1981 San Francisco Giants season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = San Francisco Giants
season = 1981
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1883
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Candlestick Park
y4 = 1960
city = San Francisco, California
y5 = 1958
owners = Bob Lurie
general managers = Spec Richardson, Tom Haller
managers = Frank Robinson
television = KTVU
(Lindsey Nelson, Gary Park, Edgard Martinez)
radio = KNBR
(Lindsey Nelson, Hank Greenwald, David Glass)|

The 1981 season was the 99th season in Giants history. Giants manager Frank Robinson became the first black manager in the history of the National League. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.198, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0] Robinson was also the first black manager in the history of the American League.

Offseason

* December 12, 1980: John Montefusco and Craig Landis (minors) were traded by the Giants to the Atlanta Braves for Doyle Alexander. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alexado01.shtml Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference] ]
* February 9, 1981: Joe Morgan was signed as a free agent with the Giants. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morgajo02.shtml Joe Morgan page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

*Vida Blue
*Enos Cabell
*Jack Clark
*Darrell Evans
*Larry Herndon
*Johnnie LeMaster
*Milt May
*Joe Morgan
*Billy North [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1981&t=SFN]

eason standings

Notable transactions

* March 23, 1981: Billy Smith was purchased by the Giants from the Philadelphia Phillies. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithbi05.shtml Billy Smith page at Baseball Reference] ]
* March 31, 1981: Gorman Heimueller was released by the Giants. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heimugo01.shtml Gorman Heimueller page at Baseball Reference] ]
* May 17, 1981: Phil Ouellette was signed by the Giants as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ouellph01.shtml Phil Ouellette page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Other batters

Relief pitchers

Awards and Honors

All-Star Game
* Vida Blue, Pitcher, Reserve

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1981.shtml 1981 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1981&t=SFN 1981 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac]