In the
2011 Los Angeles Dodgers season, the team was attempting to rebound from its fourth-place
National League West finish in
2010. This was the franchise's 54th season in
Southern California, since moving from Brooklyn after the
1957 season. The Dodgers struggled in the 1st half of the season but wound up finishing with a winning record thanks to playing good baseball in August and September. They still finished the season in third place. Some poistives included pitcher
Clayton Kershaw winning the NL Pitching
Triple Crown Cy Young Award and Outfielder
Matt Kemp leading the league in Home Runs and RBI and finishing second for the
NL MVP.