The Los Angeles Dodgers are the second most successful franchise in the National League, the third-most successful, and the second-most wealthy in Major League Baseball after the New York Yankees. [1] 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. [2] Later it became known successively as the "Bridegrooms", "Superbas", "Dodgers" and "Robins"; the present "Dodgers" was firmly established in 1932.
The franchise has won seven World Series, twenty-five pennants (including one from their days in the American Association), and won the their division twenty times. [3] Like the Yankees and Cardinals, the Dodgers have not lost 100 games in a season since World War I, with their worst record being in 1992 with 63 wins and 99 losses. The following year, the Dodgers finished at .500 for the only time in 138 seasons. The most wins the Dodgers ever had in a season was 111, which they did in 2022.
The Dodgers have multiple periods of sustained excellence throughout their history. Their most successful period, between 1947 (Jackie Robinson’s first season) through 1966 (Sandy Koufax's final season), featured four championships, ten World Series appearances, and only two seasons with 71 or more losses. [2] Their other period of sustained success was from 1973-1988, which was overseen by the end of Walter Alston’s managerial career (manager from 1954-1976) and of most of Tommy Lasorda’s (1976–1996). During this fifteen-year period, the team won two championships (tied for first during this stretch), five pennants, and won their division seven times. The two consecutive 89-loss seasons in 1986 and 1987 was followed by an improbable World Championship in 1988, highlighted by Kirk Gibson's walk-off homerun in Game 1 of the World Series, which was voted by the Los Angeles Times as the greatest moment in team history. [4] [5] Currently, the Dodgers are in a stretch where they have won a World Series title, three National League pennants, while reaching the postseason ten straight seasons and winning nine National League West titles (eight in a row from 2013-2020). This stretch of success coincided when Guggenheim Partners bought the team shortly before the 2012 season for $2.15 billion.
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 1962. [6] In Brooklyn, they played predominantly at Washington Park (1898–1912) and historic Ebbets Field (1913–1957).
Pre-World Series Champions (1884–1891) † | World Series Champions (1903–present) ‡ | NL Champions (1892–present) [c] * | Division Champions (1969–present) ^ | Wild Card Berth (1994–present) ¤ |
Season | Level | League | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Playoffs | Awards |
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Brooklyn Grays | ||||||||||
1883 | N/A | IA† | 1st | 44 | 28 | .611 | — | |||
Brooklyn Atlantics | ||||||||||
1884 | MLB | AA | 9th | 40 | 64 | .385 | 33½ | |||
Brooklyn Grays | ||||||||||
1885 | MLB | AA | 5th | 53 | 59 | .473 | 26 | |||
1886 | MLB | AA | 3rd | 76 | 61 | .555 | 16 | |||
1887 | MLB | AA | 6th | 60 | 74 | .448 | 34½ | |||
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | ||||||||||
1888 | MLB | AA | 2nd | 88 | 52 | .629 | 6½ | |||
1889 | MLB | AA † | 1st | 93 | 44 | .679 | — | Lost World Series (Giants) 6–3 | ||
1890 | MLB | NL † | 1st | 86 | 43 | .667 | — | Tied World Series (Colonels) 3–3–1 | ||
Brooklyn Grooms | ||||||||||
1891 | MLB | NL | 6th | 61 | 76 | .455 | 25½ | |||
1892 | MLB | NL | 3rd | 95 | 59 | .617 | 9 | |||
1893 | MLB | NL | 7th | 65 | 63 | .508 | 20½ | |||
1894 | MLB | NL | 5th | 70 | 61 | .534 | 20½ | |||
1895 | MLB | NL | 5th | 71 | 60 | .542 | 16½ | |||
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | ||||||||||
1896 | MLB | NL | 10th | 58 | 73 | .443 | 33 | |||
1897 | MLB | NL | 7th | 61 | 71 | .462 | 32 | |||
