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Oct 20, 2011 · On October 20, 1988, 23 years ago today, the Los Angeles Dodgers completed their improbable season by beating the Oakland Athletics to win the World Series. The team climbed on the back, or...
Apr 5, 2012 · The Dodgers had what was considered by many to be the weakest starting lineup of any World Series team. They had no position all-stars, no players hit over .300, and no one had 90 RBI.
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The 1988 World Series matched the Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers upsetting the heavily favored A's to win the Series in five games, which was exactly the opposite result of their 1974 meeting (that series also went five games). The most memorable moment of the 1988 World Series was when injured Dodgers MVP Kirk ...
Game 1
October 15, 1988 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California Because they had used their pitching ace, Orel Hershiser, in Game 7 of the NLCS, the Dodgers had to open with rookie Tim Belcher in Game 1. Meanwhile, Oakland sent a well-rested Dave Stewart to the mound. Both pitchers, however, would have their troubles in this game starting out. Belcher loaded the bases in the 1st by giving up a single to Dave Henderson, then hitting Jose Canseco and walking Mark McGwire. Terry Steinbachflied out...
Game 2
October 16, 1988 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California With a rested Orel Hershiser on the mound, the Dodgers took a 2-0 lead. Hershiser, who had finished the regular season by pitching a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings, got all the runs he needed in the 3rd, with Mike Marshall providing the big blow with a three-run homer. Hershiser went the distance, allowing only three singles, all three hit by Dave Parker. He matched that total all by himself, going 3 for 3 with a run score...
Game 3
October 18, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California The A's got back in the series on the strength of strong pitching by former Dodger World Series hero Bob Welch and three relievers. Dodger starter John Tudorleft after only two innings with tightness in his pitching shoulder. The A's struck first in the 3rd when Glenn Hubbard singled, stole second, and came home on a single by Ron Hassey. The Dodgers tied it in the 5th when Franklin Stubbs drove home Jeff Hamiltonwith...
This was the last World Series that Peter Ueberroth presided over as commissioner. Coincidentally, Ueberroth rose to prominence for organizing the 1984 Summer Olympic Gamesin Los Angeles.Jay Howell, who was the losing pitcher in Game 3, was suspended for two games (although it was originally, three) by then National League president Bart Giamatti, for using pine tar during the 1988...So the Dodgers brought in Debbie Gibson, now if only they had Kirk Gibson! - NBC pre-game show host Bob Costas commenting on National Anthemsinger, Debbie Gibson (no relation to Kirk) just prior to Game 1, of course not knowing what would happen later on in the evening. You talk about a roll of the dice... this is it.- NBC's Vin Scully, announcing ...
William F. McNeil: Miracle in Chavez Ravine: The Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2008.David S. Neft and Richard M. Cohen: The World Series, St. Martins Press, New York, NY, 1990 pp. 425-429.K.P. Wee: The 1988 Dodgers: Reliving the Championship Season, Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD, 2018. ISBN 978-1-5381-1308-01988 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)Costas' said that the 1988 Dodgers possibly had the weakest hitting line-up in World Series history. After the Dodgers won Game 4, Lasorda (during a postgame interview with Marv Albert) sarcastically said that the MVP of the World Series should be Bob Costas.
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1988 World Series | Baseball Almanac. Los Angeles Dodgers (4) vs Oakland Athletics (1) | Baseball Almanac. In 1988, the World Series Championship was transformed into a "California Classic" as the Los Angeles Dodgers went up against the neighboring Oakland Athletics.
1988 World Series - Los Angeles Dodgers over Oakland Athletics (4-1) series statistics and schedule on Baseball-Reference.com
