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.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><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0060195335" title="Special:BookSources/978-0060195335">978-0060195335</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy</b></i> is a non-fiction book by sportswriter <a href="/wiki/Jane_Leavy" title="Jane Leavy">Jane Leavy</a>. Published by <a href="/wiki/HarperCollins" title="HarperCollins">HarperCollins</a> in 2002, the book follows the career trajectory of <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, and the social changes which occurred during it. The book also covers Koufax's role in baseball's labor movement and his impact on and standing in the <a href="/wiki/Jewish_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewish American">Jewish American</a> community. It is structured around a retelling of <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax%27s_perfect_game" title="Sandy Koufax's perfect game">Koufax's perfect game</a> on September 9, 1965. </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=Sandy_Koufax:_A_Lefty%27s_Legacy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Leavy, a former sportswriter for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i>, initially was not expecting to write to the book on Koufax who known for declining interview requests and preferring not to be written about at all.<sup id="cite_ref-wapo_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After hearing her out and agreeing to meet her at <a href="/wiki/Dodgertown" class="mw-redirect" title="Dodgertown">Dodgertown</a> in <a href="/wiki/Vero_Beach,_Florida" title="Vero Beach, Florida">Vero Beach, Florida</a>, Koufax gave his reluctant approval, telling her, "This book has to be yours, not mine."<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> </p><p>Though he did not sit down for an interview with her, Koufax allowed her to talk to his friends and old teammates, who would not have otherwise sat down for an interview, and also agreed to verify biographical facts. The only people he requested she not talk to were the children of his sister, a request Leavy honored. She ended up interviewing over 400 people for the book.<sup id="cite_ref-wapo_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The book's purpose, according to Leavy, was to document Koufax's career in light of the social changes that took place, including the <a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement" title="Civil rights movement">civil rights movement</a>, the advent of television in sports, and the labor movement in baseball. Though she did not discuss Koufax's private life in detail, she wrote about his personality and his aversion from his own celebrity and reasons for his want of privacy. She also wrote of Koufax's relationship with <a href="/wiki/Judaism" title="Judaism">Judaism</a> and his own Jewish identity in light of his decision to sit out Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/1965_World_Series" title="1965 World Series">1965 World Series</a> due to it falling on <a href="/wiki/Yom_Kippur" title="Yom Kippur">Yom Kippur</a> which made him a Jewish icon.<sup id="cite_ref-wapo_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Notably, Leavy structured the book around <a href="/wiki/Koufax%27s_perfect_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Koufax's perfect game">Koufax's perfect game</a>. She found rare footage of the first three innings of the game, taken by Dodgers trainer Bill Buehler. Additionally, she received a copy of the nearly complete recording of the game from <a href="/wiki/David_Smith_(baseball_historian)" title="David Smith (baseball historian)">David Smith</a>, founder of <a href="/wiki/Retrosheet" title="Retrosheet">Retrosheet</a>, whose father recorded the game for him while he was out with his girlfriend (later wife).<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> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reviews">Reviews</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sandy_Koufax:_A_Lefty%27s_Legacy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Reviews"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Upon its release, the book was widely praised for its writing and prose and became a <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list" title="The New York Times Best Seller list"><i>New York Times</i> best seller</a>. It was nominated for both the <a href="/wiki/CASEY_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="CASEY Award">CASEY Award</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Seymour_Medal" title="Seymour Medal">Seymour Medal</a> as the best baseball book of the year. The <a href="/wiki/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research" title="Society for American Baseball Research">Society for American Baseball Research</a> (SABR) later named it one of its top 50 best baseball books during its 50th anniversary celebrations in 2021, writing: "Until Dandy Sandy decides to finally write his own life story, this biography will be the standard other books will try to live up to."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Writing for <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i> magazine, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Okrent" title="Daniel Okrent">Daniel Okrent</a> praised the book: "Leavy has hit it out of the park... A lot more than a biography. It's a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero's self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory... a remarkably rich portrait."