High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1980 National League West tie-breaker game was a one-game playoff to decide the winner of Major League Baseball`s (MLB) National League West division. The game took place on October 6, 1980 between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium. It was necessary after the Dodgers overcame a three-game deficit in the final three games of the season and both teams finished with records of 92-70. The Dodgers won a coin flip late in the season which, by rule at the time, awarded them home field for the game.