1981 National League Division Series

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1981 National League Division Series

Teams
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Los Angeles Dodgers (3)|  |  Tommy Lasorda|  36–21, .632, GA: ½ (1st half)
27–26, .509, GB: 6 (2nd half)
Houston Astros (2)|  |  Bill Virdon|  28–29, .491, GB: 8 (1st half)
33–20, .623, GA: 1½ (2nd half)
Dates| October 6 – 11
Television| NBC
KTTV (Dodgers' broadcast)
KRIV-TV (Astros' broadcast)
TV announcers| NBC: Joe Garagiola and Tony Kubek
KTTV: Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, and Ross Porter
KRIV-TV: Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, and Larry Dierker
Radio| CBS
KABC-AM (Dodgers' broadcast)
KENR (Astros' broadcast)
Radio announcers| CBS: Jerry Coleman and Sparky Anderson
KABC: Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, and Ross Porter
KENR: Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, and Larry Dierker
Umpires| Jerry Dale
Jim Quick
Satch Davidson
John McSherry
Lee Weyer
Ed Montague
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Montreal Expos (3)|  |  Jim Fanning|  30–25, .545, GB: 4 (1st half)
30–23, .566, GA: ½ (2nd half)
Philadelphia Phillies (2)|  |  Dallas Green|  34–21, .618, GA: 1½ (1st half)
25–27, .481, GB: 4½ (2nd half)
Dates| October 7 – 11
Television| NBC
CBC
SRC (French-language broadcast)
WPHL-TV (Phillies' broadcast)
TV announcers| NBC Dick Enberg and Tom Seaver
CBC: Dave Van Horne and Duke Snider
SRC: Jean-Pierre Roy and Guy Ferron
WPHL-TV: Harry Kalas, Andy Musser, Richie Ashburn and Tim McCarver
Radio| CBS
Radio announcers| Jack Buck and Joe Torre
Umpires| Terry Tata
Frank Pulli
Bruce Froemming
Billy Williams
John Kibler
Jerry Crawford
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The 1981 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1981 National League playoffs which began on Tuesday, October 6, and ended on Sunday, October 11. The Division Series was created on August 6 in response to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, which caused the cancellation of roughly one-third of the regular season between June 12 and August 9; by the time play was resumed, it was decided that the best approach was to have the first-half leaders automatically qualify for postseason play, and allow all the teams to begin the second half with a clean slate. The series were best-of-five games.

The Montreal Expos defeated the Philadelphia Phillies while the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros to advance to the National League Championship Series.

## Overview

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The first half and second-half champions in both the National League East and National League West divisions would meet in best-of-five series, with the winners advancing to the NL Championship Series (NLCS). If the same team won both halves, a wild card team - the second-place team from both halves combined - would qualify for the postseason,[1] but this proved unnecessary in both leagues. There were no plans to continue the format in later seasons, although the Division Series returned in 1995 on a permanent basis after MLB realigned to three divisions in each league. The teams in the 1981 NLDS were:

* East Division: Philadelphia Phillies (first-half champion, 34–21) vs. Montreal Expos (second-half champion, 30–23): Expos win series, 3–2.
* West Division: Los Angeles Dodgers (first-half champion, 36–21) vs. Houston Astros (second-half champion, 33–20): Dodgers win series, 3–2.

The second-half champions played the first two games at home, with the first-half champions hosting all remaining games; this was predetermined in August, independent of team records.[1] Had a team won both halves of the season, they would have hosted all games of the series other than the first game, which the wild card team would host.[1]

The results of the format were highly controversial, as the Cincinnati Reds failed to qualify for the postseason despite having the best record in baseball (66–42) over the full season;[2] the St. Louis Cardinals, with the NL's second-best record (59–43), were also left out.[3] The Reds had finished the first half of the season just a half-game behind the Dodgers, while the Cardinals finished the second half just a half-game behind the Expos,[4] who were making their first postseason appearance after 13 years of play.

Both series went the full five games. The home team won every game in both series save for one: Game 5 of the East Division series, which Montreal won 3–0 at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium. The Dodgers and Expos went on to meet in the NL Championship Series. The Dodgers became the National League champion, and defeated the American League champion New York Yankees in the 1981 World Series.

## Matchups

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### Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Houston Astros

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Los Angeles won the series, 3–2.

Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance

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1 | October 6 | Los Angeles Dodgers – 1, Houston Astros – 3 | Astrodome | 2:22[5] | 44,836[6]
2 | October 7 | Los Angeles Dodgers – 0, Houston Astros – 1 (11 innings) | Astrodome | 3:39 | 42,398[7]
3 | October 9 | Houston Astros – 1, Los Angeles Dodgers – 6 | Dodger Stadium | 2:35[8] | 46,820[9]
4 | October 10 | Houston Astros – 1, Los Angeles Dodgers – 2 | Dodger Stadium | 2:00[10] | 55,983[11]
5 | October 11 | Houston Astros – 0, Los Angeles Dodgers – 4 | Dodger Stadium | 2:52 | 55,979[12]

### Philadelphia Phillies vs. Montreal Expos

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Montreal won the series, 3–2.

Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance

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1 | October 7 | Philadelphia Phillies – 1, Montreal Expos – 3 | Olympic Stadium | 2:30 | 34,237[13]
2 | October 8 | Philadelphia Phillies – 1, Montreal Expos – 3 | Olympic Stadium | 2:31 | 45,896[14]
3 | October 9 | Montreal Expos – 2, Philadelphia Phillies – 6 | Veterans Stadium | 2:45 | 36,835[15]
4 | October 10 | Montreal Expos – 5, Philadelphia Phillies – 6 (10 innings) | Veterans Stadium | 2:48 | 38,818[16]
5 | October 11 | Montreal Expos – 3, Philadelphia Phillies – 0 | Veterans Stadium | 2:15 | 47,384[17]

## Los Angeles vs. Houston

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### Game 1

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Tuesday, October 6, 1981 7:15 pm (CT) at Astrodome in Houston, Texas Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0
Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0
WP: Nolan Ryan (1–0)  LP: Dave Stewart (0–1)
Home runs:
LAD: Steve Garvey (1)
HOU: Alan Ashby (1)
Attendance: 44,836
Boxscore

Fernando Valenzuela faced Nolan Ryan, a matchup worthy of a pitcher's duel. The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the sixth. Tony Scott singled home Terry Puhl to score the game's first run, but Steve Garvey tied the game with a home run in the top of the seventh. The game would remain 1–1 into the bottom of the ninth. Dave Stewart retired the first two men, but Craig Reynolds singled and Alan Ashby slugged a two-run walk-off home run. It was the first postseason walkoff home run in Astros history.[18]

### Game 2

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Wednesday, October 7, 1981 12:05 pm (CT) at Astrodome in Houston, Texas  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E

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Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1
Houston | 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:
LAD: none
HOU: none
Attendance: 42,398
Boxscore

Jerry Reuss was pitted against Joe Niekro. Both pitchers kept the game scoreless, but both teams had trouble scoring runs when they managed to get men on. Reuss pitched nine innings and Niekro eight. It remained scoreless until the bottom of the 11th. Dave Stewart was brought in once again, although having lost the last game. He surrendered back-to-back singles to open the inning. He was taken out and the bases were loaded thanks to an intentional walk to César Cedeño. The bullpen had managed to get two outs but pinch hitter Denny Walling hit the game winner, a single to right field.

### Game 3

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Friday, October 9 1:05 pm (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Houston | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2
Los Angeles | 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)
LAD: Steve Garvey (2)
Attendance: 46,820
Boxscore

Houston was now one win away from winning their first ever postseason series and moving one step closer to the franchise's first pennant. However, Burt Hooton was there to stop the streaking Astros against Bob Knepper. Hooton held the Astros to three hits over seven innings and the bullpen held them to no hits through the last two innings. After an RBI double by Dusty Baker, Steve Garvey hit a two-run homer to make it 3–0 in the bottom of the first. Art Howe would drive the only run of the game for the Astros by hitting a leadoff home run in the third. The Dodgers would add insurance in the eighth. With two on and one out off of Joe Sambito, Bill Russell's RBI single, Reggie Smith's sacrifice fly, and Ken Landreaux's RBI single extended their lead to 6–1. Bob Welch pitched a scoreless ninth to keep the Dodgers in the series.

