1981 Division Series

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The 1981 Division Series was a special round of Major League Baseball postseason play, created due to a midseason players' strike, that served as the model for the later permanent Division Series format introduced in 1995.

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1981 Division Series canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball postseason series
baseball playoff round
americanLeagueEastFirstHalfWinner New York Yankees
americanLeagueEastMatchup New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers
americanLeagueEastSecondHalfWinner Milwaukee Brewers
americanLeagueQualifierRule first-half division winner vs second-half division winner
americanLeagueSeriesCount 2
americanLeagueWestFirstHalfWinner Oakland Athletics
americanLeagueWestMatchup Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
americanLeagueWestSecondHalfWinner Kansas City Royals
athleticsSeriesResult Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 3–0
country United States
dodgersSeriesResult Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Houston Astros 3–2
exposSeriesResult Montreal Expos defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–2
followedBy 1981 American League Championship Series
1981 League Championship Series
1981 National League Championship Series
format best-of-five series
formatType Division Series
governingBody Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
inspired 1995 Major League Baseball Division Series format
league Major League Baseball
nationalLeagueEastFirstHalfWinner Philadelphia Phillies
nationalLeagueEastMatchup Philadelphia Phillies vs Montreal Expos
nationalLeagueEastSecondHalfWinner Montreal Expos
nationalLeagueQualifierRule first-half division winner vs second-half division winner
nationalLeagueSeriesCount 2
nationalLeagueWestFirstHalfWinner Los Angeles Dodgers
nationalLeagueWestMatchup Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros
nationalLeagueWestSecondHalfWinner Houston Astros
notableOutcome Los Angeles Dodgers went on to win the 1981 World Series
linked to: 1981 World Series
numberOfLeagues 2
numberOfSeries 4
permanentSuccessorRound Division Series established in 1995
linked to: Division Series
postseasonContext split-season format due to strike
postseasonRoundPosition first round
precededBy 1980 American League Championship Series
1980 National League Championship Series
reasonForCreation 1981 Major League Baseball players strike
season 1981 Major League Baseball season
servedAsModelFor permanent Division Series format introduced in 1995
sport baseball
strikeType midseason players strike
temporaryFormat true
winnerAmericanLeagueEastSeries New York Yankees
winnerAmericanLeagueWestSeries Oakland Athletics
winnerNationalLeagueEastSeries Montreal Expos
winnerNationalLeagueWestSeries Los Angeles Dodgers
yankeesSeriesResult New York Yankees defeated Milwaukee Brewers 3–2
year 1981

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1994 Division Series historicalPrecedent 1981 Division Series
League Division Series historicalPrecursor 1981 Division Series