1981 Season

26 teams competed during the 1981 baseball season across multiple divisions.

Season Overview

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LAN defeated NYA (4-2)

NYA defeated OAK (3-0)

LAN defeated MON (3-2)

NYA defeated ML4 (3-2)

LAN defeated HOU (3-2)

OAK defeated KCA (3-0)

MON defeated PHI (3-2)

Team Name	W	L	Win%	Finish
Milwaukee Brewers ★	62	47	0.569	1
Baltimore Orioles	59	46	0.562	2
Detroit Tigers	60	49	0.550	3
New York Yankees	59	48	0.551	4
Boston Red Sox	59	49	0.546	5
Cleveland Indians	52	51	0.505	6
Toronto Blue Jays	37	69	0.349	7

Team Name	W	L	Win%	Finish
Oakland Athletics ★	64	45	0.587	1
Texas Rangers	57	48	0.543	2
Chicago White Sox	54	52	0.509	3
Kansas City Royals	50	53	0.485	4
California Angels	51	59	0.464	5
Seattle Mariners	44	65	0.404	6
Minnesota Twins	41	68	0.376	7

Team Name	W	L	Win%	Finish
St. Louis Cardinals ★	59	43	0.578	1
Montreal Expos	60	48	0.556	2
Philadelphia Phillies	59	48	0.551	3
Pittsburgh Pirates	46	56	0.451	4
New York Mets	41	62	0.398	5
Chicago Cubs	38	65	0.369	6

Team Name	W	L	Win%	Finish
Cincinnati Reds ★	66	42	0.611	1
Los Angeles Dodgers	63	47	0.573	2
Houston Astros	61	49	0.555	3
San Francisco Giants	56	55	0.505	4
Atlanta Braves	50	56	0.472	5
San Diego Padres	41	69	0.373	6

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