1898 | MLB | NL | 10th | 54 | 91 | .372 | 46 | |||
Brooklyn Superbas | ||||||||||
1899 | MLB | NL † | 1st | 101 | 47 | .682 | — | |||
1900 | MLB | NL † | 1st | 82 | 54 | .603 | — | Won Chronicle-Telegraph Cup (Pirates) 4–1 † | ||
1901 | MLB | NL | 3rd | 79 | 57 | .581 | 9½ | |||
1902 | MLB | NL | 2nd | 75 | 63 | .543 | 27½ | |||
1903 | MLB | NL | 5th | 70 | 66 | .515 | 19 | |||
1904 | MLB | NL | 6th | 56 | 97 | .366 | 50 | |||
1905 | MLB | NL | 8th | 48 | 104 | .316 | 56½ | |||
1906 | MLB | NL | 5th | 66 | 86 | .434 | 50 | |||
1907 | MLB | NL | 5th | 65 | 83 | .439 | 40 | |||
1908 | MLB | NL | 7th | 53 | 101 | .344 | 46 | |||
1909 | MLB | NL | 6th | 55 | 98 | .359 | 55½ | |||
1910 | MLB | NL | 6th | 64 | 90 | .416 | 40 | |||
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers | ||||||||||
1911 | MLB | NL | 7th | 64 | 86 | .427 | 33½ | |||
1912 | MLB | NL | 7th | 58 | 95 | .379 | 46 | |||
Brooklyn Dodgers | ||||||||||
1913 | MLB | NL | 6th | 65 | 84 | .436 | 34½ | Jake Daubert (MVP) | ||
Brooklyn Robins | ||||||||||
1914 | MLB | NL | 5th | 75 | 79 | .487 | 19½ | |||
1915 | MLB | NL | 3rd | 80 | 72 | .526 | 10 | |||
1916 | MLB | NL * | 1st | 94 | 60 | .610 | — | Lost World Series (Red Sox) 4–1 * | ||
1917 | MLB | NL | 7th | 70 | 81 | .464 | 26½ | |||
1918 | MLB | NL | 5th | 57 | 69 | .452 | 25½ | |||
1919 | MLB | NL | 5th | 69 | 71 | .493 | 27 | |||
1920 | MLB | NL * | 1st | 93 | 61 | .604 | — | Lost World Series (Indians) 5–2 * | ||
1921 | MLB | NL | 5th | 77 | 75 | .507 | 16½ | |||
1922 | MLB | NL | 6th | 76 | 78 | .494 | 17 | |||
1923 | MLB | NL | 6th | 76 | 78 | .494 | 19½ | |||
1924 | MLB | NL | 2nd | 92 | 62 | .597 | 1½ | Dazzy Vance (MVP, TC) | ||
1925 | MLB | NL | 7th | 68 | 85 | .444 | 27 | |||
1926 | MLB | NL | 6th | 71 | 82 | .464 | 17½ | |||
1927 | MLB | NL | 6th | 65 | 88 | .425 | 28½ | |||
1928 | MLB | NL | 6th | 77 | 76 | .503 | 17½ | |||
1929 | MLB | NL | 6th | 70 | 83 | .458 | 28½ | |||
1930 | MLB | NL | 4th | 86 | 68 | .558 | 6 | |||
1931 | MLB | NL | 4th | 79 | 73 | .520 | 21 | |||
Brooklyn Dodgers | ||||||||||
1932 | MLB | NL | 3rd | 81 | 73 | .526 | 9 | |||
1933 | MLB | NL | 6th | 65 | 88 | .425 | 26½ | |||
1934 | MLB | NL | 6th | 71 | 81 | .467 | 23½ | |||
1935 | MLB | NL | 5th | 70 | 83 | .458 | 29½ | |||
1936 | MLB | NL | 7th | 67 | 87 | .435 | 25 | |||
1937 | MLB | NL | 6th | 62 | 91 | .405 | 33½ | |||
1938 | MLB | NL | 7th | 69 | 80 | .463 | 18½ | |||
1939 | MLB | NL | 3rd | 84 | 69 | .549 | 12½ | |||
1940 | MLB | NL | 2nd | 88 | 65 | .575 | 12 | |||
1941 | MLB | NL * | 1st | 100 | 54 | .649 | — | Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–1 * | Dolph Camilli (MVP) | |
1942 | MLB | NL | 2nd | 104 | 50 | .675 | 2 | |||
1943 | MLB | NL | 3rd | 81 | 72 | .529 | 23½ | |||
1944 | MLB | NL | 7th | 63 | 91 | .409 | 42 | |||
1945 | MLB | NL | 3rd | 87 | 67 | .565 | 11 | |||
1946 | MLB | NL | 2nd | 96 | 60 | .615 | 2 | |||
1947 | MLB | NL * | 1st | 94 | 60 | .610 | — | Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–3 * | Jackie Robinson (ROY) | |
1948 | MLB | NL | 3rd | 84 | 70 | .545 | 7½ | |||
1949 | MLB | NL * | 1st | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–1 * | Jackie Robinson (MVP) Don Newcombe (ROY) | |
1950 | MLB | NL | 2nd | 89 | 65 | .578 | 2 | |||
1951 | MLB | NL | 2nd | 97 | 60 | .618 | 1 | Roy Campanella (MVP) | ||
1952 | MLB | NL * | 1st | 96 | 57 | .627 | — | Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–3 * | Joe Black (ROY) | |
1953 | MLB | NL * | 1st | 105 | 49 | .682 | — | Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–2 * | Roy Campanella (MVP) Jim Gilliam (ROY) | |
1954 | MLB | NL | 2nd | 92 | 62 | .597 | 5 | |||
1955 | MLB ‡ | NL * | 1st | 98 | 55 | .641 | — | Won World Series (Yankees) 4–3 ‡ | Roy Campanella (MVP) Johnny Podres (WS MVP) | |
