Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming the Dodgers definitively by 1932. The team moved to Los Angeles before the 1958 season. They played their first four seasons in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before moving to their current home of Dodger Stadium, the third-oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball . The Dodgers have...
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quick facts
Sport:Baseball
League:Major League Baseball
League:National League
Division:National League West
Founded:1958
Home field:Dodger Stadium
City:Los Angeles
Colors:Dodger blue, Red, White

Team statistics for Los Angeles Dodgers

SeasonWinsLosses
2008 Major League Baseball season 84 78
2007 Major League Baseball season 82 80
2006 Major League Baseball season 88 74
2005 Major League Baseball season 71 91
2004 Major League Baseball season 93 69
2003 Major League Baseball season 85 77
2002 Major League Baseball Season 92 70
2001 Major League Baseball Season 86 76
2000 Major League Baseball season 86 76
1999 Major League Baseball Season 77 85
1998 Major League Baseball Season 83 79
1997 Major League Baseball Season 88 74
1996 Major League Baseball Season 90 72
1995 Major League Baseball Season 78 66
1994 Major League Baseball Season 58 56
1993 Major League Baseball Season 81 81
1992 Major League Baseball Season 63 99
1991 Major League Baseball Season 93 69
1990 Major League Baseball Season 86 76
1989 Major League Baseball Season 77 83
1988 Major League Baseball Season 94 67
1987 Major League Baseball Season 73 89
1986 Major League Baseball Season 73 89
1985 Major League Baseball season 95 67
1984 Major League Baseball Season 79 83
1983 Major League Baseball Season 91 71
1982 Major League Baseball Season 88 74
1981 Major League Baseball Season 63 47
1980 Major League Baseball Season 92 71
1979 Major League Baseball Season 79 83
1978 Major League Baseball Season 95 67
1977 Major League Baseball Season 98 64
1976 Major League Baseball Season 92 70
1975 Major League Baseball Season 88 74
1974 Major League Baseball Season 102 60
1973 Major League Baseball Season 95 66
1972 Major League Baseball Season 85 70
1971 Major League Baseball Season 89 73
1970 Major League Baseball Season 87 74
1969 Major League Baseball Season 85 77
1968 Major League Baseball Season 76 86
1967 Major League Baseball Season 73 89
1966 Major League Baseball Season 95 67
1965 Major League Baseball Season 97 65
1964 Major League Baseball Season 80 82
1963 Major League Baseball Season 99 63
1962 Major League Baseball Season 102 63
1961 Major League Baseball Season 89 65
1960 Major League Baseball Season 82 72
1959 Major League Baseball Season 88 68
1958 Major League Baseball Season 71 83
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Championships involving the Los Angeles Dodgers

1988 World Series
1988 World Series
Date:October 15, 1988
Result:4-1
1981 World Series
1981 World Series
Date:October 20, 1981
Result:4-2
1965 World Series
1965 World Series
Date:October 6, 1965
Result:4-3
1963 World Series
1963 World Series
Date:October 2, 1963
Result:4-0
1959 World Series
1959 World Series
Date:October 1, 1959
Result:4-2
1955 World Series
1955 World Series
Date:September 28, 1955
Result:4-3

Award-winning players of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Rafael Furcal
Rafael Furcal
National League Rookie of the Year for the 2000 Major League Baseball Season
Orlando Hudson
Orlando Hudson
American League Gold Glove Award for the 2005 Major League Baseball Season
Brad Ausmus
Brad Ausmus
National League Gold Glove Award for the 2006 Major League Baseball Season
Manny Ramírez
Manny Ramírez
World Series MVP Award for the 2004 Major League Baseball Season
Russell Martin
Russell Martin
National League Gold Glove Award for the 2007 Major League Baseball Season
Rickey Henderson
Rickey Henderson
American League Gold Glove Award for the 1981 Major League Baseball Season
Nomar Garciaparra
Nomar Garciaparra
American League Rookie of the Year for the 1997 Major League Baseball Season
Andruw Jones
Andruw Jones
National League Gold Glove Award for the 2006 Major League Baseball Season