### Game 4

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Game 4 winning pitcher Fernando Valenzuela Saturday, October 10, 1981 5:15 pm (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0
Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 | 4 | 0
WP: Fernando Valenzuela (1–0)  LP: Vern Ruhle (0–1)
Home runs:
HOU: None
LAD: Pedro Guerrero (1)
Attendance: 55,983
Boxscore

Fernando Valenzuela took the hill for the Dodgers once again, this time against Vern Ruhle. Both pitchers pitched complete games for their respective teams in a duel that saw each team combine for two hits with runners in scoring position. Eventual World Series co-MVP Pedro Guerrero got the Dodgers on the board first with a homer in the bottom of the fifth. Bill Russell drove in the second run for Los Angeles in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI single. In the top of the ninth inning, Terry Puhl hit a one-out double. With two out, Tony Scott hit a single to let that scored Puhl and brought up Jose Cruz. A few pitches later, Cruz popped up a flyball to the catcher to end the game.[19]

### Game 5

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Sunday, October 11, 1981 1:05 pm (PT) at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3
Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 2
WP: Jerry Reuss (1–0)  LP: Nolan Ryan (1–1)
Home runs:
HOU: none
LAD: none
Attendance: 55,979
Boxscore

Nolan Ryan was brought in on clinching day to win the Astros their first ever postseason series. Opposing him would be Jerry Reuss, who had pitched so well in Game 2. The sixth proved disastrous for Ryan. He drew a leadoff flyout before Dusty Baker managed to get a walk to first base and Steve Garvey advanced him to third on a single. Rick Monday broke the tie with a single to right field. A batter later, Mike Scioscia hit a single to score Garvey before Bill Russell hit a ground ball to third that went past the first baseman on the throw that got Monday to score. Ryan was pulled for a pinch hitter in the following inning.[20] A two-out triple by Steve Garvey made it 4–0 Dodgers in the seventh. In the end, Reuss went the distance again and pitched a brilliant five-hit shutout to put the Dodgers in the 1981 National League Championship Series. In addition, the Dodgers avenged their loss to the Astros the previous year in a one-game playoff for the NL West title.

### Composite box

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1981 NLDS (3–2): Los Angeles Dodgers over Houston Astros

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E

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Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 3
Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 5
Total attendance: 246,016 Average attendance: 49,203

## Philadelphia vs. Montreal

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### Game 1

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Wednesday, October 7, 1981 1:05 pm (ET) at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Philadelphia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1
Montreal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 8 | 0
WP: Steve Rogers (1–0)  LP: Steve Carlton (0–1)  Sv: Jeff Reardon (1)
Home runs:
PHI: Keith Moreland (1)
MTL: None
Attendance: 34,237
Boxscore

In the other division series, the first ever MLB postseason game in Canada featured the Expos, participating for the first time in post-season play (they would not make the playoffs again until 31 years later, as the Washington Nationals), would have to defeat the defending World Champions, the Philadelphia Phillies. Steve Rogers faced Steve Carlton in Game 1 in Montreal, the first-ever MLB postseason game played outside the United States. A Gary Carter double scored the first Expo run in postseason history in the first. But the Phillies wasted no time in responding. Keith Moreland homered to lead off the second. The game was tied at one. A Chris Speier double gave the Expos the lead for good. Warren Cromartie would double in the third and final Expo run of the game. The score would remain the same. Rogers pitched 8+2⁄3 innings and gave up ten hits, but only one run was allowed. Jeff Reardon got the final out and the save. This was the Expos' first postseason victory.

### Game 2

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Thursday, October 8, 1981 8:15 pm (ET) at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2
Montreal | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 0
WP: Bill Gullickson (1–0)  LP: Dick Ruthven (0–1)  Sv: Jeff Reardon (2)
Home runs:
PHI: None
MTL: Gary Carter (1)
Attendance: 45,896
Boxscore

Dick Ruthven was called on to stem the tide against Bill Gullickson. Chris Speier's RBI single in the second made it 1–0 Expos. Then a two-run homer in the third by Gary Carter made it 3–0. Gullickson was masterful, allowing only one run (on Pete Rose's RBI single in the eighth after a two-out double by Lonnie Smith) and six hits in 7+2⁄3 innings. Jeff Reardon got the save for the second consecutive game.

### Game 3

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Friday, October 9, 1981 4:05 pm (ET) at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Montreal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4
Philadelphia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 | 13 | 0
WP: Larry Christenson (1–0)  LP: Ray Burris (0–1)
Home runs:
MTL: none
PHI: none
Attendance: 36,835
Boxscore

Ray Burris was called on in the potential clincher against Larry Christenson, hoping to keep the Phillies alive. In the second, Chris Speier's amazing postseason continued with another RBI single to give the Expos the lead. However, Manny Trillo's two-run single in the bottom of the second gave the Phillies the lead. Two more RBI singles made it 4–1 in the sixth. Two more runs for the Phillies in the seventh gave them six for the night. The Expos would get another on a sacrifice fly in the seventh but the score would remain 6–2 as the Phillies won.

