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1981 MLB NL West standings
The Cincinnati Reds won the 1981 MLB NL West division race at 66-42, 4 games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
🏆The 1981 playoffs, series by series
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NL West standings, 1981
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Cincinnati Reds (CIN) z | 66 | 42 | .611 | - | 6-4 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) x | 63 | 47 | .573 | 4 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Houston Astros (HOU) x | 61 | 49 | .555 | 6 | 5-5 | W1 |
| San Francisco Giants (SF) | 56 | 55 | .505 | 11.5 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Atlanta Braves (ATL) | 50 | 56 | .472 | 15 | 4-6 | L1 |
| San Diego Padres (SD) | 41 | 69 | .373 | 26 | 5-5 | L1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- z
- clinched the best record in the National League
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 5 times.
- The Cincinnati Reds trailed by as many as 6.5 games on May 23, 1981.
- The Cincinnati Reds took first place for good on September 19, 1981.
- The Houston Astros won 9 games in a row from August 28, 1981 to September 4, 1981, the longest run of the race.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers led by 6.5 games as late as May 26, 1981.
- The Cincinnati Reds went 16-4 from September 8, 1981 to September 30, 1981, turning a deficit of 4 games into a lead of 5 games.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers held first place for 130 straight days, the season's longest run.
- The Cincinnati Reds spent 22 of the season's 181 charted days in first place.