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1992 Los Angeles Dodgers
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Dodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
Record63–99 (.389)
Divisional place6th
Owners Peter O'Malley
General managers Fred Claire
Managers Tommy Lasorda
Television KTTV (11)
Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale
SportsChannel Los Angeles
Ross Porter, Don Drysdale
Radio KABC
Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale
KWKW
Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas
KYPA
Richard Choi
←  1991 Seasons 1993 →

The 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 103rd for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 35th season in Los Angeles, California.

Despite boasting what was nicknamed the "Outfield of Dreams", being manned by Eric Davis, Brett Butler, and Darryl Strawberry, injuries to key players and slumps from others contributed to the franchise's worst season since moving to Los Angeles with 63 wins and 99 losses for a last place finish in the National League West, regressing 30 games from the previous season; it was their worst season since 1908 when they were known as the “Brooklyn Superbas”. It was the first time the Dodgers lost 90 games in a season since 1944, and the first time they did so as a Los Angeles team. Additionally, the Dodgers cancelled four home games due to the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

Despite the poor finish, the Dodgers had some hope for the future as first baseman Eric Karros won the National League Rookie of the Year Award, the first of five consecutive Dodger players to do so. The 1992 season also saw the Dodgers drop television station KTTV Ch.11 as their chief broadcaster of Dodger baseball, ending a 34 year, 35 consecutive season association with that station.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 98 64 0.605 — 51–30 47–34
Cincinnati Reds 90 72 0.556 8 53–28 37–44
San Diego Padres 82 80 0.506 16 45–36 37–44
Houston Astros 81 81 0.500 17 47–34 34–47
San Francisco Giants 72 90 0.444 26 42–39 30–51
Los Angeles Dodgers 63 99 0.389 35 37–44 26–55

Record vs. opponents

1992 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 10–2 9–9 13–5 12–6 4–8 7–5 6–6 7–5 13–5 11–7 6–6
Chicago 2–10 — 5–7 8–4 6–6 7–11 9–9 9–9 8–10 5–7 8–4 11–7
Cincinnati 9–9 7–5 — 10–8 11–7 5–7 7–5 7–5 6–6 11–7 10–8 7–5
Houston 5–13 4–8 8–10 — 13–5 8–4 5–7 8–4 6–6 7–11 12–6 5–7
Los Angeles 6–12 6–6 7–11 5–13 — 4–8 5–7 5–7 5–7 9–9 7–11 4–8
Montreal 8–4 11–7 7–5 4–8 8–4 — 12–6 9–9 9–9 8–4 5–7 6–12
New York 5–7 9–9 5–7 7–5 7–5 6–12 — 6–12 4–14 4–8 10–2 9–9
Philadelphia 6-6 9–9 5–7 4–8 7–5 9–9 12–6 — 5–13 3–9 3–9 7–11
Pittsburgh 5–7 10–8 6–6 6–6 7–5 9–9 14–4 13–5 — 5–7 6–6 15–3
San Diego 5–13 7–5 7–11 11–7 9–9 4–8 8–4 9–3 7–5 — 11–7 4–8
San Francisco 7–11 4–8 8–10 6–12 11–7 7–5 2–10 9–3 6–6 7–11 — 5–7
St. Louis 6–6 7–11 5–7 7–5 8–4 12–6 9–9 11–7 3–15 8–4 7–5 —


Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name Position
Brett Butler Center fielder
Lenny Harris Third baseman
Kal Daniels First baseman
Darryl Strawberry Right fielder
Eric Davis Left fielder
Juan Samuel Second baseman
Mike Scioscia Catcher
José Offerman Shortstop
Ramón Martínez Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

Roster

1992 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Starting Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO CG
Orel Hershiser 33 33 210.2 10-15 3.67 69 130 1
Kevin Gross 34 30 204.2 8-13 3.17 77 158 4
Tom Candiotti 32 30 203.2 11-15 3.00 63 152 6
Bob Ojeda 29 29 166.1 6-9 3.63 81 94 2
Ramón Martínez 29 25 150.2 8-11 4.00 69 101 1
Pedro Astacio 11 11 82.0 5-5 0.98 20 43 4