### Game 4

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Saturday, October 10, 1981 1:05 pm (ET) at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E

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Montreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1
Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0
WP: Tug McGraw (1–0)  LP: Jeff Reardon (0–1)
Home runs:
MTL: Gary Carter (2)
PHI: Mike Schmidt (1), Gary Matthews (1), George Vukovich (1)
Attendance: 38,818
Boxscore

Arguably the best game of the series took place in Game 4. Scott Sanderson started against Dickie Noles. The Phillies jumped out to a 2–0 lead in the first on a two-run homer by Mike Schmidt. Keith Moreland's two-run single made it 4–0 in the third. But the Expos refused to go quietly. Gary Carter homered to lead off the fourth to make it 4–1. A Jerry White sacrifice fly made it 4–2 in the fifth. The Expos would tie the game thanks to Chris Speier's RBI single and he would later score. Gary Matthews would homer to give the Phillies the lead. Gary Carter would double to tie the game again in the seventh. In the bottom of the tenth, George Vukovich would walk the game off with a leadoff homer off Jeff Reardon. It tied the series at two games apiece and set up the deciding Game 5.

### Game 5

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Game 5 winning pitcher Steve Rogers Sunday, October 11, 1981 4:05 pm (ET) at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Montreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1
Philadelphia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0
WP: Steve Rogers (2–0)  LP: Steve Carlton (0–2)
Home runs:
MTL: none
PHI: none
Attendance: 47,384
Boxscore

In Game 5, the defending champions sent their best, Steve Carlton, to the mound. Carlton would once again face Steve Rogers. Carlton was hoping to avenge his Game 1 loss. Both pitchers kept the game scoreless into the fifth inning. A single and two walks loaded the bases for Rogers. In what proved to be the series0winning hit, Rogers singled to center, scoring Larry Parrish and Chris Speier. An RBI double by Parrish in the sixth made it 3–0. That would be all Rogers would need. He allowed only six hits and one walk in a complete-game shutout of the defending world champions. His brilliance led the Expos to the NLCS and their first-ever postseason series win. The Expos franchise would not advance in the postseason for another 38 years, until a win in the 2019 National League Wild Card Game as the Washington Nationals. They would not win another postseason series until the 2019 NLDS.

### Composite box

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1981 NLDS (3–2): Montreal Expos over Philadelphia Phillies

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Montreal Expos | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 41 | 6
Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 3
Total attendance: 203,170 Average attendance: 40,634

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Details Announced For Mini-Playoffs". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. UPI. August 11, 1981. p. 31. Retrieved October 5, 2019 - via newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Reds win flag after all . . . for best record". The Advocate. Newark, Ohio. AP. October 5, 1981. p. 16. Retrieved October 5, 2019 - via newspapers.com.
3. ^ McEwen, Tom (October 16, 1981). "Frustrated McNamara Would Rather Be In Montreal". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 35. Retrieved October 5, 2019 - via newspapers.com.
4. ^ "The 1981 Season". Retrosheet. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
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8. ^ "Dodgers-Astros". The Napa Valley Register. October 10, 1981. p. 8.
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10. ^ "Dodgers 2, Astros 1". The Record. October 11, 1981. p. 58.
11. ^ "1981 NLDS - Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Dodgers - Game 4". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
12. ^ "1981 NLDS - Houston Astros vs. Los Angeles Dodgers - Game 5". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
13. ^ "1981 NLDS - Philadelphia Phillies vs. Montreal Expos - Game 1". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
14. ^ "1981 NLDS - Philadelphia Phillies vs. Montreal Expos - Game 2". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
15. ^ "1981 NLDS - Montreal Expos vs. Philadelphia Phillies - Game 3". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
16. ^ "1981 NLDS - Montreal Expos vs. Philadelphia Phillies - Game 4". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
17. ^ "1981 NLDS - Montreal Expos vs. Philadelphia Phillies - Game 5". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
18. ^ "Dandy dozen: Revisit every walkoff win in Astros playoff history". October 12, 2022.
19. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN198110100.shtml
20. ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN198110110.shtml

## Further reading

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* Wolf, Gregory H. (2017). "October 6, 1981: Alan Ashby's walk-off homer in ninth preserves Ryan's two-hitter in NLDS opener". SABR. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
* Riis, Richard (2017). "October 7, 1981: Denny Walling's walk-off single in 11th sends Astros to win in Game 2". SABR. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
* Belleville, Gary. "October 7, 1981: Expos win first MLB postseason game played outside U.S." SABR. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
* King, Norm (2016). "October 11, 1981: Steve Rogers leads Expos to NLCS". SABR. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

