A Look at Double-Digit LA Dodger Winning Streaks
by Eric Stephen on May 19, 2010 11:39 AM PDT
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PrintAs you may have heard the Dodgers are working on a nine-game winning streak. They have only had seven longer winning streaks since moving to Los Angeles:
| Longest LA Dodger Winning Streaks | |||
| Year | Streak | Start | End |
| 1965 | 13 | Sep 16 | Sep 30 |
| 1962 | 13 | May 21 | Jun 1 |
| 1976 | 12 | Apr 24 | May 7 |
| 2006 | 11 | Jul 28 | Aug 8 |
| 1993 | 11 | May 17 | May 29 |
| 2003 | 10 | May 14 | May 25 |
| 1980 | 10 | Apr 20 | Apr 30 |
1965 - 13 Straight
Started streak: 3rd place, 4½ games back
Ended Streak: 1st place, 2 games up
This was the most important and most timely of LA Dodger winning streaks, as it came in the final two and a half weeks of the season. One week after Sandy Koufax's perfect game, the Dodgers had lost three straight. Don Drysdale won four games, and Koufax won three during the streak, as the Dodgers finished the season 15-1 and beat the Twins to win the World Series.
1962 - 13 Straight
Started streak: 2nd place, 4½ games back
Ended Streak: 1st place, tied
The Dodgers were 23-15 to start the season, but still 4½ games behind the Giants before the streak, but ended the streak tied with their archrivals, the same spot they would end up after 162 games as well. During the streak, eventual league MVP Maury Wills hit two home runs and stole nine bases.
1976 - 12 Straight
Started streak: 6th place, 4½ games back
Ended Streak: 1st place, 1½ games up
The Dodgers got hot after a 3-9 start, and were able to ride a 23-4 stretch into first place for most of May. However, the Big Red Machine caught them on May 29, and the rest was history. The second game of the winning streak was April 25, during which then Cubs outfielder Rick Monday famously stopped two protesters trying to burn the American flag on the field.
2006 - 11 Straight
Started streak: 5th place, 7 games back
Ended Streak: 2nd place, ½ game back
The Dodgers were eight games under .500, sitting in last place in a tightly bunched division, when they got hot. This was just before the trade deadline, and in the span of four days during the streak, the Dodgers acquired Greg Maddux, Wilson Betemit, and Julio Lugo. The highlight of the 11-game streak was Maddux's debut as a Dodger, with six no-hit innings in rainy Cincinnati. The streak ended with a loss to the Rockies, but the Dodgers followed that with six more wins, giving them a franchise best 17 wins in 18 games.
1993 - 11 Straight
Started streak: 5th place, tied, 9 games back
Ended Streak: 3rd place, tied, 5½ game back
Nine different pitchers picked up wins during the 11-game streak, including the brothers Martinez, Ramon and Pedro (who picked up major league win number two), but the Dodgers never got closer than within five games of first place behind the 104-win Braves and 103-win Giants.
2003 - 10 Straight
Started streak: 2nd place, 6 games back
Ended Streak: 2nd place, ½ game back
This streak was unique in that the Dodger starting pitcher picked up the win in every single game. Even more amazing was that Eric Gagne, in the midst of his 55-for-55, Cy Young winning season, saved six straight games in the middle of the streak. He saved all three games in sweeps against the Marlins and Rockies, with an off day in between the two series. Over those six games, Eric Gagne faced 19 batters, allowed just one single, and struck out 14 batters.
1980 - 10 Straight
Started streak: 4th place, 6 games back
Ended Streak: 3rd place, 1 game back
The Dodgers allowed three runs or less in each game of this streak, the longest such winning streak in LA Dodger history. The current streak of nine games is second to the 1980 streak. Newly signed free agent Dave Goltz pitched two shutouts during the streak, in his third and fourth starts as a Dodger.
Will the 2010 Dodgers join the double-digit win streak club tonight? A nation turns its lonely eyes to Ramon Ortiz...
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There is no such thing as a jinx.
