The Dodgers in the Hall of Fame |
Fans of baseball in general are always thrilled to hear about their top baseball players from their favorite team going onto the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Dodgers are lucky enough to have many a great player that ended up in the Hall of Fame. From Dazzy Vance in the 1920s to Mike Piazza in the 1990s, the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers have had a plethora of great players. Here is some of the best Dodgers’ Hall of Famers of all times.
- Sandy Koufax after being used only sparingly by Manager Walter Alston from 1955 through 1960, Sandy Koufax had the most dominant six year period of any pitcher in modern baseball history from 1961 through 1966. Over that time period, the legendary lefty compiled a 129-47 record. He also had a composite ERA of 2.19 and averaged 285 strikeouts per season. Koufax won the Major League Cy Young Award in 1963, '65 and '66, and also took home the National League MVP in 1963. Koufax was a member of six pennant winners and four World Series champions. He was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 1972.
- Dazzy Vance, although he didn't start pitching until he was 31 years old, Dazzy Vance was still the best National League pitcher of the 1920s, winning a total of 137 games (in just 8 seasons) and leading the NL in strikeouts seven years in a row from 1922 through 1928. Vance was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
- Don Newcombe is one of the few players in baseball history to win the Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and Most Valuable Player awards during his career. As a 23-years old rookie in 1949, Newk went 17-8 with a 3.17 ERA and won top rookie honors. In 1956, Newcombe won 27 games and took home the first Major League Cy Young award and the NL Most Valuable Player award.
- Don Sutton. Sutton is the best pitcher in Dodgers' history with 233 victories. He is also the franchise's all-time leaders in career strikeouts with 2,696. That gets him into the Big Blue Hall of Fame.
- Jackie Robinson was rookie of the Year in 1947, Most Valuable Player in 1949 and the most important person in baseball history, and one of the most influential men in American history. The man is a Hall of Famer in Cooperstown and in Brooklyn.
- Duke Snider was the man in Brooklyn during the 1950s, playing center field and hitting the most home runs in the majors during the decade. He was a key component of the great teams of the decade and finished his illustrious career with 407 dingers.
- Pee Wee Reese was the on the field and clubhouse leader of the Dodgers during most of the 1940s and '50s. He made ten all-star teams and was the best shortstop of his era, along with Phil Rizzuto of the Yankees. Reese's finest moment came during 1947, when he was the first white Dodger player to publicly embrace and support Jackie Robinson. The two remained friends for life.
- Mike Piazza is the greatest hitting catcher in baseball history, and he had his best years while playing for the Dodgers from 1993 through 1998. During that time, Piazza hit .334 with yearly averages of 33 home runs and 106 RBI. While he was a Dodger, Piazza won the Rookie of the Year award (1993), won six straight Silver Sluggers and made six consecutive All-Star teams.
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