1988 Los Angeles Dodgers season

Major League Baseball season

Major League Baseball team season

1988 Los Angeles Dodgers

World Series Champions
National League Champions
National League West Champions
League| National League
Division| West
Ballpark| Dodger Stadium
City| Los Angeles
Record| 94–67 (.584)
Divisional place| 1st
Owners| Peter O'Malley
General managers| Fred Claire
Managers| Tommy Lasorda
Television| KTTV–TV 11
(Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale)
Z Channel
(Rick Monday, Tony Hernandez)
Radio| KABC–AM 790
(Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale)
KWKW–AM 1330
(Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas)
| <- 1987 | Seasons | 1989 ->

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The 1988 season was a memorable one for the Los Angeles 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 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

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* 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.[1]
* 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.[2]

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

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### Season standings

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NL West Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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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

### Record vs. opponents

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1988 National League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Team  | ATL  | CHC  | CIN  | HOU  | LAD  | MON  | NYM  | PHI  | PIT  | SD  | SF  | STL
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 5–13 | 5–13 | 4–14 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–5 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 3–9
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8–1 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–11
Cincinnati | 13–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 6–6
Houston | 13–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 9–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–6
Los Angeles | 14–4 | 8–4–1 | 11–7 | 9–9 | — | 8–4 | 1–10 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 7–5
Montreal | 8–4 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 6–12 | 9–9–1 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 13–5
New York | 8–4 | 9–9 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 10–1 | 12–6 | — | 10–8 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 14–4
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 9–9–1 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 4–7 | 7–5 | 6–12
Pittsburgh | 5–5 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7
San Diego | 10–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–4 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 6–6
San Francisco | 13–5 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 10–8 | — | 7–5
St. Louis | 9–3 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 4–14 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 5–7 | —

### Opening Day lineup

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Opening Day Starters

# | Name | Position
3 | Steve Sax | 2B
7 | Alfredo Griffin | SS
23 | Kirk Gibson | LF
28 | Pedro Guerrero | 3B
5 | Mike Marshall | 1B
31 | John Shelby | CF
37 | Mike Davis | RF
14 | Mike Scioscia | C
34 | Fernando Valenzuela | P

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### Roster

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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

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* 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

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* 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

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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

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Hershiser

Scioscia

Stubbs

Sax

Hamilton

Griffin

Gibson

Shelby

Marshall

### Notable transactions

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* June 6, 1988: Raúl Mondesí was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.[4]
* June 27, 1988: Mario Soto was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.[5]
* August 10, 1988: Don Sutton was released by the Dodgers.[6]
* 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.[7]
* October 3, 1988: Acquired Jim Neidlinger from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bill Krueger

## Season summary

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### April

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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### Regular season Game log

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1988 regular season game log: 94–67–1 (Home: 45–36; Away: 49–31–1)[8]

April: 13–7 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–2)

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1 | April 4 | 1:13 p.m. PDT | Giants | L 1–5 | Dravecky (1–0) | Valenzuela (0–1) | – | 2:24 | 48,484 | 0–1 | L1
2 | April 5 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | Giants | W 5–0 | Hershiser (1–0) | Downs (0–1) | – | 2:29 | 37,472 | 1–1 | W1
3 | April 7 | 4:41 p.m. PDT | @ Braves | W 5–2 | Peña (1–0) | Assenmaacher (0–1) | Orosco (1) | 3:11 | 5,257 | 2–1 | W2
4 | April 8 | 4:41 p.m. PDT | @ Braves | W 6–3 | Leary (1–0) | Coffman (0–1) | Belcher (1) | 2:27 | 10,723 | 3–1 | W3
5 | April 9 | 4:41 p.m. PDT | @ Braves | W 11–3 | Valenzuela (1–1) | Glavine (0–1) | – | 2:37 | 16,603 | 4–1 | W4
6 | April 10 | 11:07 a.m. PDT | @ Braves | W 3–1 | Hershiser (2–0) | Mahler (0–1) | Orosco (2) | 2:24 | 14,171 | 5–1 | W5
7 | April 12 | 7:25 p.m. PDT | @ Padres | L 3–5 | Hawkins (1–1) | Sutton (0–1) | Davis (1) | 3:02 | 52,395 | 5–2 | L1
8 | April 13 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | @ Padres | W 4–3 | Howell (1–0) | Show (0–2) | Orosco (3) | 2:51 | 16,838 | 6–2 | W1
9 | April 14 | 1:05 p.m. PDT | @ Padres | L 0–2 | Jones (1–1) | Valenzuela (1–2) | McCullers (2) | 2:45 | 24,096 | 6–3 | L1
10 | April 15 | 7:08 pm PDT | Braves | W 3–2 | Hershiser (3–0) | Glavine (0–2) | – | 2:27 | 41,222 | 7–3 | W1
11 | April 16 | 1:05 pm PDT | Braves | W 7–4 | Belcher (1–0) | Mahler (0–2) | Peña (2) | 2:40 | 27,114 | 8–3 | W2
12 | April 17 | 1:05 pm PDT | Braves | L 1–3 | Smith (1–2) | Sutton (0–2) | – | 2:21 | 46,484 | 8–4 | L1
13 | April 18 | 7:08 p.m. PDT | Padres | W 6–0 | Leary (2–0) | Show (0–3) | – | 3:00 | 24,357 | 9–4 | W1
– | April 19 |  | Padres | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: June 17)
– | April 20 |  | Padres | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: June 19)
– | April 21 |  | Padres | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 21)
– | April 22 |  | @ Giants | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 26)
14 | April 23 | 12:25 p.m. PDT | @ Giants | W 10–3 | Hershiser (4–0) | Krukow (1–1) | – | 2:57 | 33,271 | 10–4 | W2
15 | April 24 | 1:05 p.m. PDT | @ Giants | W 4–0 | Valenzuela (2–2) | LaCoss (1–2) | Howell (1) | 2:50 | 39,092 | 11–4 | W3
16 | April 26 | 7:07 p.m. PDT | Cubs | L 3–7 | Maddux (4–1) | Leary (2–1) | – | 2:39 | 34,279 | 11–5 | L1
17 | April 27 | 7:07 p.m. PDT | Cubs | W 4–0 | Sutton (1–2) | Moyer (1–2) | Peña (3) | 2:42 | 29,462 | 12–5 | W1
18 | April 28 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | Cubs | L 1–5 | Schiraldi (1–2) | Belcher (1–1) | DiPino (1) | 3:05 | 29,509 | 12–6 | L1
19 | April 29 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | Cardinals | W 6–4 | Hershiser (5–0) | Cox (2–3) | Howell (2) | 2:40 | 44,301 | 13–6 | W1
20 | April 30 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | Cardinals | L 2–5 | O'Neal (2–1) | Valenzuela (2–3) | McWilliams (1) | 2:42 | 47,425 | 13–7 | L1