Relief Pitchers stats

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves

Name G GS IP W/L ERA BB SO SV
Roger McDowell 65 0 83.2 6-10 4.09 42 50 14
Jim Gott 68 0 88.0 3-3 2.45 41 75 6
Steve Wilson 60 0 66.2 2-5 4.19 29 54 0
John Candelaria 50 0 25.1 2-5 2.84 13 23 5
Tim Crews 49 2 78.0 0-3 5.19 20 23 0
Jay Howell 41 0 46.2 1-3 1.54 18 36 4
Kip Gross 16 1 23.2 1-1 4.18 10 14 0
Pedro Martínez 2 1 8.0 0-1 2.25 1 8 0

Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Name Pos G AB Avg. R H HR RBI SB
Mike Scioscia C 117 348 .221 19 77 3 24 3
Eric Karros 1B 149 545 .257 63 140 20 88 2
Lenny Harris 2B 135 347 .271 28 94 0 30 19
José Offerman SS 149 534 .260 67 139 1 30 23
Dave Hansen 3B 132 341 .214 30 73 6 22 0
Eric Davis LF 76 267 .228 21 61 5 32 19
Brett Butler CF 157 553 .309 86 171 3 39 41
Darryl Strawberry RF 43 156 .237 20 37 5 25 3
Mike Sharperson IF 128 317 .300 48 95 3 36 2
Todd Benzinger UT 121 293 .239 24 70 4 31 2
Mitch Webster OF 135 262 .267 33 70 6 35 11
Carlos Hernández C 69 173 .260 11 45 3 17 0
Henry Rodríguez RF 53 146 .219 11 32 3 14 0
Eric Young 2B 49 132 .258 9 34 1 11 6
Juan Samuel 2B 47 122 .262 7 32 0 15 2
Kal Daniels LF 35 104 .231 9 24 2 8 0
Billy Ashley RF 29 95 .221 6 21 2 6 0
Dave Anderson 3B 51 84 .286 10 24 3 8 0
Tom Goodwin LF 57 73 .233 15 17 0 3 7
Mike Piazza C 21 69 .232 5 16 1 7 0
Stan Javier OF 56 58 .190 6 11 1 5 1
Rafael Bournigal SS 10 20 .150 1 3 0 0 0

1992 Awards

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Bill Russell
AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Jerry Royster
High A Bakersfield Dodgers California League Tom Beyers
High A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League Glenn Hoffman
A-Short Season Yakima Bears Northwest League Joe Vavra
Rookie Great Falls Dodgers Pioneer League Jon Debus
Rookie Gulf Coast Dodgers Gulf Coast League John Shoemaker
Rookie DSL Dodgers
DSL Dodgers 2 		Dominican Summer League

Major League Baseball Draft

Main article: 1992 Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers selected 53 players in this draft. Of those, only one of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers lost their first round pick to the Toronto Blue Jays as a result of their signing free agent Tom Candiotti but gained two supplemental first round picks, a second round pick and a third round pick as compensation for departing free agents Eddie Murray and Mike Morgan.

With their first pick, the Dodgers selected catcher Ryan Luzinski from Holy Cross High School. The son of former Major Leaguer Greg Luzinski, he was a promising power hitter when he spurned a letter of intent with the University of Miami to sign with the Dodgers. [3] However, he never quite lived up to his promise. Blocked by Mike Piazza's ascent with the Dodgers, he bounced around the teams farm system until a trade to the Baltimore Orioles in 1997. [4] In eight minor league seasons, he hit .265 with 49 home runs and 296 RBI but could never make the move from AAA to the Majors.

The other first round pick, outfielder Mike Moore from UCLA also failed to advance, he hit .242 in 912 big league games over 14 seasons (six of which were in the independent leagues).

The only player from this draft class to make the Majors was infielder Keith Johnson from the University of the Pacific. He appeared in six games for the 2000 Anaheim Angels and had two hits in four at-bats. He would later become a AAA manager in the Angels system for the Salt Lake Bees.

References

  1. ^ "Eric Davis Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
  2. ^ "Juan Samuel Stats | Baseball-Reference.com".
  3. ^ "BASEBALL; A Baby Bull Stands Out From the Herd". New York Times. May 27, 1992. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  4. ^ Fitzpatrick, Frank (May 9, 1998). "A Long, Trying Test For Ryan Luzinski Drafted Six Years Ago, The Double-a Catcher Still Dreams Of A Chance In The Big Leagues". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  5. ^ 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

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