Due to a mid-season players' strike, the season was divided into a first half and a second half. The division winner of each half played each other in a five-game divisional series. The Cincinnati Reds, despite having the best overall record during the season, finished 2nd in both halves, so did not qualify for the post-season.

AL

East

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y 1981 Milwaukee Brewers LogoMilwaukee 6247.569-
1981 Baltimore Orioles LogoBaltimore 5946.5621.0
y 1981 New York Yankees LogoNY Yankees 5948.5512.0
1981 Detroit Tigers LogoDetroit 6049.5502.0
1981 Boston Red Sox LogoBoston 5949.5462.5
1981 Cleveland Indians LogoCleveland 5251.5057.0
1981 Toronto Blue Jays LogoToronto 3769.34923.5

West

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y 1981 Oakland Athletics LogoOakland 6445.587-
1981 Texas Rangers LogoTexas 5748.5435.0
1981 Chicago White Sox LogoChi. White Sox 5452.5098.5
y 1981 Kansas City Royals LogoKansas City 5053.48511.0
1981 California Angels LogoCalifornia 5159.46413.5
1981 Seattle Mariners LogoSeattle 4465.40420.0
1981 Minnesota Twins LogoMinnesota 4168.37623.0

NL

East

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1981 St. Louis Cardinals LogoStL Cardinals 5943.578-
y 1981 Montreal Expos LogoMontreal 6048.5562.0
y 1981 Philadelphia Phillies LogoPhiladelphia 5948.5512.5
1981 Pittsburgh Pirates LogoPittsburgh 4656.45113.0
1981 New York Mets LogoNY Mets 4162.39818.5
1981 Chicago Cubs LogoChi. Cubs 3865.36921.5

West

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1981 Cincinnati Reds LogoCincinnati 6642.611-
y 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers LogoLA Dodgers   6347.5734.0
y 1981 Houston Astros LogoHouston 6149.5556.0
1981 San Francisco Giants LogoSan Francisco 5655.50511.5
1981 Atlanta Braves LogoAtlanta 5056.47215.0
1981 San Diego Padres LogoSan Diego 4169.37326.0

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