⭐ Division Winner

1988 Oakland Athletics

104-58 • .642 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1988 Oakland Athletics went 104-58 (.642) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 800 runs, allowed 620, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Jose Canseco (42 HR, 124 RBI) and Dave Stewart (21-12, 3.23 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

104 Wins
58 Losses
.642 Win %
1st Rank
800 R 620 RA
Diff +180

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⚡ Quick Stats

800 Runs Scored
620 Runs Allowed
+180 Run Diff
2,287K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 AL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% above the 1988 league average (.259)
OBP .336 4% above the 1988 league average (.324)
SLG .399 2% above the 1988 league average (.390)
Team ERA 3.44 13% better than the 1988 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 800 14% above the 1988 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,287,446
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Avg per Game 28,240

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Jose Canseco 0.307 2 Dave Henderson 0.304 3 Luis Polonia 0.292 4 Carney Lansford 0.279 5 Terry Steinbach 0.265

Home Runs

1 Jose Canseco 42 2 Mark McGwire 32 3 Dave Henderson 24 4 Dave Parker 12 5 Terry Steinbach 9

RBI

1 Jose Canseco 124 2 Mark McGwire 99 3 Dave Henderson 94 4 Carney Lansford 57 5 Dave Parker 55
1988 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jose Canseco 158 610 120 187 34 0 42 124 78 128 40 0.307
Carney Lansford 150 556 80 155 20 2 7 57 35 35 29 0.279
Mark McGwire 155 550 87 143 22 1 32 99 76 117 0 0.260
Dave Henderson 146 507 100 154 38 1 24 94 47 92 2 0.304
Walt Weiss 147 452 44 113 17 3 3 39 35 56 4 0.250
Stan Javier 125 397 49 102 13 3 2 35 32 63 20 0.257
Dave Parker 101 377 43 97 18 1 12 55 32 70 0 0.257
Terry Steinbach 104 351 42 93 19 1 9 51 33 47 3 0.265
Ron Hassey 107 323 32 83 15 0 7 45 30 42 2 0.257
Glenn Hubbard 105 294 35 75 12 2 3 33 33 50 1 0.255
Luis Polonia 84 288 51 84 11 4 2 27 21 40 24 0.292
Mike Gallego 129 277 38 58 8 0 2 20 34 53 2 0.209
Don Baylor 92 264 28 58 7 0 7 34 34 44 0 0.220
Tony Phillips 79 212 32 43 8 4 2 17 36 50 0 0.203
Doug Jennings 71 101 9 21 6 0 1 15 21 28 0 0.208
Orlando Mercado 16 24 3 3 0 0 1 1 3 8 0 0.125
Matt Sinatro 10 9 1 3 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 0.333
Felix Jose 8 6 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.333
Lance Blankenship 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Jurak 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Bordi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Burns 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Cadaret 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Corsi 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Storm Davis 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Honeycutt 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Nelson 57 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Steve Ontiveros 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Otto 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Plunk 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Shaver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stewart 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Welch 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Young 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Dennis Eckersley 2.35 2 Greg Cadaret 2.89 3 Eric Plunk 3.00 4 Gene Nelson 3.06 5 Todd Burns 3.16

Wins

1 Dave Stewart 21 2 Bob Welch 17 3 Storm Davis 16 4 Curt Young 11 5 Gene Nelson 9

Strikeouts

1 Dave Stewart 192 2 Bob Welch 158 3 Storm Davis 127 4 Eric Plunk 79 5 Dennis Eckersley 70
1988 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Stewart 21 12 3.23 37 37 0 275.2 240 99 110 192
Bob Welch 17 9 3.64 36 36 0 244.2 237 99 81 158
Storm Davis 16 7 3.70 33 33 0 201.2 211 83 91 127
Curt Young 11 8 4.14 26 26 0 156.1 162 72 50 69
Gene Nelson 9 6 3.06 54 1 3 111.2 93 38 38 67
Todd Burns 8 2 3.16 17 14 1 102.2 93 36 34 57
Rick Honeycutt 3 2 3.50 55 0 7 79.2 74 31 25 47
Eric Plunk 7 2 3.00 49 0 5 78.0 62 26 39 79
Dennis Eckersley 4 2 2.35 60 0 45 72.2 52 19 11 70
Greg Cadaret 5 2 2.89 58 0 3 71.2 60 23 36 64
Steve Ontiveros 3 4 4.61 10 10 0 54.2 57 28 21 30
Jim Corsi 0 1 3.80 11 1 0 21.1 20 9 6 10
Dave Otto 0 0 1.80 3 2 0 10.0 9 2 6 7
Rich Bordi 0 1 4.70 2 2 0 7.2 6 4 5 6
Jeff Shaver 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
OAK def. BOS 4-0
World Series
Lost to LAN 4-1

👥 Roster (35)

Don Baylor Lance Blankenship Rich Bordi Todd Burns Greg Cadaret Jose Canseco Jim Corsi Storm Davis Dennis Eckersley Mike Gallego Ron Hassey Dave Henderson +23 more

35 players

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The 1988 Oakland Athletics in brief

A 104-58 record (.642) put the 1988 Oakland Athletics 1st in the AL West. This was a year in which the Oakland Athletics won the pennant and took the division title. With 800 runs scored and 620 given up, the 1988 differential was +180. Against a league average of .259, the 1988 Oakland Athletics batted .263. Pitchers allowed 3.44 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.97.

Home games were played at Oakland Coliseum, where 2,287,446 fans came through the gates. For power, Jose Canseco led the way with 42 homers. Dave Stewart was the top winner, with 21 victories. Dennis Eckersley saved 45 games. The AL Championship Series ended in a win against BOS 4-0. The World Series ended in a loss against LAN 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1988 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1988 Oakland Athletics finished 104-58 (.642 win pct).
Did the 1988 Oakland Athletics make the playoffs?
The 1988 Oakland Athletics finished first in their division.
Who led the 1988 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Jose Canseco led the 1988 Oakland Athletics with 42 home runs.
What was the 1988 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1988 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.44.
Did the 1988 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1988 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
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