1992 Los Angeles Dodgers season

March 2026 November 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers 1992 National League West Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 63–99 (.389) 6th Peter O'Malley Fred Claire Tommy Lasorda KTTV (11)Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don DrysdaleSportsChannel Los AngelesRoss Porter, Don Drysdale KABCVin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale KWKW Jaime Jarrín, René CárdenasKYPARichard Choi 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 https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daviser01.shtml Eric Davis Stats Baseball-Reference.com 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 Los Angeles Dodgers Record vs. opponents LAD Opening Day lineup +Opening Day startersName Position Brett Butler Center fielderLenny HarrisThird basemanKal Daniels First basemanDarryl Strawberry Right fielderEric Davis Left fielderJuan Samuel Second basemanMike SciosciaCatcherJosé Offerman ShortstopRamón 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. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/samueju01.shtml Juan Samuel Stats Baseball-Reference.com Roster 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers 56 Pedro Astacio 54 John Candelaria 49 Tom Candiotti 52 Tim Crews 35 Jim Gott 46 Kevin Gross 57 Kip Gross 55 Orel Hershiser 50 Jay Howell 45 Pedro Martínez 48 Ramón Martínez 31 Roger McDowell 17 Bob Ojeda 38 Steve Wilson Catchers 41 Carlos Hernández 25 Mike Piazza 14 Mike Scioscia Infielders 12 Dave Anderson 28 Rafael Bournigal 15 Dave Hansen 29 Lenny Harris 23 Eric Karros 30 José Offerman 10 Juan Samuel 27 Mike Sharperson 21 Eric Young Outfielders  7 Billy Ashley 36 Todd Benzinger 22 Brett Butler 28 Kal Daniels 33 Eric Davis 47 Tom Goodwin 26 Henry Rodríguez  5 Stan Javier 44 Darryl Strawberry 20 Mitch Webster Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches  8 Joey Amalfitano (third base) 58 Mark Cresse (bullpen) 13 Joe Ferguson (first base) 35 Ben Hines (hitting) 11 Manny Mota 16 Ron Perranoski (pitching) 68 Ron Roenicke (bench) 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 1Kevin Gross 34 30 204.2 8-13 3.17 77 158 4Tom Candiotti 32 30 203.2 11-15 3.00 63 152 6Bob Ojeda 29 29 166.1 6-9 3.63 81 94 2Ramón Martínez 29 25 150.2 8-11 4.00 69 101 1Pedro 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 14Jim Gott 68 0 88.0 3-3 2.45 41 75 6Steve Wilson 60 0 66.2 2-5 4.19 29 54 0John Candelaria 50 0 25.1 2-5 2.84 13 23 5Tim Crews 49 2 78.0 0-3 5.19 20 23 0Jay Howell 41 0 46.2 1-3 1.54 18 36 4Kip Gross 16 1 23.2 1-1 4.18 10 14 0Pedro 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 3Eric Karros 1B 149 545 .257 63 140 20 88 2Lenny Harris 2B 135 347 .271 28 94 0 30 19José Offerman SS 149 534 .260 67 139 1 30 23Dave Hansen 3B 132 341 .214 30 73 6 22 0Eric Davis LF 76 267 .228 21 61 5 32 19Brett Butler CF 157 553 .309 86 171 3 39 41Darryl Strawberry RF 43 156 .237 20 37 5 25 3Mike Sharperson IF 128 317 .300 48 95 3 36 2Todd Benzinger UT 121 293 .239 24 70 4 31 2Mitch Webster OF 135 262 .267 33 70 6 35 11Carlos Hernández C 69 173 .260 11 45 3 17 0Henry Rodríguez RF 53 146 .219 11 32 3 14 0Eric Young 2B 49 132 .258 9 34 1 11 6Juan Samuel 2B 47 122 .262 7 32 0 15 2Kal Daniels LF 35 104 .231 9 24 2 8 0Billy Ashley RF 29 95 .221 6 21 2 6 0Dave Anderson 3B 51 84 .286 10 24 3 8 0Tom Goodwin LF 57 73 .233 15 17 0 3 7Mike Piazza C 21 69 .232 5 16 1 7 0Stan Javier OF 56 58 .190 6 11 1 5 1Rafael 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 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 DodgersDSL Dodgers 2 Dominican Summer League Major League Baseball draft 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.https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/27/sports/baseball-a-baby-bull-stands-out-from-the-herd.html