NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers are 2024 World Sequence champions.
It was a wild, memorable recreation on Wednesday evening, and it cemented the Dodgers’ eighth World Sequence title. That ties the Giants for the fifth-most all time, behind solely the Yankees (27), Cardinals (11), Pink Sox (9) and Athletics (9).
Right here’s a take a look at 12 stats and details from Sport 5.
• That five-run comeback? It was the most important in a World Sequence-clinching win, surpassing 1925 Sport 7, when the Pirates trailed by 4. This was the one hundred and twentieth World Sequence, in order that’s fairly the pattern measurement.
• Groups are actually 7-227 when trailing by at the least 5 runs in World Sequence video games and 20-624 in postseason historical past when trailing by at the least 5. The opposite World Sequence comebacks from 5 down, except for the Dodgers: The Phillies in 2022 Sport 1, Angels in 2002 Sport 6, Yankees in 1996 Sport 4, Blue Jays in 1993 Sport 4, Dodgers in 1956 Sport 2 and A’s in 1929 Sport 4.
• The Dodgers needed to come again twice, trailing 5-0 and 6-5. They grew to become the primary group in postseason historical past to fall behind by at the least 5 runs, erase that deficit, fall behind once more and nonetheless win the sport, per STATS. That’s in any postseason recreation, and the Dodgers did it in a World Sequence clincher.
• Freeman gained well-deserved World Sequence MVP honors, with 4 homers, 12 RBIs and a .300 common. He’s the twelfth participant to win a league MVP and World Sequence MVP in his profession, and to say the checklist is sweet firm is an understatement. He joins Johnny Bench, Roberto Clemente, Rollie Fingers, Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson, Sandy Koufax, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt and Willie Stargell. That’s 10 Corridor of Famers and the all-time hits chief.
• Freeman had 12 RBIs on this collection, tying 1960 Bobby Richardson for essentially the most in a single World Sequence (RBI official since 1920). It’s additionally essentially the most RBIs in a postseason collection in Dodgers historical past, forward of Tommy Edman within the 2024 NLCS and Corey Seager within the 2020 NLCS with 11 every.
• Walker Buehler pitched the ninth, recording his first MLB save, common season or postseason. His solely different skilled save was Aug. 13, 2017, for Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis. Alex Verdugo and Max Muncy have been in his lineup that day. He’d go on to make his MLB debut on Sept. 7. He had one save in school at Vanderbilt, as a freshman on Might 11, 2013.
• Buehler grew to become the eighth pitcher with a win as a starter and a save in the identical postseason collection since saves have been official in 1969. He joined Ranger Suárez within the 2022 NLCS, Clayton Kershaw within the 2016 NLDS, Madison Bumgarner within the 2014 World Sequence, Kevin Millwood within the 1999 NLDS, Orel Hershiser within the 1988 NLCS, Catfish Hunter within the 1974 World Sequence and Jack Billingham within the 1972 World Sequence.
• Buehler was one in all eight pitchers the Dodgers used within the recreation. That’s essentially the most by a group in a World Sequence-clinching win and essentially the most in any nine-inning World Sequence win.
• This was the fifth straight season during which a Will Smith gained a World Sequence ring, because of the Dodgers’ catcher. In 2023 it was LHP Will Smith (TEX), who additionally gained in 2022 (HOU) and 2021 (ATL). In 2020, it was catcher Will Smith — who homered off the pitcher earlier in that postseason run.
• Aaron Choose and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit the fifth set of back-to-back homers in Yankees World Sequence historical past within the first inning of Sport 5. They joined 1977 Sport 5 Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson, 1964 Sport 6 Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, 1932 Sport 3 Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig and 1928 Sport 4 Ruth and Gehrig. The Yankees are the primary group in World Sequence historical past to hit a number of house runs within the first inning of a recreation when going through elimination. With the Dodgers in Sport 2, this was the primary time there have been a number of units of back-to-back house runs in a single World Sequence.
• Giancarlo Stanton hit his 18th postseason homer — two greater than some other participant in his first 41 postseason video games. His seven this October set a document for many in a single postseason within the Yankees’ storied historical past.
• Dwelling runs have been a theme. Of the 49 runs scored on this Fall Traditional, 30 have been through homers. That’s 61.2 p.c of runs scored through homer, the very best in any World Sequence, surpassing 57.4% in 2017 (39 of 68 runs).
