1996 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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1996  Los Angeles Dodgers
National League Wild Card Winners
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Dodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
Record90–72 (.556)
Divisional place2nd
Owners Peter O'Malley
General managers Fred Claire
Managers Tommy Lasorda, Bill Russell
Television KTLA (5)
Radio KABC
Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Rick Monday
KWKW
Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas
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The 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 107th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 39th season in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers were atop the standings for a substantial part of the season, albeit under two managers. Longtime manager Tommy Lasorda suffered a heart attack in late June and had to step down. Bill Russell, Lasorda's bench coach and a former Dodger player, was chosen to manage the rest of the season.

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The Dodgers went into the final weekend of the season with a two-game lead on the San Diego Padres, needing only to win one of the final three games with the Padres to clinch the National League West title. However, the Padres swept them, and the Dodgers limped into the playoffs as a Wild Card team. The Dodgers were swept by the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS.

The Dodgers used 15 different pitchers during the season, the fewest of any MLB team in 1996. [1]

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Diego Padres 91710.562—45–3646–35
Los Angeles Dodgers 90720.556147–3443–38
Colorado Rockies 83790.512855–2628–53
San Francisco Giants 68940.4202338–4430–50

Record vs. opponents

1996 National League record

Sources:
TeamATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULADMONNYMPHIPITSDSFSTL
Atlanta —7–57–55–76–76–65–710–37–69–49–39–47–59–4
Chicago 5–7—5–85–76–65–88–56–67–57–64–96–67–55–8
Cincinnati 5–78–5—7–63–97–64–83–96–610–25–89–39–45–8
Colorado 7–57–56–7—5–88–56–73–97–56–67–58–55–88–4
Florida 7–66–69–38–5—7–56–75–87–66–75–73–95–76–6
Houston 6–68–56–75–85–7—6–64–98–410–28–56–68–42–11
Los Angeles 7–55–88–47–67–66–6—9–38–47–66–65–87–68–4
Montreal 3–106–69–39–38–59–43–9—7–66–77–54–89–48–4
New York 6–75–76–65–76–74–84–86–7—7–68–53–106–65–7
Philadelphia 4-96–72–106–67–62–106–77–66–7—7–54–86–64–8
Pittsburgh 3–99–48–55–77–55–86–65–75–85–7—4–98–43–10
San Diego 4–96–63–95–89–36–68–58–410–38–49–4—11–24–8
San Francisco 5–75–74–98–57–54–86–74–96–66–64–82–11—7–6
St. Louis 4–98–58–54–86–611-24–84–87–58–410–38–46–7—

