Dave Winfield drew a walk and Reggie Jackson singled to load the bases. Ron Cey hit .350 for the World Series, and he hit a three-run shot in Game 3 which came when Los Angeles desperately needed momentum, having lost the first two and about to squander an early opportunity in the third game. Three players shared 1981 World Series MVP honors, Cey, Guerrero and Yeager. Dave Goltz came on for the Dodgers and finally brought some steadiness to the mound And the offense began to chip its way back. Davis was out, and Frazier was in. Two traditional foes took a decidedly non-traditional path to meet in the 1981 World Series. The Series began in Yankee Stadium on a Tuesday evening. Done with 1981 World Series MVP Ron crossword clue? Answer: CEY. Saturday afternoon saw Rick Reuschel take the hill for the Yanks against Bob Welch for the Dodgers. Nettles, back in the lineup with his broken thumb committed a two-out error to reload the bases. Randolph hit a solo home run in the third off Hooton, and while the Dodgers got singles from Baker, Monday and Yeager to tie it in the fourth, this was still a 1-1 game with the veteran John on the mound for New York. The final was 9-2. Year-by-year seasonal narratives through noteworthy eras in the modern history of different franchises and programs. Game 4 would have a lot of twists and turns in which the starters would be long gone by the time it was settled. Piniella and Nettles each singled off Steve Howe. John and Hooton matched zeroes for four innings and the Yankees got a soft run in the fifth—an error by Davey Lopes and a sac bunt from John allowed Larry Milbourne to pick up the RBI with a two-out double. Solving a crossword a day, can keep your brain healthy by keeping it challenged. CLUE: 1981 World Series MVP Ron Lou Piniella hit a ground-rule double and with two outs, Bob Watson went deep for a quick 3-0 lead. Hooton was removed for veteran reliever Terry Forster, who got Milbourne to ground into a double play. The Yankees still had the lead and after World Series losses to the Pinstripes in both 1977 and 1978, Dodger fans had to be wondering if this would ever turn around. The New York Yankees had been in the hunt for more World Series Championships than any other team in professional baseball and the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers were their favorite prey. The Dodgers are the last team to win a World Series after losing the first two games on the road. Can you name every World Series MVP since 1955? READ MORE ABOUT THE 1981 LOS ANGELES DODGERS The Goose did it, although Garvey hit a line drive out. Then the Yankees broke. The flip side was that it also meant National League rules and no DH. Go back and see the other crossword clues for New York Times Crossword March 13 2019. 1981 World Series. Yeager batted .286 and had two home runs, one of which came in the critical sequence of Game 5. 1981 World Series Logo. The Los Angeles bullpen had control problems, and Bobby Castillo walked four straight batters to make it 5-0 New York. Frazier proved an unfortunate goat for New York. Third baseman Graig Nettles made a diving stop, the kind he had tormented Los Angeles with in the 1978 World Series. Get the New York Times Crossword Answers delivered to your inbox every day! But that’s just way too early to pull a veteran starting pitcher in a big game. Welcome! Playing in front of their home fans, this time it was the Dodgers who got on the attack right away. Recall the highs, lows and everything in between. After the crazy back-and-forth of Game 4, a steady pitchers’ duel was the perfect foil and that’s what the Guidry-Reuss rematch of Game 5 on late Sunday afternoon provided. A sac fly from Watson added another run, but Goltz kept it at 2-0. Homefield advantage for the World Series was decided on a rotation basis, and this was an American League year. But that was the end of scoring—or even serious threatening—until the seventh. You can read more about each team’s regular season path, including the performance of key players, at the links below.