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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball postseason series
ⓘ
baseball playoff round ⓘ |
| americanLeagueEastFirstHalfWinner | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| americanLeagueEastMatchup | New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers ⓘ |
| americanLeagueEastSecondHalfWinner | Milwaukee Brewers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| americanLeagueQualifierRule | first-half division winner vs second-half division winner ⓘ |
| americanLeagueSeriesCount | 2 ⓘ |
| americanLeagueWestFirstHalfWinner | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| americanLeagueWestMatchup | Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals ⓘ |
| americanLeagueWestSecondHalfWinner | Kansas City Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| athleticsSeriesResult | Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 3–0 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ 1981 National League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | best-of-five series ⓘ |
| formatType | Division Series ⓘ |
| governingBody | Office of the Commissioner of Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | 1995 Major League Baseball Division Series format ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueEastFirstHalfWinner | Philadelphia Phillies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueEastMatchup | Philadelphia Phillies vs Montreal Expos ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueEastSecondHalfWinner | Montreal Expos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueQualifierRule | first-half division winner vs second-half division winner ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueSeriesCount | 2 ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueWestFirstHalfWinner | Los Angeles Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueWestMatchup | Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueWestSecondHalfWinner | Houston Astros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | Los Angeles Dodgers went on to win the 1981 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLeagues | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 4 ⓘ |
| permanentSuccessorRound | Division Series established in 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postseasonContext | split-season format due to strike ⓘ |
| postseasonRoundPosition | first round ⓘ |
| precededBy |
1980 American League Championship Series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1980 National League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerAmericanLeagueWestSeries | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerNationalLeagueEastSeries | Montreal Expos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerNationalLeagueWestSeries | Los Angeles Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yankeesSeriesResult | New York Yankees defeated Milwaukee Brewers 3–2 ⓘ |
| year | 1981 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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