Game log

1996 Game Log: 90–72 (Home: 47–34; Away: 43–38)
April: 14–14 (Home: 10–4; Away: 4–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 1@ Astros 4–3Martinez (1–0)ReynoldsWorrell (1)34,3751–0
2April 2@ Astros 4–5JonesCummings (0–1)—20,4921–1
3April 3@ Astros 2–5HamptonNomo (0–1)Jones14,8581–2
4April 4@ Cubs 4–9FosterAstacio (0–1)—12,6261–3
5April 5@ Cubs 1–11BullingerCandiotti (0–1)—19,3241–4
6April 6@ Cubs 3–1Park (1–0)NavarroWorrell (2)24,4282–4
7April 7@ Cubs 4–5JonesOsuna (0–1)—19,0022–5
8April 8 Braves 1–0Nomo (1–1)Glavine—53,1803–5
9April 9 Braves 1–3SmoltzAstacio (0–2)Wohlers35,5703–6
10April 10 Braves 9–2Candiotti (1–1)Avery—48,1944–6
11April 11 Marlins 5–0Park (2–0)BrownWorrell (3)36,0235–6
12April 12 Marlins 1–3BurkettValdez (0–1)—40,3435–7
13April 13 Marlins 3–1Nomo (2–1)Hammond—46,0596–7
14April 14 Marlins 6–1Astacio (1–2)Leiter—49,7287–7
15April 16@ Giants 3–5DeweyOsuna (0–2)Beck19,7167–8
16April 17@ Giants 11–2Osuna (1–2)Leiter—17,0398–8
17April 19@ Marlins 0–5PowellHall (0–1)—24,1438–9
18April 20@ Marlins 4–7LeiterNomo (2–2)Nen35,5428–10
19April 21@ Marlins 4–5BrownHall (0–2)Mathews23,8428–11
20April 22@ Braves 1–4MadduxCandiotti (1–2)—33,0808–12
21April 23@ Braves 3–2Osuna (2–2)ClontzWorrell (4)30,4759–12
22April 24 Astros 5–2Valdez (1–1)Brocail—26,66610–12
23April 25 Astros 6–4Nomo (3–2)DrabekWorrell (5)33,53011–12
24April 26 Cubs 1–0Astacio (2–2)TrachselWorrell (6)31,17212–12
25April 27 Cubs 3–4 (10)NavarroOsuna (2–3)Jones43,51912–13
26April 28 Cubs 0–3CastilloPark (2–1)—45,44112–14
27April 29 Cubs 10–4Valdez (2–1)Foster—39,00313–14
28April 30 Rockies 7–4Nomo (4–2)RitzWorrell (7)31,03714–14
May: 15–12 (Home: 6–5; Away: 9–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
29May 1 Rockies 1–4ThompsonAstacio (2–3)Ruffin30,37714–15
30May 3@ Pirates 10–1Park (3–1)Darwin—18,26815–15
31May 4@ Pirates 2–7WagnerCandiotti (1–3)—20,32115–16
32May 5@ Pirates 2–4NeagleValdez (2–2)Plesac19,20615–17
33May 6@ Pirates 8–4Nomo (5–2)HopeRadinsky (1)9,41516–17
34May 7@ Reds 2–3 (12)MooreWorrell (0–1)—18,14716–18
35May 8@ Reds 0–5SchourekPark (3–2)Shaw17,82016–19
36May 10@ Cardinals 3–2 (12)Worrell (1–1)Eckersley—36,82117–19
37May 11@ Cardinals 4–2Valdez (3–2)BenesWorrell (8)38,00818–19
38May 12@ Cardinals 5–6PetkovsekNomo (5–3)Eckersley38,54918–20
39May 13 Expos 2–3ManuelWorrell (1–2)Rojas25,60018–21
40May 14 Expos 2–1Martinez (2–0)VeresWorrell (9)37,94219–21
41May 15 Expos 7–2Candiotti (2–3)Fassero—26,87520–21
42May 16 Phillies 8–2Valdez (4–2)Mimbs—25,96021–21
43May 17 Phillies 6–3Nomo (6–3)GraceWorrell (10)54,30422–21
44May 18 Phillies 7–2Astacio (3–3)FernandezOsuna (1)51,06423–21
45May 19 Phillies 4–5LeiperRadinsky (0–1)Bottalico38,17823–22
46May 20 Mets 1–7JonesCandiotti (2–4)—26,62523–23
47May 21 Mets 6–4Valdez (5–2)HarnischWorrell (11)27,15824–23
48May 22 Mets 2–3ClarkNomo (6–4)Franco33,71624–24
49May 24@ Expos 5–4 (11)Osuna (3–3)DaalWorrell (12)27,84325–24
50May 25@ Expos 5–3Martinez (3–0)CormierWorrell (13)27,10426–24
51May 26@ Expos 4–3Candiotti (3–4)RojasWorrell (14)30,71827–24
52May 28@ Phillies 3–9GraceValdez (5–3)—17,18627–25
53May 29@ Phillies 3–2 (11)Guthrie (1–0)BottalicoWorrell (15)24,12028–25
54May 30@ Phillies 2–3BorlandWorrell (1–3)—29,28728–26
55May 31@ Mets 10–3Martinez (4–0)Jones—19,79329–26
June: 13–14 (Home: 6–8; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
