1988 Los Angeles Dodgers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 World Series championsNational League championsNational League West champions National League West Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 94–67 (.584) 1st Peter O'Malley Fred Claire Tommy Lasorda KTTV–TV 11(Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale) Z Channel(Rick Monday, Tony Hernandez) KABC–AM 790(Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale) KWKW–AM 1330(Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas) The 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 99th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 31st season in Los Angeles, California, and their 27th season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers as a squad that was picked to finish fourth would win the World Series, upsetting the heavily favored New York Mets and Oakland Athletics along 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. Offseason December 11, 1987: 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 January 29, 1988: Kirk Gibson was signed as a free agent.https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gibsoki01.shtml Kirk Gibson Stats April 1, 1988: Acquired John Gibbons from the New York Mets for Craig Shipley With the sub-par 1987 performance fresh in their minds, General Manager Fred Claire and Field Manager Tom Lasorda knew what needed to be fixed. They started the off-season by allowing poor performers such as Glenn Hoffman, Ken Landreaux and Phil Garner explore the free agent market. On December 11, 1987, Claire pulled the trigger on a trade that helped solidify the Dodgers' defense and bullpen, despite giving up one of the top pitchers of the National League in 1987 in Bob Welch. The Dodgers acquired shortstop Alfredo Griffin and relief pitchers Jay Howell and Jesse Orosco in a three-team trade ironically with the Athletics and Mets, the two teams they would eventually defeat in the '88 postseason. In an attempt to boost the offense for the upcoming season, the Dodgers signed Mike Davis on December 15, 1987. The biggest move of the off-season was still to come. On January 29, 1988, the Dodgers signed free agent slugger Kirk Gibson from the Detroit Tigers. Gibson, who was a 9-year veteran at the time of the signing, was known for his power at the plate and speed on the basepaths, but was also brought in to be a clubhouse leader. To help solidify their roster the Dodgers went on to sign 21-year veteran pitcher Don Sutton and 20-year veteran catcher Rick Dempsey. Dempsey, known for his fiery personality, joined Gibson as the veteran clubhouse leaders. It was Gibson, however, who would make the biggest impact. Preparing for his first spring training game as a Dodger on March 3, 1988, Gibson began his pregame warm-ups in the outfield. Taking off his hat to wipe sweat from his head, Gibson noticed people laughing. He soon realized that someone (it turned out to be reliever Jesse Orosco) had greased the inside of his cap with eyeblack and he had unknowingly wiped it all over himself in full view of the fans who were in attendance. Gibson immediately left the field in anger and left the Dodgers' spring training complex, missing the game. The next day, manager Tommy Lasorda held a team meeting where Orosco apologized. The message was made clear, however: Gibson came to the Dodgers to win and was serious about it.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-05-sp-261-story.html Gibson Returns, Isn't Amused : Orosco Apologizes After Admitting He Blackened Cap Los Angeles Times March 5, 1988 Key players from the 1987 team were also brought back. These players included right fielder Mike Marshall, center fielder John Shelby, catcher Mike Scioscia, Second Baseman Steve Sax, Utilityman Mickey Hatcher, and pitchers Orel Hershiser, Fernando Valenzuela, and Tim Leary. Regular season Season standings Los Angeles Dodgers Record vs. opponents LAD Opening Day lineup +Opening Day starters # Name Position3 Steve Sax 2B7 Alfredo Griffin SS23 Kirk Gibson LF28 Pedro Guerrero 3B5 Mike Marshall 1B31 John Shelby CF37 Mike Davis RF14 Mike Scioscia C34 Fernando Valenzuela P 1988 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers 49 Tim Belcher 46 William Brennan 52 Tim Crews 41 Brad Havens 55 Orel Hershiser 57 Shawn Hillegas 51 Brian Holton 29 Ricky Horton 50 Jay Howell 43 Ken Howell 41 Bill Krueger 54 Tim Leary 48 Ramón Martínez 47 Jesse Orosco 26 Alejandro Peña 20 Don Sutton 30 John Tudor 34 Fernando Valenzuela Catchers 17 Rick Dempsey 15 Gilberto Reyes 14 Mike Scioscia Infielders 10 Dave Anderson  7 Alfredo Griffin 28 Pedro Guerrero 33 Jeff Hamilton  3 Steve Sax 27 Mike Sharperson 22 Franklin Stubbs 21 Tracy Woodson Outfielders 37 Mike Davis 40 Mike Devereaux 23 Kirk Gibson 38 José González 45 Chris Gwynn  9 Mickey Hatcher 12 Danny Heep  5 Mike Marshall 31 John Shelby Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches  8 Joey Amalfitano (third base) 58 Mark Cresse (bullpen) 13 Joe Ferguson (first base) 35 Ben Hines (hitting) 11 Manny Mota 16 Ron Perranoski (pitching) 18 Bill Russell (bench) Starting 9 Baseball diamond clean.svg 400 none transparent; font-size:0.8em; line-height:1.5em; font-weight:bold 0.461 0.463 400 Hershiser 0.467 0.703 400 Scioscia 0.685 0.370 400 Stubbs 0.592 0.287 400 Sax 0.259 0.370 400 Hamilton 0.379 0.287 400 Griffin 0.185 0.139 400 Gibson 0.478 0.046 400 Shelby 0.749 0.139 400 Marshall Notable transactions June 6, 1988: Raúl Mondesí was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.Raúl Mondesí page at Baseball Reference June 27, 1988: Mario Soto was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.Mario Soto page at Baseball Reference August 10, 1988: Don Sutton was released by the Dodgers.Don Sutton page at Baseball Reference August 16, 1988: Acquired John Tudor from the St. Louis Cardinals for Pedro Guerrero August 30, 1988: Shawn Hillegas was traded by the Dodgers to the Chicago White Sox for Ricky Horton.Shawn Hillegas page at Baseball Reference October 3, 1988: Acquired Jim Neidlinger from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bill Krueger Season summary April The Dodgers started the 1988 season at home against the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers opening day pitcher was Valenzuela. The opening day lineup featured Sax, Griffin, Gibson, Marshall, Shelby, Davis, Scioscia and third baseman Pedro Guerrero. The first pitch of the season, to Sax by Giants pitcher Dave Dravecky, was hit into the left field seats at Dodger Stadium. However, Valenzuela would then give up the lead and the Dodgers would eventually lose the game 5–1. The team would go on to win their next five games and finish April with a 13–7 record which included a four-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves. Hershiser finished the month of April with a 5–0 record. May The Dodgers went 14-13 during the month of May. As it had always been, May was one of the toughest months for the Dodgers. On May 21, 1988, Griffin was hit by a pitch from Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden on the hand. Griffin would miss over two months with a broken hand. This heated up the Dodger-Met rivalry which would last the remainder of the season. In fact, the next day, May 22, 1988, Mets starting pitcher David Cone hit Pedro Guerrero in the head in the 6th inning. As a show of disgust at what the Dodgers felt was headhunting by the Mets pitchers, Guerrero proceeded to stand up, throw his bat in Cone's direction and charge the mound. A benches clearing mêlée ensued and Guerrero and Lasorda were ejected from the game. Because Griffin had to be placed on the disabled list with a broken hand the Dodgers were left with a hole at shortstop, though they had a solid replacement in the form of veteran Dave Anderson. At times during May, the lead over the Astros neared five games. By the end of the month the Dodgers' lead in the NL West Division was only a half of a game over the Houston Astros. June The Dodgers had a solid month of June compiling a record of 17–9 over the month. Hershiser continued his successful year by finishing the month of June with a record of 12–3. Much of the Dodgers' success to this point in the season could be attributed to solid starting pitching from Hershiser, Leary and the emerging rookie Tim Belcher. However, the best pitchers of the Dodgers' pitching staff were those who came out of the bullpen. Orosco, Howell, Brian Holton and Alejandro Peña were all enjoying successful seasons. After a