Current roster of the Los Angeles Dodgers

NumberAgeNamePosition
5 40 Mark Loretta Second baseman
7 27 James Loney First baseman
9 34 Juan Pierre Left fielder
12 42 Brad Ausmus Catcher
13 27 Tony Abreu Third baseman
15 34 Rafael Furcal Shortstop
16 29 Andre Ethier Right fielder
17 31 Jason Repko Left fielder
18 37 Hiroki Kuroda Starting pitcher
21 35 Randy Wolf Starting pitcher
22 23 Clayton Kershaw Starting pitcher
23 38 Casey Blake Third baseman
27 27 Matt Kemp Center fielder
28 37 Danny Ardoin Catcher
29 39 Jason Schmidt Starting pitcher
30 34 Orlando Hudson Second baseman
31 27 Lucas May Catcher
33 26 Blake DeWitt Third baseman
38 28 Ramon Troncoso Relief pitcher
44 30 A.J. Ellis Catcher
47 28 Cory Wade Relief pitcher
49 33 Claudio Vargas Pitcher
50 32 Eric Stults Starting pitcher
51 27 Jonathan Broxton Relief pitcher
55 29 Russell Martin Catcher
56 30 Hong-Chih Kuo Starting pitcher
57 26 Scott Elbert Relief pitcher
58 27 Chad Billingsley Starting pitcher
59 38 Guillermo Mota Relief pitcher
60 27 Chin-Lung Hu Shortstop
62 28 Justin Orenduff Relief pitcher
66 29 Brent Leach Pitcher
74 27 Greg Miller Relief pitcher
77 27 Jamie Hoffmann Right fielder
78 27 Victor Garate Pitcher
79 27 Jesus Castillo Pitcher
80 27 Travis Schlichting Pitcher
39 Manny Ramírez
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Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Joe Torre
Joe Torre
Age:71
Also known as:Joseph Paul Torre

Joseph Paul Torre is a former American professional baseball player and manager. A nine-time All-Star, he played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, first baseman and a third baseman for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, and the St. Louis Cardinals. After his retirement as a player, he later managed all three teams. Torre managed the New York Yankees from 1996 to 2007. The Yankees reached the post season each year and won ten...
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Home field of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Dodger Stadium
Dodger Stadium
Location:Los Angeles
Opened:April 10, 1962
Seating capacity:56,000

Dodger Stadium, also sometimes called Chavez Ravine, is a stadium in Los Angeles. Located adjacent to Downtown Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium has been the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers team since 1962. Dodger Stadium was constructed from 1959 to 1962 at a cost of $23...
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Recent top draft picks for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Christopher Withrow
Christopher Withrow
Draft:2007 Major League Baseball Draft
Overall rank:20
Clayton Kershaw
Clayton Kershaw
Draft:2006 Major League Baseball Draft
Overall rank:7

Clayton Edward Kershaw is a left-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. Kershaw was drafted 7th overall in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. He worked his way through the Dodgers' farm system in just one full season and reached the majors at the age of 20 years...
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Avery Morris
Avery Morris
Draft:2006 Major League Baseball Draft
Overall rank:26
Timothy Elbert
Timothy Elbert
Draft:2004 Major League Baseball Draft
Overall rank:17
Blake DeWitt
Blake DeWitt
Draft:2004 Major League Baseball Draft
Overall rank:28

Blake Robert DeWitt is an American professional baseball utility player with the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. As a senior shortstop at Sikeston High School in Sikeston, Missouri, he batted .558 with 15 home runs, 11 doubles, and 48 RBIs and was named to Baseball America's High School...
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Owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt

Frank McCourt is the owner and chairman of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Dodger Stadium in Chavez Ravine. In 2004, he purchased a controlling interest of the Dodgers from Fox Entertainment Group, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Prior to purchasing the Dodgers and moving to Los Angeles,...
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Current coaches for Los Angeles Dodgers

