1981 San Francisco Giants Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 56-55
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 632,274, Avg. 12,398
Ballpark: Candlestick Park
Manager: Frank Robinson (56-55)
Location: San Francisco, California
1981 San Francisco Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 56-55
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 632,274, Avg. 12,398
Ballpark: Candlestick Park
Manager: Frank Robinson (56-55)
Location: San Francisco, California
1981 San Francisco Giants Roster
The San Francisco Giants of the National League ended the 1981 season with a record of 56 wins and 55 losses, finishing fourth in the NL's West Division.
The Giants plated 427 runs and surrendered 414 runs. Jack Clark paced San Francisco with 17 home runs and drove in 53 runs. Milt May topped hitters with significant playing time with a .310 average. Doyle Alexander led the squad with 11 wins, while Al Holland recorded a 2.41 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Frank Robinson coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 427
Regular Season Runs Against: 414
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 9, 1981 | San Diego Padres 4 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 10, 1981 | San Diego Padres 4 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | ||
| April 11, 1981 | San Diego Padres 0 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | ||
| April 12, 1981 | San Diego Padres 6 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | ||
| April 13, 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | ||
| April 14, 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | ||
| April 15, 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 | ||
| April 17, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 2-5 | 1-0 | 3-5 | ||
| April 18, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Atlanta Braves 1 | W | 2-5 | 2-0 | 4-5 | ||
| April 19, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 | L | 2-5 | 2-1 | 4-6 | ||
| April 20, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 9 at San Diego Padres 0 | W | 2-5 | 3-1 | 5-6 | ||
| April 21, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 1 at San Diego Padres 3 | L | 2-5 | 3-2 | 5-7 | ||
| April 22, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 0 at San Diego Padres 4 | L | 2-5 | 3-3 | 5-8 | ||
| April 23, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 7 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 2-6 | 3-3 | 5-9 | ||
| April 24, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 7 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 2-7 | 3-3 | 5-10 | ||
| April 25, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 4 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 2-8 | 3-3 | 5-11 | ||
| April 26, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 1 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 3-8 | 3-3 | 6-11 | ||
| April 26, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 5 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 4-8 | 3-3 | 7-11 | ||
| April 27, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | L | 4-8 | 3-4 | 7-12 | ||
| April 28, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 | W | 4-8 | 4-4 | 8-12 | ||
| April 29, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | W | 4-8 | 5-4 | 9-12 | ||
| May 2, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 4-8 | 5-5 | 9-13 | ||
| May 2, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 4-8 | 6-5 | 10-13 | ||
| May 3, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 4-8 | 6-6 | 10-14 | ||
| May 4, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 | L | 4-8 | 6-7 | 10-15 | ||
| May 5, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 9 at New York Mets 7 | W | 4-8 | 7-7 | 11-15 | ||
| May 6, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 6 at New York Mets 4 | W | 4-8 | 8-7 | 12-15 | ||
| May 7, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 2 at New York Mets 3 | L | 4-8 | 8-8 | 12-16 | ||
| May 8, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Montreal Expos 3 | W | 4-8 | 9-8 | 13-16 | ||
| May 9, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Montreal Expos 2 | W | 4-8 | 10-8 | 14-16 | ||
| May 10, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Montreal Expos 1 | W | 4-8 | 11-8 | 15-16 | ||
| May 10, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Montreal Expos 4 | L | 4-8 | 11-9 | 15-17 | ||
| May 12, 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 5-8 | 11-9 | 16-17 | ||
| May 13, 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 6-8 | 11-9 | 17-17 | ||
| May 14, 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 6-9 | 11-9 | 17-18 | ||
| May 15, 1981 | Montreal Expos 2 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 7-9 | 11-9 | 18-18 | ||
| May 16, 1981 | Montreal Expos 5 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 7-10 | 11-9 | 18-19 | ||
| May 17, 1981 | Montreal Expos 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 8-10 | 11-9 | 19-19 | ||
| May 18, 1981 | New York Mets 1 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 9-10 | 11-9 | 20-19 | ||
| May 19, 1981 | New York Mets 1 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 10-10 | 11-9 | 21-19 | ||
| May 20, 1981 | New York Mets 4 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 10-11 | 11-9 | 21-20 | ||
| May 22, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Houston Astros 3 | W | 10-11 | 12-9 | 22-20 | ||
| May 23, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Houston Astros 5 | L | 10-11 | 12-10 | 22-21 | ||
| May 24, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Houston Astros 1 | W | 10-11 | 13-10 | 23-21 | ||
| May 25, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 10-11 | 13-11 | 23-22 | ||
| May 27, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 10-11 | 13-12 | 23-23 | ||
| May 28, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | L | 10-11 | 13-13 | 23-24 | ||
| May 29, 1981 | Houston Astros 1 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 11-11 | 13-13 | 24-24 | ||
| May 30, 1981 | Houston Astros 9 at San Francisco Giants 8 | L | 11-12 | 13-13 | 24-25 | ||
| May 31, 1981 | Houston Astros 1 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 12-12 | 13-13 | 25-25 | ||
