 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kuramwa basa kwavatambi muna 1981 kwakaitika pakati paJune 12 naAugust 10. Pakupedzisira, kurova kwacho kwaizobatsira Astros kupinda mumakwikwi. Nolan Ryan naBob Knepper vakawana simba muhafu yechipiri yemwaka. Ryan akakanda rake rechishanu risina kurohwa musi waGunyana 26 uye akapedza mwaka aine 1.69 ERA. Knepper akapedza aine ERA ye 2.18. Pashure pokurova, Major League Baseball yakatora vakundi vehafu yegore rimwe nerimwe ndokutanga mutambo wokurova wepamusoro-soro. VaReds vakakunda mitambo yakawanda kupfuura rimwe boka ripi neripi muNational League, asi havana kukunda kunyange hafu yemwaka wakakamurwa nokurova. VaAstros vakapedza 6149 zvachose, izvo zvingadai zvakave zvechitatu muchikamu kuseri kweReds neDodgers. Vachifambira mberi kuenda kuma playoffs sevakundi vechikamu chechipiri, Houston yakakunda Los Angeles mumitambo yavo miviri yekutanga yemitambo pamba, asi Dodgers vakatora matatu anotevera muLos Angeles kuti vafambire mberi kuNLCS. 