# 2001 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 2001 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 112th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 44th season in Los Angeles, California. It was the first season with Jim Tracy as manager, after serving as the bench coach the previous two seasons.
On July 28, the Dodgers were 61–44, leading the NL West by 2 games ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks; however, the Dodgers would fade and lose 32 of their last 57 games, finishing third in the National League West, and six games behind the eventual World Series champion Arizona. This was their last season to be broadcast by KTLA (5).
Shawn Green had his best season, hitting a Dodger-record 49 home runs and also setting L.A. records for extra-base hits (84) and total bases (358). Paul Lo Duca became the full-time catcher and led the team with a .320 batting average and Jeff Shaw became the Dodgers all-time leader in saves, with 129.

## Offseason

* February 25, 2001: Acquired Marquis Grissom and Ruddy Lugo from the Milwaukee Brewers for Devon White
* March 13, 2001: Scott Service was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
* March 18, 2001: Acquired Gary Majewski, Andre Simpson and Orlando Rodriguez from the Chicago White Sox for Antonio Osuna and Carlos Ortega
* March 28, 2001: Traded Mike Judd to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for a player to be named later
* March 28, 2001: Ramón Martínez was released by the Dodgers.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 48‍–‍33 | 44‍–‍37 |
| San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | .556 | 2 | 49‍–‍32 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6 | 44‍–‍37 | 42‍–‍39 |
| San Diego Padres | 79 | 83 | .488 | 13 | 35‍–‍46 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Colorado Rockies | 73 | 89 | .451 | 19 | 41‍–‍40 | 32‍–‍49 |

#### Record vs. opponents

2001 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LA | MIL | MTL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | AL |
| Arizona | — | 5–2 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 7–8 |
| Atlanta | 2–5 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 13–6 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–9 |
| Chicago | 3–6 | 2–4 | — | 13–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 8–9 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 9–6 |
| Cincinnati | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–13 | — | 3–6 | 4–2 | 6–11 | 4–2 | 6–10 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 9–8 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 7–10 | 4–11 |
| Colorado | 6–13 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 2–10 |
| Florida | 2–4 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 5–14 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 12–6 |
| Houston | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 11–6 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 12–5 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 9–7 | 9–6 |
| Los Angeles | 9–10 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–2 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 6–9 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 10–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 5–12 | 1–5 | — | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–11 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 7–10 | 5–10 |
| Montreal | 3–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | — | 8–11 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| New York | 3–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 11–8 | — | 11–8 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 10–8 |
| Philadelphia | 4–3 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 8–11 | — | 5–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–11 |
| Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–10 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–9 | 2–7 | 11–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–14 | 8–7 |
| San Diego | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 5–14 | 1–5 | 6–9 |
| San Francisco | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 14–5 | — | 4–2 | 10–5 |
| St. Louis | 4–2 | 3–3 | 8–9 | 10–7 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 7–9 | 3–3 | 10–7 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 14–3 | 5–1 | 2–4 | — | 8–7 |

### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Tom Goodwin | Center fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second baseman |
| Gary Sheffield | Left fielder |
| Shawn Green | Right fielder |
| Eric Karros | First baseman |
| Chris Donnels | Third baseman |
| Chad Kreuter | Catcher |
| Alex Cora | Shortstop |
| Chan Ho Park | Starting pitcher |

### Notable transactions

* April 1, 2001: Doug Linton was released.
* July 13, 2001: Acquired McKay Christensen from the Chicago White Sox for Wade Parrish.
* July 26, 2001: Acquired James Baldwin and cash from the Chicago White Sox for Jeff Barry, Gary Majewski and Onan Masaoka.
* July 31, 2001: Acquired Terry Mulholland from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Adrian Burnside and Mike Fetters.
* July 31, 2001: Acquired Mike Trombley from the Baltimore Orioles for Kris Foster and Gerónimo Gil.

### 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 |
| Chan Ho Park | 36 | 35 | 234.0 | 15-11 | 3.50 | 91 | 218 | 2 |
| Terry Adams | 43 | 22 | 166.1 | 12-8 | 4.33 | 54 | 141 | 0 |
| Éric Gagné | 33 | 24 | 151.2 | 6-7 | 4.75 | 46 | 130 | 0 |
| Luke Prokopec | 29 | 22 | 138.1 | 8-7 | 4.88 | 40 | 91 | 0 |
| Kevin Brown | 20 | 19 | 115.2 | 10-4 | 2.65 | 38 | 104 | 1 |
| Darren Dreifort | 16 | 16 | 94.2 | 4-7 | 5.13 | 47 | 91 | 0 |
| James Baldwin | 12 | 12 | 79.1 | 3-6 | 4.20 | 25 | 53 | 0 |
| Dennis Springer | 4 | 3 | 19.0 | 1-1 | 3.32 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Andy Ashby | 2 | 2 | 11.2 | 2-0 | 3.86 | 1 | 7 | 0 |

