🏆 World Series Champions

1988 Los Angeles Dodgers

94-67 • .584 Win% • 1st in NL W

The 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers went 94-67 (.584) finishing 1st in the NL W division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 628 runs, allowed 544, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Kirk Gibson (25 HR, 76 RBI) and Orel Hershiser (23-8, 2.26 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

94 Wins
67 Losses
.584 Win %
1st Rank
628 R 544 RA
Diff +84

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⚡ Quick Stats

628 Runs Scored
544 Runs Allowed
+84 Run Diff
2,980K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 NL Average

Batting Avg .247 equal to the 1988 league average (.248)
OBP .305 2% below the 1988 league average (.310)
SLG .351 3% below the 1988 league average (.362)
Team ERA 2.96 14% better than the 1988 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 628 equal to the 1988 league average (627 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,980,262
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Avg per Game 36,793

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Pedro Guerrero 0.298 2 Mickey Hatcher 0.293 3 Kirk Gibson 0.290 4 Steve Sax 0.277 5 Mike Marshall 0.277

Home Runs

1 Kirk Gibson 25 2 Mike Marshall 20 3 John Shelby 10 4 Franklin Stubbs 8 5 Rick Dempsey 7

RBI

1 Mike Marshall 82 2 Kirk Gibson 76 3 John Shelby 64 4 Steve Sax 57 5 Pedro Guerrero 35
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Steve Sax 160 632 70 175 19 4 5 57 45 51 42 0.277
Kirk Gibson 150 542 106 157 28 1 25 76 73 120 31 0.290
Mike Marshall 144 542 63 150 27 2 20 82 24 93 4 0.277
John Shelby 140 494 65 130 23 6 10 64 44 128 16 0.263
Mike Scioscia 130 408 29 105 18 0 3 35 38 31 0 0.257
Alfredo Griffin 95 316 39 63 8 3 1 27 24 30 7 0.199
Jeff Hamilton 111 309 34 73 14 2 6 33 10 51 0 0.236
Dave Anderson 116 285 31 71 10 2 2 20 32 45 4 0.249
Mike Davis 108 281 29 55 11 2 2 17 25 59 7 0.196
Franklin Stubbs 115 242 30 54 13 0 8 34 23 61 11 0.223
Pedro Guerrero 59 215 24 64 7 1 5 35 25 33 2 0.298
Mickey Hatcher 88 191 22 56 8 0 1 25 7 7 0 0.293
Tracy Woodson 65 173 15 43 4 1 3 15 7 32 1 0.249
Rick Dempsey 77 167 25 42 13 0 7 30 25 44 1 0.251
Danny Heep 95 149 14 36 2 0 0 11 22 13 2 0.242
Orel Hershiser 36 85 1 11 2 1 0 6 1 18 0 0.129
Tim Leary 36 67 4 18 3 0 0 9 1 26 0 0.269
Mike Sharperson 46 59 8 16 1 0 0 4 1 12 0 0.271
Tim Belcher 36 56 2 4 2 0 1 3 0 28 0 0.071
Fernando Valenzuela 23 44 2 8 2 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.182
Mike Devereaux 30 43 4 5 1 0 0 2 2 10 0 0.116
Jose Gonzalez 37 24 7 2 1 0 0 0 2 10 3 0.083
Don Sutton 16 23 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.087
Shawn Hillegas 11 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.133
John Tudor 9 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.000
Chris Gwynn 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.182
Brian Holton 45 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Gil Reyes 5 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Ramon Martinez 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Alejandro Peña 60 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tim Crews 42 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
William Brennan 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jay Howell 50 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jesse Orosco 55 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Brad Havens 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Howell 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricky Horton 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Krueger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Brian Holton 1.70 2 Alejandro Peña 1.91 3 Jay Howell 2.08 4 Orel Hershiser 2.26 5 John Tudor 2.41

Wins

1 Orel Hershiser 23 2 Tim Leary 17 3 Tim Belcher 12 4 Brian Holton 7 5 Alejandro Peña 6

Strikeouts

1 Tim Leary 180 2 Orel Hershiser 178 3 Tim Belcher 152 4 Alejandro Peña 83 5 Jay Howell 70
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Orel Hershiser 23 8 2.26 35 34 1 267.0 208 67 73 178
Tim Leary 17 11 2.91 35 34 0 228.2 201 74 56 180
Tim Belcher 12 6 2.91 36 27 4 179.2 143 58 51 152
Fernando Valenzuela 5 8 4.24 23 22 1 142.1 142 67 76 64
Alejandro Peña 6 7 1.91 60 0 12 94.1 75 20 27 83
Don Sutton 3 6 3.92 16 16 0 87.1 91 38 30 44
Brian Holton 7 3 1.70 45 0 1 84.2 69 16 26 49
Tim Crews 4 0 3.14 42 0 0 71.2 77 25 16 45
Jay Howell 5 3 2.08 50 0 21 65.0 44 15 21 70
Shawn Hillegas 3 4 4.13 11 10 0 56.2 54 26 17 30
Jesse Orosco 3 2 2.72 55 0 9 53.0 41 16 30 43
John Tudor 4 3 2.41 9 9 0 52.1 58 14 10 32
Ramon Martinez 1 3 3.79 9 6 0 35.2 27 15 22 23
Ken Howell 0 1 6.39 4 1 0 12.2 16 9 4 12
Brad Havens 0 0 4.66 9 0 0 9.2 15 5 4 8
William Brennan 0 1 6.75 4 2 0 9.1 13 7 6 7
Ricky Horton 1 1 5.00 12 0 0 9.0 11 5 2 8
Bill Krueger 0 0 11.57 1 1 0 2.1 4 3 2 1
Danny Heep 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
LAN def. NYN 4-3
World Series
LAN def. OAK 4-1

👥 Roster (38)

Dave Anderson Tim Belcher William Brennan Tim Crews Mike Davis Rick Dempsey Mike Devereaux Kirk Gibson Jose Gonzalez Alfredo Griffin Pedro Guerrero Chris Gwynn +26 more

38 players

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The 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

The 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers won 94 games and lost 67, ending up 1st in the NL West. The club won the World Series and took the division title. With 628 runs scored and 544 given up, the 1988 differential was +84. The staff ERA of 2.96 was 14% better than the league average of 3.45. Attendance at Dodger Stadium totaled 2,980,262 for the year. Kirk Gibson topped the Los Angeles Dodgers with 25 home runs.

The RBI leader was Mike Marshall, with 82. The pitching staff's wins leader was Orel Hershiser (23). Tim Leary struck out 180, the most on the club. Jay Howell saved 21 games. The NL Championship Series ended in a win against NYN 4-3. In the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat OAK 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 94-67 (.584 win pct).
Did the 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
Yes. The 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series.
Who led the 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Kirk Gibson led the 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers with 25 home runs.
What was the 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 2.96.
Where did the 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Kirk Gibson (25 HR, 76 RBI) and Orel Hershiser (23-8, 2.26 ERA).
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