Thursday, May 28, 2009

It was 1974...

The Dodgers are off to a brilliant start this season with and without Manny Ramirez. Boasting the best record in baseball, dominant at home and leading a weak division by 8.5 games these Dodgers seemed to poised for big things.

All of this raises the question, when was the last time the Dodgers won 100+ games in a regular season?

It was 1974. 35 seasons ago. Jimmy Wynn led the charge in those days. Garvey, Cey, Lopes and Russell took helm of the infield and Andy Messersmith, Don Sutton and Mike Marshall dominated on the mound.

Will the 2009 Dodgers continue to win games at this feverish pace? If they can win 100+ games it would be a first for many Dodger fans (including Brandon, Matt, Todd and myself). Let's enjoy their winning ways while we can. Regular season dominance like this doesn't come along often.

1 comment:

Brandon said...

And the jinx is on!

Since MLB expanded to 162 games in 1962 the only Dodger teams to win more than 100 games are the 1962 team, and the 1974 squad you mentioned.

The 1899 Brooklyn Superbas won 101 games during a 150 game season, giving them the highest winning percentage over a COMPLETE season at .682

Our current squad's winning percentage is .688