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The 1981 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five series to end the 1981 National League season. It was the 13th NLCS in all. The series featured the first-half West Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the second-half East Division champion Montreal Expos.
Montreal Expos. (3-2) 1980 NLCS 1982 NLCS. Dates: October 13 - 19, 1981. WS MVP: Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, Steve Yeager. NLCS MVP: Burt Hooton. ALCS MVP: Graig Nettles.
Los Angeles Dodgers beat Montreal Expos (5-1). Oct 13, 1981, Attendance: 51273, Time of Game: 2:47. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability
The 1981 National League Championship Series opposed the Los Angeles Dodgers, managed by Tommy Lasorda, to the Montreal Expos, managed by Jim Fanning. The two teams had reached this stage not by winning their division, but by winning a first round of playoffs - the Division Series.
The teams in the 1981 NLDS were: East Division: Philadelphia Phillies (first-half champion, 34–21) vs. Montreal Expos (second-half champion, 30–23): Expos win series, 3–2. West Division: Los Angeles Dodgers (first-half champion, 36–21) vs. Houston Astros (second-half champion, 33–20): Dodgers win series, 3–2.
Oct 16, 1981 · Fast-forward to the 1981 National League Championship Series between the Expos and Dodgers. The Expos were in the NLCS due mainly to Rogers’ pitching in the Division Series against the Phillies that resulted from the 50-day players’ strike earlier in the season.
Raines, Dawson recall historic run by ’81 Expos. Written by: Isabelle Minasian. “We are the champions, my friends; And we’ll keep on fighting ‘til the end;” On Nov. 24 and 25, 1981, Queen performed two sold-out shows at the Montreal Forum.
