1988 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1988 Los Angeles Dodgers
1988 World Series Champions
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Division	Western Division
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles, California
Owners	Peter O'Malley
Managers	Tommy Lasorda
Television	KTTV (11)
Radio	KABC Vin Scully, Don Drysdale, Ross Porter KWKW Jaime Jarrin, Rene Cardenas
Seasons

The 1988 season was a memorable one for the Dodgers as a squad that was picked to finish fourth wound up winning the World Series, beating the heavily favored New York Mets and Oakland Athletics on the way. Kirk Gibson carried the Dodger offense, winning the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Orel Hershiser dominated on the mound, throwing a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings on his way to winning the Cy Young Award.

Season standings

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	94	67	.584	—	45‍–‍36	49‍–‍31
Cincinnati Reds	87	74	.540	7	45‍–‍35	42‍–‍39
San Diego Padres	83	78	.516	11	47‍–‍34	36‍–‍44
San Francisco Giants	83	79	.512	11½	45‍–‍36	38‍–‍43
Houston Astros	82	80	.506	12½	44‍–‍37	38‍–‍43
Atlanta Braves	54	106	.338	39½	28‍–‍51	26‍–‍55

1988 Roster

Coaches

• Pitching Coach Ron Perranoski
• Hitting Coach Ben Hines
• Bench Coach Bill Russell
• 1st Base Coach Joe Ferguson
• 3rd Base Coach Joey Amalfitano
• Bullpen Coach Mark Cresse

Starting Pitchers
Num	Name	Pos	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
55	Orel Hershiser	SP	35	34	267.0	23-8	2.26	73	178	15
54	Tim Leary	SP	35	35	228.7	17-11	2.91	56	180	9
49	Tim Belcher	SP/RP	36	17	179.7	12-6	2.91	51	152	4
34	Fernando Valenzuela	SP	23	22	142.3	5-8	4.24	76	64	3
20	Don Sutton	SP	16	16	87.3	3-6	3.92	30	44	0
57	Shawn Hillegas	SP	11	10	56.7	3-4	4.13	17	30	0
30	John Tudor	SP	9	9	52.3	4-3	2.41	10	32	1
48	Ramon Martinez	SP/RP	9	6	35.7	1-3	3.79	22	23	0
41	Bill Krueger	SP	1	1	2.3	0-0	11.57	2	1	0
Relief Pitchers
Num	Name	Pos	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV
50	Jay Howell	CL	50	0	65.0	5-3	2.08	21	70	21
26	Alejandro Pena	RP	60	0	94.3	6-7	1.91	27	83	12
47	Jesse Orosco	RP	55	0	53.0	3-2	2.72	30	43	9
51	Brian Holton	RP	45	0	84.7	7-3	1.70	26	49	1
52	Tim Crews	RP	42	0	71.7	4-0	3.14	16	45	0
43	Ken Howell	RP/SP	4	1	12.7	0-1	6.39	4	12	0
41	Brad Havens	RP	9	0	9.7	0-0	4.66	4	8	0
46	William Brennan	RP/SP	4	2	9.3	0-1	6.75	6	7	0
29	Ricky Horton	RP	12	0	9.0	1-1	5.00	2	8	0
Catchers
Num	Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB
14	Mike Scioscia	C	130	408	.257	29	105	3	35	0
17	Rick Dempsey	C	77	167	.251	25	42	7	30	1
15	Gilberto Reyes	C	5	9	.111	1	1	0	0	0
Infielders
Num	Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB
22	Franklin Stubbs	1B/OF	115	242	.223	30	54	8	34	11
3	Steve Sax	2B	160	632	.277	70	175	5	57	42
7	Alfredo Griffin	SS	95	316	.199	39	63	1	27	7
33	Jeff Hamilton	3B/SS/1B	111	309	.236	34	73	6	33	0
10	Dave Anderson	SS/3B/2B	116	285	.249	31	71	2	20	4
28	Pedro Guerrero	3B/1B/OF	59	215	.298	24	64	5	35	2
21	Tracy Woodson	1B/3B	65	173	.249	15	43	3	15	1
27	Mike Sharperson	2B/3B/SS	46	59	.271	8	16	0	4	0
Outfielders
Num	Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB
5	Mike Marshall	RF	144	542	.277	63	150	20	82	4
31	John Shelby	CF	140	494	.263	65	130	10	64	16
23	Kirk Gibson	LF	150	542	.290	106	157	25	76	31
37	Mike Davis	1B/3B/OF	108	281	.196	29	55	2	17	7
9	Mickey Hatcher	OF/1B/3B	88	191	.293	22	56	1	25	0
12	Danny Heep	OF	95	149	.242	14	36	0	11	2
40	Mike Devereaux	OF	30	43	.116	4	5	0	2	0
38	Jose Gonzalez	OF	37	24	.083	7	2	0	0	3
45	Chris Gwynn	OF/2B/3B/SS	12	11	.182	1	2	0	0	0

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Steve Sax	Second Baseman
Alfredo Griffin	Shortstop
Kirk Gibson	Leftfielder
Pedro Guerrero	Third Baseman
Mike Marshall	First Baseman
John Shelby	Centerfielder
Mike Davis	Rightfielder
Mike Scioscia	Catcher
Fernando Valenzuela	Starting Pitcher

1988 Playoffs

National League Championship Series

The Dodgers faced the New York Mets in the LCS. The Mets had dominated the Dodgers during the regular season, winning 10 out of 11 meetings and were heavy favorites going into the series. But the Dodgers, led by series MVP Orel Hershiser (who pitched a complete game shutout in game 7) won the series 4 games to 3.

