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The 1988 Major League Baseball season ended with the underdog Los Angeles Dodgers shocking the Oakland Athletics, who had won 104 games during the regular season, in the World Series. The most memorable moment of the series came in Game 1, when injured Dodger Kirk Gibson hit a dramatic pinch-hit walk-off home run off Athletics closer Dennis ...
The 1988 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1988 season.The 85th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Oakland Athletics and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers upsetting the heavily favored Athletics to win the Series in five games to win their ...
The playoffs began on October 4, 1988, and concluded on October 20, 1988, with the Dodgers shocking the Athletics in five games in the 1988 World Series. The series was notable for injured Dodger Kirk Gibson's dramatic pinch-hit walk-off home run off Athletics closer Dennis Eckersley in Game 1. It was the second title in nine years for the ...
The 1988 Oakland Athletics season was the 88th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 21st season in Oakland. The Athletics won their first American League West title since 1981, with a record of 104 wins and 58 losses (the best record in the La Russa era). In 1988, the elephant was restored ...
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]
This is a list of seasons of Major League Baseball 1870s. Year National League champion 1876: Chicago White Stockings ... 1988: Oakland Athletics: Los Angeles Dodgers ...
Early forms of baseball or rounders from the mid 19th century did not require a fixed batting order; any player who was not on base could be called upon to bat. [6] The concept of a set batting order is said to have been invented by Alexander Cartwright, who also instituted rules such as the foul ball and tagging the runner (as opposed to pegging him with the ball), and devised the shortstop ...
The Mets chose not to re-sign Keith Hernandez after his contract ran out at the close of the 1989 season, while Gary Carter was released after five seasons with the club. The following year, Davey Johnson was fired after a 20–22 start to the season (Johnson would later manage the Dodgers in 1999 and 2000).