1981
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| 1981 in baseball |
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Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1981.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
- Further information: List of champions in 1981
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Yomiuri Giants (CL) over the Nippon Ham Fighters (PL), 4 - 2 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: Victoria
[edit] Europe
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers (NL) over the New York Yankees (AL), 4 - 2 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- American Association: Denver Bears
- International League: Columbus Clippers
- Pacific Coast League: Albuquerque Dukes over Tacoma Tigers, 3-0, in the league finals
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Diablos Rojos del México defeated the Broncos de Reynosa in the finals, 4 - 3
- Cuban Serie Nacional: Vegueros (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Leones del Escogido defeated the Águilas Cibaeñas in the finals, 5 - 4
- Liga Mexicana del Pacífico: Yaquis de Obregón
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Criollos de Caguas
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Leones del Caracas defeated the Cardenales de Lara in the finals, 4 - 0
[edit] Amateur
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Meiji University defeated the Kinki University in the final, 8 - 2 (Details)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): Arizona State University defeated Oklahoma State University in the finals, 7 - 4 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: Florida Southern College over the Eastern Illinois University, 9 - 0 in the finals
- Division III Baseball Championship: Marietta College over the Ithaca College, 14 - 12 (12 inn.) in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: Grand Canyon University over the Winthrop University, 11 - 4 in the finals
- Community College League of California: College of the Canyons over the Los Angeles Harbor College in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: PL Gakuen High School (Osaka) defeat Inba High School (Chiba), 2 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Houtoku Gakuen (Hyogo) defeat Kyoto High School (Kyoto), 2 - 0 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Tai-Ping (Taichung, Taiwan) defeat Belmont Heights (Tampa, FL), 4 - 2 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
- Intercontinental Cup in Canada (Details)
- United States (Gold); Cuba (Silver); Dominican Republic (Bronze)
- World Junior Championship in Newark, Ohio, United States (Details)
- South Korea (Gold); United States (Silver); Australia (Bronze)
- European Championship in Haarlem, Netherlands (Details)
- The Netherlands (Gold); Italy (Silver); Sweden (Bronze)
[edit] Events
- June 12 - Major League Baseball players go on strike in the middle of the regular season.
- July 31 - After the cancellation of 713 games, the 1981 Major League Baseball strike ends. Due to the number of games not played, the league decides to play a split schedule with an additional round of playoffs.
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
[edit] Song
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1981
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1981
Categories: Years | 1981
