1987 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 73-89. They scored 635 runs and belted 125 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Pedro Guerrero, who led the team with 27 home runs, 89 RBI, and 184 hits. Steve Sax had a great year on the basepaths with 37 stolen bases.
The team allowed 675 runs and had a team ERA of 3.72. Leading the team in wins was Orel Hershiser, with 16. Bob Welch racked up 196 strkeouts to lead the team. Alejandro Pena and Matt Young were tied for the team lead in saves with 11.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Anderson | SS | 108 | 265 | 32 | 62 | 1 | 13 | 9 | .299 | .313 | .612 | .234 |
| Mariano Duncan | SS | 76 | 261 | 31 | 56 | 6 | 18 | 11 | .267 | .322 | .589 | .215 |
| Phil Garner | 3B | 70 | 126 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 5 | .299 | .270 | .569 | .190 |
| Jeff Hamilton | 3B | 35 | 83 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .253 | .539 | .217 |
| Mickey Hatcher | 3B | 101 | 287 | 27 | 81 | 7 | 42 | 2 | .328 | .429 | .757 | .282 |
| Glenn Hoffman | SS | 40 | 132 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .270 | .258 | .528 | .220 |
| Bill Madlock | 3B | 21 | 61 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .265 | .344 | .609 | .180 |
| Len Matuszek | 1B | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .067 | .192 | .067 |
| Steve Sax | 2B | 157 | 610 | 84 | 171 | 6 | 46 | 37 | .331 | .369 | .700 | .280 |
| Mike Sharperson | 3B | 10 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .351 | .333 | .684 | .273 |
| Craig Shipley | SS | 26 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .257 | .286 | .543 | .257 |
| Franklin Stubbs | 1B | 129 | 386 | 48 | 90 | 16 | 52 | 8 | .290 | .415 | .705 | .233 |
| Brad Wellman | 3B | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Tracy Woodson | 3B | 53 | 136 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .284 | .324 | .608 | .228 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ralph Bryant | OF | 46 | 69 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 2 | .346 | .391 | .737 | .246 |
| Mike Devereaux | OF | 19 | 54 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .263 | .278 | .541 | .222 |
| Jose Gonzalez | OF | 19 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .222 | .313 | .535 | .188 |
| Pedro Guerrero | OF | 152 | 545 | 89 | 184 | 27 | 89 | 9 | .416 | .539 | .955 | .338 |
| Chris Gwynn | OF | 17 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .242 | .250 | .492 | .219 |
| Danny Heep | OF | 60 | 98 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .226 | .204 | .430 | .163 |
| Ken Landreaux | OF | 115 | 182 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 23 | 5 | .269 | .324 | .593 | .203 |
| Tito Landrum | OF | 51 | 67 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .282 | .328 | .610 | .239 |
| Mike Marshall | OF | 104 | 402 | 45 | 118 | 16 | 72 | 0 | .327 | .460 | .787 | .294 |
| Mike Ramsey | OF | 48 | 125 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 2 | .287 | .296 | .583 | .232 |
| John Shelby | OF | 120 | 476 | 61 | 132 | 21 | 69 | 16 | .317 | .464 | .781 | .277 |
| Reggie Williams | OF | 39 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .214 | .111 | .325 | .111 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Orlando Mercado | C | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .800 | 1.467 | .600 |
| Gil Reyes | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mike Scioscia | C | 142 | 461 | 44 | 122 | 6 | 38 | 7 | .343 | .364 | .707 | .265 |
| Alex Trevino | C | 72 | 144 | 16 | 32 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .271 | .347 | .618 | .222 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5517 | 635 | 1389 | 125 | 594 | 128 | .305 | .371 | .676 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tim Belcher | 6 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 2.38 | 1.088 | |||
| Tim Crews | 20 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 2.48 | 1.310 | |||
| Ron Davis | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.75 | 3.250 | |||
| Brad Havens | 31 | 1 | 35.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 4.33 | 1.501 | |||
| Orel Hershiser | 37 | 35 | 264.7 | 16 | 16 | .500 | 1 | 190 | 74 | 3.06 | 1.213 | |||
| Shawn Hillegas | 12 | 10 | 58 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 51 | 31 | 3.57 | 1.431 | |||
| Brian Holton | 53 | 1 | 83.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 58 | 32 | 3.89 | 1.429 | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 27 | 20 | 115.7 | 2 | 12 | .143 | 0 | 92 | 45 | 4.59 | 1.538 | |||
| Ken Howell | 40 | 2 | 55 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 60 | 29 | 4.91 | 1.509 | |||
| Bill Krueger | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .00 | 1.739 | |||
| Tim Leary | 39 | 12 | 107.7 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 1 | 61 | 36 | 4.76 | 1.458 | |||
| Tom Niedenfuer | 15 | 0 | 16.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2.76 | 1.350 | |||
| Alejandro Pena | 37 | 7 | 87.3 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 11 | 76 | 37 | 3.50 | 1.363 | |||
| Jerry Reuss | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |||
| Jack Savage | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 1.212 | |||
| Fernando Valenzuela | 34 | 34 | 251 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 190 | 124 | 3.98 | 1.506 | |||
| Bob Welch | 35 | 35 | 251.7 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0 | 196 | 86 | 3.22 | 1.152 | |||
| Matt Young | 47 | 0 | 54.3 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 11 | 42 | 17 | 4.47 | 1.455 | |||
| Team Totals | 443 | 162 | 1454.9 | 73 | 89 | .451 | 32 | 1097 | 565 | 3.72 | 1.361 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Steve Sax | 157 |
| At Bats | Steve Sax | 610 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Steve Sax | 663 |
| Batting Average | Pedro Guerrero | .338 |
| On-Base % | Pedro Guerrero | .416 |
| Slugging % | Pedro Guerrero | .539 |
| OPS | Pedro Guerrero | .955 |
| Runs | Pedro Guerrero | 89 |
| Hits | Pedro Guerrero | 184 |
| Total Bases | Pedro Guerrero | 294 |
| Doubles | Mike Scioscia and John Shelby | 26 |
| Triples | Steve Sax | 7 |
| Home Runs | Pedro Guerrero | 27 |
| RBI | Pedro Guerrero | 89 |
| Walks | Pedro Guerrero | 74 |
| Strikeouts | John Shelby | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | Steve Sax | 37 |
| Caught Stealing | Steve Sax | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Orel Hershiser | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | John Shelby | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Pedro Guerrero | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Orel Hershiser | 16 |
| Losses | Orel Hershiser | 16 |
| Saves | Alejandro Pena and Matt Young | 11 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Welch | .625 |
| ERA | Orel Hershiser | 3.06 |
| WHIP | Bob Welch | 1.152 |
| Innings Pitched | Orel Hershiser | 264.7 |
| Games | Brian Holton | 53 |
| Games Started | Orel Hershiser and Bob Welch | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Welch | 196 |
| Complete Games | Fernando Valenzuela | 12 |
| Shutouts | Bob Welch | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Fernando Valenzuela | 1116 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Fernando Valenzuela | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Fernando Valenzuela | 254 |
| Walks Allowed | Fernando Valenzuela | 124 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fernando Valenzuela | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Fernando Valenzuela | 49 |
| Triples Allowed | Orel Hershiser | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Fernando Valenzuela | 14 |
| Hit Batsmen | Orel Hershiser | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Orel Hershiser | 30 |