1956 | MLB | NL * | 1st | 93 | 61 | .604 | — | Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–3 * | Don Newcombe (MVP, CYA) | |
1957 | MLB | NL | 3rd | 84 | 70 | .545 | 11 | |||
Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||||||||
1958 | MLB | NL | 7th | 71 | 83 | .461 | 21 | |||
1959 | MLB ‡ | NL * | 1st | 88 | 68 | .564 | — | Won World Series (White Sox) 4–2 ‡ | Larry Sherry (WS MVP) | |
1960 | MLB | NL | 4th | 82 | 72 | .532 | 13 | Frank Howard (ROY) | ||
1961 | MLB | NL | 2nd | 89 | 65 | .578 | 4 | |||
1962 | MLB | NL | 2nd | 102 | 63 | .618 | 1 | Maury Wills (MVP) Don Drysdale (CYA) | ||
1963 | MLB ‡ | NL * | 1st | 99 | 63 | .611 | — | Won World Series (Yankees) 4–0 ‡ | Sandy Koufax (MVP, CYA, TC, WS MVP) | |
1964 | MLB | NL | 7th | 80 | 82 | .494 | 13 | |||
1965 | MLB ‡ | NL * | 1st | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | Won World Series (Twins) 4–3 ‡ | Sandy Koufax (CYA, TC, WS MVP) Jim Lefebvre (ROY) | |
1966 | MLB | NL * | 1st | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | Lost World Series (Orioles) 4–0 * | Sandy Koufax (CYA, TC) | |
1967 | MLB | NL | 8th | 73 | 89 | .451 | 28½ | |||
1968 | MLB | NL | 8th | 76 | 86 | .469 | 21 | |||
1969 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 85 | 77 | .525 | 8 | Ted Sizemore (ROY) | |
1970 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 87 | 74 | .540 | 14½ | ||
1971 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 89 | 73 | .549 | 1 | ||
1972 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 85 | 70 | .548 | 10½ | ||
1973 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 95 | 66 | .590 | 3½ | ||
1974 | MLB | NL * | West ^ | 1st | 102 | 60 | .630 | — | Won NLCS (Pirates) 3–1 Lost World Series (Athletics) 4–1 * | Steve Garvey (MVP) Mike Marshall (CYA) |
1975 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 88 | 74 | .543 | 20 | ||
1976 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 92 | 70 | .568 | 10 | ||
1977 | MLB | NL * | West ^ | 1st | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | Won NLCS (Phillies) 3–1 Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–2 * | |
1978 | MLB | NL * | West ^ | 1st | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | Won NLCS (Phillies) 3–1 Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–2 * | |
1979 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11½ | Rick Sutcliffe (ROY) | |
1980 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 92 | 71 | .564 | 1 | Steve Howe (ROY) | |
1981 | MLB ‡ | NL * | West ^ | 1st | 36 | 21 | .632 | — | Won NLDS (Astros) 3–2 Won NLCS (Expos) 3–2 Won World Series (Yankees) 4–2 ‡ | Fernando Valenzuela (CYA, ROY) Ron Cey (co-WS MVP) Pedro Guerrero (co-WS MVP) Steve Yeager (co-WS MVP) |
4th | 27 | 26 | .509 | 6 | ||||||
1982 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1 | Steve Sax (ROY) | |
1983 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | Lost NLCS (Phillies) 3–1 | Tommy Lasorda (MOY) |
1984 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 79 | 83 | .488 | 13 | ||
1985 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | Lost NLCS (Cardinals) 4–2 | |
1986 | MLB | NL | West | 5th | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23 | ||
1987 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17 | ||
1988 | MLB ‡ | NL * | West ^ | 1st | 94 | 67 | .584 | — | Won NLCS (Mets) 4–3 Won World Series (Athletics) 4–1 ‡ | Kirk Gibson (MVP) Orel Hershiser (CYA, WS MVP) Tommy Lasorda (MOY) |
1989 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 77 | 83 | .481 | 14 | ||
1990 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 86 | 76 | .531 | 5 | ||
1991 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 93 | 69 | .574 | 1 | ||