BASEBALL; A Baby Bull Stands Out From the Herd May 27, 1992 New York Times November 12, 2014 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.http://articles.philly.com/1998-05-09/sports/25741468_1_ryan-luzinski-major-leagues-bats https://web.archive.org/web/20141218100702/http://articles.philly.com/1998-05-09/sports/25741468_1_ryan-luzinski-major-leagues-bats dead December 18, 2014 A Long, Trying Test For Ryan Luzinski Drafted Six Years Ago, The Double-a Catcher Still Dreams Of A Chance In The Big Leagues. Frank Fitzpatrick May 9, 1998 Philadelphia Inquirer November 12, 2014 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 picksRoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1sRyan LuzinskiCHoly Cross High SchoolYes1992–1999AAA1sMike MooreOFUniversity of California, Los AngelesYes1992–2006AAA2Dwaine BosticSSMorse High SchoolYes1992–1998Rookie2Dan Melendez1BPepperdine UniversityYes1992–2000AAA3Dwight ManessOFWilliam Penn High SchoolYes1992–2007AAA3Dave SpykstraRHPCherry Creek High SchoolYes1992–2004A+4Keith JohnsonSSUniversity of the PacificYes1992–2003 MLB5Chris AbbeCUniversity of Texas at AustinYes1992–1994AA6John GravesRHPCalifornia State University, Long BeachYes1992–1995A-7Brian Richardson3BSt. Bernard High SchoolYes1992–2001AAA8Daniel MarkhamLHPDiablo Valley CollegeYes1992–1993 Rookie9Ryan HendersonRHPUniversity of Southern CaliforniaYes1992–2013AAA10Dave Post 3BKingston High SchoolYes1992–2003 AAA11Brenton ColsonLHPGeorgia Institute of TechnologyYes 1992–1993 A+12Juan HernaizOFColegio Maria AuxiliadorYes1992–1999AA13Jason ButcherRHPAlbertson CollegeYes1992–1996 A+14Reginald Johnson3B Georgia Institute of TechnologyYes1992–1993 A+15Brandon WhiteRHPEastern Michigan UniversityYes1992–1993 A+16Jim MartinOFOklahoma State UniversityYes1992–1999AAA17Keith TroutmanRHPSpartanburg Methodist CollegeYes1992–2000AAA18Ervan WingateSS Redlands High SchoolYes 1992–2000 AA19Dave PycLHPCollege of CharlestonYes1992–1999AAA20Widd WorkmanRHPGilbert High SchoolNoPadres-19961996–1999 AA21Paul WittigCBremerton High SchoolYes 1992–1995 A+22Tyrone LewisSSWaco High SchoolYes1992–1996 A+23Del SchleussLHPMusselman High SchoolNoReds-19951995 Rookie24Ryan DuffyLHP Northeastern Oklahoma A&M CollegeNoPirates-19941994–1997A+25Matthew PowellRHP Miami Southside Senior High SchoolNo 26Kevin PittsOF Kishwaukee CollegeYes1993–2004A+27Danny SarmientoLHP Tempe High SchoolYes 1992–1998A28Jeff VelezRHP Greenwich High SchoolNoCubs-19961996A-29Sean Watkins1B Peoria Notre Dame High SchoolNoPadres-19951995–1998A+30Kyle Evans1B Katella High SchoolNoRangers-1995 1995 A-31Ken CookRHP Spartanburg Methodist CollegeYes1992–1994 A+32James BreuerOF Century High SchoolYes 1993–1995 A+33Ken Sikes1B Middle Georgia CollegeYes 1993–1996 A+34Ryan TophamOF Portage Central High SchoolNoWhite Sox-19951995–1997AA35Joe VogelsangRHP Eastern Kentucky UniversityYes 1992–1996 A+36John CollinsRHP Thompson High SchoolNo 37Mike Serbalik2B Siena CollegeYes 1992A-38Sheldon AndersonOF Washington High SchoolNo 39Cliff AndersonSS Chapman UniversityYes 1992–1998 AAA40Twaino MossOF Middle Georgia CollegeNo 41Greg ZiesemerRHP Larkin High SchoolNo 42Ken Chapman1B Florida Southern CollegeYes 1992A-43David HaymanOF Hillcrest Christian SchoolNo 1996 Rookie44Chris ApodacaRHP Lynwood High SchoolNo 45Brian ClarkC Napa Valley CollegeYes 1993 Rookie46Dimas PadillaLHP No 47Jeff PoorC El Segundo High SchoolNoGiants-1994 1994–1998 AA48Stephen MunroeOF Crescent High SchoolNo 49Nathan DunnSS East Tennessee State UniversityYes 1992–1993 A+50Tyler Boulo3B St. Paul's Episcopal SchoolNoPadres-1996 1996 Rookie 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft References External links 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page Category:Los Angeles Dodgers seasons Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers