# Temporada 1981 de las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol

La Temporada 1981 de las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol comenzó el 8 de abril pero debido a la huelga, la temporada se dividió en dos mitades y los resultados de los playoffs se determinaron usando los ganadores de cada mitad. La primera mitad comenzó el 9 de abril y terminó el 11 de junio, mientras que la segunda mitad comenzó el 10 de agosto y terminó el 4 de octubre.
El Juego de las Estrellas fue disputado el 9 de agosto en el Cleveland Stadium y fue ganado por la Liga Nacional con un marcador de 5-4
La Serie Mundial se llevó a cabo entre el 20 al 28 de octubre finalizó cuando Los Angeles Dodgers derrotó en 6 juegos a New York Yankees.

## Premios y honores

* MVP
** Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers (AL)
** Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves (NL)
* Premio Cy Young
** Pete Vuckovich, Milwaukee Brewers (AL)
** Fernando Valenzuela, Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)
* Novato del año
** Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles (AL)
** Fernando Valenzuela, Los Angeles Dodgers (NL)

## Temporada Regular
### Primera Parte

Liga Americana
División Este :
| Equipo | V | D | CTE | JD | LOCAL | VISITA |
| New York Yankees | 34 | 22 | .607 | - | 19-7 | 15-15 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 23 | .574 | 2 | 17-7 | 14-16 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 25 | .554 | 3 | 15-12 | 16-13 |
| Detroit Tigers | 31 | 26 | .544 | 3 | 15-12 | 16-14 |
| Boston Red Sox | 30 | 26 | .536 | 4 | 12-12 | 18-14 |
| Cleveland Indians | 26 | 24 | .520 | 5 | 10-13 | 16-11 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 16 | 42 | .276 | 19 | 7-22 | 9-20 |
División Oeste :
| Equipo | V | D | CTE | JD | LOCAL | VISITA |
| Oakland Athletics | 37 | 23 | .617 | - | 22-11 | 15-12 |
| Texas Rangers | 33 | 22 | .600 | 1½ | 20-10 | 13-12 |
| Chicago White Sox | 31 | 22 | .585 | 2½ | 18-8 | 13-14 |
| California Angels | 31 | 29 | .517 | 6 | 14-19 | 17-10 |
| Kansas City Royals | 20 | 30 | .400 | 12 | 8-16 | 12-14 |
| Seattle Mariners | 21 | 36 | .368 | 14½ | 12-22 | 9-14 |
| Minnesota Twins | 17 | 39 | .304 | 18 | 9-20 | 8-19 |
Liga Nacional
División Este :
| Equipo | V | D | CTE | JD | LOCAL | VISITA |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 21 | .618 | - | 21-7 | 13-14 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 20 | .600 | 1½ | 20-11 | 10-9 |
| Montreal Expos | 30 | 25 | .545 | 4 | 21-7 | 9-18 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | 23 | .521 | 5½ | 11-12 | 14-11 |
| New York Mets | 17 | 34 | .333 | 15 | 10-17 | 7-17 |
| Chicago Cubs | 15 | 37 | .288 | 17½ | 13-17 | 2-20 |
División Oeste :
| Equipo | V | D | CTE | JD | LOCAL | VISITA |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 36 | 21 | .632 | - | 17-8 | 19-13 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 21 | .625 | ½ | 17-11 | 18-10 |
| Houston Astros | 28 | 29 | .491 | 8 | 14-14 | 14-15 |
| Atlanta Braves | 25 | 29 | .463 | 9½ | 11-15 | 14-14 |
| San Francisco Giants | 27 | 32 | .458 | 10 | 13-14 | 14-18 |
| San Diego Padres | 23 | 33 | .411 | 12½ | 11-13 | 12-20 |

### Segunda Parte

Liga Americana
División Este :
| Equipo | V | D | CTE | JD | LOCAL | VISITA |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 22 | .585 | - | 13-9 | 18-13 |
| Boston Red Sox | 29 | 23 | .558 | 1½ | 18-11 | 11-12 |
| Detroit Tigers | 29 | 23 | .558 | 1½ | 17-11 | 12-12 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 28 | 23 | .549 | 2 | 16-15 | 12-8 |
| Cleveland Indians | 26 | 27 | .491 | 5 | 15-16 | 11-11 |
| New York Yankees | 25 | 26 | .490 | 5 | 13-12 | 12-14 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 21 | 27 | .438 | 7½ | 10-14 | 11-13 |
División Oeste :
| Equipo | V | D | CTE | JD | LOCAL | VISITA |
| Kansas City Royals | 30 | 23 | .566 | - | 11-12 | 19-11 |
| Oakland Athletics | 27 | 22 | .551 | 1 | 13-10 | 14-12 |
| Texas Rangers | 24 | 26 | .480 | 4½ | 12-14 | 12-12 |
| Minnesota Twins | 24 | 29 | .453 | 6 | 15-16 | 9-13 |
| Seattle Mariners | 23 | 29 | .442 | 6½ | 8-15 | 15-14 |
| Chicago White Sox | 23 | 30 | .434 | 7 | 7-16 | 16-14 |
| California Angels | 20 | 30 | .400 | 8½ | 12-9 | 8-21 |
Liga Nacional
División Este :
| Equipo | V | D | CTE | JD | LOCAL | VISITA |
| Montreal Expos | 30 | 23 | .566 | - | 17-11 | 13-12 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 23 | .558 | 0.5 | 12-10 | 17-13 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 25 | 27 | .481 | 4½ | 15-12 | 10-15 |
| New York Mets | 24 | 28 | .462 | 5½ | 14-1 | 10-18 |
| Chicago Cubs | 23 | 28 | .451 | 6 | 14-13 | 9-15 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 21 | 33 | .389 | 9½ | 11-16 | 10-17 |
División Oeste :
| Equipo | V | D | CTE | JD | LOCAL | VISITA |
| Houston Astros | 33 | 20 | .623 | - | 17-6 | 16-14 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 21 | .596 | 1½ | 15-11 | 16-10 |
| San Francisco Giants | 29 | 23 | .558 | 3½ | 16-10 | 13-13 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 27 | 26 | .509 | 6 | 16-15 | 11-11 |
| Atlanta Braves | 25 | 27 | .481 | 7½ | 11-12 | 14-15 |
| San Diego Padres | 18 | 36 | .333 | 15½ | 9-22 | 9-14 |