| June 1, 1981 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at San Francisco Giants 5 | L | 12-13 | 13-13 | 25-26 | ||
| June 2, 1981 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at San Francisco Giants 15 | W | 13-13 | 13-13 | 26-26 | ||
| June 3, 1981 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 13-14 | 13-13 | 26-27 | ||
| June 5, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 13-14 | 14-13 | 27-27 | ||
| June 6, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | L | 13-14 | 14-14 | 27-28 | ||
| June 7, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 13-14 | 14-15 | 27-29 | ||
| June 9, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 | L | 13-14 | 14-16 | 27-30 | ||
| June 10, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 7 | L | 13-14 | 14-17 | 27-31 | ||
| June 11, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 13-14 | 14-18 | 27-32 | ||
| August 10, 1981 | Houston Astros 6 at San Francisco Giants 5 | L | 13-15 | 14-18 | 27-33 | ||
| August 11, 1981 | Houston Astros 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 14-15 | 14-18 | 28-33 | ||
| August 12, 1981 | Houston Astros 5 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 14-16 | 14-18 | 28-34 | ||
| August 14, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | L | 14-16 | 14-19 | 28-35 | ||
| August 14, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 14-16 | 15-19 | 29-35 | ||
| August 15, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 14-16 | 16-19 | 30-35 | ||
| August 16, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 14-16 | 16-20 | 30-36 | ||
| August 17, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 14-16 | 17-20 | 31-36 | ||
| August 18, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 14-16 | 18-20 | 32-36 | ||
| August 19, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 | L | 14-16 | 18-21 | 32-37 | ||
| August 21, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 14-16 | 19-21 | 33-37 | ||
| August 22, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 14-16 | 20-21 | 34-37 | ||
| August 23, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 14-16 | 20-22 | 34-38 | ||
| August 24, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 14-16 | 20-23 | 34-39 | ||
| August 25, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 14-16 | 21-23 | 35-39 | ||
| August 26, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | L | 14-16 | 21-24 | 35-40 | ||
| August 27, 1981 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 15-16 | 21-24 | 36-40 | ||
| August 28, 1981 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 16-16 | 21-24 | 37-40 | ||
| August 29, 1981 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 17-16 | 21-24 | 38-40 | ||
| August 30, 1981 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 18-16 | 21-24 | 39-40 | ||
| September 1, 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 19-16 | 21-24 | 40-40 | ||
| September 2, 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 19-17 | 21-24 | 40-41 | ||
| September 3, 1981 | Chicago Cubs 0 at San Francisco Giants 12 | W | 20-17 | 21-24 | 41-41 | ||
| September 4, 1981 | Chicago Cubs 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 21-17 | 21-24 | 42-41 | ||
| September 5, 1981 | Chicago Cubs 8 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 21-18 | 21-24 | 42-42 | ||
| September 6, 1981 | Chicago Cubs 0 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 22-18 | 21-24 | 43-42 | ||
| September 7, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | L | 22-18 | 21-25 | 43-43 | ||
| September 8, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | L | 22-18 | 21-26 | 43-44 | ||
| September 9, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 | W | 22-18 | 22-26 | 44-44 | ||
| September 11, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Houston Astros 6 | L | 22-18 | 22-27 | 44-45 | ||
| September 12, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Houston Astros 5 | L | 22-18 | 22-28 | 44-46 | ||
| September 13, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Houston Astros 3 | L | 22-18 | 22-29 | 44-47 | ||
| September 14, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 23-18 | 22-29 | 45-47 | ||
| September 15, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 5 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 24-18 | 22-29 | 46-47 | ||
| September 16, 1981 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at San Francisco Giants 12 | W | 25-18 | 22-29 | 47-47 | ||
| September 17, 1981 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 25-19 | 22-29 | 47-48 | ||
| September 18, 1981 | Houston Astros 2 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 26-19 | 22-29 | 48-48 | ||
| September 19, 1981 | Houston Astros 8 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 26-20 | 22-29 | 48-49 | ||
| September 20, 1981 | Houston Astros 7 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 26-21 | 22-29 | 48-50 | ||
| September 22, 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 27-21 | 22-29 | 49-50 | ||
| September 23, 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 28-21 | 22-29 | 50-50 | ||
| September 24, 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 28-22 | 22-29 | 50-51 | ||
| September 25, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego Padres 0 | W | 28-22 | 23-29 | 51-51 | ||
| September 26, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 6 at San Diego Padres 5 | W | 28-22 | 24-29 | 52-51 | ||
| September 27, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 7 at San Diego Padres 3 | W | 28-22 | 25-29 | 53-51 | ||
| September 28, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 28-22 | 26-29 | 54-51 | ||
| September 29, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 28-22 | 26-30 | 54-52 | ||
| September 30, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta Braves 9 | L | 28-22 | 26-31 | 54-53 | ||
| October 1, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 28-22 | 27-31 | 55-53 | ||
| October 3, 1981 | San Diego Padres 4 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 28-23 | 27-31 | 55-54 | ||
| October 3, 1981 | San Diego Padres 7 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 28-24 | 27-31 | 55-55 | ||
| October 4, 1981 | San Diego Padres 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 29-24 | 27-31 | 56-55 |