slow start in April, Gibson was now hitting .288 with 15 HR's, 40 RBI, 53 runs scored and 15 SB's. August The summer success continued for the Dodgers as they completed August with a 17–12 record. Don Sutton was released August 10 after GM Fred Claire discovered Sutton had informally discussed a possible front office job with the Houston Astros. Sutton was 3–6 with a 3.92 ERA at the time. Sutton did not sign with another team. His 233 career wins with the Dodgers remains the team record. Dramatic summer moments Many who have followed the Dodgers have pointed to a few moments during the months of July and August that got the season going in the right direction, keep the successes going and exemplified what the 1988 Dodgers were all about. July 6, 1988: Down 3–0 in the bottom of the 8th inning against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Dodgers scored three runs then Anderson, Mike Sharperson and Sax loaded the bases. The Cardinals would bring in closer Todd Worrell in an attempt to snuff out the rally. However, first baseman Franklin Stubbs would drive a Worrell offering into the right field seats for a game winning grand slam. August 13, 1988: The Dodgers and Giants take the Dodger Stadium fans to the 11th inning with a tie. Guerrero starts the Dodgers side of the 11th inning with a fly ball to right that Giants outfielder Candy Maldonado loses in the lights. A passed ball allows Guerrero to go to second. However, Guerrero and Lasorda are then ejected from the game arguing that the Giants' pitcher had balked. Because of this, Stubbs had to pinch run for Guerrero leaving the Dodgers with no additional pinch hitters on their bench. When pitcher Alejandro Peña's batting spot comes around in the lineup they are forced to pinch hit for him with another pitcher, Tim Leary. Amazingly, Leary singled back up the middle and Stubbs scored giving the Dodgers the extra inning walk off win. A week after Leary's dramatic game-winning hit, the Dodgers had another walk off win. The Dodgers entered the bottom of the 9th inning at Dodger Stadium trailing the Montreal Expos 3–2. The Expos brought in Joe Hesketh to close out the game. After getting Sax out, Hesketh allowed Mickey Hatcher to double. Anderson ran for Hatcher and Kirk Gibson singled home Anderson. One out later with John Shelby at the plate, Gibson stole second base. With Shelby still at the plate, Hesketh threw a wild pitch through catcher Nelson Santovenia. Gibson advanced to third but did not stop there; the former linebacker kept going, charging toward the plate that was being covered by pitcher Hesketh. Santovenia threw back to Hesketh but Gibson beat the throw to the plate giving the Dodgers the win. Gibson later revealed that part of his reasoning for attempting to take home was that he knew Hesketh had suffered a broken leg earlier in his career and Gibson felt he would not be willing to risk a collision by stepping into the basepath to block off the plate. September/October Hershiser would begin a scoreless inning streak in September that he would eventually take to over 59 innings and pass Dodger legend Don Drysdale for the record for most consecutive scoreless innings. Hershiser would throw complete game shutouts against the Braves on September 5, the Reds on September 10, the Braves again on September 14, the Astros on September 19 and the Giants on September 23 to take him within 9 innings of Drysdale's record. Before Hershiser would get a chance to break the record the Dodgers needed to clinch the National League West championship. Their chance came in San Diego on September 26. The San Diego Padres would take a 2–0 lead in the first inning, but the Dodgers would score 3 runs and win the game 3–2, clinching the division. Hershiser would get his next start on September 28 and he would pitch 10 scoreless innings against the Padres to break Drysdale's record. Game log Regular season Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Clinched divisionBoldDodgers team member Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 regular season game log: 94–67–1 (Home: 45–36; Away: 49–31–1)https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAN/1988-schedule-scores.shtml 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers schedule and results Baseball Reference April 19, 2016 y Los Angeles Dodgers April: 13–7 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–2) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#fbb | 1 || April 4, 1988 || 1:13p.m. PDT || Giants || L 1–5 || Dravecky (1–0) || Valenzuela (0–1) || — || 2:24 || 48,484 || 0–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 2 || April 5, 1988 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Giants || W 5–0 || Hershiser (1–0) || Downs (0–1) || — || 2:29 || 37,472 || 1–1 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 3 || April 7, 1988 || 4:41p.m. PDT || @ Braves || W 5–2 || Peña (1–0) || Assenmaacher (0–1) || Orosco (1) || 3:11 || 5,257 || 2–1 || W2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 4 || April 8, 1988 || 4:41p.m. PDT || @ Braves || W 6–3 || Leary (1–0) || Coffman (0–1) || Belcher (1) || 2:27 || 10,723 || 3–1 || W3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 5 || April 9, 1988 || 4:41p.m. PDT || @ Braves || W 11–3 || Valenzuela (1–1) || Glavine (0–1) || — || 2:37 || 16,603 || 4–1 || W4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 6 || April 10, 1988 || 11:07a.m. PDT || @ Braves || W 3–1 || Hershiser (2–0) || Mahler (0–1) || Orosco (2) || 2:24 || 14,171 || 5–1 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb" | 7 || April 12 || 7:25p.m. PDT || @ Padres || L 3–5 || Hawkins (1–1) || Sutton (0–1) || Davis (1) || 3:02 || 52,395 || 5–2 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 8 || April 13 || 7:05p.m. PDT || @ Padres || W 4–3 || Howell (1–0)|| Show (0–2) || Orosco (3) || 2:51 || 16,838 || 6–2 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 9 || April 14 || 1:05p.m. PDT || @ Padres || L 0–2 || Jones (1–1) || Valenzuela (1–2) || McCullers (2) || 2:45 || 24,096 || 6–3 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 10 || April 15, 1988 || 7:08pm PDT || Braves || W 3–2 || Hershiser (3–0) || Glavine (0–2) || — || 2:27 || 41,22 || 7–3 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 11 || April 16, 1988 || 1:05pm PDT || Braves || W 7–4 || Belcher (1–0) || Mahler (0–2) || Peña (2) || 2:40 || 27,114 || 8–3 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 12 || April 17, 1988 || 1:05pm PDT || Braves || L 1–3 || Smith (1–2) || Sutton (0–2) || — || 2:21 || 46,484 || 8–4 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 13 || April 18 || 7:08p.m. PDT || Padres || W 6–0 || Leary (2–0) || Show (0–3) || — || 3:00 || 24,357 || 9–4 || W1 |-style="background:#bbb" | — || April 19 || || Padres || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: June 17) |-style="background:#bbb" | — || April 20 || || Padres || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: June 19) |-style="background:#bbb" | — || April 21 || || Padres || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 21) |- bgcolor=#bbb | — || April 22, 1988 || 7:35p.m. PDT || @ Giants || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 26 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 14 || April 23, 1988 || 12:25p.m. PDT || @ Giants || W 10–3 || Hershiser (4–0) || Krukow (1–1) || — || 2:57 || 33,271 || 10–4 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 15 || April 24, 1988 || 1:05p.m. PDT || @ Giants || W 4–0 || Valenzuela (2–2) || LaCoss (1–2) || Howell (1) || 2:50 || 39,092 || 11–4 || W3 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 16 || April 26, 1988 || 7:07p.m. PDT || Cubs || L 3–7 || Maddux (4–1) || Leary (2–1) || — || 2:39 || 34,279 || 11–5 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 17 || April 27, 1988 || 7:07p.m. PDT || Cubs || W 4–0 || Sutton (1–2) || Moyer (1–2) || Peña (3) || 2:42 || 29,462 || 12–5 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 18 || April 28, 1988 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Cubs || L 1–5 || Schiraldi (1–2) || Belcher (1–1) || DiPino (1) || 3:05 || 29,509 || 12–6 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 19 || April 29, 1988 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Cardinals || W 6–4 ||Hershiser (5–0) || Cox (2–3) || Howell (2) || 2:40 || 44,301 || 13–6 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 20 || April 30, 1988 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Cardinals || L 2–5 || O'Neal (2–1) || Valenzuela (2–3) || McWilliams (1) || 2:42 || 47,425 || 13–7 || L1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May: 14–13 (Home: 6–7; Away: 8–6) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#fbb | 21 || May 1, 1988 || 1:05p.m. PDT || Cardinals || L 0–9 || Tudor (1–0) || Leary (2–2) || Terry (1) || 2:47 || 46,176 || 13–8 || L2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 22 || May 2, 1988 || 7:08p.m. PDT || Pirates || W 6–3 || Orosco (1–0) || Drabek (3–2) || — || 3:16 || 26,821 || 14–8 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 23 || May 3, 1988 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Pirates || W 14–6 || Belcher (2–1) || Dunne (1–1) || — || 3:03 || 26,943 || 15–8 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 24 || May 4, 1988 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Pirates || W 8–5 || Hershiser (6–0) || Palacios (0–2) || — || 3:12 || 30,423 || 16–8 || W3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 25 || May 6, 1988 || 5:35p.m. PDT || @ Cardinals || W 10–2 || Valenzuela (3–3) || O'Neal (2–2) || — || 2:25 || 49,194 || 17–8 || W4 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 26 || May 7, 1988 || 5:05p.m. PDT || @ Cardinals || L 1–2 || Worrell (1–2) || Orosco (1–1) || — || 2:28 || 46,159 || 17–9 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 27 || May 8, 1988 || 11:15a.m. PDT || @ Cardinals || W 12–6 || Sutton (2–2) || DeLeón (2–3) || — || 2:46 || 40,098 || 18–9 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bbb | — || May 9, 1988 || 11:20a.m. PDT || @ Cubs || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 14 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 28 || May 10, 1988 || 11:20a.m. PDT || @ Cubs || W 6–5 (14) || Holton (1–0) || Lancaster (1–3) || Hershiser (1) || 4:27 || 12,985 || 19–9 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 29 || May 11, 1988 || 4:05p.m. PDT || @ Pirates || L 1–2 (11) || Medvin (1–0) || Peña (1–1) || — || 3:46 || 26,367 || 19–10 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 30 || May 12, 1988 || 4:05p.m. PDT || @ Pirates || L 4–7 || Smiley (3–2) || Hershiser (6–1) || — || 2:29 || 11,072 || 19–11 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 31 || May 13, 1988 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Phillies || L 1–2 || Gross (3–1) ||Leary (2–3) || Tekulve (2) || 2:56 || 38,015 || 19–12 || L3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 32 || May 14, 1988 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Phillies || W 3–2 || Sutton (3–2) || Ruffin (3–3) ||Howell (3) || 2:58 || 47,379 || 20–12 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 33 || May 15, 1988 || 1:05p.m. PDT || Phillies || W 9–2 ||Belcher (3–1) || Palmer (0–3) || — || 3:07 || 41,045 || 21–12 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 34 || May 17, 1988 || 7:10p.m. PDT || Expos || L 5–6 || Heaton (1–2) || Valenzuela (3–4) || Burke (5) || 2:50 || 34,309 || 21–13 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 35 || May 18, 1988 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Expos || L 0–3 || Dopson (1–1) || Hershiser (6–2) || Burke (6) || 2:55 || 27,775 || 21–14 || L2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 36 || May 19, 1988 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Expos || W 2–0 || Leary (3–3) || Martínez (3–6) || — || 2:36 || 25,283 || 22–14 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 37 || May 20, 1988 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Mets || L 2–5 || Fernandez (2–3) || Sutton (3–3) || Myers (6) || 3:28 || 44,867 || 22–15 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 38 || May 21, 1988 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Mets || L 0–4 || Gooden (8–0) || Belcher (3–12) || — || 2:48 || 47,017 || 22–16 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 39 || May 22, 1988 || 1:08p.m. PDT || Mets || L 2–5 || Cone (6–0) || Valenzuela (3–5) || McDowell (5) || 3:16 || 44,826 || 22–17 || L3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 40 || May 24, 1988 || 2:55p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || W 2–1 (12) || Peña (2–1) || Harris (0–1) || Orosco (4) || 3:46 || 17,759 || 23–17 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 41 || May 25, 1988 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || W 4–0 || Leary (4–3) || Palmer (0–4) || — || 2:28 || 24,444 || 24–17 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 42 || May 26, 1988 || 4:37p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || W 10–8 || Howell (2–0) || Bedrosian (0–1) || — || 3:14 || 19,361 || 25–17 || W3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 43 || May 27, 1988 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Expos || W 5–2 || Orosco (2–1) || McClure (1–2) || Peña (3) || 3:16 || 18,113 || 26–17 || W4 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 44 || May 28, 1988 || 10:35a.m. PDT || @ Expos || L 2–3 (10) || Parrett (4–1) || Howell (2–1) || — || 2:58 || 15,320 || 26–18 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 45 || May 29, 1988 || 10:35a.m. PDT ||@ Expos || W 2–1 || Hershiser (7–2) || Dopson (1–2) || — || 2:24 || 35,311 || 27–18 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 46 || May 30, 1988 || 5:05p.m. PDT || @ Mets || L 2–3 || Darling (6–3) || Leary (4–4) || Myers (8) || 2:50 || 42,096 || 27–19 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 47 || May 31, 1988 || 4:40p.m. PDT || @ Mets || L 4–5 (11) || Myers (3–0) || Peña (2–2) || — || 3:34 || 35,564 || 27–20 || L2 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June: 17–11 (Home: 9–6; Away: 8–5) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#bfb | 48 || June 1, 1988 || 5:02p.m. PDT || @ Mets || W 4–3 ||Holton (2–0) || Fernandez (2–5) || Howell (4) || 3:29 || 29,659 || 28–20 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 49 || June 3, 1988 || 7:35p.m. PDT || Reds || W 13–5 || Crews (1–0) || Rasmussen (2–6) || — || 3:28 || 45,242 || 29–20 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 50 || June 4, 1988 || 12:28p.m. PDT || Reds || L 2–5 || Rijo (6–1) || Hershiser (7–3) || — || 3:10 || 32,550 || 29–21 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 51 || June 5, 1988 || 1:06p.m. PDT || Reds || W 5–4 ||Leary (5–4) || Soto (3–5) || Howell (5) || 2:47 || 38,982 || 30–21 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 52 || June 6, 1988 || 5:13p.m. PDT || Astros || L 4–10 || Knepper (7–1) || Peña (2–3) || Andersen (2) || 3:32 || 19,327 || 30–22 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 53 || June 7, 1988 || 7:35p.m. PDT || Astros || L 2–5 || Darwin (3–4) || Belcher (3–3) || — || 3:01 || 25,509 || 30–23 || L2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 54 || June 8, 1988 || 7:40p.m. PDT || Astros || W 11–1 ||Valenzuela (4–5) || Scott (6–2) || — || 2:23 || 33,737 || 31–23 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 55 || June 9, 1988 || 1:05p.m. PDT || Astros || W 4–2 || Hershiser (8–3) || Ryan (5–4) ||Howell (6) || 2:53 || 25,959 || 32–23 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 56 || June 10 || 7:05p.m. PDT || @ Padres || L 3–4 || McCullers (1–4) || Howell (2–2) || – || 2:46 || 19,859 || 32–24 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 57 || June 11 || 7:05p.m. PDT || @ Padres || L 1–2 || Rasmussen (3–6) || Sutton (3–4) || – || 2:07 || 26,068 || 32–25 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 58 || June 12 || 1:05p.m. PDT || @ Padres || L 2–5 || Whitson (6–5) || Belcher (3–4) || Davis (9) || 2:14 || 21,533 || 32–26 || L3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 59 || June 14, 1988 || 4:40p.m. PDT || @ Braves || W 5–4 || Valenzuela (5–5) || Smith (1–7) || Howell (7) || 2:46 || 11,136 || 33–26 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 60 || June 15, 1988 || 4:40p.m. PDT || @ Braves || W 7–5 || Hershiser (9–3) || Glavine (3–7) || Peña (4) || 2:50 || 10,154 || 34–26 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 61 || June 16, 1988 || 2:40p.m. PDT || @ Braves || L 2–9 || Smith (3–3) || K. Howell (0–1) || — || 2:27 || 9,666 || 34–27 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 62 (1) || June 17 || 4:08p.m. PDT || Padres || L 4–7 || Whitson (7–5) ||Leary (5–5) || Davis (11) || 2:36 || — || 34–28 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 63 (2) || June 17 || 7:20p.m. PDT || Padres || L 3–4 || Rasmussen (4–6) || Holton (2–1) || McCullers (6) || 3:07 || 33,649 || 34–29 || L3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 