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== Other historical notes ==
===Historical records and firsts===
*First baseball team to win championships in different leagues in consecutive years (1889–1890)
*First television broadcast (1939)
*First use of batting helmets (1941)
*First MLB team to employ and start an African-American player in the 20th century ([[Jackie Robinson]], 1947)
*First MLB team to have numbers on the front of their uniforms (1952)
*First West Coast team (1958) – along with the San Francisco Giants
*First Western team to win a World Series (1959)
*First MLB team to allow a female sports journalist into a locker room ([[Anita Martini]], 1974)
*First MLB team to establish a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic when they opened the doors to Campo Las Palmas (1987)
*Largest home-opener attendance: 78,672 (1958) (since broken by the [[Colorado Rockies]] in 1993)
*Largest single-game attendance: 93,103 (1959) and 115,300 (2008) *World Record
*First MLB team to open an office in Asia (1998)
*Longest MLB record for home start going 13–0 (2009)
*North American record for the buying of a sports team ($2&nbsp;billion, 2012)
*Most [[List of Major League Baseball no-hitters|no-hitters]] (26)
*Most [[Cy Young award]] winners (12)
*First MLB team to employ a female lead trainer (Sue Falsone, 2012)
*Longest World Series Game (Game 3 vs the Boston Red Sox (2018)) (7 hours and 20 mins, 18 innings)
*Three straight rookies walk off homer (2019)
*11,000 franchise wins Aug 30, 2020 (vs Texas)
*Most runs scored in a single inning of a postseason game (11 runs in 2020 NLCS Game 3, 2020)
*Most Rookie of the Year awards (18)
*First team to draw 3&nbsp;million fans
*First team to have a pair of two-slam games in a season (2021)
*First Walk-off Grand Slam in World Series history (2024)
*Largest comeback in a clinching World Series Game (2024)
*MLB record for the best start for a defending champion going 8-0 (2025)

===Origin of the nickname===
The Dodgers' official history reports that the term "Trolley Dodgers" was attached to the Brooklyn ballclub due to the [[List of streetcar lines in Brooklyn|complex maze of trolley cars]] that weaved its way through the borough of Brooklyn.<ref name="DodgersTimeline1890s">{{cite web|title=Franchise Timeline – 1890s|url=https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/history/timeline-1890s|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Dodgers.com|access-date=June 14, 2018|archive-date=October 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009192546/https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/history/timeline-1890s|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1892, the city of Brooklyn (Brooklyn was an independent city until annexed by New York City in 1898) began replacing its slow-moving, horse-drawn trolley lines with the faster, more powerful electric trolley lines.<ref name="Brown">{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Peter Jensen|title=The Grim Reality of the 'Trolley Dodgers'|url=http://esnpc.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-grim-reality-of-trolley-dodgers.html|work=Early Sports and Pop-Culture History Blog|access-date=April 9, 2014|date=April 7, 2014|archive-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413125409/http://esnpc.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-grim-reality-of-trolley-dodgers.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Within less than three years, by the end of 1895, electric trolley accidents in Brooklyn had resulted in more than 130 deaths and maimed well over 500 people.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Christian Work|date=January 2, 1896|volume=60|page=10}}</ref> Brooklyn's high profile, the significant number of widely reported accidents, and a trolley strike in early 1895, combined to create a strong association in the public's mind between Brooklyn and trolley dodging.<ref name="Brown" />

Sportswriters started using the name "Trolley Dodgers" to refer to the Brooklyn team early in the 1895 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026355/1895-05-11/ed-1/seq-10/|newspaper=The Scranton Tribune|date=May 11, 1895|title=Notes of the Diamond|access-date=April 9, 2014|archive-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413140958/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026355/1895-05-11/ed-1/seq-10/|url-status=live}}</ref> The name was shortened to, on occasion, the "Brooklyn Dodgers" as early as 1898.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1898-04-25/ed-1/seq-10/|access-date=April 9, 2014|newspaper=Evening Star (Washington DC)|date=April 25, 1898|title=Current Sporting Notes|archive-date=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413130744/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1898-04-25/ed-1/seq-10/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sportswriters in the early 20th century began referring to the Dodgers as the "Bums", in reference to the team's fans and possibly because of the "street character" nature of Jack Dawkins, the "Artful Dodger" in Charles Dickens' ''Oliver Twist''. Newspaper cartoonist [[Willard Mullin]] used a drawing of famous clown [[Emmett Kelly]] to depict "Dem Bums": the team would later use "Weary Willie" in promotional images, and Kelly himself was a club mascot during the 1950s.

