# 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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

* 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.
* 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.
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
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| 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

1988 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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

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 |

### Notable transactions

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

## Season summary
### April

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

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

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

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

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

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
### Regular season Game log

1988 regular season game log: 94–67–1 (Home: 45–36; Away: 49–31–1) :
April: 13–7 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–2)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox Streak
1April 41:13 p.m. PDTGiantsL 1–5Dravecky (1–0)Valenzuela (0–1)–2:2448,4840–1L1
2April 57:05 p.m. PDTGiantsW 5–0Hershiser (1–0)Downs (0–1)–2:2937,4721–1W1
3April 74:41 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 5–2Peña (1–0)Assenmaacher (0–1)Orosco (1)3:115,2572–1W2
4April 84:41 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 6–3Leary (1–0)Coffman (0–1)Belcher (1)2:2710,7233–1W3
5April 94:41 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 11–3Valenzuela (1–1)Glavine (0–1)–2:3716,6034–1W4
6April 1011:07 a.m. PDT@ BravesW 3–1Hershiser (2–0)Mahler (0–1)Orosco (2)2:2414,1715–1W5
7April 127:25 p.m. PDT@ PadresL 3–5Hawkins (1–1)Sutton (0–1)Davis (1)3:0252,3955–2L1
8April 137:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresW 4–3Howell (1–0)Show (0–2)Orosco (3)2:5116,8386–2W1
9April 141:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresL 0–2Jones (1–1)Valenzuela (1–2)McCullers (2)2:4524,0966–3L1
10April 157:08 pm PDTBravesW 3–2Hershiser (3–0)Glavine (0–2)–2:2741,2227–3W1
11April 161:05 pm PDTBravesW 7–4Belcher (1–0)Mahler (0–2)Peña (2)2:4027,1148–3W2
12April 171:05 pm PDTBravesL 1–3Smith (1–2)Sutton (0–2)–2:2146,4848–4L1
13April 187:08 p.m. PDTPadresW 6–0Leary (2–0)Show (0–3)–3:0024,3579–4W1
–April 19PadresPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: June 17)
–April 20PadresPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: June 19)
–April 21PadresPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 21)
–April 22@ GiantsPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 26)
14April 2312:25 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 10–3Hershiser (4–0)Krukow (1–1)–2:5733,27110–4W2
15April 241:05 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 4–0Valenzuela (2–2)LaCoss (1–2)Howell (1)2:5039,09211–4W3
16April 267:07 p.m. PDTCubsL 3–7Maddux (4–1)Leary (2–1)–2:3934,27911–5L1
