1985 National League Championship Series Game 5 St. Louis vs LA

[@williamdunphy352]

Commentators: Vin Scully, Joe Garagiola & Stu Nahan

[@ericn1450]

This was a pretty good series. Games 5 and 6 were great games. Games 1 and 3 were pretty competitive with some wild plays deciding them.

[@RRaquello]

Watched this game at my uncle's house with uncle & father in some small town in Western Pennsylvania. My father & uncle were old NY Giants fans and me I rooted for anyone playing the Dodgers. So we were all happy at the result.

[@MrDuds1984]

2:28:52 Ozzie “has not homered batting lefty 2,967 career at bats”…..two pitches later

[@Mr.NoName1972]

I remember coming home from school and turning on the game to watch. When Ozzie came up to bat and his left-handed stats came up on screen, I thought to myself. What if he hits a homerun right now? Then I thought nah. The minute I thought "nah", bang he hit it out and game over. Ozzie almost did it again off Neidenfuer in game 6.

[@MrDuds1984]

@@Mr.NoName1972 also remember coming home from school a few days later watching Jack Clark hit his 9th inning homer to win the series

[@Mr.NoName1972]

@@MrDuds1984 I'll never forget that game.

[@walterlv01]

The start of this game was delayed 3 hours by rain - I remember NBC went back to regular programming with a scroll at the bottom of the screen saying that the game was delayed - and they would check back in at the top and bottom of every hour showing it pouring and the tarp over the field. Went from a noon first pitch St Louis time to a 3PM first pitch on the Columbus Day holiday. Which is why they went off air so quickly after Ozzie's walkoff - because the game ended right at 7PM Eastern Time and they needed to get to their primetime lineup.

[@Jason_Maier]

Didn't realize the start of the game was delayed by rain. And Ozzie's first home run batting left handed.

[@64yanks]

Madlocks gloves on fire after Clark’s drive

[@jamesdavison2927]

The incomparable Jack Buck said "GO CRAZY FOLKS GO CRAZY " at ozzies HR

[@3321far]

This oughta be an instructional video to all young pitchers on how to gut it out when you don't have your stuff. Fernando's heart was as big as a 454 rocket V8.

[@staunchx]

Reminiscent of his performance in G3 of the 1981 World Series, except this time around he didnt get the win. What a fighter though.

[@ericn1450]

Lasorda really over used him though because by 1988 he was no longer the same pitcher. He had some crazy pitch counts in the 80s.

[@deanhartwell1819]

2:29:18 - Watch Ozzie Smith hit again: where does the ball hit? Can anyone convince me this was a home run?

[@hmhm856]

It looked like it hit the grey concrete, so thats a home run Unless theres another video replay, the call would stand if replay existed

[@deanhartwell1819]

@@hmhm856 Check 2:29:23 and 2:29:24 the ball creates an indent on the wall.

[@deanhartwell1819]

@@hmhm856 The ball hits just below the top of the fence directly down from the concrete post between the Cubs and Braves logos.

[@sdsmt99]

Can anyone convince me Orta was safe?

[@roland7584]

Seriously? You aren't convinced by watching it and seeing how high up it is?

[@Jiltedin2007]

Later in the year, Tommy Lasorda was a guest on the TV Show “Praise the Lord” and the main topic, believe it or not, was why Lasorda elected to pitch to Jack Clark.

[@danzemacabre8899]

Lasorda got out managed in this series, and im not taking away any of his greatness but whitey out guessed him in this series culminating in game 6 where lasorda pitched to jack clark , still a head scratcher for a hall of famer

[@bradburks696]

That was a great Cardinal team. To bad Vince Coleman got injured by the tarp and missed the world series.

[@ericn1450]

My memory is that Landrum was the Cardinals best hitter in the World Series and he was really good in the 3 games he played here.

[@cards1985]

Go Cardinals! I'd like to hear Jack Buck call this game.

[@danzemacabre8899]

I thought Jack's call of kirk gibsons homer was better also

[@hmhm856]

2:29:35 I think the Dodgers said that Ozzie never touched home plate on the walk off home run, but he obviously did. And even if he didnt, no umpire would overturn a walk off homerun call.

[@millypoo7713]

2:28:49 Graphic... One pitch later 2:29:15 ⚾️

[@nathansteffensmeier9358]

Did Fax throw the bat into the stands and that’s why they threw the water??

[@ericn1450]

Sax nearly pulled a Ron Artest.

[@williamdunphy352]

Umpires (Game 5) HP Paul Runge 1B Jerry Crawford 2B Dick Stello (Crew Chief) 3B Bruce Froemming LF John McSherry RF Terry Tata