※ 引述《alex2426chen ()》之銘言：
: * 1981 年有罷工 故而那年是分成上下半季冠軍來打 NLDS
NL East W L Pct. 上半季 下半季
St. Louis Cardinals 59 43 0.578 30-20 29-23
Montreal Expos 60 48 0.556 30-25 30-23
Philadelphia Phillies 59 48 0.551 34-21 25-27
Pittsburgh Pirates 46 56 0.451 25-23 21-33
New York Mets 41 62 0.398 17-34 24-28
Chicago Cubs 38 65 0.369 15-37 23-28
NL West W L Pct. 上半季 下半季
Cincinnati Reds 66 42 0.611 35-21 31-21
Los Angeles Dodgers 63 47 0.573 36-21 27-26
Houston Astros 61 49 0.555 28-29 33-20
San Francisco Giants 56 55 0.505 27-32 29-23
Atlanta Braves 50 56 0.472 25-29 25-27
San Diego Padres 41 69 0.373 23-33 18-36
當年戰績最佳的兩隻球隊因為都不是半季冠軍,無緣季後賽