1987 Los Angeles Dodgers

73-89 • .451 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers went 73-89 (.451) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 635 runs, allowed 675, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Pedro Guerrero (27 HR, 89 RBI) and Orel Hershiser (16-16, 3.06 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

73 Wins
89 Losses
.451 Win %
4th Rank
635 R 675 RA
Diff -40

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635 Runs Scored
675 Runs Allowed
-40 Run Diff
2,800K Attendance

📈 vs. 1987 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 3% below the 1987 league average (.260)
OBP .309 6% below the 1987 league average (.328)
SLG .370 8% below the 1987 league average (.403)
Team ERA 3.72 9% better than the 1987 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 635 13% below the 1987 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,800,409
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Avg per Game 34,572

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1987

Batting Avg

1 Pedro Guerrero 0.338 2 Mike Marshall 0.294 3 Mickey Hatcher 0.282 4 Steve Sax 0.280 5 John Shelby 0.277

Home Runs

1 Pedro Guerrero 27 2 John Shelby 21 3 Mike Marshall 16 4 Franklin Stubbs 16 5 Mickey Hatcher 7

RBI

1 Pedro Guerrero 89 2 Mike Marshall 72 3 John Shelby 69 4 Franklin Stubbs 52 5 Steve Sax 46
1987 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Steve Sax 157 610 84 171 22 7 6 46 44 61 37 0.280
Pedro Guerrero 152 545 89 184 25 2 27 89 74 85 9 0.338
John Shelby 120 476 61 132 26 0 21 69 31 97 16 0.277
Mike Scioscia 142 461 44 122 26 1 6 38 55 23 7 0.265
Mike Marshall 104 402 45 118 19 0 16 72 18 79 0 0.294
Franklin Stubbs 129 386 48 90 16 3 16 52 31 85 8 0.233
Mickey Hatcher 101 287 27 81 19 1 7 42 20 19 2 0.282
Dave Anderson 108 265 32 62 12 3 1 13 24 43 9 0.234
Mariano Duncan 76 261 31 56 8 1 6 18 17 62 11 0.215
Ken Landreaux 115 182 17 37 4 0 6 23 16 28 5 0.203
Alex Trevino 72 144 16 32 7 1 3 16 6 28 1 0.222
Tracy Woodson 53 136 14 31 8 1 1 11 9 21 1 0.228
Glenn Hoffman 40 132 10 29 5 0 0 10 7 23 0 0.220
Phil Garner 70 126 14 24 4 0 2 8 20 24 5 0.190
Mike Ramsey 48 125 18 29 4 2 0 12 10 32 2 0.232
Danny Heep 60 98 7 16 4 0 0 9 8 10 1 0.163
Fernando Valenzuela 38 92 4 13 1 0 1 8 0 11 0 0.141
Orel Hershiser 40 90 10 19 5 0 0 7 2 17 2 0.211
Jeff Hamilton 35 83 5 18 3 0 0 1 7 22 0 0.217
Bob Welch 38 83 5 13 0 0 0 5 7 24 0 0.157
Ralph Bryant 46 69 7 17 2 1 2 10 10 24 2 0.246
Tito Landrum 51 67 8 16 3 0 1 4 3 16 1 0.239
Bill Madlock 21 61 5 11 1 0 3 7 6 5 0 0.180
Mike Devereaux 19 54 7 12 3 0 0 4 3 10 3 0.222
Reggie Williams 39 36 6 4 0 0 0 4 5 9 1 0.111
Craig Shipley 26 35 3 9 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.257
Mike Sharperson 10 33 7 9 2 0 0 1 4 5 0 0.273
Chris Gwynn 17 32 2 7 1 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.219
Rick Honeycutt 27 30 3 7 1 0 0 2 2 8 0 0.233
Tim Leary 39 23 1 7 1 0 0 5 0 5 0 0.304
Jose Gonzalez 19 16 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 5 0.188
Len Matuszek 16 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.067
Shawn Hillegas 12 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0.000
Alejandro Peña 37 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.077
Tim Belcher 6 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.200
Brian Holton 53 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Orlando Mercado 7 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.600
Ken Howell 40 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Brad Wellman 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Matt Young 47 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Tim Crews 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Brad Havens 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ron Davis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Krueger 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Niedenfuer 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Reuss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gil Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Savage 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1987

ERA

1 Tim Belcher 2.38 2 Orel Hershiser 3.06 3 Bob Welch 3.22 4 Alejandro Peña 3.50 5 Shawn Hillegas 3.57

Wins

1 Orel Hershiser 16 2 Bob Welch 15 3 Fernando Valenzuela 14 4 Matt Young 5 5 Tim Belcher 4

Strikeouts

1 Bob Welch 196 2 Orel Hershiser 190 3 Fernando Valenzuela 190 4 Rick Honeycutt 92 5 Alejandro Peña 76
1987 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Orel Hershiser 16 16 3.06 37 35 1 264.2 247 90 74 190
Bob Welch 15 9 3.22 35 35 0 251.2 204 90 86 196
Fernando Valenzuela 14 14 3.98 34 34 0 251.0 254 111 124 190
Rick Honeycutt 2 12 4.59 27 20 0 115.2 133 59 45 92
Tim Leary 3 11 4.76 39 12 1 107.2 121 57 36 61
Alejandro Peña 2 7 3.50 37 7 11 87.1 82 34 37 76
Brian Holton 3 2 3.89 53 1 2 83.1 87 36 32 58
Shawn Hillegas 4 3 3.57 12 10 0 58.0 52 23 31 51
Ken Howell 3 4 4.91 40 2 1 55.0 54 30 29 60
Matt Young 5 8 4.47 47 0 11 54.1 62 27 17 42
Brad Havens 0 0 4.33 31 1 1 35.1 30 17 23 23
Tim Belcher 4 2 2.38 6 5 0 34.0 30 9 7 23
Tim Crews 1 1 2.48 20 0 3 29.0 30 8 8 20
Tom Niedenfuer 1 0 2.76 15 0 1 16.1 13 5 9 10
Ron Davis 0 0 6.75 4 0 0 4.0 7 3 6 1
Jack Savage 0 0 2.70 3 0 0 3.1 4 1 0 0
Bill Krueger 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.1 3 0 1 2
Jerry Reuss 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 0 2

👥 Roster (48)

Dave Anderson Tim Belcher Ralph Bryant Tim Crews Ron Davis Mike Devereaux Mariano Duncan Phil Garner Jose Gonzalez Pedro Guerrero Chris Gwynn Jeff Hamilton +36 more

48 players

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The 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

The record for the 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers reads 73 wins and 89 losses, good for 4th in the NL West. With 635 runs scored and 675 given up, the 1987 differential was -40. The team batting average of .251 was 3% below the 1987 league mark of .260. The staff ERA of 3.72 was 9% better than the league average of 4.08. The 635 runs scored compare with a league average of 731 per club, 13% fewer.

Dodger Stadium was home in 1987, drawing a total attendance of 2,800,409. For power, Pedro Guerrero led the way with 27 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Orel Hershiser (16). The strikeout leader was Bob Welch with 196. Alejandro Peña saved 11 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 73-89 (.451 win pct).
Who led the 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Pedro Guerrero led the 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers with 27 home runs.
What was the 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.72.
Did the 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Pedro Guerrero (27 HR, 89 RBI) and Orel Hershiser (16-16, 3.06 ERA).
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