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Austin_Chronicle" title="The Austin Chronicle">The Austin Chronicle</a></i> described the book as "compelling", writing: "As the national pastime, baseball has always been a sociocultural barometer of the American experience. Washington Post sportswriter Jane Leavy understands the intricacies of this truism, and it's one reason why her biography of Koufax is so compelling. The media, labor relations, and religious bigotry are just a few of the topics she blends into the tale... Through hundreds of discussions with players, managers, fans, and fellow sportswriters, Leavy pieces together the story of the handsome, articulate, complex, reticent, Brooklyn-born southpaw who conquered baseball and the sports world at large."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Allen_Barra" title="Allen Barra">Allen Barra</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> praised the book for debunking myths about Koufax's supposed isolation: "It's... nice to know that contrary to so many reports, including a magazine cover story a couple of years ago that labeled him "the incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax," he is not and has never been a recluse."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="New_York_Post_controversy"><i>New York Post</i> controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sandy_Koufax:_A_Lefty%27s_Legacy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: New York Post controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2002, a few months after the book had been released, the <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Post" title="New York Post">New York Post</a></i> published a false story about Koufax and the biography, insinuating that he only agreed to cooperate because Leavy threatened to <a href="/wiki/Outing" title="Outing">out him as gay</a> if he did not.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i>Post</i> retracted the story and apologized after Leavy denied there was such a deal, calling it "thoroughly erroneous on all counts."<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As both the newspaper and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> were, at the time, owned by <a href="/wiki/Rupert_Murdoch" title="Rupert Murdoch">Rupert Murdoch</a>'s <a href="/wiki/News_Corp" title="News Corp">News Corp</a>, Koufax decided to cut ties with the team for the remainder of Murdoch's ownership tenure, stating that he did not want to help promote any of the News Corp's <a href="/wiki/Subsidiaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Subsidiaries">subsidiaries</a> as he would "feel foolish to be associated with or promote one entity if it helps another."<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> He reconnected with the organization in 2004, when the Dodgers were sold to <a href="/wiki/Frank_McCourt_(executive)" title="Frank McCourt (executive)">Frank McCourt</a>.<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> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Re-release">Re-release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sandy_Koufax:_A_Lefty%27s_Legacy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Re-release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A second edition of the book, titled <i>Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy (P.S.)</i>, was released in 2010 by <a href="/wiki/Harper_Perennial" title="Harper Perennial">Harper Perennial</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> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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February 22, 2003.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Washington+Post&rft.atitle=Newspaper+Retracts+Koufax+Gossip+Item&rft.date=2003-02-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Farchive%2Fsports%2F2003%2F02%2F22%2Fnewspaper-retracts-koufax-gossip-item%2F711ea438-9157-4720-8573-7bb4bf062714%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASandy+Koufax%3A+A+Lefty%27s+Legacy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPenner2003" class="citation news cs1">Penner, Mike (February 22, 2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-feb-22-sp-penner22-story.html">"He Has Risen Above the Greatest of Sleaze"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=He+Has+Risen+Above+the+Greatest+of+Sleaze&rft.date=2003-02-22&rft.aulast=Penner&rft.aufirst=Mike&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Farchives%2Fla-xpm-2003-feb-22-sp-penner22-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASandy+Koufax%3A+A+Lefty%27s+Legacy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFReid2004" class="citation news cs1">Reid, Jason (March 6, 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-06-sp-dodgers6-story.html">"Koufax Ends Boycott, but He's Only Visiting"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=Koufax+Ends+Boycott%2C+but+He%27s+Only+Visiting.&rft.date=2004-03-06&rft.aulast=Reid&rft.aufirst=Jason&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Farchives%2Fla-xpm-2004-mar-06-sp-dodgers6-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASandy+Koufax%3A+A+Lefty%27s+Legacy" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLeavy2010" class="citation book cs1">Leavy, Jane (2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/sandykoufaxlefty0000leav_b6b7"><i>Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy (P.S.)</i></a>. 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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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 href="/wiki/1981_World_Series" title="1981 World Series">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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