Game 1

October 4: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	8	1
Los Angeles	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	0
WP: Randy Myers (1-0)  LP: Jay Howell (0-1)
HR: NYM – None.; LA – None.

Game 2

October 5: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	0
Los Angeles	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	6	7	0
WP: Tim Belcher (1-0)  LP: David Cone (0-1)  SV: Alejandro Pena (1)
HR: NYM – Keith Hernandez (1); LA – None.

Game 3

October 8: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	7	2
New York	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	5	X	8	9	2
WP: Randy Myers (2-0)  LP: Alejandro Pena (0-1)
HR: LA – None.; NYM – None.

Game 4

October 9: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Los Angeles	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	5	7	1
New York	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	2
WP: Alejandro Pena (1-1)  LP: Roger McDowell (0-1)   SV: Orel Hershiser (1)
HR: LA – Mike Scioscia (1), Kirk Gibson (1); NYM – Darryl Strawberry (1), Kevin McReynolds (1)

Game 5

October 10: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	7	12	0
New York	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	4	9	1
WP: Tim Belcher (2-0)  LP: Sid Fernandez (0-1)  SV: Brian Holton (1)
HR: LA – Kirk Gibson (2); NYM – Lenny Dykstra (1)

Game 6

October 11: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	11	0
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
WP: David Cone (1-1)  LP: Tim Leary (0-1)
HR: NYM – Kevin McReynolds (2); LA – None.

Game 7

October 12: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Los Angeles	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	6	10	0
WP: Orel Hershiser (1-0)  LP: Ron Darling (0-1)
HR: NYM – None.; LA – None.

1988 World Series

The Dodgers were again heavy underdogs in the World Series against the Oakland Athletics, led by sluggers Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco. However, the Dodgers won the series in five games thanks to Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit game winning homer in the first game off of Dennis Eckersley and the continued mastery of series MVP Orel Hershiser.

Game 1

October 15: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	0
Los Angeles	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	7	0
WP: Alejandro Pena (1-0)  LP: Dennis Eckersley (0-1)
HR: OAK – Jose Canseco (1).; LA – Mickey Hatcher (1), Kirk Gibson (1).

Game 2

October 16: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Los Angeles	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	X	6	10	1
WP: Orel Hershiser (1-0)  LP: Storm Davis (0-1)
HR: OAK – None.; LA – Mike Davis (1).

Game 3

October 18: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	1
Oakland	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0
WP: Rick Honeycutt (1-0)  LP: Jay Howell (0-1)
HR: LA – None.; OAK – Mark McGwire (1).

Game 4

October 19: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	8	1
Oakland	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	9	2
WP: Tim Belcher (1-0)  LP: Dave Stewart (0-1)  SV: Jay Howell (1)
HR: LA – None.; OAK – none.

Game 5

October 20: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	8	0
Oakland	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	0
WP: Orel Hershiser (2-0)  LP: Storm Davis (0-2)
HR: LA – Mickey Hatcher (2), Mike Davis (2).; OAK – none.

1988 Awards

• 1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Orel Hershiser reserve
• National League Most Valuable Player Award
  • Kirk Gibson
• Cy Young Award
  • Orel Hershiser
• Manager of the Year Award
  • Tommy Lasorda
• National League Championship MVP
  • Orel Hershiser
• World Series Most Valuable Player
  • Orel Hershiser
• Gold Glove Award
  • Orel Hershiser
• Comeback Player of the Year Award
  • Tim Leary
• Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star
  • Tim Belcher
• TSN Manager of the Year Award
  • Tommy Lasorda

• TSN Executive of the Year Award
  • Fred Claire
• TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year Award
  • Tim Belcher
• TSN Pitcher of the Year Award
  • Orel Hershiser
• Silver Slugger Award
  • Tim Leary
  • Kirk Gibson
• TSN Major League Player of the Year Award
  • Orel Hershiser
• TSN National League All-Star
  • Orel Hershiser
• NL Pitcher of the Month
  • Orel Hershiser (April 1988)
  • Orel Hershiser (September 1988)
• NL Player of the Week
  • Kal Daniels (Apr. 4-10)
  • Tim Leary (July 18-24)
  • Orel Hershiser (Sep. 26-Oct.2)

1988 Transactions

• December 11: Acquired Alfredo Griffin, Jay Howell and Jesse Orosco in a three-team deal with the Oakland Athletics and New York Mets for Bob Welch, Jack Savage and Matt Young
• April 1: Acquired John Gibbons from the New York Mets for Craig Shipley
• August 16: Acquired John Tudor from the St. Louis Cardinals for Pedro Guerrero
• August 31: Acquired Ricky Horton from the Chicago White Sox for Shawn Hillegas
• October 3: Acquired Jim Neidlinger from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bill Krueger

1988 Minor League Teams

• AAA: Albuquerque Dukes (managed by Terry Collins) - Pacific Coast League
• AA: San Antonio Missions (managed by Kevin Kennedy) - Texas League
• A: Bakersfield Dodgers (managed by Gary LaRocque) - California League
• A: Vero Beach Dodgers (managed by John Shoemaker) - Florida State League
• A: Salem Dodgers (managed by Tom Beyers) - Northwest League
• Rookie: Great Falls Dodgers (managed by Tim Johnson) - Pioneer League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
• Rookie: Gulf Coast Dodgers (managed by Jose Alvarez) - Gulf Coast League

External links

• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page
• Dodgers history