'81 Dodgers take 3 of 4 from '61 Bronx Bombers

---Summary by George Bserani--- Game 1: The 1981 LA Dodgers went with 5th starter (Goltz) to begin this series against the mighty Bronx Bombers of 1961 – who had Coates on the mound. Scioscia got things going with a solo shot in the 2nd inning to give LA a quick lead. In the 3rd, Landreaux stole 2nd Base after being - and Guerrero singled him home. LA now led 2-0 after 3 innings of play. In the 5th, Guerrero hit a triple and we then saw Garvey single him in. LA now led 4-0 after 5. Goltz was cruising along for LA and held the Bombers scoreless while giving up only 5 hits during his 8 innings of work. Coates, who pitched a CG, settled down after the 5th and held LA down until the 9th inning – where Monday smacked a triple while pinching for Goltz to lead off. With Monday sitting on 3rd, Thomas hit a slap shot – but Kubek was unable to gun down Monday at Home. Could have been a bad call there. Baker and Guerrero each followed with a hit to eventually score Thomas – and LA scored 2 in the 9th – and went to win the game 5-0. Game 2: Not too much to report here, as this was a serious pitching duel between NYY ace Ford and LA ace Valenzuela. Things were quiet early on as each pitcher had their game “on”. In the 5th inning, Kubek and Mantle broke things up with back-to-back doubles – and that’s how it ended with NYY winning 1-0. Ford pitched a CG shutout and held LA to just 3 hits (singles) – LA did not get a man past 1st all game. Ford was brilliant. Valenzuela held his own by holding the mighty NYY lineup to 5 hits – but unfortunately suffered the loss. A great game. Game 3: Reuss, losing his last game, took the mound for LA – while Stafford coming off a win was going for NY. In the 2nd, Reuss hit a wall and NY had the bases loaded with no outs – but with the help of a doubleplay, Reuss escaped the jam by giving up only 2. That was about as good as it gets for NY in this game. NY held their 2-0 lead until the 4th – where Cey (2) hit a solo shot. In the 5th, LA scored 2 on a double by Russell and a couple of singles from Landreaux and Baker. In the 7th, LA scored 4 more on a double by Baker and a 3-run shot by Garvey (2). Down 7-2, NY managed a solo shot from Mantle (1) in the 8th - only to give up another run to LA on another double by Russell. LA wins 8-3 – despite being out hit 11-10. LA’s defense held NY at bay. Game 4: This game would see Hooten going against Terry. NY jumped to a quick 1-0 lead in the 2nd – off a single by Skowron followed by an error. Not to be outdone, LA came back with a run of their own by getting doubles from Garvey and Russell. Both pitchers were hitting their marks and getting defensive help, as the game remained at 1-1 going into the 6th – where LA scraped together a run with 3 singles. The 7th was quiet. IN the 8th, down 2-1, NY got a run by hitting 3 singles of their own. Game now tie 2-2 heading into the 9th. Hooten gave up a pinch-hit single to Blanchard to lead off the 9th – survived the inning. In the bottom half of the 9th, Guerrero singled – and Scioscia drove him home for the 3-2 win.