Even if there were such things as jinxes, the Dodgers deciding to start Ramon Ortiz does far more damage to the attempt at win number 10 than anything I could do.
by Eric Stephen on May 19, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Had to look that one up. Quoted for Truth…interesting, I like it.
by robotmadeofnails on May 19, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
wow...
I always thought it mean “Quite F***ing True”
by CarolinaDodger on May 19, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it can mean either.
Versatility!
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
It seems like you could fill in any “T” word at this point.
by robotmadeofnails on May 19, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Because it’s bad luck to be superstitious!
and on the 93rd postseason of the National Hockey League, the Slovakian-hockeygod Zeus commanded from high atop Mount Figueroa..."RELEASE THE MEAT TRAIN!" And it was good.
by DodgerBlueBalls on May 19, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Nice
Wish I could rec this from my phone.
by Eric Stephen on May 19, 2010 12:37 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I live having fun with superstitions, but also don’t like it when someone says I jinxed something. I mean, am I the only one who hasn’t bathed since the Dodgers started their winning streak!? j/k
No grammar police
we all know you mean to put “I live for having fun with superstitions!”
But I know someone who has...
and on the 93rd postseason of the National Hockey League, the Slovakian-hockeygod Zeus commanded from high atop Mount Figueroa..."RELEASE THE MEAT TRAIN!" And it was good.
by DodgerBlueBalls on May 19, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Which makes me wonder if I could...
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
the allen webster video
the tommy hanson comp was a really good one… they start out slow and then BOOM….
of the 5 pitches they showed…
Werent like 4 of them CHANGE UPS?
i always thought he was a low to mid 90s fastball and great curve guy…
his change looked really good
I love the Hanson comp
he was also a late pick (22nd round) not on any one’s radar and they look to have the same trajectory if Webster can get promoted to A+ based on his work this year.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on May 19, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
underdog
He said Manny pulled up between second and third Monday night when he was already waving him around. Claimed Manny only gives 3/4 speed on the basepaths sometimes and it is hard to know which Manny is running and when to send him
Heh. Thanks!
Nice that he actually addressed that at least. There’s been a few other bonehead moments too but he’s no WIndmill, I’ll give him that.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Ramon Ortiz...
depresses me. If the Dodgers win tonight it will be because of feats of strength by the bullpen and the big bats coming out.
by Tommy Told Me To Bleed Blue on May 19, 2010 11:53 AM PDT reply actions
would it be more accurate if I said
airing of grievances by the Dodger bats.
by Tommy Told Me To Bleed Blue on May 19, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes and no
This is still the Padres we’re talking about, who, while a good team, aren’t exactly known for their ability to slug opponents into submission. Wouldn’t surprise me if Ortiz could give 5 IP or so and keep the Pads to 2-3 runs.
Plus the Padre bullpen is shot
so we will have nine innings to make things happen. Even if we start out down 4 – 0 I like our chances.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on May 19, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Who do you think will be the long reliever tonight (assuming Ortiz makes it through 5 innings)?
by Tommy Told Me To Bleed Blue on May 19, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
If he makes it through 5, we don’t need a long reliever.
Monasterios will likely be the first man up in the bullpen tonight.
by Eric Stephen on May 19, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Smokin' Joe Frazier
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on May 19, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Great stuff Eric
would love to see us make it a double digit win streak
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
If only Dave Goltz had saved one of those shutouts for Oct 6th
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I’ve decided that if Goltz could win two in 1980, Ortiz can get through five without disaster. Because I honestly can’t remember Goltz winning anything.
by Little Blue Bicycle on May 19, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember those shutouts like yesterday
because he had two lousy starts, and a lot of pressure was on him because of the contract. I have to say in looking at his game logs I did not remember that he actually had pitched four straight good games before the one game playoff clunker.
