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The Dodgers grew fan attention in South Korea, as they became the first MLB team to sign the first South Korean-born player in league history: Chan Ho Park in 1994. The Dodgers had also strengthened their ties with their recruitment of South Korean players, following the signing of All-Star pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu in 2013.
In 1959, the season ended in a tie between the Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves.The Dodgers won the tie-breaking playoff. 1959 also saw a team other than the Yankees win the A.L. pennant, one of only two such years in the 16-year stretch from 1949 through 1964, and because of the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles, this resulted in the first World Series since 1948 to have no games in New York City.
Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson hit home runs in both games, including the game-winning dinger in the 12th inning of Game 4. The NLCS then went back to Los Angeles, where the Mets took the sixth game 5–1; however, they went on to be blanked by the Dodgers 6–0 in the deciding seventh game, sending L.A. to the World Series for the first time ...
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.
The Dodgers blew out the Yankees in Game 6 to capture the title. The Dodgers were the last visiting team to win the World Series at Yankee Stadium until the Florida Marlins did so in 2003. This was the last meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship until the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals.
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway vs. Hollywood. Subway vs. Freeway. Judge vs. Ohtani. New York neighbors who became cross-country rivals, the Yankees and Dodgers renew their starry struggle in the World ...
Los Angeles Dodgers: 55,105 National July 11, 1960: Kansas City: Municipal Stadium: Kansas City Athletics: 30,619 American July 13, 1960: New York City (5) Yankee Stadium (2) New York Yankees (2) 38,362 American July 11, 1961: San Francisco: Candlestick Park: San Francisco Giants: 44,115 National July 31, 1961: Boston (3) Fenway Park (2) Boston ...
The scale and scope of this title, which the Dodgers secured with a preposterous 7-6 comeback victory on Wednesday in Game 5, cannot be overstated. This organization is a behemoth, a monstrosity ...