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1981 MLB Season

1981 MLB Season

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MLB Seasons
world series Champion:
Los Angeles Dodgers
AL MVP:
Rollie Fingers
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NL MVP:
Mike Schmidt
AL Cy Young:
Rollie Fingers
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NL Cy Young:
Fernando Valenzuela
AL Rookie:
Dave Righetti
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NL Rookie:
Fernando Valenzuela
teams:
26
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Players:
899
Attendance:
26,609,604
Playoffs:
1981 Playoffs
playoff teams:
HOU, KCA, LAN, MIL, MON, NYA, OAK, PHI
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year lg division level rank lgrk mlbrank teamname links   g   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff home away attend. payroll gm manager ballpark playoffs
1981 AL East MLB 0 2 5 Milwaukee Brewers FR | ST | RO | DR 109 62 47 .569 0.0 493 459 34 34-26 28-21 874,292 0 Harry Dalton Buck Rodgers County Stadium Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL East MLB 0 3 6 Baltimore Orioles FR | ST | RO | DR 105 59 46 .562 0.0 429 437 -8 26-24 33-22 1,024,247 0 Hank Peters Earl Weaver Memorial Stadium dnq
1981 AL East MLB 0 4 9 New York Yankees FR | ST | RO | DR 107 59 48 .551 0.0 421 343 78 27-29 32-19 1,614,353 0 Gene Michael Gene Michael, Bob Lemon Yankee Stadium I Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1981 AL East MLB 0 5 11 Detroit Tigers FR | ST | RO | DR 109 60 49 .550 0.0 427 404 23 28-26 32-23 1,149,144 0 Jim Campbell Sparky Anderson Tiger Stadium dnq
1981 AL East MLB 0 6 12 Boston Red Sox FR | ST | RO | DR 108 59 49 .546 0.0 519 481 38 29-26 30-23 1,060,379 0 Haywood Sullivan Ralph Houk Fenway Park dnq
1981 AL East MLB 0 9 15 Cleveland Indians FR | ST | RO | DR 103 52 51 .505 0.0 431 442 -11 27-22 25-29 661,395 0 Phil Seghi Dave Garcia Cleveland Stadium dnq
1981 AL East MLB 0 14 26 Toronto Blue Jays FR | ST | RO | DR 106 37 69 .349 0.0 329 466 -137 20-33 17-36 755,083 0 Pat Gillick Bobby Mattick Exhibition Stadium dnq
1981 AL West MLB 0 1 2 Oakland Athletics FR | ST | RO | DR 109 64 45 .587 0.0 458 403 55 29-24 35-21 1,304,052 0 Billy Martin Billy Martin Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL West MLB 0 7 13 Texas Rangers FR | ST | RO | DR 105 57 48 .543 0.0 452 389 63 25-24 32-24 850,076 0 Eddie Robinson Don Zimmer Arlington Stadium dnq
1981 AL West MLB 0 8 14 Chicago White Sox FR | ST | RO | DR 106 54 52 .509 0.0 476 423 53 29-28 25-24 946,651 0 Roland Hemond Tony La Russa Comiskey Park dnq
1981 AL West MLB 0 10 17 Kansas City Royals FR | ST | RO | DR 103 50 53 .485 0.0 397 405 -8 31-25 19-28 1,279,403 0 Joe Burke Jim Frey, Dick Howser Royals Stadium Lost in 1st Round (Athletics)
1981 AL West MLB 0 11 19 California Angels FR | ST | RO | DR 110 51 59 .464 0.0 476 453 23 25-31 26-28 1,441,545 0 Buzzie Bavasi Gene Mauch, Jim Fregosi Anaheim Stadium dnq
1981 AL West MLB 0 12 21 Seattle Mariners FR | ST | RO | DR 109 44 65 .404 0.0 426 521 -95 24-29 20-37 636,276 0 Dan O'Brien Rene Lachemann, Maury Wills The Kingdome dnq
1981 AL West MLB 0 13 23 Minnesota Twins FR | ST | RO | DR 109 41 68 .376 0.0 378 486 -108 17-32 24-37 469,090 0 Calvin Griffith Billy Gardner, Johnny Goryl Metropolitan Stadium dnq
year lg division level rank lgrk mlbrank teamname links   g   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff home away attend. payroll gm manager ballpark playoffs
1981 NL East MLB 0 2 3 St. Louis Cardinals FR | ST | RO | DR 102 59 43 .578 0.0 464 417 47 27-23 32-21 1,010,247 0 Whitey Herzog Whitey Herzog Busch Stadium II dnq
1981 NL East MLB 0 4 7 Montreal Expos FR | ST | RO | DR 108 60 48 .556 0.0 443 394 49 22-30 38-18 1,534,564 0 John McHale Dick Williams, Jim Fanning Olympic Stadium Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1981 NL East MLB 0 6 10 Philadelphia Phillies FR | ST | RO | DR 107 59 48 .551 0.0 491 472 19 23-29 36-19 1,638,752 0 Paul Owens Dallas Green Veterans Stadium Lost in 1st Round (Expos)
1981 NL East MLB 0 9 20 Pittsburgh Pirates FR | ST | RO | DR 102 46 56 .451 0.0 407 425 -18 24-28 22-29 541,789 0 Hardy Peterson Chuck Tanner Three Rivers Stadium dnq
1981 NL East MLB 0 10 22 New York Mets FR | ST | RO | DR 103 41 62 .398 0.0 348 432 -84 17-36 24-28 704,244 0 Frank Cashen Joe Torre Shea Stadium dnq
1981 NL East MLB 0 12 25 Chicago Cubs FR | ST | RO | DR 103 38 65 .369 0.0 370 483 -113 11-37 27-31 565,637 0 Bob Kennedy Joey Amalfitano Wrigley Field dnq
1981 NL West MLB 0 1 1 Cincinnati Reds FR | ST | RO | DR 108 66 42 .611 0.0 464 440 24 34-20 32-22 1,093,730 0 Dick Wagner John McNamara Riverfront Stadium dnq
1981 NL West MLB 0 3 4 Los Angeles Dodgers FR | ST | RO | DR 110 63 47 .573 0.0 450 356 94 30-24 33-23 2,381,292 0 Al Campanis Tom Lasorda Dodger Stadium Won World Series (Yankees)
1981 NL West MLB 0 5 8 Houston Astros FR | ST | RO | DR 110 61 49 .555 0.0 394 331 63 30-29 31-20 1,321,282 0 Al Rosen Bill Virdon Astrodome Lost in 1st Round (Dodgers)
1981 NL West MLB 0 7 16 San Francisco Giants FR | ST | RO | DR 111 56 55 .505 0.0 427 414 13 27-31 29-24 632,274 0 Spec Richardson Frank Robinson Candlestick Park dnq
1981 NL West MLB 0 8 18 Atlanta Braves FR | ST | RO | DR 106 50 56 .472 0.0 395 416 -21 28-29 22-28 535,418 0 John Mullen Bobby Cox Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium dnq
1981 NL West MLB 0 11 24 San Diego Padres FR | ST | RO | DR 110 41 69 .373 0.0 382 455 -73 21-34 20-35 519,161 0 Jack McKeon Frank Howard Jack Murphy Stadium dnq
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