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class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Baseball championship series</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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/></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px 0px;border:none"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><th scope="col" style="white-space:nowrap;"> Team (Wins)</th><th scope="col"> Manager(s)</th><th scope="col"> <a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1981 Major League Baseball season">Season</a></th></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><th scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/1981_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> (4)</th><td> <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lasorda" title="Tommy Lasorda">Tommy Lasorda</a></td><td> 36–21, .632, GA: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> (1st half)<br />27–26, .509, GB: 6 (2nd half)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><th scope="row" style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="/wiki/1981_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1981 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> (2)</th><td> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a></td><td> 34–22, .607, GA: 2 (1st half)<br />25–26, .490, GB: 5 (2nd half)</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">October 20–28</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Venue(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> (New York)<br /><a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a> (Los Angeles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/World_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="World Series Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Cey" title="Ron Cey">Ron Cey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Guerrero_(baseball,_born_1956)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedro Guerrero (baseball, born 1956)">Pedro Guerrero</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yeager" title="Steve Yeager">Steve Yeager</a> (Los Angeles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Umpires</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Barnett" title="Larry Barnett">Larry Barnett</a> (AL), <a href="/wiki/Nick_Colosi" title="Nick Colosi">Nick Colosi</a> (NL), <a href="/wiki/Terry_Cooney" title="Terry Cooney">Terry Cooney</a> (AL), <a href="/wiki/Doug_Harvey_(umpire)" title="Doug Harvey (umpire)">Doug Harvey</a> (NL), <a href="/wiki/Rich_Garcia" title="Rich Garcia">Rich Garcia</a> (AL), <a href="/wiki/Dick_Stello" title="Dick Stello">Dick Stello</a> (NL)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Hall of Famers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Umpire:</b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Doug_Harvey_(umpire)" title="Doug Harvey (umpire)">Doug Harvey</a> <br /> <b>Dodgers:</b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lasorda" title="Tommy Lasorda">Tommy Lasorda</a> (manager).<br /><b>Yankees:</b> <br /><a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a> (manager)<br /><a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_broadcasters" title="List of World Series broadcasters">Broadcast</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_ABC" title="Major League Baseball on ABC">ABC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV announcers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Keith_Jackson" title="Keith Jackson">Keith Jackson</a> (in New York)<br /><a href="/wiki/Al_Michaels" title="Al Michaels">Al Michaels</a> (in Los Angeles)<br /><a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Jim Palmer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Radio</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_CBS_Radio" title="Major League Baseball on CBS Radio">CBS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Radio announcers</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vin_Scully" title="Vin Scully">Vin Scully</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Streaming</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 American League Championship Series">ALCS</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1981_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1981 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> over <a href="/wiki/1981_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1981 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a> (3–0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1981_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 National League Championship Series">NLCS</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1981_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> over <a href="/wiki/1981_Montreal_Expos_season" title="1981 Montreal Expos season">Montreal Expos</a> (3–2)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1980_World_Series" title="1980 World Series">1980</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1982_World_Series" title="1982 World Series">1982</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1981 World Series</b> was the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">championship series</a> of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>'s (MLB) <a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1981 Major League Baseball season">1981 season</a>. The 78th edition of the World Series, it was a <a href="/wiki/Best-of-seven_playoff" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-of-seven playoff">best-of-seven playoff</a> played between the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL) champion <a href="/wiki/1981_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1981 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> (NL) champion <a href="/wiki/1981_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. It marked their third Series meeting in five years and was their 11th overall Series meeting. The Dodgers won the Series in six games, as the Yankees had done in the teams' prior two Series meetings, in <a href="/wiki/1977_World_Series" title="1977 World Series">1977</a> and <a href="/wiki/1978_World_Series" title="1978 World Series">1978</a>. This was the Dodgers' first title since <a href="/wiki/1965_World_Series" title="1965 World Series">1965</a>, their first victory over the Yankees since <a href="/wiki/1963_World_Series" title="1963 World Series">1963</a>, and third overall Series win over the Yankees. </p><p>This is the most recent World Series that a team won after losing the first two games on the road, the next previous instance being the Yankees' victory over the Dodgers in the <a href="/wiki/1978_World_Series" title="1978 World Series">1978</a> World Series. This was the last meeting between teams from <a href="/wiki/Sports_in_New_York_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports in New York City">New York City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Los_Angeles" title="Sports in Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> for a <a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada">major professional sports</a> championship until the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a> reached the <a href="/wiki/NHL" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL">NHL</a>'s <a href="/wiki/2014_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2014 Stanley Cup Finals">2014 Stanley Cup Finals</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as the last meeting between the Dodgers and the Yankees in the World Series until <a href="/wiki/2024_World_Series" title="2024 World Series">2024</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Dodgers%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Dodgers–Yankees rivalry">Dodgers-Yankees matchup</a> has been the most frequent pairing in World Series history.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="1981 Major League Baseball postseason">1981 Major League Baseball postseason</a></div> <p>Due to the <a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_strike" title="1981 Major League Baseball strike">players' strike</a>, which ran from June 12 to August 8, the 1981 season was split into two halves, with the first-place teams from each half in each division (or a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_wild_card" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball wild card">wild card</a> team if the same club won both halves, although this did not occur in any division) meeting in the best-of-five <a href="/wiki/League_Division_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="League Division Series">League Division Series</a> (this division series was a one-off occasion; it was not until 1994 that the Division Series would be implemented on a permanent basis). The four survivors would then move on to the two best-of-five <a href="/wiki/League_Championship_Series" title="League Championship Series">League Championship Series</a>. The expanded playoffs led to Game 1 of the World Series being pushed back to October 20, the latest starting date for a Fall Classic up to that time. </p><p>In the National League, the Dodgers led the <a href="/wiki/National_League_West" title="National League West">National League West</a> prior to the strike. The <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>, however, won the second-half division title. The Dodgers then defeated the Astros, three games to two, in the <a href="/wiki/1981_National_League_Division_Series" title="1981 National League Division Series">National League Division Series</a> before beating the <a href="/wiki/1981_Montreal_Expos_season" title="1981 Montreal Expos season">Montreal Expos</a>, three games to two, in the <a href="/wiki/1981_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 National League Championship Series">National League Championship Series</a>. </p><p>The Yankees, who led the <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">American League East</a> in the season's first half, took on the <a href="/wiki/1981_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1981 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee Brewers</a>, winners of the second half division title, in the <a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Division_Series" title="1981 American League Division Series">American League Division Series</a>. New York was victorious three games to two, then went on to sweep the <a href="/wiki/1981_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1981 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 American League Championship Series">American League Championship Series</a>. </p><p>The split-season decision was not a popular one, both among teams and their fans. The arrangement resulted in teams with the best overall record in either their division or league that year being left out of the postseason, in particular the <a href="/wiki/1981_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1981 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a>, who had the best overall record in the majors, and the <a href="/wiki/1981_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1981 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a>, who finished with the best overall record in the NL East. Though the teams with the best record in the American League East and West did win their divisions, the Yankees finished 3rd overall in the AL East while the <a href="/wiki/1981_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1981 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City Royals</a> finished 4th overall with a losing 50–53 record. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Dodgers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Dodgers got to the Series with help from Mexican-born rookie phenom <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Valenzuela" title="Fernando Valenzuela">Fernando Valenzuela</a>, who won his first eight games including five by shutout. Valenzuela would pitch eight shutouts in all and win both the National League's <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young</a> awards. Joining Valenzuela in the rotation were veterans <a href="/wiki/Burt_Hooton" title="Burt Hooton">Burt Hooton</a> (11–6, 2.28) and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reuss" title="Jerry Reuss">Jerry Reuss</a> (10–4, 2.30). The core of the position players remained intact with perennial all-star <a href="/wiki/Steve_Garvey" title="Steve Garvey">Steve Garvey</a> at first, <a href="/wiki/Davey_Lopes" title="Davey Lopes">Davey Lopes</a> at second, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_(shortstop)" title="Bill Russell (shortstop)">Bill Russell</a> at shortstop, and team leader in home runs with 13, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Cey" title="Ron Cey">Ron Cey</a> at third. Budding star, <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Guerrero_(baseball,_born_1956)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedro Guerrero (baseball, born 1956)">Pedro Guerrero</a>, would move to the outfield becoming a regular starter for the first time in his career, in place of the aging and often injured <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Smith" title="Reggie Smith">Reggie Smith</a>. </p><p>Manager <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lasorda" title="Tommy Lasorda">Tommy Lasorda</a> was looking for his first World Series win in his fifth full season with the Dodgers after losing to the Yankees in <a href="/wiki/1977_World_Series" title="1977 World Series">1977</a> and 1978. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_Yankees">New York Yankees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: New York Yankees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Yankees, managed by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a> (in his second stint, having replaced <a href="/wiki/Gene_Michael" title="Gene Michael">Gene Michael</a>), had a losing second-half (25–26) but won the first-half (34–22) to qualify for the playoffs. Ace starter <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a> won 11 games against while rookie <a href="/wiki/Dave_Righetti" title="Dave Righetti">Dave Righetti</a> emerged as an important starter, winning eight games with a 2.05 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a>. Righetti would win the American League's Rookie of the Year award. Reliever <a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a> recorded 20 saves with an 0.77 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a>, striking out 48 in 47 innings. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a> was signed as a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> in the off-season, joined another all-star, <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a>, in the outfield. Winfield led the Yankees with 25 <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">doubles</a> and 68 <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">RBIs</a>. Winfield's huge contract (US$21 million over 10 years), was added to an already strong lineup. While the Yankees boasted a well-balanced squad, the Dodgers were not to be denied their first World Series title in 16 years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Summary">Summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>NL <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> (4) vs. AL <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (2)</b> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Score</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Time</th> <th>Attendance  </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1</td> <td>October 20</td> <td>Los Angeles Dodgers – 3, <b>New York Yankees</b> – 5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a></td> <td>2:32</td> <td>56,470<sup id="cite_ref-Game1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2</td> <td>October 21</td> <td>Los Angeles Dodgers – 0, <b>New York Yankees</b> – 3</td> <td>Yankee Stadium</td> <td>2:29</td> <td>56,505<sup id="cite_ref-Game2_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3</td> <td>October 23</td> <td>New York Yankees – 4, <b>Los Angeles Dodgers</b> – 5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a></td> <td>3:04</td> <td>56,236<sup id="cite_ref-Game3_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4</td> <td>October 24</td> <td>New York Yankees – 7, <b>Los Angeles Dodgers</b> – 8</td> <td>Dodger Stadium</td> <td>3:32</td> <td>56,242<sup id="cite_ref-Game4_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5</td> <td>October 25</td> <td>New York Yankees – 1, <b>Los Angeles Dodgers</b> – 2</td> <td>Dodger Stadium</td> <td>2:19</td> <td>56,115<sup id="cite_ref-Game5_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game5-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>  </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6</td> <td>October 28<small>†</small></td> <td><b>Los Angeles Dodgers</b> – 9, New York Yankees – 2</td> <td>Yankee Stadium</td> <td>3:09</td> <td>56,513<sup id="cite_ref-Game6_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Game6-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>†</small>: postponed from October 27 due to rain </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Matchups">Matchups</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Matchups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_1">Game 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Game 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">October 20, 1981 8:30<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">ET</a>) at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx">Bronx</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> 55 °F (13 °C),clear</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Los Angeles</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">3</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">5</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>New York</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>X</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">5</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">6</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a> (1–0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reuss" title="Jerry Reuss">Jerry Reuss</a> (0–1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a> (1)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />LAD: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yeager" title="Steve Yeager">Steve Yeager</a> (1)<br />NYY: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Watson" title="Bob Watson">Bob Watson</a> (1) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Series commenced on October 20, making it the latest start of the Series, breaking the previous record by three days (1910 World Series, October 17). <a href="/wiki/Bob_Watson" title="Bob Watson">Bob Watson</a> smashed a three-run homer off <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reuss" title="Jerry Reuss">Jerry Reuss</a> in the first to get the Yankees started. <a href="/wiki/Lou_Piniella" title="Lou Piniella">Lou Piniella</a> chased Reuss with an RBI single in the third, and Dodger reliever <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Castillo" title="Bobby Castillo">Bobby Castillo</a> walked four batters in the fourth (the last being a walk to <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a> that forced home a run) to give New York a 5–0 lead. <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a> held the Dodgers to four hits and a run (on a <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yeager" title="Steve Yeager">Steve Yeager</a> homer) through seven innings. <a href="/wiki/Ron_Davis_(pitcher)" title="Ron Davis (pitcher)">Ron Davis</a> gave up two in the eighth by walking <a href="/wiki/Derrel_Thomas" title="Derrel Thomas">Derrel Thomas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Davey_Lopes" title="Davey Lopes">Davey Lopes</a> to lead off. After the walks, Davis was relieved by closer <a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a> who gave up a pinch-hit RBI single to <a href="/wiki/Jay_Johnstone" title="Jay Johnstone">Jay Johnstone</a> and a sacrifice fly by <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Baker" title="Dusty Baker">Dusty Baker</a> to score Thomas and Lopes, but Gossage closed out the win in the ninth. Yankee third baseman <a href="/wiki/Graig_Nettles" title="Graig Nettles">Graig Nettles</a> suffered a hairline fracture of his left thumb when he made a diving stop. The injury caused him to miss Games 3, 4, and 5, but he played in Games 2 and 6. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_2">Game 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Game 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">October 21, 1981 8:20<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (ET) at <span class="nowrap">Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York 58 °F (14 °C), clear</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">Los Angeles</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">0</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">4</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>New York</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>X</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">3</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">6</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">Tommy John</a> (1–0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Burt_Hooton" title="Burt Hooton">Burt Hooton</a> (0–1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a> (2) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Former teammates <a href="/wiki/Burt_Hooton" title="Burt Hooton">Burt Hooton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">Tommy John</a> were locked in a scoreless duel until the fifth, when <a href="/wiki/Larry_Milbourne" title="Larry Milbourne">Larry Milbourne</a> doubled in <a href="/wiki/Willie_Randolph" title="Willie Randolph">Willie Randolph</a> for the only run John would really need. The Yankees pushed across two more in the eighth off <a href="/wiki/Steve_Howe_(baseball)" title="Steve Howe (baseball)">Steve Howe</a> on a RBI single by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Watson" title="Bob Watson">Bob Watson</a> and a sacrifice fly by Randolph. John pitched seven shutout innings, and <a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a> closed for his second save in two games. Shortly after this game concluded, a small fire broke out in the interview room of Yankee Stadium (that began in a storage locker area of the room); the blaze was contained an hour later, with no injuries occurring; damage to the room was light.