2007 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 2007 Los Angeles Dodgers season started off promisingly with the Dodgers holding the Western Division lead for most of the first half of the season. However, the team faded down the stretch and finished the season in fourth place. Two of the teams big free agent signings, pitchers Jason Schmidt and Randy Wolf were injured and missed most of the season. A promising development was the play of several rookies including James Loney and Matt Kemp and the further development of second year catcher Russell Martin, who was named to his first All-Star Game.

2007 Los Angeles Dodgers
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record82–80 (.506)
Divisional place4th
Other information
Owner(s)Frank McCourt
General manager(s)Ned Colletti
Manager(s)Grady Little
Local televisionFSN Prime Ticket
KCAL-TV (9)
Vin Scully, Charley Steiner, Steve Lyons
Local radioKFWB
Vin Scully, Rick Monday, Charley Steiner
KWKW
Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela
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Offseason

Regular season

National League West
NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Arizona Diamondbacks 9072 0.556 — 50–31 40–41
Colorado Rockies 9073 0.552 ½ 51–31 39–42
San Diego Padres 8974 0.546 1½ 47–34 42–40
Los Angeles Dodgers 8280 0.506 8 43–38 39–42
San Francisco Giants 7191 0.438 19 39–42 32–49

Record vs. opponents
2007 National League Records

Source:
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona—4–24–22–48–106–15–28–102–53–45–15–410–810–84–36–18–7
Atlanta2–4—5–41–64–210–83–34–35–29–99–95–15–24–33–411–74–11
Chicago2–44–5—9–95–20–68–72–59–62–53–48–73–55–211–56–18–4
Cincinnati4–26–19–9—2–44–34–112–48–72–52–49–72–44–36–91–67-11
Colorado 10–82–42–54–2—3–33–412–64–24–24–34–311–810–83–44–310–8
Florida1–68–106–03–43–3—2–34–32–57–119–93–43–41–62–48–109–9
Houston2–53–37–811–44–33-2—4–35–132–53–35–104–32–47–92–59–9
Los Angeles 10–83–45–24–26–123–43–4—3–35–54–25–28–1010–83–35–15–10
Milwaukee5–22–56–97–82–45–213–53–3—2–43–410–62–54–57–84–28–7
New York4–39–95–25–22–411–75–25–54–2—6–124–22–44–25–29–98–7
Philadelphia1-59–94–34–23–49–93–32–44–312–6—4–24–34–46–312–68–7
Pittsburgh4–51–57–87–93–44–310–52–56–102–42–4—1–64–26–124–25–10
San Diego8–102–55–34–28–114–33–410–85–24–23–46–1—14–43–44–26–9
San Francisco8–103–42–53–48–106–14–28–105–42–44–42–44–14—4–13–45–10
St. Louis3–44–35–119–64–34-29–73–38–72–53–612–64–31–4—1–56–9
Washington1–67–111–66–13–410-85–21–52–49–96–122–42–44–35–1—9–9

April

The Dodgers began their 2007 season on the road as they went to Milwaukee to begin a three-game series with the Brewers. But the Brewers pitching shut down the Dodgers offense for the first two games of the series. They got their own pitching settled down as they enjoyed a four-game winning streak, including a three-game sweep of the Giants in San Francisco. The Dodgers went to Dodger Stadium for the first time of the season and had a successful 4-2 homestand.

A two-game mini-series sweep in Arizona against the Diamondbacks followed by a split of a two-game series against the Rockies saw the Dodgers go 3-1 on the road-trip. Back in Los Angeles, the Dodgers won the first two games of a three-game series with the Pirates, improving their record to a league-leading 13-5 in the process before a four-game losing streak, including being swept by the Giants, dropped their record to 13-9. They ended their April with a 15-11 record, leading the NL West.

