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The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team of the National League . The LA Dodgers emerged from the Brooklyn Dodgers when they moved to Los Angeles in 1958. This relocation is still considered one of the most spectacular in the history of US professional sport. With this and with the move of the New York Giants to San Francisco (since then the San Francisco Giants ) the era of major league baseball began on the west coast, which had not existed there before. The Dodgers have played their home games at Dodger Stadium since they moved .
The name "Dodgers" (literally: "the evasive") comes from the fact that Brooklyn was once known for its many streetcars, which the residents regularly had to avoid. It is also a reference to the character "The Artful Dodger" from the book Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens .
history
Brooklyn Dodgers
The franchise of today's Los Angeles Dodgers was founded in Brooklyn in 1883 under the name Brooklyn Atlantics and two years later renamed Brooklyn Grays . The team joined the American Association and won the championship there in 1889 under the name Brooklyn Bridegrooms , a year before entering the National League in 1890. Other previous names for the team were Brooklyn Grooms , Superbas , Trolley Dodgers and Robins , before the Brooklyn Dodgers name was retained in 1932 .
In Brooklyn, the Dodgers won the title in the National League twelve times and accordingly moved into the World Series just as often : in 1890 as Brooklyn Bridegrooms, 1899 and 1900 as Brooklyn Superbas, in 1916 and 1920 as Brooklyn Robins and in 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956 as Brooklyn Dodgers. However, they could only win the World Series against the New York Yankees once in 1955 .
Los Angeles Dodgers
In 1958, the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles under then-owner Walter O'Malley . This is still considered to be one of the most spectacular moves for a team in US professional sport. The first game took place on April 18, 1958 against the San Francisco Giants (previously New York Giants ), who had also moved from New York, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in front of 78,672 fans - the largest number of visitors at an MLB baseball game to date.
The construction of Dodger Stadium was completed in time for Opening Day 1962. With its picturesque location amid hills and palm trees, the baseball field quickly became an icon for the Dodgers and their new California lifestyle.
Since moving to Los Angeles, the Dodgers have won 11 National League Division Series and have won the World Series five times.
uniform
The Dodgers' uniform has remained relatively unchanged since the 1930s. The home shirt is white with "Dodgers" written on the chest in royal script. The away shirt is gray with "Los Angeles" written on the chest. The word "Dodgers" was first used in 1933 on the front of the team's home shirt. The uniform was then white with red pinstripes and a "B" on the left shoulder. The Dodgers wore green uniforms and green hats throughout the 1937 season, but returned to blue the following year. The current design was created in 1939 and has remained almost unchanged since then. In 2018, the Dodgers wore a 60th anniversary patch in Los Angeles.
Stadion
→ Main article: Dodger Stadium
The Dodgers play their home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The stadium, which opened in 1962, is located north of downtown Los Angeles . It was privately financed and cost 23 million US dollars . It is currently the largest major league baseball stadium in terms of spectator capacity . It is the third oldest stadium in the league after Boston Fenway Park (1912) and Wrigley Field (1914) in Chicago . From 1962 to 1965, the Dodgers had to share the stadium with the Los Angeles Angels .
Rivalries
The Dodgers have many rivalries dating back to their early years in New York ( New York Yankees , Philadelphia Phillies , San Francisco Giants ). A great rivalry also arose due to the regional proximity to the Los Angeles Angels and San Diego Padres .
San Francisco Giants
The rivalry between the Dodgers and the Giants is one of the longest running rivalries in US baseball.
The feud between the Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants began in the late 19th century when both clubs were based in New York City, with the Dodgers playing in Brooklyn and the Giants playing at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan . After the 1957 season, Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley moved the team to Los Angeles for financial and other reasons. Along the way, he managed to convince Giants owner Horace Stoneham, who was considering moving his crew to Minnesota , to maintain the rivalry by moving his crew to California as well . New York baseball fans were stunned and heartbroken by this move. Since the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco have been bitter rivals in business, culture and politics for more than a century and a half, the new venue, California, became fertile ground for its relocation.
Los Angeles Angels
The rivalry between the Dodgers and the Angels is due to the regional proximity of the two teams. The rivalry is also known as the Freeway Series . The Freeway Series takes its name from the massive freeway system in the greater Los Angeles area. The term is similar to the Subway Series , which refers to encounters between New York baseball teams. The term "Freeway Series" also inspired the official name of the region's NHL rivalry: the Freeway Face-Off.
