Tm links to franchise history.
Division links to team status for 1981
Team Name links to list of players who played for that team during 1981 sorted by career value
| Tm | Div | Team Name | W-L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | NLW | Atlanta Braves | 50-56 | |
| CIN | NLW | Cincinnati Reds | 66-42 | |
| HOU | NLW | Houston Astros | 61-49 | NLDS |
| LAN | NLW | Los Angeles Dodgers | 63-47 | WS WIN |
| SDN | NLW | San Diego Padres | 41-69 | |
| SFN | NLW | San Francisco Giants | 56-55 | |
| CHN | NLE | Chicago Cubs | 38-65 | |
| NYN | NLE | New York Mets | 41-62 | |
| PHI | NLE | Philadelphia Phillies | 59-48 | NLDS |
| PIT | NLE | Pittsburgh Pirates | 46-56 | |
| SLN | NLE | St. Louis Cardinals | 59-43 | |
| WAS | NLE | Montreal Expos | 60-48 | NLCS |
| CHA | ALW | Chicago White Sox | 54-52 | |
| KCA | ALW | Kansas City Royals | 50-53 | ALDS |
| ANA | ALW | California Angels | 51-59 | |
| MIN | ALW | Minnesota Twins | 41-68 | |
| OAK | ALW | Oakland Athletics | 64-45 | ALCS |
| SEA | ALW | Seattle Mariners | 44-65 | |
| TEX | ALW | Texas Rangers | 57-48 | |
| BAL | ALE | Baltimore Orioles | 59-46 | |
| BOS | ALE | Boston Red Sox | 59-49 | |
| CLE | ALE | Cleveland Indians | 52-51 | |
| DET | ALE | Detroit Tigers | 60-49 | |
| MIL | ALE | Milwaukee Brewers | 62-47 | ALDS |
| NYA | ALE | New York Yankees | 59-48 | WS LOSE |
| TOR | ALE | Toronto Blue Jays | 37-69 |
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