The 1981 World Series Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bob Lemon

All of them managed the Bronx Bombers at least once. Actually, Gene Michael started the '81 season, but was replaced by Bob Lemon. Bob Lemon was then replaced in '82 by Gene Michael. Then Michael was replaced later that year by Clyde King. In '83, Billy Martin was at the helm but was replaced by Yogi Berra in '84.

Then 16 games into the '85 season, Berra was replaced by Billy Martin. By '86, Martin was gone and Lou Piniella was the skipper. Talk about your comebacks.

Answer: Tommy Lasorda

All managed the Dodgers at one time or another, but Tommy was in charge in '81. In contrast to the Yankees, the Dodgers had just two managers between '54 and '95, Alston and Lasorda.

Answer: Oakland

The Yankees swept the A's in three straight, but when Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles came back to the locker room to celebrate the win, they got into a fight.

Answer: Montreal

The Dodgers won this series three games to two when Rick Monday hit a ninth inning home run off Steve Rogers in Game 5. LA had to come back from a two games to one deficit in that series.

Answer: Milwaukee

They beat out the Brewers three games to two. This season had been interrupted by a strike, and the teams in first place when the strike began were their division winners for the first half. When the season resumed, the team winning the second half would be the second half winners. If the same team clinched the second half, then they would have to face the team that finished second in the second half.

Then those teams would meet in a first round playoff with the winner facing the winner of the other division's playoffs. And finally, the survivors would advance to the World Series.

Answer: Houston

They had to go the full five games against the Astros, which included beating Nolan Ryan in Game 5. Just two weeks earlier, Ryan had tossed his fifth career no-hitter against the Dodgers. But LA came back from that stunning defeat to prevail, 4-0.

Answer: true

The Bronx Bombers looked unbeatable with Guidry and Gossage combining for a five hitter in Game 1, winning 5-3. Then Tommy John and Gossage combined for a four hitter in Game 2, winning 3-0. When they came back to LA, the Dodgers had their work cut out for them.

Answer: Righetti / Valenzuela

Righetti was gone in the third inning but Fernando battled through to complete the game. He gave up 9 hits, walked 7, and surrendered 4 runs, but won 5-4.

Answer: Ron Cey

The Penguin got another Dodger comeback started with his blast. Keeping with their postseason theme, LA soon fell behind 4-3, but eventually pulled out the win, 5-4.

Answer: 8-7

The Dodgers came back from 4-0 and 6-3 deficits to finally win 8-7. The two teams combined for 27 hits and three errors.

Answer: hit in the head by a pitch

Goose Gossage beaned him in the temple with a fastball, and Cey was down for a few anxious minutes. He did walk off the field on his own power and came back to play again in Game 6.

Answer: a broken hand

Riding in the elevator at their hotel in LA, Steinbrenner got into a beef with a fan, and got his hand broken. New York sportswriters always had plenty of copy when the Boss was around.

Answer: George Frazier

George Frazier collected his third Series loss that night as well as posting a series ERA of 17.18.

Answer: Steve Garvey

Garvey hit .417 but had no RBI's. He did score three runs.

Answer: all listed

Cey hit .350 with a HR and six RBI, Guerrero hit .333 with two HR and seven RBI's, and Yeager hit .286 with two HR and 4 RBI. Yeager hit the game winning home run in Game 5. Overall, a great comeback for the Dodgers after two straight World Series losses to the Yankees in '77 and '78.