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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1986 / 1988)
73-89, Finished 4th in NL West
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Scored 635 runs, Allowed 675 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 76-86
Manager: Tommy Lasorda (73-89)
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,797,409 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98; one-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 92
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1986 / 1988 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 20, 1986
Released Carlos Diaz.
November 1, 1986
Released Joe Beckwith.
November 12, 1986
Enos Cabell granted Free Agency.
Released Bill Russell.
December 5, 1986
Signed Brad Wellman as a free agent.
December 9, 1986
Drafted Mike Hartley from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1986 minor league draft.
Jeff Nelson selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 1986 minor league draft.
Drafted Jeff Schaefer from the California Angels in the 1986 minor league draft.
December 10, 1986
Traded Mike Watters (minors) and Dennis Powell to the Seattle Mariners. Received Matt Young.
Traded Greg Brock to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Tim Crews and Tim Leary.
December 17, 1986
Released Jack Fimple.
Released Ed Vande Berg.
February 11, 1987
Signed Jack Perconte as a free agent.
February 26, 1987
Signed Jaime Cocanower as a free agent.
April 10, 1987 (Standings)
Signed Mickey Hatcher as a free agent.
Released Jerry Reuss.
April 13, 1987 (Standings)
Signed Pete Ladd as a free agent.
May 5, 1987 (Standings)
Traded Balvino Galvez to the Detroit Tigers. Received Orlando Mercado.
May 22, 1987 (Standings)
Traded Tom Niedenfuer to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Brad Havens and John Shelby.
May 29, 1987 (Standings)
Released Bill Madlock.
June 2, 1987 (Standings)
Drafted Chris Nichting in the 3rd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed August 26, 1987.
Drafted Darrin Fletcher in the 6th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1987.
Drafted Tony Barron in the 7th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1987.
Drafted Rafael Bournigal in the 19th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1987.
Drafted Jose Munoz in the 20th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Drafted Dennis Springer in the 21st round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1987.
Drafted Zak Shinall in the 29th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Drafted Jim Poole in the 34th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Mike James in the 43rd round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed May 21, 1988.
Drafted Doug Simons in the 45th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 12, 1987 (Standings)
Signed Danny Heep as a free agent.
June 19, 1987 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later to the Houston Astros. Received Phil Garner. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Jeff Edwards (minors) (June 26, 1987) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.
June 23, 1987 (Standings)
Traded Tim Meeks (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. Received Bill Krueger.
June 25, 1987 (Standings)
Traded Larry See to the Texas Rangers. Received Jose Mota.
July 10, 1987 (Standings)
Signed Tito Landrum as a free agent.
July 20, 1987 (Standings)
Signed Julio Cruz as a free agent.
August 13, 1987 (Standings)
Signed Ron Davis as a free agent.
August 21, 1987 (Standings)
Traded a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox. Received Glenn Hoffman. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Billy Bartels (minors) (December 8, 1987) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
August 29, 1987 (Standings)
Traded Rick Honeycutt to the Oakland Athletics. Received a player to be named later. The Oakland Athletics sent Tim Belcher (September 3, 1987) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade.
September 22, 1987 (Standings)
Traded Juan Guzman to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Mike Sharperson.
October 15, 1987 (Standings)
Jeff Schaefer granted Free Agency.
Brad Wellman granted Free Agency.
November 9, 1987
Phil Garner granted Free Agency.
Ken Landreaux granted Free Agency.
November 12, 1987
Released Bill Krueger.
Released Orlando Mercado.
November 21, 1987
Signed Pedro Astacio as an amateur free agent.
December 5, 1987
Signed Tony Arnold as a free agent.
Signed Chuck Hensley as a free agent.
December 7, 1987
John Wetteland drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1987 rule 5 draft.
December 11, 1987
As part of a 3-team trade, traded Bob Welch and Matt Young to the Oakland Athletics and Jack Savage to the New York Mets. Received Alfredo Griffin and Jay Howell from the Oakland Athletics and Jesse Orosco from the New York Mets. In addition, the Oakland Athletics sent Kevin Tapani and Wally Whitehurst to the New York Mets.
December 15, 1987
Signed Mike Davis as a free agent.
December 16, 1987
Released Glenn Hoffman.
December 23, 1987
Traded Scott May to the Texas Rangers. Received Javier Ortiz.
January 1, 1988
Signed Bill Krueger as a free agent.
January 5, 1988
Signed Don Sutton as a free agent.
January 29, 1988
Signed Kirk Gibson as a free agent.
March 19, 1988
Released Ron Davis.
March 29, 1988
The Detroit Tigers returned John Wetteland (earlier draft pick).
March 30, 1988
Signed Rick Dempsey as a free agent.
April 1, 1988
Traded Craig Shipley to the New York Mets. Received John Gibbons.
