Because the leagues alternated World Series sites at that time. The year before, in the seven-game 1987 World Series, the first two games and the last two games were played in Minnesota. In 1989, the year after the Dodgers' championship title, the Series opened in Oakland.
The leagues continued to alternate sites until 2003, when the lords of Baseball agreed to award home field advantage to the league that wins the All-Star Game. Because the National League won the 2010 All-Star Game, the World Series opened in San Francisco.
Major League Baseball instituted a new policy this year, giving the home-field advantage in the World Series to the team from the league that won that year's All-Star Game. The American League won the 2004 All-Star Game, so the AL's World Series representative--Boston--gets the home-field advantage.
7 as of 2020 2020, 1988, 1981, 1965, 1963, 1959, 1955
In 2020 the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the World Series 7 Times out of 19 appearances as of 2020 2020, 1988, 1981, 1965, 1963, 1959, 1955
The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the 1955 World Series 4 games to 3.
The Brooklyn Dodgers became the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1957. As the LA Dodgers, they won the World Series in 1988, 1981, 1965, 1963, 1959. The Brooklyn Dodgers won the 1955 World Series.
There is an MLB rule that states the League that wins the All-Star game has home field advantage in the World Series. Since the American League won the 2009 All-Star game, 4-3, they get home field advantage for the 2009 World Series.
*Ebbits Field when reversed.
No. The Dodgers beat the Yankees, 4 games to 0, in the 1963 World Series. The Dodgers and Twins played in the 1965 World Series with the Dodgers winning 4 games to 3.
The Dodgers have won 6 world series, last one in 1988.
The winner of the All-Star Game determines home field advantage for the World Series. For example, if the National League wins the first two games of the World Series will be played in the National League ballpark before playing the next three in the American League ballpark.
The Dodgers did not appear in the World Series in 1995. The Atlanta Braves beat the Cleveland Indians in the 1995 World Series. The last Dodger World Series win was in 1988.
Major League Baseball instituted a new policy this year, giving the home-field advantage in the World Series to the team from the league that won that year's All-Star Game. The American League won the 2004 All-Star Game, so the AL's World Series representative--Boston--gets the home-field advantage.
7 as of 2020 2020, 1988, 1981, 1965, 1963, 1959, 1955
The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the World Series 7 Times out of 19 appearances as of 2020 2020, 1988, 1981, 1965, 1963, 1959, 1955
LA Dodgers 1988 WS ChampsThe LA Dodgers beat the Oakland Athletics in the 1988 World Series.
The Chicago White Sox never lost a World Series to the Brooklyn Dodgers. They did lose the 1959 World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in the 1981 World Series.