Los Angeles Dodgers: Five biggest enemies of the 1970s

The Los Angeles Dodgers have their fair share of rich history. Along with this long lineage of history, the boys in blue have come across many rivals.

Continuing on our recent series here at LA Sports Hub, we are taking a look at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ biggest enemies in franchise history. We are breaking them up by decade, first looking at the franchise’s biggest enemies of the 1970s.

The ’70s was a good decade for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but it was not extraordinary. The team did not reel in any World Series’, despite making it to three of them. Los Angeles did have one MVP and one Cy Young winner, both coming in 1974. Outside of that, however, the Los Angeles Dodgers failed to really make any huge shockwaves.

That duo of 1974 consisted of MVP Steve Garvey and Cy Young Mike Marshall. Garvey had a fantastic year not only in the field but at the plate; batting .312 with 21 home runs and 111 runs batted in. Marshall was equally impressive in his first year out of the Dodgers bullpen, appearing in 106 games with a 2.42 ERA and 142 strikeouts.

The ’70s also was the start of an era in Los Angeles. Tommy Lasorda joined the organization as a third base coach in 1973, serving that role until his promotion to manager in September of 1976. Lasorda is now widely regarded as the greatest manager in Dodger history, and outside of Vin Scully is the biggest off the field star for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

There were some great battles in the ’70s for the Dodgers, all of which led to the team forming their own rivals and greatest enemies. With that being said, let’s take a look at the Dodgers’ five biggest enemies in the 1970s.