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_3">Game 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Game 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">October 23, 1981 5:30<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (<a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PT</a>) at <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> 61 °F (16 °C), Mostly cloudy</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">New York</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">4</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">9</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Los Angeles</b></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>X</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">5</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">11</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Valenzuela" title="Fernando Valenzuela">Fernando Valenzuela</a> (1–0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/George_Frazier_(pitcher)" title="George Frazier (pitcher)">George Frazier</a> (0–1)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />NYY: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Watson" title="Bob Watson">Bob Watson</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Rick_Cerone" title="Rick Cerone">Rick Cerone</a> (1)<br />LAD: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Cey" title="Ron Cey">Ron Cey</a> (1) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Prior to this game, Yankee manager <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a> sat <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a>. Jackson injured himself running the bases in Game 2 of the ALCS and missed the first two games of the World Series, but was medically cleared to play Game 3. Jackson was not even allowed to pinch-hit. Lemon said he was resting Jackson as a precaution and because the Dodgers were starting a left hand pitcher.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> However, speculation was that Yankees' owner <a href="/wiki/George_Steinbrenner" title="George Steinbrenner">George Steinbrenner</a> felt the Yankees would win the next two games of the series easily without Jackson, so he ordered Lemon to keep him out of this game. After the series was over, Steinbrenner would let Jackson walk as a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> since his initial five-year contract was up and Steinbrenner had signed <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a> as essentially Jackson's replacement.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The starters of game 3 were AL Rookie of the Year <a href="/wiki/Dave_Righetti" title="Dave Righetti">Dave Righetti</a> for the Yankees and NL Rookie of the Year (and Cy Young Award winner) <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Valenzuela" title="Fernando Valenzuela">Fernando Valenzuela</a>. Valenzuela lasted the entire game despite allowing nine hits, four runs, walking seven, and constantly pitching out of trouble. He walked two Yankee batters in the first, but pitched out of it. Righetti allowed a leadoff double to <a href="/wiki/Davey_Lopes" title="Davey Lopes">Davey Lopes</a> and a single to Bill Russell. <a href="/wiki/Ron_Cey" title="Ron Cey">Ron Cey</a> then hit a three-run homer off Righetti. Righetti would only last two innings before being relieved. </p><p>The Yankees cut it to 3–2 in the second on a <a href="/wiki/Bob_Watson" title="Bob Watson">Bob Watson</a> homer and a <a href="/wiki/Larry_Milbourne" title="Larry Milbourne">Larry Milbourne</a> RBI single. Valenzuela stranded two runners in this inning. <a href="/wiki/Rick_Cerone" title="Rick Cerone">Rick Cerone</a> gave the Yanks a 4–3 lead in the third with a two-run homer, but the Yankees left two on once again. Watson led off the fifth with a double, but no one scored as Valenzuela pitched out of it again. In both the third and fifth innings, the Dodgers were helped by the Yankees' being unable to use a <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a> (since it was used in last season's Series). In both innings, Valenzuela issued two-out <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls#Intentional_base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">intentional walks</a> to number 8 hitter <a href="/wiki/Larry_Milbourne" title="Larry Milbourne">Larry Milbourne</a> in order to pitch to <a href="/wiki/Dave_Righetti" title="Dave Righetti">Dave Righetti</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Frazier_(pitcher)" title="George Frazier (pitcher)">George Frazier</a>. Valenzuela struck out the pitchers both times. </p><p>The Dodgers gave Valenzuela the lead back in the bottom of the fifth off Frazier when <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Guerrero_(baseball,_born_1956)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedro Guerrero (baseball, born 1956)">Pedro Guerrero</a> doubled in <a href="/wiki/Steve_Garvey" title="Steve Garvey">Steve Garvey</a> to tie it, and Cey scored on a double play grounder by <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scioscia" title="Mike Scioscia">Mike Scioscia</a>. With a lead and the <a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a> crowd behind him, Valenzuela appeared to finally settle down. After pinch hitting, Valenzuela's regular catcher <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scioscia" title="Mike Scioscia">Mike Scioscia</a> took over behind the plate. This seemed to have a calming effect on the rookie, as Scioscia knew Spanish and was better able to talk with Valenzuela than <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yeager" title="Steve Yeager">Steve Yeager</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Yankees mounted their final threat in the eighth when <a href="/wiki/Aurelio_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Aurelio Rodríguez">Aurelio Rodríguez</a> and Milbourne led off with back-to-back singles. Pinch-hitter <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Murcer" title="Bobby Murcer">Bobby Murcer</a> attempted a <a href="/wiki/Sacrifice_bunt" title="Sacrifice bunt">sacrifice bunt</a>, but popped it foul. Cey dove and caught it, then doubled Milbourne off first. </p><p>Valenzuela, despite giving up 9 hits (including 2 homers), walking 7, and throwing 149 pitches in facing 40 batters, went the distance to give the Dodgers their first win of the series. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_4">Game 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Game 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">October 24, 1981 1:25<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (PT) at <span class="nowrap">Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California 66 °F (19 °C), partly cloudy</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">New York</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">13</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Los Angeles</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>X</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">8</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">14</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Howe_(baseball)" title="Steve Howe (baseball)">Steve Howe</a> (1–0)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/George_Frazier_(pitcher)" title="George Frazier (pitcher)">George Frazier</a> (0–2)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />NYY: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Randolph" title="Willie Randolph">Willie Randolph</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a> (1)<br />LAD: <a href="/wiki/Jay_Johnstone" title="Jay Johnstone">Jay Johnstone</a> (1) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>After being held out of game 3, <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a> was back in the starting lineup for this game. The Yankees batters had early success against Dodgers pitcher <a href="/wiki/Bob_Welch_(baseball)" title="Bob Welch (baseball)">Bob Welch</a>, who faced four batters without recording an out before being relieved by <a href="/wiki/Dave_Goltz" title="Dave Goltz">Dave Goltz</a>. <a href="/wiki/Willie_Randolph" title="Willie Randolph">Willie Randolph</a> led the game off with a triple and scored on a <a href="/wiki/Larry_Milbourne" title="Larry Milbourne">Larry Milbourne</a> double. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a> walked and Jackson singled before Goltz gave up a sacrifice fly to <a href="/wiki/Bob_Watson" title="Bob Watson">Bob Watson</a>. Randolph smashed a two-out solo home run in the second and <a href="/wiki/Rick_Cerone" title="Rick Cerone">Rick Cerone</a> batted in a run with a single in the third for a 4–0 Yankee lead. </p><p>Yankee starter <a href="/wiki/Rick_Reuschel" title="Rick Reuschel">Rick Reuschel</a> then had problems of his own. He allowed an RBI single to <a href="/wiki/Davey_Lopes" title="Davey Lopes">Davey Lopes</a> and an RBI groundout to <a href="/wiki/Ron_Cey" title="Ron Cey">Ron Cey</a> in the third before leaving in favor of <a href="/wiki/Rudy_May" title="Rudy May">Rudy May</a>. May gave up a double to <a href="/wiki/Steve_Garvey" title="Steve Garvey">Steve Garvey</a> and an RBI single to Cey in the fifth, but the Yankees countered with two in the sixth on RBI singles by <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Gamble" title="Oscar Gamble">Oscar Gamble</a> and Watson off <a href="/wiki/Tom_Niedenfuer" title="Tom Niedenfuer">Tom Niedenfuer</a>. Watson's hit was a sinking liner that <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Baker" title="Dusty Baker">Dusty Baker</a> attempted to catch, but it was ruled a trap. </p><p>With a 6–3 lead, the Yankees turned the pitching over to their relief combination of <a href="/wiki/Ron_Davis_(pitcher)" title="Ron Davis (pitcher)">Ron Davis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a>. Davis had troubles in the sixth. He issued a one-out walk to <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scioscia" title="Mike Scioscia">Mike Scioscia</a> and gave up a pinch-hit homer to <a href="/wiki/Jay_Johnstone" title="Jay Johnstone">Jay Johnstone</a> to make the score 6–5. Then, Lopes lifted a fly ball to right that Jackson lost in the sun and dropped for an error. Lopes reached second and stole third with no throw by catcher Cerone three pitches later. Davis then gave up a game-tying single to <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_(shortstop)" title="Bill Russell (shortstop)">Bill Russell</a>. </p><p>In the seventh, <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Baker" title="Dusty Baker">Dusty Baker</a> led off with an infield hit off <a href="/wiki/George_Frazier_(pitcher)" title="George Frazier (pitcher)">George Frazier</a> and went to third on a <a href="/wiki/Rick_Monday" title="Rick Monday">Rick Monday</a> liner that got past center fielder <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Brown_(outfielder)" title="Bobby Brown (outfielder)">Bobby Brown</a> when he tried to make a shoestring catch. Monday reached second on the double. <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Guerrero_(baseball,_born_1956)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedro Guerrero (baseball, born 1956)">Pedro Guerrero</a> was then walked intentionally. Yankee manager <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a> then brought starting pitcher <a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">Tommy John</a> out of the bullpen instead of Gossage. <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yeager" title="Steve Yeager">Steve Yeager</a>, hitting for Scioscia, promptly gave the Dodgers the lead when he drove home Baker with a sacrifice fly and moved Monday to third. Lopes followed with an infield single that drove Monday home for an 8–6 lead. John managed to strand Guerrero in scoring position to end the seventh and pitched the last two innings, but closer Gossage never got in the game. </p><p>Jackson brought the Yankees closer with a home run in the eighth off lefty <a href="/wiki/Steve_Howe_(baseball)" title="Steve Howe (baseball)">Steve Howe</a>, capping a 3-for-3 day. The home run was Jackson's 10th and final in World Series play, tying <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Lou Gehrig</a>. But Howe was able to close out the win, despite Willie Randolph pinning Dodger centerfielder Derrell Thomas against the centerfield wall with a deep fly ball. The series was now tied 2–2. </p><p>According to Johnstone's book <i>Temporary Insanity</i> (1985), Steinbrenner confronted Davis in the Yankees' locker room after the game and demanded to know, "Why did you throw Johnstone a fastball?" </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_5">Game 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Game 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">October 25, 1981 1:45<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (PT) at <span class="nowrap">Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California 68 °F (20 °C), sunny</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">New York</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">1</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">5</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Los Angeles</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>X</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">2</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">4</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">3 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reuss" title="Jerry Reuss">Jerry Reuss</a> (1–1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a> (1–1)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />NYY: None<br />LAD: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Guerrero_(baseball,_born_1956)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedro Guerrero (baseball, born 1956)">Pedro Guerrero</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yeager" title="Steve Yeager">Steve Yeager</a> (2) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Needing a win to stop the Dodgers' momentum in this series, the Yankees trotted out their ace, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a>. Guidry was sharp through six innings, holding the Dodgers to two singles. <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a>, continuing his torrid hitting, helped provide Guidry a lead by doubling to left in the second off <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reuss" title="Jerry Reuss">Jerry Reuss</a>, moving to third on a <a href="/wiki/Davey_Lopes" title="Davey Lopes">Davey Lopes</a> error, and scoring on a <a href="/wiki/Lou_Piniella" title="Lou Piniella">Lou Piniella</a> infield single. </p><p>The game then took a turn in the seventh inning. After fanning <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Baker" title="Dusty Baker">Dusty Baker</a>, Guidry surrendered back-to-back solo home runs to <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Guerrero_(baseball,_born_1956)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedro Guerrero (baseball, born 1956)">Pedro Guerrero</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yeager" title="Steve Yeager">Steve Yeager</a>. After he had struck out, Baker suggested to Yeager and Guerrero that they move up in the batter's box to take away Guidry's late breaking slider. Both home runs were hit on sliders almost to the same place in left-center. Meanwhile, Reuss was as effective as Guidry, holding the Yanks to five hits and the lone run and going the distance. </p><p>A tense moment occurred in the eighth when <a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a> beaned <a href="/wiki/Ron_Cey" title="Ron Cey">Ron Cey</a>. Cey had to be helped off the field with a concussion, but was cleared to play Game 6 after it was delayed one day by rain. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_6">Game 6</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Game 6"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%">October 28, 1981 8:20<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm (ET) at <span class="nowrap">Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York 53 °F (12 °C), partly cloudy</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b>Los Angeles</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">9</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">13</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;">New York</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">2</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">7</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">2 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">WP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Burt_Hooton" title="Burt Hooton">Burt Hooton</a> (1–1)   <b><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Losing_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">LP</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/George_Frazier_(pitcher)" title="George Frazier (pitcher)">George Frazier</a> (0–3)   <b><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Sv</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Howe_(baseball)" title="Steve Howe (baseball)">Steve Howe</a> (1)<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a>:</b><br />LAD: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Guerrero_(baseball,_born_1956)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedro Guerrero (baseball, born 1956)">Pedro Guerrero</a> (2)<br />NYY: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Randolph" title="Willie Randolph">Willie Randolph</a> (2) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the latest-ending World Series by calendar date up to that time (surpassing the <a href="/wiki/1911_World_Series" title="1911 World Series">1911 World Series</a>, which ended on October 26). Originally scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, Game 6 was postponed a day by rain. This allowed Bob Lemon to start <a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">Tommy John</a> opposite Dodger starter <a href="/wiki/Burt_Hooton" title="Burt Hooton">Burt Hooton</a>, and also allowed <a href="/wiki/Ron_Cey" title="Ron Cey">Ron Cey</a> to be in the Dodger lineup. <a href="/wiki/Willie_Randolph" title="Willie Randolph">Willie Randolph</a> provided John an early lead with a solo homer in the third. The Dodgers tied it in the fourth on an RBI single by Game 5 hero <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yeager" title="Steve Yeager">Steve Yeager</a>. </p><p>In the bottom of the fourth, Yankee manager <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a> made a controversial decision. <a href="/wiki/Graig_Nettles" title="Graig Nettles">Graig Nettles</a> led off the inning with a double. After Hooton retired the next two batters, he intentionally walked <a href="/wiki/Larry_Milbourne" title="Larry Milbourne">Larry Milbourne</a> to face John (there was no <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a> in this series). Lemon pinch-hit for his starting pitcher in the fourth inning of a 1–1 game. Pinch-hitter <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Murcer" title="Bobby Murcer">Bobby Murcer</a> flied out to end the inning. In his 1991 autobiography <i>T.J.: My 26 Years in Baseball</i>, John revealed that before the game, Lemon and team owner <a href="/wiki/George_Steinbrenner" title="George Steinbrenner">George Steinbrenner</a> settled on the following strategy: get the lead early and then protect it with the bullpen (despite the bullpen's collapses earlier in the series). As <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> cameras showed during the broadcast, John paced the Yankee dugout in disbelief after being pulled.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the fifth, <a href="/wiki/George_Frazier_(pitcher)" title="George Frazier (pitcher)">George Frazier</a>, who relieved John, gave up an RBI single to <a href="/wiki/Ron_Cey" title="Ron Cey">Ron Cey</a> and a two-run triple to <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Guerrero_(baseball,_born_1956)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedro Guerrero (baseball, born 1956)">Pedro Guerrero</a>. Frazier would take the loss and become the first pitcher to lose three games in a best-of-seven World Series and second pitcher to lose three times in any World Series (the first being <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Williams" title="Lefty Williams">Lefty Williams</a>, a member of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> in the best-of-nine <a href="/wiki/1919_World_Series" title="1919 World Series">1919 World Series</a>). </p><p>New York's bullpen further collapsed in the sixth. <a href="/wiki/Ron_Davis_(pitcher)" title="Ron Davis (pitcher)">Ron Davis</a> issued one-out walks to pitcher Hooton and <a href="/wiki/Davey_Lopes" title="Davey Lopes">Davey Lopes</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_(shortstop)" title="Bill Russell (shortstop)">Bill Russell</a> singled to short left field, and Hooton unexpectedly rounded third and headed home. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a> stumbled on the wet grass, fell forward, and uncorked an errant throw. Hooton scored standing, after which Lemon pulled Davis in favor of <a href="/wiki/Rick_Reuschel" title="Rick Reuschel">Rick Reuschel</a>. On Reuschel's second pitch, Lopes and Russell pulled a <a href="/wiki/Double_steal" class="mw-redirect" title="Double steal">double steal</a>. Reuschel walked <a href="/wiki/Steve_Garvey" title="Steve Garvey">Steve Garvey</a> intentionally and gave up an RBI force-out to pinch-hitter <a href="/wiki/Derrel_Thomas" title="Derrel Thomas">Derrel Thomas</a>. After <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Baker" title="Dusty Baker">Dusty Baker</a> reached on an error by Nettles, loading the bases again, Guerrero singled in two more runs. The Yankees would score in the bottom of the sixth on a pinch-hit RBI single by <a href="/wiki/Lou_Piniella" title="Lou Piniella">Lou Piniella</a>. Guerrero would cap a five-RBI night, and the Dodgers' World Series win, by blasting a solo home run in the eighth off Yankee reliever <a href="/wiki/Rudy_May" title="Rudy May">Rudy May</a>. <a href="/wiki/Burt_Hooton" title="Burt Hooton">Burt Hooton</a> would pitch <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">5<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings and get the win. <a href="/wiki/Steve_Howe_(baseball)" title="Steve Howe (baseball)">Steve Howe</a> replaced him and earned the save. </p><p>Winfield's throw typified his struggles in this, his first World Series. At the plate, he went 1-for-22 with one RBI. After the series, Steinbrenner issued a public apology to the City of New York for his team's performance, while at the same time assuring the fans that plans to put the team together for 1982 would begin immediately.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Yankee owner was criticized by players and press alike for doing so, as many people felt losing a World Series was not something for which a team needed to apologize.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the first time, there were <a href="/wiki/World_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="World Series Most Valuable Player Award">co-MVPs</a> in a World Series: Cey (.350 avg., 7-for-20, HR, 6 RBIs), Yeager (.286 avg., 4-for-14, 2 HR's), and Guerrero (.333 avg, 7-for-21, 2 HR's, 7 RBIs) shared the award. