Shelby, Leary and Duncan Sign; Marshall Files for Arbitration

With 13 Dodgers eligible for salary arbitration, Executive Vice President Fred Claire Thursday came to terms with three, center fielder John Shelby, pitcher Tim Leary and infielder Mariano Duncan.

Shelby agreed to a one-year contract that gives the club an option on a second year. He will earn $465,000, compared to the $300,000 he made last year, when he was acquired from the Baltimore Orioles and batted .277 with 21 homers and 69 runs batted in, his best season.

Leary, who received $170,000 while going 3-11 last year, agreed to a one-year contract for $190,000.

Duncan, who received $150,000 while batting .215 and making 21 errors in 67 games at shortstop, also agreed to a one-year contract. He will get $200,000, a substantial raise that seems designed to provide a stimulus as the talented but erratic Duncan, a key figure in the new infield alignment, moves to second base.

Among the 10 Dodgers still eligible for arbitration, Mike Marshall beat tonight’s midnight deadline by filing Thursday. Marshall made $670,000 in ’87.

The other eligible Dodgers are Dave Anderson, Brad Havens, Danny Heep, Orel Hershiser, Jay Howell, Ken Howell, Len Matuszek, Alejandro Pena and Franklin Stubbs.

Marshall was joined in filing by Angel shortstop Dick Schofield, who made $475,000 last year. Catcher Bob Boone is the only other Angel eligible for the process in which the club and player each submit a salary figure Tuesday, leaving it to an arbitrator to choose one or the other.

The player and club can continue to negotiate until hearings begin in early February.

Among those filing Thursday was the Chicago Cubs’ Andre Dawson, who earned $700,000 in salary and incentives last year while winning the National League’s most-valuable-player award.

Though Dawson may still sign a multiyear contract with the Cubs, the likelihood is that will seek a 1988 contract for more than $2 million in arbitration, attorney Richard Moss said Thursday. The arbitration record is $1.975 million, won by New York Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly last year.