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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Rice drives in 3 runs as Yankees beat Red Sox 9-2 to earn a doubleheader split
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Yankees shortstop George Lombard Jr. leaves game vs. Red Sox with right knee discomfort
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Rafaela starts pivotal relay throw a day after baserunning mishap as Red Sox beat Yankees 6-0
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Yankees nip rival Red Sox 1-0 in series opener behind Goldschmidt, Bellinger and Schlittler
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Max Fried to come off injured list and pitch for Yankees in Saturday's doubleheader against Red Sox
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 | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | 55 | .596 | ||
75 | 60 | .556 | 5.5 | |
68 | 68 | .500 | 13.0 | |
65 | 73 | .471 | 17.0 | |
61 | 75 | .449 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
85 | 51 | .625 | ||
77 | 59 | .566 | 8.0 | |
68 | 69 | .496 | 17.5 | |
66 | 71 | .482 | 19.5 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 21.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
81 | 55 | .596 | ||
73 | 64 | .533 | 8.5 | |
72 | 64 | .529 | 9.0 | |
55 | 81 | .404 | 26.0 | |
52 | 84 | .382 | 29.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
81 | 54 | .600 | ||
77 | 59 | .566 | 4.5 | |
74 | 62 | .544 | 7.5 | |
67 | 70 | .489 | 15.0 | |
66 | 69 | .489 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 63 | .533 | ||
68 | 68 | .500 | 4.5 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 8.5 | |
63 | 72 | .467 | 9.0 | |
62 | 75 | .453 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
68 | 68 | .500 | ||
66 | 70 | .485 | 2.0 | |
64 | 72 | .471 | 4.0 | |
53 | 82 | .393 | 14.5 | |
52 | 83 | .385 | 15.5 |
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