Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Fleece: Squares

During the mid-1850s, Brooklyn became home to a number of successful baseball clubs in the National Association of Base Ball Players, which was the first baseball organization. This organization became the National League in 1876.

The team which we today know as the Dodgers started playing in 1883 as a member of the American Association, a rival league to the NL. During its first few years of existence the team was known as the Atlantics, Grays and Bridegrooms. Brooklyn then switched to the National League in 1890 where they have remained ever since.

The team had various nicknames during its early years, among them are: Atlantics, Grays, Bridegrooms, Grooms, Superbas, Trolley Dodgers, Robins and finally, since 1932, Dodgers. The Trolley Dodgers and Dodgers nicknames were because of the number of trolleys that fans had to dodge to reach the ballparks.

As the Robins, the team reached its first World Series in 1916 under the guidance of manager Wilbert Robinson. The Robins lost 4 games to 1 to the Boston Red Sox.

The Robins' next World Series appearance was in 1920, where they lost 5 games to 2 to the Cleveland Indians.

Brooklyn's next and most sustained period of success would begin in the 1940s, particularly after the pioneering signing of Jackie Robinson by Branch Rickey broke baseball's color barrier. The Dodgers appeared in the World Series in 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956.

1955 was a particularly momentous year as the Dodgers finally overcame the roadblock of the New York Yankees. In 7 thrilling games, the Dodgers finally won their first World Series. Only a few years later the history would be all that was left of the Dodgers in Brooklyn.

By 1958, the Dodgers were in Los Angeles. Although many of the greats from the 1940s and 1950s were gone, the Dodgers kept winning. They appeared in the World Series in 1959, 1963, 1965 and 1966, winning three of those Series.

In 1959 the Dodgers defeated the Chicago White Sox in six games. Four years later, they swept the Yankees behind the pitching of Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. In 1965, they defeated the Minnesota Twins in seven games.

The Dodgers would continue to be competitive throughout the 1970s and 1980s. The team returned to the World Series three times during the 1970s, losing once to the powerhouse Oakland A's and twice to the Yankees.

The Dodgers avenged these losses during the 1980s by first defeating thr Yankees in 1981 and then the Athletics in 1988 to claim two World Series titles in the decade.

World Series Appearances:

1. 1916: Lost 4-1 to the Boston Red Sox
2. 1920: Lost 5-2 to the Cleveland Indians
3. 1941: Lost 4-1 tot he New York Yankees
4. 1947: Lost 4-3 to the New York Yankees
5. 1949: Lost 4-1 to the New York Yankees
6. 1952: Lost 4-3 to the New York Yankees
7. 1953: Lost 4-2 to the New York Yankees
8. 1955: Won 4-3 over the New York Yankees
9. 1956: Lost 4-3 to the New York Yankees
10. 1959: Won 4-2 over the Chicago White Sox
11. 1963: Won 4-0 over the New York Yankees
12. 1965: Won 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins
13. 1966: Lost 4-0 to the Baltimore Orioles
14. 1974: Lost 4-1 to the Oakland Athletics
15. 1977: Lost 4-2 to the New York Yankees
16. 1978: Lost 4-2 to the New York Yankees
17. 1981: Won 4-2 over the New York Yankess
18. 1988: Won 4-1 over the Oakland Athletics

Hall of Famers:

1. Walter Alston, manager (1954-1976)
2. Dave Bancroft, shortstop (1928-1929)
3. Dan Brouthers, 1st Base (1892-1893)
4. Jim Bunning, pitcher (1969)
5. Roy Campanella, catcher (1948-1957)
6. Max Carey, outfielder/manager (Player: 1926-29; Manager: 1932-1933)
7. Gary Carter, catcher (1991)
8. Don Drysdale, pitcher (1956-1969)
9. Leo Durocher, manager (1939-1946, 1948)
10. Burleigh Grimes, pitcher (1918-1926, 1937-38)
11. Billy Herman, 2nd Base (1941-1943, 1946)
12. Waite Hoyt, pitcher (1932, 1937-39)
13. Hughie Jennings, shortstop  (1899-1900, 1903)
14. Willie Keeler, outfielder (1899-1902)
15. Joe Kelley, outfielder (1899-1901)
16. George Kelly, 1st Base (1932)
17. Sandy Koufax, pitcher (1955-1966)
18. Tommy Lasorda, manager (1976-1996)
19. Tony Lazzeri, 2nd Base (1939)
20. Fred Lindstrom, 3rd Base/Outfielder (1936)
21. Ernie Lombardi, catcher (1931)
22. Al Lopez, catcher (1928-1935)
23. Heinie Manush, outfielder (1927-1928)
24. Rabbit Maranville, shortstop/2nd Base (1926)
25. Juan Marichal, pitcher (1975)
26. Rube Marquard, pitcher (1915-1920)
27. Tommy McCarthy, outfielder (1896)
28. Joe McGinnity, pitcher (1900)
29. Joe Medwick, outfielder (1940-1943, 1946)
30. Eddie Murray, 1st Base (1989-1991, 1997)
31. Walter O'Malley, owner (1950-1979)
32. Pee Wee Reese, shortstop (1940-1958)
33. Jackie Robinson, 2nd Base (1947-1956)
34. Frank Robinson, 1st Base (1972)
35. Duke Snider, outfielder (1947-62)
36. Casey Stengel, manager (Player: 1912-1917; Manager: 1934-36)
37. Don Sutton, pitcher (1966-1980, 1988)
38. Dazzy Vance, pitcher (1922-1932, 1935)
39. Arky Vaughan, shortstop (1942-1943, 1947-1948)
40. Lloyd Waner, outfielder (1944)
41. Paul Waner, outfielder (1943-1944)
42. John Montgomery Ward, shortstop/manager (1891-1892)
43. Zack Wheat, outfielder (1909-1926)
44. Hoyt Wilhelm, pitcher (1971-1972)
45. Dick Williams, outfielder/3rd Base (1951-1954, 1956)
46. Hack Wilson, outfielder (1932-1934)

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