1981 MLB AL West standings

The Oakland Athletics won the 1981 MLB AL West division race at 64-45, 5 games ahead of the Texas Rangers. The strike split the season into two halves, and the division title went to the Oakland Athletics, who won the first half and then beat the Kansas City Royals, the second-half winners, in a playoff.

The 1981 playoffs, series by series

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AL West standings, 1981

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Oakland Athletics (OAK) z	64	45	.587	-	6-4	W2
Texas Rangers (TEX)	57	48	.543	5	6-4	L1
Chicago White Sox (CWS)	54	52	.509	8.5	6-4	W2
Kansas City Royals (KC) x	50	53	.485	11	6-4	W1
California Angels (CAL)	51	59	.464	13.5	5-5	W1
Seattle Mariners (SEA)	44	65	.404	20	5-5	W1
Minnesota Twins (MIN)	41	68	.376	23	3-7	L2

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
z: clinched the best record in the American League

Turning points

The lead changed hands 4 times.
The Oakland Athletics took first place for good on June 9, 1981.
The Oakland Athletics won 11 games in a row from April 9, 1981 to April 19, 1981, the longest run of the race.
The Oakland Athletics went 23-6 from April 10, 1981 to May 9, 1981, turning a tied race into a lead of 7.5 games.
Four teams held or shared first place.
The Oakland Athletics spent 178 of the season's 181 charted days in first place. The season's charted days include the Players' strike.