Though the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals got cheated in 1981 (see “1981 Cincinnati Reds Blog”) due to the provisional playoff structure, those captaining the ship positioned the vessel right where they wanted. When baseball’s longest postseason to date reached its final event, the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees were the last two teams standing. An iconic pair of marquee franchises squaring off on center stage, the 1981 World Series marked the eleventh time in history that the two would meet for the Fall Classic. On average, around 41 million viewers tuned into each game on their television sets to watch the Series unfold, which, according to Baseball Almanac, is the third-most viewers per championship contest since 1973 (“World Series Television Ratings”). In the past, the championship clashes between the two renowned rivals had given the world fantastical events that will live on forever in baseball history.
Major League Baseball History: Dodgers and Yanks
