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The Los Angeles Times described the Dodgers' season as a "gamut of sublime" and "ridiculous", noting their successes—such as Maury Wills' 100 stolen bases breaking Ty Cobb's single-season record, Don Drysdale's 25 wins, and Sandy Koufax's no-hitter on June 30—together with problems such as the 18 unearned runs the defense had allowed for ...
A year earlier in 1958, their first in Los Angeles, the Dodgers posted a 71–83 (.461) win–loss record for seventh place in the eight-team NL, and never held a lead. [6] [7] By contrast, the Braves repeated as NL champions that year with a 92–62 (.597) record and returned to the World Series, where the New York Yankees turned the tables and defeated them in seven games. [8]
Bob Ojeda, Strawberry, and Gary Carter, whom were all from the Los Angeles area, would wind up on the Dodgers in 1991. At the 1991 trade deadline, Ron Darling was traded to the Montreal Expos . After a fifth-place finish in 1991 , Frank Cashen , the architect of the '86 championship team, stepped down as the Mets' general manager.
With the Dodgers leading 5-2 in the top of the sixth, Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer off Phil Maton to further extend the Los Angeles lead, probably putting the game out of reach for the Mets.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen and catcher Will Smith celebrate their win against the New York Mets in Game 6 of a baseball NL Championship Series, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles and Washington previously met in one NLDS Game 5, with the Dodgers winning in 2016. Los Angeles was 2–1 in prior NLDS Game 5 appearances, while Washington was 1–3 (their one win was in 1981, as the Montreal Expos). This game featured a matchup of Game 1 winner Walker Buehler and Game 2 winner Stephen Strasburg.
Los Angeles poured it on to defeat the Mets in Game 6, getting to the World Series for the first time since 2020. Dodgers march into World Series vs. Yankees by clubbing Mets in NLCS finale ...
The 2020 National League Championship Series was the best-of-seven series in Major League Baseball’s 2020 postseason between the two National League Division Series winners, the second-seeded Atlanta Braves and the overall #1 seed Los Angeles Dodgers, for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2020 World Series.