Other team names used by the franchise were the Atlantics, Grays, Grooms, Bridegrooms, Superbas, and Robins. All of these nicknames were used by fans and sportswriters to describe the team, but not in any official capacity. The team's legal name was the Brooklyn Base Ball Club.<ref>{{cite web | title = Brooklyn Ball Parks | url = http://www.covehurst.net/ddyte/brooklyn/dodgers.html | publisher = BrooklynBallParks.com | access-date = October 9, 2008 | archive-date = August 20, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080820160628/http://www.covehurst.net/ddyte/brooklyn/dodgers.html | url-status = live }}</ref> However, the Trolley Dodger nickname was used throughout this period, simultaneously with these other nicknames, by fans and sportswriters of the day. The team did not use the name in any formal sense until 1932 when the word "Dodgers" appeared on team jerseys.<ref name="National Baseball Hall of Fame" /> The "conclusive shift" came in 1933, when both home and road jerseys for the team bore the name "Dodgers".<ref name="LeonardBernardo" />

Examples of how the many popularized names of the team were used are available from newspaper articles before 1932. A New York Times article describing a game in 1916 starts out: "Jimmy Callahan, pilot of the Pirates, did his best to wreck the hopes the Dodgers have of gaining the National League pennant", but then goes on to comment: "the only thing that saved the Superbas from being toppled from first place was that the Phillies lost one of the two games played".<ref>{{cite news | title = Buccaneers Rout Sleepy Superbas | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/09/14/301895812.pdf | work = [[The New York Times]] | access-date = October 8, 2008 | date = September 14, 1916 | archive-date = March 8, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210308165519/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/09/14/301895812.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> What is interesting about the use of these two nicknames is that most baseball statistics sites and baseball historians generally now refer to the pennant-winning 1916 Brooklyn team as the Robins. A 1918 New York Times article uses the nickname in its title: "Buccaneers Take Last From Robins", but the subtitle of the article reads: "Subdue The Superbas By 11 To 4, Making Series An Even Break".<ref>{{cite news | title = Buccaneers Take Last From Robins | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/05/19/98265450.pdf | work = [[The New York Times]] | access-date = October 8, 2008 | date = May 19, 1918 | archive-date = March 8, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210308045745/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/05/19/98265450.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>

Another example of the use of the many nicknames is found on the program issued at Ebbets Field for the [[1920 World Series]], which identifies the matchup in the series as "Dodgers vs. Indians" despite the fact that the Robins nickname had been in consistent use for around six years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1920_World_Series_program.jpg |title=File:1920 World Series program.jpg – Wikimedia Commons |publisher=Commons.wikimedia.org |access-date=March 29, 2012 |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107211030/http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1920_World_Series_program.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref> The "Robins" nickname was derived from the name of their Hall of Fame manager, Wilbert Robinson, who led the team from 1914 to 1931.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-statistics.com/HOF/Robinson-Wilbert.htm |title=Wilbert Robinson |publisher=Baseball-statistics.com |date=August 8, 1934 |access-date=March 29, 2012 |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426041711/http://www.baseball-statistics.com/HOF/Robinson-Wilbert.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Uniforms===
[[File:Dodgersuni.png|thumb|The Dodgers' home uniform has remained relatively unchanged for 80 years.]]
The Dodgers' uniform has remained relatively unchanged since the 1930s. The home jersey is white with "Dodgers" written in script across the chest in royal. The road jersey is gray with "Los Angeles" written in script across the chest in royal. The word "Dodgers" was first used on the front of the team's home jersey in 1933; the uniform was then white with red pinstripes and a stylized "B" on the left shoulder.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dodgers Uniforms & Logos|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/la/history/uniforms_logos.jsp|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=Dodgers.com|access-date=October 21, 2018|archive-date=August 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804152359/http://mlb.mlb.com/la/history/uniforms_logos.jsp|url-status=live}}</ref> The Dodgers also wore green outlined uniforms and green caps throughout the 1937 season but reverted to blue the following year.