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Epilogue">Epilogue</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Epilogue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After combining for ten division titles and eight World Series appearances between 1974 and 1981, the 1981 World Series marked the end of an era for both teams as they soon were without key contributors. </p><p>The Yankees lost <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a> (who left in free agency), <a href="/wiki/Graig_Nettles" title="Graig Nettles">Graig Nettles</a> (traded in 1984), <a href="/wiki/Goose_Gossage" title="Goose Gossage">Goose Gossage</a> (left in free agency in 1984 only to play once more with them in 1989), and <a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">Tommy John</a> (traded away to California before returning in 1986), among others. <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a> lasted fourteen games in the next season before being dismissed by Steinbrenner despite promises to finish the whole season (although Lemon was quoted as being relieved over the decision). The franchise would not reach the postseason again until 1995, which included nine different managers at the helm for Yankees (such as <a href="/wiki/Billy_Martin" title="Billy Martin">Billy Martin</a>, who was re-hired and re-fired three times from 1983 to 1988) despite worthy play from Winfield and <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Don Mattingly</a>, who debuted in 1982 (incidentally, Steinbrenner's growing irritation with Winfield would soon lead to a three-year punishment). The lone <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> appearance in the 1980s meant it was the first decade in which the Yankees did not win a title since the 1910s, and the first ever since the <a href="/wiki/Live-ball_era" title="Live-ball era"><i>live-ball</i> era</a>, which would not happen again until the 2010s. </p><p>Key Dodger losses included <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Smith" title="Reggie Smith">Reggie Smith</a> (who signed with the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> after the season), <a href="/wiki/Davey_Lopes" title="Davey Lopes">Davey Lopes</a> (traded in the off season), <a href="/wiki/Ron_Cey" title="Ron Cey">Ron Cey</a> (traded in 1982), <a href="/wiki/Steve_Garvey" title="Steve Garvey">Steve Garvey</a> (who departed for the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> in 1983). This marked the end of the <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">8<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span>-year <a href="/wiki/Dodger_infield_of_Garvey,_Lopes,_Russell_and_Cey" class="mw-redirect" title="Dodger infield of Garvey, Lopes, Russell and Cey">Dodger infield of Garvey, Lopes, Russell and Cey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-latimes_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With a stronger farm system and adding valuable players via trade or free agency, they did win division titles in <a href="/wiki/1983_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1983</a> and <a href="/wiki/1985_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1985</a>, while narrowly missing in <a href="/wiki/1982_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1982 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1982</a>. Their success culminated with a world championship in <a href="/wiki/1988_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1988 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1988</a>, becoming the only team to win two World Series between 1978 and 1990, and the only team to win more than one World Series title during the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, since their <a href="/wiki/1988_World_Series" title="1988 World Series">1988 World Series</a> win, the Dodgers would not appear in another World Series until 2017 (which they lost to the <a href="/wiki/2017_Houston_Astros_season" title="2017 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a>), despite reaching the NLCS in <a href="/wiki/2008_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2008 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2009 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2013_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2013 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2013</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2016_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2016 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2016</a>. They would also appear in the World Series in 2018 against the <a href="/wiki/2018_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2018 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a>, which they also lost. They finally broke their World Series Championship drought by winning in <a href="/wiki/2020_World_Series" title="2020 World Series">2020</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2020_Tampa_Bay_Rays_season" title="2020 Tampa Bay Rays season">Tampa Bay Rays</a>. They returned to the World Series in <a href="/wiki/2024_World_Series" title="2024 World Series">2024</a>, in which they defeated the Yankees. The Yankees, on the other hand, appeared in eight World Series (<a href="/wiki/1996_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1996 New York Yankees season">1996</a>, <a href="/wiki/1998_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1998 New York Yankees season">1998</a>, <a href="/wiki/1999_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1999 New York Yankees season">1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2000 New York Yankees season">2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/2001_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2001 New York Yankees season">2001</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2003 New York Yankees season">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2009 New York Yankees season">2009</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2024_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2024 New York Yankees season">2024</a>) in that span, winning all but 2001, 2003 and 2024. </p><p>Former Dodgers pitcher and current Spanish radio color analyst <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Valenzuela" title="Fernando Valenzuela">Fernando Valenzuela</a>, who notably threw 147 pitches in the Dodgers Game 3 victory and was one of the Dodgers' most prominent players during the 1981 season, died shortly before the 2024 Dodgers-Yankees World Series rematch.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dodgerstribute_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dodgerstribute-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Dodgers afterwards announced plans to pay tribute to Valenzuela at the 2024 World Series.<sup id="cite_ref-dodgerstribute_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dodgerstribute-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Dodgers celebrated their World Series victory on what would have been Fernando's 64th birthday. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composite_box">Composite box</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Composite box"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>1981 World Series <b>(4–2): <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> (N.L.)</b> over <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (A.L.) </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="font-size:90%"><span class="nowrap"> </span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="border-right-width:2px; width:170px">Team</th> <th style="width:25px;">1</th> <th style="width:25px;">2</th> <th style="width:25px;">3</th> <th style="width:25px;">4</th> <th style="width:25px;">5</th> <th style="width:25px;">6</th> <th style="width:25px;">7</th> <th style="width:25px;">8</th> <th style="width:25px;">9</th> <th style="width:25px;border-left-width:2px"><a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">R</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">H</a></th> <th style="width:25px;"><a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">E</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></b></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">27</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">51</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-right-width:2px; text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a></b></td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td style="border-left-width:2px;font-weight:bold;">22</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">46</td> <td style="font-weight:bold;">4 </td></tr> <tr style="font-size:90%;"> <td style="text-align:left;" colspan="34"><b>Total attendance:</b> 338,081   <b>Average attendance:</b> 56,347<br /><span class="nowrap"><b>Winning player's share:</b> $38,119</span>   <span class="nowrap"><b>Losing player's share:</b> $28,845<sup id="cite_ref-wsshares_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsshares-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Series_batting_stats">Series batting stats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Series batting stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Dodgers_2">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Dodgers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <pre> SERIES STATS | REGULAR SEASON Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB | AB H HR BA OPS SB +-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+ Dusty Baker 6 24 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .167 .192 .167 0 | 400 128 9 .320 .808 10 Bobby Castillo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 9 4 0 .444 1.111 0 Ron Cey 6 20 3 7 0 0 1 6 3 3 .350 .458 .500 0 | 312 90 13 .288 .846 0 *Terry Forster 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 0 0 .000 .000 0 Steve Garvey 6 24 3 10 1 0 0 0 2 5 .417 .462 .458 0 | 431 122 10 .283 .732 3 Dave Goltz 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 17 1 0 .059 .217 0 Pedro Guerrero 6 21 2 7 1 1 2 7 2 6 .333 .417 .762 0 | 347 104 12 .300 .829 5 Burt Hooton 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 0 | 42 8 0 .190 .523 0 *Steve Howe 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 0 | 1 0 0 .000 .500 0 *Jay Johnstone 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 .667 .667 1.66 0 | 83 17 3 .205 .616 0 *Ken Landreaux 5 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .333 1 | 390 98 7 .251 .664 18 Davey Lopes 6 22 6 5 1 0 0 2 4 3 .227 .346 .273 4 | 214 44 5 .206 .574 20 *Rick Monday 5 13 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 6 .231 .375 .308 0 | 130 41 11 .315 1.031 1 Tom Niedenfuer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 *Jerry Reuss 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 0 | 51 10 0 .196 .392 0 Bill Russell 6 25 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 .240 .240 .240 1 | 262 61 0 .233 .567 2 Steve Sax 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 | 119 33 2 .277 .662 5 *<a href="/wiki/Mike_Scioscia" title="Mike Scioscia">Mike Scioscia</a> 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 0 | 290 80 2 .276 .685 0 #Reggie Smith 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 0 | 35 7 1 .200 .632 0 Dave Stewart 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 2 0 .400 1.300 0 #Derrel Thomas 5 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 .125 .000 0 | 218 54 4 .248 .644 7 *Fernando Valenzuela 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 0 | 64 16 0 .250 .543 0 Bob Welch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 45 10 0 .222 .506 0 Steve Yeager 6 14 2 4 1 0 2 4 0 2 .286 .267 .786 0 | 86 18 3 .209 .598 0 +-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+ Total 6 198 27 51 6 1 6 26 20 44 .258 .329 .389 6 | 82 .262 .696 73 * – bats left-handed, # – switch hits, ? – unknown, else – bats right-handed A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year. </pre> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_Yankees_2">New York Yankees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: New York Yankees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <pre> SERIES STATS | REGULAR SEASON Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG SB | AB H HR BA OPS SB +-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+ #Bobby Brown 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 | 62 14 0 .226 .521 4 Rick Cerone 6 21 2 4 1 0 1 3 4 2 .190 .320 .381 0 | 234 57 2 .244 .618 0 Ron Davis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 Barry Foote 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 |+147 26 6 .177 .559 0 George Frazier 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 | 0 0 0 0 *Oscar Gamble 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 .429 .333 0 | 189 45 10 .238 .796 0 Rich Gossage 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 | 0 0 0 0 *Ron Guidry 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 0 | 0 0 0 0 *Reggie Jackson 3 12 3 4 1 0 1 1 2 3 .333 .429 .667 0 | 334 79 15 .237 .758 0 Tommy John 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 | 0 0 0 0 *Dave LaRoche 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 *Rudy May 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 | 0 0 0 0 #Larry Milbourne 6 20 2 5 2 0 0 3 4 0 .250 .375 .350 0 | 163 51 1 .313 .749 2 #Jerry Mumphrey 5 15 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .200 .333 .200 1 | 319 98 6 .307 .783 14 *Bobby Murcer 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 | 117 31 6 .265 .801 0 *Graig Nettles 3 10 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .400 .455 .500 0 | 349 85 15 .244 .731 0 Lou Piniella 6 16 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 .438 .438 .500 1 | 159 44 5 .277 .759 0 Willie Randolph 6 18 5 4 1 1 2 3 9 0 .222 .464 .722 1 | 357 83 2 .232 .641 14 Rick Reuschel 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 |+ 25 2 0 .080 .195 0 *Dave Righetti 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0 | 0 0 0 0 Andre Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 19 5 0 .263 .579 1 Aurelio Rodriguez 4 12 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .417 .462 .417 0 | 52 18 2 .346 .870 0 Bob Watson 6 22 2 7 1 0 2 7 3 0 .318 .385 .636 0 | 156 33 6 .212 .701 0 Dave Winfield 6 22 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 4 .045 .222 .045 1 | 388 114 13 .294 .824 11 +-------------------+-+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+---+----+---+--+-----+-----+---+ Total 6 193 22 46 8 1 6 22 33 24 .238 .346 .383 4 | 100 .252 .718 47 * – bats left-handed, # – switch hits, ? – unknown, else – bats right-handed A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year. </pre> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Series_pitching_stats">Series pitching stats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Series pitching stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Dodgers_3">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Dodgers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <pre> SERIES STATS | REGULAR SEASON Player G ERA W-L SV CG IP H ER BB SO | W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV +-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+ *Jerry Reuss 2 3.86 1-1 0 1 11.7 10 5 3 8 | 10-4 153 2.30 1.08 51 Burt Hooton 2 1.59 1-1 0 0 11.3 8 2 9 3 | 11-6 142 2.28 1.10 74 *Fernando Valenzuela 1 4.00 1-0 0 1 9.0 9 4 7 6 | 13-7 192 2.48 1.05 180 *Steve Howe 3 3.86 1-0 1 0 7.0 7 3 1 4 | 5-3 54 2.50 1.28 32 8 Tom Niedenfuer 2 0.00 0-0 0 0 5.0 3 0 1 0 | 3-1 26 3.81 1.19 12 2 Dave Goltz 2 5.40 0-0 0 0 3.3 4 2 1 2 | 2-7 77 4.09 1.40 48 1 *Terry Forster 2 0.00 0-0 0 0 2.0 1 0 3 0 | 0-1 31 4.11 1.70 17 Dave Stewart 2 0.00 0-0 0 0 1.7 1 0 2 1 | 4-3 43 2.49 1.25 29 6 Bobby Castillo 1 9.00 0-0 0 0 1.0 0 1 5 0 | 2-4 51 5.33 1.46 35 5 Bob Welch 1 inf 0-0 0 0 0.0 3 2 1 0 | 9-5 141 3.44 1.29 88 +-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+ Total 3.29 4-2 1 2 52.0 46 19 33 24 | 3.01 1.210 * – throws left-handed, ? – unknown, else – throws right-handed A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year. </pre> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_Yankees_3">New York Yankees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: New York Yankees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <pre> SERIES STATS | REGULAR SEASON Player G ERA W-L SV CG IP H ER BB SO | W-L IP ERA WHIP SO SV +-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+ *Ron Guidry 2 1.93 1-1 0 0 14.0 8 3 4 15 | 11-5 127 2.76 0.99 104 *Tommy John 3 0.69 1-0 0 0 13.0 11 1 0 8 | 9-8 140 2.63 1.24 50 *Rudy May 3 2.84 0-0 0 0 6.3 5 2 1 5 | 6-11 148 4.14 1.21 79 1 Goose Gossage 3 0.00 0-0 2 0 5.0 2 0 2 5 | 3-2 47 0.77 0.77 48 20 Rick Reuschel 2 4.91 0-0 0 0 3.7 7 2 3 2 |+ 8-11 156 3.11 1.25 75 George Frazier 3 17.18 0-3 0 0 3.7 9 7 3 2 | 0-1 28 1.63 1.34 17 3 Ron Davis 4 23.14 0-0 0 0 2.3 4 6 5 4 | 4-5 73 2.71 0.99 83 6 *Dave Righetti 1 13.50 0-0 0 0 2.0 5 3 2 1 | 8-4 105 2.05 1.07 89 *Dave LaRoche 1 0.00 0-0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 2 | 4-1 47 2.49 1.15 24 +-------------------+-+------+---+--+--+----+--+--+--+---+------+---+-----+-----+---+--+ Total 4.24 2-4 2 0 51.0 51 24 20 44 | 2.90 1.180 * – throws left-handed, ? – unknown, else – throws right-handed A + before season totals indicates the player was with multiple teams this year. </pre> <p>Yankees pitcher <a href="/wiki/George_Frazier_(pitcher)" title="George Frazier (pitcher)">George Frazier</a> tied a World Series record for losing three of the six games in 1981. The only other pitcher to lose that many was the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Williams" title="Lefty Williams">Lefty Williams</a>, who <a href="/wiki/Black_Sox_Scandal" title="Black Sox Scandal">intentionally</a> lost his three starts in the infamous <a href="/wiki/1919_World_Series" title="1919 World Series">1919 World Series</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_ABC" title="Major League Baseball on ABC">ABC</a> covered this World Series on television in the United States, its third under the then-present contract of alternating Series coverage with <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_NBC" title="Major League Baseball on NBC">NBC</a>. <a href="/wiki/Keith_Jackson" title="Keith Jackson">Keith Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Al_Michaels" title="Al Michaels">Al Michaels</a> shared play-by-play duties, with Michaels replacing Jackson when the latter deferred to his primary role as ABC's lead <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> announcer. <a href="/wiki/Color_commentator" title="Color commentator">Color commentary</a> was handled by <a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Jim Palmer</a>; Palmer would later join ABC's baseball broadcast team after retiring as a player in 1984. ABC's coverage was <a href="/wiki/Simulcast" title="Simulcast">simulcast</a> over the Yankees' and Dodgers' local TV outlets, respectively <a href="/wiki/WPIX" title="WPIX">WPIX</a> in New York City and <a href="/wiki/KTTV" title="KTTV">KTTV</a> in Los Angeles. </p><p>This World Series was the last to be called by Jackson in the broadcast booth. Michaels became ABC's lead baseball play-by-play announcer (and their exclusive World Series announcer) by the time the network next aired the World Series in <a href="/wiki/1983_World_Series" title="1983 World Series">1983</a>. </p><p>On radio, <a href="/wiki/CBS_Radio" title="CBS Radio">CBS Radio</a> carried the games with <a href="/wiki/Vin_Scully" title="Vin Scully">Vin Scully</a> handling play-by-play and <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> manager <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> providing analysis, both working together for the third consecutive year. Scully was the Dodgers' primary radio/TV announcer during the regular season. When the Dodgers next appeared in the World Series in <a href="/wiki/1988_World_Series" title="1988 World Series">1988</a>, Scully called the series nationally on television for NBC. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the series, Johnstone, Yeager, Reuss, and <a href="/wiki/Rick_Monday" title="Rick Monday">Rick Monday</a> of the Dodgers recorded a cover version of <a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions" title="We Are the Champions">We Are the Champions</a>" under the name "Big Blue Wrecking Crew". The quartet performed the song on an episode of the syndicated musical TV show <i><a href="/wiki/Solid_Gold_(TV_series)" title="Solid Gold (TV series)">Solid Gold</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_Japan_Series" title="1981 Japan Series">1981 Japan Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_World_Series" title="2024 World Series">2024 World Series</a> - also between the Dodgers and Yankees</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBranch2014" class="citation news cs1">Branch, John (June 5, 2014). 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(1990). <i>The World Series: Complete Play-By-Play of Every Game, 1903–1989</i>. New York: St. Martin's Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-312-03960-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-312-03960-3"><bdi>0-312-03960-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+World+Series%3A+Complete+Play-By-Play+of+Every+Game%2C+1903%E2%80%931989&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=St.+Martin%27s+Press&rft.date=1990&rft.isbn=0-312-03960-3&rft.aulast=Cohen&rft.aufirst=Richard+M.&rft.au=Neft%2C+David+S.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1981+World+Series" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReichler1982" class="citation book cs1">Reichler, Joseph (1982). <i>The Baseball Encyclopedia</i> (5th ed.). Macmillan Publishing. p. 2219. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-02-579010-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-02-579010-2"><bdi>0-02-579010-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Baseball+Encyclopedia&rft.pages=2219&rft.edition=5th&rft.pub=Macmillan+Publishing&rft.date=1982&rft.isbn=0-02-579010-2&rft.aulast=Reichler&rft.aufirst=Joseph&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1981+World+Series" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFForman" class="citation web cs1">Forman, Sean L. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1981_WS.shtml">"1981 World Series"</a>. <i>Baseball-Reference.com – Major League Statistics and Information</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071130235344/http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1981_WS.shtml">Archived</a> from the original on November 30, 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 9,</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball-Reference.com+%E2%80%93+Major+League+Statistics+and+Information&rft.atitle=1981+World+Series&rft.aulast=Forman&rft.aufirst=Sean+L.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fpostseason%2F1981_WS.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1981+World+Series" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_World_Series&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_ws_recaps.jsp?feature=1981">1981 World Series</a> at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://MLB.com"><i>WorldSeries.com</i> via <i>MLB.com</i></a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/yr1981ws.shtml">1981 World Series</a> at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com"><i>Baseball Almanac</i></a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1981_WS.shtml">1981 World Series</a> at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com"><i>Baseball-Reference.com</i></a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1981/YPS_1981.htm">The 1981 Post-Season Games</a> (box scores and play-by-play) at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.retrosheet.org"><i>Retrosheet</i></a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060508140454/http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/worldseries/1981.html">History of the World Series - 1981</a> at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sportingnews.com"><i>The Sporting News</i></a>. 