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1987 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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1987 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
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Dodger Stadium pictured beneath the Los Angeles skyline in 1987. | ||
League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |
City | Los Angeles | |
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 | |
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The 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 98th of the franchise in Major League Baseball and their 30th season in Los Angeles, California. They finished in fourth place in the National League West, with an identical record to the previous season, 73–89.
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
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — | 46–35 | 44–37 |
Cincinnati Reds | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 6 | 42–39 | 42–39 |
Houston Astros | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 14 | 47–34 | 29–52 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 17 | 40–41 | 33–48 |
Atlanta Braves | 69 | 92 | 0.429 | 20½ | 42–39 | 27–53 |
San Diego Padres | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 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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Manager Coaches
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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 battersedit
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in