9
New York 3–3
8–5–1
3–7
3–6
1–5
3–9
—
7–7
3–6–1
2–5
2–4
6–5
Philadelphia 5-4
10–2
2–5
6–4
3–3
4–7
7–7
—
7–5
4–2
4–3
7–6
Pittsburgh 3–2
10–4
2–4
4–2
1–5
3–10
6–3–1
5–7
—
6–4
3–7
3–8
San Diego 6–9
3–3
2–10
3–11
5–6
2–4
5–2
2–4
4–6
—
6–7
3–7
San Francisco 7–5
5–5
5–9
6–9
5–7
5–2
4–2
3–4
7–3
7–6
—
2–3
St. Louis 3–4
4–5–1
5–0
4–2
5–5
9–6
5–6
6–7
8–3
7–3
3–2
—
Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
Roster
1981 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Other pitchers
Relief pitchers
Awards and honors
All-Star Game
Farm system
References
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures , 2008 Edition, p.198, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0^ Chris Bourjos at Baseball Reference ^ DeWayne Buice at Baseball Reference ^ Doyle Alexander at Baseball Reference ^ "Giants trade twice on final day" . Lakeland, Florida: The Ledger. Associated Press (AP). December 13, 1980. p. 3D. Retrieved December 22, 2014 .^ Joe Strain at Baseball Reference ^ Joe Morgan at Baseball Reference ^ Billy Smith at Baseball Reference ^ Gorman Heimueller at Baseball Reference ^ http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1981&t=SFN ^ Phil Ouellette at Baseball Reference ^ Mike Sadek at Baseball Reference
External links
Franchise Ballparks
Culture Lore Rivalries Retired numbers Pre-World Series Champions (2) Temple Cup Champions (1) World Series Champions (8) National League Division titles (9) Wild card (3) Minor league affiliates
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