The 1981 World Series was my first experience with Dodger greatness. So, when I received this 1984 Union Oil Most Memorable Moments sheet that celebrates this event I was tickled. After all, who can forget the guts and determination of "Team Comeback." In the 3 playoff series that year the Dodgers came to the edge of the cliff- near elimination- only to claw and fight back to win.It started with the Western Division Series against the Astros. We fell behind 2 games to 0 in the 5 game series, but went on to win the next 3 in Los Angeles. The NL Championship series versus the Expos was just as perilous. The Expos lead the series 2 games to 1 in the 5 game set with the remaining games left to be played in Montreal. Of course, we won the last two games that was capped off by a game winning homerun by Rick Monday in the 9th inning of game 5.
The World Series was a historic baseball match between the Dodgers and Yankees. It would be the 12th time these two clubs would meet in the Fall Classic. It started out the way the past 2 series started. The Yankees jumped out and won the first 2 games. Then, the Dodgers took control and won 4 straight games for their first championship in 16 years. Also, for the first time in history the series MVP was to be shared by 3 players- Ron Cey, Steve Yeager and Pedro Guerrero.
(Click pic above to enlarge)Artwork by Richard Farrell.
Check out the rest of the set here in my photoalbum, or the following link with my post about each sheet.