Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers or LA Dodgers are the professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. They complete in Major League Baseball (MLB). The team played in the West Division of the National League. They play in Dodger Stadium. The team began play in Brooklyn, New York, starting in 1883. The team had several informal nicknames over the years, including the "Atlantics", the "Bridegrooms", the "Superbas" and the "Robins". The name "Dodgers" was first used in the 1890s. It was short for "Trolley Dodgers".

Los Angeles Dodgers
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Established	1883
Based in Los Angeles since 1958
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The Brooklyn Dodgers played in several ballparks. The most famous of them was Ebbets Field, their home from 1913 through 1958. In 1959 they moved to Los Angeles. They played in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for four years. In 1962 they opened Dodger Stadium, and have played there ever since.

The Dodgers have been to the World Series 22 times, and won it six times: 1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988 and 2020. Most recently, they were in the World Series in 2017, 2018, and 2020 and lost the first two times to the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox, respectively. They defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2020 World Series.

Many famous baseball players have played for the Dodgers, including:

• Jackie Robinson, the first African-American in the modern Major Leagues
• Sandy Koufax
• Roy Campanella
• Don Newcombe
• Maury Wills
• Don Drysdale
• Pee Wee Reese
• Fernando Valenzuela
• Kirk Gibson
• Steve Garvey
• Dusty Baker
• Orel Hershiser
• Darryl Strawberry
• Mike Piazza
• Gary Sheffield
• Shawn Green
• Adrian Beltre
• Manny Ramirez

Los Angeles Dodgers Media

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  Jackie Robinson, a Pasadena, California native, broke baseball's color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers

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  Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela.

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  The PCL's Hollywood Stars (logo, pictured) and Angels played in L.A. before the arrival of the Dodgers in 1958

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  Former Dodger greats who played in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles adorn the exterior of Dodger Stadium.

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  The 1959 World Series was played partially at the Los Angeles Coliseum while Dodger Stadium was being built.

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  In-game action at Dodger Stadium, 1978

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  The Dodgers' home uniform has remained relatively unchanged for 80 years.

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  The Dodgers current script on a Dodger Blue background

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  Chan Ho Park

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  A fan waves a rally towel during the 2008 National League Championship Series (NLCS).

Other websites

• Official Website
• Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day Lineups Archived 2007-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
• Dodgers Blog Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
• Photograph of Boys of Summer Archived 2008-01-11 at the Wayback Machine that appeared in SPORT magazine.
• Los Angeles Team Building - Dodger's Mentoring
• Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Reference