Category Archives: Los Angeles Dodger History
Ted Sizemore – the leader of multi-hit streaks
Ted Sizemore had a five-game streak of at least three hits way back in 1970. The great part about this streak is that after Ted got only one hit, he then got three more hits two more games in a row. Over an 11 game span, Ted collected 29 hits in 52 at-bats. If that …
LAD All-Stars, 1962 – 1969, Koufax, Drysdale, and Wills era
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale would dominate the golden era of Los Angeles Dodger baseball. The team would appear in three World Series in a span of five years and win two World Championships, and it is possible the best team was the 1962 team which didn’t even get to the World Series. Sandy Koufax, …
LAD All-Stars 1958 – 1960, the beginning
Fitting that Johnny Podres who pitched the greatest game in Brooklyn Dodger history would be the first all-star selection for the newly minted Los Angeles Dodgers. LAD All-Stars, 1970 – 1979, Garvey – Russell – Lopes – Cey era LAD All-Stars 1980 – 1989, the Fernando Valenzuela and Orel Hershiser decade LAD All-Stars 1990 – …
LAD All-Stars 1980 – 1989, the Fernando Valenzuela and Orel Hershiser decade
1980 – The decade started with a bang as the Dodgers hosted the 1980 All-Star game, and had six representatives, led by the historical infield with Garvey, Lopes, and Russell all making the team. All four position players started but went a combined 0 – 7. Lopes only got one at-bat before being replaced. This …
LAD All-Stars from 1990 – 1999, the Mike Piazza era
No surprise that Mike Piazza owns this decade, being an all-star every single full season he played for the Dodgers. Plus Piazza kept on giving because Gary Sheffield continued that success by being an all-star three yeas in a row after being acquired for Mike Piazza. I’d loved to have had exit velocity in the …
LAD Rookie hitting streaks – by the numbers
Corey Seager had his hitting streak ended at 19 games. That streak doesn’t stack up very high against all time LAD hitting streaks, but it was good enough for 2nd place among LAD rookies. Below are three tables showing the LAD Rookie data. For the complete baseball reference list, click here. Raul Mondesi stands out …
It takes a lot to score a LAD catcher
AJ Ellis has now gone 74 at-bats without scoring a run. I was wondering how that places him historically so I ran the numbers this morning and to no one’s surprise the leaderboard is filthy with catchers. Doug Camilli sits on top of the scoreless leaderboard with 105 at bats over 36 games. He basically didn’t …
Bud Norris 3rd best game score for pitcher traded in-season in LAD history
As Bud Norris was shutting down the Rockies last night, my mind wandered back to Brad Penny and his brilliant debut. Paul Depodesta blew up Los Angeles by trading Paul Loduca, the heart and soul of the team in the middle of a pennant race for Penny. Depo knew the team needed another starter if …
Six Foot Eight Dodger nemesis J.R. Richard stood in the Dodgers way of history
The 2015 Dodgers hit a home run in fourteen consecutive games but were unable to tie the 1977 team with home runs in fifteen consecutive games. The 1977 NL Champions boasted four players with at least thirty home runs. When the Dodgers did that in 1977, it was the first time in history that had been …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 