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title="1940 World Series">1940</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1941_World_Series" title="1941 World Series">1941</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1942_World_Series" title="1942 World Series">1942</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1943_World_Series" title="1943 World Series">1943</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1944_World_Series" title="1944 World Series">1944</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1945_World_Series" title="1945 World Series">1945</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1946_World_Series" title="1946 World Series">1946</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1947_World_Series" title="1947 World Series">1947</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1948_World_Series" title="1948 World Series">1948</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1949_World_Series" title="1949 World Series">1949</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1950_World_Series" title="1950 World Series">1950</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1951_World_Series" title="1951 World Series">1951</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1952_World_Series" title="1952 World Series">1952</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1953_World_Series" title="1953 World Series">1953</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1954_World_Series" title="1954 World Series">1954</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1955_World_Series" title="1955 World Series">1955</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1956_World_Series" title="1956 World Series">1956</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1957_World_Series" title="1957 World Series">1957</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1958_World_Series" title="1958 World Series">1958</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1959_World_Series" title="1959 World Series">1959</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1960_World_Series" title="1960 World Series">1960</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1961_World_Series" title="1961 World Series">1961</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1962_World_Series" title="1962 World Series">1962</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1963_World_Series" title="1963 World Series">1963</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1964_World_Series" title="1964 World Series">1964</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1965_World_Series" title="1965 World Series">1965</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1966_World_Series" title="1966 World Series">1966</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1967_World_Series" title="1967 World Series">1967</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1968_World_Series" title="1968 World Series">1968</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1969_World_Series" title="1969 World Series">1969</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1970_World_Series" title="1970 World Series">1970</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1971_World_Series" title="1971 World Series">1971</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1972_World_Series" title="1972 World Series">1972</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1973_World_Series" title="1973 World Series">1973</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1974_World_Series" title="1974 World Series">1974</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1975_World_Series" title="1975 World Series">1975</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1976_World_Series" title="1976 World Series">1976</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1977_World_Series" title="1977 World Series">1977</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1978_World_Series" title="1978 World Series">1978</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1979_World_Series" title="1979 World Series">1979</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1980_World_Series" title="1980 World Series">1980</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1981</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1982_World_Series" title="1982 World Series">1982</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1983_World_Series" title="1983 World Series">1983</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1984_World_Series" title="1984 World Series">1984</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1985_World_Series" title="1985 World Series">1985</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1986_World_Series" title="1986 World Series">1986</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1987_World_Series" title="1987 World Series">1987</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1988_World_Series" title="1988 World Series">1988</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1989_World_Series" title="1989 World Series">1989</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1990_World_Series" title="1990 World Series">1990</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1991_World_Series" title="1991 World Series">1991</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1992_World_Series" title="1992 World Series">1992</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1993_World_Series" title="1993 World Series">1993</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><s><a href="/wiki/1994_World_Series" title="1994 World Series">1994</a></s></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1995_World_Series" title="1995 World Series">1995</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1997_World_Series" title="1997 World Series">1997</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1998_World_Series" title="1998 World Series">1998</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1999_World_Series" title="1999 World Series">1999</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2000_World_Series" title="2000 World Series">2000</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2001_World_Series" title="2001 World Series">2001</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2002_World_Series" title="2002 World Series">2002</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2003_World_Series" title="2003 World Series">2003</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2004_World_Series" title="2004 World Series">2004</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2005_World_Series" title="2005 World Series">2005</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2006_World_Series" title="2006 World Series">2006</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2007_World_Series" title="2007 World Series">2007</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2008_World_Series" title="2008 World Series">2008</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2009_World_Series" title="2009 World Series">2009</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2010_World_Series" title="2010 World Series">2010</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2011_World_Series" title="2011 World Series">2011</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2012_World_Series" title="2012 World Series">2012</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2013_World_Series" title="2013 World Series">2013</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2014_World_Series" title="2014 World Series">2014</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2015_World_Series" title="2015 World Series">2015</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2016_World_Series" title="2016 World Series">2016</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">2017</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2018_World_Series" title="2018 World Series">2018</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2019_World_Series" title="2019 World Series">2019</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2020_World_Series" title="2020 World Series">2020</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2021_World_Series" title="2021 World Series">2021</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2022_World_Series" title="2022 World Series">2022</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2023_World_Series" title="2023 World Series">2023</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2024_World_Series" title="2024 World Series">2024</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_champions" title="List of World Series champions">World Series champions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_sweeps" title="List of World Series sweeps">Sweeps</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_starting_pitchers" title="List of World Series starting pitchers">Starting pitchers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_postseason_teams" title="List of Major League Baseball postseason teams">Appearances</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_franchise_postseason_streaks" title="List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason streaks">Streaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_franchise_postseason_droughts" title="List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason droughts">Droughts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_postseason_series" title="List of Major League Baseball postseason series">Series (by franchise)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_broadcasters" title="List of World Series broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Trophies and<br />Awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commissioner%27s_Trophy_(MLB)" title="Commissioner's Trophy (MLB)">Commissioner's Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Series_ring" title="World Series ring">World Series ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="World Series Most Valuable Player Award">World Series MVP Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth_Award" title="Babe Ruth Award">Babe Ruth Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_game_sevens" title="List of Major League Baseball game sevens">Game 7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_pre-World_Series_baseball_champions" title="List of pre-World Series baseball champions">Pre-World Series champions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dauvray_Cup" title="Dauvray Cup">Dauvray Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_Cup" title="Temple Cup">Temple Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chronicle-Telegraph_Cup" title="Chronicle-Telegraph Cup"><i>Chronicle-Telegraph</i> Cup</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="Major League Baseball postseason">Postseason</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_League_Championship_Series" title="American League Championship Series">ALCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_Championship_Series" title="National League Championship Series">NLCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_League_Division_Series" title="American League Division Series">ALDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_Division_Series" title="National League Division Series">NLDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wild_Card_Series" title="Wild Card Series">Wild Card Series</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Series_television_ratings" title="World Series television ratings">TV ratings</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Notable_events" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Notable events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake" title="1989 Loma Prieta earthquake">1989 Loma Prieta earthquake</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li>Series not held in <a href="/wiki/1904_World_Series" title="1904 World Series">1904</a> because the <a href="/wiki/1904_New_York_Giants_season" title="1904 New York Giants season">NL champions</a> refused to participate, and in <a href="/wiki/1994_World_Series" title="1994 World Series">1994</a> due to <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Major_League_Baseball_strike" title="1994–95 Major League Baseball strike">a players' strike</a>.</li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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League Baseball season"><span style="color:#005A9C">1884</span></a></b></li> <li>Formerly the <b>Brooklyn Robins</b> and the <b>Brooklyn Dodgers</b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles"><span style="color:#005A9C">Los Angeles, California</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers"><span style="color:#005A9C">Franchise</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="History of the Los Angeles Dodgers">History</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">in Brooklyn</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seasons" title="List of Los Angeles Dodgers seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers_award_winners_and_league_leaders" title="Los Angeles Dodgers award winners and league leaders">Award winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_team_records" title="List of Los Angeles Dodgers team records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_no-hitters" title="List of Los Angeles Dodgers no-hitters">No-hitters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers_all-time_roster" title="Los Angeles Dodgers all-time roster">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Los Angeles Dodgers first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_managers" title="List of Los Angeles Dodgers managers">Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_owners_and_executives" title="List of Los Angeles Dodgers owners and executives">Owners and executives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_coaches" title="List of Los Angeles Dodgers coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_broadcasters" title="List of Los Angeles Dodgers broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers_Radio_Network" title="Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network">Radio network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_SportsNet_LA" title="Spectrum SportsNet LA">SportsNet LA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_in_the_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of Los Angeles Dodgers in the Baseball Hall of Fame">Hall of Famers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day starting pitchers">Opening Day starting pitchers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Park_(baseball)" title="Washington Park (baseball)">Washington Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Park" title="Eastern Park">Eastern Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridgewood_Park_(baseball_ground)" title="Ridgewood Park (baseball ground)">Ridgewood Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Park_(baseball)" title="Washington Park (baseball)">Washington Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ebbets_Field" title="Ebbets Field">Ebbets Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roosevelt_Stadium" title="Roosevelt Stadium">Roosevelt Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proposed_domed_Brooklyn_Dodgers_stadium" title="Proposed domed Brooklyn Dodgers stadium">Proposed domed stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a></li> <li><i>Spring training:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latta_Park_Baseball_Field" title="Latta Park Baseball Field">Latta Park Baseball Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ban_Johnson_Park" title="Ban Johnson Park">Whittington Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Majestic_Park" title="Majestic Park">Majestic Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._P._Small_Memorial_Stadium" title="J. P. Small Memorial Stadium">Barrs Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tinker_Field" title="Tinker Field">Tinker Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clearwater_Athletic_Field" title="Clearwater Athletic Field">Clearwater Athletic Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiology_Associates_Field_at_Jackie_Robinson_Ballpark" class="mw-redirect" title="Radiology Associates Field at Jackie Robinson Ballpark">City Island Ball Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estadio_Latinoamericano" title="Estadio Latinoamericano">Gran Stadium de La Habana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Stadium" title="Miami Stadium">Miami Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payne_Park" title="Payne Park">Payne Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holman_Stadium_(Vero_Beach)" title="Holman Stadium (Vero Beach)">Holman Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camelback_Ranch" title="Camelback Ranch">Camelback Ranch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dodger_Dog" title="Dodger Dog">Dodger Dog</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Boys_of_Summer_(book)" title="The Boys of Summer (book)">The Boys of Summer</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers:_Ghosts_of_Flatbush" title="Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush">Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bums:_An_Oral_History_of_the_Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers">Bums: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Innocents" title="The Last Innocents">The Last Innocents</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax:_A_Lefty%27s_Legacy" title="Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy">Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Love_L.A." title="I Love L.A.">I Love L.A.</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Good_to_Be_Alive_(film)" title="It's Good to Be Alive (film)">It's Good to Be Alive</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kernkraft_400" title="Kernkraft 400">Kernkraft 400</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_First_(musical)" title="The First (musical)">The First</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chavez_Ravine" title="Battle of Chavez Ravine">Battle of Chavez Ravine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chavez_Ravine" title="Chavez Ravine">Chavez Ravine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodger_blue" title="Dodger blue">Dodger blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Campanella_Award" title="Roy Campanella Award">Roy Campanella Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historic_Dodgertown" title="Historic Dodgertown">Historic Dodgertown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_SportsNet_LA" title="Spectrum SportsNet LA">SportsNet LA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KLAC" title="KLAC">KLAC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_ownership_dispute" title="2011–12 Los Angeles Dodgers ownership dispute">2011 team ownership dispute</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It_Happened_in_Flatbush" title="It Happened in Flatbush">It Happened in Flatbush</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jackie_Robinson_Story" title="The Jackie Robinson Story">The Jackie Robinson Story</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/42_(film)" title="42 (film)">42</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodger_infield_of_Garvey,_Lopes,_Cey_and_Russell" title="Dodger infield of Garvey, Lopes, Cey and Russell">Dodgers infield</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sound_of_the_Dodgers" title="The Sound of the Dodgers">The Sound of the Dodgers</a></i></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Notable_figures" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">Notable figures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Bea_Hefley" title="Nancy Bea Hefley">Nancy Bea Hefley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilda_Chester" title="Hilda Chester">Hilda Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Goodding" title="Gladys Goodding">Gladys Goodding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nobe_Kawano" title="Nobe Kawano">Nobe Kawano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Mitchell_(organist)" title="Robert Mitchell (organist)">Robert Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Roth" title="Allan Roth">Allan Roth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dieter_Ruehle" title="Dieter Ruehle">Dieter Ruehle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chronicle-Telegraph_Cup" title="Chronicle-Telegraph Cup"><i>Chronicle-Telegraph</i> Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers_1,_Boston_Braves_1_(26_innings)" title="Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Boston Braves 1 (26 innings)">Brooklyn Dodgers 1, Boston Braves 1 (26 innings)‎</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tri-Cornered_Baseball_Game" title="Tri-Cornered Baseball Game">Tri-Cornered Baseball Game</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shot_Heard_%27Round_the_World_(baseball)" title="Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball)">Shot Heard 'Round the World</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_World_Series" title="1955 World Series">1955 World Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_relocations_of_1950s%E2%80%931960s" title="Major League Baseball relocations of 1950s–1960s">Relocation to Los Angeles</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Candlestick" title="Battle of Candlestick">Battle of Candlestick</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax%27s_perfect_game" title="Sandy Koufax's perfect game">Sandy Koufax's perfect game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koufax%E2%80%93Drysdale_holdout" title="Koufax–Drysdale holdout">Koufax–Drysdale holdout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fernando_Valenzuela" title="Fernando Valenzuela">Fernandomania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Gibson%27s_1988_World_Series_home_run" title="Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run">Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orel_Hershiser%27s_scoreless_innings_streak" title="Orel Hershiser's scoreless innings streak">Orel Hershiser's scoreless innings streak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_China_Series" title="MLB China Series">MLB China Series</a></li> <li>NL tie-breaker games/series <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_National_League_tie-breaker_series" title="1946 National League tie-breaker series">1946 NL tie-breaker series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_National_League_tie-breaker_series" title="1951 National League tie-breaker series">1951 NL tie-breaker series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_National_League_tie-breaker_series" title="1959 National League tie-breaker series">1959 NL tie-breaker series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_National_League_tie-breaker_series" title="1962 National League tie-breaker series">1962 NL tie-breaker series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_West_tie-breaker_game" title="1980 National League West tie-breaker game">1980 NL West tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_National_League_West_tie-breaker_game" title="2018 National League West tie-breaker game">2018 NL West tie-breaker game</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diamondbacks%E2%80%93Dodgers_rivalry" title="Diamondbacks–Dodgers rivalry">Arizona Diamondbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeway_Series" title="Freeway Series">Los Angeles Angels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodgers%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Dodgers–Yankees rivalry">New