1981 National League West Division Series
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1981 NL West Division Series (3-2) Los Angeles Dodgers (63-47) over Houston Astros (61-49)
Introduction[edit]
Umpires[edit]
Results[edit]
Game 1[edit]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
WP: Nolan Ryan (1-0), LP: Dave Stewart (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Home Runs: LA - Steve Garvey (1); HOU - Alan Ashby (1) |
- Attendance: 44,836
Game 2[edit]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
WP: Joe Sambito (1-0), LP: Dave Stewart (0-2) | ||||||||||||||
Home Runs: none |
- Attendance: 42,398
Game 3[edit]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Astros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Dodgers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | x | 6 | 10 | 0 |
WP: Burt Hooton (1-0), LP: Bob Knepper (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Home Runs: HOU - Art Howe (1); LA - Steve Garvey (2) |
- Attendance: 46,820
Game 4[edit]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 2 | 4 | 0 |
WP: Fernando Valenzuela (1-0), LP: Vern Ruhle (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Home Runs: LA - Pedro Guerrero (1) |
- Attendance: 55,983
Game 5[edit]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | x | 4 | 7 | 2 |
WP: Jerry Reuss (1-0), LP: Nolan Ryan (1-1) | ||||||||||||
Home Runs: none |
- Attendance: 55,979
Further Reading[edit]
- Michael Clair: "Here's what the world looked like the last time the Dodgers and Astros met in the postseason", "Cut4", mlb.com, October 22, 2017. [1]
- Rick Monday and Ken Gurnick: Rick Monday's Tales from the Dodger Dugout, Sports Publishing LLC, Champaign, IL, 2006.
- Jason Turbow: They Bled Blue: Fernandomania, Strike-Season Mayhem, and the Weirdest Championship Baseball Had Ever Seen: The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York NY, 2019. ISBN 978-1328715531
Related Sites[edit]
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NL Championship Series (3-2) Dodgers over Expos | |||
World Series (4-2) Dodgers over Yankees | |||
AL Championship Series (3-0) Yankees over Athletics | |||
AL East Division Series (3-2) Yankees over Brewers AL West Division Series (3-0) Athletics over Royals |
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