Editing Los Angeles Dodgers (section)

====San Francisco Giants====
{{Main|Dodgers–Giants rivalry}}
The Dodgers–Giants rivalry is one of the oldest and fiercest rivalries in North American sports.<ref>{{cite web|title=Baseball's top 10 rivalries|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/lists/MLB-top-10-rivalries-042710#photo-title=Dodgers-Giants&photo=11184034|access-date=March 17, 2012|archive-date=March 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326235353/http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/lists/MLB-top-10-rivalries-042710#photo-title=Dodgers-Giants&photo=11184034|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/04/28/baseball-best-rivalries-lifestyle-sports-baseball_slide.html|title=In Depth: Baseball's Most Intense Rivalries|website=Forbes|access-date=October 29, 2020|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023013301/https://www.forbes.com/2009/04/28/baseball-best-rivalries-lifestyle-sports-baseball_slide.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The feud between the Dodgers and the [[San Francisco Giants]] began in the late 19th century when both clubs were based in New York City, with the Dodgers playing in [[Brooklyn]] and the Giants playing at the [[Polo Grounds]] in [[Manhattan]]. After the 1957 season, Dodgers owner [[Walter O'Malley]] moved the team to Los Angeles for financial and other reasons.<ref name="MoveToCalifornia">{{cite book|title=After many a summer: the passing of the Giants and Dodgers and a golden age in New York baseball|first=Robert|last=Murphy|year=2009|location=New York|publisher=Sterling|isbn=978-1-4027-6068-6|url=https://archive.org/details/aftermanysummerp0000murp}}</ref> Along the way, he managed to convince Giants owner [[Horace Stoneham]]—who was considering moving his team to [[Minnesota]]—to preserve the rivalry by bringing his team to California as well.<ref name="MoveToCalifornia" /> [[Sports in New York City|New York]] baseball fans were stunned and heartbroken by the move.<ref name="MoveToCalifornia" /><ref>{{cite book|title=The Dodgers move west: the transfer of the Brooklyn baseball franchise to Los Angeles|first=Neil J.|last=Sullivan|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1987|isbn=0-19-504366-9|url=https://archive.org/details/dodgersmovewest00sull}}</ref> Given that the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco have been bitter rivals in economic, cultural, and political arenas for over a century and a half, the new venue in California became fertile ground for its transplantation.

Each team's ability to endure for over a century while moving across an entire continent, as well as the rivalry's leap from a cross-city to a cross-state engagement, have led to the rivalry being considered one of the greatest in American sports history.<ref>{{cite news|title=The ten greatest rivalries|url=https://www.espn.com/endofcentury/s/other/bestrivalries.html|date=January 3, 2000|publisher=ESPN|access-date=December 2, 2010|archive-date=October 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025044126/http://espn.go.com/endofcentury/s/other/bestrivalries.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Caple|first=Jim|title=Giants-Dodgers best rivalry in baseball|url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/caple_jim/1432476.html|date=September 16, 2002|publisher=ESPN|access-date=December 2, 2010|archive-date=May 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530112719/http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/caple_jim/1432476.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Beard |first=Donald |title=Giants-Dodgers Covers a Lot of Ground |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A8285-2005Mar28?language=printer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628232226/http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A8285-2005Mar28?language=printer|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 28, 2011|date=March 30, 2005|newspaper=The Washington Post|page=H5}}</ref>

Unlike many other historic baseball match-ups in which one team remains dominant for most of their history, the Dodgers–Giants rivalry has exhibited a persistent balance in the respective successes of the two teams. While the Giants have more wins in franchise history, the Dodgers have the most National League pennants at 24, with the Giants following close behind at 23. The Dodgers and the Giants are tied for [[World Series]] titles at eight. The [[2010 World Series]] was the Giants' first championship since moving to California, while the Dodgers had won six World Series titles since their move, their last title coming in the [[2024 World Series]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/index.shtml|title=Los Angeles Dodgers Team History & Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/index.shtml|title=San Francisco Giants Team History & Encyclopedia|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=November 3, 2024}}</ref>

In [[2021 Major League Baseball season|2021]], the Dodgers and Giants both finished the regular season with over 100 wins, with the latter clinching the division with a record of 107–55. The Dodgers were one game behind with a record of 106–56, relegating them to the [[2021 National League Wild Card Game|NL Wild Card Game]], in which they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals. This resulted in the first postseason matchup between the Dodgers and Giants in the [[2021 National League Division Series|NLDS]]. With a combined 213 regular season wins, this is the most number of regular season wins between competing teams in any MLB postseason series.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=ESPNStatsInfo |number=1446097991711002632 |date=October 7, 2021 |title=The 106-win Dodgers will face the 107-win Giants in the NLDS. This will be their first ever postseason meeting, and it's the first time in MLB history (regular season or playoffs) that two teams will meet after winning at least 105 games. |access-date=November 25, 2024}}</ref> The Dodgers ultimately won in the decisive Game 5, but would lose in the [[2021 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] to the eventual World Series champions: Atlanta Braves.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2021 |title=Giants' magical season ends with Game 5 loss to Dodgers |url=https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/giants-magical-season-ends-with-game-5-loss-to-dodgers/1166366/ |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=NBC Sports Bay Area & California |language=en-US}}</ref>