1992 | MLB | NL | West | 6th | 63 | 99 | .389 | 35 | Eric Karros (ROY) | |
1993 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 81 | 81 | .500 | 23 | Mike Piazza (ROY) | |
1994 | MLB | NL | West | 1st | 58 | 56 | .509 | — | Playoffs cancelled | Raúl Mondesí (ROY) |
1995 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 78 | 66 | .542 | — | Lost NLDS (Reds) 3–0 | Hideo Nomo (ROY) |
1996 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd ¤ | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 | Lost NLDS (Braves) 3–0 | Todd Hollandsworth (ROY) |
1997 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 88 | 74 | .543 | 2 | ||
1998 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 15 | ||
1999 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 77 | 85 | .475 | 23 | ||
2000 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11 | ||
2001 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6 | ||
2002 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 92 | 70 | .568 | 6 | ||
2003 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 85 | 77 | .525 | 15½ | Éric Gagné (CYA) | |
2004 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–1 | |
2005 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 71 | 91 | .438 | 11 | ||
2006 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd ¤ | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | Lost NLDS (Mets) 3–0 | |
2007 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 | ||
2008 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 84 | 78 | .519 | — | Won NLDS (Cubs) 3–0 Lost NLCS (Phillies) 4–1 | |
2009 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | Won NLDS (Cardinals) 3–0 Lost NLCS (Phillies) 4–1 | |
2010 | MLB | NL | West | 4th | 80 | 82 | .494 | 12 | ||
2011 | MLB | NL | West | 3rd | 82 | 79 | .509 | 11½ | Clayton Kershaw (CYA, TC) | |
2012 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd | 86 | 76 | .531 | 8 | ||
2013 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | Won NLDS (Braves) 3–1 Lost NLCS (Cardinals) 4–2 | Clayton Kershaw (CYA) |
2014 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 94 | 68 | .580 | — | Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–1 | Clayton Kershaw (MVP, CYA) |
2015 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | Lost NLDS (Mets) 3–2 | |
2016 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | Won NLDS (Nationals) 3–2 Lost NLCS (Cubs) 4–2 | Corey Seager (ROY) Dave Roberts (MOY) |
2017 | MLB | NL * | West ^ | 1st | 104 | 58 | .642 | — | Won NLDS (Diamondbacks) 3–0 Won NLCS (Cubs) 4–1 Lost World Series (Astros) 4–3 * | Cody Bellinger (ROY) |
2018 | MLB | NL * | West ^ | 1st | 92 | 71 | .564 | — | Won NLDS (Braves) 3–1 Won NLCS (Brewers) 4–3 Lost World Series (Red Sox) 4–1 * | |
2019 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 106 | 56 | .654 | — | Lost NLDS (Nationals) 3–2 | Cody Bellinger (MVP) |
2020 | MLB ‡ | NL * | West ^ | 1st | 43 | 17 | .717 | — | Won NLWC (Brewers) 2–0 Won NLDS (Padres) 3–0 Won NLCS (Braves) 4–3 Won World Series (Rays) 4–2 ‡ | Corey Seager (WS MVP) |
2021 | MLB | NL | West | 2nd ¤ | 106 | 56 | .654 | 1 | Won NLWC (Cardinals) Won NLDS (Giants) 3–2 Lost NLCS (Braves) 4–2 | |
2022 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 111 | 51 | .685 | — | Lost NLDS (Padres) 3–1 | |
2023 | MLB | NL | West ^ | 1st | 100 | 62 | .617 | — | Lost NLDS (Diamondbacks) 3–0 |
Games | Wins | Losses | Win% | ||||
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All-time regular season record | 21,115 | 11,174 | 9,891 | .529 | |||
All-time post-season record [7] [b] | 239 | 114 | 125 | .475 | |||
All-time regular and post-season record | 21,364 | 11,288 | 10,016 | .529 |
The following table describes the Dodgers' MLB win–loss record by decade.
