Standings
1981
Division
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 22 | .607 | - | 8-2 | L2 | 226 | 198 | +28 | 31-25 | 19-7 | 15-15 | 25-16 | |
| 31 | 23 | .574 | 2.0 | 3-7 | L1 | 228 | 209 | +19 | 29-25 | 17-7 | 14-16 | 18-18 | |
| 31 | 25 | .554 | 3.0 | 4-6 | W1 | 246 | 228 | +18 | 30-26 | 15-12 | 16-13 | 18-17 | |
| 31 | 26 | .544 | 3.5 | 8-2 | W3 | 221 | 219 | +2 | 29-28 | 15-12 | 16-14 | 14-23 | |
| 30 | 26 | .536 | 4.0 | 5-5 | L1 | 258 | 256 | +2 | 28-28 | 12-12 | 18-14 | 17-17 | |
| 26 | 24 | .520 | 5.0 | 3-7 | L4 | 187 | 179 | +8 | 26-24 | 10-13 | 16-11 | 15-18 | |
| 16 | 42 | .276 | 19.0 | 0-10 | L11 | 186 | 271 | -85 | 19-39 | 7-22 | 9-20 | 16-40 | |
AL West | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 37 | 23 | .617 | - | 7-3 | L1 | 249 | 192 | +57 | 37-23 | 22-11 | 15-12 | 19-20 | |
| 33 | 22 | .600 | 1.5 | 7-3 | L1 | 269 | 216 | +53 | 33-22 | 20-10 | 13-12 | 17-15 | |
| 31 | 22 | .585 | 2.5 | 5-5 | W4 | 250 | 193 | +57 | 33-20 | 18-8 | 13-14 | 25-21 | |
| 31 | 29 | .517 | 6.0 | 8-2 | W4 | 267 | 246 | +21 | 32-28 | 14-19 | 17-10 | 19-22 | |
| 20 | 30 | .400 | 12.0 | 5-5 | W2 | 181 | 230 | -49 | 20-30 | 8-16 | 12-14 | 10-25 | |
| 21 | 36 | .368 | 14.5 | 4-6 | W1 | 213 | 286 | -73 | 21-36 | 12-22 | 9-14 | 16-30 | |
| 17 | 39 | .304 | 18.0 | 3-7 | L2 | 180 | 238 | -58 | 21-35 | 9-20 | 8-19 | 13-33 | |
NL East | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 34 | 21 | .618 | - | 8-2 | W5 | 246 | 224 | +22 | 30-25 | 21-7 | 13-14 | 12-12 | |
| 30 | 20 | .600 | 1.5 | 7-3 | W1 | 230 | 201 | +29 | 28-22 | 20-11 | 10-9 | 16-9 | |
| 30 | 25 | .545 | 4.0 | 4-6 | W3 | 230 | 210 | +20 | 30-25 | 21-7 | 9-18 | 13-15 | |
| 25 | 23 | .521 | 5.5 | 6-4 | L2 | 210 | 178 | +32 | 28-20 | 11-12 | 14-11 | 7-15 | |
| 17 | 34 | .333 | 15.0 | 3-7 | L3 | 175 | 236 | -61 | 19-32 | 10-17 | 7-17 | 8-21 | |
| 15 | 37 | .288 | 17.5 | 5-5 | W3 | 179 | 259 | -80 | 18-34 | 13-17 | 2-20 | 7-24 | |
NL West | W | L | PCT | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF | X-W/L | HOME | AWAY | >.500 |
| 36 | 21 | .632 | - | 4-6 | L1 | 237 | 170 | +67 | 37-20 | 17-8 | 19-13 | 14-9 | |
| 35 | 21 | .625 | 0.5 | 8-2 | W7 | 262 | 231 | +31 | 31-25 | 17-11 | 18-10 | 10-12 | |
| 28 | 29 | .491 | 8.0 | 4-6 | L4 | 195 | 183 | +12 | 30-27 | 14-14 | 14-15 | 8-21 | |
| 25 | 29 | .463 | 9.5 | 3-7 | L5 | 201 | 236 | -35 | 23-31 | 11-15 | 14-14 | 15-14 | |
| 27 | 32 | .458 | 10.0 | 3-7 | L5 | 222 | 224 | -2 | 29-30 | 13-14 | 14-18 | 12-17 | |
| 23 | 33 | .411 | 12.5 | 6-4 | W3 | 194 | 229 | -35 | 24-32 | 11-13 | 12-20 | 9-21 |
Clinch Indicators
- yClinched Division
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.