64 || June 18 || 1:09p.m. PDT || Padres || W 3–0 || Belcher (4–4) || Show (5–7) || Howell (8) || 2:44 || 37,743 || 35–29 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 65 (1) || June 19 || 1:06p.m. PDT || Padres || W 12–2 || Hershiser (10–3) || Jones (5–6) || — || 2:17 || — || 36–29 || W2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 66 (2) || June 19 || 3:59p.m. PDT || Padres || W 5–4 (1) || Crews (2–0) || Davis (2–4) || — || 3:28 || 37,045 || 37–29 || W3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 67 || June 20, 1988 || 7:38p.m. PDT || Braves || W 7–3 || Hillegas (1–0) || Glavine (3–8) || Peña (5) || 2:43 || 43,268 || 38–29 || W4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 68 || June 21, 1988 || 7:35p.m. PDT || Braves || W 2–1 || Leary (6–5) || Smith (3–4) || — || 2:09 || 18,485 || 39–29 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb" | 69 || June 22, 1988 || 7:35p.m. PDT || Braves || L 1–4 || Mahler (8–6) || Sutton (3–5) || — || 2:29 || 27,878 || 39–30 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 70 || June 24, 1988 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Reds || W 5–3 || Hershiser (11–3) || Robinson (3–6) || Belcher (2) || 2:52 || 33,781 || 40–30 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 71 || June 25, 1988 || 4:06p.m. PDT || @ Reds || W 6–4 || Holton (3–1) || Rijo (8–3) || Orosco (5) || 2:59 || 35,470 || 41–30 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 72 || June 26, 1988 || 11:15a.m. PDT || @ Reds || W 9–6 || Belcher (5–4) || Franco (1–5) || Holton (1) || 3:05 || 29,520 || 42–30 || W3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 73 || June 27, 1988 || 5:35p.m. PDT || @ Astros || W 4–0 ||Hillegas (2–0) || Andújar (0–3) || Peña (6) || 2:47 || 27,185 || 43–30 || W4 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 74 || June 28, 1988 || 5:35p.m. PDT || @ Astros || L 3–4 || Knepper (8–1) || Holton (3–2) || Agosto (1) || 2:34 || 28,838 || 43–31 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 75 || June 29, 1988 || 11:35a.m. PDT || @ Astros || W 2–0 || Hershiser (12–3) || Ryan (5–6) || — || 2:32 || 27,678 || 44–31 || W1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July: 16–12–1 (Home: 5–7; Away: 11–5–1) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#fbbfb | 76 || July 1, 1988 || 7:37p.m. PDT || Cubs || L 2–9 || Moyer (5–7) || Valenzuela (5–6) || — || 3:09 || 42,763 || 44–32 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 77 || July 2, 1988 || 7:07p.m. PDT || Cubs || W 8–1 || Leary (7–5) || Pico (3–3) || — || 2:55 || 44,166 || 45–32 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 78 || July 3, 1988 || 1:05p.m. PDT || Cubs || L 1–2 || Sufcliffe (7–5) || Hillegas (2–1) || Lancaster (4) || 2:44 || 43,209 || 45–33 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 79 || July 4, 1988 || 5:10p.m. PDT || Cardinals || W 5–3 || Peña (3–3) || Tudor (4–3) || Belcher (3) || 2:48 || 44,855 || 46–33 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 80 || July 5, 1988 || 7:35p.m. PDT || Cardinals || W 6–3 || Hershiser (13–3) || Cox (2–4) || Belcher (4) || 2:24 || 32,495 || 47–33 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 81 || July 6, 1988 || 7:37p.m. PDT || Cardinals || W 7–3 || Crews (3–0) || Worrell (4–5) || — || 2:45 || 37,210 || 48–33 || W3 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 82 || July 8, 1988 || 7:35p.m. PDT || Pirates || L 3–4 || Drabek (6–5) || Leary (7–6) || Gott (11) || 3:15 || 40,690 || 48–34 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 83 || July 9, 1988 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Pirates || L 2–8 || Dunne (6–7) || Hillegas (2–2) || — || 3:14 || 46,662 || 48–35 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 84 || July 10, 1988 || 1:08p.m. PDT || Pirates || L 2–7 || Walk (10–4) || Hershiser (13–4) || — || 2:24 || 43,014 || 48–36 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || July 12, 1988 || 5:30p.m. PDT || 59th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | American League vs. National League (Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio) |- bgcolor=#bfb | 85 (1) || July 14, 1988 || 10:05a.m. PDT || @ Cubs || W 1–0 || Leary (8–6) || Sufcliffe (7–7) || Peña (7) || 2:49 || — || 49–36 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 86 (2) || July 14, 1988 || 1:59p.m. PDT || @ Cubs || W 6–3 || Holton (4–2) || Schiraldi (4–8) || Howell (9) || 2:49 || 34,031 || 50–36 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 87 || July 15, 1988 || 1:05p.m. PDT || @ Cubs || W 3–2 (10) || Peña (4–3) || Nipper (1–3) || Orosco (6) || 2:49 || 32,179 || 51–36 || W3 |- bgcolor=#fff | 88 || July 16, 1988 || 10:20a.m. PDT || @ Cubs || T 2–2 (9) || — || — || — || 2:22 || 32,843 || 51–36–1 || T1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 89 (1) || July 17, 1988 || 10:20a.m. PDT || @ Cubs || W 4–1 || Belcher (6–4) || Pico (3–5) || Peña (8) || 2:52 || — || 52–36–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 90 (2) || July 17, 1988 || 1:47p.m. PDT || @ Cubs || W 5–2 || Holton (5–2) || Lancaster (4–5) || Howell (10) || 2:42 || 35,138 || 53–36–1 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 91 || July 18, 1988 || 5:35p.m. PDT || @ Cardinals || W 1–0 || Leary (9–6) || Worrell (4–7) || — || 2:34 || 29,358 || 54–36–1 || W3 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 92 || July 19, 1988 || 5:35p.m. PDT || @ Cardinals || L 2–3 || DeLeón (6–7) || Brennan (0–1) || Worrell (17) || 2:47 || 34,606 || 54–37–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 93 || July 20, 1988 || 10:35a.m. PDT || @ Cardinals || L 7–8 || Costello (3–0) || Valenzuela (5–7) || Worrell (18) || 3:20 || 31,845 || 54–38–1 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 94 || July 21, 1988 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Pirates || L 2–3 || Drabek (8–5) || Hershiser (13–5) || Gott (15) || 2:42 || 27,510 || 54–39–1 || L3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 95 || July 22, 1988 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Pirates || W 4–2 || Belcher (7–4) || Dunne (6–8) || Howell (11) || 3:06 || 44,888 || 55–39–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 96 || July 23, 1988 || 4:37p.m. PDT || @ Pirates || W 6–2 || Leary (10–6) || Smiley (9–6) || — || 2:46 || 35,817 || 56–39–1 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 97 || July 24, 1988 || 10:36a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || W 2–1 || Hillegas (3–2) || Fisher (6–7) || Howell (12) || 3:00 || 35,677 || 57–39–1 || W3 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 98 || July 25, 1988 || 5:17p.m. PDT || @ Giants || L 1–3 || Downs (10–8) || Valenzuela (5–8) || — || 2:50 || 29,947 || 57–40–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 99 (1) || July 26, 1988 || 5:35p.m. PDT || @ Giants || W 7–3 || Hershiser (14–5) || Mulholland (2–1) || Howell (13) || 2:57 || — || 58–40–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 100 (2) || July 26, 1988 || 9:10p.m. PDT || @ Giants || W 6–5 (11) || Holton (6–2) || Garrelts (2–1) || — || 4:13 || 49,209 || 59–40–1 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 101 || July 27, 1988 || 7:35p.m. PDT || @ Giants || L 1–2 (10) || Price (1–4) || Leary (10–7) || — || 2:51 || 34,168 || 59–41–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 102 || July 29, 1988 || 7:37p.m. PDT || Astros || L 1–3 || Scott (10–3) || Hillegas (3–3) || — || 2:17 || 48,268 || 59–42–1 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 103 || July 30, 1988 || 12:22p.m. PDT || Astros || L 6–14 || Darwin (4–9) || Holton (6–3) || — || 3:12 || 35,835 || 59–43–1 || L3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 104 || July 31, 1988 || 1:05p.m. PDT || Astros || W 6–1 || Hershiser (15–5) || Deshaies (7–8) || — || 2:28 || 44,811 || 60–43–1 || W1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August: 17–12 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–6) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#fbb | 105 || August 1, 1988 || 5:14p.m. PDT || Reds || L 3–4 || Jackson (14–5) || Peña (4–4) || Murphy (2) || 2:58 || 45,498 || 60–44–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 106 || August 2, 1988 || 7:00p.m. PDT || Reds || W 2–0 || Leary (11–7) || Rijo (11–6) || — || 2:20 || 44,091 || 61–44–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 107 || August 3, 1988 || 7:36p.m. PDT || Reds || L 4–7 (11) || Franco (3–5) || Peña (4–5) || Murphy (3) || 3:12 || 41,535 || 