1987 Los Angeles Dodgers season

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Los Angeles Dodgers

| image = 1987 Mother's Cookies - Dodger Stadium.JPG

| image_size = 250px

| alt =

| caption = Dodger Stadium pictured beneath the Los Angeles skyline in 1987.

| season = 1987

| misc =

| 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

|}}

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

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{1987 NL West standings}}

=Record vs. opponents=

{{1987 NL Record vs. opponents|team=LAD}}

=Opening Day starters=

=Notable transactions=

=Roster=

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1987 Los Angeles Dodgers

colspan="74" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | Roster
valign="top" | Pitchers

{{MLBplayer|49|Tim Belcher}}

{{MLBplayer|52|Tim Crews}}

{{MLBplayer|54|Ron Davis}}

{{MLBplayer|41|Brad Havens}}

{{MLBplayer|55|Orel Hershiser}}

{{MLBplayer|57|Shawn Hillegas}}

{{MLBplayer|51|Brian Holton}}

{{MLBplayer|40|Rick Honeycutt}}

{{MLBplayer|43|Ken Howell}}

{{MLBplayer|59|Bill Krueger}}

{{MLBplayer|23|Tim Leary}}

{{MLBplayer|49|Tom Niedenfuer}}

{{MLBplayer|26|Alejandro Peña}}

{{MLBplayer|41|Jerry Reuss}}

{{MLBplayer|50|Jack Savage}}

{{MLBplayer|34|Fernando Valenzuela}}

{{MLBplayer|35|Bob Welch}}

{{MLBplayer|36|Matt Young}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

{{MLBplayer|48|Orlando Mercado}}

{{MLBplayer|15|Gilberto Reyes}}

{{MLBplayer|14|Mike Scioscia}}

{{MLBplayer|29|Alex Treviño}}

Infielders

{{MLBplayer|10|Dave Anderson}}

{{MLBplayer|25|Mariano Duncan}}

{{MLBplayer|20|Phil Garner}}

{{MLBplayer|33|Jeff Hamilton}}

{{MLBplayer| 9|Mickey Hatcher}}

{{MLBplayer|37|Glenn Hoffman}}

{{MLBplayer|12|Bill Madlock}}

{{MLBplayer| 3|Steve Sax}}

{{MLBplayer|60|Mike Sharperson}}

{{MLBplayer|38|Craig Shipley}}

{{MLBplayer|22|Franklin Stubbs}}

{{MLBplayer|56|Brad Wellman}}

{{MLBplayer| 7|Tracy Woodson}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

{{MLBplayer|46|Ralph Bryant}}

{{MLBplayer|40|Mike Devereaux}}

{{MLBplayer|47|José González}}

{{MLBplayer|28|Pedro Guerrero}}

{{MLBplayer|45|Chris Gwynn}}

{{MLBplayer|12|Danny Heep}}

{{MLBplayer|44|Ken Landreaux}}

{{MLBplayer|27|Tito Landrum}}

{{MLBplayer| 5|Mike Marshall}}

{{MLBplayer|56|Mike Ramsey}}

{{MLBplayer|31|John Shelby}}

{{MLBplayer|21|Reggie Williams}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" |

Manager

{{MLBplayer| 2|Tommy Lasorda}}

Coaches

{{MLBplayer| 8|Joey Amalfitano}}

{{MLBplayer|58|Mark Cresse}}

{{MLBplayer|11|Manny Mota}}

{{MLBplayer|16|Ron Perranoski}}

{{MLBplayer|18|Bill Russell}}

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

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI

align="center"

| C

Mike Scioscia142461122.265638
align="center"

| 1B

Franklin Stubbs12938690.2331652
align="center"

| 2B

Steve Sax157610171.280646
align="center"

| 3B

Mickey Hatcher10128781.282742
align="center"

| SS

Mariano Duncan7626156.215618
align="center"

| LF

Pedro Guerrero152545184.3382789
align="center"

| CF

John Shelby120476132.2772169
align="center"

| RF

Mike Marshall104402118.2941672

==Other batters==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg.

