Dodgers History Timeline

Dodgers Milestones:

• 1882 – Brooklyn baseball team is founded by George Taylor and Charles Byrne
• 1883–  First season in Interstate Association with Taylor as manager
• 1884–  Enters the major league American Association with Taylor as manager
• 1888  -   Pioneer baseball player Gunner McGunnigle becomes manager
• 1889–  Wins first pennant in American Association
• 1890 – Joins National League, wins first N.L. pennant
• 1891 – Fires McGunnigle and hires player-manager John Montgomery Ward
• 1896 – Charles Ebbets becomes club president upon death of Charley Byrne
• 1899 – Wins second N.L. pennant under manager Ned Hanlon
• 1900 – Wins third N.L. pennant under Hanlon; Ebbets becomes owner
• 1912–  Ebbets Field opens
• 1916-  Wins fourth N.L. pennant
• 1920- Wins fifth N.L. pennant
• 1932-   Officially adopts Dodgers name
• 1939–  Plays in first televised game, against Cincinnati
• 1941-   Wins sixth  N.L. pennant
• 1947 – Jackie Robinson, first African-American player in modern-era, joins team.
• 1947—Wins  seventh N.L. pennant, led by Robinson
• 1949—Wins eighth N.L. pennant
• 1952—Wins ninth N.L. pennant
• 1953-  Wins 10th N.L. pennant
• 1955 – Wins 11th N.L. pennant, and first World Series
• 1956 – Wins 12th N.L. pennant
• 1958–  Moves to Los Angeles
• 1959-  Wins 13th N.L. pennant and second World Series
• 1963-  Wins 14th N.L. pennant and third World Series
• 1965-  Wins 15th N.L. pennant and fourth World Series
• 1966-  Wins 16th N.L. pennant
• 1974—Wins 17th N.L. pennant
• 1977-  Wins 18th N.L. pennant
• 1978-  Wins 19th N.L. pennant
• 1981-  Wins 20st N.L. pennant and fifth World Series
• 1988—Wins 21st N.L. pennant and sixth World Series
• 2009-  Wins record 13 straight games to start a season