## External links

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* LAD vs. HOU at Baseball-Reference
* MON vs. PHI at Baseball-Reference

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* Manager: Dave Roberts

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Championships (7)|

* 1955
* 1959
* 1963
* 1965
* 1981
* 1988
* 2020

League pennants
(24)|

* American Association: 1889
* National League: 1890
* 1899
* 1900
* 1916
* 1920
* 1941
* 1947
* 1949
* 1952
* 1953
* 1955
* 1956
* 1959
* 1963
* 1965
* 1966
* 1974
* 1977
* 1978
* 1981
* 1988
* 2017
* 2018
* 2020

Division titles (21)|

* 1974
* 1977
* 1978
* 1981 (first half)
* 1983
* 1985
* 1988
* 1995
* 2004
* 2008
* 2009
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2022
* 2023

Wild card berths (3)|

* 1996
* 2006
* 2021

Minor league affiliates|

* Triple-A: Oklahoma City Baseball Club
* Double-A: Tulsa Drillers
* High-A: Great Lakes Loons
* Single-A: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
* Rookie: Arizona Complex League Dodgers
* Dominican Summer League Dodgers
* Minor League Rosters

Seasons (141)

1880s|

* 1880 · 1881 · 1882 ·  1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889

1890s|

* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899

1900s|

* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

* v
* t
* e

Montreal Expos

* Now the Washington Nationals
* Based in Montreal, Quebec (1969–2004)

Franchise|

* Seasons
* Expansion
* Expansion draft
* Records
* No-hitters
* Players
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* Player of the Year
* Owners and executives
* Managers
* Broadcasters
* All articles

Ballparks|

* Jarry Park
* Olympic Stadium
* Hiram Bithorn Stadium

Spring training|

* City Island Ball Park
* Municipal Stadium
* Roger Dean Stadium
* Space Coast Stadium

Culture|

* "The Happy Wanderer"
* Youppi!
* Expo 67
* TSN
* The Cap

Lore|

* Blue Monday
* Dennis Martínez's perfect game
* Meilleure équipe de baseball
* 2001 Major League Baseball contraction plan

Rivalries|

* Philadelphia Phillies
* Toronto Blue Jays

Retired numbers|

* 8
* 10
* 10
* 30
* 42

Division Championships|

* National League East: 1981 (second half)

Seasons (36)

1960s|

· 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004

* v
* t
* e

Philadelphia Phillies

* Established in 1883
* Formerly the Philadelphia Quakers and the Philadelphia Blue Jays
* Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franchise|

* History
* Seasons
* Records
* Players
* Owners and executives
* Managers
* Broadcasters
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* First-round picks
* No-hitters
* Award winners and league leaders

Ballparks|

* Recreation Park
* Baker Bowl
* Shibe Park
* Veterans Stadium
* Citizens Bank Park

Spring training

Cape May Athletic Park
The Ballpark (Gainesville)
Latta Park Baseball Field
Broad Street Park
Bolton Street Park
Southern Pines Country Club
Rickwood Field
Fogel Field
Sunset Ball Park
Coffee Pot Park
Wearn Field
Fleming Field
Cooke Field
Ninth Street Park
Denison Field
Biloxi Stadium
Landa Park
Flamingo Field
Wilmington Park
Clearwater Athletic Field
Jack Russell Stadium
Carpenter Complex/BayCare Ballpark

Culture|

* Ashburn Alley
* Baseball Wall of Fame
* By Saam
* Curse of Billy Penn
* Dan Baker
* Franchise awards
* "High Hopes"
* Hot Pants Patrol
* "Kashmir"
* Maje McDonnell
* Pattison station
* Paul Richardson
* Philadelphia Phillies (NFL)
* Phillie Phanatic (David Raymond)
* Phillies Turn Back the Clock
* Sports Hall of Fame
* The Winning Team
* Summer Catch
* "The Sound of Philadelphia"
* "Dancing on My Own"
* "A-O-K"
* South Philadelphia Sports Complex
* Tony Lucadello

Lore|

* 1993 World Series Game 6
* 2018 MLB Little League Classic
* Bedlam at the Bank
* Black Friday
* Black Saturday
* The Cardiac Kids
* Chase Utley's throw home
* Dick Sisler's home run
* The Four Aces
* Macho Row
* Perfect games
* Jim Bunning
* Roy Halladay
* Pete Rose catch
* The Phold
* Roy Halladay's postseason no-hitter
* Whiz Kids
* Wheeze Kids

