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The Dodgers entered ‘elite company’ in the regular season. Next comes the hard part

LOS ANGELES — At 4:04 p.m. on Wednesday, Caleb FergusonHistory was capped with a fastball that froze. Michael TogliaThe final out of a 6-1/0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

Over the sun-baked Dodger Stadium, a roar erupted. For the 57th time this season, Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” blared over the speakers. The DodgersThey sat down at their handshake lines to celebrate the 111th regular season victory, more than any Dodgers club during its 138-year-long history.

These milestones are a constant for these Dodgers. These facts are endlessly available.

“This team is in elite company for the regular season,” manager Dave Roberts said.

The first division to win in franchise history.

The 1906 Cubs won the 116th National League championship. It was also one of seven 110-win seasons in baseball history.

The first team to win more than 106 games was the winning team.

The only team to win 106 or more consecutive full seasons.

The 1939 campaign was the most dominant by run-differential in baseball history. New York YankeesIt outscored its opponents by 411 runs Los Angeles outscored its opponents by 334 runs — more than half of the runs the lowly


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