1981 Eastern League season

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The 1981 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.

The Bristol Red Sox defeated the Glens Falls White Sox three games to two to win the Eastern League Championship Series.

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Eastern League - Northern Division[1]
Team Win Loss % GB
Glens Falls White Sox 83 52 .615
Holyoke Millers 68 70 .493 16.5
Lynn Sailors 62 76 .449 22.5
Buffalo Bisons 56 81 .409 28.0
Eastern League - Southern Division[1]
Team Win Loss % GB
Bristol Red Sox 79 58 .577
Reading Phillies 76 63 .547 4.0
West Haven A's 71 67 .514 8.5
Waterbury Reds 55 83 .399 24.5

Notes:

Green shade indicates that team advanced to the playoffs
Bold indicates that team advanced to ELCS
Italics indicates that team won ELCS


Playoffs[edit]

Semi-finals Series[edit]

Bristol Red Sox defeated Reading Phillies 2 games to 0.

Championship Series[edit]

Bristol Red Sox defeated Glens Falls White Sox 3 games to 2.

Attendance[edit]

1981 Eastern League Regular season Playoffs
Total attendance 620,893 10,750
Total games played 550 7
Average attendance per game 1,129 1,536

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1981 Eastern League". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

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