14 Facts About LA Dodgers

1. The LA Dodgers have won four World Series while playing in Los Angeles and are on a direct path to win a fifth.

2. The LA Dodgers won their second straight NL West championship but lost again to the Cardinals in the Division Series.

3. At this point, the LA Dodgers trailed the San Diego Padres by 1½ games in the wild card slot, and the Arizona Diamondbacks by 3½ games.

4. The LA Dodgers rebounded from losing the first two games, with Koufax pitching shutouts in Games five and seven to win the crown and the World Series MVP Award.

5. In 1976, he was selected by LA Dodgers fans as the Most Memorable Personality in the team's history.

6. The LA Dodgers had a heated rivalry with the Cincinnati Reds during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s.

7. In 2018, the LA Dodgers will be wearing their 60th anniversary patch to honor the 60 years of being in Los Angeles.

8. In 2014, the LA Dodgers introduced an alternate road jersey: a gray version with the "Dodgers" script instead of the city name.

9. In 1970, the LA Dodgers removed the city name from the road jerseys and had "Dodgers" on both the home and away uniforms.

10. The word "LA Dodgers" was first used on the front of the team's home jersey in 1933; the uniform was then white with red pinstripes and a stylized "B" on the left shoulder.

11. The blue background used by the LA Dodgers, would be adopted by the Mets, honoring their New York NL forebears with a blend of Dodgers blue and Giants orange.

12. The LA Dodgers won the pennant in 2017 and 2018, but lost the World Series to the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox respectively.

13. The LA Dodgers won four more pennants in 1966, 1974, 1977 and 1978, but lost in each World Series appearance.

14. In 1941, the LA Dodgers captured their third National League pennant, only to lose to the New York Yankees.