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI

align=center

| Dave Anderson

10826562.234113
align=center

| Ken Landreaux

11518237.203623
align=center

| Alex Treviño

7214432.222316
align=center

| Tracy Woodson

5313631.228111
align=center

| Glenn Hoffman

4013229.220010
align=center

| Phil Garner

7012624.19028
align=center

| Mike Ramsey

4812529.232012
align=center

| Danny Heep

609816.16309
align=center

| Jeff Hamilton

358318.21701
align=center

| Ralph Bryant

466917.246210
align=center

| Tito Landrum

516716.23914
align=center

| Bill Madlock

216111.18037
align=center

| Mike Devereaux

195412.22204
align=center

| Reggie Williams

39364.11104
align=center

| Craig Shipley

26359.25702
align=center

| Mike Sharperson

10339.27301
align=center

| Chris Gwynn

17327.21902
align=center

| José González

19163.18801
align=center

| Len Matuszek

16151.06700
align=center

| Orlando Mercado

753.60001
align=center

| Brad Wellman

341.25001
align=center

| Gilberto Reyes

100----00

=Pitching=

==Starting pitchers==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO

align=center

| Orel Hershiser

37264.216163.06190
align=center

| Bob Welch

35251.21593.22196
align=center

| Fernando Valenzuela

34251.014143.98190
align=center

| Shawn Hillegas

1258.0433.5751
align=center

| Tim Belcher

634.0422.3823

==Other pitchers==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO

align=center

| Rick Honeycutt

27115.22124.5992
align=center

| Tim Leary

39107.23114.7661
align=center

| Alejandro Peña

3787.1273.5076

==Relief pitchers==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO

align=center

| Matt Young

4758114.4742
align=center

| Brian Holton

533223.8958
align=center

| Ken Howell

403414.9160
align=center

| Brad Havens

310014.3323
align=center

| Tim Crews

201132.4820
align=center

| Tom Niedenfuer

151012.7610
align=center

| Ron Davis

40006.751
align=center

| Jack Savage

30002.700
align=center

| Bill Krueger

20000.002
align=center

| Jerry Reuss

10004.502

1987 awards

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System

|level15 = AAA

|team15 = Albuquerque Dukes

|league15 = Pacific Coast League

|manager15 = Terry Collins

|level16 = AA

|team16 = San Antonio Dodgers

|league16 = Texas League

|manager16 = Gary LaRocque

|level17 = High A

|team17 = Bakersfield Dodgers

|league17 = California League

|manager17 = Kevin Kennedy

|level18 = High A

|team18 = Vero Beach Dodgers

|league18 = Florida State League

|manager18 = John Shoemaker

|level19 = Rookie

|team19 = Great Falls Dodgers

|league19 = Pioneer League

|manager19 = Tim Johnson

|level20 = Rookie

|team20 = Gulf Coast Dodgers

|league20 = Gulf Coast League

|manager20 = Joe Alvarez

}}

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball Draft

{{Main|1987 Major League Baseball draft}}

The draft was altered this year and the January drafts and the secondary phase of the June draft were eliminated, leaving just the one June draft, which was expanded to more rounds to allow the Junior College players to be included. The Dodgers drafted 51 players in this draft, the largest collection of players they had ever drafted in one draft. Of those, ten of them would eventually play Major League baseball.

The top pick in this years draft was right-handed pitcher Dan Opperman from Valley High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, Opperman injured his arm pitching in the state high school playoffs his Senior season and would not be able to pitch professionally until 1989.{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1999/dec/28/columnist-dean-juipe-opperman-regains-his-footing/|title=Opperman regains his footing|work=Las Vegas Sun|first=Dean|last=Juipe|date=December 28, 1999|access-date=November 6, 2014}} He would eventually play in parts of four seasons with the Dodgers farm teams in Vero Beach, San Antonio and the last two with the AAA Albuquerque Dukes. In 63 games (all but one as a starter) he had a record of 19-22 and an ERA of 3.95.

None of the players from this years draft would leave much of an impression on the Majors. Pitchers Dennis Springer and Mike James had the longest careers, but were just average players at best.

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1987 Draft Picks
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1987&draft_type=junreg& 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft]

{| class="wikitable"

