1992 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |
City | Los Angeles | |
Record | 63–99 (.389) | |
Divisional place | 6th | |
Owners | Peter O'Malley | |
General managers | Fred Claire | |
Managers | Tommy Lasorda | |
Television | KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale SportsChannel Los Angeles Ross Porter, Don Drysdale | |
Radio | KABC Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale KWKW Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas KYPA Richard Choi | |
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The 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 103rd for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 35th season in Los Angeles, California.
Despite boasting what was nicknamed the "Outfield of Dreams", being manned by Eric Davis, Brett Butler, and Darryl Strawberry, injuries to key players and slumps from others contributed to the franchise's worst season since moving to Los Angeles with 63 wins and 99 losses for a last place finish in the National League West, regressing 30 games from the previous season; it was their worst season since 1908 when they were known as the “Brooklyn Superbas”. It was the first time the Dodgers lost 90 games in a season since 1944, when major league rosters were depleted by World War II, and the first time they did so as a Los Angeles team. Additionally, the Dodgers cancelled four home games due to the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
Despite the poor finish, the Dodgers had some hope for the future as first baseman Eric Karros won the National League Rookie of the Year Award, the first of five consecutive Dodger players to do so. The 1992 season also saw the Dodgers drop television station KTTV Ch.11 as their chief broadcaster of Dodger baseball, ending a 34 year, 35 consecutive season association with that station.