Rivalries|

* New York Mets
* Philadelphia Athletics (City Series)
* Pittsburgh Pirates
* Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos (former)

Important figures|

| Wall of Fame
members|

* Grover Cleveland Alexander
* Dick Allen
* Richie Ashburn
* Bob Boone
* Larry Bowa
* Jim Bunning
* Pat Burrell
* Johnny Callison
* Steve Carlton
* Ruly Carpenter
* Gavvy Cravath
* Darren Daulton
* Ed Delahanty
* Del Ennis
* Dallas Green
* Pat Gillick
* Roy Halladay
* Billy Hamilton
* Granny Hamner
* Willie Jones
* Harry Kalas
* Chuck Klein
* John Kruk
* Mike Lieberthal
* Greg Luzinski
* Garry Maddox
* Sherry Magee
* Charlie Manuel
* Bake McBride
* Tug McGraw
* David Montgomery
* Paul Owens
* John Quinn
* Ron Reed
* Robin Roberts
* Scott Rolen
* Juan Samuel
* Curt Schilling
* Mike Schmidt
* Chris Short
* Curt Simmons
* Tony Taylor
* Jim Thome
* Sam Thompson
* Manny Trillo
* John Vukovich
* Cy Williams

|

Franchise
record holders|

* John Coleman
* Bill Duggleby
* Lenny Dykstra
* Kid Gleason
* Ryan Howard
* George McQuillan
* Jonathan Papelbon
* Lefty O'Doul
* Jimmy Rollins
* Curt Schilling
* Kent Tekulve
* Chase Utley

Retired numbers|

* 1
* 14
* 15
* 20
* 32
* 34
* 36
* 42
* P
* P

Key personnel|

* Owner: Limited partnership (John S. Middleton, Jim & Pete Buck, Stanley Middleman, Estate of David Montgomery, & Pat Gillick)
* President: David Dombrowski
* General Manager: Sam Fuld
* Manager: Rob Thomson

World Series
championships (2)|

* 1980
* 2008

NL pennants (8)|

* 1915
* 1950
* 1980
* 1983
* 1993
* 2008
* 2009
* 2022

Division
championships (11)|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1980
* 1983
* 1993
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011

Wild Card titles (2)|

* 2022
* 2023

Minor league
affiliates|

Triple-A

Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Double-A

Reading Fightin Phils
High-A

Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Single-A

Clearwater Threshers
Rookie

FCL Phillies
DSL Phillies Red
DSL Phillies White
Rosters

Minor league rosters

Broadcasting|

| Television|

* NBC Sports Philadelphia
* WCAU

|

Radio|

* 94 WIP (English flagship station)
* El Pasaporte (Spanish flagship station)
* Phillies radio network affiliates

Broadcasters|

* Tom McCarthy
* John Kruk
* Ben Davis
* Mike Schmidt
* Rubén Amaro Jr.
* Scott Franzke
* Larry Andersen
* Kevin Stocker

Seasons (142)

1880s|

* 1880 · 1881 · 1882 ·  1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889

1890s|

* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899

1900s|

* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Category

* v
* t
* e

Houston Astros

* Established in 1962
* Formerly the Houston Colt .45s
* Based in Houston, Texas

Franchise|

* Expansion Draft
* History
* Seasons
* Records
* No-hitters
* Awards
* Players
* Managers
* Owners and executives
* First-round draft picks
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* All articles

Ballparks|

* Colt Stadium
* Houston Astrodome
* Minute Maid Park

Spring training:|

* Geronimo Park
* Cocoa Expo Stadium
* Osceola County Stadium
* The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches

Culture|

* AstroTurf
* Orbit
* Crawford Boxes
* Tal's Hill
* Union Station
* Big Bamboo Lounge
* Continental League
* "Deep in the Heart of Texas"
* Houston Buffs
* Shriners College Classic
* Ball Four
* Brewster McCloud
* The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
* Murder at the World Series
* Night Game
* "The Hot Tub" (Seinfeld episode)
* Boyhood
* Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story
* "Holy Toledo!"
* Mattress Mack
* Sunshine Kids
* Darryl Kile Award

Lore|

* 1980 NL West tie-breaker game
* Killer B's
* Chris Burke's home run
* 24 straight curveballs
* Houston Strong
* Sign stealing scandal
* "Altuve!"
* 18 shutout innings
* "We Want Houston!"
* World Series no-hitter
* MLB Mexico City Series

