Los Angeles Dodgers: Five biggest enemies of the 1970s
By Jason Reed
1. Reggie Jackson and the New York Yankees
If you get defeated by the same team, in consecutive World Series’, they easily have to be your greatest enemies. The Yankees and Dodgers have squared off in the fall classic an incredible 11 times, with the Dodgers only winning three of those encounters.
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Two of those eleven matchups came in consecutive years from 1977 to 1978. Both years the New York Yankees defeated the Dodgers in six games, giving the Yankees titles 21 and 22. The Dodgers put together two straight fantastic seasons for nothing, as once again, the Bronx Bombers got the most of them.
We all know what happened in game six of the 1977 World Series as well. In one of the World Series’ greatest moments, Reggie Jackson slugged three home runs to help secure the Yankees first World Series title in 15 years.
Jackson became the second player to ever slug three long bombs in a World Series game, with Babe Ruth doing it twice before him.
It is ironic as well that Jackson did it, as he was also a member of the Oakland Athletics team that beat the Dodgers in 1974. Jackson ultimately had the Dodgers number, and that was evident from the back to back victories over the boys in blue in the ’70s.
Overall, the 1970s was a decade full of near misses. Not once did the organization bring home a World Series trophy, despite making it there three times.