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Thursday, October 20, 1988

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1988 World Series

Los Angeles wins series 4 - 1

Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Oakland Athletics 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Hatcher 2
1 Carney Lansford 2
1 Steve Sax 2
1 Franklin Stubbs 2
5 4 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Davis 1
1 Mickey Hatcher 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Davis 2
1 Mickey Hatcher 2
1 Stan Javier 2
4 Rick Dempsey 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orel Hershiser 1.12
2 Storm Davis 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 9
2 Storm Davis 5
3 Gene Nelson 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Hatcher .368
2 Dave Henderson .300
2 Steve Sax .300
4 Franklin Stubbs .294
5 John Shelby .222

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Hatcher 2
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Mike Davis 1
2 Kirk Gibson 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 5
1 Mickey Hatcher 5
3 Mike Marshall 3
4 Mike Davis 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Davis 2
2 Jose Canseco 1
2 Glenn Hubbard 1
2 Steve Sax 1
2 2 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 0.00
2 Orel Hershiser 1.00
3 Tim Leary 1.35
4 Gene Nelson 1.42
5 Bob Welch 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 2
2 Tim Belcher 1
2 Rick Honeycutt 1
2 Alejandro Pena 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 17
2 Tim Belcher 10
3 Bob Welch 8
4 Storm Davis 7
4 Alejandro Pena 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jay Howell 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Henderson .333
1 Gregg Jefferies .333
3 Mike Scioscia .306
4 Mickey Hatcher .300
5 Darryl Strawberry .294

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 4
2 Kirk Gibson 3
3 Mickey Hatcher 2
3 Mark McGwire 2
3 Kevin McReynolds 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 9
2 Kirk Gibson 8
2 Mickey Hatcher 8
2 Mike Marshall 8
5 Darryl Strawberry 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Sax 6
2 John Shelby 3
3 Jose Canseco 2
3 Mike Davis 2
3 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Nelson 0.82
2 Orel Hershiser 1.03
3 Alejandro Pena 1.93
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.08
5 Dave Stewart 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 3
1 Orel Hershiser 3
3 Rick Honeycutt 2
3 Randy Myers 2
3 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 32
2 Tim Belcher 26
3 Dwight Gooden 21
4 Dave Stewart 16
5 Bruce Hurst 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Orel Hershiser 1
2 Brian Holton 1
2 Jay Howell 1
2 Alejandro Pena 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 89 73 .549 --
Tigers 88 74 .543 1.0
Brewers 87 75 .537 2.0
Blue Jays 87 75 .537 2.0
Yankees 85 76 .528 3.5
Indians 78 84 .481 11.0
Orioles 54 107 .335 34.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 104 58 .642 --
Twins 91 71 .562 13.0
Royals 84 77 .522 19.5
Angels 75 87 .463 29.0
White Sox 71 90 .441 32.5
Rangers 70 91 .435 33.5
Mariners 68 93 .422 35.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 100 60 .625 --
Pirates 85 75 .531 15.0
Expos 81 81 .500 20.0
Cubs 77 85 .475 24.0
Cardinals 76 86 .469 25.0
Phillies 65 96 .404 35.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 67 .584 --
Reds 87 74 .540 7.0
Padres 83 78 .516 11.0
Giants 83 79 .512 11.5
Astros 82 80 .506 12.5
Braves 54 106 .338 39.5