56June 1@ Mets 3–4HarnischCandiotti (3–5)Franco26,44529–27
57June 2@ Mets 1–0Valdez (6–3)ClarkWorrell (16)39,32830–27
58June 4 Pirates 0–3DarwinNomo (6–5)Cordova29,57630–28
59June 5 Pirates 3–7WilkinsAstacio (3–4)Cordova32,16130–29
60June 6 Pirates 8–3Candiotti (4–5)Miceli—26,66431–29
61June 7 Reds 1–2SmileyValdez (6–4)Brantley35,19731–30
62June 8 Reds 5–4 (10)Worrell (2–3)Carrasco—44,57532–30
63June 9 Reds 3–2Nomo (7–5)SmithWorrell (17)47,84733–30
64June 10 Cardinals 2–1Park (4–2)MorganOsuna (2)54,04334–30
65June 11 Cardinals 3–6OsborneMartinez (4–1)Honeycutt29,09634–31
66June 13@ Braves 6–3Valdez (7–4)GlavineWorrell (18)39,46335–31
67June 14@ Braves 1–3SmoltzAstacio (3–5)Wohlers45,38935–32
68June 15@ Braves 6–2Nomo (8–5)AveryWorrell (19)49,72636–32
69June 16@ Braves 3–2Candiotti (5–5)SchmidtWorrell (20)44,78437–32
70June 18@ Cubs 9–6Martinez (5–1)TelemacoWorrell (21)—38–32
71June 18@ Cubs 4–7CampbellValdez (7–5)—23,36238–33
72June 19@ Cubs 4–3 (13)Park (5–2)AdamsWorrell (22)28,47739–33
73June 20 Astros 2–4WallNomo (8–6)Jones49,65639–34
74June 21 Astros 3–11DrabekCandiotti (5–6)—33,27339–35
75June 22 Astros 3–0Martinez (6–1)Reynolds—37,84440–35
76June 23 Astros 4–3Worrell (3–3)Hernandez—35,46741–35
77June 25 Cubs 0–2TrachselNomo (8–7)—37,44841–36
78June 26 Cubs 4–6NavarroCandiotti (5–7)Adams35,20041–37
79June 27@ Rockies 1–13RitzAstacio (3–6)—48,04341–38
80June 28@ Rockies 4–13FreemanMartinez (6–2)—48,02541–39
81June 29@ Rockies 13–10Valdez (8–5)Rekar—48,00942–39
82June 30@ Rockies 15–16RuffinWorrell (3–4)—48,10342–40
July: 15–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
83July 1@ Padres 10–2Candiotti (6–7)Worrell—40,34343–40
84July 2@ Padres 7–3Astacio (4–6)Valenzuela—28,29444–40
85July 3@ Padres 2–3HamiltonMartinez (6–3)Hoffman48,84144–41
86July 4 Rockies 9–4Valdez (9–5)Freeman—54,33145–41
87July 5 Rockies 8–1Nomo (9–7)Bailey—43,41546–41
88July 6 Rockies 3–2Osuna (4–3)RuffinWorrell (23)35,56247–41
89July 7 Rockies 0–3RitzAstacio (4–7)—38,26947–42
90July 11 Giants 8–3Martinez (7–3)Leiter—37,30548–42
91July 12 Giants 6–1Valdez (10–5)Fernandez—44,56949–42
92July 13 Giants 0–7EstesNomo (9–8)—54,22649–43
93July 14 Giants 0–6VanLandinghamPark (5–3)—42,86249–44
94July 15 Padres 1–0 (10)Guthrie (2–0)Hoffman—44,36850–44
95July 16 Padres 1–10TewksburyMartinez (7–4)Worrell52,43650–45
96July 17 Padres 4–5FlorieOsuna (4–4)Hoffman42,42350–46
97July 18@ Giants 8–3Nomo (10–8)Estes—28,07251–46
98July 19@ Giants 4–5VanLandinghamCandiotti (6–8)Beck27,56251–47
99July 20@ Giants 6–7BautistaWorrell (3–5)—50,01451–48
100July 21@ Giants 7–6Osuna (5–4)DeLuciaWorrell (25)36,34552–48
101July 23@ Marlins 7–1Valdez (11–5)Leiter—17,88953–48
102July 24@ Marlins 0–3BrownNomo (10–9)Nen20,48653–49
103July 25@ Marlins 6–3Astacio (5–7)HammondWorrell (26)18,15154–49
104July 26@ Astros 3–4DarwinGuthrie (2–1)Wagner27,08954–50
105July 27@ Astros 6–5 (11)Osuna (6–4)ClarkWorrell (27)36,84155–50
106July 28@ Astros 2–3DarwinEischen (0–1)—32,91255–51
107July 30 Marlins 5–4 (10)Osuna (7–4)Weathers—34,97356–51
108July 31 Marlins 3–0Martinez (8–4)RappWorrell (28)29,56557–51
August: 17–10 (Home: 7–6; Away: 10–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
109August 1 Marlins 6–7 (14)HammondDreifort (0–1)Mathews41,19757–52
110August 2 Braves 2–1Radinsky (1–1)SmoltzGuthrie (1)49,01258–52
111August 3 Braves 3–5 (18)WoodallMartinez (8–5)—42,57558–53