Fans
The Dodgers have a loyal fan base, as evidenced by the fact that the Dodgers were the first MLB team to draw more than 3 million fans in one season (1978), performing six more times before any other franchise managed. The Dodgers drew at least 3 million fans for 15 consecutive seasons from 1996 to 2010, the longest series of its kind in the entire MLB. On July 3, 2007, Dodgers management announced that the total number of franchise visitors, dating back to 1901, had reached 175 million. In 2007, the Dodgers set a franchise record for the single season and drew more than 3.8 million fans.
Due to the team's proximity to Hollywood , numerous celebrities can often be seen at the home games at Dodger Stadium. Celebrities like co-owners Magic Johnson , Mary Hart , Larry King , Tiger Woods , Alyssa Milano and Shia LaBeouf have been known for sitting in box seats behind home plate signing autographs for other Dodger fans.
The Dodgers set the world record for the highest number of people attending a single baseball game on March 28, 2008 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in honor of the Dodgers' 50th anniversary when there were 115,300 fans. All proceeds from the game went to the Dodgers' official charity, which supports cancer research at Los Angeles Children's Hospital and the City of Hope National Medical Center .
Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Numbers that are no longer assigned
- 1 Pee Wee Reese
- 2 Tommy Lasorda
- 4 Duke Snider
- 19 Jim Gilliam
- 20 Don Sutton
- 24 Walter Alston
- 32 Sandy Koufax
- 39 Roy Campanella
- 42 Jackie Robinson
- 53 Don Drysdale
Current squad
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the number of players in the active squad at the beginning of the 2020 MLB season on 23/24. July increased to 30 players. Two weeks later there was a scheduled reduction to 28 players. Another two weeks later, the number of players is to be reduced to 26 and maintained for the entire 2020 season. In the case of double-headers , the teams may appoint a 27th player to the active squad.
Los Angeles Dodgers minor league teams
- AAA : Oklahoma City Dodgers , Oklahoma City , Oklahoma
- AA : Tulsa Drillers , Tulsa , Oklahoma
- Advanced A : Rancho Cucamonga Quakes , Rancho Cucamonga , California
- A : Great Lakes Loons , Midland , Michigan
- Rookie : Ogden Raptors , Ogden , Utah
- Rookie : Arizona League Dodgers , Arizona
- Rookie : Dominican Summer League Dodgers , Dominican Republic
Major League nicknames
- 1884-1887 Brooklyn Grays
- 1888–1898 Brooklyn Bridgegrooms
- 1899-1904 Brooklyn Superbas
- 1905-1913 Brooklyn Dodgers
- 1914-1931 Brooklyn Robins
- 1932-1957 Brooklyn Dodgers
- since 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers
See also
Former Los Angeles Dodgers Players:
Web links
- Official site of the Los Angeles Dodgers (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ WATCH: Dodgers Receive 2018 NLCS Rings During Clubhouse Ceremony. In: Dodger Blue. March 31, 2019, accessed February 29, 2020 (American English).
- ^ Dodgers celebrate 60 years of playing in LA. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Dodgers unveiled 60th anniversary logo. January 25, 2018, accessed February 29, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ foxsports Oct 20, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. ET: Rivalries make baseball more fun. Retrieved February 29, 2020 (American English).
- ^ Internet Archive: After many a summer: the passing of the Giants and Dodgers and a golden age in New York baseball . New York: Union Square Press, 2009 ( archive.org [accessed February 29, 2020]).
- ↑ Internet Archive: The Dodgers move west . New York: Oxford University Press, 1987 ( archive.org [accessed February 29, 2020]).
- ^ Freeway Series: Angels and Dodgers have built up some history in their relationship. In: Orange County Register. July 5, 2018, accessed February 29, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Subway Series Definition - Sporting Charts. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
- ↑ MLB Ballpark Attendance, Ballparks of Baseball. In: Ballparks of Baseball - Your Guide to Major League Baseball Stadiums. Retrieved February 29, 2020 (American English).
- ^ The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Major League Baseball News. October 14, 2007, accessed February 29, 2020 .
- ↑ MLB shatters attendance record. Retrieved February 29, 2020 .
- ↑ https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-roster-transaction-rules-for-2020-season accessed on: August 21, 2020
- ^ The Baseball Cube: History Los Angeles Dodgers
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