Till this day the worse day I’ve ever spent at Dodger Stadium, the loudest crowd ever to start a game, the saddest crowd ever to leave a game.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Actually, a friend of mine is taking
this girl he likes to the game tonight…kinda for her birthday…he told me that he hopes the Dodgers do well. I didn’t have the heart to tell him they’re on a 9 game winning streak and are playing the 1st place team in the division.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
bleedin blue tonight
I got offered free lakers playoff tickets for tonight, but I made plans with my gf to go to the game tonight about a month ago. I made my choice. Dodgers better friggin’ win.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on May 19, 2010 12:43 PM PDT reply actions
she puts up with my raging dodger fandom pretty well. also her friends are coming with us, so it would be pretty bad form to cancel at the last minute.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on May 19, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Or you have to find a girl
who will cajole her boss into giving her an extra ticket for game 2 of the 2009 NLCS. :)
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
I like where this is going.
TBLA, the place for Dodger singles to hook up.
by Michael White on May 19, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahahahahaha
No. But I still take him to Dodger games. Cos i"m awesome…?
Sadly, I will be moving in August. No more Dodger games for me.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Don’t worry, there is also some other guy on here that takes his ex to games still. You are not alone with that.
though
I will only be 2 hours driving distance from Chattanooga.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Where to? Grad school?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Yes!!!
Vanderbilt. :D
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Home of the largest amount of sideline space of any basketball court ever! :)
by Eric Stephen on May 19, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice! Congrats!
Tell them Jay Cutler is still an ass :-P But great school.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Science?
Used to consult for a guy whose wife left UCLA to take over something big at Vanderbilt. They were going to buy some gazillion dollar gadget for her department if she left.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Hahaha actually, the opposite
Religion. :)
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
WOW
tell the gf you love her dearly, offer to take her out to a nice seaside restaurant in hermosa beach or something on friday, complete with a nice bottle of wine perhaps even a little candlelight, and go to the lakers game tonight. killing me lol!
Wow
I believe this commercial ends with the phrase “she’ll pretty much have to.”
by Eric Stephen on May 19, 2010 1:11 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
not to try to one up you or anything
My family had a ticket for me to go to game 3 of the NLDS in 2008. I honestly don’t know whether it was free or not, but I would’ve certainly paid a few bucks to join them, either way. However, I made plans with my girlfriend to meet her family that week in Ohio back during that July. (Who the heck knew the Dodgers would pick up Manny Ramirez and make the playoffs?!)
Wait, it gets worse…we broke up a mere 4 days later…just in time for me to go to game 4 of the NLCS, and of course, I remember that being even more heartbreaking than my break-up!
god. damn.
Ive only been to the two recent NLCS games where they won, surprisingly enough. I did miss the clinching NLDS game in 2008 where they ran on the field and sprayed everyone down with champagne.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on May 19, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I sold my tickets for game 3 for some reason that year. I then used my tickets I had for game 5 of the NLCS with Bills pitching. That was the lamest game I have ever attended.
by robotmadeofnails on May 19, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm confused why you
couldn’t take her to the Laker game instead. Is the choice only you going to the Laker game or both of you going to the Dodger game? One is a playoff game, the other just another double digit winning streak. If you are any kind of Laker fan I don’t see how you can make the choice of the Dodger game. Friends always understand this shit or they are lousy friends. JMO
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Its just one ticket to go with a guy who works for my company. We’re like his client.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on May 19, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
uh shit
now my gf and her friend just flaked and there might be no tickets for either game tonight. bahaha
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on May 19, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
TBLA where the shy DT's come to let their hair down
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
LAKERS
So I made it happen. Will not be bleeding blue tonight. Glad I could use this site as my crappy blog.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on May 19, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
You could still bleed blue
But I’m not sure how many confused looks you’d get at Staples by wearing some Dodger gear. Hopefully a lot.
They say to never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.
The "Sod Squad"
I can clearly remember that 1993 streak. They had started the streak at home so when they went on the road they brought some Dodger Stadium sod with them to line the visiting dugout floor. Lot of good it did them though. Oh well, the last day of the season was still pretty cool…
I'll find the exact comment later
But a few weeks back someone asked me if, given the poor start, did I honestly think the Dodgers could win 90 games? I said yes.
Keep in mind nothing is decided yet, but the Dodgers’ current record of 22-17 projects out to 91 wins. ;)
by Eric Stephen on May 19, 2010 12:50 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I have to admit
as much faith I had in this team going in, as much as I looked forward to seeing them prove the doubters wrong, I, regrettably but briefly, became one of them, after watching that atricious start. I mean, every team struggles at some point, but, I mean…WOW, did they look bad!
Hanley reportedly going to apologize today
Will go something like this – “Sorry that everyone got all mad at me when I ran after the ball as fast as I could.”
by Xeifrank on May 19, 2010 1:39 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
ala Homer Simpson..."I said I was sorry......Sorry you're all such JERKS!!"
by EephusBlue on May 19, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
BA Q&A with Dodger Prospect Jerry Sands
just posted today
Prospect Q&A: Dodgers First Baseman Jerry Sands
Good stuff.
How did you end up at Catawba?
“I guess I kinda did get overlooked a little bit. I played football and baseball in high school, and I talked to a few different people and the scouts from both didn’t know which one I was going to play. I guess I didn’t make it obvious enough that I kinda wanted to play baseball. I had a guy that played football at Catawba and I had a friend that played baseball at Catawba, and they just told me about the school. I had a few other offers from some smaller schools, but I liked the atmosphere at Catawba. It’s a small school and they gave me an opportunity to play right when I came in as a freshman. So, that’s how I ended up there. I was talking about the chances of actually playing football there, too, but I ended up just playing baseball.”
(Note: Sands, who stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 210 pounds, was a linebacker and tight end in football.)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
i made this a fanshot fyi in case anyone cares
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Same lineup as yesterday except Johnson is in RF over Paul
by Alex41592 on May 19, 2010 2:41 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
It will be good to have Reed's D
actually, with all the deep fly balls he’ll be seeing when Ortiz is in ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Like seeing all the green when I scroll
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Wish it was blue though
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on May 19, 2010 3:08 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Dodgers / Tigers pitching matchups
FRI – Billingsley v Willis
SAT – Ely vs. Galarraga
SUN – Kuroda vs. Porcello
Looks like a sweep to me:)
The Dodgers are going to torch that rotation, torch it I say.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
they have to- they just HAVE to!
I don’t want to be hearing, “See what happens when an AL team plays an NL team?” for the next….who knows HOW long!
considering what a garbage (ie. difficult) schedule the Dodgers were dealt with in '10
they’ve gotten kind of lucky so far- no Latos (yet), no Oswalt, no Verlander.
I believe this will be the first time the Dodgers have faced a starting pitcher who’s younger than Kershaw. Someone can verify that, but I’m pretty sure it’s true.
We will have left a little bit ourselves on the mound
on the day that Kershaw finally faces off against someone younger then himself
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Trevor Cahill was the closest, at 18 days younger than Kershaw, last June
by Eric Stephen on May 19, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Padres Lineup
Venable RF
Eckstein 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Headley 3B
Stairs LF
Torrealba C
Gwynn CF
Cabrera SS
Garland P
by Alex41592 on May 19, 2010 3:41 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Garland should be put higher in the lineup
by sarcastro9 on May 19, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This will be Stairs fifth start
it is kind like having GA in the outfield.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
normally, I'd have taken it a step further
and say that this would be like having 2011 GA in the lineup, with Stairs now in his second season beyond the point when he should have hung it up. However, given his “history” with us, I’ll refrain from saying that!
nah, I dont think so
if he had the numbers/skills this year that he had in 2009, I think he’d be great for the role the Dodgers currently have him in. Stairs is a little older and a lot slower than GA.
It’s all moot, as they’re both pretty much through. Still, as miserable as he’s been for us so far, GA still has shown he has just a LITTLE bit left in the tank, and without Stults or Wolf on the team, he’s at least a far superior hitter than the pitchers on this team! (Something that’s been vastly overlooked is how atrocious the Dodger pitchers have been at the plate. Granted, it’s not the biggest concern in the world, but still..damn! Check out the numbers for yourself.)
Given that Ramon did not do well against this lineup on Friday. If he again struggles I really hope Joe simply skips him in the rotation with the off day on Monday. I just can’t see him struggling again tonight like he did on Friday and getting another start.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Man
I really hope Broxton gets a chance to fan Stairs in this series
by robotmadeofnails on May 19, 2010 4:02 PM PDT reply actions
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