 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mwaka we1981 weNew York Yankees yaive mwaka wechi78 wefranchise muNew York City uye mwaka wechi80 zvachose. Mitambo yakamiswa kwemazuva makumi mashanu nekuda kwekurova kweMajor League Baseball muna 1981, zvichikonzera mwaka wakakamurwa. Yankees vakakwikwidzana senhengo dzeAmerican League East, vachipedza kutanga muhafu yekutanga yemwaka, uye vachibatanidza chechishanu muhafu yechipiri yemwaka; zvakazara, vakakunda mitambo makumi mashanu nemapfumbamwe vachirasikirwa nemakumi mana nemasere. Chikwata ichi chakapfuurira kuenda kuma postseason nekuda kwekutanga kwavo kwekutanga, kwavakakunda Milwaukee Brewers muAmerican League Division Series uye Oakland Athletics muAmerican League Championship Series., vachitora mukombe bedzi weYankees womuma1980. Yankees ipapo yakarasikirwa neWorld Series mumitambo mitanhatu kuLos Angeles Dodgers. MaYankees akatamba mitambo yavo yekumba kuYankee Stadium uye aidzidziswa naGene Michael kusvika munaGunyana 5, uye naBob Lemon mushure meizvozvo. 