Decade | Wins | Losses | Pct |
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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 |
2020s | 360 | 186 | .659 |
All-time | 11123 | 9891 | .529 |
These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Los Angeles Dodgers History & Encyclopedia, [8] and are current as of October 11, 2023.
This is a chart of the Opening Day Starting Lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn, which in 1898 became a borough of New York City, the team joined the NL in 1890 as the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and assumed several other monikers before finally settling on the name Dodgers in 1932. From the 1940s through the mid-1950s, the Dodgers developed a fierce crosstown rivalry with the New York Yankees as the two clubs faced each other in the World Series seven times, with the Dodgers losing the first five matchups before defeating them to win the franchise's first title in 1955. It was also during this period that the Dodgers made history by breaking the baseball color line in 1947 with the debut of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the Major Leagues since 1884. Another major milestone was reached in 1956 when Don Newcombe became the first player ever to win both the Cy Young Award and the NL MVP in the same season.
The 1988 Major League Baseball season ended with the underdog Los Angeles Dodgers shocking the Oakland Athletics, who had won 104 games during the regular season, in the World Series. The most memorable moment of the series came in Game 1, when injured Dodger Kirk Gibson hit a dramatic pinch-hit walk-off home run off Athletics closer Dennis Eckersley to win the game for Los Angeles. The Dodgers went on to win the Series in five games.
The 1976 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The Reds entered the season as the reigning World Series champions. The Reds dominated the league all season and won their second consecutive National League West title with a record of 102–60, finishing ten games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. With the best record in baseball, they went on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS in three straight games to reach the World Series. They proceeded to win the title in four straight games over the New York Yankees. They were the third and most recent National League team to achieve this distinction, and the first since the 1921–22 New York Giants. The Reds drew 2,629,708 fans to their home games at Riverfront Stadium, an all-time franchise attendance record. As mentioned above, the Reds swept through the entire postseason with their sweeps of the Phillies and Yankees, achieving a record of 7-0. As of 2024, the Reds are the only team in baseball history to sweep through an entire postseason in the divisional era.
The World Series is the annual final championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It has traditionally been held in October, though some more recent editions were contested in November due to expanded playoffs and/or season delays. It has been contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best-of-seven playoff, and the winning team is awarded the Commissioner's Trophy.
The 2017 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2017 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series. This was the first edition of the postseason in which home field advantage in the World Series was awarded to the team with the better regular season record, rather than the winner of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
The 2017 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the Los Angeles Dodgers against the defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs for the National League pennant and the right to play in the 2017 World Series. The series was a rematch of the 2016 NLCS, which Chicago won four games to two en route to their first World Series victory since 1908. This was just the 10th time two teams have met in at least two straight League Championship Series, which have existed since divisional play began in 1969. The series was the 48th in league history. The Dodgers beat the Cubs in five games to win the NL pennant for the first time in 29 years, their last one in 1988.
The 2018 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2018 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
The 2020 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's 2020 season. The 116th World Series was a best-of-seven-playoff between the American League (AL) champion Tampa Bay Rays and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers defeated the Rays to win the series in six games for their first championship since 1988.
The 2015 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2015 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
The 1974 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 1974 season. The winners of each division advance to the postseason and face each other in a League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
The 2009 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2009 season. The winners of the Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
The 2019 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2019 season. The winners of the League Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.
The 2020 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2020 season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league played only a 60-game season, and an expanded 16-team postseason tournament began on September 29, with games of all but the first round being played at neutral sites. A new 3-game Wild Card series was added as the opening round of this postseason due to the shortened season caused by the pandemic; it would become a permanent addition to the postseason format starting in 2022.
The 2021 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 2021 season. The winners of the League Division Series advanced to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series. After the 2020 MLB postseason, MLB returned to a 10-team playoff format following the loosening of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. This was the last postseason to feature the 10-team format, as the league expanded to a 12 team-format for the 2022 postseason.