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...Playoff Schedule...
...loss cost the booters their last chance at a post-season playoff berth; B.C., which remained undefeated and untied in the GBL, clinched that league's title. Unbeaten and nationally ranked Columbia won the Ivy title for the second straight year...
Yankee Third Baseman Graig Nettles started out making them in this Series, and that is largely how New York jumped off with two quick wins. Jackson, "Mr. October," dropped out of the starting lineup when he went lame early in the playoff sweep against Oakland, and Nettles came on with both bat and glove. Then he too was sidelined. October stars were falling like leaves. When the Series opened, it looked as if the man with the magic might be Bob Watson, 35, a fine but little-heralded player with losing teams for many years. Watson hit a three...
...Fernando hung on for a gritty 5-4 victory, and Los Angeles Manager Tommy Lasorda exclaimed: "This is the year of Fernando!" The Mexican ace was wild, and the pressure of pitching with too little rest between playoff emergencies finally seemed to show...
...fifth and deciding Dodgers-Expos playoff game was rained...