[Nick Soulis]

Manic Monday! Monday! Monday!
Three Home Runs For Rick Monday As Dodgers Move On

Dodger Stadium - In emphatic fashion that obviously came from being back in front of their home fans, the 81 Dodgers emilinated the 84 Dodgers four games to two in a 12-3 convincing win. The story of the day however was the performance of one player, Rick Monday had what could be the performnace of the tournament so far slugging three home runs and reminding many of another three home run performance by another player against the Yankees in the same era, that of Reggie Jackson.

The Padres seemed to be reeling a bit to start this game after the tough loss in game five a few nights ago and although they would take the lead, it was to be a long night for them and start Ed Whitson. The Padres were leading by two runs in the bottom of the second when the Rick Monday show began.

Monday hit a solo home run to right center to cut the lead to one run and soon there after the Dodgers would take off. Dusty Baker tied the score with a home run an inning later when Monday would come up again with a man on in the 4th. Monday hit the ball almost to the exact same spot over the center field wall for his second home run and a breakthrough 4-2 lead. The Dodgers would all two more in the fifth and starter Jerry Ruess did just fine with the lead in hand.

The game was completely wrapped up in the 7th when the Dodgers took a bite out of the Padres bullpen. Ken Landreaux whalloped a three run home run off Sid Monge in a four run inning that made the score 10-2.

In the 8th inning it was time for Rick Monday to make a good night into a great one after Jay Johnstone walked with Greg Booker on the mound. Monday saved his best for last as he took a fast ball deep into right field some 440 feet away for his third home run and his fifth RBI of the night. Monday wasnt suppose to be a major factor in this series or game, but the confidence Tommy LaSorda showed in him paid off in the perfect way.

Fernando wont be needed in a game seven and Jerry Ruess went the distance in one of his most stress free starts imaginable. It was a day for Dodger Blue and Rick Monday and his prodidious power wont be forgotten going forward.

"We were tired of hearing how good they are. It is fun while it lasted," said Monday, "but now it is time to move on"
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Game 6
81 Dodgers win series 4-2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E San Diego Padres 1984 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 1981 0 1 1 2 2 0 4 2 X 12 15 0

SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORES LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORES

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI A. Wiggins 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .238 0 1 T. Kennedy C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 0 2 T. Gwynn Sr RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 3 S. Garvey 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .231 1 2 b-B. Bochy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 C. Martinez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .313 1 3 K. McReynolds CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .350 0 3 c-R. Roenicke PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1 T. Flannery 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .400 0 3 G. Templeton SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .333 0 2 E. Whitson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 F. Chiffer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 a-G. Nettles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 4 S. Monge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 G. Booker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 d-K. Bevacqua PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0 Totals 35 3 11 3 0 6 9 a - G. Nettles pinch hit for F. Chiffer in the 7th b - B. Bochy pinch hit for S. Garvey in the 9th c - R. Roenicke pinch hit for K. McReynolds in the 9th d - K. Bevacqua pinch hit for G. Booker in the 9th BATTING Doubles: K. McReynolds (2, 2nd Inning off J. Reuss, 1 on, 1 out) R. Roenicke (1, 9th Inning off J. Reuss, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: T. Flannery 2 , S. Garvey 2 , A. Wiggins , K. McReynolds 2 , G. Templeton 2 , C. Martinez , T. Gwynn Sr , R. Roenicke 2 2-out RBI: T. Flannery Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Wiggins , K. Bevacqua GIDP: T. Kennedy , K. McReynolds Sac Bunt: E. Whitson Team LOB: 7 FIELDING Errors: A. Wiggins (1) Double Plays: 1 (Flannery-Wiggins-Garvey) Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI K. Landreaux CF 4 1 1 3 1 1 4 .217 1 7 a-B. Mitchell CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 M. Scioscia C 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .429 0 2 D. Baker LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .333 3 4 R. Cey 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .417 0 5 b-J. Johnstone PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 c-P. Guerrero 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 D. Thomas 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .240 1 6 R. Smith 1B 2 2 1 0 3 1 1 .333 1 5 R. Monday RF 3 4 3 5 2 0 0 .462 4 7 B. Russell SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .182 1 6 J. Reuss P 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .300 0 0 Totals 37 12 15 12 8 3 19 a - B. Mitchell substituted for K. Landreaux in the 8th b - J. Johnstone pinch hit for R. Cey in the 8th c - P. Guerrero substituted for J. Johnstone in the 9th BATTING Doubles: J. Reuss (1, 8th Inning off G. Booker, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Russell (2, 7th Inning off S. Monge, 2 on, 1 out) Triples: D. Thomas (1, 5th Inning off E. Whitson, 1 on, 0 outs) Home Runs: R. Monday 3 (4, 2nd Inning off E. Whitson, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off E. Whitson, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off G. Booker, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Landreaux (1, 7th Inning off S. Monge, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Baker (3, 3rd Inning off E. Whitson, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: J. Reuss 3 , M. Scioscia 3 , R. Smith , D. Thomas 3 , B. Russell 3 , R. Monday 12 , K. Landreaux 4 , R. Cey , D. Baker 4 2-out RBI: , R. Monday 2 , K. Landreaux Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Landreaux 2 , D. Baker 2 , B. Mitchell GIDP: R. Cey Sac Fly: B. Russell Team LOB: 11 FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Russell-Thomas-Smith, Reuss-Thomas-Smith)

SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORES LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORES

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Whitson L (0-2) 4.1 10 6 6 4 1 3 97 52 19.06 F. Chiffer 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 10 11.25 S. Monge 0.2 2 4 4 2 0 1 38 21 16.88 G. Booker 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 1 27 14 12.00 PITCHING Game Score: E. Whitson 16 Batters Faced: E. Whitson 26, F. Chiffer 5, S. Monge 6, G. Booker 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Whitson 1-10, F. Chiffer 2-1, S. Monge 0-2, G. Booker 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: E. Whitson 97-52, F. Chiffer 18-10, S. Monge 38-21, G. Booker 27-14 Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Chiffer 2-0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Reuss W (2-0) 9.0 11 3 3 0 6 0 115 77 2.50 PITCHING Game Score: J. Reuss 59 Batters Faced: J. Reuss 36 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Reuss 14-5 Pitches - Strikes: J. Reuss 115-77

GAME NOTES

Player of the Game: Rick Monday Ballpark: Dodger Stadium Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph Start Time: 7:05 pm EST Time: 2:56 Attendance: 45274 Special Notes: R. Monday sets the NL regular season game record for home runs with 3. R. Monday ties the NL regular season game record for runs with 4.