League standings - 1981 National League
Regular season

Divisional
YearTeamWLPctGBL10StrkRecentRFRAMgnMgc
NL EAST             
1981Fairfax Peppers10161 .623- 5-5L2llwwwwwlll7015111900
1981Evanston Black Sox9963 .6112 6-4L1lwlwwllwww704540164 
1981Blue Ridge Mountaineers8676 .53115 5-5W2wwllllwwwl65358073 
1981Flushing Rats7983 .48822 4-6L1lwlwwllllw614666-52 
1981Collierstown Highlanders7686 .46925 6-4W1wlwllwlwww687736-49 
1981Cleveland Spiders6795 .41434 4-6W1wlwllwwlll665789-124 
              
NL WEST             
1981Rockford Forest Citys9072 .556- 4-6L2llwllwwwll762692700
1981South Bend Cubs8577 .5255 9-1W2wwlwwwwwww68867315 
1981Bloomington Hoosiers7191 .43819 3-7L2llwlllllww635719-84 
1981Asheville Tourists6894 .42022 6-4W2wwlwwlllww607687-80 
1981Manchester Pine Barons6696 .40724 4-6L4llllwwwwll570720-150 
1981Niskayuna Nationals46116 .28444 4-6W4wwwwllllll635954-319 

Wildcard
YearTeamWLPctGBL10StrkRecentMgc
1981Fairfax Peppers10161 .623na 5-5L2llwwwwwlll 
1981Rockford Forest Citys9072 .556na 4-6L2llwllwwwll 
1981Evanston Black Sox9963 .611- 6-4L1lwlwwllwww0
1981Blue Ridge Mountaineers8676 .53113 5-5W2wwllllwwwl 
1981South Bend Cubs8577 .52514 9-1W2wwlwwwwwww 
1981Flushing Rats7983 .48820 4-6L1lwlwwllllw 
1981Collierstown Highlanders7686 .46923 6-4W1wlwllwlwww 
1981Bloomington Hoosiers7191 .43828 3-7L2llwlllllww 
1981Asheville Tourists6894 .42031 6-4W2wwlwwlllww 
1981Cleveland Spiders6795 .41432 4-6W1wlwllwwlll 
1981Manchester Pine Barons6696 .40733 4-6L4llllwwwwll 
1981Niskayuna Nationals46116 .28453 4-6W4wwwwllllll 

Expanded1
YearTeamHomeRoadGrassTurfvsLHPvsRHPDivInterLg
1981Fairfax Peppers53-2848-3383-5218-934-1767-4437-2329-19
1981Rockford Forest Citys52-2938-4378-6012-1234-2356-4934-2627-21
1981Evanston Black Sox50-3149-3282-5217-1128-1971-4431-2931-17
1981Blue Ridge Mountaineers44-3742-3974-6412-1236-2250-5434-2624-24
1981South Bend Cubs39-4246-3567-6618-1131-2454-5339-2122-26
1981Flushing Rats47-3432-4967-7312-1027-2752-5628-3220-28
1981Collierstown Highlanders34-4742-3930-3146-5525-2751-5929-3118-30
1981Bloomington Hoosiers37-4434-4757-7714-1428-2743-6430-3020-28
1981Asheville Tourists32-4936-4524-3844-5623-2445-7024-3618-30
1981Cleveland Spiders36-4531-5057-8210-1315-3152-6421-3915-33
1981Manchester Pine Barons36-4530-5154-8412-1217-4049-5629-3114-34
1981Niskayuna Nationals21-6025-5616-4230-7415-3431-8224-3612-36

Expanded2
YearTeamLead7Tied7Trail71-runExtra
1981Fairfax Peppers78-617-86-4726-2610-5
1981Rockford Forest Citys69-613-98-5725-2510-4
1981Evanston Black Sox82-99-88-4629-258-5
1981Blue Ridge Mountaineers67-612-107-6024-315-10
1981South Bend Cubs71-87-77-6227-286-8
1981Flushing Rats61-312-136-6729-249-8
1981Collierstown Highlanders54-811-1011-6827-2314-7
1981Bloomington Hoosiers53-711-117-7328-248-7
1981Asheville Tourists53-86-149-7222-334-5
1981Cleveland Spiders52-98-157-7122-268-13
1981Manchester Pine Barons50-311-145-7930-246-12
1981Niskayuna Nationals35-117-134-9213-274-7