112August 4 Braves 4–6BorbonGuthrie (2–2)Wohlers45,90358–54
113August 6@ Pirates 3–1Astacio (6–7)ParrisWorrell (29)11,82459–54
114August 7@ Pirates 2–12LieberMartinez (8–6)Wilkins12,23259–55
115August 9@ Reds 4–9PortugalValdez (11–6)—34,00459–56
116August 10@ Reds 7–5Nomo (11–9)BurbaWorrell (30)33,83060–56
117August 11@ Reds 10–5Osuna (8–4)Carrasco—27,89761–56
118August 12@ Reds 6–5Martinez (9–6)SmileyWorrell (31)21,67762–56
119August 13@ Cardinals 8–4Candiotti (7–8)Stottlemyre—30,76163–56
120August 14@ Cardinals 1–6BenesValdez (11–7)—26,94563–57
121August 15@ Cardinals 5–2Nomo (12–9)MorganWorrell (32)32,93064–57
122August 16 Expos 8–2Astacio (7–7)Urbina—51,57365–57
123August 17 Expos 7–6Worrell (4–5)Veres—47,54966–57
124August 18 Expos 3–7LeiterCandiotti (7–9)—36,67366–58
125August 20 Phillies 1–3JordanOsuna (8–5)Bottalico35,45766–59
126August 21 Phillies 0–6SchillingNomo (12–10)—39,50266–60
127August 22 Phillies 8–5Astacio (8–7)WilliamsWorrell (33)29,60867–60
128August 23 Mets 7–5Martinez (10–6)ClarkWorrell (34)36,90968–60
129August 24 Mets 7–5Candiotti (8–9)WilsonWorrell (35)33,20169–60
130August 25 Mets 6–5Radinsky (2–1)FrancoWorrell (36)39,05670–60
131August 27@ Expos 5–1Nomo (13–10)Fassero—21,04071–60
132August 28@ Expos 5–6RojasPark (5–4)—13,00671–61
133August 29@ Expos 2–1Martinez (11–6)MartinezWorrell (37)16,55172–61
134August 30@ Phillies 7–6 (12)Dreifort (1–1)ParrettWorrell (38)22,12973–61
135August 31@ Phillies 11–7Valdez (12–7)SchillingOsuna (3)24,82174–61
September: 16–11 (Home: 10–6; Away: 6–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
136September 1@ Phillies 3–6WilliamsWorrell (4–6)Bottalico24,95974–62
137September 2@ Mets 8–5Astacio (9–7)ClarkWorrell (39)19,65875–62
138September 3@ Mets 7–6Radinsky (3–1)Henry—15,64676–62
139September 4@ Mets 2–3 (12)WallaceDreifort (1–2)—15,66276–63
140September 6 Pirates 2–1Osuna (9–5)WilkinsWorrell (40)41,50977–63
141September 7 Pirates 4–3Nomo (14–10)SchmidtWorrell (41)50,86278–63
142September 8 Pirates 1–4PlesacDreifort (1–3)Ericks33,92278–64
143September 9 Reds 7–2Martinez (12–6)Jarvis—29,08179–64
144September 10 Reds 5–4Candiotti (9–9)SalkeldWorrell (42)28,23780–64
145September 11 Reds 3–2Valdez (13–7)SmileyWorrell (43)27,52781–64
146September 12 Cardinals 4–1Nomo (15–10)OsborneOsuna (4)34,19182–64
147September 13 Cardinals 0–2BatchelorGuthrie (2–3)Eckersley36,65782–65
148September 14 Cardinals 9–5Martinez (13–6)Benes—44,54883–65
149September 15 Cardinals 6–5Radinsky (4–1)EckersleyWorrell (44)35,80384–65
150September 16@ Rockies 6–4Valdez (14–7)Wright—48,01385–65
151September 17@ Rockies 9–0Nomo (16–10)Swift—50,06686–65
152September 18@ Rockies 4–6BurkeAstacio (9–8)Ruffin50,05386–66
153September 19@ Padres 7–0Martinez (14–6)Valenzuela—41,28787–66
154September 20@ Padres 2–4HamiltonCandiotti (9–10)Hoffman51,21787–67
155September 21@ Padres 9–2Valdez (15–7)Sanders—53,62988–67
156September 22@ Padres 2–3AshbyNomo (16–11)Hoffman51,09288–68
157September 24 Giants 6–2Martinez (15–6)Watson—37,44889–68
158September 25 Giants 7–5Radinsky (5–1)DeLuciaWorrell (45)42,40590–68
159September 26 Giants 1–6GardnerCandiotti (9–11)—38,89390–69
160September 27 Padres 2–5 (10)WorrellOsuna (9–6)Hoffman53,29490–70
161September 28 Padres 2–4WorrellDreifort (1–4)Hoffman52,97790–71
162September 29 Padres 0–2 (11)VerasPark (5–5)Hoffman53,27090–72
Legend:       = Win       = Loss
Bold = Dodgers team member