17April 277:07 p.m. PDTCubsW 4–0Sutton (1–2)Moyer (1–2)Peña (3)2:4229,46212–5W1
18April 287:05 p.m. PDTCubsL 1–5Schiraldi (1–2)Belcher (1–1)DiPino (1)3:0529,50912–6L1
19April 297:05 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 6–4Hershiser (5–0)Cox (2–3)Howell (2)2:4044,30113–6W1
20April 307:05 p.m. PDTCardinalsL 2–5O'Neal (2–1)Valenzuela (2–3)McWilliams (1)2:4247,42513–7L1 :
May: 14–13 (Home: 6–7; Away: 8–6)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox Streak
21May 11:05 p.m. PDTCardinalsL 0–9Tudor (1–0)Leary (2–2)Terry (1)2:4746,17613–8L2
22May 27:08 p.m. PDTPiratesW 6–3Orosco (1–0)Drabek (3–2)–3:1626,82114–8W1
23May 37:05 p.m. PDTPiratesW 14–6Belcher (2–1)Dunne (1–1)–3:0326,94315–8W2
24May 47:05 p.m. PDTPiratesW 8–5Hershiser (6–0)Palacios (0–2)–3:1230,42316–8W3
25May 65:35 p.m. PDT@ CardinalsW 10–2Valenzuela (3–3)O'Neal (2–2)–2:2549,19417–8W4
26May 75:05 p.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 1–2Worrell (1–2)Orosco (1–1)–2:2846,15917–9L1
27May 811:15 a.m. PDT@ CardinalsW 12–6Sutton (2–2)DeLeón (2–3)–2:4640,09818–9W1
–May 9@ CubsPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 14)
28May 1011:20 a.m. PDT@ CubsW 6–5 (14)Holton (1–0)Lancaster (1–3)Hershiser (1)4:2712,98519–9W2
29May 114:05 p.m. PDT@ PiratesL 1–2 (11)Medvin (1–0)Peña (1–1)–3:4626,36719–10L1
30May 124:05 p.m. PDT@ PiratesL 4–7Smiley (3–2)Hershiser (6–1)–2:2911,07219–11L2
31May 137:05 p.m. PDTPhilliesL 1–2Gross (3–1)Leary (2–3)Tekulve (2)2:5638,01519–12L3
32May 147:05 p.m. PDTPhilliesW 3–2Sutton (3–2)Ruffin (3–3)Howell (3)2:5847,37920–12W1
33May 151:05 p.m. PDTPhilliesW 9–2Belcher (3–1)Palmer (0–3)–3:0741,04521–12W2
34May 177:10 p.m. PDTExposL 5–6Heaton (1–2)Valenzuela (3–4)Burke (5)2:5034,30921–13L1
35May 187:05 p.m. PDTExposL 0–3Dopson (1–1)Hershiser (6–2)Burke (6)2:5527,77521–14L2
36May 197:05 p.m. PDTExposW 2–0Leary (3–3)Martínez (3–6)–2:3625,28322–14W1
37May 207:05 p.m. PDTMetsL 2–5Fernandez (2–3)Sutton (3–3)Myers (6)3:2844,86722–15L1
38May 217:05 p.m. PDTMetsL 0–4Gooden (8–0)Belcher (3–12)2:4847,01722–16L2
39May 221:08 p.m. PDTMetsL 2–5Cone (6–0)Valenzuela (3–5)McDowell (5)3:1644,82622–17L3
40May 242:55 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesW 2–1 (12)Peña (2–1)Harris (0–1)Orosco (4)3:4617,75923–17W1
41May 254:35 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesW 4–0Leary (4–3)Palmer (0–4)–2:2824,44424–17W2
42May 264:37 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesW 10–8Howell (2–0)Bedrosian (0–1)–3:1419,36125–17W3
43May 274:35 p.m. PDT@ ExposW 5–2Orosco (2–1)McClure (1–2)Peña (3)3:1618,11326–17W4
44May 2810:35 a.m. PDT@ ExposL 2–3 (10)Parrett (4–1)Howell (2–1)–2:5815,32026–18L1
45May 2910:35 a.m. PDT@ ExposW 2–1Hershiser (7–2)Dopson (1–2)–2:2435,31127–18W1
46May 305:05 p.m. PDT@ MetsL 2–3Darling (6–3)Leary (4–4)Myers (8)2:5042,09627–19L1
47May 314:40 p.m. PDT@ MetsL 4–5 (11)Myers (3–0)Peña (2–2)3:3435,56427–20L2 :
June: 17–11 (Home: 9–6; Away: 8–5)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox Streak
48June 15:02 p.m. PDT@ MetsW 4–3Holton (2–0)Fernandez (2–5)Howell (4)3:2929,65928–20W1
