The Dodgers are in the history books as one of the first Major League teams to break the color barrier by including Jackie Robinson (the first African American to play for a Major League team) in the team. The inclusion of an African American in the Major Leagues did not negatively affect the sales of Los Angeles Dodgers tickets.

The Dodgers played their first game in Los Angeles on April 18, 1958 and defeated the former New York Giants (now the San Francisco Giants) 6 – 5. There were 78,672 Los Angeles Dodgers ticket holding fans in attendance at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Unfortunately the team‘s catcher, Roy Campanella, was partially paralysed in an off-season accident and was never able to play with the team again.

The 1959 season ended in a tie between the Dodgers and the Milwaukee Braves, the Dogers went on to win the tie-breaking playoff. That year, the team won the American League pennant. The team also went on to defeat the “Go-Go” White Sox in 6 games in an unforgettable World Series, this bolstered the bond between the Dodgers and their new Californian fan base, increasing ticket sales dramatically.

Los Angeles Dodgers tickets aren’t the only things that sell extremely well - the team’s merchandise is also a very hot commodity among baseball loving fans. The team finally moved to their newly constructed stadium (Dodgers Stadium), which was completed just in time for Opening Day in 1962. To this day, it is one of the most respected stadiums in baseball. Los Angeles Dodgers ticket holders had a comfortable place to sit and cheer the team on to victory.

The team had very good pitchers, which greatly contributed to their success. The very dominant pitching tandem of Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax combined to win 4 of the 5 Cy Young Awards from 1962 to 1966. Top notch pitches were also delivered by Johnny Podres and Claude Osteen. Holders of Los Angeles Dodgers tickets look forward to watching the team’s well co-ordinated players.

The Dodgers have won a total of six World Series titles, twenty one National League Pennants, one AA pennant (1886), ten West Division titles and two wild card berths.

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ ticket holders always expect the best performance from the team. It is quite sad to learn that Manny Ramirez (aka MANNYWOOD) was suspended for 50 games for using performance enhancing drugs. But with or without Manny, this team can get the job done, so all Los Angeles Dodgers ticket holders should still expect the best from this team now and in 2010.