1992 Los Angeles Dodgers – 63-99

In 1992, the Los Angeles Dodgers ranked dead last in the National League (out of 12 teams) in Homeruns, Runs Scored, Doubles, and Slugging Percentage...they also ranked 11th in On-Base plus Slugging and At Bats...and they ranked 10th in Hits and Triples. Many of their stars went through the worst slumps of their careers during 1992.

Eric Karros led the team with 20 Homeruns – the next players in line were Mitch Webster and Dave Hansen with 6 HR each...Eric Karros also led the team with 88 RBI – the next players in line were Brett Butler with 39 and Mike Sharperson with 36.

Obviously, Eric Karros was the stud of this team, yet he was next to last in salary earnings with $124,000. Mitch Webster, who also produced a bit, was actually last in salary earnings with $115,000. At that time, Orel Hershiser and Darryl Strawberry both commanded over $4,000,000 each and a slew of others commanded over $1,000,000. Other than Eric Karros, it was
safe to say that none of these (overpriced) players earned their keep.  Fortunately, Karros went on to win NL Rookie of the Year – the first of 5 consecutive Dodgers to win this honor.

As for Pitching, they were dead last in the NL in Wins, Saves and,
coincidently, First in Losses and Second in Walks. Somehow they placed Sixth in ERA, which means they simply could not hit. As for Defense, they were also dead last in Fielding Percentage – and First in Errors. There were no real bright spots for the Dodgers in 1992, other than Karros – and the call up of Mike Piazza, who played in just 21 games.

In 1992, the LA Dodgers were 63-99 and finished last in the NL West – and had the worst record in the NL. They finished 35.0 games behind the First Place Atlanta Braves (98-64). In fact, it was their worst season since moving to Los Angeles. It is at times like these you ask: “why did they ever leave Brooklyn...??”.

Since they won it all in 1988 against the Oakland A’s, the LA Dodgers never made it back to the World Series – and they definitely hit rock bottom in 1992.

--submitted by Georges Bseraini--