Regular season 1981 New York Yankees season
1 regular season
1.1 notable transactions
1.1.1 draft picks
1.2 season standings
1.3 record vs. opponents
1.4 roster
regular season
the team finished in first place in american league east first half of season 34-22 record, finished fifth in second half 25-26 record, overall record of 59-48. season suspended 50 days due infamous 1981 players strike , league chose playoff teams, division winners first , second halves of season, respectively.
notable transactions
april 6, 1981: johnny oates signed free agent yankees.
may 20, 1981: jim spencer , tom underwood traded yankees oakland athletics dave revering, mike patterson, , chuck dougherty (minors).
june 12, 1981: doug bird, player named later, , $400,000 traded yankees chicago cubs rick reuschel. yankees completed deal sending mike griffin cubs on august 5.
august 19, 1981: pat tabler traded yankees chicago cubs players named later. cubs completed deal sending bill caudill yankees on april 1, 1982, , jay howell yankees on august 2.
draft picks
june 8, 1981: 1981 major league baseball draft
john elway drafted yankees in 2nd round.
phil lombardi drafted yankees in 3rd round.
eric plunk drafted yankees in 4th round. player signed june 15, 1981.
fred mcgriff drafted yankees in 9th round. mcgriff signed on june 11, 1981.
season standings
record vs. opponents
roster
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