the last time the dodgers went to the world series was 1981.
the last time the dodgers went to the world series was 1981.
when was the last time the dodgers went to the world seris?
1981
the dodgers beat the diamondbacks 6–1 on may 22 at chase field as their win streak reached five games. matt treanor, james loney and ethier all homered in the win as chris capuano picked up his team leading sixth victory. in the next game, the dodgers fell behind 6–1 after 6 innings, then rallied for 5 runs of the arizona bullpen to tie the game in the 7th. lyle overbay, who was 4–4 in the game, hit a solo homer in the 8th off josh lindblom to put the diamondbacks back ahead. however the dodgers went ahead 8–7 thanks to a 2 rbi double by iván dejesús, jr. in the top of the ninth off diamondbacks closer j. j. putz. kenley jansen induced a game ending double play to preserve the dodgers sixth straight victory. the streak ended the next night, as did ted lilly's personal eight-game winning streak, as lilly was shelled for 8 runs on 9 hits and 5 walks over 3 innings and the dodgers were crushed 11–4 by the diamondbacks.
2012 los angeles dodgers season
the dodgers went back of the road on june 22 for a series at wrigley field against the chicago cubs, who hit five home runs off dodgers starters, including two by rookie kris bryant. joc pederson homered for the dodgers in the ninth inning for his 19th of the season, a new dodgers rookie record for home runs hit before the all-star break, but it wasn't enough as the dodgers lost 4–2. greinke's winless streak continued the next day, despite his not allowing a single run in his six innings of work. the cubs beat the dodgers 1–0 on a sacrifice fly by chris denorfia in the bottom of the 10th inning. a solo homer by adrián gonzález and a three-run shot by justin turner led the dodgers to a 5–2 win in the following game. the home run was turner's tenth of the season, giving the dodgers five players (pederson, gonzález, grandal, guerrero and turner) with 10 or more home runs before the all-star break, the first time they accomplished that since the 2000 season (gary sheffield, eric karros, todd hundley, shawn green and kevin elster). carlos frías and the bullpen shut down the cubs as the dodgers won 4–0 to earn a split of the four game series. brett anderson struck out 10, scott van slyke hit a two-run homer and the dodgers routed the miami marlins 7–1 at marlins park on june 26. the brief winning streak came to an end the next day as a pair of costly errors by ethier and pederson allowed two unearned runs to score in the first inning. kershaw struck out nine in seven innings but also lost his third straight decision for the first time in his career as the dodgers fell to the marlins 3–2. zack greinke pitched another 7 scoreless innings on june 28, running his scoreless streak to 20 innings. he also became the first dodger pitcher to last at least six innings in his first 16 starts of the season since mike morgan in 1991. the dodgers managed to score two runs for a 2–0 win to give him his first win since may 5. the team traveled to chase field to close out the month against the diamondbacks. bolsinger pitched four scoreless innings but had to leave the game because he was ill with food poisoning. joc pederson hit his 20th homer but the bullpen allowed three two-run homers and the dodgers lost 10–6. six dodgers relievers allowed at least two runners to reach base, tying a dodgers franchise record last set in 1950 and they also tied a franchise record with four relievers allowing at least two runs each. on the more positive side, pederson's homer was the dodgers' 100th of the season and a later solo shot by andre ethier gave the dodgers six players with double digit homers before the all-star break for only the third time in franchise history (1977 and 1979). howie kendrick had four hits, including the go-ahead home run in the tenth inning and yasmani grandal had four rbi including a homer of his own as the dodgers wrapped up the month of june with a 6–4 victory over the diamondbacks. kenley jansen walked david peralta with two outs in the ninth, ending his streak of 27 strikeouts before his first walk of the season, eight shy of the major league record set by adam wainwright in 2013.
2015 los angeles dodgers season