in his first at-bat of the 1992 season, on april 9 against the san diego padres, karros hit a two-run shot to deep left field off of craig lefferts for his first career home run. he became a full-time starter for the dodgers that season, appearing in 149 games and hitting 20 home runs while driving in 88 runs. he was named the 1992 national league rookie of the year. karros put up consistent numbers throughout his career with the dodgers, with a batting average just under .270 and an average of almost 25 home runs a year. no dodger in the organization's history compiled more 30 home run 100 rbi seasons than karros (five, matched only by duke snider and gil hodges). karros also remains the only player in dodger history to hit two homers in the same inning. was his best statistical year with the dodgers, when he hit .304 with 34 home runs and 112 rbi. his career 270 home runs as a los angeles dodger are the most since the team moved to los angeles, and third in all-time dodger history.