Detailed records

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Delino DeShields Second baseman
Brett Butler Center fielder
Mike Piazza Catcher
Eric Karros First baseman
Raúl Mondesí Right fielder
Mike Blowers Third baseman
Todd Hollandsworth Left fielder
Greg Gagne Shortstop
Ramón Martínez Starting pitcher

Notable Transactions

Roster

1996 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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

NameGGSIPW/LERABBSOCG
Hideo Nomo 3333228.316-113.19852343
Ismael Valdez 3333225.015-73.32541730
Pedro Astacio 3532211.79-83.44671300
Ramón Martínez 2827168.715-63.42861332
Tom Candiotti 2827152.39-114.4943791

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

NameGGSIPW/LERABBSOSV
Todd Worrell 72065.34-63.03156644
Antonio Osuna 73084.09-63.0032854
Mark Guthrie 66073.02-32.2222561
Scott Radinsky 58052.35-12.4117481
Chan Ho Park 4810108.75-53.64711190
Joey Eischen 28043.30-14.7820360
Darren Dreifort 19023.71-44.9412240
Jim Bruske 11012.70-05.683120
Darren Hall 9012.00-26.005120
John Cummings 405.30-16.75250

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

NamePosGABAvg.RHHRRBISB
Mike Piazza C148547.33687184361050
Tom Prince C4064.2976191110
Carlos Hernández C1314.28614000
Eric Karros 1B154608.26084158341118
Delino DeShields 2B154581.2247513054148
Greg Gagne SS128428.2554810910554
Mike Blowers 3B/1B/SS92317.26531846380
Chad Fonville 2B/SS/LF/CF/3B103201.20434410137
Tim Wallach 3B45162.22814374220
Juan Castro SS/3B/2B/LF70132.1971626051
Dave Hansen 3B/1B80104.221723060
Mike Busch 3B/1B3883.2178184170
Oreste Marrero 1B108.37523010
Wilton Guerrero IF52.00010000
Raúl Mondesí RF157634.29798188248814
Roger Cedeño CF/LF/RF86211.24626522185
Todd Hollandsworth LF/CF/RF149478.29164139125921
Wayne Kirby CF/LF65188.27123511114
Brett Butler CF34131.2672235088
Billy Ashley LF71110.20018229250
Chad Curtis CF43104.2122022292
Milt Thompson LF4851.11826011
Dave Clark LF1515.20003010
Rick Parker CF/LF1614.28624011
Karim García OF11.00000000

1996 Playoffs

1996 National League Division Series

The 1996 National League Division Series was played between Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves. Atlanta ended up winning the series 3-0.

Game 1, October 2

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Team12345678910RHE
Atlanta0001000001240
Los Angeles0000100000150
W: John Smoltz (1-0)  L: Antonio Osuna (0-1)  SV: Mark Wohlers (1)  
HRs: ATL– Javy López (1); LAD– none

Game 2, October 3

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Team123456789RHE
Atlanta010000200352
Los Angeles100100000230
W: Greg Maddux (1-0)  L: Ismael Valdez (0-1)  SV: Mark Wohlers (2)  
HRs: ATL– Fred McGriff (1), Ryan Klesko (1), Jermaine Dye (1); LAD– none

Game 3, October 5

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team123456789RHE
Los Angeles000000110261
Atlanta10040000X570
W: Tom Glavine (1-0)  L: Hideo Nomo (0-1)  SV: Mark Wohlers (3)  
HRs: LA– none; ATL– Chipper Jones (1)

1996 Awards

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Phil Regan
AA San Antonio Missions Texas League John Shelby
High A San Bernardino Stampede California League Del Crandall
High A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League Jon Debus
A Savannah Sand Gnats South Atlantic League John Shoemaker
A-Short Season Yakima Bears Northwest League Joe Vavra
Rookie Great Falls Dodgers Pioneer League Mickey Hatcher
Rookie DSL Dodgers
DSL Dodgers 2 		Dominican Summer League

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball draft

The Dodgers selected 79 players in this draft. Of those, seven of them would eventually play Major League baseball.