61–45–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 108 || August 5, 1988 || 5:35p.m. PDT || @ Astros || L 4–6 || Deshaies (8–8) || Hershiser (15–6) || Smith (20) || 2:59 || 43,426 || 61–46–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 109 || August 6, 1988 || 5:35p.m. PDT || @ Astros || W 5–3 || Belcher (8–4) || Ryan (8–9) || Howell (14) || 2:48 || 43,521 || 62–46–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 110 || August 7, 1988 || 11:35a.m. PDT || @ Astros || L 2–4 || Knepper (12–3) || Leary (11–8) || Agosto (3) || 2:48 || 40,339 || 62–47–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 111 || August 8, 1988 || 5:35p.m. PDT || @ Astros || L 0–10 || Scott (12–3) || Hillegas (3–4) || — || 2:53 || 39,786 || 62–48–1 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 112 || August 9, 1988 || 5:09p.m. PDT || @ Reds || L 0–6 || Jackson (15–5) || Sutton (3–6) || — || 2:17 || 32,824 || 62–49–1 || L3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 113 || August 10, 1988 || 4:36p.m. PDT || @ Reds || W 8–5 || Hershiser (16–6) || Rijo (11–8) || — || 3:06 || 30,809 || 63–49–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 114 || August 11, 1988 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Reds || L 8–9 (10) || Franco (4–5) || Howell (2–3) || — || 3:51 || 30,695 || 63–50–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 115 || August 12, 1988 || 7:38p.m. PDT || Giants || W 7–3 || Leary (12–8) || Reuschel (15–6) || Peña (9) || 3:19 || 48,744 || 64–50–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 116 || August 13, 1988 || 7:10p.m. PDT || Giants || W 2–1 (11) || Peña (5–5) || Price (1–5) || — || 4:12 || 47,649 || 65–50–1 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 117 || August 14, 1988 || 1:08p.m. PDT || Giants || L 4–15 || Downs (12–9) || Hershiser (16–7) || Brantley (1) || 3:17 || 45,502 || 65–51–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 118 || August 15, 1988 || 7:35p.m. PDT || Giants || W 1–0 || Belcher (9–4) || Robinson (4–3) || Orosco (7) || 2:37 || 49,306 || 66–51–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 119 || August 16, 1988 || 7:30p.m. PDT || Phillies || W 7–5 || Leary (13–8) || Carman (9–7) || Howell (15) || 2:50 || 32,482 || 67–51–1 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 120 || August 17, 1988 || 7:38p.m. PDT || Phillies || W 7–2 || Tudor (7–5) || Maddux (3–3) || — || 2:36 || 42,701 || 68–51–1 || W3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 121 || August 18, 1988 || 1:05p.m. PDT || Phillies || W 2–1 || Howell (3–3) || Gross (11–9) || Orosco (8) || 3:23 || 34,467 || 69–51–1 || W4 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 122 || August 19, 1988 || 7:37p.m. PDT || Expos || W 2–0 || Hershiser (17–7) || Martínez (14–9) || — || 2:15 || 36,217 || 70–51–1 || W5 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 123 || August 20, 1988 || 7:35p.m. PDT || Expos || W 4–3 || Howell (4–3) || Hesketh (3–2) || — || 2:41 || 46,743 || 71–51–1 || W6 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 124 || August 21, 1988 || 1:05p.m. PDT || Expos || W 4–0 || Leary (14–8) || Heaton (3–9) || — || 2:18 || 39,505 || 72–51–1 || W7 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 125 || August 22, 1988 || 7:35p.m. PDT || Mets || L 1–7 || Gooden (15–6) || Tudur (7–6) || — || 2:43 || 49,342 || 72–52–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 126 || August 23, 1988 || 7:38p.m. PDT || Mets || L 1–5 || Cone (13–3) || Martínez (0–1) || Myers (18) || 3:07 || 45,512 || 72–53–1 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 127 || August 24, 1988 || 7:38p.m. PDT || Mets || L 1–2 || Leach (6–1) || Hershiser (17–8) || McDowell (14) || 2:40 || 47,115 || 72–54–1 || L3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 128 || August 26, 1988 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || W 7–2 || Belcher (10–4) || Freeman (0–2) || — || 2:53 || 27,533 || 73–54–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 129 || August 27, 1988 || 4:06p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || W 4–2 || Leary (15–8) || Carman (9–9) || Howell (16) || 3:03 || 27,324 || 74–54–1 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 130 || August 28, 1988 || 10:35a.m. PDT || @ Phillies || W 5–0 || Tudor (8–6) || Gross (11–11) || — || 2:54 || 28,570 || 75–54–1 || W3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 131 || August 29, 1988 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Expos || W 2–1 || Martínez (1–1) || Martínez (15–10) || Howell (17) || 2:37 || 16,002 || 76–54–1 || W4 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 132 || August 30, 1988 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Expos || W 4–2 || Hershiser (18–8) || Holman (2–6) || — || 2:23 || 21,454 || 77–54–1 || W5 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 133 || August 31, 1988 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Expos || L 3–4 || Parrett (11–3) || Peña (5–6) || — || 2:41 || 12,068 || 77–55–1 || L1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September: 16–11 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–2) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#fbb | 134 || September 2, 1988 || 4:35p.m. PDT || @ Mets || L 0–8 || Darling (15–9) || Leary (14–9) || — || 2:28 || 44,889 || 77–56–1 || L2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 135 || September 3, 1988 || 11:30a.m. PDT || @ Mets || L 1–2 || Gooden (16–6) || Tudor (8–7) || Myers (21) || 2:42 || 43,896 || 77–57–1 || L3 |- bgcolor=#bbb | — || September 4, 1988 || 10:35a.m. PDT || @ Mets || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: No rescheduling |-style="background:#cfc" | 136 || September 5, 1988 || 4:40p.m. PDT || @ Braves || W 3–0 || Hershiser (19–8) || Mahler (9–13) || — || 2:24 || 10,768 || 78–57–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 137 || September 6, 1988 || 11:42a.m. PDT || @ Braves || L 1–2 || Assenmaacher (7–6) || Orosco (2–2) || Sutter (13) || 2:46 || 7,245 || 78–58–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 138 || September 7, 1988 || 7:38p.m. PDT || Astros || W 4–1 || Leary (15–9) || Scott (13–6) || Howell (18) || 3:03 || 35,874 || 79–58–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 139 || September 8, 1988 || 7:38p.m. PDT || Astros || L 1–2 || Ryan (11–11) || Tudor (8–8) || — || 2:40 || 36,504 || 79–59–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 140 || September 9, 1988 || 7:39p.m. PDT || Reds || L 2–5 || Jackson (21–6) || Martínez (1–2) || — || 2:53 || 42,557 || 79–60–1 || L2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 141 || September 10, 1988 || 7:05p.m. PDT || Reds || W 5–0 || Hershiser (20–8) || Charlton (1–4) || — || 2:31 || 42,393 || 80–60–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 142 || September 11, 1988 || 1:05p.m. PDT || Reds || W 5–3 || Crews (4–0) || Franco (5–6) || — || 2:55 || 40,635 || 81–60–1 || W2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 143 || September 12, 1988 || 7:35p.m. PDT || Braves || W 5–4 || Leary (17–9) || Glavine (6–16) || Peña (10) || 2:24 || 24,578 || 82–60–1 || W3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 144 || September 13, 1988 || 7:38p.m. PDT || Braves || W 2–0 || Tudor (9–8) || Smoltz (2–5) || Howell (19) || 2:37 || 22,758 || 83–60–1 || W4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 145 || September 14, 1988 || 7:37p.m. PDT || Braves || W 1–0 || Hershiser (21–8) || Mahler (9–15) || — || 2:15 || 42,434 || 84–60–1 || W5 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 146 || September 16, 1988 || 7:02p.m. PDT || @ Reds || L 0–1 || Browning (16–5) || Belcher (10–5) || — || 1:51 || 16,591 || 84–61–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 147 || September 17, 1988 || 4:06p.m. PDT || @ Reds || W 4–3 || Orosco (3–2) || Murphy (0–6) || Howell (20) || 3:09 || 31,328 || 85–61–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 148 || September 18, 1988 || 10:00a.m. PDT || @ Reds || W 2–0 || Tudor (10–8) || Williams (3–2) || Peña (11) || 2:39 || 24,156 || 86–61–1 || W2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 149 || September 19, 1988 || 5:35p.m. PDT || @ Astros || W 1–0 || Hershiser (22–8) || Darwin (7–12) || — || 2:20 || 16,173 || 87–61–1 || W3 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 150 || September 20, 1988 || 2:00p.m. PDT || @ Astros || W 6–0 || Belcher (11–5) || Forsch (10–6) || — || 2:28 || 12,291 || 88–61–1 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb" | 151 (1) || September 21 || 5:05p.m. PDT || Padres || L 3–9 || Rasmussen (15–9) || Martínez (1–3) || — || 2:44 || — || 88–62–1 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 152 (2) || September 21 || 8:25p.m. PDT || Padres || W 6–5 (10) || Howell (5–3) || Davis (5–10) || — || 3:29 || 31,120 || 89–62–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 153 || September 22 || 7:35p.m. PDT || Padres || L 4–5 || Show (15–11) || Peña (5–7) || — || 2:45 || 30,074 || 89–63–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 154 || September 23, 1988 || 7:39p.m. PDT || @ Giants || W 3–0 || Hershiser (23–8) || Hammaker (8–9) || — || 2:38 || 22,341 || 90–63–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 155 || September 24, 1988 || 1:05p.m. PDT || @ Giants || W 7–3 || Horton (1–0) || Wilson (0–2) || Orosco (9) || 3:03 || 34,214 || 91–63–1 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 156 || September 25, 1988 || 1:00p.m. PDT || @ Giants || L 0–2 || Cook (2–0) || Belcher (11–6) || — || 2:25 || 40,743 || 91–64–1 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 157 || September 26 || 7:07p.m PDT || @ Padres || W 3–2 || Peña (6–7) || Rasmussen (15–10) || Howell (21) || 2:53 || 18,552 || 92–64–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 158 || September 27 || 7:05p.m. PDT || @ Padres || L 4–8 || Show (16–11) || Leary (17–10) || — || 2:39 || 13,325 || 92–65–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 159 || September 28 || 7:10p.m. PDT || @ Padres || L 1–2 (16) || Leiper (3–0) || Horton (1–1) || — || 4:24 || 22,596 || 92–66–1 || L2 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 160 || September 30, 1988 || 7:35p.m. PDT || Giants || W 6–4 || Holton (7–3) || Cook (2–1) || Peña (12) || 2:56 || 42,580 || 93–66–1 || W1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#bfb | 161 || October 1, 1988 || 1:07p.m. PDT || Giants || W 2–1 || Belcher (12–6) || Reuschel (19–11) || Valenzuela (1) || 2:09 || 33,951 || 94–66–1 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 162 || October 2, 1988 || 1:09p.m. PDT || Giants || L 0–1 || Robinson (10–5) || Leary (17–11) || — || 2:31 || 44,055 || 94–67–1 || L1 |- Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed NL East Chicago Cubs 2–4 6–0 8–4 8 4 44 37 Montreal Expos 4–2 4–2 8–4 8 4 35 25 New York Mets 0–6 1–5 1–11 1 11 18 49 Philadelphia Phillies 5–1 6–0 11–1 11 1 61 27 Pittsburgh Pirates 3–3 3–3 6–6 6 6 54 50 St. Louis Cardinals 4–2 3–3 7–5 7 5 59 48 18–18 23–13 41–31 41 31 271 233 NL West Atlanta Braves 7–2 7–2 14–4 14 4 72 50 Cincinnati Reds 5–4 6–3 11–7 11 7 83 70 Houston Astros 4–5 5–4 9–9 9 9 66 66 Los Angeles Dodgers — — — — — — San Diego Padres 5–4 2–7 7–11 7 11 67 69 San Francisco Giants 6–3 6–3 12–6 12 6 67 51 27–18 26–19 53–37 53 37 355 308 Month-by-Month Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 20 13 7 13 7 y 85 57 May 27 14 13 14 13 y 117 99 June 28 17 11 17 11 y 131 106 July 29 16 12 16 12 y 109 100 August 29 17 12 17 12 y 104 109 September 27 16 11 16 11 y 80 71 October 2 1 1 1 1 y 2 2 Total 162 94 67 94 67 y 628 544 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 45 36 45 36 y 316 297 Road 81 49 31 49 31 y 312 247 Total 162 94 67 94 67 y 628 544 Composite Box + 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers Inning–by–Inning Boxscore Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 R H E Opponents 62 54 73 61 61 66 47 63 45 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 544 1291 145 Dodgers 94 47 50 104 73 57 63 70 60 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 628 1346 142 Sources: Postseason Game log Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 Postseason game log: 8–4 (Home: 4–2; Away: 4–2) y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. New York Mets 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Away: 2–1)1988 NL Championship Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1988_NLCS.shtml Baseball Reference 5 June 2026 # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#fbb | 1 || October 4, 1988 || 5:28p.m. PDT || Mets || L 2–3 || Myers (1–0) || Howell (0–1) || — || 2:45 || 55,582 || NYN 1–0 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 2 || October 5, 1988 || 7:08p.m. PDT || Mets || W 6–3 || Belcher (1–0) || Cone (0–1) || Peña (1) || 3:10 || 55,780 || TIE 1–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bbb | — || October 7, 1988 || 5:28p.m. PDT || @ Mets || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 8 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 3 || October 8, 1988 || 9:20a.m. PDT || @ Mets || L 4–8 || Myers (2–0) || Peña (0–1) || — || 3:44 || 44,672 || NYN 2–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 4 || October 9, 1988 || 5:22p.m. PDT || @ Mets || W 5–4 (12) || Peña (1–1) || McDowell (0-1) || Hershiser (1) || 4:29 || 54,014 || TIE 2–2 || W1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 5 || October 10, 1988 || 9:00a.m. PDT || @ Mets || W 7–4 || Belcher (2–0) || Fernandez (0–1) || Holton (1) || 3:07 || 52,069 || LAN 3–2 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 6 || October 11, 1988 || 5:22p.m. PDT || Mets || L 1–5 || Cone (1–1) || Leary (0–1) || — || 3:16 || 55,885 || TIE 3–3 || L1 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 7 || October 12, 1988 || 5:22p.m. PDT || Mets || W 6–0 || Hershiser (1–0) || Darling (0–1) || — || 2:51 || 55,693 || LAN 4–3 || W1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers World Series: vs. Oakland Athletics 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Away: 2–1)1988 World Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1988_WS.shtml Baseball Reference 5 June 2026 # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#bfb | 1 || October 15, 1988 || 5:30p.m. PDT || Athletics || W 5–4 || Peña (1–0) || Eckersley (0–1) || — || 3:04 || 55,983 || LAN 1–0 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 2 || October 16, 1988 || 5:25p.m. PDT || Athletics || W 6–0 || Hershiser (1–0) || Davis (0–1) || — || 2:30 || 56,051 || LAN 2–0 || W2 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 3 || October 18, 1988 || 5:30p.m. PDT || @ Athletics || L 1–2 || Honeycutt (1–0) || Howell (0–1) || — || 3:21 || 49,316 || LAN 2–1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 4 || October 19, 1988 || 5:25p.m. PDT || @ Athletics || W 4–3 || Belcher (1–0) || Stewart (0–1) || Howell (1) || 3:05 || 49,317 || LAN 3–1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#bfb | 5 || October 20, 1988 || 5:39p.m. PDT || @ Athletics || W 5–2 || Hershiser (2–0) || Davis (0–2) || — || 2:51 || 49,317 || LAN 4–1 || W2 |- Starting Lineups Regular Season Batting Order Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 Regular Season Batting Order game log y Los Angeles Dodgers April # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |37 | May 20, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |38 | May 21, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |39 | May 22, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |46 | May 30, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |47 | May 31, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |48 | June 1, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |125 | August 22, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |126 | August 23, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |127 | August 24, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |134 | September 2, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |135 | September 3, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- Defensive Lineup Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 Regular Season Defensive Lineup game log y Los Angeles Dodgers April # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |37 | May 20, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |38 | May 21, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |39 | May 22, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |46 | May 30, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |47 | May 31, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |48 | June 1, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |125 | August 22, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |126 | August 23, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |127 | August 24, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |134 | September 2, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |135 | September 3, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- Postseason Batting