York Yankees</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Subway_Series" title="Subway Series">Subway Series</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(historically)</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodgers%E2%80%93Padres_rivalry" title="Dodgers–Padres rivalry">San Diego Padres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodgers%E2%80%93Giants_rivalry" title="Dodgers–Giants rivalry">San Francisco Giants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardinals%E2%80%93Dodgers_rivalry" title="Cardinals–Dodgers rivalry">St. Louis Cardinals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owner: <a href="/wiki/Guggenheim_Baseball_Management" title="Guggenheim Baseball Management">Guggenheim Baseball Management</a></li> <li>President: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Kasten" title="Stan Kasten">Stan Kasten</a></li> <li>President of Baseball Operations: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Friedman" title="Andrew Friedman">Andrew Friedman</a></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Gomes" title="Brandon Gomes">Brandon Gomes</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Roberts_(baseball_manager)" title="Dave Roberts (baseball manager)">Dave Roberts</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br />Championships (8)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1955_World_Series" title="1955 World Series">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_World_Series" title="1959 World Series">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_World_Series" title="1963 World Series">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_World_Series" title="1965 World Series">1965</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_World_Series" title="1988 World Series">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_World_Series" title="2020 World Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_World_Series" title="2024 World Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">League pennants<br />(26)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>American Association: <a href="/wiki/1889_Brooklyn_Bridegrooms_season" title="1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season">1889</a></li> <li>National League: <a href="/wiki/1890_Brooklyn_Bridegrooms_season" title="1890 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Brooklyn_Superbas_season" title="1899 Brooklyn Superbas season">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Brooklyn_Superbas_season" title="1900 Brooklyn Superbas season">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1916 Brooklyn Robins season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1920 Brooklyn Robins season">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1941 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1949 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1952 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1955 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1963 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1965 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1974 National League Championship Series">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1977 National League Championship Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1978 National League Championship Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 National League Championship Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1988 National League Championship Series">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2017 National League Championship Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2018 National League Championship Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2020 National League Championship Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2024 National League Championship Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles (22)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1974_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_National_League_Division_Series" title="1981 National League Division Series">1981</a> (first half)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1988 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_National_League_Division_Series" title="1995 National League Division Series">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_National_League_Division_Series" title="2004 National League Division Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_National_League_Division_Series" title="2008 National League Division Series">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_National_League_Division_Series" title="2009 National League Division Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_National_League_Division_Series" title="2013 National League Division Series">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_National_League_Division_Series" title="2014 National League Division Series">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_National_League_Division_Series" title="2015 National League Division Series">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_National_League_Division_Series" title="2016 National League Division Series">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_National_League_Division_Series" title="2017 National League Division Series">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_National_League_Division_Series" title="2018 National League Division Series">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_National_League_Division_Series" title="2019 National League Division Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_National_League_Division_Series" title="2020 National League Division Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_National_League_Division_Series" title="2022 National League Division Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_National_League_Division_Series" title="2023 National League Division Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_National_League_Division_Series" title="2024 National League Division Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">Wild card berths (3)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1996 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2006 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2021 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Los Angeles Dodgers minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#005A9C">Minor league affiliates</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Triple-A: <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Comets" title="Oklahoma City Comets">Oklahoma City Comets</a></li> <li>Double-A: <a href="/wiki/Tulsa_Drillers" title="Tulsa Drillers">Tulsa Drillers</a></li> <li>High-A: <a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes_Loons" title="Great Lakes Loons">Great Lakes Loons</a></li> <li>Single-A: <a href="/wiki/Rancho_Cucamonga_Quakes" title="Rancho Cucamonga Quakes">Rancho Cucamonga Quakes</a></li> <li>Rookie: <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League_Dodgers" title="Arizona Complex League Dodgers">Arizona Complex League Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Dodgers" title="Dominican Summer League Dodgers">Dominican Summer League Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers_minor_league_players" title="Los Angeles Dodgers minor league players">Minor League Rosters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;background-color: #005A9C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ;"><div id="Seasons_(142)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (142)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">1880s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1880 · 1881 · 1882 · </span> <a href="/wiki/1883_Brooklyn_Grays_season" title="1883 Brooklyn Grays season">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Brooklyn_Atlantics_season" title="1884 Brooklyn Atlantics season">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Brooklyn_Grays_season" title="1885 Brooklyn Grays season">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_Brooklyn_Grays_season" title="1886 Brooklyn Grays season">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Brooklyn_Grays_season" title="1887 Brooklyn Grays season">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_Brooklyn_Bridegrooms_season" title="1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season">1888</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1889_Brooklyn_Bridegrooms_season" title="1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season">1889</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">1890s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1890_Brooklyn_Bridegrooms_season" title="1890 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season">1890</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Brooklyn_Grooms_season" title="1891 Brooklyn Grooms season">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Brooklyn_Grooms_season" title="1892 Brooklyn Grooms season">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Brooklyn_Grooms_season" title="1893 Brooklyn Grooms season">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Brooklyn_Grooms_season" title="1894 Brooklyn Grooms season">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Brooklyn_Grooms_season" title="1895 Brooklyn Grooms season">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Brooklyn_Bridegrooms_season" title="1896 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Brooklyn_Bridegrooms_season" title="1897 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Brooklyn_Bridegrooms_season" title="1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season">1898</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1899_Brooklyn_Superbas_season" title="1899 Brooklyn Superbas season">1899</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">1900s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1900_Brooklyn_Superbas_season" title="1900 Brooklyn Superbas season">1900</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Brooklyn_Superbas_season" title="1901 Brooklyn Superbas season">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Brooklyn_Superbas_season" title="1902 Brooklyn Superbas season">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Brooklyn_Superbas_season" title="1903 Brooklyn Superbas season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Brooklyn_Superbas_season" title="1904 Brooklyn Superbas season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Brooklyn_Superbas_season" title="1905 Brooklyn Superbas season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Brooklyn_Superbas_season" title="1906 Brooklyn Superbas season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Brooklyn_Superbas_season" title="1907 Brooklyn Superbas season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Brooklyn_Superbas_season" title="1908 Brooklyn Superbas season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Brooklyn_Superbas_season" title="1909 Brooklyn Superbas season">1909</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">1910s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_Brooklyn_Superbas_season" title="1910 Brooklyn Superbas season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Brooklyn_Trolley_Dodgers_season" title="1911 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Brooklyn_Trolley_Dodgers_season" title="1912 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1913 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1914 Brooklyn Robins season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1915 Brooklyn Robins season">1915</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1916_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1916 Brooklyn Robins season">1916</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1917 Brooklyn Robins season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1918 Brooklyn Robins season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1919 Brooklyn Robins season">1919</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1920_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1920 Brooklyn Robins season">1920</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1921 Brooklyn Robins season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1922 Brooklyn Robins season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1923 Brooklyn Robins season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1924 Brooklyn Robins season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1925 Brooklyn Robins season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1926 Brooklyn Robins season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1927 Brooklyn Robins season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1928 Brooklyn Robins season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1929 Brooklyn Robins season">1929</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1930_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1930 Brooklyn Robins season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1931 Brooklyn Robins season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1932 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1933 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1934 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1935 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1936 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1937 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1938 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1939 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1939</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1940 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1940</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1941_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1941 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1941</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1942 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1943 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1944 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1945 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1946 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1946</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1947_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1947</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1948 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1948</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1949_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1949 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1949</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1950 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1951 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1951</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1952_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1952 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1952</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1953_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1953</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1954 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1954</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1955_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1955 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1955</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1956_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1956</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1957 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1958 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1958</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1959_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1959</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1960 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1961 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1962 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1962</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1963_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1963 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1963</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1964 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1964</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1965_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1965 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1965</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1966_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1966 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1966</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1967 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1968 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1969 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1970 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1971 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1972 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1973 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1973</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1974_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1974 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1974</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1975 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1976 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1976</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1977_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1977 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1977</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1978_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1978 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1978</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1979 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1980 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1980</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1981_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1981</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1982 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1982</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1983_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1983</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1984 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1984</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1985_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1985</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1986 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1987 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1987</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1988_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1988 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1988</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1989 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1990 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1991 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1992 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1994 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1994</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1995_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1995 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1995</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1996_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1996 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1996</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1997 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1998 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1999 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2000 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2001 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2002 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2003 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2003</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2004_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2004 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2004</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2005 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2005</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2006_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2006 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2006</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2007 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2007</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2008_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2008 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2008</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2009_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2009 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2009</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #005A9C !