### Posiciones Generales

Las posiciones generales se presentan aquí como referencia, pero no se utilizaron para determinar los emparejamientos de playoffs.
Liga Americana
División Este :
| Equipo | V | D | CTE | JD | LOCAL | VISITA |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 62 | 47 | 0.569 | — | 28–21 | 34–26 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 59 | 46 | 0.562 | 1 | 33–22 | 26–24 |
| New York Yankees | 59 | 48 | 0.551 | 2 | 32–19 | 27–29 |
| Detroit Tigers | 60 | 49 | 0.550 | 2 | 32–23 | 28–26 |
| Boston Red Sox | 59 | 49 | 0.546 | 2½ | 30–23 | 29–26 |
| Cleveland Indians | 52 | 51 | 0.505 | 7 | 25–29 | 27–22 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 37 | 69 | 0.349 | 23½ | 17–36 | 20–33 |
División Oeste :
| Equipo | V | D | CTE | JD | LOCAL | VISITA |
| Oakland Athletics | 64 | 45 | 0.587 | — | 35–21 | 29–24 |
| Texas Rangers | 57 | 48 | 0.543 | 5 | 32–24 | 25–24 |
| Chicago White Sox | 54 | 52 | 0.509 | 8½ | 25–24 | 29–28 |
| Kansas City Royals | 50 | 53 | 0.485 | 11 | 19–28 | 31–25 |
| California Angels | 51 | 59 | 0.464 | 13½ | 26–28 | 25–31 |
| Seattle Mariners | 44 | 65 | 0.404 | 20 | 20–37 | 24–28 |
| Minnesota Twins | 41 | 68 | 0.376 | 23 | 24–36 | 17–32 |
Liga Nacional
División Este :
| Equipo | V | D | CTE | JD | LOCAL | VISITA |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 59 | 43 | 0.578 | — | 32–21 | 27–22 |
| Montreal Expos | 60 | 48 | 0.556 | 2 | 38–18 | 22–30 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 48 | 0.551 | 2½ | 36–19 | 23–29 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 46 | 56 | 0.451 | 13 | 22–28 | 24–28 |
| New York Mets | 41 | 62 | 0.398 | 18½ | 24–27 | 17–35 |
| Chicago Cubs | 38 | 65 | 0.369 | 21 | 27–30 | 11–35 |
División Oeste :
| Equipo | V | D | CTE | JD | LOCAL | VISITA |
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 42 | 0.611 | — | 32–22 | 34–20 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 63 | 47 | 0.573 | 4 | 33–23 | 30–24 |
| Houston Astros | 61 | 49 | 0.555 | 6 | 31–20 | 30–29 |
| San Francisco Giants | 56 | 55 | 0.505 | 11½ | 29–24 | 27–31 |
| Atlanta Braves | 50 | 56 | 0.472 | 15 | 22–27 | 28–29 |
| San Diego Padres | 41 | 69 | 0.373 | 26 | 20–35 | 21–34 |

## Postemporada

| Serie Divisional | Serie Divisional | Serie Divisional | Campeonato de la Liga | Campeonato de la Liga | Campeonato de la Liga | | | Serie Mundial | Serie Mundial | Serie Mundial |
| Este1 | New York Yankees | 3 |
| Este2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 2 |
| Este2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | Este | New York Yankees | 3 | |
| American League | American League | American League | | | Este | New York Yankees | 3 | |
| American League | American League | American League | Oeste | Oakland Athletics | 0 | |
| Oeste1 | Oakland Athletics | 3 | Oeste | Oakland Athletics | 0 | |
| Oeste2 | Kansas City Royals | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | AL | New York Yankees | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 |
| Este1 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | | | | |
| Este2 | Montreal Expos | 3 | | | | |
| Este2 | Montreal Expos | 3 | Este | Montreal Expos | 2 | |
| National League | National League | National League | | | Este | Montreal Expos | 2 | |
| National League | National League | National League | Oeste | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | |
| Oeste1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | Oeste | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | |
| Oeste2 | Houston Astros | 2 |