Although not the first Japanese person to play baseball professionally in the U.S., Nomo is often credited with opening the door for Japanese players in MLB, due to his star status.

Before putting stricter oversight in place, MLB investigated the Dodgers for signing Dominican-born Adrian Beltre at age 15, a year earlier than he was eligible.

Koufax, Trevor Hoffman, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, and Nolan Ryan are the only five pitchers elected to the Hall of Fame who had more strikeouts than innings pitched.

The award became national in 1947 when Jackie Robinson, the Brooklyn Dodgers' legendary second baseman, won the inaugural award.

Newcombe was the first pitcher to win the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, and Cy Young Awards during his career. This distinction would not be achieved again until 2011, when Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, who was Rookie of the Year in 2006, won the Cy Young and MVP awards.

Wills stole 490 bases as a Dodger and is credited with reviving the stolen base as part of baseball strategy.

After being drafted seventh overall in the 2006 MLB draft, Kershaw worked his way through the Dodgers' farm system in just one full season, reaching the majors at just 20 years old and debuting in 2008 as the youngest player in MLB, a title he held for one full year.

In 1955, for the first time in Series history, an MVP was selected--Johnny Podres, winning pitcher of Games 3 and 7. He was 2-0, both wins being complete games including the series-clinching Game 7 shutout.

Snider finished his major league career with a lifetime .295 batting average, 2,116 hits, 1,259 runs, 407 home runs, and 1,333 RBI.

Injuries were a big part of the 2013 season, as there were 25 placements on the disabled list. Chad Billingsley (Tommy John surgery), Josh Beckett (thoracic outlet syndrome) and Scott Elbert (Tommy John surgery) were lost for virtually the entire season. Matt Kemp went on the disabled list three times and had two operations. Andre Ethier played on a microfractured leg.