The Dodgers are one of the most successful franchises in baseball history, having won seven World Series championships (1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988, 2020) and 24 National League pennants. They have also appeared in a total of 21 World Series, tied for the second-most all-time with the New York Yankees.

The Dodgers were founded in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York, as the Brooklyn Atlantics. They joined the American Association in 1884 and won the league championship in 1889. The team moved to the National League in 1890 and won their first NL pennant that same year.

The Dodgers won their first World Series championship in 1955, defeating the New York Yankees in seven games. They won another World Series title in 1959, defeating the Chicago White Sox in six games.

In 1960, the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles. They won their first World Series title in their new home city in 1963, defeating the New York Yankees in four games. The Dodgers won two more World Series titles in the 1960s, defeating the Minnesota Twins in 1965 and the Baltimore Orioles in 1966.

The Dodgers won their sixth World Series title in 1981, defeating the New York Yankees in six games. They won their seventh World Series title in 1988, defeating the Oakland Athletics in five games.

The Dodgers had a long period without a championship after 1988, but they finally returned to the World Series in 2017. They lost to the Houston Astros in seven games. The Dodgers returned to the World Series in 2018, but they lost to the Boston Red Sox in five games.

The Dodgers finally broke through and won their seventh World Series title in 2020, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in six games. The win came during a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.