May: 14–13 (Home: 6–7; Away: 8–6)

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21 | May 1 | 1:05 p.m. PDT | Cardinals | L 0–9 | Tudor (1–0) | Leary (2–2) | Terry (1) | 2:47 | 46,176 | 13–8 | L2
22 | May 2 | 7:08 p.m. PDT | Pirates | W 6–3 | Orosco (1–0) | Drabek (3–2) | – | 3:16 | 26,821 | 14–8 | W1
23 | May 3 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | Pirates | W 14–6 | Belcher (2–1) | Dunne (1–1) | – | 3:03 | 26,943 | 15–8 | W2
24 | May 4 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | Pirates | W 8–5 | Hershiser (6–0) | Palacios (0–2) | – | 3:12 | 30,423 | 16–8 | W3
25 | May 6 | 5:35 p.m. PDT | @ Cardinals | W 10–2 | Valenzuela (3–3) | O'Neal (2–2) | – | 2:25 | 49,194 | 17–8 | W4
26 | May 7 | 5:05 p.m. PDT | @ Cardinals | L 1–2 | Worrell (1–2) | Orosco (1–1) | – | 2:28 | 46,159 | 17–9 | L1
27 | May 8 | 11:15 a.m. PDT | @ Cardinals | W 12–6 | Sutton (2–2) | DeLeón (2–3) | – | 2:46 | 40,098 | 18–9 | W1
– | May 9 |  | @ Cubs | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 14)
28 | May 10 | 11:20 a.m. PDT | @ Cubs | W 6–5 (14) | Holton (1–0) | Lancaster (1–3) | Hershiser (1) | 4:27 | 12,985 | 19–9 | W2
29 | May 11 | 4:05 p.m. PDT | @ Pirates | L 1–2 (11) | Medvin (1–0) | Peña (1–1) | – | 3:46 | 26,367 | 19–10 | L1
30 | May 12 | 4:05 p.m. PDT | @ Pirates | L 4–7 | Smiley (3–2) | Hershiser (6–1) | – | 2:29 | 11,072 | 19–11 | L2
31 | May 13 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | Phillies | L 1–2 | Gross (3–1) | Leary (2–3) | Tekulve (2) | 2:56 | 38,015 | 19–12 | L3
32 | May 14 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | Phillies | W 3–2 | Sutton (3–2) | Ruffin (3–3) | Howell (3) | 2:58 | 47,379 | 20–12 | W1
33 | May 15 | 1:05 p.m. PDT | Phillies | W 9–2 | Belcher (3–1) | Palmer (0–3) | – | 3:07 | 41,045 | 21–12 | W2
34 | May 17 | 7:10 p.m. PDT | Expos | L 5–6 | Heaton (1–2) | Valenzuela (3–4) | Burke (5) | 2:50 | 34,309 | 21–13 | L1
35 | May 18 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | Expos | L 0–3 | Dopson (1–1) | Hershiser (6–2) | Burke (6) | 2:55 | 27,775 | 21–14 | L2
36 | May 19 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | Expos | W 2–0 | Leary (3–3) | Martínez (3–6) | – | 2:36 | 25,283 | 22–14 | W1
37 | May 20 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | Mets | L 2–5 | Fernandez (2–3) | Sutton (3–3) | Myers (6) | 3:28 | 44,867 | 22–15 | L1
38 | May 21 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | Mets | L 0–4 | Gooden (8–0) | Belcher (3–12) |  | 2:48 | 47,017 | 22–16 | L2
39 | May 22 | 1:08 p.m. PDT | Mets | L 2–5 | Cone (6–0) | Valenzuela (3–5) | McDowell (5) | 3:16 | 44,826 | 22–17 | L3
40 | May 24 | 2:55 p.m. PDT | @ Phillies | W 2–1 (12) | Peña (2–1) | Harris (0–1) | Orosco (4) | 3:46 | 17,759 | 23–17 | W1
41 | May 25 | 4:35 p.m. PDT | @ Phillies | W 4–0 | Leary (4–3) | Palmer (0–4) | – | 2:28 | 24,444 | 24–17 | W2
42 | May 26 | 4:37 p.m. PDT | @ Phillies | W 10–8 | Howell (2–0) | Bedrosian (0–1) | – | 3:14 | 19,361 | 25–17 | W3
43 | May 27 | 4:35 p.m. PDT | @ Expos | W 5–2 | Orosco (2–1) | McClure (1–2) | Peña (3) | 3:16 | 18,113 | 26–17 | W4
44 | May 28 | 10:35 a.m. PDT | @ Expos | L 2–3 (10) | Parrett (4–1) | Howell (2–1) | – | 2:58 | 15,320 | 26–18 | L1
45 | May 29 | 10:35 a.m. PDT | @ Expos | W 2–1 | Hershiser (7–2) | Dopson (1–2) | – | 2:24 | 35,311 | 27–18 | W1
46 | May 30 | 5:05 p.m. PDT | @ Mets | L 2–3 | Darling (6–3) | Leary (4–4) | Myers (8) | 2:50 | 42,096 | 27–19 | L1
47 | May 31 | 4:40 p.m. PDT | @ Mets | L 4–5 (11) | Myers (3–0) | Peña (2–2) |  | 3:34 | 35,564 | 27–20 | L2