Rivalries|

* Los Angeles Dodgers
* Texas Rangers

Key personnel|

* Owner: Jim Crane
* General Manager: Dana Brown
* Manager: Joe Espada

World Series
Championships (2)|

* 2017
* 2022

League pennants (5)|

* NL:
* 2005
* AL:
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2022

Division titles (13)|

* NL West:
* 1980
* 1981
* 1986
* NL Central:
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2001
* AL West:
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Wild card titles (4)|

* NL:
* 2004
* 2005
* AL:
* 2015
* 2020

Minors|

* Triple-A:
* Sugar Land Space Cowboys
* Double-A:
* Corpus Christi Hooks
* High-A:
* Asheville Tourists
* Single-A:
* Fayetteville Woodpeckers
* Rookie:
* FCL Astros
* DSL Astros Blue
* DSL Astros Orange

Media|

Space City Home Network
Radio
Houston Astros Radio Network
Announcers
Todd Kalas
Geoff Blum

Seasons (62)

1960s|

* 1960 · 1961 ·  1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

* v
* t
* e

Major League Baseball on NBC

Game coverage|

* Major League Baseball on NBC Radio (1927–1938; 1957–1975)
* Major League Baseball Game of the Week (1957–1964; 1966–1989)
* Sunday Afternoon Baseball (1959–1964)
* Monday Night Baseball (1967–1975)
* Baseball Night in America (1994–1995)
* MLB Sunday Leadoff (2022–2023)

| Miscellaneous
programs|

* Gillette Cavalcade of Sports
* Major League Baseball: An Inside Look (1979–1989) (pregame show)
* USA Network Thursday Night Baseball (1979–1983)

|

Related
articles|

* History
* The Baseball Network
* World Series television ratings
* Television contracts
* 1940s
* 1950s
* 1960s
* 1970s
* 1980s
* 1990s
* 2000s

| NBC's owned
and operated
TV stations|

* W2XBS (later WNBT) (New York Yankees, 1939–1945)
* WCAU 10 (Philadelphia Phillies, 2014–present)
* KCST 39 (later KNSD) (San Diego Padres, 1971–1972; 1984–1986)
* KNTV 11 (San Francisco Giants, 2008–present)

|

NBC Sports|

* Bay Area (San Francisco Giants)
* California (Oakland Athletics)
* Chicago (Chicago Cubs and White Sox)
* Philadelphia (Philadelphia Phillies)
* New York (New York Mets)

Sponsors|

* Ford
* Gillette
* National Bohemian

Commentators|

* The Baseball Network
* All-Star Game
* ALCS
* ALDS
* NLCS
* NLDS
* World Series
* Game of the Week
* Prime time

| Play-by-play
announcers|

* Mel Allen
* Red Barber
* Jason Benetti
* Buddy Blattner
* Marty Brennaman
* Jack Brickhouse
* Jim Britt
* Jack Buck
* Brendan Burke
* Harry Caray
* Skip Caray
* Bob Carpenter
* Ken Coleman
* Bob Costas
* Dick Enberg
* Bill Enis
* Joe Garagiola
* Curt Gowdy
* Greg Gumbel
* Merle Harmon
* Ernie Harwell
* Al Helfer
* Russ Hodges
* Charlie Jones
* George Kell
* Gene Kelly
* Ned Martin
* Al Michaels
* Jon Miller
* Monte Moore
* Bob Neal
* Lindsey Nelson
* Bill O'Donnell
* Bob Prince
* Jay Randolph
* Phil Rizzuto
* Ted Robinson
* Ray Scott
* Vin Scully
* Jim Simpson
* Charlie Slowes
* Dick Stockton
* Chuck Thompson
* Gary Thorne
* Pete Van Wieren
* Matt Vasgersian
* Bob Wolff
* Jim Woods
* Steve Zabriskie

|

Color
commentators|

* Sal Bando
* Kurt Bevacqua
* Bucky Dent
* Larry Dierker
* Don Drysdale
* Leo Durocher
* Joe Garagiola
* Ken Harrelson
* Fred Haney
* Tommy Hutton
* Jim Kaat
* Sandy Koufax
* Tony Kubek
* Ron Luciano
* John Lowenstein
* Mickey Mantle
* Tim McCarver
* Willie McCovey
* Joe Morgan
* Bobby Murcer
* Wes Parker
* Freddie Patek
* Pee Wee Reese
* Al Rosen
* Tom Seaver
* Mike Shannon
* Joe Torre
* Bob Uecker
* Bill Veeck
* Maury Wills