May

May began with the Dodgers concluding their three-game series with the Diamondbacks with a pair of 2-1 victories. After splitting the first two games of a three-game series with the Braves, the Dodgers blew a late lead in the third game of the series due to poor relief pitching. The Braves won the game 6-4 and took the series two games to one. The Dodgers continued their roadtrip with the Marlins, splitting the four game series. The Dodgers then began a 6-game homestand against the Reds and the Cardinals. They went on to have a 5-1 homestand, sweeping Reds and taking 2 out of 3 from the Cardinals. The Dodgers were then swept in a 3-game weekend series with the Angels played in Anaheim. The Dodgers returned home to face the Brewers whom they beat two in a row after dropping the first game of the series. The Dodgers then took two of the three games they played with the Cubs at Dodger Stadium. In Washington, they took two out of three games, shutting out the Nationals in the first two games.

June

The Dodgers beat the Pirates in the first game of a four-game series in Pittsburgh, the Pirates held the Dodgers to just one run in a 3-1 victory. The next day the Dodgers came from a 4-0 deficit to win 5-4. The Dodgers then went to San Diego to play the Padres and were swept there despite having a 5-1 lead in the 9th inning of the last game. The Dodgers also dropped out of first place during this time. Interleague play then begun with the Blue Jays coming to Los Angeles. The Dodgers were able to end a three-game losing streak in 10 innings, with a walk off home run but then lost the next two games from the Blue Jays. They then swept the 1st Place team of the NL East, the Mets in a three-game series at Dodger Stadium. The Freeway Series then returned, this time to Dodger Stadium where the Dodgers stole the first game from the Angels, but then lost the next two. The Dodgers then had a ten-game road trip to Toronto, Tampa Bay, and Arizona. They went 6-4 on the road trip. They returned home to play their division rivals, the Padres and lost the first two games. They ended June with an even 14-14 record.

July

The Dodgers went 3-4 before the All Star Break, dropping two out of four games from the Atlanta Braves and two out of three games from the Florida Marlins. After the All Star Break, the Dodgers completed a sweep of the Giants in San Francisco. This year in San Francisco, they are 6-0. The Dodgers got 2 out of 3 games from the Philadelphia Phillies and took 1 out of 3 from the New York Mets. Relief pitching became a great concern for the Dodgers after the All Star Break, with some relievers pitching an entire series, or more consecutive games.

Game log
2007 Game Log ({{{win}}}–{{{loss}}})
April
May
June
July
August
September

Team leaders

Batting
Stat Player Total
Avg.Jeff Kent.302
HRJeff Kent20
RBIRussell Martin87
RJuan Pierre96
SBJuan Pierre64

Pitching
Stat Player Total
WBrad Penny16
SVTakashi Saito39
IPBrad Penny208
ERABrad Penny3.03

Opening Day lineup
Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Juan PierreCenter fielder
Russell MartinCatcher
Nomar GarciaparraFirst baseman
Jeff KentSecond baseman
Luis GonzalezLeft fielder
Wilson BetemitThird baseman
Andre EthierRight fielder
Ramón MartínezShortstop
Derek LoweStarting pitcher

Notable transactions

Roster
2007 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Starting Pitchers stats
NameGGSIPW/LERABBSOCG
Brad Penny3333208.016-43.03731350
Derek Lowe 3333199.312-143.88591473
Randy Wolf1818102.79-64.7339940
Chad Billingsley 4320147.012-53.31641411
David Wells7738.74-15.129190
Hong-Chih Kuo8630.31-47.4215270
Jason Schmidt6625.71-46.3114220
Esteban Loaiza5522.71-48.3416150

Relief Pitchers stats
NameGGSIPW/LERABBSOSV
Takashi Saito63064.32-11.40137839
Joe Beimel83067.34-23.8824391
Jonathan Broxton83082.04-42.8525992
Rudy Seánez73076.06-33.7927731
Scott Proctor31032.03-03.3815270
Mark Hendrickson3915122.74-85.2129920
Brett Tomko3315104.02-115.8042790
Eric Stults12538.71-45.8217300
D.J. Houlton18028.00-24.187210
Chin-hui Tsao21024.70-14.388160
Roberto Hernández22020.30-26.649130
Jonathan Meloan507.30-011.05870
Eric Hull506.70-04.05350
Yhency Brazobán401.70-016.20350