June: 17–11 (Home: 9–6; Away: 8–5)

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48 | June 1 | 5:02 p.m. PDT | @ Mets | W 4–3 | Holton (2–0) | Fernandez (2–5) | Howell (4) | 3:29 | 29,659 | 28–20 | W1
49 | June 3 | 7:35 p.m. PDT | Reds | W 13–5 | Crews (1–0) | Rasmussen (2–6) | – | 3:28 | 45,242 | 29–20 | W2
50 | June 4 | 12:28 p.m. PDT | Reds | L 2–5 | Rijo (6–1) | Hershiser (7–3) | – | 3:10 | 32,550 | 29–21 | L1
51 | June 5 | 1:06 p.m. PDT | Reds | W 5–4 | Leary (5–4) | Soto (3–5) | Howell (5) | 2:47 | 38,982 | 30–21 | W1
52 | June 6 | 5:13 p.m. PDT | Astros | L 4–10 | Knepper (7–1) | Peña (2–3) | Andersen (2) | 3:32 | 19,327 | 30–22 | L1
53 | June 7 | 7:35 p.m. PDT | Astros | L 2–5 | Darwin (3–4) | Belcher (3–3) | – | 3:01 | 25,509 | 30–23 | L2
54 | June 8 | 7:40 p.m. PDT | Astros | W 11–1 | Valenzuela (4–5) | Scott (6–2) |  | 2:23 | 33,737 | 31–23 | W1
55 | June 9 | 1:05 p.m. PDT | Astros | W 4–2 | Hershiser (8–3) | Ryan (5–4) | Howell (6) | 2:53 | 25,959 | 32–23 | W2
56 | June 10 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | @ Padres | L 3–4 | McCullers (1–4) | Howell (2–2) | – | 2:46 | 19,859 | 32–24 | L1
57 | June 11 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | @ Padres | L 1–2 | Rasmussen (3–6) | Sutton (3–4) | – | 2:07 | 26,068 | 32–25 | L2
58 | June 12 | 1:05 p.m. PDT | @ Padres | L 2–5 | Whitson (6–5) | Belcher (3–4) | Davis (9) | 2:14 | 21,533 | 32–26 | L3
59 | June 14 | 4:40 p.m. PDT | @ Braves | W 5–4 | Valenzuela (5–5) | Smith (1–7) | Howell (7) | 2:46 | 11,136 | 33–26 | W1
60 | June 15 | 4:40 p.m. PDT | @ Braves | W 7–5 | Hershiser (9–3) | Glavine (3–7) | Peña (4) | 2:50 | 10,154 | 34–26 | W2
61 | June 16 | 2:40 p.m. PDT | @ Braves | L 2–9 | Smith (3–3) | K. Howell (0–1) | – | 2:27 | 9,666 | 34–27 | L1
62 (1) | June 17 | 4:08 p.m. PDT | Padres | L 4–7 | Whitson (7–5) | Leary (5–5) | Davis (11) | 2:36 | – | 34–28 | L2
63 (2) | June 17 | 7:20 p.m. PDT | Padres | L 3–4 | Rasmussen (4–6) | Holton (2–1) | McCullers (6) | 3:07 | 33,649 | 34–29 | L3
64 | June 18 | 1:09 p.m. PDT | Padres | W 3–0 | Belcher (4–4) | Show (5–7) | Howell (8) | 2:44 | 37,743 | 35–29 | W1
65 (1) | June 19 | 1:06 p.m. PDT | Padres | W 12–2 | Hershiser (10–3) | Jones (5–6) | – | 2:17 | – | 36–29 | W2
66 (2) | June 19 | 3:59 p.m. PDT | Padres | W 5–4 (1) | Crews (2–0) | Davis (2–4) | – | 3:28 | 37,045 | 37–29 | W3
67 | June 20 | 7:38 p.m. PDT | Braves | W 7–3 | Hillegas (1–0) | Glavine (3–8) | Peña (5) | 2:43 | 43,268 | 38–29 | W4
68 | June 21 | 7:35 p.m. PDT | Braves | W 2–1 | Leary (6–5) | Smith (3–4) | – | 2:09 | 18,485 | 39–29 | W5
69 | June 22 | 7:35 p.m. PDT | Braves | L 1–4 | Mahler (8–6) | Sutton (3–5) | – | 2:29 | 27,878 | 39–30 | L1
70 | June 24 | 4:35 p.m. PDT | @ Reds | W 5–3 | Hershiser (11–3) | Robinson (3–6) | Belcher (2) | 2:52 | 33,781 | 40–30 | W1
71 | June 25 | 4:06 p.m. PDT | @ Reds | W 6–4 | Holton (3–1) | Rijo (8–3) | Orosco (5) | 2:59 | 35,470 | 41–30 | W2
72 | June 26 | 11:15 a.m. PDT | @ Reds | W 9–6 | Belcher (5–4) | Franco (1–5) | Holton (1) | 3:05 | 29,520 | 42–30 | W3
73 | June 27 | 5:35 p.m. PDT | @ Astros | W 4–0 | Hillegas (2–0) | Andújar (0–3) | Peña (6) | 2:47 | 27,185 | 43–30 | W4
74 | June 28 | 5:35 p.m. PDT | @ Astros | L 3–4 | Knepper (8–1) | Holton (3–2) | Agosto (1) | 2:34 | 28,838 | 43–31 | L1
75 | June 29 | 11:35 a.m. PDT | @ Astros | W 2–0 | Hershiser (12–3) | Ryan (5–6) | – | 2:32 | 27,678 | 44–31 | W1

July: 16–12–1 (Home: 5–7; Away: 11–5–1)

