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The 2011 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 122nd season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 54th season in Los Angeles, California, since moving from Brooklyn after the 1957 season and their 49th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles California.
Torre announced on September 17 that he would not be returning to the Dodgers for the 2011 season. With his contract expiring and club ownership being contested in divorce court, Torre chose not to negotiate an extension. [4] At the same time, the Dodgers announced the promotion of Mattingly, the team's hitting coach, to manager. [4]
Like the Yankees and Cardinals, the Dodgers have not lost 100 games in a season since World War I, with their worst record being in 1992 with 63 wins and 99 losses. The following year, the Dodgers finished at .500 for the only time in 141 seasons. The most wins the Dodgers ever had in a season was 111, which they did in 2022.
In many ways, Game 5 of the World Series was a fitting culmination for the Dodgers as they rallied to beat the Yankees and secured a championship.
The Dodgers close out the regular season with a 5-2 victory over the Giants, reaching 100 wins for the fourth consecutive time in a full season.
The 2011 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2011 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series. This was the last postseason to feature the 8-team format, as next season ...
Barely a week after setting a franchise record with 111 regular-season victories, the Dodgers see their season end in an NLDS loss to the Padres.
Meanwhile, on the field, the Dodgers put up fifteen runs and collect 25 hits while shutting out the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The 25 hits are the most by any team in the Majors this season and match a Dodgers club record, last reached on May 19, 2006 against the Los Angeles Angels. It is the first time in Los Angeles Dodgers history that ...