1981 World Series

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The 1981 World Series was Major League Baseball's championship series in a strike-shortened season, in which the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball championship series
World Series
awayTeam New York Yankees
awayTeamLeague American League
bestOf 7 games
champion Los Angeles Dodgers
championDivision National League West
championTitleCount 5th World Series title for Los Angeles Dodgers (since move to Los Angeles)
city Los Angeles
New York City
country United States
endDate 1981-10-28
followedBy 1982 World Series
format best-of-seven
game1Winner New York Yankees
game2Winner New York Yankees
game3Winner Los Angeles Dodgers
game4Winner Los Angeles Dodgers
game5Winner Los Angeles Dodgers
game6Winner Los Angeles Dodgers
hasPart Game 1 of the 1981 World Series
Game 2 of the 1981 World Series
Game 3 of the 1981 World Series
Game 4 of the 1981 World Series
Game 5 of the 1981 World Series
Game 6 of the 1981 World Series
homeTeam Los Angeles Dodgers
homeTeamLeague National League
league Major League Baseball
managerOfChampion Tommy Lasorda
managerOfRunnerUp Bob Lemon
mostValuablePlayer Pedro Guerrero
Ron Cey
Steve Yeager
MVPTeam Los Angeles Dodgers
notableEvent played after strike-shortened 1981 MLB season
numberInSequence 78th World Series
overallFranchiseTitleCount 7th World Series title for Dodgers franchise
precededBy 1980 World Series
radioNetworkUS CBS Radio
runnerUp New York Yankees
runnerUpDivision American League East
season 1981 Major League Baseball season
seriesResult Dodgers won 4–2
sport baseball
startDate 1981-10-20
televisionNetworkUS ABC
umpireCrewChief Bill Kunkel
venue Dodger Stadium
Yankee Stadium

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1981 World Series ("Game 3 of the 1981 World Series")
1981 World Series ("Game 5 of the 1981 World Series")
1981 World Series ("Game 6 of the 1981 World Series")
hasPart
1988 World Series
DodgersPreviousWorldSeriesTitle
1980 World Series
followedBy
1982 World Series
precededBy
Mike Scioscia
wonChampionshipAsPlayer

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