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #005A9C, inset -2px -2px 0 #005A9C; !important;;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2010 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2011 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2012 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2012</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2013_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2013 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2013</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2014_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2014 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2014</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2015_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2015 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2015</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2016_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2016 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2016</a></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2017_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2017 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2017</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2018</a></b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2019_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2019 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2019</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; 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color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;"><div> <ul><li>Established in <b><a href="/wiki/1903_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1903 Major League Baseball season"><span style="color:#132448">1903</span></a></b></li> <li>Formerly the <b>New York Highlanders</b></li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx" title="The Bronx"><span style="color:#132448">The Bronx, New York</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_Yankees" title="History of the New York Yankees">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_seasons" title="List of New York Yankees seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_team_records" title="List of New York Yankees team records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_no-hitters" title="List of New York Yankees no-hitters">No-hitters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees_award_winners_and_league_leaders" title="New York Yankees award winners and league leaders">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees_all-time_roster" title="New York Yankees all-time roster">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_managers" title="List of New York Yankees managers">Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_coaches" title="List of New York Yankees coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_owners_and_executives" title="List of New York Yankees owners and executives">Owners and executives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_broadcasters" title="List of New York Yankees broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of New York Yankees Opening Day starting pitchers">Opening Day starting pitchers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_captains" title="List of New York Yankees captains">Team captains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_in_the_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of New York Yankees in the Baseball Hall of Fame">Members of the Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of New York Yankees first-round draft picks">First-round picks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/YES_Network" title="YES Network">YES Network</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hilltop_Park" title="Hilltop Park">Hilltop Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium (opened 1923)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_events_at_Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="List of events at Yankee Stadium (1923)">Events</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium" title="Yankee Stadium">Yankee Stadium (opened 2009)</a></li> <li><i>Spring training:</i> <a href="/wiki/Bolton_Street_Park" title="Bolton Street Park">Bolton Street Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ban_Johnson_Park" title="Ban Johnson Park">Whittington Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_End_Park_(Houston)" title="West End Park (Houston)">West End Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._P._Small_Memorial_Stadium" title="J. P. Small Memorial Stadium">Barrs Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bader_Field_(ballpark)" title="Bader Field (ballpark)">Bader Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Lang_Stadium" title="Al Lang Stadium">Al Lang Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale_Stadium" title="Fort Lauderdale Stadium">Fort Lauderdale Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_M._Steinbrenner_Field" title="George M. Steinbrenner Field">George M. Steinbrenner Field</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monument_Park_(Yankee_Stadium)" title="Monument Park (Yankee Stadium)">Monument Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees_Museum" title="New York Yankees Museum">Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old-Timers%27_Day" title="Old-Timers' Day">Old-Timers' Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bleacher_Creatures" title="Bleacher Creatures">Bleacher Creatures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankees_Universe" title="Yankees Universe">Yankees Universe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Layton" title="Eddie Layton">Eddie Layton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hall_(announcer)" title="Jim Hall (announcer)">Jim Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Logos_and_uniforms_of_the_New_York_Yankees" title="Logos and uniforms of the New York Yankees">Logos and uniforms</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees_appearance_policy" title="New York Yankees appearance policy">Appearance policy</a></li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Holy_cow_(expression)" title="Holy cow (expression)">Holy Cow!</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Merrill" title="Robert Merrill">Robert Merrill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Sterling_(sportscaster)" title="John Sterling (sportscaster)">John Sterling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronan_Tynan" title="Ronan Tynan">Ronan Tynan</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_Come_the_Yankees" title="Here Come the Yankees">Here Come the Yankees</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Theme_from_New_York,_New_York" title="Theme from New York, New York">New York, New York</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God_Bless_America" title="God Bless America">God Bless America</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pride_of_the_Yankees" title="The Pride of the Yankees">The Pride of the Yankees</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Babe_Ruth_Story" title="The Babe Ruth Story">The Babe Ruth Story</a></i></li> <li><i>Damn Yankees</i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Damn_Yankees" title="Damn Yankees">musical</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Damn_Yankees_(1958_film)" title="Damn Yankees (1958 film)">film</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Year_the_Yankees_Lost_the_Pennant" title="The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant">The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Safe_at_Home!" title="Safe at Home!">Safe at Home!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth_(film)" title="Babe Ruth (film)">Babe Ruth</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Babe" title="The Babe">The Babe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/61*" title="61*">61*</a></i></li> <li><i>The Bronx is Burning</i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ladies_and_Gentlemen,_the_Bronx_Is_Burning" title="Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning">Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx_Is_Burning" title="The Bronx Is Burning">The Bronx Is Burning</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Fella" title="The Big Fella">The Big Fella</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bronx_Zoo_(book)" title="The Bronx Zoo (book)">The Bronx Zoo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Boy" title="The Last Boy">The Last Boy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio:_The_Hero%27s_Life" title="Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life">Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Scout_(1994_film)" title="The Scout (1994 film)">The Scout</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bronx_Bombers_(play)" title="Bronx Bombers (play)">Bronx Bombers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Everyone%27s_Hero" title="Everyone's Hero">Everyone's Hero</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Four_Days_in_October" title="Four Days in October">Four Days in October</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Henry_%26_Me" title="Henry & Me">Henry & Me</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Captain_(miniseries)" title="The Captain (miniseries)">The Captain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/It_Ain%27t_Over_(film)" title="It Ain't Over (film)">It Ain't Over</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Lucas" title="Ed Lucas">Ed Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Monahan" title="Gene Monahan">Gene Monahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dandy_(mascot)" title="Dandy (mascot)">Dandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddy_Schuman" title="Freddy Schuman">Freddy Sez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Costanza" title="George Costanza">George Costanza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Olden" title="Paul Olden">Paul Olden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_Legacy" title="Yankee Stadium Legacy">Yankee Stadium Legacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yankees_HOPE_Week" title="Yankees HOPE Week">Yankees HOPE Week</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yankeeography" title="Yankeeography">Yankeeography</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yankees_Classics" title="Yankees Classics">Yankees Classics</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curse_of_the_Bambino" title="Curse of the Bambino">Curse of the Bambino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sylvester" title="Johnny Sylvester">Johnny Sylvester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murderers%27_Row" title="Murderers' Row">Murderers' Row</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth%27s_called_shot" title="Babe Ruth's called shot">Babe Ruth's called shot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio%27s_56-game_hitting_streak" title="Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak">Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mazeroski%27s_1960_World_Series_home_run" title="Bill Mazeroski's 1960 World Series home run">Bill Mazeroski's 1960 World Series home run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%26M_Boys" title="M&M Boys">M&M Boys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmonica_Incident" title="Harmonica Incident">Harmonica Incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_East_tie-breaker_game" title="1978 American League East tie-breaker game">1978 AL East tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Tar_Incident" title="Pine Tar Incident">Pine Tar Incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Double_(Seattle_Mariners)" title="The Double (Seattle Mariners)">1995 ALDS Game 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Maier_incident" title="Jeffrey Maier incident">Jeffrey Maier</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Yankee_Years" title="The Yankee Years">The Yankee Years</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Core_Four" title="Core Four">Core Four</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_perfect_games" title="List of Major League Baseball perfect games">Perfect games</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Don_Larsen%27s_perfect_game" title="Don Larsen's perfect game">Don Larsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Wells%27_perfect_game" title="David Wells' perfect game">David Wells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Cone%27s_perfect_game" title="David Cone's perfect game">David Cone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domingo_Germ%C3%A1n%27s_perfect_game" title="Domingo Germán's perfect game">Domingo Germán</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_MLB_London_Series" title="2019 MLB London Series">2019 MLB London Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Field_of_Dreams" title="MLB at Field of Dreams">MLB at Field of Dreams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yankees%E2%80%93Red_Sox_rivalry" title="Yankees–Red Sox rivalry">Boston Red Sox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subway_Series" title="Subway Series">Subway Series</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mets%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Mets–Yankees rivalry">New York Mets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodgers%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Dodgers–Yankees rivalry">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giants%E2%80%93Yankees_rivalry" title="Giants–Yankees rivalry">San Francisco Giants</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Owners: <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Global_Enterprises" title="Yankee Global Enterprises">Yankee Global Enterprises</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Steinbrenner" title="Hal Steinbrenner">Hal Steinbrenner</a></li></ul></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Cashman" title="Brian Cashman">Brian Cashman</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Boone" title="Aaron Boone">Aaron Boone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Championships (27)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1923_World_Series" title="1923 World Series">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_World_Series" title="1927 World Series">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_World_Series" title="1928 World Series">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_World_Series" title="1932 World Series">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_World_Series" title="1936 World Series">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_World_Series" title="1937 World Series">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_World_Series" title="1938 World Series">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_World_Series" title="1939 World Series">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_World_Series" title="1941 World Series">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_World_Series" title="1943 World Series">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_World_Series" title="1947 World Series">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_World_Series" title="1949 World Series">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_World_Series" title="1950 World Series">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_World_Series" title="1951 World Series">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_World_Series" title="1952 World Series">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_World_Series" title="1953 World Series">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_World_Series" title="1956 World Series">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_World_Series" title="1958 World Series">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_World_Series" title="1961 World Series">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_World_Series" title="1962 World Series">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_World_Series" title="1977 World Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_World_Series" title="1978 World Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_World_Series" title="1998 World Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_World_Series" title="1999 World Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_World_Series" title="2000 World Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_World_Series" title="2009 World Series">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">American League<br />Pennants (41)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1921 New York Yankees season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1922 New York Yankees season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1923 New York Yankees season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1926 New York Yankees season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1927 New York Yankees season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1928 New York Yankees season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1932 New York Yankees season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1936 New York Yankees season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1937 New York Yankees season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1938 New York Yankees season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1939 New York Yankees season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1941 New York Yankees season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1942 New York Yankees season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1943 New York Yankees season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1947 New York Yankees season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1949 New York Yankees season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1950 New York Yankees season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1951 New York Yankees season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1952 New York Yankees season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1953 New York Yankees season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1955 New York Yankees season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1956 New York Yankees season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1957 New York Yankees season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1958 New York Yankees season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1960 New York Yankees season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1961 New York Yankees season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1962 New York Yankees season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1963 New York Yankees season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1964 New York Yankees season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1976 American League Championship Series">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1977 American League Championship Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1978 American League Championship Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 American League Championship Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1996 American League Championship Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1998 American League Championship Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1999 American League Championship Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2000 American League Championship Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2001 American League Championship Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2003 American League Championship Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2009 American League Championship Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2024 American League Championship Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Division titles (21)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1976 New York Yankees season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1977 New York Yankees season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1978 New York Yankees season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1980 New York Yankees season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Division_Series" title="1981 American League Division Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Division_Series" title="1996 American League Division Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_American_League_Division_Series" title="1998 American League Division Series">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_American_League_Division_Series" title="1999 American League Division Series">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Division_Series" title="2000 American League Division Series">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Division_Series" title="2001 American League Division Series">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_American_League_Division_Series" title="2002 American League Division Series">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_American_League_Division_Series" title="2003 American League Division Series">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_American_League_Division_Series" title="2004 American League Division Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_American_League_Division_Series" title="2005 American League Division Series">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_American_League_Division_Series" title="2006 American League Division Series">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_American_League_Division_Series" title="2009 American League Division Series">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_American_League_Division_Series" title="2011 American League Division Series">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_American_League_Division_Series" title="2012 American League Division Series">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_American_League_Division_Series" title="2019 American League Division Series">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_American_League_Division_Series" title="2022 American League Division Series">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Division_Series" title="2024 American League Division Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%">Wild Card titles (7)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1995_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1995 New York Yankees season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1997 New York Yankees season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2007 New York Yankees season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2010 New York Yankees season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2015 American League Wild Card Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2017 American League Wild Card Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2018 American League Wild Card Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2020 American League Wild Card Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Wild_Card_Game" title="2021 American League Wild Card Game">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_York_Yankees_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of New York Yankees minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#132448">Minors</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Triple-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre_RailRiders" title="Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders">Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders</a></li></ul></li> <li>Double-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Patriots" title="Somerset Patriots">Somerset Patriots</a></li></ul></li> <li>High-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hudson_Valley_Renegades" title="Hudson Valley Renegades">Hudson Valley Renegades</a></li></ul></li> <li>Single-A <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Tarpons" title="Tampa Tarpons">Tampa Tarpons</a></li></ul></li> <li>Rookie <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Complex_League_Yankees" title="Florida Complex League Yankees">FCL Yankees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_Yankees" title="Dominican Summer League Yankees">DSL Yankees</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;background-color: #132448 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;"><div id="Seasons_(125)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (125)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1900s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1900·1901·1902</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1903 New York Highlanders season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1904 New York Highlanders season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1905 New York Highlanders season">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1906 New York Highlanders season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1907 New York Highlanders season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1908 New York Highlanders season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1909 New York Highlanders season">1909</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1910s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1910 New York Highlanders season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1911 New York Highlanders season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_New_York_Highlanders_season" title="1912 New York Highlanders season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1913 New York Yankees season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1914 New York Yankees season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1915 