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| Record |
46-56 .451 |
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| First Half | 25-23, 4th Place | | Second Half | 21-33, 6th Place |
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4th in the NL East (13 games back) |
| Pythagorean |
49-53, 49-53, 49-53 |
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407 /
425 |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium | | Park Factors | Batting: 103 / Pitching: 103 | | Attendance | 541,789 (10th) (23th) | | Payroll/Avg | $5,158,975 / $206,359 (9th) | | Spring Training | Bradenton, Florida (McKechnie Field) | | Manager | Chuck Tanner | | Coaches | Al Monchak, Bob Skinner, Harvey Haddix, Joe Lonnett | | Executives | President: Daniel M. Galbreath, General Manager: Harding Peterson | | Minor Leagues | (AAA) Portland Beavers, (AA) Buffalo Bisons, (A) Greenwood Pirates, (A) Alexandria Dukes | | Radio | (KDKA) Jim Rooker, Larry Frattare | | TV | (KDKA) Jim Rooker, John Sanders, Larry Frattare | | Cable TV | (Action-TV) Bob Prince, Ray Scott |
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The 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates
went 46-56
and finished 4th
in the
National League East. The Pirates
drew 541,789
to Three Rivers Stadium.
Mike Easler, Phil Garner, Bill Madlock and Dave Parker made the All-Star team.
(Our baseball section is new. A more comprehensive summary of this team will
appear here as time allows. If you can help with some summaries or can fill out
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