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1981 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball *World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4–2); Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, and Steve Yeager, co-MVPs NOTE: Due to a strike in mid-season, the season was divided into a first half and a second half. The division winner of the first half (denoted East 1, West 1) played the division winner of the second half (denoted East 2, West 2). *American League Championship Series MVP: Graig Nettles *National League Championship Series MVP: Burt Hooton *All-Star Game, August 9 at Cleveland Stadium: National League, 5–4; Gary Carter, MVP Other champions * Minor League Baseball **AAA ***American Association: Denver Bears (Montreal Expos) ***International League: Columbus Clippers (New York Yankees) ***Pacific Coast League: Albuquerque Dukes (Los Angeles Dodgers) ***Mexican League: Diablos Rojos del México **AA *** Eastern League: Bristol Red Sox (Boston Red Sox) *** Southern League: Orlando Twins (Minnesota Twins) ***Texas League: Jackson M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 World Series
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. It marked their third Series meeting in five years and was their 11th overall Series meeting. The Dodgers won the Series in six games, as the Yankees had done in the teams' prior two Series meetings, in and . This was the Dodgers' first title since , their first victory over the Yankees since , and third overall Series win over the Yankees. This is the most recent World Series that a team won after losing the first two games on the road, the next previous instance being the Yankees' victory over the Dodgers in the 1978 World Series. This was the last meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship until the Los Angeles Kings and New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |