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===Retired numbers===
{{See also|List of Major League Baseball retired numbers}}
{{retired number list|
{{retired number|image=LAret1.PNG|alt=1|name=[[Pee Wee Reese|Pee Wee<br />Reese]]|pos=SS<br />Coach|date=July 1, 1984}}
{{retired number|image=LAret2.PNG|alt=2|name=[[Tommy Lasorda|Tommy<br />Lasorda]]|pos=P<br />Coach, Mgr, GM|date=August 15, 1997}}
{{retired number|image=LAret4.PNG|alt=4|name=[[Duke Snider|Duke<br />Snider]]|pos=CF<br />&nbsp;|date=July 6, 1980}}
{{retired number|image=LAret14.PNG|alt=14|name=[[Gil Hodges|Gil<br />Hodges]]|pos=1B<br />&nbsp;|date=June 4, 2022}}
{{retired number|image=LAret19.PNG|alt=19|name=[[Jim Gilliam|Jim<br />Gilliam]]|pos=2B, 3B<br />Coach|date=October 10, 1978}}
{{retired number|image=LAret20.PNG|alt=20|name=[[Don Sutton|Don<br />Sutton]]|pos=P<br />&nbsp;|date=August 14, 1998}}
{{retired number|image=LAret24.PNG|alt=24|name=[[Walter Alston|Walter<br />Alston]]|pos=Mgr<br />&nbsp;|date=June 5, 1977}}
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{{retired number|image=LAret32.PNG|alt=32|name=[[Sandy Koufax|Sandy<br />Koufax]]|pos=P<br />&nbsp;|date=June 4, 1972}}
{{retired number|image=LAret34.PNG|alt=32|name=[[Fernando Valenzuela|Fernando<br />Valenzuela]]|pos=P<br />&nbsp;|date=August 11, 2023}}
{{retired number|image=LAret39.PNG|alt=39|name=[[Roy Campanella|Roy<br />Campanella]]|pos=C<br />&nbsp;|date=June 4, 1972}}
{{retired number|image=LAret42.PNG|alt=42|name=[[Jackie Robinson|Jackie<br />Robinson]]|pos=2B<br />&nbsp;|date=June 4, 1972}}
{{retired number|image=LAret53.PNG|alt=53|name=[[Don Drysdale|Don<br />Drysdale]]|pos=P<br />&nbsp;|date=July 1, 1984}}
{{retired number|image=Exquisite-microphone.png|alt=Scullymic|name=[[Vin Scully|Vin<br />Scully]]|pos=Broadcaster<br />&nbsp;|honored=<br />May 3, 2017}}
{{retired number|image=Exquisite-microphone.png|alt=Jarrínmic|name=[[Jaime Jarrín|Jaime<br />Jarrín]]|pos=Broadcaster<br />&nbsp;|honored=<br />September 21, 2018}}
{{retired number|image=LA Dodgers cap logo.svg|alt=JWaltOmalley|name=[[Walter O'Malley|Walter<br />O'Malley]]|pos=Owner<br />&nbsp;|honored=<br />August 11, 2024}}
}}

Koufax, Campanella, and Robinson were the first Dodgers to have their numbers retired, in a ceremony at Dodger Stadium on June 4, 1972. Although other MLB teams had already been retiring numbers for decades, the Dodgers were late to the trend. The Dodgers had wanted to retire Robinson's No. 42 for some time, but Robinson had consistently rejected the honor due to a long-running grudge with Dodgers owner [[Walter O'Malley]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rapoport |first=Ron |date=1997-10-19 |title=The Last Word |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-oct-19-tm-44274-story.html |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Robinson did not agree to appear at a number retirement ceremony until O'Malley handed over control of the team to his son [[Peter O'Malley|Peter]] in 1970.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Kostya |date=2022-04-14 |title=Book excerpt: The day Jackie Robinson came home to Dodger Stadium |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2022-04-14/book-excerpt-the-day-jackie-robinson-returned-to-dodger-stadium |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

Although the Dodgers website states that there are no "written 'criteria' for retiring uniform numbers," the team has historically retired only the numbers of individuals who played most of their career with the Dodgers and are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Retired Numbers {{!}} Los Angeles Dodgers |url=https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/history/retired-numbers |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> (Underscoring the principle, Koufax, Snider, Reese, Drysdale, Lasorda, Sutton, and Hodges all had their numbers retired during the seasons in which they were inducted into the Hall. Robinson and Campanella had already been Hall of Famers for several years when their numbers were retired in 1972.) There have only been three exceptions:

