Thursday 1/31/1981 :
    Marcel Lachemann retires ...
 
    John Lowenstein retires ...
 
    Rafael Robles retires ...
 
    Doug Griffin retires ...
 
    Jackie Brown retires ...
 
    Terry Ley retires ...
 
     Fan loyalty drops to Good...
    Bill Zepp becomes a free agent.
    Larry Lintz becomes a free agent.
    Joe Ferguson becomes a free agent.

 
 Saturday 3/2/1981 :
    Test Player has been released.

 
 Friday 4/5/1981 :
     Dale Murphy sets a new single game NL-Record for Runs with 5!!!
    Rick Reuschel pitches a 6-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
    Dale Murphy has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
    Dale Murphy hits for the cycle against Cincinnati!
    Dale Murphy scores 5 runs against Cincinnati.
    Mike Marshall has 5 hits against Cincinnati.

 
 Saturday 4/13/1981 :
    Richie Hebner has 4 hits against Philadelphia.

 
 Monday 4/15/1981 :
    Dale Murphy was named Player of the Week !!
    He batted .385 in 26 AB, with 2 HR and 8 RBI.

 
 Monday 4/15/1981 :
    Richie Hebner hits 2 homers against Houston.

 
 Wednesday 4/17/1981 :
    Bob Welch strikes out 12 against Houston.

 
 Friday 4/19/1981 :
    Tom Brunansky has 4 hits against Cincinnati.

 
 Monday 5/13/1981 :
    Eddie Murray crushes 2 homers against Montreal.

 
 Friday 5/31/1981 :
    Ken Holtzman pitches a 3-hit shutout against St. Louis!!

 
 Monday 6/3/1981 :
    Dale Murphy hits a 453-foot homerun!!
    Richie Hebner has 4 hits against Montreal.
    Luis Melendez has 4 hits against Montreal.

 
 Monday 6/17/1981 :
    Dennis Martinez pitches a 3-hit shutout against Philadelphia!!

 
 Tuesday 6/25/1981 :
    Luis Melendez has 4 hits against San Francisco.

 
 Monday 7/1/1981 :
     3B Richie Hebner will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!

 
 Saturday 7/6/1981 :
    Rick Reuschel pitches a 7-hit shutout against Houston!!

 
 Sunday 7/21/1981 :
    Dennis Martinez pitches a 6-hit shutout against Montreal!!

 
 Thursday 8/1/1981 :
    Kent Hrbek has 5 hits against Pittsburgh.

 
 Tuesday 8/6/1981 :
    Steve Nicosia has 4 hits against Cincinnati.

 
 Thursday 8/15/1981 :
    Jim Gantner has 4 hits against Houston.

 
 Saturday 8/24/1981 :
    Jim Gantner has 4 hits against Montreal.

 
 Saturday 8/31/1981 :
    Ken Holtzman pitches a 2-hit shutout against New York(N)!!

 
 Monday 9/2/1981 :
    Jim Shellenback has been released.
    Al Bumbry has been released.
    Steve Luebber has been released.

 
 Wednesday 9/4/1981 :
    Rick Reuschel pitches a 5-hit shutout against San Diego!!

 
 Thursday 9/5/1981 :
    Dave Rozema pitches a 7-hit shutout against San Diego!!

 
 Sunday 9/8/1981 :
    Steve Nicosia slams 2 homers against Cincinnati.

 
 Thursday 9/12/1981 :
     Dale Murphy sets a new season Team-Record for Bases on Balls with 100!!!

 
 Monday 9/30/1981 :
    Dale Murphy was named Player of the Week !!
    He batted .471 in 17 AB, with 4 HR and 9 RBI.

 
 Monday 9/30/1981 :
    Luis Melendez has 4 hits against Philadelphia.