Standings
1981
Division
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 47 | .569 | - | 6-4 | L1 | 493 | 459 | +34 | 58-51 | 28-21 | 34-26 | 37-30 | |
| 59 | 46 | .562 | 1.0 | 6-4 | W2 | 429 | 437 | -8 | 52-53 | 33-22 | 26-24 | 33-33 | |
| 59 | 48 | .551 | 2.0 | 4-6 | L2 | 421 | 343 | +78 | 63-44 | 32-19 | 27-29 | 40-35 | |
| 60 | 49 | .550 | 2.0 | 3-7 | W1 | 427 | 404 | +23 | 57-52 | 32-23 | 28-26 | 34-36 | |
| 59 | 49 | .546 | 2.5 | 4-6 | W2 | 519 | 481 | +38 | 58-50 | 30-23 | 29-26 | 39-34 | |
| 52 | 51 | .505 | 7.0 | 6-4 | L3 | 431 | 442 | -11 | 50-53 | 25-29 | 27-22 | 6-11 | |
| 37 | 69 | .349 | 23.5 | 2-8 | L1 | 329 | 466 | -137 | 37-69 | 17-36 | 20-33 | 24-50 | |
AL West | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 64 | 45 | .587 | - | 6-4 | W2 | 458 | 403 | +55 | 61-48 | 35-21 | 29-24 | 29-35 | |
| 57 | 48 | .543 | 5.0 | 6-4 | L1 | 452 | 389 | +63 | 60-45 | 32-24 | 25-24 | 27-31 | |
| 54 | 52 | .509 | 8.5 | 6-4 | W2 | 476 | 423 | +53 | 59-47 | 25-24 | 29-28 | 33-34 | |
| 50 | 53 | .485 | 11.0 | 6-4 | W1 | 397 | 405 | -8 | 51-52 | 19-28 | 31-25 | 3-3 | |
| 51 | 59 | .464 | 13.5 | 5-5 | W1 | 476 | 453 | +23 | 57-53 | 26-28 | 25-31 | 36-40 | |
| 44 | 65 | .404 | 20.0 | 5-5 | W1 | 426 | 521 | -95 | 45-64 | 20-37 | 24-28 | 24-47 | |
| 41 | 68 | .376 | 23.0 | 3-7 | L2 | 378 | 486 | -108 | 42-67 | 24-36 | 17-32 | 26-49 | |
NL East | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 59 | 43 | .578 | - | 7-3 | W2 | 464 | 417 | +47 | 56-46 | 32-21 | 27-22 | 32-22 | |
| 60 | 48 | .556 | 2.0 | 6-4 | L1 | 443 | 394 | +49 | 60-48 | 38-18 | 22-30 | 23-33 | |
| 59 | 48 | .551 | 2.5 | 6-4 | W1 | 491 | 472 | +19 | 55-52 | 36-19 | 23-29 | 26-28 | |
| 46 | 56 | .451 | 13.0 | 3-7 | L2 | 407 | 425 | -18 | 49-53 | 22-28 | 24-28 | 21-43 | |
| 41 | 62 | .398 | 18.5 | 4-5 | W1 | 348 | 432 | -84 | 41-62 | 24-27 | 17-35 | 25-43 | |
| 38 | 65 | .369 | 21.5 | 3-6 | L1 | 370 | 483 | -113 | 39-64 | 27-30 | 11-35 | 24-41 | |
NL West | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 66 | 42 | .611 | - | 6-4 | W1 | 464 | 440 | +24 | 57-51 | 32-22 | 34-20 | 35-28 | |
| 63 | 47 | .573 | 4.0 | 4-6 | L1 | 450 | 356 | +94 | 67-43 | 33-23 | 30-24 | 36-27 | |
| 61 | 49 | .555 | 6.0 | 5-5 | W1 | 394 | 331 | +63 | 64-46 | 31-20 | 30-29 | 28-34 | |
| 56 | 55 | .505 | 11.5 | 6-4 | W1 | 427 | 414 | +13 | 57-54 | 29-24 | 27-31 | 26-34 | |
| 50 | 56 | .472 | 15.0 | 4-6 | L1 | 395 | 416 | -21 | 50-56 | 22-27 | 28-29 | 33-42 | |
| 41 | 69 | .373 | 26.0 | 5-5 | L1 | 382 | 455 | -73 | 46-64 | 20-35 | 21-34 | 23-49 |
Clinch Indicators
- xClinched Playoff Berth
April 22
New York Mets 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2
April 29
Seattle Mariners 7 at Minnesota Twins 7
St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 2
May 10
Chicago Cubs 5 at Atlanta Braves 5
October 1
Chicago Cubs 2 at New York Mets 2
Tie games do not count towards standings calculations.