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The 2020 Dodgers started the season 30–10, matching the best 40-game start in franchise history. The last such Dodgers start came in 1977, along with the Brooklyn teams in 1888 and 1955. This was also the best 40-game start in the majors since the 116-win Mariners began 31–9 in 2001. [34]
The Dodgers made history by breaking the baseball color line in 1947 with the debut of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the Major Leagues since 1884. [8] Another major milestone was reached in 1956 when Don Newcombe became the first player ever to win both the Cy Young Award and the NL MVP in the same season. [9]
The 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 69th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 1st season in Los Angeles, California, and their 1st season playing their home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles California. The Dodgers took the field before 78,672 fans at the Los Angeles ...
Here's a chronological list of some of the greatest moments in Dodger Stadium's 60-year history ahead of the 2022 MLB All-Star Game on July 19.
The Dodgers have multiple periods of sustained excellence throughout their history. The franchise’s first successful period, between 1947 ( Jackie Robinson’s first season ) through 1966 ( Sandy Koufax's final season), featured four championships ( 1955 , 1959 , 1963 , 1965 ), ten World Series appearances ( 1947 , 1949 , 1952 , 1953 , 1955 ...
Dodger Stadium is a ballpark in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.It is the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Opened in 1962, it was constructed in less than three years at a cost of US$23 million (US$232 million in 2023).
The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees have more than 100 years of history backing them up as they take the field Friday night in Game 1. And while New York fans might've been rooting for a ...
Giants overcome a 13 + 1 ⁄ 2 game deficit to the Dodgers late in the season and tie the Dodgers after 154 games and force a three-game tiebreaker. Giants win the series 2–1 on Bobby Thomson's game-winning home run in the 9th inning of Game 3, known as the Shot Heard 'Round the World. Giants lose 1951 World Series. 1952: Giants: 14–8