1981 World Series
The Dodgers lose the first two games, then beat the Yankees four straight.
The 1981 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 1981 season, a best-of-seven playoff between the American League champion New York Yankees and the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers. It was the teams' third Series meeting in five years and their 11th overall, and the Dodgers won in six games for their first title since 1965.
Quick Facts
- Country
- World
- Champion
- Los Angeles Dodgers (4)
- Champion manager
- Tommy Lasorda
- Champion games
- 36–21, 36, 21, GA: 1, 2 (1st half); 27–26, 27, 26, GB: 6 (2nd half)
- Date
- October 20–28
- Venue
- Yankee Stadium (New York); Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)
- Television
- ABC
- KTTV (LAD)
- WPIX (NYY)
- Radio network
- CBS
- KABC (LAD)
- WABC (NYY)
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Background
Because of the players' strike, which ran from June 12 to August 8, the season was split into two halves, and the expanded playoffs pushed Game 1 back to October 20, the latest start for a World Series up to then. The Dodgers lost the first two games on the road and then won four in a row, clinching the title 9–2 in Game 6 at Yankee Stadium on October 28.
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