49June 37:35 p.m. PDTRedsW 13–5Crews (1–0)Rasmussen (2–6)–3:2845,24229–20W2
50June 412:28 p.m. PDTRedsL 2–5Rijo (6–1)Hershiser (7–3)–3:1032,55029–21L1
51June 51:06 p.m. PDTRedsW 5–4Leary (5–4)Soto (3–5)Howell (5)2:4738,98230–21W1
52June 65:13 p.m. PDTAstrosL 4–10Knepper (7–1)Peña (2–3)Andersen (2)3:3219,32730–22L1
53June 77:35 p.m. PDTAstrosL 2–5Darwin (3–4)Belcher (3–3)–3:0125,50930–23L2
54June 87:40 p.m. PDTAstrosW 11–1Valenzuela (4–5)Scott (6–2)2:2333,73731–23W1
55June 91:05 p.m. PDTAstrosW 4–2Hershiser (8–3)Ryan (5–4)Howell (6)2:5325,95932–23W2
56June 107:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresL 3–4McCullers (1–4)Howell (2–2)–2:4619,85932–24L1
57June 117:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresL 1–2Rasmussen (3–6)Sutton (3–4)–2:0726,06832–25L2
58June 121:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresL 2–5Whitson (6–5)Belcher (3–4)Davis (9)2:1421,53332–26L3
59June 144:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 5–4Valenzuela (5–5)Smith (1–7)Howell (7)2:4611,13633–26W1
60June 154:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 7–5Hershiser (9–3)Glavine (3–7)Peña (4)2:5010,15434–26W2
61June 162:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesL 2–9Smith (3–3)K. Howell (0–1)–2:279,66634–27L1
62 (1)June 174:08 p.m. PDTPadresL 4–7Whitson (7–5)Leary (5–5)Davis (11)2:36–34–28L2
63 (2)June 177:20 p.m. PDTPadresL 3–4Rasmussen (4–6)Holton (2–1)McCullers (6)3:0733,64934–29L3
64June 181:09 p.m. PDTPadresW 3–0Belcher (4–4)Show (5–7)Howell (8)2:4437,74335–29W1
65 (1)June 191:06 p.m. PDTPadresW 12–2Hershiser (10–3)Jones (5–6)–2:17–36–29W2
66 (2)June 193:59 p.m. PDTPadresW 5–4 (1)Crews (2–0)Davis (2–4)–3:2837,04537–29W3
67June 207:38 p.m. PDTBravesW 7–3Hillegas (1–0)Glavine (3–8)Peña (5)2:4343,26838–29W4
68June 217:35 p.m. PDTBravesW 2–1Leary (6–5)Smith (3–4)–2:0918,48539–29W5
69June 227:35 p.m. PDTBravesL 1–4Mahler (8–6)Sutton (3–5)–2:2927,87839–30L1
70June 244:35 p.m. PDT@ RedsW 5–3Hershiser (11–3)Robinson (3–6)Belcher (2)2:5233,78140–30W1
71June 254:06 p.m. PDT@ RedsW 6–4Holton (3–1)Rijo (8–3)Orosco (5)2:5935,47041–30W2
72June 2611:15 a.m. PDT@ RedsW 9–6Belcher (5–4)Franco (1–5)Holton (1)3:0529,52042–30W3
73June 275:35 p.m. PDT@ AstrosW 4–0Hillegas (2–0)Andújar (0–3)Peña (6)2:4727,18543–30W4
74June 285:35 p.m. PDT@ AstrosL 3–4Knepper (8–1)Holton (3–2)Agosto (1)2:3428,83843–31L1
75June 2911:35 a.m. PDT@ AstrosW 2–0Hershiser (12–3)Ryan (5–6)–2:3227,67844–31W1 :
July: 16–12–1 (Home: 5–7; Away: 11–5–1)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox Streak
76July 17:37 p.m. PDTCubsL 2–9Moyer (5–7)Valenzuela (5–6)–3:0942,76344–32L1
77July 27:07 p.m. PDTCubsW 8–1Leary (7–5)Pico (3–3)–2:5544,16645–32W1
78July 31:05 p.m. PDTCubsL 1–2Sufcliffe (7–5)Hillegas (2–1)Lancaster (4)2:4443,20945–33L1
79July 45:10 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 5–3Peña (3–3)Tudor (4–3)Belcher (3)2:4844,85546–33W1
80July 57:35 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 6–3Hershiser (13–3)Cox (2–4)Belcher (4)2:2432,49547–33W2
81July 67:37 p.m. PDTCardinalsW 7–3Crews (3–0)Worrell (4–5)–2:4537,21048–33W3
