They had men on first and second, with Lou Piniella at the plate. Dodgers shortstop Bill Russell fielded the ball and stepped on second, then fired to first for the possible inning-ending double play.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Dodgers tried to turn an inning-ending double play, but shortstop Bill Russell's throw to first ricocheted off Reggie Jackson (who was out after Russell tagged the ...

Hershiser, now a Dodgers broadcaster, will throw the ceremonial first pitch if a Game 7 is necessary Monday. Bill Russell, who spent 33 seasons in the Dodgers organization as a player, coach and ...

Los Angeles Dodgers pitching great Orel Hershiser talks to Fox News Digital on where Freddie Freeman's home run ranks in ...

391 with two homers and eight RBIs. For the Dodgers, Davey Lopes hit .308 with three homers and seven runs scored and Bill Russell hit .423. The Garvey-Lopes-Russell-Cey infield finally won a ...

Cey manned the hot corner for 8 1/2 years as part of the Dodgers’ legendary quartet that also included Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes and Bill Russell. “The Penguin’’ packed some pop ...

Lou Piniella hit a soft line drive to Dodgers shortstop Bill Russell. The ball kicked off Russell’s glove—perhaps intentionally so—and the runners froze momentarily. Russell recovered the ...

The Dodgers lost the first two games of a 1981 National League playoff series in Houston, both in walk-off fashion, before storming back to win three straight over the Astros in Los Angeles to win ...

The Dodgers are one victory away from securing ... the final out or 20 minutes after the end of any post-game event. Bill Russell, 1981 World Series champion shortstop, will throw out the first ...

The Dodgers led 3-0 in the sixth thanks to Reggie Smith's homer earlier in the game. The Yankees plated a run and had two on with one out when Lou Piniella lined one to Bill Russell at shortstop.

LOS ANGELES — The five-day break before the World Series couldn’t have come at a better time for Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman. Freeman, who missed two of the last ...

LOS ANGELES — Picked-up pieces while worrying that Jerod Mayo is our new Butch Hobson … Dodgers-Yankees. Star Wars. Big Bucks. The Blue Ribbon World Series. Swimming pools. Movie stars.