tie breaker game tie breaker game game extension major_league_baseball mlb regular season played los_angeles_dodgers decide winner national_league game played october los_angeles california necessary dodgers overcame game deficit final games season teams finished identical win loss records dodgers won coin flip late season rule time awarded home field game won game houston starter throwing complete game victory advanced championship series lost philadelphia_phillies ending season baseball statistics tie breaker counted regular season game teams events game added regular season statistics background cincinnati_reds won west division previous season finishing games second dodgers reds went lose games pittsburgh_pirates ending season acquired free agency offseason dodgers signed washington_post new_york_times relief pitcher credited morgan leadership success reds maintained early success game winning streak open season held share place division april successful remainder season occasionally taking division lead holding august held lead majority season including game lead los_angeles entering final series season series matched dodgers games stadium dodgers won games single run stopping division championship teams sat tied described losing game series fail ing elementary fielding plays final game included run scoring pinch hit single exclusively coach player season home run scored reached base previous bat error dodgers needed runs won game game summary box score monday october los_angeles california took lead early scoring inning led game reaching base error second baseman followed single batted stole second base runners second morgan struck appeared hit fielder choice catching error catcher allowed score advance base reach safely recorded scored ground game singled advance dodgers starting pitcher escaped inning scoring retired dodgers order second innings added lead singled stole second caught stealing earlier inning scored home run game allowed successive singles lead inning proceeded retire straight dodgers allowing runner score added lead fourth singled base stole second base batted morgan walked load bases scored sacrifice fly walked load bases finally howe single gave runs game dodgers scored run fourth singled advanced second error scored single threatened sixth inning loading bases failed score inning fourth dodgers runner reached scoring position sixth allowing ninth inning single remaining innings aftermath houston win clinched team postseason berth franchise history lost game phillies ending season major_league_baseball strike following season split halves winner half advanced postseason dodgers won half second met dodgers won went win world series return win pennant leading loss world series baseball statistics tie breakers count regular season games events added regular season statistics example reached 20th win break tie 2nd wins season similarly played game season leading league figure dodgers won silver award pitched final scoreless innings tie breaker dodgers relief won rookie year award performances regular season additionally dodgers named national_league star team
1980 National League West tie-breaker game