1981 Pittsburgh Pirates Season, Schedule & Results

1981 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the record of the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates?

The Pittsburgh Pirates finished the regular season with a 46-56 record. They went 22-28 at home and 24-28 on the road.

What division did the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates play in?

The 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates played in the East Division of the National League.

What was the division record of the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates?

During the regular season, the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates went 27-32 against their NL East opponents.

What was the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Run Differential
Chicago Cubs	10-4	71.4%	+32
New York Mets	6-3	66.7%	+20
Philadelphia Phillies	5-7	41.7%	-10
St. Louis Cardinals	3-8	27.3%	-24
Montreal Expos	3-10	23.1%	-20

What was the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates had their best month in June, when they went 5-3 and had a 62.5% win percentage. Their worst month was August, when they went 7-15 and had a 31.8% win percentage.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Run Differential
April	7-6	53.8%	+15
May	13-14	48.1%	+6
June	5-3	62.5%	+11
August	7-15	31.8%	-33
September	13-15	46.4%	-6
October	1-3	25%	-11

Did the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates make the Postseason?

No, the Pirates didn't make the Postseason in 1981.

What was the run differential for the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates?

The Pittsburgh Pirates finished the regular season with a run differential of -18. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Pirates could have been expected to have about 49.0 wins, or a 49-53 record in the regular season.

How did the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates went 21-22.

How did the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates went 6-9 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates was a 4 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates?

The longest losing streak that the Pittsburgh Pirates had during the 1981 regular season was 7 games, which happened once during the season.

1981 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Date

Opponent

Score

Regular Season

Thu, Apr 9, 1981

vs Montreal Expos

Loss 5 - 6

Sun, Apr 12, 1981

vs Montreal Expos

Win 3 - 2

Mon, Apr 13, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Loss 1 - 5

Wed, Apr 15, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Loss 3 - 4

(11)

Thu, Apr 16, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Loss 3 - 5

Fri, Apr 17, 1981

@ Houston Astros

Win 4 - 3

Sat, Apr 18, 1981

@ Houston Astros

Win 6 - 3

(11)

Sun, Apr 19, 1981

@ Houston Astros

Win 2 - 0

Sat, Apr 25, 1981

vs St. Louis Cardinals

Loss 1 - 5

Sun, Apr 26, 1981

vs St. Louis Cardinals

Loss 2 - 3

Tue, Apr 28, 1981

@ New York Mets

Win 8 - 0

Wed, Apr 29, 1981

@ New York Mets

Win 10 - 0

Thu, Apr 30, 1981

@ New York Mets

Win 7 - 4

Fri, May 1, 1981

vs Houston Astros

Loss 3 - 5

Sat, May 2, 1981

vs Houston Astros

Win 5 - 4

(12)

Sun, May 3, 1981

vs Houston Astros

Loss 1 - 3

Wed, May 6, 1981

@ Cincinnati Reds

Loss 8 - 9

Thu, May 7, 1981

@ Cincinnati Reds

Win 3 - 1

Thu, May 7, 1981

@ Cincinnati Reds

Win 7 - 1

Fri, May 8, 1981

@ St. Louis Cardinals

Loss 4 - 5

Sat, May 9, 1981

@ St. Louis Cardinals

Loss 0 - 13

Sun, May 10, 1981

@ St. Louis Cardinals

Win 8 - 2

Mon, May 11, 1981

@ Atlanta Braves

Loss 2 - 3

(10)

Tue, May 12, 1981

@ Atlanta Braves

Loss 0 - 2

Wed, May 13, 1981

@ Atlanta Braves

Win 7 - 5

(13)

Fri, May 15, 1981

vs Cincinnati Reds

Loss 1 - 4

Sat, May 16, 1981

vs Cincinnati Reds

Loss 0 - 4

Sun, May 17, 1981

vs Cincinnati Reds

Loss 3 - 4

Tue, May 19, 1981

vs Atlanta Braves

Win 5 - 0

Wed, May 20, 1981

vs Atlanta Braves

Win 6 - 1

Fri, May 22, 1981

vs Philadelphia Phillies

Win 3 - 1

Sat, May 23, 1981

vs Philadelphia Phillies

Loss 4 - 6

Sun, May 24, 1981

vs Philadelphia Phillies

Win 7 - 1

Mon, May 25, 1981

@ Chicago Cubs

Loss 9 - 10

(11)

Tue, May 26, 1981

@ Chicago Cubs

Win 6 - 4

Wed, May 27, 1981

@ Chicago Cubs

Win 3 - 2

Thu, May 28, 1981

@ Chicago Cubs

Win 9 - 4

Fri, May 29, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Loss 2 - 3

Sat, May 30, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Win 3 - 2

Sun, May 31, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Loss 1 - 5

Tue, Jun 2, 1981

vs Chicago Cubs

Win 16 - 3

Wed, Jun 3, 1981

vs Chicago Cubs

Win 3 - 2

Thu, Jun 4, 1981

vs Chicago Cubs

Win 5 - 4

(10)

