| 59-48 | Lost WS |
| Record | Outcome |
The New York Yankees finished the regular season with a 59-48 record. They went 32-19 at home and 27-29 on the road. Including the postseason, the New York Yankees went 67-54. Their final game was a loss in the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 1981 New York Yankees played in the East Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 1981 New York Yankees went 26-26 against their AL East opponents.
| Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 7-3 | 70% | +15 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3-3 | 50% | +9 |
| Boston Red Sox | 3-3 | 50% | +2 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 6-7 | 46.2% | +4 |
| Cleveland Indians | 5-7 | 41.7% | -16 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2-3 | 40% | -5 |
The New York Yankees finished the regular season with a run differential of +78. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Yankees could have been expected to have about 63.4 wins, or a 63-44 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1981 New York Yankees went 14-21.
During the regular season, the 1981 New York Yankees went 5-1 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981 New York Yankees was a 9 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the New York Yankees had during the 1981 regular season was 4 games, which occured 3 separate times.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Thu, Apr 9, 1981 Thu, Apr 9 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 10 - 3 | |
| Sat, Apr 11, 1981 Sat, Apr 11 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 5 - 1 | |
| Sun, Apr 12, 1981 Sun, Apr 12 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 4 - 6 | |
| Mon, Apr 13, 1981 Mon, Apr 13 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Wed, Apr 15, 1981 Wed, Apr 15 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Fri, Apr 17, 1981 Fri, Apr 17 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Sat, Apr 18, 1981 Sat, Apr 18 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 4 - 6 | |
| Sun, Apr 19, 1981 Sun, Apr 19 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Mon, Apr 20, 1981 Mon, Apr 20 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 6 - 2 | |
| Tue, Apr 21, 1981 Tue, Apr 21 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Wed, Apr 22, 1981 Wed, Apr 22 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Fri, Apr 24, 1981 Fri, Apr 24 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Sat, Apr 25, 1981 Sat, Apr 25 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 2 - 7 | |
| Sun, Apr 26, 1981 Sun, Apr 26 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Mon, Apr 27, 1981 Mon, Apr 27 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Tue, Apr 28, 1981 Tue, Apr 28 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Wed, Apr 29, 1981 Wed, Apr 29 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Fri, May 1, 1981 Fri, May 1 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 6 - 8 | |
| Sat, May 2, 1981 Sat, May 2 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 3 - 6 | |
| Sun, May 3, 1981 Sun, May 3 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 3 - 2 | (10) |
| Sun, May 3, 1981 Sun, May 3 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Mon, May 4, 1981 Mon, May 4 | @ California Angels | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Tue, May 5, 1981 Tue, May 5 | @ California Angels | Loss 2 - 6 | |
| Wed, May 6, 1981 Wed, May 6 | @ California Angels | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Thu, May 7, 1981 Thu, May 7 | @ California Angels | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Fri, May 8, 1981 Fri, May 8 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Sat, May 9, 1981 Sat, May 9 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Sun, May 10, 1981 Sun, May 10 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Tue, May 12, 1981 Tue, May 12 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Wed, May 13, 1981 Wed, May 13 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Thu, May 14, 1981 Thu, May 14 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 9 - 5 | |
| Sat, May 16, 1981 Sat, May 16 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 7 - 5 | |
| Sun, May 17, 1981 Sun, May 17 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 0 - 1 | |
| Mon, May 18, 1981 Mon, May 18 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Tue, May 19, 1981 Tue, May 19 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 6 - 5 | |
| Wed, May 20, 1981 Wed, May 20 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 5 - 4 | (11) |
| Fri, May 22, 1981 Fri, May 22 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 3 - 7 | |
| Sat, May 23, 1981 Sat, May 23 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Sun, May 24, 1981 Sun, May 24 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 5 - 12 | |
| Mon, May 25, 1981 Mon, May 25 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 10 | |
| Tue, May 26, 1981 Tue, May 26 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 4 - 6 | |
| Wed, May 27, 1981 Wed, May 27 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Fri, May 29, 1981 Fri, May 29 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Sat, May 30, 1981 Sat, May 30 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 1 - 0 | |
| Sun, May 31, 1981 Sun, May 31 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 7 | |
| Mon, Jun 1, 1981 Mon, Jun 1 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Tue, Jun 2, 1981 Tue, Jun 2 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 5 - 3 | (11) |
| Wed, Jun 3, 1981 Wed, Jun 3 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 2 - 0 | (11) |
| Thu, Jun 4, 1981 Thu, Jun 4 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 12 - 3 | |
| Fri, Jun 5, 1981 Fri, Jun 5 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 6 - 5 | (12) |
| Sat, Jun 6, 1981 Sat, Jun 6 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Sun, Jun 7, 1981 Sun, Jun 7 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Mon, Jun 8, 1981 Mon, Jun 8 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 8 - 3 | |
