The New York Yankees were 59-48 in 1981. They finished 3rd in the AL East. They lost in the 1981 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 2.
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Yankees rally with 2 outs in 9th inning and beat Braves 3-2 in 10 after long rain delay
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Yankees LHP Carlos Rodón to start minor league rehab assignment with Triple-a Scranton/Wilkes Barre
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Lights go out and Yankees offense goes dark again in latest power outage at the plate
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Wetherholt and Pallante lead Cardinals to 3-1 victory over punchless Yankees
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Yankees star Aaron Judge cleared for light activity and says he will return from injury this season
1981 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 107 | 3,529 | 421 | 889 | 148 | 22 | 100 | 403 | 391 | 7 | 434 | 47 | 30 | .252 | .325 | .391 |
Team Rank | 22nd | 17th | 19th | 14th | 17th | 2nd | 14th | 4th | 26th | 5th | 20th | 2nd | 16th | 11th | 2nd |
1981 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 107 | 59 | 48 | 2.90 | 606 | 0 | 30 | 948.0 | 827 | 305 | 343 | 64 | 287 | 10 |
Team Rank | 8th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 26th | 4th | 18th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 3rd | 1st |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | 46 | .603 | ||
62 | 55 | .530 | 8.5 | |
58 | 59 | .496 | 12.5 | |
57 | 61 | .483 | 14.0 | |
51 | 66 | .436 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 44 | .621 | ||
68 | 49 | .581 | 4.5 | |
58 | 58 | .500 | 14.0 | |
56 | 59 | .487 | 15.5 | |
57 | 61 | .483 | 16.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 47 | .595 | ||
62 | 55 | .530 | 7.5 | |
60 | 57 | .513 | 9.5 | |
49 | 67 | .422 | 20.0 | |
45 | 71 | .388 | 24.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | 46 | .600 | ||
65 | 51 | .560 | 4.5 | |
64 | 51 | .557 | 5.0 | |
56 | 60 | .483 | 13.5 | |
55 | 62 | .470 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
59 | 56 | .513 | ||
58 | 59 | .496 | 2.0 | |
58 | 59 | .496 | 2.0 | |
56 | 60 | .483 | 3.5 | |
48 | 69 | .410 | 12.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
60 | 57 | .513 | ||
58 | 58 | .500 | 1.5 | |
56 | 61 | .479 | 4.0 | |
45 | 71 | .388 | 14.5 | |
45 | 71 | .388 | 14.5 |
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