Batting Stats
NamePosGABAvg.RHHRRBISB
Russell MartinC151540.29387158198721
Mike LieberthalC3877.234618010
Chad MoellerC78.12521000
James Loney1B96344.3314111415670
Jeff Kent2B136494.3027814920791
Rafael FurcalSS138581.2708715764725
Nomar Garciaparra3B/1B121431.283391227593
Tony Abreu3B/2B/SS59166.27119452170
Wilson Betemit3B/2B/SS/RF84156.231223610260
Ramón Martínez2B/3B/SS/1B67129.19410250271
Olmedo Sáenz1B/3B92110.1919214180
Andy LaRoche3B/LF3593.22616211102
Wilson ValdézSS/2B/3B/LF/CF4174.2161216071
Shea Hillenbrand3B/1B2070.243617190
Mark Sweeney1B3033.27329030
Chin-Lung HuSS1229.24157250
Marlon Anderson1B/2B2326.23136021
Luis GonzalezLF139464.2787012915686
Juan PierreCF162668.2939619604164
Andre EthierRF/LF153447.2845012713640
Matt KempRF/CF98292.34247100104210
Brady ClarkRF/LF/CF4758.22471301
Delwyn YoungLF/2B1934.382413231

2007 Awards

Farm system
Level Team League Manager
AAA Las Vegas 51s Pacific Coast League Lorenzo Bundy
AA Jacksonville Suns Southern League John Shoemaker
High A Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino California League Dave Collins
A Great Lakes Loons Midwest League Lance Parrish
Rookie Ogden Raptors Pioneer League Jeff Carter
Rookie Gulf Coast Dodgers Gulf Coast League Juan Bustabad
Rookie DSL Dodgers Dominican Summer League

Miscellaneous

Major League Baseball Draft
Main article: 2007 Major League Baseball draft
Chris Withrow

The Dodgers selected 40 players in this draft. Of those, five of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers lost their own first round pick to the San Francisco Giants as a result of signing free agent pitcher Jason Schmidt but gained a first round pick as well as a supplemental first round pick because of the loss of free agent Julio Lugo.

The top draft pick was right-handed pitcher Chris Withrow from Midland High School in Midland, Texas. He made his Major League debut in 2013 with the Dodgers. He pitched in 46 games for them over parts of two seasons, with a 2.73 ERA before he was traded to the Atlanta Braves.

The supplemental pick was right-handed pitcher James Adkins from the University of Tennessee. He was a 1st team Freshman All-American at Tennessee in 2006 and was MVP of the Knoxville Regional at the College World Series. Adkins is Tennessee's all-time leader in strikeouts with 350 career strikeouts.[1] He played for the Great Lakes Loons of the Midwest League in 2007, starting 11 games for the Loons and finishing with an 0-1 record and a 2.42 ERA in 26 innings of work during his first season of professional baseball. In 2008, he was 5-8 with a 5.34 ERA for Single-A Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino and 1-3 with a 4.74 ERA in 8 starts for the Double-A Jacksonville Suns. He started 26 games for the Chattanooga Lookouts in 2009, with a 6-10 record and 4.48 ERA. He was converted exclusively to a reliever in 2010, making 40 appearances for the Lookouts and 5 for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. He was released by the Dodgers on April 5, 2011. He signed with the Cincinnati Reds on May 4, but was released in August.[2] After taking the 2012 season off, Adkins spent 2013 with the Grand Prairie AirHogs and Gary SouthShore RailCats, both part of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.

Notes
  1. James Adkins: Vols New Strikeout Leader
  2. Eddy, Matt. "Minor League Transactions: Aug. 10-16". Baseball America. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  3. 2007 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

References
  • Game Logs:
1st Half: Los Angeles Dodgers Game Log on ESPN.com
2nd Half: Los Angeles Dodgers Game Log on ESPN.com
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