Fri, Jun 5, 1981

vs San Francisco Giants

Loss 3 - 5

Sat, Jun 6, 1981

vs San Francisco Giants

Win 7 - 6

Sun, Jun 7, 1981

vs San Francisco Giants

Win 3 - 2

Tue, Jun 9, 1981

vs San Diego Padres

Loss 4 - 7

Wed, Jun 10, 1981

vs San Diego Padres

Loss 2 - 3

Mon, Aug 10, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Loss 1 - 3

Tue, Aug 11, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Win 6 - 3

Wed, Aug 12, 1981

vs Montreal Expos

Loss 2 - 3

Thu, Aug 13, 1981

vs Montreal Expos

Loss 2 - 7

Sat, Aug 15, 1981

@ Chicago Cubs

Loss 3 - 4

(15)

Sun, Aug 16, 1981

@ Chicago Cubs

Win 4 - 3

(11)

Sun, Aug 16, 1981

@ Chicago Cubs

Loss 4 - 6

Mon, Aug 17, 1981

vs San Francisco Giants

Loss 1 - 5

(11)

Tue, Aug 18, 1981

vs San Francisco Giants

Loss 2 - 4

Wed, Aug 19, 1981

vs San Francisco Giants

Win 7 - 3

Fri, Aug 21, 1981

vs San Diego Padres

Win 4 - 2

Fri, Aug 21, 1981

vs San Diego Padres

Win 3 - 2

Sat, Aug 22, 1981

vs San Diego Padres

Loss 6 - 7

Sun, Aug 23, 1981

vs San Diego Padres

Win 5 - 2

Mon, Aug 24, 1981

vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Loss 0 - 3

Tue, Aug 25, 1981

vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Loss 7 - 9

(11)

Wed, Aug 26, 1981

vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Loss 6 - 16

Thu, Aug 27, 1981

@ San Francisco Giants

Loss 4 - 5

(13)

Fri, Aug 28, 1981

@ San Francisco Giants

Loss 1 - 5

Sat, Aug 29, 1981

@ San Francisco Giants

Loss 3 - 8

Sun, Aug 30, 1981

@ San Francisco Giants

Loss 0 - 5

Mon, Aug 31, 1981

@ Los Angeles Dodgers

Win 5 - 4

(10)

Tue, Sep 1, 1981

@ Los Angeles Dodgers

Loss 2 - 3

(14)

Wed, Sep 2, 1981

@ Los Angeles Dodgers

Loss 2 - 6

Thu, Sep 3, 1981

@ San Diego Padres

Win 7 - 3

Fri, Sep 4, 1981

@ San Diego Padres

Loss 4 - 5

Sat, Sep 5, 1981

@ San Diego Padres

Win 2 - 1

Sun, Sep 6, 1981

@ San Diego Padres

Win 9 - 5

Mon, Sep 7, 1981

vs New York Mets

Win 2 - 1

Mon, Sep 7, 1981

vs New York Mets

Win 5 - 4

Tue, Sep 8, 1981

vs New York Mets

Loss 1 - 3

Wed, Sep 9, 1981

vs New York Mets

Loss 3 - 5

Fri, Sep 11, 1981

vs Philadelphia Phillies

Loss 0 - 8

Sat, Sep 12, 1981

vs Philadelphia Phillies

Win 6 - 2

Sun, Sep 13, 1981

vs Philadelphia Phillies

Win 3 - 2

Tue, Sep 15, 1981

@ Chicago Cubs

Win 8 - 2

Fri, Sep 18, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Win 7 - 6

Sat, Sep 19, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Loss 2 - 8

Sun, Sep 20, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Loss 4 - 5

Mon, Sep 21, 1981

@ New York Mets

Loss 3 - 4

(13)

Tue, Sep 22, 1981

@ New York Mets

Win 5 - 3

Wed, Sep 23, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Loss 2 - 3

Thu, Sep 24, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Loss 1 - 7

Fri, Sep 25, 1981

@ St. Louis Cardinals

Win 5 - 4

Sat, Sep 26, 1981

@ St. Louis Cardinals

Loss 3 - 5

Sun, Sep 27, 1981

@ St. Louis Cardinals

Loss 5 - 7

Mon, Sep 28, 1981

vs Chicago Cubs

Win 4 - 0

Mon, Sep 28, 1981

vs Chicago Cubs

Loss 1 - 3

Tue, Sep 29, 1981

vs Chicago Cubs

Win 10 - 6

Wed, Sep 30, 1981

vs Montreal Expos

Loss 2 - 3

Thu, Oct 1, 1981

vs Montreal Expos

Loss 2 - 5

Fri, Oct 2, 1981

vs St. Louis Cardinals

Win 8 - 7

Sat, Oct 3, 1981

vs St. Louis Cardinals

Loss 3 - 8

Sun, Oct 4, 1981

vs St. Louis Cardinals

Loss 0 - 4

46-56	Missed Playoffs
Record	Outcome

1981 Pittsburgh Pirates

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