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76 | July 1 | 7:37 p.m. PDT | Cubs | L 2–9 | Moyer (5–7) | Valenzuela (5–6) | – | 3:09 | 42,763 | 44–32 | L1
77 | July 2 | 7:07 p.m. PDT | Cubs | W 8–1 | Leary (7–5) | Pico (3–3) | – | 2:55 | 44,166 | 45–32 | W1
78 | July 3 | 1:05 p.m. PDT | Cubs | L 1–2 | Sufcliffe (7–5) | Hillegas (2–1) | Lancaster (4) | 2:44 | 43,209 | 45–33 | L1
79 | July 4 | 5:10 p.m. PDT | Cardinals | W 5–3 | Peña (3–3) | Tudor (4–3) | Belcher (3) | 2:48 | 44,855 | 46–33 | W1
80 | July 5 | 7:35 p.m. PDT | Cardinals | W 6–3 | Hershiser (13–3) | Cox (2–4) | Belcher (4) | 2:24 | 32,495 | 47–33 | W2
81 | July 6 | 7:37 p.m. PDT | Cardinals | W 7–3 | Crews (3–0) | Worrell (4–5) | – | 2:45 | 37,210 | 48–33 | W3
82 | July 8 | 7:35 p.m. PDT | Pirates | L 3–4 | Drabek (6–5) | Leary (7–6) | Gott (11) | 3:15 | 40,690 | 48–34 | L1
83 | July 9 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | Pirates | L 2–8 | Dunne (6–7) | Hillegas (2–2) | – | 3:14 | 46,662 | 48–35 | L2
84 | July 10 | 1:08 p.m. PDT | Pirates | L 2–7 | Walk (10–4) | Hershiser (13–4) | – | 2:24 | 43,014 | 48–36 | L3
59th All-Star Game in Cincinnati, OH
85 (1) | July 14 | 10:05 a.m. PDT | @ Cubs | W 1–0 | Leary (8–6) | Sufcliffe (7–7) | Peña (7) | 2:49 | – | 49–36 | W1
86 (2) | July 14 | 1:59 p.m. PDT | @ Cubs | W 6–3 | Holton (4–2) | Schiraldi (4–8) | Howell (9) | 2:49 | 34,031 | 50–36 | W2
87 | July 15 | 1:05 p.m. PDT | @ Cubs | W 3–2 (10) | Peña (4–3) | Nipper (1–3) | Orosco (6) | 2:49 | 32,179 | 51–36 | W3
88 | July 16 | 10:20 a.m. PDT | @ Cubs | T 2–2 (9) | – | – | – | 2:22 | 32,843 | 51–36–1 | T1
89 (1) | July 17 | 10:20 a.m. PDT | @ Cubs | W 4–1 | Belcher (6–4) | Pico (3–5) | Peña (8) | 2:52 | – | 52–36–1 | W1
90 (2) | July 17 | 1:47 p.m. PDT | @ Cubs | W 5–2 | Holton (5–2) | Lancaster (4–5) | Howell (10) | 2:42 | 35,138 | 53–36–1 | W2
91 | July 18 | 5:35 p.m. PDT | @ Cardinals | W 1–0 | Leary (9–6) | Worrell (4–7) | – | 2:34 | 29,358 | 54–36–1 | W3
92 | July 19 | 5:35 p.m. PDT | @ Cardinals | L 2–3 | DeLeón (6–7) | Brennan (0–1) | Worrell (17) | 2:47 | 34,606 | 54–37–1 | L1
93 | July 20 | 10:35 a.m. PDT | @ Cardinals | L 7–8 | Costello (3–0) | Valenzuela (5–7) | Worrell (18) | 3:20 | 31,845 | 54–38–1 | L2
94 | July 21 | 4:35 p.m. PDT | @ Pirates | L 2–3 | Drabek (8–5) | Hershiser (13–5) | Gott (15) | 2:42 | 27,510 | 54–39–1 | L3
95 | July 22 | 4:35 p.m. PDT | @ Pirates | W 4–2 | Belcher (7–4) | Dunne (6–8) | Howell (11) | 3:06 | 44,888 | 55–39–1 | W1
96 | July 23 | 4:37 p.m. PDT | @ Pirates | W 6–2 | Leary (10–6) | Smiley (9–6) | – | 2:46 | 35,817 | 56–39–1 | W2
97 | July 24 | 10:36 a.m. PDT | @ Pirates | W 2–1 | Hillegas (3–2) | Fisher (6–7) | Howell (12) | 3:00 | 35,677 | 57–39–1 | W3
98 | July 25 | 5:17 p.m. PDT | @ Giants | L 1–3 | Downs (10–8) | Valenzuela (5–8) | – | 2:50 | 29,947 | 57–40–1 | L1
99 (1) | July 26 | 5:35 p.m. PDT | @ Giants | W 7–3 | Hershiser (14–5) | Mulholland (2–1) | Howell (13) | 2:57 | – | 58–40–1 | W1
100 (2) | July 26 | 9:10 p.m. PDT | @ Giants | W 6–5 (11) | Holton (6–2) | Garrelts (2–1) | – | 4:13 | 49,209 | 59–40–1 | W2
101 | July 27 | 7:35 p.m. PDT | @ Giants | L 1–2 (10) | Price (1–4) | Leary (10–7) | – | 2:51 | 34,168 | 59–41–1 | L1
102 | July 29 | 7:37 p.m. PDT | Astros | L 1–3 | Scott (10–3) | Hillegas (3–3) | – | 2:17 | 48,268 | 59–42–1 | L2
103 | July 30 | 12:22 p.m. PDT | Astros | L 6–14 | Darwin (4–9) | Holton (6–3) | – | 3:12 | 35,835 | 59–43–1 | L3
104 | July 31 | 1:05 p.m. PDT | Astros | W 6–1 | Hershiser (15–5) | Deshaies (7–8) | – | 2:28 | 44,811 | 60–43–1 | W1

