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1981 Major League Baseball

Season Summary
World Series Champions
Los Angeles Dodgers
AL MVP
Rollie Fingers
NL MVP
Mike Schmidt
AL Cy Young
Rollie Fingers
NL Cy Young
Fernando Valenzuela
AL Rookie of the Year
Dave Righetti
NL Rookie of the Year
Fernando Valenzuela
Teams
26
Players
899 - AL Players | NL Players
Attendance
26,609,604
Playoffs
1981 Playoffs
Playoff Teams
HOU, KCA, LAN, MIL, MON, NYA, OAK, PHI
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1981 Major League Baseball
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List of all known MLB off-season free agent signings for selected season. November of prior year --> April

Free Agent Signings

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California AngelsBill Travers1981-01-264-year contract for 1981-1984 ($0m)
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Chicago White SoxJim Essian1980-11-204-year contract for 1981-1984 ($1m) reportedly more than $1m
Chicago White SoxCarlton Fisk1981-03-185-year contract for 1981-1985 ($3.5m)
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Kansas City RoyalsDave Chalk1980-11-111-year contract for 1980-1980 ($0m)
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New York MetsMike Cubbage1980-12-193-year contract for 1981-1983 ($1m)
New York MetsRusty Staub1980-12-163-year contract for 1981-1983 ($1m)
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New York YankeesBill Castro1981-02-172-year contract for 1981-1982 ($0.32m)
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Philadelphia PhilliesTug McGraw1980-12-064-year contract for 1981-1984 ($1.75m)
Philadelphia PhilliesDel Unser1980-12-222-year contract for 1980-1980 ($0m)
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