[[File:Los Angeles Dodgers Script Logo.svg|thumb|The Dodgers current script on a Dodger Blue background]]
The current design was created in 1939 and has remained the same ever since with only cosmetic changes. Originally intended for the [[1951 World Series]] for which the ballclub failed to qualify, red numbers under the "Dodgers" script were added to the home uniform in [[1952 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1952]].<ref>[https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7353/10312192794_6541eb9f17_o.png Ruhl, Oscar. "From the Ruhl Book" (column), ''The Sporting News'', April 30, 1952.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111202420/https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7353/10312192794_6541eb9f17_o.png |date=November 11, 2020}} Retrieved August 6, 2019</ref> The road jersey also has a red uniform number under the script. When the franchise moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, the city name on the road jersey changed, and the stylized "B" was replaced with the interlocking "LA" on the caps in 1958. In 1970, the Dodgers removed the city name from the road jerseys and had "Dodgers" on both the home and away uniforms. The city script returned to the road jerseys in 1999, and the tradition-rich Dodgers flirted with an alternate uniform for the first time since 1944 (when all-blue satin uniforms were introduced). These 1999 alternate jerseys had a royal top with the "Dodgers" script in white across the chest, and the red number on the front. These were worn with white pants and a new cap with a silver brim, a top button, and a Dodger logo. These alternates proved unpopular and the team abandoned them after only one season. They would, however, bring back the blue jerseys in recent years but only wear them in spring training games. In 2014, the Dodgers introduced an alternate road jersey: a gray version with the "Dodgers" script instead of the city name.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nowak|first=Joey|title=Dodgers to wear road jersey featuring team name|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-to-wear-road-jersey-featuring-team-name/c-67285998|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Dodgers.com|date=January 30, 2014|access-date=June 14, 2018|archive-date=June 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004654/https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-to-wear-road-jersey-featuring-team-name/c-67285998|url-status=live}}</ref> Since its introduction, however, the road jersey with the "Dodgers" script was used more often than the road jersey with the "Los Angeles" script, so much that the team now considers it as a primary road uniform.<ref>{{citation|title=Dodgers uniform lineups since 2012|url=https://uniformlineup.com/Lineups/lad-lineups.html|website=UniformLineup.com|access-date=April 7, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517175128/https://uniformlineup.com/Lineups/lad-lineups.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, the Dodgers wore their 60th anniversary patch to honor the 60 years of being in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gurnick|first=Ken|title=Dodgers celebrate 60 years of playing in LA|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-celebrate-60-years-of-playing-in-la/c-265205462|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Dodgers.com|date=January 23, 2018|access-date=June 14, 2018|archive-date=June 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004548/https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-celebrate-60-years-of-playing-in-la/c-265205462|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dodgers unveil 60th anniversary logo|url=http://beverlypress.com/2018/01/dodgers-unveil-60th-anniversary-logo/|website=Park Labrea News/ Beverly Press|access-date=March 26, 2018|date=January 25, 2018|archive-date=March 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327023724/http://beverlypress.com/2018/01/dodgers-unveil-60th-anniversary-logo/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, the Dodgers again unveiled a blue alternate uniform, this time as part of the "City Connect" series in collaboration with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]. This uniform was similar to the blue alternates they wore in 1999, but with the script "Los Dodgers" in homage to Los Angeles' [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] community. The uniform is also worn with blue pants, and black stripes are added to the sleeves. Initially, the Dodgers wore a special blue cap with the "Los Dodgers" script but switched in 2022 to a blue interlocking "LA" cap with a black brim. The "Los Dodgers" script was then relocated to the right side. In 2023, white pants with blue piping replaced the blue pants previously worn with the "City Connect" uniform.<ref>{{cite news|last=Toribio|first=Juan|title='Los Dodgers' unis a salute to Latino fan base|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-release-los-dodgers-city-connect-uniforms|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Dodgers.com|date=August 19, 2021|access-date=April 9, 2022|archive-date=April 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409092945/https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-release-los-dodgers-city-connect-uniforms|url-status=live}}</ref>

