| 1981 New York Yankees | ||
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| American League Champions American League East Champions | ||
| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
| City | New York City | |
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| Owners | George Steinbrenner | |
| General managers | Gene Michael | |
| Managers | Gene Michael, Bob Lemon | |
| Television | WPIX SportsChannel NY (Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White) | |
| Radio | WABC (AM) (Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Fran Healy) | |
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The 1981 New York Yankees season was the franchise's 79th season. Games were suspended for 50 days due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, causing a split season. The Yankees competed as members of the American League East, finishing first in the first half of the season, and tying for fifth in the second half of the season; overall, they won 59 games while losing 48. The team advanced to the postseason due to their first-half first-place finish, where they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League Division Series and the Oakland Athletics in the American League Championship Series, capturing the Yankees' only pennant of the 1980s. The Yankees then lost the World Series in six games to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium and were managed by Gene Michael until September 5, and by Bob Lemon thereafter.