1981 Philadelphia Phillies Roster

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The 1981 Philadelphia Phillies team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1981 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1981 Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Philadelphia Phillies salary list, a 1981 Philadelphia Phillies uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Philadelphia Phillies primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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1981 Philadelphia Phillies Roster

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40 Warren Brusstar 6-03 200 Right Right 1952-02-02
50 Marty Bystrom 6-05 200 Right Right 1958-07-26
32 Steve Carlton 6-04 210 Left Left 1944-12-22
38 Larry Christenson 6-04 215 Right Right 1953-11-10
43 Mark Davis 6-04 205 Left Left 1960-10-19
35 Nino Espinosa 6-01 192 Right Right 1953-08-15
49 Dan Larson 6-00 180 Right Right 1954-07-04
28 Sparky Lyle 6-01 192 Left Left 1944-07-22
45 Tug McGraw 6-00 185 Left Right 1944-08-30
48 Dickie Noles 6-02 190 Right Right 1956-11-19
30 Mike Proly 6-00 185 Right Right 1950-12-15
35 Jerry Reed 6-01 190 Right Right 1955-10-08
42 Ron Reed 6-06 215 Right Right 1942-11-02
44 Dick Ruthven 6-03 190 Right Right 1951-03-27
8 Bob Boone 6-02 202 Right Right 1947-11-19
17 Don McCormack 6-03 205 Right Right 1955-09-18
6 Keith Moreland 6-00 200 Right Right 1954-05-02
11 Ozzie Virgil 6-01 205 Right Right 1956-12-07
16 Luis Aguayo 5-09 185 Right Right 1959-03-13
15 Ramon Aviles 5-09 155 Right Right 1952-01-22
10 Larry Bowa 5-10 155 Right Both 1945-12-06
24 Len Matuszek 6-02 195 Right Left 1954-09-27
14 Pete Rose 5-11 200 Right Both 1941-04-14
37 Ryne Sandberg 6-02 180 Right Right 1959-09-18
20 Mike Schmidt 6-02 203 Right Right 1949-09-27
9 Manny Trillo 6-01 164 Right Right 1950-12-25
25 Del Unser 6-01 180 Left Left 1944-12-09
18 John Vukovich 6-01 190 Right Right 1947-07-31
26 Dick Davis 6-03 195 Right Right 1953-09-25
22 Bob Dernier 6-00 165 Right Right 1957-01-05
23 Greg Gross 5-11 175 Left Left 1952-08-01
31 Garry Maddox 6-03 184 Right Right 1949-09-01
34 Gary Matthews 6-03 190 Right Right 1950-07-05
21 Bake McBride 6-02 190 Right Left 1949-02-03
27 Lonnie Smith 5-09 170 Right Right 1955-12-22
29 George Vukovich 6-00 198 Right Left 1956-06-24
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The 1981 Philadelphia Phillies played 107 games during the regular season, won 59 games, lost 48 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at Veterans Stadium (Park Factors: 104/104) where 1,638,752 fans witnessed their 1981 Phillies finish the season with a .551 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1981 Philadelphia Phillies Opening Day starters list, a 1981 Philadelphia Phillies salary list, a 1981 Philadelphia Phillies uniform number breakdown and a 1981 Philadelphia Phillies primary starters list:

1981 Philadelphia Phillies
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available

1981 Philadelphia Phillies
Most Games by Position

C Bob Boone (75)
1B Pete Rose (107)
2B Manny Trillo (94)
3B Mike Schmidt (101)
SS Larry Bowa (102)
LF Gary Matthews (100)
CF Garry Maddox (94)
RF Bake McBride (56)
  
SP Steve Carlton
SP Larry Christenson
SP Dick Ruthven
  
RP Sparky Lyle
RP Mike Proly
RP Ron Reed
CL Tug McGraw

1981 Philadelphia Phillies
Salaries

Steve Carlton $725,000.00
Pete Rose $705,000.00
Garry Maddox $633,500.00
Mike Schmidt $561,500.00
Tug McGraw $375,000.00
Larry Bowa $350,000.00
Lonnie Smith $125,000.00
Keith Moreland $45,500.00
Luis Aguayo $32,500.00
Ramon Aviles $32,500.00
Marty Bystrom $32,500.00
Mark Davis $32,500.00
Bob Dernier $32,500.00
Len Matuszek $32,500.00
Don McCormack $32,500.00
Dickie Noles $32,500.00
Jerry Reed $32,500.00
Ryne Sandberg $32,500.00
Ozzie Virgil $32,500.00
George Vukovich $32,500.00

1981 Philadelphia Phillies
Uniform Numbers

#6 Keith Moreland
#8 Bob Boone
#9 Manny Trillo
#10 Larry Bowa
#11 Ozzie Virgil
#14 Pete Rose
#15 Ramon Aviles
#16 Luis Aguayo
#17 Don McCormack
#18 John Vukovich
#20 Mike Schmidt
#21 Bake McBride
#22 Bob Dernier
#23 Greg Gross
#24 Len Matuszek
#25 Del Unser
#26 Dick Davis
#27 Lonnie Smith
#28 Sparky Lyle
#29 George Vukovich
#30 Mike Proly
#31 Garry Maddox
#32 Steve Carlton
#34 Gary Matthews
#35 Nino Espinosa
#35 Jerry Reed
#37 Ryne Sandberg
#38 Larry Christenson
#40 Warren Brusstar
#42 Ron Reed
#43 Mark Davis
#44 Dick Ruthven
#45 Tug McGraw
#48 Dickie Noles
#49 Dan Larson
#50 Marty Bystrom

Did you know that a 1981 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?