* Manager Walter Alston's number was retired in 1977, the season after he retired as the Dodgers manager. At the time he retired, he had four World Series rings and was fifth all-time in managerial wins. Alston entered the Hall in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stephen |first=Eric |date=2020-06-05 |title=Dodgers retire Walt Alston's number 24 |url=https://www.truebluela.com/2020/6/5/21281310/dodgers-walt-alston-retired-number |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=True Blue LA |language=en}}</ref>
* Infielder and assistant coach Jim Gilliam's number was retired in 1978, two days after his untimely death. Gilliam spent 28 years with the Dodgers organization and was still coaching the team when he died.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Borelli |first=Matt |date=2023-10-11 |title=This Day In Dodgers History: Jim Gilliam Jersey Number Retired |url=https://dodgerblue.com/this-day-dodgers-history-jim-gilliam-jersey-number-retired/2023/10/10/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Dodger Blue |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Pitcher and broadcaster Fernando Valenzuela's number was retired in 2023, one year before his death from liver cancer.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Nightengale |first=Bob |date=October 23, 2024 |title=Dodgers icon Fernando Valenzuela is gone. But 'Fernandomania' will live forever |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/10/23/fernando-valenzuela-remembrance-los-angeles-dodgers/75803450007/ |access-date=October 23, 2024 |newspaper=USA Today}}</ref> The Dodgers had previously declined to issue Valenzuela's No. 34 to any new players out of respect for Valenzuela's [[Fernando Valenzuela#Impact on the Los Angeles Dodgers|special role in Dodger history]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Toribio |first=Juan |date=2023-08-11 |title=Dodgers retire Fernando's No. 34: 'I didn't think this would happen' |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/fernando-valenzuela-s-number-retired-by-dodgers |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fioresi |first=Dean |date=2023-08-10 |title=Dodgers to retire Fernando Valenzuela's No. 34 before Friday's game against Rockies – CBS Los Angeles |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/dodgers-to-retire-fernando-valenzuelas-no-34-before-fridays-game-against-rockies/ |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In a strange coincidence, Valenzuela spent 34 years with the Dodgers organization. Like Gilliam, he was still working for the team when he died.<ref name=":0" />

In 1997, 50 years after he broke the [[Baseball color line|color barrier]] and 25 years after the Dodgers retired his number, Robinson's No. 42 was retired throughout Major League Baseball. Robinson is the only major league baseball player so honored. Starting in the 2007 season, [[Jackie Robinson Day]] (April 15, commemorating the Opening Day of Robinson's rookie season of 1947) has featured many or all players and coaches wearing the number 42 as a tribute to Robinson.

A broader term, the Dodgers "Ring of Honor", includes both the retired numbers and three non-baseball personnel whose insignia are displayed alongside the retired numbers. Longtime broadcasters Vin Scully (English) and Jaime Jarrín (Spanish) are honored with microphone symbols.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 4, 2017 |title=Vin Scully has microphone retired at Dodger Stadium ceremony |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-report-20170503-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806213107/https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-report-20170503-story.html |archive-date=August 6, 2021 |access-date=August 6, 2021 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 22, 2018 |title=Jaime Jarrin Inducted to Dodger Stadium Ring of Honor |url=https://mynewsla.com/sports/2018/09/21/jaime-jarrin-inducted-to-dodger-stadium-ring-of-honor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806213821/https://mynewsla.com/sports/2018/09/21/jaime-jarrin-inducted-to-dodger-stadium-ring-of-honor/ |archive-date=August 6, 2021 |access-date=August 6, 2021}}</ref> Team owner Walter O'Malley, who moved the Dodgers to Los Angeles, is honored with the team "LA" logo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Los Angeles Dodgers |date=2024-08-11 |title=A legendary day celebrating Walter O'Malley's induction into the Ring of Honor. |url=https://x.com/Dodgers/status/1822519420817998278 |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=Twitter}}</ref> All three have been recognized by the Hall of Fame, O'Malley by induction<ref>{{Cite web |title=O'Malley, Walter {{!}} Baseball Hall of Fame |url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/omalley-walter |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=baseballhall.org}}</ref> and Scully and Jarrín via the [[Ford C. Frick Award]] for broadcasters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1982 Ford C. Frick Award Winner Vin Scully {{!}} Baseball Hall of Fame |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/awards/frick/vin-scully |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=baseballhall.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 Ford C. Frick Award Winner Jaime Jarrín {{!}} Baseball Hall of Fame |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/awards/frick/jaime-jarrin |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=baseballhall.org}}</ref>