Mike’s Marks

Where Mike Piazza ranks in Los Angeles Dodger history:

CAREER

* Extra-base hits: 295

(ninth place, trailing Willie Davis, Steve Garvey, Ron Cey, Bill Russell, Pedro Guerrero, Dusty Baker, Davey Lopes and Mike Marshall).

* Batting average: .334

(first place).

* Home runs: 177

(third place, trailing Cey and Garvey).

* Slugging percentage: .576

(first place).

SINGLE SEASON

* Runs: eighth (104 in 1997).

* Hits: seventh (201 in 1997).

* Batting average: first (.362 in 1997), second (.346 in 1995) and fifth (.336 in 1996).

* RBIs: second (124 in 1997) and sixth (112 in 1993).

* Home runs: first (40 in 1997), second (36 in 1996), third (35 in 1993) and seventh (32 in 1995).

* Total bases: second (355 in 1997) and ninth (308 in 1996).

* Slugging percentage: first (.638 in 1997), second (.606 in 1995), fifth (.563 in 1996),sixth (.561 in 1993) and ninth (.541 in 1994).

* On-base percentage: third (.431 in 1997) and fifth (.422 in 1996).

* Extra-base hits: second (73 in 1997).

Mike’s Moments

Piazza’s biggest games as a Dodger:

* 1993--To cap a rookie-of-the-year season, Piazza hits two mammoth homers on the final day of the season as the Dodgers defeat the San Francisco Giants, 12-1, preventing them from tying the Atlanta Braves for the National League West division title.

* June 6, 1994--Hits a 477-foot grand slam against Mark Gardner of the Florida Marlins, the longest home run hit up to that time at Joe Robbie Stadium.

* Sept. 30, 1995--Hits a two-run home run against San Diego’s Dustin Hermanson, leading the Dodgers to a division-clinching victory.

* May 7, 1995--Hits two home runs (including a grand slam), has six RBIs and scores three runs in a victory over Colorado.

* Aug. 27, 1995--Goes four for four with two home runs, two doubles, three runs and career-high seven RBIs in a victory over Philadelphia.

* June 26, 1995--Hits a game-winning three-run home run against San Diego Padre reliever Trevor Hoffman in the bottom of the ninth inning, breaking a 5-5 tie.

* May 5-7, 1995--In three games at Colorado, Piazza goes 11 for 16 (.688) with seven runs, two doubles, three home runs and 11 RBIs.

* June 29, 1996--Hits three home runs (including a grand slam), and gets six RBIs at Colorado.

* 1996 All-Star game--Goes two for three with a double and a long home run. Named game’s MVP.

* Sept. 21, 1997--Batting against Colorado’s Frank Castillo, becomes only the second player to hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium with his blast over the left-field pavilion.

* Sept. 26, 1997--Hits a 496-foot home run at Coors Field, the longest in the stadium’s history.

-Research by Houston Mitchell

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Mike’s Stats

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YEAR 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG. 1992 3 0 1 7 4 12 .232 1993 24 2 35 112 46 86 .318 1994 18 0 24 92 33 65 .319 1995 17 0 32 93 39 80 .346 1996 16 0 36 105 81 93 .336 1997 32 1 40 124 69 77 .362 1998 5 0 9 30 11 27 .282 Totals 115 3 269 563 283 440 .331

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