Order Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 Postseason Batting Order game log y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. New York Mets # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |1 | October 4, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |2 | October 5, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |3 | October 8, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |4 | October 9, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |5 | October 10, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |6 | October 11, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |7 | October 12, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |- y Los Angeles Dodgers World Series: vs. Oakland Athletics # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |1 | October 15, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |OAK |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |2 | October 16, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |OAK |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |3 | October 18, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |@ OAK |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |4 | October 19, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |@ OAK |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |5 | October 20, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |@ OAK |- Defensive Lineup Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 Postseason Defensive Lineup game log y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. New York Mets # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |1 | October 4, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |2 | October 5, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |3 | October 8, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |4 | October 9, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |5 | October 10, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |6 | October 11, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |7 | October 12, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM |- y Los Angeles Dodgers World Series: vs. Oakland Athletics # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |1 | October 15, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |OAK |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |2 | October 16, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |OAK |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |3 | October 18, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |@ OAK |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |4 | October 19, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |@ OAK |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |5 | October 20, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |@ OAK |- Game Umpires Regular Season Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 Regular Season Umpire game log y Los Angeles Dodgers April # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |37 | May 20, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM | #15Jim Quick | #26Dave Pallone | (none) | #9John Kibler(crew chief) |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |38 | May 21, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM | #26Dave Pallone | #9John Kibler(crew chief) | #7Larry Poncino | #15Jim Quick |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |39 | May 22, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM | #9John Kibler(crew chief) | #7Larry Poncino | #15Jim Quick | #26Dave Pallone |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |46 | May 30, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM | #8Dave Harvey(crew chief) | #14Frank Pulli | #27Steve Rippley | #2Jerry Crawford |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |47 | May 31, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM | #14Frank Pulli | #27Steve Rippley | #2Jerry Crawford | #8Dave Harvey(crew chief) |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |48 | June 1, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM | #27Steve Rippley | #2Jerry Crawford | #8Dave Harvey(crew chief) | #14Frank Pulli |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |125 | August 22, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM | #5Bob Engel(crew chief) | #22Joe West | #17Paul Runge | #25Charlie Williams |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |126 | August 23, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM | #22Joe West | #17Paul Runge | #25Charlie Williams | #5Bob Engel(crew chief) |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |127 | August 24, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM | #17Paul Runge | #25Charlie Williams | #5Bob Engel(crew chief) | #22Joe West |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |134 | September 2, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM | #16Dutch Rennert | #32Dana DeMuth | #21Harry Wendelstedt(crew chief) | #30Randy Marsh |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |135 | September 3, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM | #32Dana DeMuth | #21Harry Wendelstedt(crew chief) | #30Randy Marsh | #16Dutch Rennert |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- Postseason Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 Postseason Umpire game log y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. New York Mets # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |1 | October 4, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM | #21Harry Wendelstedt(crew chief) | #10John McSherry | #22Joe West | #16Dutch Rennert | #31Bob Davidson | #17Paul Runge |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |2 | October 5, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM | #10John McSherry | #22Joe West | #16Dutch Rennert | #31Bob Davidson | #17Paul Runge | #21Harry Wendelstedt(crew chief) |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |3 | October 8, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM | #22Joe West | #16Dutch Rennert | #31Bob Davidson | #17Paul Runge | #21Harry Wendelstedt(crew chief) | #10John McSherry |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |4 | October 9, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM | #16Dutch Rennert | #31Bob Davidson | #17Paul Runge | #21Harry Wendelstedt(crew chief) | #10John McSherry | #22Joe West |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |5 | October 10, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |@ NYM | #31Bob Davidson | #17Paul Runge | #21Harry Wendelstedt(crew chief) | #10John McSherry | #22Joe West | #16Dutch Rennert |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |6 | October 11, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM | #17Paul Runge | #21Harry Wendelstedt(crew chief) | #10John McSherry | #22Joe West | #16Dutch Rennert | #31Bob Davidson |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |7 | October 12, 1988 ! style="New York Mets 1962thru1992 1988 2;" |NYM | #21Harry Wendelstedt(crew chief) | #10John McSherry | #22Joe West | #16Dutch Rennert | #31Bob Davidson | #17Paul Runge |- y Los Angeles Dodgers World Series: vs. Oakland Athletics # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |1 | October 15, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |OAK | #8Dave Harvey(NL)(crew chief) | #33Durwood Merrill(AL) | #6Bruce Froemming(NL) | #13Derryl Cousins(AL) | #2Jerry Crawford(NL) | #10Larry McCoy(AL) |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |2 | October 16, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |OAK | #33Durwood Merrill(AL) | #6Bruce Froemming(NL) | #13Derryl Cousins(AL) | #2Jerry Crawford(NL) | #10Larry McCoy(AL) | #8Dave Harvey(NL)(crew chief) |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |3 | October 18, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |@ OAK | #6Bruce Froemming(NL) | #13Derryl Cousins(AL) | #2Jerry Crawford(NL) | #10Larry McCoy(AL) | #8Dave Harvey(NL)(crew chief) | #33Durwood Merrill(AL) |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |4 | October 19, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |@ OAK | #13Derryl Cousins(AL) | #2Jerry Crawford(NL) | #10Larry McCoy(AL) | #8Dave Harvey(NL)(crew chief) | #33Durwood Merrill(AL) | #6Bruce Froemming(NL) |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 2;" |5 | October 20, 1988 ! style="Oakland Athletics 1988 2;" |@ OAK | #2Jerry Crawford(NL) | #10Larry McCoy(AL) | #8Dave Harvey(NL)(crew chief) | #33Durwood Merrill(AL) | #6Bruce Froemming(NL) | #13Derryl