the last time the dodgers were in the world series was 1996.
the last time the dodgers were in the world series was 1996.
when's the last time the dodgers were in the world series?
1996
kershaw and keuchel started game 5, in a rematch of the opening game of the series. forsythe singled in two runs off of keuchel in the first inning to put the dodgers up early. a third run scored on a throwing error by gurriel. barnes singled in the fourth to score forsythe. keuchel pitched only 3 innings for the astros, allowing five hits and four runs (three earned). this was his shortest home start of the season. the astros scored their first run with an rbi double by correa in the bottom of the fourth inning, followed by a three-run home run by gurriel to tie the game. bellinger hit a three-run home run off of collin mchugh in the top of the fifth to put the dodgers back on top only for altuve to hit his own three-run home run in the bottom of the inning off maeda to tie it back up. kershaw only pitched 4 innings and allowed six runs on four hits and three walks. a triple by bellinger on a line drive that springer missed on a dive in the seventh inning off of peacock scored hernández from first base. in the bottom of the seventh inning, springer hit a home run off the first pitch in the bottom of the inning off of morrow, who was pitching for the third consecutive day, to tie the game. bregman scored on a double by altuve to put the astros ahead for the first time in the game, and then correa hit a two-run home run to extend the lead. seager doubled in a run in the top of the eighth inning, but mccann hit a home run in the bottom of the inning. that was the 21st home run of the series, tying the record set in the 2002 world series. puig broke the record with a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning. taylor drove in barnes to tie the game. with the teams combining to score 24 runs through the first nine innings, this was the highest scoring world series game since the florida marlins beat the cleveland indians 14–11 in game 3 of the 1997 world series. bregman singled in pinch runner derek fisher for the winning run in the tenth off of jansen. the astros became only the second team to come back twice from three runs down in a world series game. the other were the toronto blue jays in the 15–14 win during game 4 of the 1993 world series. this world series set a new record for most players to hit a home run (14 to date in the world series). the 2017 world series also set a record for the number of players who hit at least one home run game 5 lasted five hours and seventeen minutes, making it the second longest world series game in history, trailing only the 14 inning contest between the astros and the chicago white sox in game 3 of the 2005 world series and the six game tying home runs in the series to this point is the most for any world series on record.
2017 los angeles dodgers season
in hodges' defense, however, it bears mentioning that numerous other players, including mathews, al kaline, billy williams and eddie murray, have been elected to the hall of fame despite never having been voted most valuable player. others, most notably tony pérez and barry larkin, have been elected despite never having led their leagues in any important offensive category in a season. (perez, like hodges, also was never voted most valuable player, and his overall career statistics are very similar to hodges'.) while hodges did post some of his best season performances in years in which the dodgers failed to win the pennant, he was nevertheless a significant contributor for the dodgers in the seasons in which they did win pennants, as well. his contributions to the dodgers' successful 1949, 1953, 1955 and 1959 campaigns are particularly noteworthy. with regard to hodges' 1952 world series slump, several hall of fame honorees, among them ty cobb, babe ruth, stan musial and ted williams, also endured severe batting slumps in world series play. more to the point, hodges' failure in the 1952 world series does not obscure his fine performances for the dodgers in the other world series they played during his tenure with the club. hodges led the dodger hitters in the 1953 world series, posting a batting average of .364. hodges' .304 mark in the 1956 series earned him a tie with duke snider for the top dodgers batting average, while his eight series rbi were good enough for the outright lead among dodgers hitters in that department. hodges shared top hitting honors for all starting position players on both teams in the 1959 fall classic with chicago's ted kluszewski, both first basemen hitting at a .391 clip. he also drove in both runs in the dodgers' decisive 2–0 victory in the seventh game of the 1955 series, which brought brooklyn its first (and only) world series title.
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