The Dodgers lost the first two games of a 1981 National League playoff series in Houston, both in walk-off fashion, before storming back to win three straight over the Astros in Los Angeles to win the ...

This matchup was the eleventh in the World Series history between these two giants, and the Dodgers’ victory left an indelible mark, particularly thanks to the stellar performance of Fernando ...

When the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the New York Yankees Friday, it will be the first World Series matchup between the coast-to-coast rivals since 1981, and for fans who were there 43 years ago, it ...

It’s fun to play on the internet and encounter treasures like the full television broadcast of the 1981 World Series. Pearl Bailey sang the anthem. The lead play-by-play voice belonged to a man better ...

After Fernando Valenzuela died on Tuesday, news broke on Thursday that his former World Series rival Rudy May had also passed away. The two pitchers dueled in the 1981 World Series. At the time of ...

Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell, and the greatest moment countdown continues I’m assuming everyone knows how this works by now, so I’m going to drop ...

The 1981 strike resulted in a strange situation in which the season was split into two halves. The teams that won the first half of the season would meet the team that won the second half in a best-of ...

Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda hugs Steve Yeager after he hit a home run in Game 5 of the 1981 World Series at Dodger Stadium. (Bruce Bennett / Getty Images North America) The Dodgers lost the first ...