Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan hurls the ball against the Los Angeles Dodgers, en route to the fifth, no-hitter of his career, at the Houston Astrodome on Sept. 26, 1981. Ryan had 11 strike-outs, while allowing three bases on balls in the nine inning stretch. Houston won the game, 5-0. Long before they made it to the World Series from separate leagues, the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers were plenty familiar with each other. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky, File)
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, right, has the victory champagne rubbed into his face by Derrel Thomas after the Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros, 4-0, to win the National League Western Division Series Playoff title in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 1981. Long before they made it to the World Series from separate leagues, the Astros and Dodgers were plenty familiar with each other. (AP Photo, File)
Houston Astros pitcher Mike Fiers reacts after his no-hitter in a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Houston on Aug. 21, 2015. Long before they made it to the World Series from separate leagues, the Astros and Dodgers were plenty familiar with each other. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)
Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan hurls the ball against the Los Angeles Dodgers, en route to the fifth, no-hitter of his career, at the Houston Astrodome on Sept. 26, 1981. Ryan had 11 strike-outs, while allowing three bases on balls in the nine inning stretch. Houston won the game, 5-0. Long before they made it to the World Series from separate leagues, the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers were plenty familiar with each other. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky, File)
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, right, has the victory champagne rubbed into his face by Derrel Thomas after the Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros, 4-0, to win the National League Western Division Series Playoff title in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 1981. Long before they made it to the World Series from separate leagues, the Astros and Dodgers were plenty familiar with each other. (AP Photo, File)
Houston Astros pitcher Mike Fiers reacts after his no-hitter in a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Houston on Aug. 21, 2015. Long before they made it to the World Series from separate leagues, the Astros and Dodgers were plenty familiar with each other. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)
