1987 Los Angeles Dodgers season
Major League Baseball team season
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The 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 98th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 30th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 26th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. They finished in fourth place in the National League West, with an identical record to the previous season, 73–89.
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| League | National League |
| Division | West |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Record | 73–89 (.451) |
| Divisional place | 4th |
| Owners | Peter O'Malley |
| General managers | Al Campanis, Fred Claire |
| Managers | Tommy Lasorda |
| Television | KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter Dodgervision Eddie Doucette, Al Downing, Rick Monday |
| Radio | KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KWKW Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas |
Offseason
- December 10, 1986: Acquired Matt Young from the Seattle Mariners for Dennis Powell and Mike Watters
- December 10, 1986: Acquired Tim Leary and Tim Crews from the Milwaukee Brewers for Greg Brock
- December 11, 1986: Acquired Alex Treviño from the San Francisco Giants for Candy Maldonado
- December 11, 1986: Acquired Ed Vande Berg from the Seattle Mariners for Steve Yeager
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 46–35 | 44–37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 84 | 78 | .519 | 6 | 42–39 | 42–39 |
| Houston Astros | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | 47–34 | 29–52 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17 | 40–41 | 33–48 |
| Atlanta Braves | 69 | 92 | .429 | 20½ | 42–39 | 27–53 |
| San Diego Padres | 65 | 97 | .401 | 25 | 37–44 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 6–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 3–9 | |||||
| Chicago | 5–6 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 10–8 | 6–6 | — | 13–5 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
| Houston | 10–8 | 4–8 | 5–13 | — | 12–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 12–6 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | — | 3–9 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 3–9 | |||||
| Montreal | 9–3 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 9–3 | — | 8–10 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 11–7 | |||||
| New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | — | 13–5 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5–7 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 8–10 | 5–13 | — | 11–7 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–10 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 14–4 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
| San Diego | 12–6 | 3–9 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 10–8 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 13–5 | — | 7–5 | |||||
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — | |||||
Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
- May 6, 1987: Acquired Orlando Mercado from the Detroit Tigers for Balvino Gálvez
- May 22, 1987: Acquired John Shelby[1] and Brad Havens from the Baltimore Orioles for Tom Niedenfuer
- May 29, 1987: Bill Madlock was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.[2]
- June 19, 1987: Acquired Phil Garner from the Houston Astros for Jeff Edwards
- June 23, 1987: Acquired Bill Krueger from the Oakland Athletics for Tim Meeks
- August 17, 1987: Acquired Glenn Hoffman from the Boston Red Sox for Billy Bartels
- August 29, 1987: Acquired Tim Belcher from the Oakland Athletics for Rick Honeycutt
- September 21, 1987: Acquired Mike Sharperson from the Toronto Blue Jays for Juan Guzmán[3]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Mike Scioscia | 142 | 461 | 122 | .265 | 6 | 38 |
| 1B | Franklin Stubbs | 129 | 386 | 90 | .233 | 16 | 52 |
| 2B | Steve Sax | 157 | 610 | 171 | .280 | 6 | 46 |
| 3B | Mickey Hatcher | 101 | 287 | 81 | .282 | 7 | 42 |
| SS | Mariano Duncan | 76 | 261 | 56 | .215 | 6 | 18 |
| LF | Pedro Guerrero | 152 | 545 | 184 | .338 | 27 | 89 |
| CF | John Shelby | 120 | 476 | 132 | .277 | 21 | 69 |
| RF | Mike Marshall | 104 | 402 | 118 | .294 | 16 | 72 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Dave Anderson | 108 | 265 | 62 | .234 | 1 | 13 |
| Ken Landreaux | 115 | 182 | 37 | .203 | 6 | 23 |
| Alex Treviño | 72 | 144 | 32 | .222 | 3 | 16 |
| Tracy Woodson | 53 | 136 | 31 | .228 | 1 | 11 |
| Glenn Hoffman | 40 | 132 | 29 | .220 | 0 | 10 |
| Phil Garner | 70 | 126 | 24 | .190 | 2 | 8 |
| Mike Ramsey | 48 | 125 | 29 | .232 | 0 | 12 |
| Danny Heep | 60 | 98 | 16 | .163 | 0 | 9 |
| Jeff Hamilton | 35 | 83 | 18 | .217 | 0 | 1 |
| Ralph Bryant | 46 | 69 | 17 | .246 | 2 | 10 |
| Tito Landrum | 51 | 67 | 16 | .239 | 1 | 4 |
| Bill Madlock | 21 | 61 | 11 | .180 | 3 | 7 |
| Mike Devereaux | 19 | 54 | 12 | .222 | 0 | 4 |
| Reggie Williams | 39 | 36 | 4 | .111 | 0 | 4 |
| Craig Shipley | 26 | 35 | 9 | .257 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Sharperson | 10 | 33 | 9 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Gwynn | 17 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 0 | 2 |
| José González | 19 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
| Len Matuszek | 16 | 15 | 1 | .067 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Mercado | 7 | 5 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Wellman | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilberto Reyes | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Orel Hershiser | 37 | 264.2 | 16 | 16 | 3.06 | 190 |
| Bob Welch | 35 | 251.2 | 15 | 9 | 3.22 | 196 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 34 | 251.0 | 14 | 14 | 3.98 | 190 |
| Shawn Hillegas | 12 | 58.0 | 4 | 3 | 3.57 | 51 |
| Tim Belcher | 6 | 34.0 | 4 | 2 | 2.38 | 23 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Rick Honeycutt | 27 | 115.2 | 2 | 12 | 4.59 | 92 |
| Tim Leary | 39 | 107.2 | 3 | 11 | 4.76 | 61 |
| Alejandro Peña | 37 | 87.1 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 76 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Matt Young | 47 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4.47 | 42 |
| Brian Holton | 53 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.89 | 58 |
| Ken Howell | 40 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4.91 | 60 |
| Brad Havens | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.33 | 23 |
| Tim Crews | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.48 | 20 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.76 | 10 |
| Ron Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 |
| Jack Savage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 0 |
| Bill Krueger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| Jerry Reuss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
1987 awards
- 1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Pedro Guerrero reserve
- Orel Hershiser reserve
- Comeback Player of the Year Award
- NL Pitcher of the Month
- Orel Hershiser (June 1987)
- NL Player of the Week
- Orel Hershiser (June 8–14)
- Alejandro Peña (Sep. 28-Oct.4)
Farm system
Teams in BOLD won League Championships
Major League Baseball draft
The draft was altered this year and the January drafts and the secondary phase of the June draft were eliminated, leaving just the one June draft, which was expanded to more rounds to allow the Junior College players to be included. The Dodgers drafted 51 players in this draft, the largest collection of players they had ever drafted in one draft. Of those, ten of them would eventually play Major League baseball.
The top pick in this years draft was right-handed pitcher Dan Opperman from Valley High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, Opperman injured his arm pitching in the state high school playoffs his Senior season and would not be able to pitch professionally until 1989.[4] He would eventually play in parts of four seasons with the Dodgers farm teams in Vero Beach, San Antonio and the last two with the AAA Albuquerque Dukes. In 63 games (all but one as a starter) he had a record of 19-22 and an ERA of 3.95.
None of the players from this years draft left much of an impression on the Majors. Pitchers Dennis Springer and Mike James had the longest careers.
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