August: 17–12 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–6)

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105 | August 1 | 5:14 p.m. PDT | Reds | L 3–4 | Jackson (14–5) | Peña (4–4) | Murphy (2) | 2:58 | 45,498 | 60–44–1 | L1
106 | August 2 | 7:00 p.m. PDT | Reds | W 2–0 | Leary (11–7) | Rijo (11–6) | – | 2:20 | 44,091 | 61–44–1 | W1
107 | August 3 | 7:36 p.m. PDT | Reds | L 4–7 (11) | Franco (3–5) | Peña (4–5) | Murphy (3) | 3:12 | 41,535 | 61–45–1 | L1
108 | August 5 | 5:35 p.m. PDT | @ Astros | L 4–6 | Deshaies (8–8) | Hershiser (15–6) | Smith (20) | 2:59 | 43,426 | 61–46–1 | L1
109 | August 6 | 5:35 p.m. PDT | @ Astros | W 5–3 | Belcher (8–4) | Ryan (8–9) | Howell (14) | 2:48 | 43,521 | 62–46–1 | W1
110 | August 7 | 11:35 a.m. PDT | @ Astros | L 2–4 | Knepper (12–3) | Leary (11–8) | Agosto (3) | 2:48 | 40,339 | 62–47–1 | L1
111 | August 8 | 5:35 p.m. PDT | @ Astros | L 0–10 | Scott (12–3) | Hillegas (3–4) | – | 2:53 | 39,786 | 62–48–1 | L2
112 | August 9 | 5:09 p.m. PDT | @ Reds | L 0–6 | Jackson (15–5) | Sutton (3–6) | – | 2:17 | 32,824 | 62–49–1 | L3
113 | August 10 | 4:36 p.m. PDT | @ Reds | W 8–5 | Hershiser (16–6) | Rijo (11–8) | – | 3:06 | 30,809 | 63–49–1 | W1
114 | August 11 | 4:35 p.m. PDT | @ Reds | L 8–9 (10) | Franco (4–5) | Howell (2–3) | – | 3:51 | 30,695 | 63–50–1 | L1
115 | August 12 | 7:38 p.m. PDT | Giants | W 7–3 | Leary (12–8) | Reuschel (15–6) | Peña (9) | 3:19 | 48,744 | 64–50–1 | W1
116 | August 13 | 7:10 p.m. PDT | Giants | W 2–1 (11) | Peña (5–5) | Price (1–5) | – | 4:12 | 47,649 | 65–50–1 | W2
117 | August 14 | 1:08 p.m. PDT | Giants | L 4–15 | Downs (12–9) | Hershiser (16–7) | Brantley (1) | 3:17 | 45,502 | 65–51–1 | L1
118 | August 15 | 7:35 p.m. PDT | Giants | W 1–0 | Belcher (9–4) | Robinson (4–3) | Orosco (7) | 2:37 | 49,306 | 66–51–1 | W1
119 | August 16 | 7:30 p.m. PDT | Phillies | W 7–5 | Leary (13–8) | Carman (9–7) | Howell (15) | 2:50 | 32,482 | 67–51–1 | W2
120 | August 17 | 7:38 pm PDT | Phillies | W 7–2 | Tudor (7–5) | Maddux (3–3) | – | 2:36 | 42,701 | 68–51–1 | W3
121 | August 18 | 1:05 pm PDT | Phillies | W 2–1 | Howell (3–3) | Gross (11–9) | Orosco (8) | 3:23 | 34,467 | 69–51–1 | W4
122 | August 19 | 7:37 p.m. PDT | Expos | W 2–0 | Hershiser (17–7) | Martínez (14–9) | – | 2:15 | 36,217 | 70–51–1 | W5
123 | August 20 | 7:35 p.m. PDT | Expos | W 4–3 | Howell (4–3) | Hesketh (3–2) | – | 2:41 | 46,743 | 71–51–1 | W6
124 | August 21 | 1:05 p.m. PDT | Expos | W 4–0 | Leary (14–8) | Heaton (3–9) | – | 2:18 | 39,505 | 72–51–1 | W7
125 | August 22 | 7:35 p.m. PDT | Mets | L 1–7 | Gooden (15–6) | Tudur (7–6) | – | 2:43 | 49,342 | 72–52–1 | L1
126 | August 23 | 7:38 p.m. PDT | Mets | L 1–5 | Cone (13–3) | Martínez (0–1) | Myers (18) | 3:07 | 45,512 | 72–53–1 | L2
127 | August 24 | 7:38 p.m. PDT | Mets | L 1–2 | Leach (6–1) | Hershiser (17–8) | McDowell (14) | 2:40 | 47,115 | 72–54–1 | L3
128 | August 26 | 4:35 p.m. PDT | @ Phillies | W 7–2 | Belcher (10–4) | Freeman (0–2) | – | 2:53 | 27,533 | 73–54–1 | W1
129 | August 27 | 4:06 p.m. PDT | @ Phillies | W 4–2 | Leary (15–8) | Carman (9–9) | Howell (16) | 3:03 | 27,324 | 74–54–1 | W2
130 | August 28 | 10:35 a.m. PDT | @ Phillies | W 5–0 | Tudor (8–6) | Gross (11–11) | – | 2:54 | 28,570 | 75–54–1 | W3
131 | August 29 | 4:35 p.m. PDT | @ Expos | W 2–1 | Martínez (1–1) | Martínez (15–10) | Howell (17) | 2:37 | 16,002 | 76–54–1 | W4
132 | August 30 | 4:35 p.m. PDT | @ Expos | W 4–2 | Hershiser (18–8) | Holman (2–6) | – | 2:23 | 21,454 | 77–54–1 | W5
133 | August 31 | 4:35 p.m. PDT | @ Expos | L 3–4 | Parrett (11–3) | Peña (5–6) | – | 2:41 | 12,068 | 77–55–1 | L1

September: 16–11 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–2)

