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1981 MLB season standings
Every 1981 MLB race charted day by day: AL East, AL West, NL East and NL West. Final standings, from a season that ran April 8 to October 5, 1981.
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AL East standings, 1981
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) | 62 | 47 | .569 | - | 6-4 | L1 |
| Baltimore Orioles (BAL) | 59 | 46 | .562 | 1 | 6-4 | W2 |
| New York Yankees (NYY) | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Detroit Tigers (DET) | 60 | 49 | .550 | 2 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Boston Red Sox (BOS) | 59 | 49 | .546 | 2.5 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Cleveland Indians (CLE) | 52 | 51 | .505 | 7 | 6-4 | L3 |
| Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) | 37 | 69 | .349 | 23.5 | 2-8 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 23 times.
- The Milwaukee Brewers trailed by as many as 4.5 games on May 23, 1981.
- The Milwaukee Brewers took first place for good on September 30, 1981.
- The New York Yankees won 9 games in a row from June 1, 1981 to June 9, 1981, the longest run of the race.
- The Baltimore Orioles led by 3 games as late as May 30, 1981.
- The Milwaukee Brewers went 11-5 from September 14, 1981 to October 3, 1981, turning a deficit of 4 games into a lead of 2 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 82 of the 121 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The Milwaukee Brewers spent 12 of the season's 181 charted days in first place.