The top draft pick was third baseman Damian Rolls from Schlagel High School. He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 1999 Rule 5 draft and then traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, where he played parts of five seasons with a .248 batting average, 9 homers and 73 RBI.

Shortstop Alex Cora was drafted in the third round out of the University of Miami. He would play 14 seasons in the Majors (7 of them with the Dodgers), primarily as a utility infielder/defensive replacement. He hit .243 in 1,273 games

The most successful player in this draft class was left-handed pitcher Ted Lilly from Fresno City College, who was drafted in the 23rd round. A two-time All-Star, he would play 15 seasons in the Majors (the last 4 with the Dodgers) and had a 130-113 record and 4.14 ERA in 356 games (331 starts).

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1996 National League Division Series</span>

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In 2006, the Los Angeles Dodgers looked to improve their record from 2005. The team switched General Managers from Paul DePodesta to Ned Colletti, and hired Grady Little as the new manager. This was also their first season to be broadcast on KCAL-TV (9). The Dodgers won 88 games and the National League wild card. In the NLDS the Dodgers dropped three straight games to the New York Mets, ending their season. This was the last time the Dodgers were swept in the postseason until 2023.

The 2000 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 111th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 43rd season in Los Angeles, California. In 2000, the team set a club record for home runs with 211, led by Gary Sheffield, who tied Duke Snider's single-season club mark with 43. Eric Karros became the L.A. Dodger all-time leader with his 229th home run and Dave Hansen set a Major League record with seven pinch-hit home runs. Kevin Brown led the league in E.R.A. with 2.58 and rookie pitcher Matt Herges started the season 8–0, the first pitcher since Fernando Valenzuela to open the season with eight straight victories. The Dodgers won 86 games, but failed to make the postseason, finishing second in the National League West. Manager Davey Johnson was fired after the season and replaced with bench coach Jim Tracy.

The 1998 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 109th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 41st season in Los Angeles, California. It was the first season since the sale of the franchise from Peter O'Malley to the Fox Entertainment Group took effect. The new corporate executives would quickly anger Dodger fans when they bypassed General Manager Fred Claire and made one of the biggest trades in franchise history. They traded All-Star catcher Mike Piazza and starting third baseman Todd Zeile to the Florida Marlins for a package that included Gary Sheffield.

The 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 108th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 40th season in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers were competitive all season long before finally fading down the stretch; the Dodgers finished in second place behind their longtime rivals, San Francisco Giants, in the National League West. The edition of the Dodgers had, for the second time in team history, four players crack the 30 home run barrier: Mike Piazza led the team with 40, Eric Karros and Todd Zeile hit 31 each, and Raul Mondesi hit 30.

The 1995 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 106th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 38th season in Los Angeles, California.

The 1994 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 105th for the franchise in Major League Baseball and their 37th season in Los Angeles, California.

The 1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 104th for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball, and their 36th season in Los Angeles, California.

The 1991 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 102nd for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 34th season in Los Angeles, California.

The 1990 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 101st for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 33rd season in Los Angeles, California.

The 1988 season was a memorable one for the Los Angeles Dodgers as a squad that was picked to finish fourth wound up winning the World Series, beating the heavily favored New York Mets and Oakland Athletics along the way. Kirk Gibson carried the Dodger offense, winning the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Orel Hershiser dominated on the mound, throwing a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings on his way to winning the Cy Young Award.

The 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League West before losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS. Fernando Valenzuela set a major league record for most consecutive innings at the start of a season without allowing an earned run (41).

The 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in third place in the National League West. Near the end of the season, owner Walter O'Malley died, and the ownership of the team went to his son, Peter.

The 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West. The big news was when long-time manager of two decades Walter Alston resigned abruptly near the end of the season and was replaced by Tommy Lasorda who would manage the team for two decades himself.

The 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers finished in fourth place in the new National League West, eight games behind the Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers' record for 1969 was 85–77, which was nine wins better than 1968.

The history of the Los Angeles Dodgers begins in the 19th century when the team was based in Brooklyn, New York.

References

  1. ↑ "1996 MLB Standard Pitching". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Chip Hale Stats".
  3. ↑ 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
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