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134 | September 2 | 4:35 p.m. PDT | @ Mets | L 0–8 | Darling (15–9) | Leary (14–9) | – | 2:28 | 44,889 | 77–56–1 | L2
135 | September 3 | 11:30 a.m. PDT | @ Mets | L 1–2 | Gooden (16–6) | Tudor (8–7) | Myers (21) | 2:42 | 43,896 | 77–57–1 | L3
– | September 4 |  | @ Mets | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: No rescheduling)
136 | September 5 | 4:40 p.m. PDT | @ Braves | W 3–0 | Hershiser (19–8) | Mahler (9–13) | – | 2:24 | 10,768 | 78–57–1 | W1
137 | September 6 | 11:42 a.m. PDT | @ Braves | L 1–2 | Assenmaacher (7–6) | Orosco (2–2) | Sutter (13) | 2:46 | 7,245 | 78–58–1 | L1
138 | September 7 | 7:38 p.m. PDT | Astros | W 4–1 | Leary (15–9) | Scott (13–6) | Howell (18) | 3:03 | 35,874 | 79–58–1 | W1
139 | September 8 | 7:38 p.m. PDT | Astros | L 1–2 | Ryan (11–11) | Tudor (8–8) | – | 2:40 | 36,504 | 79–59–1 | L1
140 | September 9 | 7:39 p.m. PDT | Reds | L 2–5 | Jackson (21–6) | Martínez (1–2) | – | 2:53 | 42,557 | 79–60–1 | L2
141 | September 10 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | Reds | W 5–0 | Hershiser (20–8) | Charlton (1–4) | – | 2:31 | 42,393 | 80–60–1 | W1
142 | September 11 | 1:05 p.m. PDT | Reds | W 5–3 | Crews (4–0) | Franco (5–6) | – | 2:55 | 40,635 | 81–60–1 | W2
143 | September 12 | 7:35 p.m. PDT | Braves | W 5–4 | Leary (17–9) | Glavine (6–16) | Peña (10) | 2:24 | 24,578 | 82–60–1 | W3
144 | September 13 | 7:38 p.m. PDT | Braves | W 2–0 | Tudor (9–8) | Smoltz (2–5) | Howell (19) | 2:37 | 22,758 | 83–60–1 | W4
145 | September 14 | 7:37 p.m. PDT | Braves | W 1–0 | Hershiser (21–8) | Mahler (9–15) | – | 2:15 | 42,434 | 84–60–1 | W5
146 | September 16 | 7:02 p.m. PDT | @ Reds | L 0–1 | Browning (16–5) | Belcher (10–5) | – | 1:51 | 16,591 | 84–61–1 | L1
147 | September 17 | 4:06 p.m. PDT | @ Reds | W 4–3 | Orosco (3–2) | Murphy (0–6) | Howell (20) | 3:09 | 31,328 | 85–61–1 | W1
148 | September 18 | 10:00 a.m. PDT | @ Reds | W 2–0 | Tudor (10–8) | Williams (3–2) | Peña (11) | 2:39 | 24,156 | 86–61–1 | W2
149 | September 19 | 5:35 p.m. PDT | @ Astros | W 1–0 | Hershiser (22–8) | Darwin (7–12) | – | 2:20 | 16,173 | 87–61–1 | W3
150 | September 20 | 2:00 p.m. PDT | @ Astros | W 6–0 | Belcher (11–5) | Forsch (10–6) | – | 2:28 | 12,291 | 88–61–1 | W4
151 (1) | September 21 | 5:05 p.m. PDT | Padres | L 3–9 | Rasmussen (15–9) | Martínez (1–3) | – | 2:44 | – | 88–62–1 | L1
152 (2) | September 21 | 8:25 p.m. PDT | Padres | W 6–5 (10) | Howell (5–3) | Davis (5–10) | – | 3:29 | 31,120 | 89–62–1 | W1
153 | September 22 | 7:35 p.m. PDT | Padres | L 4–5 | Show (15–11) | Peña (5–7) | – | 2:45 | 30,074 | 89–63–1 | L1
154 | September 23 | 7:39 p.m. PDT | @ Giants | W 3–0 | Hershiser (23–8) | Hammaker (8–9) | – | 2:38 | 22,341 | 90–63–1 | W1
155 | September 24 | 1:05 p.m. PDT | @ Giants | W 7–3 | Horton (1–0) | Wilson (0–2) | Orosco (9) | 3:03 | 34,214 | 91–63–1 | W2
156 | September 25 | 1:00 p.m. PDT | @ Giants | L 0–2 | Cook (2–0) | Belcher (11–6) | – | 2:25 | 40,743 | 91–64–1 | L1
157 | September 26 | 7:07 p.m PDT | @ Padres | W 3–2 | Peña (6–7) | Rasmussen (15–10) | Howell (21) | 2:53 | 18,552 | 92–64–1 | W1
158 | September 27 | 7:05 p.m. PDT | @ Padres | L 4–8 | Show (16–11) | Leary (17–10) | – | 2:39 | 13,325 | 92–65–1 | L1
159 | September 28 | 7:10 p.m. PDT | @ Padres | L 1–2 (16) | Leiper (3–0) | Horton (1–1) | – | 4:24 | 22,596 | 92–66–1 | L2
160 | September 30 | 7:35 p.m. PDT | Giants | W 6–4 | Holton (7–3) | Cook (2–1) | Peña (12) | 2:56 | 42,580 | 93–66–1 | W1

October: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–0)

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161 | October 1 | 1:07 p.m. PDT | Giants | W 2–1 | Belcher (12–6) | Reuschel (19–11) | Valenzuela (1) | 2:09 | 33,951 | 94–66–1 | W2
162 | October 2 | 1:09 p.m. PDT | Giants | L 0–1 | Robinson (10–5) | Leary (17–11) | – | 2:31 | 44,055 | 94–67–1 | L1

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Dodgers team member

### Postseason Game log

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1988 Postseason Game Log: 8–4 (Home: 4–2; Away: 4–2)