New York Yankees season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1916 New York Yankees season">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1917 New York Yankees season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1918 New York Yankees season">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1919 New York Yankees season">1919</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1920 New York Yankees season">1920</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1921_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1921 New York Yankees season">1921</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1922_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1922 New York Yankees season">1922</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1923_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1923 New York Yankees season">1923</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1924 New York Yankees season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1925 New York Yankees season">1925</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1926_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1926 New York Yankees season">1926</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1927_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1927 New York Yankees season">1927</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1928_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1928 New York Yankees season">1928</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1929 New York Yankees season">1929</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1930_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1930 New York Yankees season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1931 New York Yankees season">1931</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1932_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1932 New York Yankees season">1932</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1933 New York Yankees season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1934 New York Yankees season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1935 New York Yankees season">1935</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1936_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1936 New York Yankees season">1936</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1937_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1937 New York Yankees season">1937</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1938_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1938 New York Yankees season">1938</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1939_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1939 New York Yankees season">1939</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1940 New York Yankees season">1940</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1941_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1941 New York Yankees season">1941</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1942_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1942 New York Yankees season">1942</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1943_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1943 New York Yankees season">1943</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1944 New York Yankees season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1945 New York Yankees season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1946 New York Yankees season">1946</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1947_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1947 New York Yankees season">1947</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1948 New York Yankees season">1948</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1949_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1949 New York Yankees season">1949</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1950_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1950 New York Yankees season">1950</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1951_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1951 New York Yankees season">1951</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1952_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1952 New York Yankees season">1952</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1953_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1953 New York Yankees season">1953</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1954 New York Yankees season">1954</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1955_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1955 New York Yankees season">1955</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1956_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1956 New York Yankees season">1956</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1957_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1957 New York Yankees season">1957</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1958_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1958 New York Yankees season">1958</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1959 New York Yankees season">1959</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/1960_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1960 New York Yankees season">1960</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1961_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1961 New York Yankees season">1961</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1962_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1962 New York Yankees season">1962</a></b></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1963_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1963 New York Yankees season">1963</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1964_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1964 New York Yankees season">1964</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1965 New York Yankees season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1966 New York Yankees season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1967 New York Yankees season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1968 New York Yankees season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1969 New York Yankees season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1970 New York Yankees season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1971 New York Yankees season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1972 New York Yankees season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1973 New York Yankees season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1974 New York Yankees season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1975 New York Yankees season">1975</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1976_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1976 New York Yankees season">1976</a></b></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1977_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1977 New York Yankees season">1977</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1978_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1978 New York Yankees season">1978</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1979 New York Yankees season">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1980_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1980 New York Yankees season">1980</a></i></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1981_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1981 New York Yankees season">1981</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1982 New York Yankees season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1983 New York Yankees season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1984 New York Yankees season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1985 New York Yankees season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1986 New York Yankees season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1987 New York Yankees season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1988 New York Yankees season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1989 New York Yankees season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1990 New York Yankees season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1991 New York Yankees season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1992 New York Yankees season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1993 New York Yankees season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1994 New York Yankees season">1994</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1995_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1995 New York Yankees season">1995</a></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1996_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1996 New York Yankees season">1996</a></b></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1997_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1997 New York Yankees season">1997</a></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1998_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1998 New York Yankees season">1998</a></b></i></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1999_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1999 New York Yankees season">1999</a></b></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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href="/wiki/2015_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2015 New York Yankees season">2015</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2016 New York Yankees season">2016</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2017_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2017 New York Yankees season">2017</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2018_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2018 New York Yankees season">2018</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2019_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2019 New York Yankees season">2019</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #132448 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #132448, inset -2px -2px 0 #132448; !important;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/2020_New_York_Yankees_season" title="2020 New York Yankees season">2020</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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Baseball</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1976 Major League Baseball season">1976</a>–<a href="/wiki/1988_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1988 Major League Baseball season">1988</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Afternoon_Baseball" title="Sunday Afternoon Baseball">Sunday Afternoon Baseball</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1977 Major League Baseball season">1977</a>–<a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1987 Major League Baseball season">1987</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thursday_Night_Baseball" title="Thursday Night Baseball">Thursday Night Baseball</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/1989_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1989 Major League Baseball season">1989</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Baseball_Network" title="The Baseball Network">Baseball Night in America</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/1994_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1994 Major League Baseball season">1994</a>–<a href="/wiki/1995_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1995 Major League Baseball season">1995</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Major_League_Baseball" title="ESPN Major League Baseball">ESPN Major League Baseball</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_ESPN_Major_League_Baseball_broadcasters" title="List of ESPN Major League Baseball broadcasters">broadcasters</a>)</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Non-MLBprograms" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-MLB<br />programs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Little_League_World_Series_on_television" title="Little League World Series on television"><i>Little League World Series</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wide_World_of_Sports_(American_TV_program)" title="Wide World of Sports (American TV program)">Wide World of Sports</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related<br />articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Major_League_Baseball_on_ABC" title="History of Major League Baseball on ABC">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Baseball_Network" title="The Baseball Network">The Baseball Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Series_television_ratings" title="World Series television ratings">World Series television ratings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television" title="Major League Baseball on television">Television contracts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_1950s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 1950s">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_1960s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 1960s">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_1970s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 1970s">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_1980s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 1980s">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television_in_the_1990s" title="Major League Baseball on television in the 1990s">1990s</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_events_broadcast_on_Wide_World_of_Sports_(American_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of events broadcast on Wide World of Sports (American TV series)">List of events on <i>Wide World of Sports</i></a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1953_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1953 Major League Baseball season">1953 season</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1953_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1953 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1953 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1953 Philadelphia Athletics season">Philadelphia Athletics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Owned_Television_Stations" title="ABC Owned Television Stations">ABC's owned and</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Historical_Major_League_Baseball_television_broadcasters" class="mw-redirect" title="Historical Major League Baseball television broadcasters">operated TV stations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WABC-TV" title="WABC-TV">WABC 7</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_broadcasters" title="List of Los Angeles Dodgers broadcasters">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>, August 17, <a href="/wiki/1953_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1953</a> – October 1, <a href="/wiki/1953_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1953 Brooklyn Dodgers season">1953</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WLS-TV" title="WLS-TV">WLS 7</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_Cubs_broadcasters" title="List of Chicago Cubs broadcasters">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2015 Chicago Cubs season">2015</a>–<a href="/wiki/2019_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2019 Chicago Cubs season">2019</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTRK-TV" title="KTRK-TV">KTRK 13</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Astros_broadcasters" title="List of Houston Astros broadcasters">Houston Astros</a>, <a href="/wiki/1962_Houston_Colt_.45s_season" title="1962 Houston Colt .45s season">1962</a>–<a href="/wiki/1972_Houston_Astros_season" title="1972 Houston Astros season">1972</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPVI-TV" title="WPVI-TV">WFIL 6</a> (later WPVI) (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Oakland_Athletics_broadcasters" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Oakland Athletics broadcasters">Philadelphia Athletics</a>, <a href="/wiki/1949_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1949 Philadelphia Athletics season">1949</a>–<a href="/wiki/1954_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1954 Philadelphia Athletics season">1954</a>; <a href="/wiki/List_of_Philadelphia_Phillies_broadcasters" title="List of Philadelphia Phillies broadcasters">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, <a href="/wiki/1959_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1959 Philadelphia Phillies season">1959</a>–<a href="/wiki/1970_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1970 Philadelphia Phillies season">1970</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sponsor_(commercial)" title="Sponsor (commercial)">Sponsors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Falstaff_Brewing_Corporation" title="Falstaff Brewing Corporation">Falstaff Brewing Corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%26M" title="L&M">L&M</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_on_ABC_announcers" title="List of Major League Baseball on ABC announcers">Commentators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Baseball_Network_announcers" title="The Baseball Network announcers">The Baseball Network</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_Game_of_the_Week_broadcasters" title="List of Major League Baseball Game of the Week broadcasters">Game of the Week</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_prime_time_television_broadcasters" title="List of Major League Baseball prime time television broadcasters">Prime time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game broadcasters">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_Wild_Card_Round_broadcasters" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Major League Baseball Wild Card Round broadcasters">Wild Card Round</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_Championship_Series_broadcasters" title="List of American League Championship Series broadcasters">ALCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_Division_Series_broadcasters" title="List of American League Division Series broadcasters">ALDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_Championship_Series_broadcasters" title="List of National League Championship Series broadcasters">NLCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_Division_Series_broadcasters" title="List of National League Division Series broadcasters">NLDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_broadcasters" title="List of World Series broadcasters">World Series</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play<br />announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Bender" title="Gary Bender">Gary Bender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Buck" title="Jack Buck">Jack Buck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Chevrier" title="Don Chevrier">Don Chevrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Coleman" title="Ken Coleman">Ken Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Dean" title="Dizzy Dean">Dizzy Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_DeLaney_(sportscaster)" title="Bob DeLaney (sportscaster)">Bob DeLaney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Drysdale" title="Don Drysdale">Don Drysdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merle_Harmon" title="Merle Harmon">Merle Harmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Jackson" title="Keith Jackson">Keith Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Kay_(sports_broadcaster)" title="Michael Kay (sports broadcaster)">Michael Kay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Kell" title="George Kell">George Kell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Kirby" title="Gene Kirby">Gene Kirby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lampley" title="Jim Lampley">Jim Lampley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_McDonough" title="Sean McDonough">Sean McDonough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Michaels" title="Al Michaels">Al Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Neal_(Cleveland_sportscaster)" title="Bob Neal (Cleveland sportscaster)">Bob Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Prince" title="Bob Prince">Bob Prince</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Ravech" title="Karl Ravech">Karl Ravech</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Schenkel" title="Chris Schenkel">Chris Schenkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Sciambi" title="Jon Sciambi">Jon Sciambi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Thorne" title="Gary Thorne">Gary Thorne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Van_Wieren" title="Pete Van Wieren">Pete Van Wieren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Vasgersian" title="Matt Vasgersian">Matt Vasgersian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Whitaker" title="Jack Whitaker">Jack Whitaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Zabriskie" title="Steve Zabriskie">Steve Zabriskie</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Johnny Bench</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Blattner" title="Buddy Blattner">Buddy Blattner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Lou Brock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Busby" title="Steve Busby">Steve Busby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norm_Cash" title="Norm Cash">Norm Cash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Dierker" title="Larry Dierker">Larry Dierker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Drysdale" title="Don Drysdale">Don Drysdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Durocher" title="Leo Durocher">Leo Durocher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Erskine" title="Carl Erskine">Carl Erskine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Frazier" title="Todd Frazier">Todd Frazier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Hutton" title="Tommy Hutton">Tommy Hutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kaat" title="Jim Kaat">Jim Kaat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Kurkjian" title="Tim Kurkjian">Tim Kurkjian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Chipper Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Bob Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Hank Greenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Henrich" title="Tommy Henrich">Tommy Henrich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_McCarver" title="Tim McCarver">Tim McCarver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Mendoza" title="Jessica Mendoza">Jessica Mendoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Joe Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Jim Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eduardo_P%C3%A9rez" title="Eduardo Pérez">Eduardo Pérez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Stone_(baseball)" title="Steve Stone (baseball)">Steve Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Uecker" title="Bob Uecker">Bob Uecker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Weaver" title="Earl