## 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 |
| Jeff Shaw | 77 | 0 | 74.2 | 3-5 | 3.62 | 18 | 58 | 43 |
| Matt Herges | 75 | 0 | 99.1 | 9-8 | 3.44 | 46 | 76 | 1 |
| Giovanni Carrara | 47 | 3 | 85.1 | 6-1 | 3.16 | 24 | 70 | 0 |
| Jesse Orosco | 35 | 0 | 16.0 | 0-1 | 3.94 | 7 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Fetters | 34 | 0 | 29.2 | 2-1 | 6.07 | 13 | 26 | 1 |
| Terry Mulholland | 19 | 3 | 29.1 | 1-1 | 5.83 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| Al Reyes | 19 | 0 | 25.2 | 2-1 | 3.86 | 13 | 23 | 1 |
| Gregg Olson | 28 | 0 | 24.2 | 0-1 | 8.03 | 20 | 24 | 0 |
| Jeff Williams | 15 | 1 | 24.1 | 2-1 | 6.29 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Trombley | 19 | 0 | 23.1 | 0-4 | 6.56 | 10 | 27 | 0 |
| José Antonio Núñez | 6 | 0 | 7.1 | 0-1 | 13.50 | 5 | 11 | 0 |

## Batting Stats

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; 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 |
| Paul Lo Duca | C/1B/LF/RF | 125 | 460 | .320 | 71 | 147 | 25 | 90 | 2 |
| Chad Kreuter | C | 73 | 191 | .215 | 21 | 41 | 6 | 17 | 0 |
| Ángel Peña | C | 22 | 54 | .204 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Johnson | C | 3 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Karros | 1B | 121 | 438 | .235 | 42 | 103 | 15 | 63 | 3 |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 2B | 133 | 539 | .271 | 83 | 146 | 13 | 55 | 4 |
| Alex Cora | SS/2B | 134 | 405 | .217 | 38 | 88 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Adrián Beltré | 3B/SS | 126 | 475 | .265 | 59 | 126 | 13 | 60 | 13 |
| Jeff Reboulet | 2B/SS/3B/LF | 94 | 215 | .266 | 35 | 57 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Dave Hansen | 1B/3B | 92 | 140 | .236 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Hiram Bocachica | 2B/3B/LF/RF | 75 | 133 | .233 | 15 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| Chris Donnels | 1B/3B | 66 | 88 | .170 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Jeff Branson | 2B/SS/3B | 13 | 21 | .286 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Hiatt | 1B/3B | 30 | 50 | .240 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Bogar | 1B/3B/SS | 12 | 15 | .333 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Shawn Green | RF/CF/1B | 161 | 619 | .297 | 121 | 184 | 49 | 125 | 20 |
| Marquis Grissom | CF/LF/RF | 135 | 448 | .221 | 56 | 99 | 21 | 60 | 7 |
| Gary Sheffield | LF/RF | 143 | 515 | .311 | 98 | 160 | 36 | 100 | 10 |
| Tom Goodwin | CF/LF | 105 | 286 | .231 | 51 | 66 | 4 | 22 | 22 |
| McKay Christensen | CF/LF | 28 | 49 | .327 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Bruce Aven | LF/RF | 21 | 24 | .333 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |

## 2001 Awards

* 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
** Chan Ho Park reserve
** Jeff Shaw reserve
* NL Player of the Week
** Gary Sheffield (April 9–15)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Las Vegas 51s | Pacific Coast League | Rick Sofield |
| AA | Jacksonville Suns | Southern League | John Shoemaker |
| High A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Bob Mariano |
| A | Wilmington Waves | South Atlantic League | Dino Ebel |
| Rookie | Great Falls Dodgers | Pioneer League | Dave Silvestri |
| Rookie | Gulf Coast Dodgers | Gulf Coast League | Juan Bustabad |
| Rookie | DSL Dodgers | Dominican Summer League | |
Teams in BOLD won League Championships

## Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers selected 49 players in this draft. Of those, only three of them would eventually play Major League baseball. They lost their first round pick this year to the Atlanta Braves as a result of their signing free agent pitcher Andy Ashby. The second round pick was right-handed pitcher Billy Pilkington from Santiago High School in Garden Grove, California. He played four seasons in the minors and had a record of 30-21 and a 3.67 ERA in 19 games (17 starts) before he was released. This years draft class was so bad that only four players in the top 20 picks even reached AAA.
The only player that made the Majors for more than a cameo appearance was Edwin Jackson, selected in the sixth round as an outfielder out of Shaw High School in Columbus, Georgia. He was converted to a pitcher and made it to the Majors in 2003 with the Dodgers and was then traded in 2006. He was a 2009 All-Star with the Detroit Tigers and also pitched a no-hitter in 2010 while a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
2001 Draft Picks :
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
| 2 | Billy Pilkington | RHP | Santiago High School | Yes | 2001–2005 | AA |
| 3 | David Taylor | RHP | South Lake High School | Yes | 2001 | Rookie |
| 4 | Kole Strayhorn | RHP | Shawnee High School | Yes | 2002–2006 | AA |
| 5 | Steve Nelson | RHP | Cole Harbour District High School | Yes | 2001–2005 | A+ |
| 6 | Edwin Jackson | OF | Shaw High School | Yes | 2001–2021 | MLB |
| 7 | David Cuen | LHP | Cibola High School | Yes | 2001–2005 | A |
| 8 | Dave Cardona | OF | Colegio San José High School | Yes | 2001–2010 | A+ |
| 9 | Sean Pierce | OF | San Diego State University | Yes | 2002–2003 | A+ |
| 10 | Thom Ott | RHP | University of Nebraska at Lincoln | Yes | 2001–2003 | A |
| 11 | Luis Gonzalez | LHP | Florida Air Academy High School | Yes | 2001–2011 | NPB |
| 12 | Cedric Benson | OF | Robert E. Lee High School | Yes | 2001–2002 | Rookie |
| 13 | Matt Kauffman | LHP | San Jose State University | Yes | 2001–2002 | Rookie |
| 14 | Ryan Carter | OF | Riverdale High School | Yes | 2001–2006 | A+ |
| 15 | James Stewart | RHP | Sabino High School | Yes | 2001–2003 | A+ |
| 16 | Josh Canales | SS | University of California, Los Angeles | Yes | 2001–2003 | AAA |
| 17 | Michael Johnson | OF | University of Arkansas | Yes | 2001 | Rookie |
| 18 | Vance McCracken | RHP | West Virginia University | Yes | 2001–2003 | A+ |
| 19 | John Urick | 1B | Cowley County Community College | No Yankees-2003 | 2003–2010 | AAA |
| 20 | Billy Malone | 2B | Robert Morris College | Yes | 2001–2007 | Rookie |
| 21 | Jereme Milons | OF | Starkville High School | Yes | 2002–2013 | A+ |
| 22 | Scott Gillitzer | 2B | University of Wisconsin at Madison | Yes | 2001–2004 | A+ |
| 23 | James Dykes | LHP | Parklane Academy High School | No | | |
| 24 | Ryan Lennerton | LHP | Brookswood Secondary School | No | | |
| 25 | Garrett Murdy | RHP | Mission Viejo High School | No Astros-2004 | 2004–2008 | A |
| 26 | Jay Sadlowe | RHP | Farragut High School | No | | |
| 27 | Christopher Hutcheson | LHP | Florala High School | No | | |
| 28 | Kyle Crist | RHP | Granite Bay High School | No Royals-2004 | 2004–2009 | AA |
| 29 | Dennis Bigley | 1B | Dallas Christian High School | No Blue Jays-2005 | 2005–2006 | A- |
| 30 | Thomas Wilson | LHP | Central Cabarrus High School | No Expos-2004 | 2004–2007 | A+ |
| 31 | David Parker | RHP | Sisler High School | No Dodgers-2002 | 2002–2005 | Rookie |
| 32 | Michael Hollimon | SS | Dallas Jesuit College Prep | No Tigers-2005 | 2005–2012 | MLB |
| 33 | Jason Stefai | LHP | Albertson College | Yes | 2001–2004 | A+ |
| 34 | Brian Devereaux | RHP | Hollywood Christian High School | No | | |
| 35 | Christopher Casey | LHP | Huntsville High School | No | | |
| 36 | Brain Cleveland | SS | San Jose City College | No Marlins-2004 | 2004–2006 | AA |
| 37 | Dustin Schroer | OF | | No | | |
| 38 | Ryan Hamilton | SS | Klein High School | No | | |
| 39 | William Johnson | 1B | North Springs High School | No | | |
| 40 | Cameron Feightner | RHP | Beaverton High School | No | | |
| 41 | Jim Gregory | LHP | Crockett High School | No | | |
| 42 | Jordan Kissock | OF | Delphi Academy | No | | |
| 43 | Clint Sammons | C | Parkview High School | No Braves-2004 | 2004–2012 | MLB |
| 44 | Clay Wehner | C | Thomasville High School | No | | |
| 45 | Mike Rodriguez | RHP | Sierra College | Yes | 2002–2006 | A+ |
| 46 | Mike Lynch | C | South Suburban College | Yes | 2002–2006 | Rookie |
| 47 | Devin Monds | RHP | Nepean High School | No | | |
| 48 | Daniel Desclouds | RHP | Connors State College | No | | |
| 49 | Jason Schuler | C | College of Lake County | No | | |
| 50 | Brooks Bollinger | 3B | University of Wisconsin at Madison | No | | |