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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Shohei Ohtani to be available for Dodgers' weekend series at Yankees after fluid drained from knee
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The Yankees' sweep at Washington was historic, even by their standards
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Yankees win 5-3, sweep 3 games from the Nationals despite trailing after 7 innings in each
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Yankees rally late again in Washington, this time with 4 in 8th for 4-2 victory and 3rd win in row
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Chisholm's homer keys 3-run 9th as the Yankees rally past Washington 5-3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
55 | 40 | .579 | ||
54 | 44 | .551 | 2.5 | |
52 | 45 | .536 | 4.0 | |
48 | 49 | .495 | 8.0 | |
41 | 57 | .418 | 15.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
59 | 37 | .615 | ||
54 | 42 | .563 | 5.0 | |
50 | 45 | .526 | 8.5 | |
50 | 47 | .515 | 9.5 | |
43 | 52 | .453 | 15.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
61 | 36 | .629 | ||
49 | 47 | .510 | 11.5 | |
48 | 48 | .500 | 12.5 | |
41 | 55 | .427 | 19.5 | |
39 | 59 | .398 | 22.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | 38 | .596 | ||
54 | 42 | .563 | 3.0 | |
46 | 48 | .489 | 10.0 | |
46 | 51 | .474 | 11.5 | |
45 | 51 | .469 | 12.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
50 | 45 | .526 | ||
51 | 46 | .526 | ||
48 | 49 | .495 | 3.0 | |
44 | 52 | .458 | 6.5 | |
38 | 59 | .392 | 13.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
49 | 47 | .510 | ||
48 | 49 | .495 | 1.5 | |
47 | 51 | .480 | 3.0 | |
41 | 55 | .427 | 8.0 | |
38 | 59 | .392 | 11.5 |
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