1981 Philadelphia Phillies season

The Philadelphia Phillies' 1981 season was a season in American baseball.

Offseason

 * November 25, 1980: Rick Schu was signed as an amateur free agent by the Phillies.
 * December 8, 1980: George Bell was drafted from the Phillies by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1980 rule 5 draft.
 * December 22, 1980: Del Unser was signed as a free agent by the Phillies.
 * March 1, 1981: Randy Lerch was traded by the Phillies to the Milwaukee Brewers for Dick Davis.
 * March 25, 1981: Bob Walk was traded by the Phillies to the Atlanta Braves for Gary Matthews.

Regular season

 * April 29, 1981: Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton struck out Tim Wallach of the Montreal Expos for the 3000th strikeout of his career.
 * August 10, 1981: First baseman Pete Rose records his 3,631st hit of his career, passing Stan Musial to become the all-time hit leader in the National League.

Notable transactions

 * June 8, 1981: Vince Coleman was drafted by the Phillies in the 20th round of the 1981 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
 * July 12, 1981: Mike LaValliere was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent.

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Montreal Expos vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Montreal wins series, 3–2.