The Los Angeles Dodgers are the second most successful franchise in the National League and the third-most successful and second-most wealthy in Major League Baseball after the New York Yankees. The franchise was formerly based in Brooklyn and known originally as the "Grays" or "Trolley Dodgers" after the trams which supporters had to avoid to enter games. Later it became known successively as the "Bridegrooms", "Superbas", "Dodgers" and "Robins"; the present "Dodgers" was firmly established in 1932. The franchise has won the World Series six times, the pennanttwenty three times, appeared in the playoffs thirty two times and won their division eighteen times. Like the Yankees and Cardinals, the Dodgers have never lost 100 games in a season since World War I, with their worst record being in 1992 with 63 wins and 99 losses. Their best record ever was in 1953 with 105 wins and 49 losses. Their most successful period, between 1947 and 1966, featured ten World Series appearances and only two seasons with 71 or more losses. Their other period of sustained success was from 1974-1988, which was overseen by two Hall of Fame managers in Walter Alston and Tommy Lasorda. During this fourteen year period, the team won two championships, five pennants and won their division seven times. Currently, the Dodgers are in a stretch where they have won two pennants and seven straight divisions, dating back to 2013. Since moving to Los Angeles, the Dodgers played for four seasons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before moving to their current home of Dodger Stadium in. In Brooklyn, they played predominantly at historic Ebbets Field. The Dodgers are well-known for becoming the first Major LeagueBaseball team to break the color barriers and incorporate African American players, led by Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe in the late 1940s, as well as re-opening MLB’s pipeline to Asia in the mid 1990s with players such as Hideo Nomo and Chan Ho Park.
Season-by-season records
All-time records
Record by decade
The following table describes the Dodgers' MLB win–loss record by decade.
Decade
Wins
Losses
Pct
1880s
410
764
.349
1890s
722
644
.529
1900s
649
809
.445
1910s
696
787
.469
1920s
765
768
.499
1930s
734
793
.481
1940s
894
646
.581
1950s
913
630
.592
1960s
878
729
.546
1970s
910
701
.565
1980s
825
741
.527
1990s
797
757
.513
2000s
862
758
.532
2010s
919
701
.567
All-time
10974
9818
These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Los Angeles Dodgers History & Encyclopedia, and are current as of October 1, 2017.
