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Game 1 had been billed as a classic pitching matchup between 1977 Cy Young award winner Steve Carlton and 20-game winner and Comeback Pitcher of the Year Tommy John. It didn't really live up to that, as neither figured in the final decision. The Phillies drew first blood in the first on a two-run homer by Greg Luzinski.
The Dodgers added another run in the ninth when Garvey hit his second homer of the night, this time off of Tug McGraw. The Phillies attempted a comeback in the bottom of the ninth with a home run from Jerry Martin, but rookie Bob Welch was able to strike out Maddox looking to end the game and earn the win as the Dodgers took a 1-0 series lead.
The Dodgers blew out the Phillies in Game 2 off a complete game performance from Don Sutton, evening the series headed to Philadelphia. Game 3 went down in Phillies' baseball lore as "Black Friday." [15] The Phillies held a 5–3 lead going into the top of the ninth, but the Dodgers scored three unanswered runs to prevail and take a 2–1 ...
The Dodgers stole a Game 1 slugfest on the road, 9–5. They then took Game 2 off a complete-game shutout from ace Tommy John. When the series shifted to Los Angeles for Game 3, the Phillies jumped out to an early lead and did not relinquish it, as they won by a 9–4 score to avoid a sweep. However, the Dodgers ended up winning the pennant in ...
The Dodgers had fallen to the MLB-best Philadelphia Phillies, this time by a score of 4-3. The game was tight, interesting, competitive and witnessed by yet another rowdy, sold-out Citizens Bank ...
The Dodgers entered the series as favorites after winning 11 of 12 games against the Phillies in the regular season. The Dodgers had shut out the Phillies five times, allowed only 15 runs total, and held Phillies hitters to a .187 batting average. However, Philadelphia came into the NLCS torrid, having gone 23–8 in September/October.
The series in July was a three-game Phillies sweep in Philly, and the home team looked dominant with 10-1 and 5-1 victories. That series win was also the last time Philadelphia had won a series ...
The Phillies clinched the pennant in Game 4 by blowing out the Dodgers again. This was the last time the Phillies won the NL pennant until 1993, where they defeated the Atlanta Braves in six games before falling in the World Series. The Dodgers returned to the postseason in 1985, but fell in six games to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS.
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