!Round

!Name

!Position

!School

!Signed

!Career span

!Highest level

1

|Dan Opperman

|RHP

|Valley High School

|Yes

|1989–1992

|AAA

2

|Donald Carroll

|OF

|Granite Hills High School

|Yes

|1988–1999

|A+

3

|Chris Nichting

|RHP

|Northwestern University

|Yes

|1988–2002

|MLB

4

|Thomas Demerit

|OF

|Dartmouth College

|Yes

|1987–1988

| A

5

|Luis Martinez

|SS

|Old Dominion University

|Yes

|1987–1993

|AAA

6

|Darrin Fletcher

|C

|University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

|Yes

|1987–2002

|MLB

7

|Tony Barron

|3B

|Willamette University

|Yes

|1987–2002

|MLB

8

|Howie Freiling

|1B

|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

|Yes

| 1987–1990

| AAA

9

|Lem Luckham

|RHP

|Los Amigos High School

|Yes

|1987–1992

| AA

10

|Douglas Noch

|RHP

|Central Michigan University

|Yes

| 1987–1989

| A

11

|Lawrence Gonzalez

|RHP

|Don Antonio Lugo High School

|Yes

|1987–1989

|A-

12

|Barry Blackwell

|C

|Florida State University

|No
Indians-1988

|1988–1990

| AA

13

|Sherman Collins

|RHP

|University of Oklahoma

|Yes

|1987

| A

14

|D. J. Floyd

|C

| Chino High School

|Yes

|1987–1990

| A

15

|Alan Lewis

|SS

|Davidson College

|Yes

| 1987–1993

| AA

16

|John Wanish

|RHP

|Florida State University

|Yes

|1987–1991

|A+

17

|Bruce Dostal

|OF

|William Paterson University

|Yes

|1987–1995

|AAA

18

|Steve Green

|OF

| Georgia Institute of Technology

|Yes

| 1987–1993

| A+

19

|Rafael Bournigal

|IF

|Florida State University

|Yes

|1987–2000

|MLB

20

|Jose Munoz

|SS

|Florida College

|Yes

| 1987–2001

| MLB

21

|Dennis Springer

|RHP

|California State University, Fresno

|Yes

| 1987–2002

| MLB

22

|Mike Parks

|RHP

|University of Miami

|No

|

|

23

|Daniel Kreuder

|RHP

|Pace University

|Yes

|1987

| Rookie

24

|Randal Wadsworth

|C

| California University of Pennsylvania

|Yes

|1987

|Rookie

25

|Frank Mustari

|3B

| Illinois State University

|Yes

| 1987–1988

| A

26

|Brian Emmert

|1B

| Pace University

|Yes

| 1987

|Rookie

27

|Dan Piscetta

|RHP

| College of Wooster

|No

|

|

28

|David Martin

|RHP

| Phillips University

|Yes

| 1987

|Rookie

29

|Zak Shinall

|RHP

| El Camino College

|Yes

| 1987–1995

|MLB

30

|Todd Melisauskas

|C

| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

|Yes

| 1987–1988

| A

31

|Eric Johnson

|OF

| California State University, Sacramento

|Yes

| 1987

| Rookie

32

|William Argo

|OF

| Iowa State University

|Yes

| 1987–1989

|A

33

|Chris Harding

|OF

| Clover High School

|No

|

|

34

|Jim Poole

|LHP

| Georgia Institute of Technology

|No
Dodgers-1988

| 1988–2000

|MLB

35

|Brian Currie

|LHP

| University of South Carolina

|Yes

| 1987–1990

|A-

36

|Garrett Carter

|3B

| University of South Carolina

|No
Braves-1988

| 1988

|Rookie

37

|Jeff Herman

|OF

| De Anza College

|No

|

|

38

|Larry Rezny

|LHP

| Grand Haven High School

|No

|

|

39

|Brett Magnusson

|OF

| Santa Rosa Junior College

|Yes

| 1988–1994

|AAA

40

|Jerry Lutterman

|RHP

| Lafayette High School

|No

|

|

41

|James Robinson

|RHP

| Sullivan High School

|No
White Sox-1989

| 1989

|Rookie

42

|Joseph Fernandez

|OF

| Galileo High School

|Yes

| 1987

|Rookie

43

|Mike James

|RHP

| Lurleen B. Wallace Community College

|Yes

| 1988–2002

|MLB

44

|Christopher Gettler

|RHP

| Jacksonville University

|Yes

| 1987–1988

|A

45

|Doug Simons

|LHP

| Pepperdine University

|No
Twins-1988

| 1988–1996

|MLB

46

|Sam Bland

|C

| Kishwaukee College

|Yes

| 1987

|Rookie

47

|Albert Bustillos

|RHP

| Gavilan College

|Yes

| 1988–1996

|AAA

48

|Ken Woods

|SS

| Palisades High School

|No

|

|

49

|Troy Arrington

|RHP

| Jordan High School

|No

|

|

50

|Vince Muldrew

|OF

| Centennial High School

|No

|

|

51

|Andrew Perkens

|C

| Blair High School

|No

|

|

|}

References