Time
to begin the process of “righting” the wrong that is a missing World
Series sub-set in the 1979 Topps set, beginning with game one, as the
Los Angeles Dodgers trounced the New York Yankees 11-5 in L.A.:
The star of the game was Davey Lopes, who went 2-for-5 at the plate with
two homers and five runs batted in, giving the Dodgers an opening win
as they tried to avenge their loss to the Yanks the previous season.
The Dodgers jumped on starter Ed Figueroa and drove him out of the game
with two outs in the second inning, as he gave up five hits and a walk
in that brief outing.
For the Dodgers, starter Tommy John was solid, pitching into the eighth
inning and giving up three earned runs in 7 and two-thirds, with four
strikeouts and two walks, with Terry Forster coming in for the inning
and a third relief effort to close it out.
On to Game 2!!