| Tue, Jun 9, 1981 Tue, Jun 9 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 8 - 5 | |
| Wed, Jun 10, 1981 Wed, Jun 10 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Thu, Jun 11, 1981 Thu, Jun 11 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Mon, Aug 10, 1981 Mon, Aug 10 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Tue, Aug 11, 1981 Tue, Aug 11 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 0 - 1 | |
| Wed, Aug 12, 1981 Wed, Aug 12 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Thu, Aug 13, 1981 Thu, Aug 13 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Fri, Aug 14, 1981 Fri, Aug 14 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 0 - 1 | |
| Sat, Aug 15, 1981 Sat, Aug 15 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 5 - 8 | |
| Sun, Aug 16, 1981 Sun, Aug 16 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Mon, Aug 17, 1981 Mon, Aug 17 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Tue, Aug 18, 1981 Tue, Aug 18 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Wed, Aug 19, 1981 Wed, Aug 19 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Fri, Aug 21, 1981 Fri, Aug 21 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Sat, Aug 22, 1981 Sat, Aug 22 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 5 - 0 | |
| Sun, Aug 23, 1981 Sun, Aug 23 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 8 - 0 | |
| Mon, Aug 24, 1981 Mon, Aug 24 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 2 - 3 | (12) |
| Tue, Aug 25, 1981 Tue, Aug 25 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 0 - 3 | |
| Wed, Aug 26, 1981 Wed, Aug 26 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Thu, Aug 27, 1981 Thu, Aug 27 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Fri, Aug 28, 1981 Fri, Aug 28 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 6 - 1 | |
| Sat, Aug 29, 1981 Sat, Aug 29 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 12 - 2 | |
| Sun, Aug 30, 1981 Sun, Aug 30 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 5 - 1 | |
| Mon, Aug 31, 1981 Mon, Aug 31 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 7 - 0 | |
| Tue, Sep 1, 1981 Tue, Sep 1 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 11 - 6 | |
| Wed, Sep 2, 1981 Wed, Sep 2 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Thu, Sep 3, 1981 Thu, Sep 3 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Fri, Sep 4, 1981 Fri, Sep 4 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Sat, Sep 5, 1981 Sat, Sep 5 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Sun, Sep 6, 1981 Sun, Sep 6 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 6 - 1 | |
| Mon, Sep 7, 1981 Mon, Sep 7 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Wed, Sep 9, 1981 Wed, Sep 9 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Wed, Sep 9, 1981 Wed, Sep 9 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Fri, Sep 11, 1981 Fri, Sep 11 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Sat, Sep 12, 1981 Sat, Sep 12 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Sun, Sep 13, 1981 Sun, Sep 13 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 10 - 6 | |
| Mon, Sep 14, 1981 Mon, Sep 14 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 10 - 2 | |
| Tue, Sep 15, 1981 Tue, Sep 15 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Wed, Sep 16, 1981 Wed, Sep 16 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Fri, Sep 18, 1981 Fri, Sep 18 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 6 - 4 | |
| Sat, Sep 19, 1981 Sat, Sep 19 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 5 - 8 | |
| Sun, Sep 20, 1981 Sun, Sep 20 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Mon, Sep 21, 1981 Mon, Sep 21 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 0 - 5 | |
| Tue, Sep 22, 1981 Tue, Sep 22 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 4 - 6 | |
| Wed, Sep 23, 1981 Wed, Sep 23 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 6 - 1 | |
| Thu, Sep 24, 1981 Thu, Sep 24 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Fri, Sep 25, 1981 Fri, Sep 25 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 0 - 1 | |
| Sat, Sep 26, 1981 Sat, Sep 26 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 6 - 4 | |
| Sun, Sep 27, 1981 Sun, Sep 27 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Mon, Sep 28, 1981 Mon, Sep 28 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 6 | |
| Tue, Sep 29, 1981 Tue, Sep 29 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Fri, Oct 2, 1981 Fri, Oct 2 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 9 - 0 | |
| Sat, Oct 3, 1981 Sat, Oct 3 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 0 - 3 | |
| Sun, Oct 4, 1981 Sun, Oct 4 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 5 | |
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| AL Divisional Series (Won 3 - 2) | |||
| Wed, Oct 7, 1981 Wed, Oct 7 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Thu, Oct 8, 1981 Thu, Oct 8 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Fri, Oct 9, 1981 Fri, Oct 9 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Sat, Oct 10, 1981 Sat, Oct 10 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Sun, Oct 11, 1981 Sun, Oct 11 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 3 | |
| AL Championship Series (Won 3 - 0) | |||
| Tue, Oct 13, 1981 Tue, Oct 13 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Wed, Oct 14, 1981 Wed, Oct 14 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 13 - 3 | |
| Thu, Oct 15, 1981 Thu, Oct 15 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 4 - 0 | |
| World Series (Lost 2 - 4) | |||
| Tue, Oct 20, 1981 Tue, Oct 20 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Wed, Oct 21, 1981 Wed, Oct 21 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Fri, Oct 23, 1981 Fri, Oct 23 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Sat, Oct 24, 1981 Sat, Oct 24 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 7 - 8 | |
| Sun, Oct 25, 1981 Sun, Oct 25 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Wed, Oct 28, 1981 Wed, Oct 28 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 2 - 9 | |
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