Table of Contents
Preface ix
Chapter 1 The Brooklyn Dodgers 1
Walter O'Malley and the Dodgers Move to LA 5
Chapter 2 1950s: A New Beginning and World Series Triumph 11
1958: The First Season in LA 17
1959: World Series Champions 21
The Fight for Chavez Ravine 27
Chapter 3 1960s: The Golden Age of LA Dodger Baseball and Its Decline 31
1962: Integration, a New Stadium, and a Collapse 34
1963: World Series Triumph 40
1964: Baseball Is Not Everything 47
1965: A Brawl and World Series Champions Once Again 53
1966: A Sign of Revolt and the Unraveling of a Championship Team 63
1967-69: Just Doing Time 75
Chapter 4 1970s: Labor Turmoil and World Series Heartache 87
1970-71: NL West Bridesmaids 87
1972-73: Strike, a Lockout, and Bridesmaids 94
1974: Oh, So Close 103
1975-76: Turmoil On and Off the Field 110
1977: The First Time Is a Tragedy 116
1978: The Second Time Is a Farce 126
1979: A Sad End to the Decade 136
Chapter 5 1980s: World Champions Once Again 141
1981: Fernandomania, Strikes, and World Series Champions 147
1982-83: Time for Change 162
1984-87: Some Good, A Lot Not So Good 169
1988-89: "The Impossible Has Happened"; It Could Not Happen Again 181
Chapter 6 1990s: Player Changes, Ownership Change, and Bewilderment 207
1990-94: Also-Rans, a Collapse, and Unwelcome History 208
1995-96: Scabs, Playoff Baseball, and a Changing of the Guard 221
1997-99: Tension, a Change in Ownership, and a Bewildering Trade 231
Chapter 7 2000s: A Decade of Upheaval and Disappointment 245
2006-09: The Rise of the Young Guns and Mannywood 264
Chapter 8 2010-17: Bankruptcy, New Ownership, and the "Best Team Money Can Buy" 279
2012: The Guggenheim Era 284
Postscript: 2018-2019: More Heartbreak 331
2018: Another World Series Loss 331
2019: More Playoff Misery 341
Acknowledgments 351
Bibliographical Notes 353
Photo Insert Credits 357