NL Championship Series: vs. New York Mets 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Away: 2–1)

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1 | October 4 | 5:28 p.m. PDT | Mets | L 2–3 | Myers (1–0) | Howell (0–1) | – | 2:45 | 55,582 | NY 1–0 | L1
2 | October 5 | 7:08 p.m. PDT | Mets | W 6–3 | Belcher (1–0) | Cone (0–1) | Peña (1) | 3:10 | 55,780 | Tied 1–1 | W1
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3 | October 8 | 9:20 a.m. PDT | @ Mets | L 4–8 | Myers (2–0) | Peña (0–1) | – | 3:44 | 44,672 | NY 2–1 | L1
4 | October 9 | 5:22 p.m. PDT | @ Mets | W 5–4 (12) | Peña (1–1) | McDowell (0-1) | Hershiser (1) | 4:29 | 54,014 | Tied 2–2 | W1
5 | October 10 | 9:00 a.m. PDT | @ Mets | W 7–4 | Belcher (2–0) | Fernandez (0–1) | Holton (1) | 3:07 | 52,069 | LA 3–2 | W2
6 | October 11 | 5:22 p.m. PDT | Mets | L 1–5 | Cone (1–1) | Leary (0–1) | – | 3:16 | 55,885 | Tied 3–3 | L1
7 | October 12 | 5:22 p.m. PDT | Mets | W 6–0 | Hershiser (1–0) | Darling (0–1) | – | 2:51 | 55,693 | LA 4–3 | W1

World Series: vs. Oakland Athletics 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Away: 2–1)

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1 | October 15 | 5:30 p.m. PDT | Athletics | W 5–4 | Peña (1–0) | Eckersley (0–1) | – | 3:04 | 55,983 | LA 1–0 | W1
2 | October 16 | 5:25 p.m. PDT | Athletics | W 6–0 | Hershiser (1–0) | Davis (0–1) | – | 2:30 | 56,051 | LA 2–0 | W2
3 | October 18 | 5:30 p.m. PDT | @ Athletics | L 1–2 | Honeycutt (1–0) | Howell (0–1) | – | 3:21 | 49,316 | LA 2–1 | L1
4 | October 19 | 5:25 p.m. PDT | @ Athletics | W 4–3 | Belcher (1–0) | Stewart (0–1) | Howell (1) | 3:05 | 49,317 | LA 3–1 | W1
5 | October 20 | 5:39 p.m. PDT | @ Athletics | W 5–2 | Hershiser (2–0) | Davis (0–2) | – | 2:51 | 49,317 | LA 4–1 | W2

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Dodgers team member

## Player stats

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### Batting

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### Starters by position

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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

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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

[edit]

### Starting pitchers

[edit]

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

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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

[edit]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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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

[edit]

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

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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

[edit]

### National League Championship Series

[edit]

Main article: 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

[edit]

Main article: 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

[edit]

* 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

[edit]

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

|
|
|

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

[edit]

Main article: 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.[9]

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 god-father, manager Tommy Lasorda. 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 Picks

[10]

| Round  | Name  | Position  | School  | Signed  | Career span  | Highest level

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1  | Bill Bene  | RHP  | California State University, Los Angeles | Yes  | 1988–1997  | AAA
3  | Billy Ashley | OF  | Belleville High School | Yes  | 1988–2001  | MLB
4  | Anthony Collier  | OF  | Muir High School | Yes  | 1988–1993  | AA
5  | Paul Branconier  | RHP  | Covina High School | Yes  | 1988–1991  | A
6  | Eric Karros | 1B  | University of California, Los Angeles | Yes  | 1988–2004  | MLB
7  | Jeff Hartsock | RHP  | North Carolina State University | Yes  | 1988–1994  | MLB
8  | Scott Erwin  | RHP  | Georgia Institute of Technology | No
Athletics-1989  | 1989–1994  | AA
9  | Jim Poole | LHP  | Georgia Institute of Technology | Yes  | 1988–2000  | MLB
10  | Eddie Pye | SS  | Middle Tennessee State University | Yes  | 1988–1997  | MLB
11  | Brock McMurray  | OF  | Southeastern Louisiana University | Yes  | 1988–1992  | A+
12  | Jerry Brooks | OF  | Clemson University | Yes  | 1988–1990  | MLB
13  | Christian Morrow  | OF  | Skyline Junior College | Yes  | 1988–1995  | AAA
14  | Dana Allison | LHP  | James Madison University | No
Athletics-1989  | 1989–1994  | MLB
15  | Larry Rice  | C  | Oregon State University | Yes  | 1988–1996  | AAA
16  | Brian Traxler | 1B  | University of New Orleans | Yes  | 1988–2000  | MLB
17  | Michael Chiusano  | C  | Nazareth High School | Yes  | 1988–1989  | Rookie
18  | Coleman Smith  | OF  | Conestoga Valley High School | No
Cubs-1992  | 1992–1994  | A
19  | James Wray  | LHP  | Troy University | Yes  | 1988–1996  | AA
20  | Sean McKamie  | SS  | St. Paul Central High School | Yes  | 1989–1997  | AA
21  | Steven Finken  | SS  | University of Michigan | Yes  | 1988–1992  | AAA
22  | Michael St. Esteben  | LHP  | Chino High School | No  |  |
23  | William Wengert  | RHP  | Iowa State University | Yes  | 1988–1995  | AAA
24  | Roderick Harvell  | OF  | Fairfield High School | Yes  | 1988–1989  | Rookie
25  | Michael Sampson  | RHP  | Holyoke Community College | Yes  | 1988–1991  | A+
26  | Ernest Carr  | 3B  | Jacksonville University | Yes  | 1988–1990  | A
27  | Mike Munson  | RHP  | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | No  |  |
28  | Eric Ganino  | C  | Fontana High School | Yes  | 1988–1989  | Rookie
29  | John Braase  | RHP  | College of Idaho | Yes  | 1988–1990  | A+
30  | Sean Snedeker  | RHP  | Texas A&M University | Yes  | 1988–1993  | AA
31  | Clayton Enno  | LHP  | Des Moines Area Community College | Yes  | 1988–1990  | A+
32  | Bryan Beals  | 2B  | Chapman University | Yes  | 1988–1990  | A+
33  | Cameron Biberdorf  | RHP  | Mayville State University | Yes  | 1988–1991  | AA
34  | Napoleon Robinson  | RHP  | Columbus State University | Yes  | 1988–1993  | AAA
35  | Héctor Ortiz | C  | Ranger College | Yes  | 1988–2005  | MLB
36  | Jeff Castillo  | RHP  | Mesa State College | Yes  | 1988  | Rookie
37  | Bradley Boggetto  | RHP  | Parkland College | Yes  | 1989–1991  | A-
38  | Wendell Zink  | 3B  | Dixie State College of Utah | Yes  | 1988  | A-
39  | K. G. White  | OF  | Georgia Institute of Technology | Yes  | 1988–1989  | A
40  | Felix Rios  | 3B  | George Fox University | No  |  |
41  | Todd Reische  | C  | Minooka High School | No  |  |
42  | Eric Blackwell  | OF  | Spartanburg Methodist College | Yes  | 1989–1991  | A+
43  | Garey Ingram | C  | Columbus High School | No
Dodgers-1989  | 1990–2002  | MLB
44  | Brent Miller  | 3B  | Jordan High School | No
Orioles-1990  | 1990–1994  | AAA
45  | Bradley Cohen  | OF  | Starkville High School | No  |  |
46  | Wilfred Brown  | SS  | Lurleen B. Wallace Community College | No  |  |
47  | Garrett Beard  | OF  | Spartanburg Methodist College | Yes  | 1989–1995  | AAA
48  | Terry Miller  | OF  | Compton Community College | No  |  |
49  | Deon Montgomery  | SS  | Compton Community College | No  |  |
50  | Jose Fernandez  | OF  | City College of San Francisco | No  |  |
51  | Daniel Hancock  | RHP  | Bremen High School | No  |  |
52  | Gaither Bagsby  | RHP  | Dickson County High School | No  |  |
53  | Michael Emmons  | RHP  | Pensacola Junior College | No  |  |
54  | Shannon Zerlang  | OF  | College of the Redwoods | No  |  |
55  | Craig Thomas  | OF  | Northside High School | No  |  |
56  | Dan Frye  | SS  | Logansport High School | No
Reds-1992  | 1992–1995  | A+
57  | Dennis Frye  | 1B  | Logansport High School | No  |  |
58  | Mike Vdovkin  | RHP  | Merced High School | No  |  |
59  | Chris Harding  | OF  | Louisburg College | No  |  |
60  | Robert Hoffman  | C  | J. F. Kennedy High School | No
Dodgers-1989  | 1990  | Rookie
61  | Eric Boddie  | OF  | Creighton University | Yes  | 1988–1990  | A+
62  | Mike Piazza | 1B  | Miami Dade College | Yes  | 1989–2007  | MLB

## See also

[edit]

* Orel Hershiser's scoreless innings streak

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Kirk Gibson Stats".
2. ^ "Gibson Returns, Isn't Amused : Orosco Apologizes After Admitting He Blackened Cap". Los Angeles Times. March 5, 1988.
3. ^ 1988 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
4. ^ Raúl Mondesí page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ Mario Soto page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ Don Sutton page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Shawn Hillegas page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ "1988 Los Angeles Dodgers schedule and results". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
9. ^ "Ex-Dodgers pitcher Bill Bene gets 6 months in jail for dodging taxes". LA Daily News. September 23, 2012. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
10. ^ 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft

## External links

[edit]

* 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
* Los Angeles Dodgers official web site
* Baseball-Reference season page
* Baseball Almanac season page

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3 Steve Sax
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Manager
2 Tommy Lasorda

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58 Mark Cresse

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* Wilbert Robinson
* Duke Snider
* Don Sutton
* Dazzy Vance
* Zack Wheat

|

Ford C. Frick Award recipients|

* Buck Canel
* Jaime Jarrín
* Vin Scully

Miscellaneous|

* Nancy Bea Hefley
* Hilda Chester
* Gladys Goodding
* Nobe Kawano
* Robert Mitchell
* Allan Roth
* Dieter Ruehle

Key personnel|

* Owner: Guggenheim Baseball Management
* President: Stan Kasten
* President of Baseball Operations: Andrew Friedman
* General Manager: Brandon Gomes
* Manager: Dave Roberts

World Series
Championships (7)|

* 1955
* 1959
* 1963
* 1965
* 1981
* 1988
* 2020

League pennants
(24)|

* American Association: 1889
* National League: 1890
* 1899
* 1900
* 1916
* 1920
* 1941
* 1947
* 1949
* 1952
* 1953
* 1955
* 1956
* 1959
* 1963
* 1965
* 1966
* 1974
* 1977
* 1978
* 1981
* 1988
* 2017
* 2018
* 2020

Division titles (21)|

* 1974
* 1977
* 1978
* 1981 (first half)
* 1983
* 1985
* 1988
* 1995
* 2004
* 2008
* 2009
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2022
* 2023

Wild card berths (3)|

* 1996
* 2006
* 2021

Minor league affiliates|

* Triple-A: Oklahoma City Baseball Club
* Double-A: Tulsa Drillers
* High-A: Great Lakes Loons
* Single-A: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
* Rookie: Arizona Complex League Dodgers
* Dominican Summer League Dodgers
* Minor League Rosters

Seasons (141)

1880s|

* 1880 · 1881 · 1882 ·  1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889

1890s|

* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899

1900s|

* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909

1910s|

* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919

1920s|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929

1930s|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939

1940s|

* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949

1950s|

* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959

1960s|

* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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