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| What Dodger of the 20th Century has the highest career strikeout ratio per nine innings pitched with at least two full seasons with the Dodgers? | Los Angeles Dodger Nightmares
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Hideo Nomo. Nomo's rating of 10.05 strikeouts per nine innings is tops. He pitched 694.7 innings as a Dodger. Koufax is second.
165. With a tragic-shortened career, Sandy won only 165 games. Don Sutton is tops with 233 wins, and Don Drysdale retired with 209 Dodger wins.
Babe Herman. Herman hit .393 in 1930. He also has the second highest season average of .391 in 1929. Piazza's .362 in 1997 ranks 8th.
2. Duke Snider with 389 and Gil Hodges with 361 are the only Dodgers to accomplish this. There are only 6 who have hit over 200 home runs.
3. Koufax won 27 in 1966 and Don Newcombe won 27 in 1956. Dazzy Vance won 28 in 1924. 13 more pitchers for the franchise had won 27 or more before the turn of the century.
72. He ranks second all-time with 72 whacks as a Dodger. Zack Wheat was hit 73 times in his Dodger career.
Brooklyn. They were the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1911 and 1912, then from 1932 to the 1957 season. Before being named the Dodgers, they were the Brooklyn Robins in 1931.
Walter Alston. The great Walter Alston managed the Dodgers from 1954-1976. Although finishing in 7th place in the National League after the move in 1958, he carried the Dodgers in 1959 to a World Series, by defeating the Chicago White Sox 4 games to 2. Alston compiled 2,040 wins for the Dodgers in their history. Few know that 'Smokey' as he was nicknamed, played in one Major League game in his career, with the St.Louis Cardinals in 1936.
1959. The Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 4 games to 2. After losing game one 11-0, the Dodgers bounced back behind the pitching of Johnny Podres, Don Drysdale, and Larry Sherry, to win their first Series in Los Angeles.
Mike Piazza. Piazza hit 40 in 1997 to set the team record. Shawn Green broke Gary Sheffield's team record of 43 in 2000, by hitting 49 in 2001. Snider hit 40 in 1957 in a Brooklyn uniform, and never hit more than 25 again, when he retired in 1964.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. While Ebbetts Field was their New York ballpark, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the Dodgers were bonding in 1958. They would play their for 4 seasons before moving to Dodger Stadium in 1962. In moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958, the Dodgers increased their attendance by almost 1 million.
1962. The Dodgers were 102-63 in the infamous 1962 season. They tied the season standings with the San Francisco Giants, and two went to the playoffs, in which the Giants won. The playoffs had much controversy, because the infield had been wet down tremendously in San Francisco, trying to slow down the Dodger speedster Maury Wills. The Dodgers had filed numerous complaints with the league before and after the loss, but it was to no avail.
Don Drysdale. 1962 saw the great Don Drysdale go 25-9 in the season, which earned him the Cy Young Award. It would be his greatest year in baseball. Sandy Koufax matched that the following year by winning 25 games. In 1965, Koufax went 26-8, and then Koufax went a blistering 27-9 in his last season of baseball in 1966.
Mike Piazza. Piazza hit .362 in 1997. He also hit 40 home runs and smacked 201 hits. He was runner-up to the National League MVP.
Duke Snider. Although all these players hit over .300 in a season, 'The Duke' was the first, and the only Dodger to hit over .300 in 1958, after the move from New York. Snider hit .312 that season, with Carl Furillo being the team's runner-up by hitting .290. Wally Moon hit .302 in 1959, Larker hit .323 in 1960, and Herman Thomas "Tommy" Davis Jr., won two consecutive batting titles by hitting .346 in 1962, and .326 in 1963.
Joe Torre. Maybe more famous for his tenure as a Yankee manager, Joe Torre's first year as the Dodgers' manager was 2008. He left the Yankees with a .605 regular season winning percentage and a .618 in the postseason.
Rafael Furcal. Rafael Furcal started at shortstop and looked to have a great year before an injury sidelined him early in the 2008 season. Furcal played 2000-2005 with the Atlanta Braves before moving to the West Coast for the 2006 Dodgers.
Manny Ramirez. Hard-hitting Manny Ramirez was part of a 3-way trade involving the Dodgers, Red Sox, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Andy LaRoche and Bryan Morris were sent to the Pirates and Jason Bay to the Red Sox.
Matt Kemp. In his third major league season, outfielder Matt had 153 strikeouts. He made up for striking out by being second on the team in stolen bases, tallying up 35 in the 2008 season. Andre Ethier had the next highest strikeouts at 88.
Brad Penny. Having a 3.03 ERA in 2007, Brad Penny got the starting job for opening day against the San Francisco Giants and went seven innings. Despite the good showing, he struggled throughout the season and ended up with a 6.27 ERA.
