| 1981 Houston Astros | ||
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| National League West Co-Champions | ||
| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Astrodome | |
| City | Houston, Texas | |
| Record | 61–49 (55.5%) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd (first half); 1st (second half) | |
| Owners | John McMullen | |
| General managers | Al Rosen | |
| Managers | Bill Virdon | |
| Television | KRIV–TV 26 (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker) | |
| Radio | KENR–AM 1070 (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker) | |
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The 1981 Houston Astros season was the 20th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas. The season was divided into two halves because of a players' strike in mid-season. The Astros won the National League West in the second half with a loss by the Cincinnati Reds on October 3, the penultimate day of the season.[1] The Astros advanced to the playoffs, which matched the winners of the two halves in a Division Series (the name would be re-introduced fourteen years later). However, they were defeated in five games by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS.