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The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees 4-2 in the 1981 World Series. The table below lists every postseason series the source records for 1981, with the exact wins, losses and ties as staged.
| Round | Champion | Result | Runner-up | Leagues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4-2 | New York Yankees | NL vs AL |
| AL Championship Series | New York Yankees | 3-0 | Oakland Athletics | AL vs AL |
| NL Championship Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3-2 | Montreal Expos | NL vs NL |
| AL East Division Series | New York Yankees | 3-2 | Milwaukee Brewers | AL vs AL |
| AL West Division Series | Oakland Athletics | 3-0 | Kansas City Royals | AL vs AL |
| NL East Division Series | Montreal Expos | 3-2 | Philadelphia Phillies | NL vs NL |
| NL West Division Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3-2 | Houston Astros | NL vs NL |
Results are shown exactly as the source records them, ties included; several early series ended level and the champion column names the club the source credits. Club names are era-accurate: the 1981 clubs carry the names they used that season, and a franchise that plays today under a different name links to that modern franchise page, which owns the identity note. Round labels are our renderings of the source’s round codes; the digit on a Division Series or Wild Card code distinguishes the two concurrent pairings, not a seeding.
The records come from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition), used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. Full credits live on our sources page.