League standings - 1981 American League
Regular season

Divisional
YearTeamWLPctGBL10StrkRecentRFRAMgnMgc
AL EAST             
1981Las Vegas Thunder9963 .611- 9-1W4wwwwlwwwww7445741700
1981Wabash River Catfish8874 .54311 0-10L13llllllllll65962336 
1981Frankfort Tigers8874 .54311 3-7L1lwlwwlllll73470529 
1981Spirit Mountain Volcanoes8676 .53113 5-5W1wlwllwlwlw69863563 
1981Kenosha Eagles8379 .51216 3-7L4llllwlwlwl513529-16 
1981Thunder Bay Damage7389 .45126 10-0W10wwwwwwwwww604687-83 
              
AL WEST             
1981Dayton Triangles9765 .599- 6-4L2llwlwwwwwl6985251730
1981Cuyahoga River Flames9567 .5862 3-7L3lllwwllwll681556125 
1981Beast Coast Brushbacks9072 .5567 6-4W2wwlwllwwwl803689114 
1981Ottawa Lynx8280 .50615 5-5W3wwwllwlllw719750-31 
1981San Diego Conquistadors6597 .40132 5-5W1wlwlwwlllw566706-140 
1981Nanoose Bay Barking Owls6498 .39533 5-5L1lwlwllwlww609703-94 

Wildcard
YearTeamWLPctGBL10StrkRecentMgc
1981Las Vegas Thunder9963 .611na 9-1W4wwwwlwwwww 
1981Dayton Triangles9765 .599na 6-4L2llwlwwwwwl 
1981Cuyahoga River Flames9567 .586- 3-7L3lllwwllwll0
1981Beast Coast Brushbacks9072 .5565 6-4W2wwlwllwwwl 
1981Wabash River Catfish8874 .5437 0-10L13llllllllll 
1981Frankfort Tigers8874 .5437 3-7L1lwlwwlllll 
1981Spirit Mountain Volcanoes8676 .5319 5-5W1wlwllwlwlw 
1981Kenosha Eagles8379 .51212 3-7L4llllwlwlwl 
1981Ottawa Lynx8280 .50613 5-5W3wwwllwlllw 
1981Thunder Bay Damage7389 .45122 10-0W10wwwwwwwwww 
1981San Diego Conquistadors6597 .40130 5-5W1wlwlwwlllw 
1981Nanoose Bay Barking Owls6498 .39531 5-5L1lwlwllwlww 

Expanded1
YearTeamHomeRoadGrassTurfvsLHPvsRHPDivInterLg
1981Las Vegas Thunder49-3250-3131-2168-4226-2073-4338-2228-20
1981Dayton Triangles49-3248-3329-2468-4126-1471-5136-2430-18
1981Cuyahoga River Flames55-2640-4173-5622-1122-2373-4431-2932-16
1981Beast Coast Brushbacks49-3241-4075-5415-1827-2563-4735-2527-21
1981Wabash River Catfish48-3340-4171-5717-1726-2462-5024-3631-17
1981Frankfort Tigers52-2936-4570-5618-1823-2665-4830-3028-20
1981Spirit Mountain Volcanoes44-3742-3973-5813-1826-2660-5032-2826-22
1981Kenosha Eagles43-3840-4126-3157-4826-2357-5627-3329-19
1981Ottawa Lynx44-3738-4328-3054-5018-2464-5638-2222-26
1981Thunder Bay Damage42-3931-5020-3553-5421-2952-6029-3121-27
1981San Diego Conquistadors36-4529-5256-769-2117-2748-7018-4226-22
1981Nanoose Bay Barking Owls25-5639-4255-779-2120-2744-7122-3826-22

Expanded2
YearTeamLead7Tied7Trail71-runExtra
1981Las Vegas Thunder78-515-46-5429-1510-2
1981Dayton Triangles80-610-147-4524-277-8
1981Cuyahoga River Flames70-613-512-5627-2313-7
1981Beast Coast Brushbacks76-47-97-5925-187-4
1981Wabash River Catfish76-129-93-5328-274-11
1981Frankfort Tigers73-57-128-5716-207-11
1981Spirit Mountain Volcanoes67-1011-108-5629-2510-6
1981Kenosha Eagles60-514-179-5739-3210-7
1981Ottawa Lynx62-813-97-6330-267-10
1981Thunder Bay Damage49-911-813-7234-258-9
1981San Diego Conquistadors57-115-73-799-264-10
1981Nanoose Bay Barking Owls46-1011-147-7423-357-10