Weaver">Earl Weaver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_White_(first_baseman)" title="Bill White (first baseman)">Bill White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Wolf" title="Warner Wolf">Warner Wolf</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Guest<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Johnny Bench</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Dempsey" title="Rick Dempsey">Rick Dempsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Fidrych" title="Mark Fidrych">Mark Fidrych</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">Tommy John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lasorda" title="Tommy Lasorda">Tommy Lasorda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Martin" title="Billy Martin">Billy Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Piersall" title="Jimmy Piersall">Jimmy Piersall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Porter_(sportscaster)" title="Ross Porter (sportscaster)">Ross Porter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Tom Seaver</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hosts and field<br />reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Arute" title="Jack Arute">Jack Arute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Brant" title="Tim Brant">Tim Brant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Diles" title="Dave Diles">Dave Diles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corey_McPherrin" title="Corey McPherrin">Corey McPherrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buster_Olney" title="Buster Olney">Buster Olney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Saunders_(journalist)" title="John Saunders (journalist)">John Saunders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Stevens_(sportscaster)" title="Bob Stevens (sportscaster)">Bob Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Trautwig" title="Al Trautwig">Al Trautwig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesley_Visser" title="Lesley Visser">Lesley Visser</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">"Inside Pitch"<br />scouting analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Tony Gwynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Molitor" title="Paul Molitor">Paul Molitor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Sax" title="Steve Sax">Steve Sax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Mike Schmidt</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Roger Maris' 61 home run season</a> (<a href="/wiki/1961_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1961 New York Yankees season">1961</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Fidrych#Personality" title="Mark Fidrych">"The Bird"</a> (<a href="/wiki/1976_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1976 Detroit Tigers season">1976</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Double_(Seattle_Mariners)" title="The Double (Seattle Mariners)">"The Double"</a> (<a href="/wiki/1995_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="1995 Seattle Mariners season">1995</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Night_Baseball" title="Sunday Night Baseball"><i>Sunday Night Baseball</i> on ABC</a> (<a href="/wiki/2021_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="2021 Chicago Cubs season">2021</a>)</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tiebreaker games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1959_National_League_tie-breaker_series" title="1959 National League tie-breaker series">1959 National League playoff series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_East_tie-breaker_game" title="1978 American League East tie-breaker game">1978 AL East Playoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_West_tie-breaker_game" title="1980 National League West tie-breaker game">1980 NL West Playoff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">LCS games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Chambliss#New_York_Yankees" title="Chris Chambliss">"Chris Chambliss' Walk-Off Home Run"</a> (<a href="/wiki/1976_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1976 American League Championship Series">1976</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Garvey#San_Diego_Padres" title="Steve Garvey">"Garvey Home Run"</a> (<a href="/wiki/1984_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1984 National League Championship Series">1984</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Durham#1984_National_League_Championship_Series" title="Leon Durham">"Gatorade Glove Play"</a> (<a href="/wiki/1984_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1984 National League Championship Series">1984</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Henderson#1986_ALCS_home_run" title="Dave Henderson">"You're Looking at One for the Ages Here"</a> (<a href="/wiki/1986_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1986 American League Championship Series">1986</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">World Series games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Ladies_and_Gentlemen,_the_Bronx_Is_Burning" title="Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning">Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning</a>" (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson#Mr._October" title="Reggie Jackson">"Mr. October" (1977)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Call_(Kansas_City_Royals)" title="The Call (Kansas City Royals)">"The Call" (1985)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake" title="1989 Loma Prieta earthquake">1989 Loma Prieta earthquake</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">World Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1948_World_Series" title="1948 World Series">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_World_Series" title="1949 World Series">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_World_Series" title="1950 World Series">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_World_Series" title="1977 World Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_World_Series" title="1979 World Series">1979</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_World_Series" title="1983 World Series">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_World_Series" title="1985 World Series">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_World_Series" title="1987 World Series">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_World_Series" title="1989 World Series">1989</a></li> <li><s><a href="/wiki/1994_World_Series" title="1994 World Series">1994</a></s></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_World_Series" title="1995 World Series">1995</a> (Games 1, 4-5)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Championship Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1976 American League Championship Series">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1978 American League Championship Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1980 American League Championship Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1982 American League Championship Series">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1984 American League Championship Series">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1986 American League Championship Series">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1988 American League Championship Series">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1995 American League Championship Series">1995</a> (Games 1–2)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Championship Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1976 National League Championship Series">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1978 National League Championship Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1980 National League Championship Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1982 National League Championship Series">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1984 National League Championship Series">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1986 National League Championship Series">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1988 National League Championship Series">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1995 National League Championship Series">1995</a> (Games 1–2)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Division Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Division_Series" title="1981 American League Division Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_American_League_Division_Series" title="1995 American League Division Series">1995</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Division Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1995_National_League_Division_Series" title="1995 National League Division Series">1995</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Wild Card Round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2020 American League Wild Card Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2023 American League Wild Card Series">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2024 American League Wild Card Series">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Wild Card Round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_National_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2020 National League Wild Card Series">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_National_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2022 National League Wild Card Series">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1995</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Walking_Man" title="Walking Man">Hello Old Friend</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lights_(Journey_song)" title="Lights (Journey song)">"Lights"</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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title="1961 New York Yankees season">prime time games</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_baseball" title="1965 in baseball">1965</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Baseball" title="Monday Night Baseball">Monday Night Baseball</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_baseball" title="1976 in baseball">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_baseball" title="1977 in baseball">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_baseball" title="1978 in baseball">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_baseball" title="1979 in baseball">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_baseball" title="1980 in baseball">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_baseball" title="1981 in baseball">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_in_baseball" title="1982 in baseball">1982</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_Championship_Series_broadcasters" title="List of National League Championship Series broadcasters">NLCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_Division_Series_broadcasters" title="List of National League Division Series broadcasters">NLDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_broadcasters" title="List of World Series broadcasters">World Series</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_Game_of_the_Week_broadcasters" title="List of Major League Baseball Game of the Week broadcasters">Game of the Week</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Key figures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Brennaman" title="Marty Brennaman">Marty Brennaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Busby" title="Steve Busby">Steve Busby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Buck" title="Jack Buck">Jack Buck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Cohen" title="Gary Cohen">Gary Cohen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Coleman" title="Jerry Coleman">Jerry Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Win_Elliot" title="Win Elliot">Win Elliot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Elston" title="Gene Elston">Gene Elston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenwald" title="Hank Greenwald">Hank Greenwald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Harwell" title="Ernie Harwell">Ernie Harwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Hunter_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Hunter (sportscaster)">Jim Hunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Kalas" title="Harry Kalas">Harry Kalas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Ralph Kiner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denny_Matthews" title="Denny Matthews">Denny Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Messer" title="Frank Messer">Frank Messer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Murphy_(sportscaster)" title="Bob Murphy (sportscaster)">Bob Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_Martin" title="Ned Martin">Ned Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Nelson" title="Lindsey Nelson">Lindsey Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Porter_(sportscaster)" title="Ross Porter (sportscaster)">Ross Porter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Robinson_(sportscaster)" title="Ted Robinson (sportscaster)">Ted Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Rooney_(sportscaster)" title="John Rooney (sportscaster)">John Rooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Score" title="Herb Score">Herb Score</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vin_Scully" title="Vin Scully">Vin Scully</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Stockton" title="Dick Stockton">Dick Stockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_White_(first_baseman)" title="Bill White (first baseman)">Bill White</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Johnny Bench</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Cerone" title="Rick Cerone">Rick Cerone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Downing_(baseball)" title="Al Downing (baseball)">Al Downing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Garvey" title="Steve Garvey">Steve Garvey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooks_Robinson" title="Brooks Robinson">Brooks Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Snider" title="Duke Snider">Duke Snider</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Torborg" title="Jeff Torborg">Jeff Torborg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Joe Torre</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-<a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1976 Major League Baseball season">1976</a> commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Allen" title="Mel Allen">Mel Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Barber" title="Red Barber">Red Barber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boake_Carter" title="Boake Carter">Boake Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Elson" title="Bob Elson">Bob Elson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Graney" title="Jack Graney">Jack Graney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Hoey" title="Fred Hoey">Fred Hoey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Husing" title="Ted Husing">Ted Husing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France_Laux" title="France Laux">France Laux</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_East_tie-breaker_game" title="1978 American League East tie-breaker game">1978 American League East tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_West_tie-breaker_game" title="1980 National League West tie-breaker game">1980 National League West tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_American_League_West_tie-breaker_game" title="1995 American League West tie-breaker game">1995 American League West tie-breaker game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Double_(Seattle_Mariners)" title="The Double (Seattle Mariners)">The Double (Seattle Mariners)</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">World Series games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth%27s_called_shot" title="Babe Ruth's called shot">Babe Ruth's called shot</a> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ladies_and_Gentlemen,_the_Bronx_Is_Burning" title="Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning">Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Call_(Kansas_City_Royals)" title="The Call (Kansas City Royals)">The Call</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Sergio" title="Michael Sergio">Michael Sergio</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Buckner%27s_1986_World_Series_error" title="Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error">Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Gibson%27s_1988_World_Series_home_run" title="Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run">Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake" title="1989 Loma Prieta earthquake">1989 Loma Prieta earthquake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett%27s_1991_World_Series_home_run" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirby Puckett's 1991 World Series home run">Kirby Puckett's 1991 World Series home run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Carter%27s_1993_World_Series_home_run" title="Joe Carter's 1993 World Series home run">Joe Carter's 1993 World Series home run</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">LCS games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Slide_(Atlanta_Braves)" title="The Slide (Atlanta Braves)">Francisco Cabrera game</a> (<a href="/wiki/1992_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1992 National League Championship Series">1992</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Maier" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeffrey Maier">Jeffrey Maier</a> (<a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1996 American League Championship Series">1996</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Championship Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1976 American League Championship Series">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1977 American League Championship Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1978 American League Championship Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1979 American League Championship Series">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1980 American League Championship Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 American League Championship Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1982 American League Championship Series">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1983 American League Championship Series">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1984 American League Championship Series">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1985 American League Championship Series">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1986 American League Championship Series">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1987 American League Championship Series">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1988 American League Championship Series">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1989 American League Championship Series">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1990 American League Championship Series">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1991 American League Championship Series">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1992 American League Championship Series">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1993 American League Championship Series">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1995 American League Championship Series">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1996 American League Championship Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1997 American League Championship Series">1997</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Championship Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1976 National League Championship Series">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1977 National League Championship Series">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1978 National League Championship Series">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1979 National League Championship Series">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1980 National League Championship Series">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1981 National League Championship Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1982 National League Championship Series">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1983 National League Championship Series">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1984 National League Championship Series">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1985 National League Championship Series">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1986 National League Championship Series">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1987 National League Championship Series">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1988 National League Championship Series">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1989 National League Championship Series">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1990 National League Championship Series">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1991 National League Championship Series">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1992 National League Championship Series">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1993 National League Championship Series">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1995 National League Championship Series">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1996 National League Championship Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1997 National League Championship Series">1997</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Division Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_American_League_Division_Series" title="1981 American League Division Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_American_League_Division_Series" title="1995 American League Division Series">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_American_League_Division_Series" title="1996 American League Division Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_American_League_Division_Series" title="1997 American League Division Series">1997</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Division Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1981_National_League_Division_Series" title="1981 National League Division Series">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_National_League_Division_Series" title="1995 National League Division Series">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_National_League_Division_Series" title="1996 National League Division Series">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_National_League_Division_Series" title="1997 National League Division Series">1997</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1933_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1933 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1934 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1935 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1995 Major League Baseball All-Star 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