Midway through the 2024 season, the Dodgers unveiled their second "City Connect" uniform. The cream-based uniform paid homage to the city of Los Angeles and various chapters of the city's history that are connected to the team. The "Los Angeles" wordmark was inspired by the signage of the Dodgers' original home of [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] and was slanted upward. The number font was inspired by the mid-century typefaces that were popular during the team's early years in Los Angeles. The uniform also featured two different shades of blue: cobalt and electric, while "chili red" was based on the chest number colors the team had worn since the 1950s. The cobalt blue cap featured the "interlocking LA" and script "D" from the "Dodgers" logo merged to form the LAD team code; the said logo also appears as a sleeve patch. Above the manufacturer's tag is the hashtag #ITFDB, a reference to broadcaster [[Vin Scully]]'s catchphrase "It's time for Dodger baseball!".<ref>{{cite news|last=Toribio|first=Juan|title=Dodgers unveil new set of City Connect uniforms|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-unveil-second-city-connect-uniforms|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=Dodgers.com|date=June 17, 2024|access-date=June 18, 2024}}</ref>

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===Asian players===
[[File:DSC03270 Chan Ho Park.jpg|upright|150px|thumb|[[Chan Ho Park]]]]
[[File:Dodgers_at_Nationals_(53677092784).jpg|left|150px|thumb|[[Shohei Ohtani]]]]
The Dodgers have been groundbreaking in their signing of players from Asia; mainly [[Japan]], [[South Korea]], and [[Taiwan]]. Former owner [[Peter O'Malley]] began reaching out in 1980 by starting clinics in China and South Korea and building baseball fields in two Chinese cities. In 1998, the Dodgers became the first major league team to open an office in Asia. They were the second team to start a [[List of Major League Baseball players from Japan|Japanese player]] (first in nearly 30 years), pitcher [[Hideo Nomo]], the first team to start a [[List of Major League Baseball players from South Korea|South Korean player]], pitcher [[Chan Ho Park]] and the first to start a [[List of Major League Baseball players from Taiwan|Taiwanese player]], [[Chin-Feng Chen]]. 

In addition, they were the first team to send out three Asian pitchers from different Asian countries in the same game on May 17, 2008, against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: Park, [[Hong-Chih Kuo]] of Taiwan, and [[Takashi Saito (baseball)|Takashi Saito]] of Japan. In the 2008 season, the Dodgers had the most Asian players on its roster of any major league team with five. They included Japanese pitchers Takashi Saito and [[Hiroki Kuroda]]; South Korean pitcher Chan Ho Park; and Taiwanese pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo and infielder [[Chin-Lung Hu]]. In 2005, the Dodgers' [[Hee Seop Choi]] became the first Asian player to compete in the [[Home Run Derby]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Baxter |first=Kevin |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dodrep17apr17,1,930146.story |title=Dodgers lead the league in Asian players |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 16, 2008 |access-date=April 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421033244/http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dodrep17apr17%2C1%2C930146.story |archive-date=April 21, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> For the 2013 season, the Dodgers signed starting pitcher [[Hyun-Jin Ryu]] with a six-year, $36&nbsp;million contract, after posting a bid of nearly $27&nbsp;million to acquire him from the [[Korea Baseball Championship|KBO]]'s [[Hanhwa Eagles]]. For the 2016 season, the Dodgers signed starting pitcher [[Kenta Maeda]] with an eight-year, $25&nbsp;million contract, after posting a bid of $20&nbsp;million to acquire him from the [[Nippon Professional Baseball|NPB]]'s [[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]]. For the 2024 season, the Dodgers signed free agent [[two-way player]] [[Shohei Ohtani]] with a 10-year, $700&nbsp;million contract, the [[List of largest sports contracts|largest ever in professional sports history]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/shohei-ohtani-contract-with-dodgers |title=$700M stunner: Ohtani to Dodgers on biggest deal in sports history |publisher=Major League Baseball |first=Sarah |last=Wexler |date=December 11, 2023 |access-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-date=December 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212074442/https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/shohei-ohtani-contract-with-dodgers |url-status=live }}</ref>
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