1981 New York Yankees

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1981 New York Yankees
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Owner(s) George Steinbrenner
Manager(s) Gene Michael and Bob Lemon
Local television none
Local radio none
Baseball-Reference 1981 New York Yankees

1981 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page[edit]

Record: 59-48 Finished 3rd in AL Eastern Division (1981 AL) (34-22, 1st place in 1st half and 25-26, 6th place in 2nd half)

AL Pennant

Managed by Gene Michael (48-34) and Bob Lemon (11-14)

Coaches: Joe Altobelli, Yogi Berra, Mike Ferraro, Clyde King, Charlie Lau, Jeff Torborg, Jerry Walker and Stan Williams

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions[edit]

The 1981 New York Yankees played the 79th season in team history. They finished in first place in the American League Eastern Division for the first half of the strike-shortened season with a 34-22 record, but finished sixth in the second half with a 25-26 record, for an overall record of 59-48. The season was suspended for 50 days due to the infamous 1981 players strike and the league chose as its playoff teams the teams that finished in first place in their division in the first and second halves of the season, respectively.

In the ALDS, which were necessitated by the split-season format, the Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 3 games to 2. In the ALCS, the Yankees swept the Oakland Athletics; Graig Nettles was named the Most Valuable Player of the Series. However, the Yankees lost in the World Series in 6 games to the Los Angeles Dodgers. New York was managed by Gene Michael and Bob Lemon. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Awards and Honors[edit]

ALDS[edit]

Main article: 1981 ALDS1

New York wins series, 3-2.

Game Score Date
1 New York 5, Milwaukee 3 October 7
2 New York 3, Milwaukee 0 October 8
3 Milwaukee 5, New York 3 October 9
4 Milwaukee 2, New York 1 October 10
5 New York 7, Milwaukee 3 October 11

ALDS[edit]

Main article: 1981 ALDS1

New York Yankees vs. Milwaukee Brewers[edit]

Yankees win the Series, 3-2

ALCS[edit]

New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics[edit]

Yankees win the Series, 3-0

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Oakland - 1, New York - 3 October 13 Yankee Stadium 55,740
2 Oakland - 3, New York - 13 October 14 Yankee Stadium 48,497
3 New York - 4, Oakland - 0 October 15 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 47,302

World Series[edit]

Main article: 1981 World Series
NL Los Angeles Dodgers (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (2)
Game Score Date Location Attendance Time of Game
1 Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 5 October 20 Yankee Stadium (New York) 56,470 2:32
2 Dodgers – 0, Yankees – 3 October 21 Yankee Stadium (New York) 56,505 2:29
3 Yankees – 4, Dodgers – 5 October 23 Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) 56,236 3:04
4 Yankees – 7, Dodgers – 8 October 24 Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) 56,242 3:32
5 Yankees – 1, Dodgers – 2 October 25 Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) 56,115 2:19
6 Dodgers – 9, Yankees – 2 October 28 Yankee Stadium (New York) 56,513 3:09

Further Reading[edit]

  • Jeff Katz: Split Season: 1981: Fernandomania, the Bronx Zoo, and the Strike that Saved Baseball, Thomas Dunne Books, New York, NY, 2015. ISBN 978-1-2500-4521-8

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NL Championship Series (3-2) Dodgers over Expos

World Series (4-2) Dodgers over Yankees

AL Championship Series (3-0) Yankees over Athletics

AL East Division Series (3-2) Yankees over Brewers

AL West Division Series (3-0) Athletics over Royals