Manny Mota
Coaching Position: Head coach

Manuel Rafael Mota Geronimo, more commonly known as Manny Mota was a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos. Mota was a pinch hitting specialist with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has been a coach for the Dodgers since 1980, making the 2011 season the 32nd consecutive year in which Mota has coached for the team. He is thus the longest-tenured coach in Dodger history, and his 32...
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Mariano Duncan
Coaching Position: First Base Coach

Mariano Duncan Nalasco is a retired second baseman and shortstop who played for several Major League Baseball teams during his 12 year career. He was the infield coach and 1st base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers under Managers Grady Little and Joe Torre. Mariano currently serves as the hitting coach for the Tennessee Smokies, the Chicago Cubs' Double AA team. Duncan was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an undrafted free agent on January...
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Larry Bowa
Coaching Position: Third Base Coach

Lawrence Robert Bowa is a former middle infielder, playing mainly as a shortstop, and manager in Major League Baseball. Bowa was born in Sacramento, California, the son of Paul Bowa, a former minor-league infielder and manager in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system. While at C. K. McClatchy High School, Bowa tried out but never made the school's baseball team. After graduation, Bowa went to Sacramento City College where he started, and was...
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Don Mattingly
Coaching Position: Hitting Coach

Donald Arthur "Don" Mattingly is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicknamed "The Hit Man" and "Donnie Baseball", he played his entire 14-year baseball career for the New York Yankees . Mattingly was named to the American League All-Star team six times. He won nine Gold Glove Awards, three Silver Slugger Awards, and was the 1985 AL Most Valuable Player. Mattingly served as captain of...
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Hometown of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Founded:September 4, 1781
Population:1,610

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in the state of California, and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of 468.67 square miles , and is located in Southern California. Often known by...
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New York Mets

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Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The team is a member of the Central Division of Major League...
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San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in...
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San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division. As one...
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Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs

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Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Where are the Los Angeles Dodgers located and at which ballpark do they host their home games?
  • A:
    The baseball team plays home games at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
  • Q:
    In which league do the Los Angeles Dodgers play?
  • A:
    The team plays in the National League.
  • Q:
    What are the primary colors for the Los Angeles Dodgers?
  • A:
    The baseball team uses the colors dodger blue, red and white.
  • Q:
    When did the Los Angeles Dodgers begin playing baseball?
  • A:
    The professional baseball team originated in the year 1958.
  • Q:
    Who manages the Los Angeles Dodgers?
  • A:
    The Major League Baseball team is currently managed by Joe Torre.
  • Q:
    How many baseball games did the Los Angeles Dodgers lose in recent seasons?
  • A:
    The total wins and losses for the baseball team include:
    - 84 wins and 78 losses in 2008
    - 82 wins and 80 losses in 2007
    - 88 wins and 74 losses in 2006
    - 71 wins and 91 losses in 2005
    - 93 wins and 69 losses in 2004
  • Q:
    Which coaches are members of the Los Angeles Dodgers' coaching staff?
  • A:
    The team's coaching staff includes:
    -Manny Mota as Coach
    -Mariano Duncan as First Base Coach
    -Larry Bowa as Third Base Coach
    -Don Mattingly as Hitting Coach
    -Rob Flippo as Bullpen Catcher
    -Bob Schaefer as Bench Coach
    -Rick Honeycutt as Pitching Coach
  • Q:
    What years did the Los Angeles Dodgers take home the championship trophy?
  • A:
    The team won the following national baseball championships:
    - 1988 World Series
    - 1981 World Series
    - 1965 World Series
    - 1963 World Series
    - 1959 World Series
    - 1955 World Series
  • Q:
    Who is the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers sports franchise?
  • A:
    The owner of this baseball team is Frank McCourt.
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Awards & Accolades

  • World Series Champion
    1988, 1981

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