Game 162: 1980 Houston Astros - Los Angeles Dodgers

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• RO

  @robertweingartner2055 · 6 years ago

  Classic game. I remember watching it when I was a kid in New York. Ron Cey was an excellent player who you could always count on in a big game. I would like to see the Friday and Saturday games as well.

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• SV

  @svetcovladich9996 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Lots of heroes in this must win for the Dodgers: defensive gem by Johnstone, clutch hitting by Mota, Cey, and on a small ball level by Derrel Thomas with that beautiful drag bunt and smart baserunning. The bullpen in my opinion was the key though. After Hooton's bad outing, Castillo, Fernando, Howe and Sutton at the end were all effective in keeping Houston at bay and allowing the Dodgers to chip away at the lead and eventually get the big homer from Cey. And much credit to Lasorda for pressing all the right buttons. But if you are a Dodger fan, it didn't end well as LA's luck ran out the next day, mostly due to Dave Goltz's poor performance. Those were great times for baseball though!

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• VO

  @VolumedMusicMan · 4 years ago

  What magic with Manny Mota 👏👍!!

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• AB

  @Abuelo234 · 10 months ago

  One thing I remember about that weekend was how bad the smog was

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• MI

  @michaelsyverson7267 · 5 years ago

  Alot of people don't realize that Valenzuela was called up from the minors in late eighty.He came in from the pen in this series way cool footage

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• GO

  @golperuano · 3 years ago

  I haven't seen this game since it happened back in 1980.  What exciting times they were in LA in those days.  The city was gripped by this series.  Oh if only the pitching rotation were a little deeper the Dodgers would have won the World Series that year.

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• GI

  @ginazavala8515 · 1 year ago

  Wow! I was really looking for a a 1980’s Fernando’s appearance.. thank you..

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• KL

  @klolo73 · 4 years ago

  isn't it amazing that those two announcers are still going today after more than 41 years?

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• SH

  @ShaneisRight · 4 years ago (edited)

  Another thing I remember is the St. Pete Times sports page the day after they won the first of the three games (game 160).  The headline read "The Race is On," with a photo of Lasorda bounding out of the dugout at the end.

• DA

  @dariowiter3078 · 7 years ago (edited)

  I remember listening the last half of this game(Sunday, October 5, 1980) on 790 AM KABC in which Ross Porter called Ron Cey's home run!  WOW!!!!!  And the Dodger Stadium crowd turned this series into a rock concert in its intensity.  ⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾  😁😁😁😁😁

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• VO

  @VolumedMusicMan · 5 years ago

  I’m glad Al Michaels is still with us in sports. I feel a little younger..

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• RE

  @reneborroto9901 · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBtfd3guTRY&amp;t=327">5:27</a> Fernie screwballing. A harbinger of things to come.

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