Guest
commentators|

* Rick Dempsey
* Barry Larkin
* Ronald Reagan
* Mike Schmidt
* Don Sutton
* Bobby Valentine

Hosts|

* Mike Adamle
* Marv Albert
* Len Berman
* Jimmy Cefalo
* Ahmed Fareed
* Gayle Gardner
* Bryant Gumbel
* Bill Macatee
* Keith Olbermann
* Ahmad Rashad
* Hannah Storm

Field reporters|

* Johnny Bench
* Jim Gray
* Jimmy Roberts
* Craig Sager
* Bob Wischusen

Lore|

| Regular season
games|

* #715 (1974)
* "The Sandberg Game" (1984)

|

Tie-breaker games|

* 1951 National League tie-breaker series (Games 2–3)
* 1962 National League tie-breaker series

LCS games|

* "Go crazy folks!" (1985)
* Jeffrey Maier (1996)
* "Grand Slam Single" (1999)

World Series
games|

* Subway Series
* "The Catch" (1954)
* Don Larsen's perfect game (1956)
* Bill Mazeroski's home run (1960)
* "Shoe polish incident" (1969)
* "Fisk Waves it Fair" (1975)
* Michael Sergio (1986)
* "It gets through Buckner!" (1986)
* Kirk Gibson's home run (1988)
* All-Century Team (1999)

World Series|

* 1947 (Games 1 and 5)
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1995 (Games 2, 3, and 6)
* 1997
* 1999

AL Championship Series|

* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1995 (Games 3–6)
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000

NL Championship Series|

* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1995 (Games 3–4)
* 1997
* 1999

AL Division Series|

* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000

NL Division Series|

* 1981
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

All-Star Game|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959: First-Second
* 1960: First-Second
* 1961: First-Second
* 1962: First-Second
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1979
* 1981
* 1983
* 1985
* 1987
* 1989
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000

Seasons|

| Pre-Game of the Week|

* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956

|

Game of the Week era|

* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965 (All-Star Game and World Series only)
* 1966 (exclusive coverage begins)
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

The Baseball Network era|

* 1994
* 1995

No regular season
coverage|

* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000

MLB Sunday Leadoff era|

* 2022
* 2023

* v
* t
* e

Major League Baseball on CBS Radio

Related programs|

* Major League Baseball on CBS (1955–1965; 1990–1993)
* Major League Baseball Game of the Week (1985–1997)
* Sunday Night Baseball (1990–1997)

Related articles|

* Major League Baseball on the radio
* 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers season (simulcasts)

Commentators|

* All-Star Game
* ALCS
* ALDS
* NLCS
* NLDS
* World Series
* Game of the Week

Key figures|

* Marty Brennaman
* Steve Busby
* Jack Buck
* Gary Cohen
* Jerry Coleman
* Win Elliot
* Gene Elston
* Curt Gowdy
* Hank Greenwald
* Ernie Harwell
* Jim Hunter
* Harry Kalas
* Ralph Kiner
* Denny Matthews
* Frank Messer
* Bob Murphy
* Brent Musburger
* Ned Martin
* Lindsey Nelson
* Ross Porter
* Ted Robinson
* John Rooney
* Herb Score
* Vin Scully
* Dick Stockton
* Bill White

| Color commentators|

* Sparky Anderson
* Johnny Bench
* Rick Cerone
* Al Downing
* Steve Garvey
* Brooks Robinson
* Duke Snider
* Jeff Torborg
* Joe Torre

|

Pre-1976 commentators|

* Mel Allen
* Red Barber
* Boake Carter
* Bob Elson
* Jack Graney
* Fred Hoey
* Ted Husing
* France Laux

Lore|

* 1978 American League East tie-breaker game
* 1980 National League West tie-breaker game
* 1995 American League West tie-breaker game
* The Double (Seattle Mariners)

| World Series games|

* Babe Ruth's called shot (1932)
* Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning (1977)
* The Call (1985)
* Michael Sergio (1986)
* Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error
* Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run
* 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
* Kirby Puckett's 1991 World Series home run
* Joe Carter's 1993 World Series home run

|

LCS games|

* Francisco Cabrera game (1992)
* Jeffrey Maier (1996)

AL Championship Series|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

NL Championship Series|

* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

AL Division Series|

* 1981
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

NL Division Series|

* 1981
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

All-Star Game|

* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

World Series|

* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* ~~1994~~
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997

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