1981 New York Yankees

	1981 New York Yankees ;
	Major league affiliations
	American League (Since 1901) Eastern Division (Since 1969); ;
	Location
	Yankee Stadium (Since 1976); New York City, New York (Since 1903);
	1981 Information
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]

All-Stars: Ron Davis, Bucky Dent, Rich Gossage, Reggie Jackson, Willie Randolph and Dave Winfield
AL Rookie of the Year Award: Dave Righetti
AL Silver Slugger Award: Dave Winfield (OF)

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]

Main article: 1981 American League Championship Series

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