# 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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, when major league rosters were depleted by World War II, 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

* November 27, 1991: Acquired Eric Davis and Kip Gross from the Cincinnati Reds for Tim Belcher and John Wetteland.
* December 11, 1991: Acquired Rudy Seánez from the Cleveland Indians for Dennis Cook and Mike Christopher
* December 11, 1991: Acquired Todd Benzinger from the Kansas City Royals for Chris Gwynn and Domingo Mota

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 72 | .556 | 8 | 53‍–‍28 | 37‍–‍44 |
| San Diego Padres | 82 | 80 | .506 | 16 | 45‍–‍36 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 | 47‍–‍34 | 34‍–‍47 |
| San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | .444 | 26 | 42‍–‍39 | 30‍–‍51 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 63 | 99 | .389 | 35 | 37‍–‍44 | 26‍–‍55 |

### Record vs. opponents

1992 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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

* June 27, 1992: Acquired Mike Sodders from the Chicago Cubs for Kal Daniels
* July 2, 1992: Acquired Steve Searcy and Julio Peguero from the Philadelphia Phillies for Stan Javier
* July 30, 1992: Juan Samuel was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

### Roster
## 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

* 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
** Mike Sharperson reserve
* Rookie of the Year Award
** Eric Karros
* Baseball Digest Rookie All-Stars
** Eric Karros
* TSN Rookie of the Year Award
** Eric Karros
* NL Player of the Month
** Brett Butler (July 1992)
* NL Player of the Week
** Tom Candiotti (Apr. 13–19)
** Brett Butler (July 20–26)
** Eric Karros (July 27 – Aug. 2)
** Kevin Gross (Aug. 17–23)

## 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

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. 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. 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.
1992 Draft Picks :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 1s | Ryan Luzinski | C | Holy Cross High School | Yes | 1992–1999 | AAA |
| 1s | Mike Moore | OF | University of California, Los Angeles | Yes | 1992–2006 | AAA |
| 2 | Dwaine Bostic | SS | Morse High School | Yes | 1992–1998 | Rookie |
| 2 | Dan Melendez | 1B | Pepperdine University | Yes | 1992–2000 | AAA |
| 3 | Dwight Maness | OF | William Penn High School | Yes | 1992–2007 | AAA |
| 3 | Dave Spykstra | RHP | Cherry Creek High School | Yes | 1992–2004 | A+ |
| 4 | Keith Johnson | SS | University of the Pacific | Yes | 1992–2003 | MLB |
| 5 | Chris Abbe | C | University of Texas at Austin | Yes | 1992–1994 | AA |
| 6 | John Graves | RHP | California State University, Long Beach | Yes | 1992–1995 | A- |
| 7 | Brian Richardson | 3B | St. Bernard High School | Yes | 1992–2001 | AAA |
| 8 | Daniel Markham | LHP | Diablo Valley College | Yes | 1992–1993 | Rookie |
| 9 | Ryan Henderson | RHP | University of Southern California | Yes | 1992–2013 | AAA |
| 10 | Dave Post | 3B | Kingston High School | Yes | 1992–2003 | AAA |
| 11 | Brenton Colson | LHP | Georgia Institute of Technology | Yes | 1992–1993 | A+ |
| 12 | Juan Hernaiz | OF | Colegio Maria Auxiliador | Yes | 1992–1999 | AA |
| 13 | Jason Butcher | RHP | Albertson College | Yes | 1992–1996 | A+ |
| 14 | Reginald Johnson | 3B | Georgia Institute of Technology | Yes | 1992–1993 | A+ |
| 15 | Brandon White | RHP | Eastern Michigan University | Yes | 1992–1993 | A+ |
| 16 | Jim Martin | OF | Oklahoma State University | Yes | 1992–1999 | AAA |
| 17 | Keith Troutman | RHP | Spartanburg Methodist College | Yes | 1992–2000 | AAA |
| 18 | Ervan Wingate | SS | Redlands High School | Yes | 1992–2000 | AA |
| 19 | Dave Pyc | LHP | College of Charleston | Yes | 1992–1999 | AAA |
| 20 | Widd Workman | RHP | Gilbert High School | No Padres-1996 | 1996–1999 | AA |
| 21 | Paul Wittig | C | Bremerton High School | Yes | 1992–1995 | A+ |
| 22 | Tyrone Lewis | SS | Waco High School | Yes | 1992–1996 | A+ |
| 23 | Del Schleuss | LHP | Musselman High School | No Reds-1995 | 1995 | Rookie |
| 24 | Ryan Duffy | LHP | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | No Pirates-1994 | 1994–1997 | A+ |
| 25 | Matthew Powell | RHP | Miami Southside Senior High School | No | | |
| 26 | Kevin Pitts | OF | Kishwaukee College | Yes | 1993–2004 | A+ |
| 27 | Danny Sarmiento | LHP | Tempe High School | Yes | 1992–1998 | A |
| 28 | Jeff Velez | RHP | Greenwich High School | No Cubs-1996 | 1996 | A- |
| 29 | Sean Watkins | 1B | Peoria Notre Dame High School | No Padres-1995 | 1995–1998 | A+ |
| 30 | Kyle Evans | 1B | Katella High School | No Rangers-1995 | 1995 | A- |
| 31 | Ken Cook | RHP | Spartanburg Methodist College | Yes | 1992–1994 | A+ |
| 32 | James Breuer | OF | Century High School | Yes | 1993–1995 | A+ |
| 33 | Ken Sikes | 1B | Middle Georgia College | Yes | 1993–1996 | A+ |
| 34 | Ryan Topham | OF | Portage Central High School | No White Sox-1995 | 1995–1997 | AA |
| 35 | Joe Vogelsang | RHP | Eastern Kentucky University | Yes | 1992–1996 | A+ |
| 36 | John Collins | RHP | Thompson High School | No | | |
| 37 | Mike Serbalik | 2B | Siena College | Yes | 1992 | A- |
| 38 | Sheldon Anderson | OF | Washington High School | No | | |
| 39 | Cliff Anderson | SS | Chapman University | Yes | 1992–1998 | AAA |
| 40 | Twaino Moss | OF | Middle Georgia College | No | | |
| 41 | Greg Ziesemer | RHP | Larkin High School | No | | |
| 42 | Ken Chapman | 1B | Florida Southern College | Yes | 1992 | A- |
| 43 | David Hayman | OF | Hillcrest Christian School | No | 1996 | Rookie |
| 44 | Chris Apodaca | RHP | Lynwood High School | No | | |
| 45 | Brian Clark | C | Napa Valley College | Yes | 1993 | Rookie |
| 46 | Dimas Padilla | LHP | | No | | |
| 47 | Jeff Poor | C | El Segundo High School | No Giants-1994 | 1994–1998 | AA |
| 48 | Stephen Munroe | OF | Crescent High School | No | | |
| 49 | Nathan Dunn | SS | East Tennessee State University | Yes | 1992–1993 | A+ |
| 50 | Tyler Boulo | 3B | St. Paul's Episcopal School | No Padres-1996 | 1996 | Rookie |