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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]
December 4, 1958: Gino Cimoli was traded by the Dodgers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wally Moon and Phil Paine. [2] December 23, 1958: Sparky Anderson was traded by the Dodgers to the Philadelphia Phillies for Rip Repulski, Jim Golden and Gene Snyder. [3]
The Dodgers defeated the White Sox, four games to two, capturing their second championship in franchise history, their first since in 1955, and first in Los Angeles. This was the first appearance of the White Sox in the "Fall Classic" since the infamous Black Sox Scandal of the 1919 World Series and interrupted a Yankees ' dynasty that ...
The Yankees lead the American League Championship Series 2-1 going into Friday night's Game 4. ... Score: LAD 10-2. Game 5. Date ... Times: MLB playoff games today: LA Dodgers vs Mets predictions ...
The Dodgers are now halfway to reaching the World Series, leading the Mets 2 games to 1 in the NLCS after an 8-0 blow out. Dodgers seize control of NLCS with Game 3 rout of Mets: Highlights Skip ...
After scoring four runs in the first, the Dodgers' bats and pitching come to a screeching halt in loss to Arizona.
Essegian responded by batting .304 for the Dodgers in 24 games and helped them win the National League (NL) pennant. Then, during the 1959 World Series, he clubbed his two pinch hit homers; the first, hit in the seventh inning of Game 2 off Bob Shaw , enabled the Dodgers to tie the game 2–2 [ 4 ] and turn the tide of the World Series.
Due to the best-of-three N.L. playoff, Game 1 was deferred from Wednesday, September 30, to Thursday, October 1. The normal travel days were retained between Games 2 and 3, and Games 5 and 6, resulting in the rare event of a Series with no Saturday game scheduled. Games 3, 4 and 5 were: The first World Series games ever played on the West Coast;