Andre Ethier. Leading the Dodgers, right fielder Andre Ethier had 20 homers in 2008, followed by Matt Kemp with 18.
San Diego Padres. Greg Maddux was a Dodger in 2006 then went to the Padres for the 2007 season. He was traded back to the Dodgers mid-2008 and didn't fail to perform.
James Loney. In his third MLB season, James Loney had 90 runs batted in. Andre Ethier had the next most RBIs at 77. Loney was the starting first baseman for the Dodgers during the 2008 season.
Chad Billingsley. Chad Billingsley pitched 200.7 innings in the 30-plus games he started and tallied 16 wins. His 3.14 ERA was the best on the team. Derek Lowe was second best of the team's starting pitchers with a 3.24 ERA.
National League Division Champions. By their season record, the 2008 LA Dodgers won the Western Division in the National League and went on to the postseason. They defeated the Chicago Cubs to claim the title of National League Divison Champions. They were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Championship Series. The Philadelphia Phillies went on to claim the MLB World Series title.
Walter Alston. Walter Alston didn't have much of a Major League playing career as he struck out in his only appearance with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1936. However, as a manager Alston attained Hall of Fame status. He took control of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 and remained with the Dodgers until 1976, winning four World Series titles with Brooklyn-Los Angeles. Alston won 2040 regular season games for the Dodgers, and his uniform #24 was retired by the club in 1977. Leo Durocher and Pete Reiser were coaches on the 1963 Dodgers. Tommy Lasorda replaced Alston as Dodger manager in 1976.
| The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 1963 National League pennant with a record of 99-63. Which team led by Ken Boyer, finished second to the Dodgers in 1963? | Los Angeles Dodgers: 1963 & 1965
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St. Louis Cardinals. The Los Angeles Dodgers faced stiff opposition from the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1963 National League season. The Cardinals were led by hitters Ken Boyer (24 HRs, 111 RBIs) and Bill White, as well as by pitchers Bob Gibson and Ernie Broglio. The Redbirds ended the season at 93-69, six games behind the Dodgers. San Francisco ended up in third place at 88-74, Philadelphia had a record of 87-75, and Milwaukee won 84 contests.
Maury Wills. Maury Wills, number 30, was a shortstop who wreaked havoc on enemy defensive units. He parlayed his speed and excellent base-running skills into a potent offensive force for the Dodgers. In the 1965 World Series, Wills batted .367 and had 3 stolen bases. During the 1962 regular season, Wills swiped 104 bases. Nate Oliver and Don LeJohn were utility infielders who saw limited playing time for the Dodgers. Jim Lefebvre played second base for the 1965 Dodgers.
| In 1965, the Los Angeles Dodgers lost the first two games of the World Series to the Minnesota Twins. Which Dodgers' lefty starter, number 23, won game three for L.A.? | Los Angeles Dodgers: 1963 & 1965
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Claude Osteen. In 1965, the American League champion Minnesota Twins had a formidable lineup with sluggers such as Harmon Killebrew, Bob Allison, Tony Oliva, and Don Mincher. The Twins defeated the L.A. Dodgers in the first two games at Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium. Claude Osteen got the Dodgers back into the series by winning game three with a complete game shutout, 4-0. During the 1965 regular season, Osteen won 15 games with an ERA of 2.79. Jim Brewer, Ron Perranoski, and Howie Reed were relief pitchers for the '65 Dodgers.
| This L.A. Dodgers player, a left-handed right fielder, led the club with 11 base hits against the Twins in the 1965 World Series. Can you identify this player who wore uniform number 6? | Los Angeles Dodgers: 1963 & 1965
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Ron Fairly. Ron Fairly was an underrated member of the L.A. Dodgers' championship teams. Fairly was never flashy, but the lefty delivered some clutch base hits during the 1965 World Series against the Minnesota Twins. Fairly banged out 11 hits in 29 at-bats for an impressive .379 average. Fairly hit 2 home runs and had 6 RBIs. Lou Johnson, a left fielder wore uniform number 41. Tommy Davis (#12) and Al Ferrara (#20) did not play for L.A. in the '65 series.
| Jim Gilliam was a veteran, versatile infielder who played on the 1963 and 1965 L.A. Dodgers' World Series champion teams. What was his nickname? | Los Angeles Dodgers: 1963 & 1965
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Junior. Jim "Junior" Gilliam joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1953 and won Rookie of the Year honors in the National League that year. Gilliam was a versatile switch-hitting ballplayer. He could play third base, second base, and shortstop skillfully. During his 14-year career with the Dodgers, Gilliam batted .265 with 203 stolen bases. His number 19 uniform was retired by the Dodgers in 1978.
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