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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The Yankees use a 13-run 3rd inning to beat the Athletics 13-8
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The Yankees score 13 runs in an inning for the 1st time in 21 years
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Athletics get wrong end of an apparent ABS mistake against the Yankees
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Athletics hit 3 homers to beat Yankees 6-4 and snap a 4-game losing streak
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Paul Goldschmidt hits a 3-run homer and the Yankees beat the A's 8-2 for their 5th straight win
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | 20 | .667 | ||
31 | 29 | .517 | 9.0 | |
30 | 29 | .508 | 9.5 | |
26 | 33 | .441 | 13.5 | |
26 | 34 | .433 | 14.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
35 | 21 | .625 | ||
31 | 26 | .544 | 4.5 | |
32 | 28 | .533 | 5.0 | |
32 | 28 | .533 | 5.0 | |
30 | 28 | .517 | 6.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 21 | .644 | ||
32 | 26 | .552 | 5.5 | |
31 | 27 | .534 | 6.5 | |
23 | 36 | .390 | 15.0 | |
22 | 38 | .367 | 16.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | 20 | .643 | ||
36 | 23 | .610 | 1.5 | |
29 | 31 | .483 | 9.0 | |
28 | 32 | .467 | 10.0 | |
25 | 33 | .431 | 12.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 27 | .557 | ||
32 | 27 | .542 | 1.0 | |
27 | 33 | .450 | 6.5 | |
22 | 37 | .373 | 11.0 | |
22 | 38 | .367 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
31 | 29 | .517 | ||
28 | 31 | .475 | 2.5 | |
28 | 31 | .475 | 2.5 | |
27 | 34 | .443 | 4.5 | |
23 | 37 | .383 | 8.0 |