Dodgers history & records
A look throughout history at the Los Angeles Dodgers as well as the Brooklyn Dodgers, including records and notable games, seasons, and careers.
Farewell, Al ‘The Bull’ Ferrara
Al Ferrara, an outfielder nicknamed "The Bull" who played on three Dodgers World Series teams in 1963, 1965, and 1966, died Friday at age 84. For the last 16 years, Ferrara was an alumni ambassador for the team.
Dodgers history of top 3 in MVP voting
A look at the history of Dodgers finishing in the top three of National League MVP voting, with Shohei Ohtani the latest to do so in 2024. Only 30 players in the history of the franchise have ever been voted in the top three for the MVP award. Ohtani could be the 13th different Dodger to win NL MVP.
Freeman ties records with HR in 3rd straight game
Freddie Freeman homered in each of the first three games of the World Series, just the third player ever to do so. And he tied a Dodgers record with a home run in three consecutive postseason games.
A history of Dodgers vs. Yankees World Series
The Dodgers and Yankees are meeting in the World Series for the 12th time, and the first time since 1981. Here’s a brief thought on every one of those Fall Classic matchups.
Farewell, Fernando Valenzuela
Legendary Dodgers pitchers and longtime Spanish-language announcer Fernando Valenzuela died at age 63.
History of Dodgers clinching pennants at Dodger Stadium
The Dodgers are back in Los Angeles with up to two chances to get the one win they need to win the NLCS. Here’s a look back at the five previous times the Dodgers have clinched a trip to the World Series at Dodger Stadium.
History of teams leading 3-1 in a best-of-7 series
The Dodgers won three of the first four games of the National League Championship Series. In Major League Baseball history, teams up three games to one in a best-of-7 series have won said series 85 percent of the time.
Max Muncy sets MLB record, reaching base in 12 straight PA
Dodgers infielder Max Muncy reached base 12 consecutive plate appearances from Game 2 to Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, setting a major league record for a single postseason.
Muncy & Kiké climb Dodgers postseason HR leaderboard
Max Muncy tied the Dodgers all-time postseason home run record in the NLCS Game 3 win, with 13. Kiké Hernández also homered Wednesday against the Mets, making him one of only six Dodgers with 10 or more postseason home runs.
Scoreless-inning streak record ‘a complete team effort’
Twelve different Dodgers pitchers have contributed to their 33 consecutive scoreless innings, tying the 1966 Orioles for the longest scoreless streak in postseason history.
Every Shohei Ohtani record & league-leading stat in 2024
Shohei Ohtani set several records during the 2024 season, his first with the Dodgers. Here’s a breakdown of each one, and every stat he had that led the league.
Shohei Ohtani has second 10-HR, 10-SB month in a row
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani hit his 54th home run of the season on Friday at Coors Field, giving him 10 home runs in September along with 14 steals. That’s two months in a row with double-digit homers and steals, something done in one month only seven other times in MLB history.
Shohei Ohtani breaks MLB steals record by players born in Japan
Shohei Ohtani now has 57 stolen bases, setting an MLB record for most steals in a season by a player born in Japan. He broke Ichiro Suzuki’s previous mark set in 2001.
Shohei Ohtani set records in first year at Dodger Stadium
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani set Dodger Stadium records for home runs, total bases, and runs scored in a season in his first year with the Dodgers, and also celebrated various records and milestones at home in 2024.
Ohtani matches Ichiro with record 56th stolen base
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani stole his 56th base of the season on Wednesday, matching Ichiro Suzuki’s major league record for most steals in one season by a player born in Japan.
Shohei Ohtani matches The Babe, again
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hit his 94th extra-base hit of 2024, tying Babe Herman’s 94-year-old franchise record for Brooklyn.
Shohei passes Rickey for most HR/SB games in a season
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani hit a home run and stole a base on Friday against the Rockies, his 14th game this season with at least one home run and one stolen base. That broke Rickey Henderson’s major league record f 13 such games from 1986 with the Yankees.
More Ohtani stats to marvel at & records left to come
A follow-up on Shohei Ohtani having a game and season for the ages, plus another nine games left on the Dodgers schedule for him to add to his prodigious totals and maybe set a few more records along the way.
Shohei Ohtani & ‘the greatest day in baseball history’
Shohei Ohtani hit three home runs, stole two bases, drove in 10 runs, became the first 50-50 player in MLB history, broke the Dodgers franchise home run record, and helped clinch a playoff berth, his first in the majors. Joe Davis called Ohtani’s game "the greatest day in baseball history," and I think he’s correct.
Shohei Ohtani has the first 50-50 season in MLB history
Dodgers superstar Ohtani hit two home runs and stole two bases in the game that saw him get to 50 home runs and 51 stolen bases. It’s the first 50-50 season in baseball history.
Shohei Ohtani ties Shawn Green with 49th home run
Shohei Ohtani hit his 49th home run of the season, matching Shawn Green in 2001 for the Dodgers franchise record.
Shohei Ohtani gets the stolen base part of 50-50 first
Shohei Ohtani’s season of milestones continued on Thursday in Miami, when the Dodgers designated hitter stole his 50th base of 2024, the most by any Dodger in a decade. He’s now just two home runs shy of a 50-50 campaign.
History of the Dodgers single-season HR record
Shohei Ohtani joined a group of Dodgers record-holders dating back to 1884. Team home run record holders include Charlie Householder, Bill Greenwood, Jack Remsen in Brooklyn 141 years ago, plus names like Oyster Burns and Hall of Famers Zack Wheat, Gil Hodges, Roy Campanella, and Duke Snider before Shawn Green passed the torch to Ohtani.
Dodgers go 90, again
The Dodgers got to 90 wins again, the 11th full season they’ve done so, the second-longest stretch in major league history.
Shohei Ohtani getting 50 steals would be a rare feat by itself
Ohtani has 14 games left to add two stolen bases to his total. Since 1900, only 12 times has a Dodger stolen 50 bases in a season
Shohei Ohtani has eighth 10-HR, 10-SB month ever
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani has 10 home runs and 13 stolen bases so far in August, the eighth 10-10 month in major league history.
Shohei Ohtani is the fastest ever to 40-40
Shohei Ohtani has the sixth MLB season with 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases, reaching so on August 23 in his first season with the Dodgers.
Shohei Ohtani is the 6th Dodger to hit 40 HR before September
Shohei Ohtani hit his 40th home run of the 2024 season, reaching the milestone faster than all but four Dodgers in franchise history.
Freddie Freeman and the 2,000-games club
Freddie Freeman played in his 2,000th career game on Friday, something just over one percent of players in major league history have reached. Freeman is the 10th player to reach the 2,000-game milestone while with the Dodgers. Plus, an update on Freeman’s three-year-old Max.
Freddie Freeman the 10th-youngest to 500 doubles in MLB history
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman his his 500th career double before his 35th birthday, the 10-youngest in major league history to reach that milestone, and the 65th player ever with 500 doubles.
Shohei Ohtani, the first 30-30 DH & 4th-fastest to 30-30
Shohei Ohtani stole three bases Saturday in Oakland, giving him 31 on the season to go with his 33 home runs. He’s the first primary designated hitter in MLB history with a 30-30 season, and by reaching 30-30 in 111 team games is tied for the fourth-fastest ever to do it.
Ohtani is the 5th-fastest Dodger to 30 HR in a season
Shohei Ohtani his his 30th home run of 2024, In the Dodgers’ 100th game of the season. He’s the fifth-fastest to get to 30 home runs in a season in franchise history