1981_pirates_3e
1981_pirates_3e
1981_pirates_3e
46-56 4th
MGR Chuck Tanner (#7)
ERA IP W K G GS SV
Rick Rhoden #29 3.89 136 135 621 21 21 0 .188 R R
Eddie Solomon #44 3.12 127 124 643 22 17 1 .163 R R “Buddy J”
Jim Bibby #26 2.50 94 131 622 14 14 0 .143 R R
Pascual Perez #25 #50 3.96 86 135 623 17 13 0 .136 R R
Luis Tiant #38 3.92 57 133 616 9 9 0 .188 R R “El Tiante”
Odell Jones #22 3.31 54 141 621 13 8 0 .200 R R
John Candelaria #45 3.54 41 126 641 6 6 0 .231 L L “The Candy Man”
Bob Long #34 #57 5.95 20 143 634 5 3 0 .000 R R
Rod Scurry #19 3.77 74 145 552 27 7 7 .158 L L
Kent Tekulve #27 2.49 65 126 622 45 0 3 .000 R R “Teke”
Enrique Romo #15 4.54 42 136 622 33 0 9 .000 R R
Don Robinson #43 5.87 38 146 632 16 2 2 .250 R R “Caveman”
Victor Cruz #49 2.65 34 141 554 22 0 1 .000 R R
Grant Jackson #23 + 2.51 32 132 622 35 0 4 .000 B L “Buck”
Ernie Camacho #47 4.98 22 154 624 7 3 0 .000 R R
Mark Lee #46 2.75 19 126 644 12 0 2 .500 R R
The Bucs were 25-23 and 21-33 in the two halves of the strike-shortened ‘81 campaign…In April, higher-ups of the Louisiana Superdome made a serious inquiry about purchasing the
Pirates franchise and moving it to New Orleans with team ownership disgruntled about their lease for Three Rivers Stadium… Team Leaders: Jason Thompson (15 HR); Dave Parker
(48 RBI); Omar Moreno (120 base hits, 62 runs); Rick Rhoden (9 wins, 76 K’s). Bill Madlock bested Boston’s Carney Lansford by .005 of a point to win the major league batting title.
Pete Rose’s .325 was second to “Mad Dog” in the National League…Pirates batters hit .257 and 55 home runs while the pitching staff ended the season with a 3.56 ERA.