Cousins(AL) |- Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Mike Scioscia 130 408 29 105 .257 3 35 0 1B Franklin Stubbs 115 242 30 54 .223 8 34 11 2B Steve Sax 160 632 70 175 .277 5 57 42 3B Jeff Hamilton 111 309 34 73 .236 6 33 0 SS Alfredo Griffin 95 316 39 63 .199 1 27 7 LF Kirk Gibson 150 542 106 157 .290 25 76 31 CF John Shelby 140 494 65 130 .263 10 64 16 RF Mike Marshall 144 542 63 150 .277 20 82 4 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB Dave Anderson 116 285 31 71 .249 2 20 4 Mike Davis 108 281 29 55 .196 2 17 7 Pedro Guerrero 59 215 24 64 .298 5 35 2 Mickey Hatcher 88 191 22 56 .293 1 25 0 Tracy Woodson 65 173 15 43 .249 3 15 1 Rick Dempsey 77 167 25 42 .251 7 30 1 Danny Heep 95 149 14 36 .242 0 11 2 Mike Sharperson 46 59 8 16 .271 0 4 0 Mike Devereaux 30 43 4 5 .116 0 2 0 José González 37 24 7 2 .083 0 0 3 Chris Gwynn 12 11 1 2 .182 0 0 0 Gilberto Reyes 5 9 1 1 .111 0 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games Player G GS IP W L ERA BB SO CG Orel Hershiser 35 34 267.0 23 8 2.26 73 178 15 Tim Leary 35 35 228.2 17 11 2.91 56 180 9 Tim Belcher 36 27 179.2 12 6 2.91 51 152 4 Fernando Valenzuela 23 22 142.1 5 8 4.24 76 64 3 Don Sutton 16 16 87.1 3 6 3.92 30 44 0 Shawn Hillegas 11 10 56.2 3 4 4.13 17 30 0 John Tudor 9 9 52.1 4 3 2.41 10 32 1 Bill Krueger 1 1 2.1 0 0 11.57 2 1 0 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ramón Martínez 9 35.2 1 3 3.79 23 Ken Howell 4 12.2 0 1 6.39 12 William Brennan 4 9.1 0 1 6.75 7 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA BB SO Jay Howell 50 65.0 5 3 21 2.08 21 70 Alejandro Peña 60 94.1 6 7 12 1.91 27 83 Jesse Orosco 55 53.0 3 2 9 2.72 30 43 Brian Holton 45 84.2 7 3 1 1.70 26 49 Tim Crews 42 71.2 4 0 0 3.14 16 45 Brad Havens 9 9.2 0 0 0 4.66 4 8 Ricky Horton 12 9.0 1 1 0 5.00 2 8 Playoffs National League Championship Series 1988 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. World Series 1988 World Series The Dodgers were again heavy underdogs in the World Series against the Oakland Athletics, led by sluggers Mark McGwire and José 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. Awards 18em 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 Tim Leary (July 18–24) Orel Hershiser (Sep. 26-Oct.2) Farm system AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Terry Collins AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Kevin Kennedy High A Bakersfield Dodgers California League Gary LaRocque High A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League John Shoemaker A-Short Season Salem Dodgers Northwest League Tom Beyers Rookie Great Falls Dodgers Pioneer League Tim Johnson Rookie Gulf Coast Dodgers Gulf Coast League Joe Alvarez Teams in BOLD won League Championships Major League Baseball draft 1988 Major League Baseball draft The Dodgers drafted 62 players in this draft. Of those, 11 of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers lost their second round pick to the Oakland Athletics as compensation for their signing free agent outfielder Mike Davis. The top pick in the draft was Pitcher Bill Bene out of California State University, Los Angeles. In nine seasons in the Minors he had a record of 18–34 with a 5.45 ERA in 252 games (49 starts). In 2012, he was arrested and sentenced to six months in prison for operating a counterfeit karaoke business and failing to pay federal taxes.http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20120924/ex-dodgers-pitcher-bill-bene-gets-6-months-in-jail-for-dodging-taxes Ex-Dodgers pitcher Bill Bene gets 6 months in jail for dodging taxes LA Daily News September 23, 2012 November 6, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141107015837/http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20120924/ex-dodgers-pitcher-bill-bene-gets-6-months-in-jail-for-dodging-taxes November 7, 2014 dead This draft produced two of the Dodgers top players of the 1990s. In the sixth round they selected first baseman Eric Karros from UCLA. The 1992 Rookie of the Year and a 1995 Silver Slugger Award winner, Karros hit .268 with 284 homers and 1,027 RBI in 14 seasons (12 of them with the Dodgers) and is the L.A. Dodgers all-time home run leader. In the 62nd round with their last pick of the draft the Dodgers selected Mike Piazza from Miami Dade College as a favor to his father, Vince. Vince was close friends with manager, Tommy Lasorda, who was also a god-father to Mike's brother, Thomas. Piazza would win the 1993 Rookie of the Year Award and was a 12 time All-Star and 10 time Silver Slugger Award winner in his 16 seasons (mostly with the Dodgers and New York Mets). He hit .308 with 427 home runs and 1,335 RBI. 1988 draft picks1988 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1988&draft_type=junreg& 2025-03-21 Baseball-Reference.com en RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level1Bill BeneRHPCalifornia State University, Los AngelesYes1988–1997AAA3Billy AshleyOFBelleville High SchoolYes1988–2001MLB4Anthony CollierOFMuir High SchoolYes1988–1993 AA5Paul BranconierRHPCovina High SchoolYes1988–1991A6Eric Karros1BUniversity of California, Los AngelesYes1988–2004MLB7Jeff HartsockRHPNorth Carolina State UniversityYes1988–1994MLB8Scott ErwinRHPGeorgia Institute of TechnologyNoAthletics-1989 1989–1994 AA9Jim PooleLHPGeorgia Institute of TechnologyYes1988–2000 MLB10Eddie PyeSSMiddle Tennessee State UniversityYes 1988–1997 MLB11Brock McMurrayOFSoutheastern Louisiana UniversityYes1988–1992A+12Jerry BrooksOFClemson UniversityYes1988–1990 MLB13Christian MorrowOFSkyline Junior CollegeYes1988–1995 AAA14Dana AllisonLHP James Madison UniversityNoAthletics-19891989–1994 MLB15Larry RiceCOregon State UniversityYes 1988–1996 AAA16Brian Traxler1BUniversity of New OrleansYes1988–2000MLB17Michael ChiusanoCNazareth High SchoolYes1988–1989Rookie18Coleman SmithOF Conestoga Valley High SchoolNo Cubs-1992 1992–1994 A19James WrayLHPTroy UniversityYes1988–1996AA20Sean McKamieSSSt. Paul Central High SchoolYes1989–1997 AA21Steven FinkenSSUniversity of MichiganYes 1988–1992 AAA22Michael St. EstebenLHPChino High SchoolNo 23William WengertRHPIowa State UniversityYes1988–1995 AAA24Roderick HarvellOF Fairfield High SchoolYes1988–1989Rookie25Michael SampsonRHP Holyoke Community CollegeYes 1988–1991 A+26Ernest Carr3B Jacksonville UniversityYes 1988–1990A27Mike MunsonRHP University of Illinois at Urbana–ChampaignNo 28Eric GaninoC Fontana High SchoolYes 1988–1989Rookie29John BraaseRHP College of IdahoYes 1988–1990A+30Sean SnedekerRHP Texas A&M UniversityYes 1988–1993 AA31Clayton EnnoLHP Des Moines Area Community CollegeYes 1988–1990 A+32Bryan Beals2B Chapman UniversityYes 1988–1990A+33Cameron BiberdorfRHP Mayville State UniversityYes 1988–1991 AA34Napoleon RobinsonRHP Columbus State UniversityYes 1988–1993AAA35Héctor OrtizC Ranger CollegeYes 1988–2005MLB36Jeff CastilloRHP Mesa State CollegeYes 1988Rookie37Bradley BoggettoRHP Parkland CollegeYes 1989–1991 A-38Wendell Zink3B Dixie State College of UtahYes 1988 A-39K. G. WhiteOF Georgia Institute of TechnologyYes1988–1989A40Felix Rios3B George Fox UniversityNo 41Todd ReischeC Minooka High SchoolNo 42Eric BlackwellOF Spartanburg Methodist CollegeYes 1989–1991A+43Garey IngramC Columbus High SchoolNoDodgers-1989 1990–2002MLB44Brent Miller3B Jordan High SchoolNoOrioles-1990 1990–1994AAA45Bradley CohenOF Starkville High SchoolNo 46Wilfred BrownSS Lurleen B. Wallace Community CollegeNo 47Garrett BeardOF Spartanburg Methodist CollegeYes1989–1995AAA48Terry MillerOF Compton Community CollegeNo 49Deon MontgomerySS Compton Community CollegeNo 50Jose FernandezOF City College of San FranciscoNo 51Daniel HancockRHP Bremen High SchoolNo 52Gaither BagsbyRHP Dickson County High SchoolNo 53Michael EmmonsRHP Pensacola Junior CollegeNo 54Shannon ZerlangOF College of the RedwoodsNo 55Craig ThomasOF Northside High SchoolNo 56Dan FryeSS Logansport High SchoolNo Reds-1992 1992–1995A+57Dennis Frye1B Logansport High SchoolNo 58Mike VdovkinRHP Merced High SchoolNo 59Chris HardingOF Louisburg CollegeNo 60Robert HoffmanC J. F. Kennedy High SchoolNo Dodgers-1989 1990Rookie61Eric BoddieOF Creighton UniversityYes 1988–1990A+62Mike Piazza1B Miami Dade CollegeYes 1989–2007MLB See also Orel Hershiser's scoreless innings streak References External links 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page Category:Los Angeles Dodgers seasons Los Angeles Dodgers Category:National League West champion seasons Category:National League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons Los Angeles Dodgers Category:1988 in Los Angeles