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The 1981 New York Yankees season was the franchise's 79th season. Games were suspended for 50 days due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, causing a split season.The Yankees competed as members of the American League East, finishing first in the first half of the season, and tying for fifth in the second half of the season; overall, they won 59 games while losing 48.
The 1981 Major League Baseball season culminated with the Los Angeles Dodgers defeating the New York Yankees in the World Series, capturing the franchise's fifth World Series title. The season had a players' strike, which lasted from June 12 to July 31, and split the season into two halves. Teams that won their division in each half of the ...
The postseason began on October 6, 1981, and ended on October 28, 1981, with the Dodgers defeating the Yankees in six games in the 1981 World Series. It was the fifth title for the Dodgers overall and their first since 1965.
Former Dodger All-Star Steve Garvey recalls the team's victory over the New York Yankees in 1981, but his bid for U.S. Senate against Rep. Adam Schiff won't end as happily.
The 1981 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1981 season.The 78th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
With the Dodgers and Yankees playing in the World Series for the first time in 43 years, the memories of that 1981 series and a great October rivalry have come flooding back, especially for Reuss ...
The 1981 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff baseball series in Major League Baseball's 1981 postseason played between the American League East champion New York Yankees and the American League West champion Oakland Athletics from October 13–15 to determine the American League champion for the 1981 Major League Baseball season.
Chris Chambliss hits a walk-off HR to win the American League pennant for the New York #Yankees, leading to the most chaotic HR trot in #MLB history! (Yankee Stadium - October 14, 1976) #ALCS # ...