The Baseball Scholar

Los Angeles Dodgers

Dave Franks
1–2 minutes

Los Angeles Dodgers

  • Los Angeles Dodgers Lists
  • Team History
    Years Known As Record World Series Titles Pennants Playoff Appearance
    1958 – 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers 5,610 – 4,662 6 12 27
    1932 – 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 2,217 – 1,777 1 7 7
    1914 – 1931 Brooklyn Robins 1,375 – 1,341 0 2 2
    1913 Brooklyn Superbas 65 – 84 0 0 0
    1911 – 1912 Brooklyn Dodgers 122 – 181 0 0 0
    1899 – 1910 Brooklyn Superbas 814 – 946 0 0 0
    1896 – 1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 173 – 235 0 0 0
    1890 – 1895 Brooklyn Grooms 362 – 319 0 0 0
    1888 – 1890 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 267 – 139 0 0 0
    1885 – 1887 Brooklyn Grays 189 – 194 0 0 0
    1884 Brooklyn Atlantics 40 – 64 0 0 0
    World Series Titles
    Year Opponent Series World Series MVP
    2020 Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 Corey Seager
    1988 Oakland Athletics 4-1 Orel Hershiser
    1981 New York Yankees 4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, & Steve Yeager
    1965 Minnesota Twins 4-3 Sandy Koufax
    1963 New York Yankees 4-0 Sandy Koufax
    1959 Chicago White Sox 4-2 Larry Sherry
    1955 New York Yankees 4-3 Johnny Podres
    Retired Numbers
    Number Player Years Played Position
    1 Pee Wee Reese 1940 – 1942, 1946 – 1958 SS
    2 Tommy Lasorda 1976 – 1996 Manager
    4 Duke Snider 1947 – 1962 OF
    19 Jim Gilliam 1953 – 1966 2B / 3B / OF
    20 Don Sutton 1966 – 1980, 1988 RHP
    24 Walter Alston 1954 – 1976 SS / 2B / 3B
    32 Sandy Koufax 1955 – 1966 LHP
    39 Roy Campanella 1948 – 1957 C
    42 Jackie Robinson 1947 – 1956 2B / 3B / 1B / OF
    53 Don Drysdale 1956 – 1969 RHP
    MVP
    Year Player Position
    2019 Cody Bellinger OF/1B
    2014 Clayton Kershaw SP
    1988 Kirk Gibson OF
    1974 Steve Garvey 1B
    1963 Sandy Koufax SP
    1962 Maury Wills SS
    1956 Don Newcombe SP
    1955 Roy Campanella C
    1953 Roy Campanella C
    1951 Roy Campanella C
    1949 Jackie Robinson 2B
    1941 Dolph Camilli 1B
    1924 Dazzy Vance SP
    1913 Jake Daubert 1B
    Cy Young Award
    Year Player
    2014 Clayton Kershaw
    2013 Clayton Kershaw
    2011 Clayton Kershaw
    2003 Eric Gagne
    1988 Orel Hershiser
    1981 Fernando Valenzuela
    1974 Mike Marshall
    1966 Sandy Koufax
    1965 Sandy Koufax
    1963 Sandy Koufax
    1962 Don Drysdale
    1956 Don Newcombe
    Rookie of the Year
    Year Player Position
    2017 Cody Bellinger 1B / OF
    2016 Corey Seager SS
    1996 Todd Hollandsworth OF
    1995 Hideo Nomo SP
    1994 Raul Mondesi OF
    1993 Mike Piazza C
    1992 Eric Karros 1B
    1982 Steve Sax 2B
    1981 Fernando Valenzuela SP
    1980 Steve Howe SP
    1979 Rick Sutcliffe SP
    1969 Ted Sizemore 2B
    1965 Jim Lefebvre 2B
    1960 Frank Howard OF
    1953 Jim Gilliam 2B
    1952 Joe Black RP
    1949 Don Newcombe SP
    1947 Jackie Robinson 1B
    Manager of the Year
    Year Manager
    2016 Dave Roberts
    1988 Tommy Lasorda
    1983 Tommy Lasorda