82July 87:35 p.m. PDTPiratesL 3–4Drabek (6–5)Leary (7–6)Gott (11)3:1540,69048–34L1
83July 97:05 p.m. PDTPiratesL 2–8Dunne (6–7)Hillegas (2–2)–3:1446,66248–35L2
84July 101:08 p.m. PDTPiratesL 2–7Walk (10–4)Hershiser (13–4)–2:2443,01448–36L3
59th All-Star Game in Cincinnati, OH
85 (1)July 1410:05 a.m. PDT@ CubsW 1–0Leary (8–6)Sufcliffe (7–7)Peña (7)2:49–49–36W1
86 (2)July 141:59 p.m. PDT@ CubsW 6–3Holton (4–2)Schiraldi (4–8)Howell (9)2:4934,03150–36W2
87July 151:05 p.m. PDT@ CubsW 3–2 (10)Peña (4–3)Nipper (1–3)Orosco (6)2:4932,17951–36W3
88July 1610:20 a.m. PDT@ CubsT 2–2 (9)–––2:2232,84351–36–1T1
89 (1)July 1710:20 a.m. PDT@ CubsW 4–1Belcher (6–4)Pico (3–5)Peña (8)2:52–52–36–1W1
90 (2)July 171:47 p.m. PDT@ CubsW 5–2Holton (5–2)Lancaster (4–5)Howell (10)2:4235,13853–36–1W2
91July 185:35 p.m. PDT@ CardinalsW 1–0Leary (9–6)Worrell (4–7)–2:3429,35854–36–1W3
92July 195:35 p.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 2–3DeLeón (6–7)Brennan (0–1)Worrell (17)2:4734,60654–37–1L1
93July 2010:35 a.m. PDT@ CardinalsL 7–8Costello (3–0)Valenzuela (5–7)Worrell (18)3:2031,84554–38–1L2
94July 214:35 p.m. PDT@ PiratesL 2–3Drabek (8–5)Hershiser (13–5)Gott (15)2:4227,51054–39–1L3
95July 224:35 p.m. PDT@ PiratesW 4–2Belcher (7–4)Dunne (6–8)Howell (11)3:0644,88855–39–1W1
96July 234:37 p.m. PDT@ PiratesW 6–2Leary (10–6)Smiley (9–6)–2:4635,81756–39–1W2
97July 2410:36 a.m. PDT@ PiratesW 2–1Hillegas (3–2)Fisher (6–7)Howell (12)3:0035,67757–39–1W3
98July 255:17 p.m. PDT@ GiantsL 1–3Downs (10–8)Valenzuela (5–8)–2:5029,94757–40–1L1
99 (1)July 265:35 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 7–3Hershiser (14–5)Mulholland (2–1)Howell (13)2:57–58–40–1W1
100 (2)July 269:10 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 6–5 (11)Holton (6–2)Garrelts (2–1)–4:1349,20959–40–1W2
101July 277:35 p.m. PDT@ GiantsL 1–2 (10)Price (1–4)Leary (10–7)–2:5134,16859–41–1L1
102July 297:37 p.m. PDTAstrosL 1–3Scott (10–3)Hillegas (3–3)–2:1748,26859–42–1L2
103July 3012:22 p.m. PDTAstrosL 6–14Darwin (4–9)Holton (6–3)–3:1235,83559–43–1L3
104July 311:05 p.m. PDTAstrosW 6–1Hershiser (15–5)Deshaies (7–8)–2:2844,81160–43–1W1 :
August: 17–12 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–6)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox Streak
105August 15:14 p.m. PDTRedsL 3–4Jackson (14–5)Peña (4–4)Murphy (2)2:5845,49860–44–1L1
106August 27:00 p.m. PDTRedsW 2–0Leary (11–7)Rijo (11–6)–2:2044,09161–44–1W1
107August 37:36 p.m. PDTRedsL 4–7 (11)Franco (3–5)Peña (4–5)Murphy (3)3:1241,53561–45–1L1
108August 55:35 p.m. PDT@ AstrosL 4–6Deshaies (8–8)Hershiser (15–6)Smith (20)2:5943,42661–46–1L1
109August 65:35 p.m. PDT@ AstrosW 5–3Belcher (8–4)Ryan (8–9)Howell (14)2:4843,52162–46–1W1
110August 711:35 a.m. PDT@ AstrosL 2–4Knepper (12–3)Leary (11–8)Agosto (3)2:4840,33962–47–1L1
111August 85:35 p.m. PDT@ AstrosL 0–10Scott (12–3)Hillegas (3–4)–2:5339,78662–48–1L2
112August 95:09 p.m. PDT@ RedsL 0–6Jackson (15–5)Sutton (3–6)–2:1732,82462–49–1L3
113August 104:36 p.m. PDT@ RedsW 8–5Hershiser (16–6)Rijo (11–8)–3:0630,80963–49–1W1
114August 114:35 p.m. PDT@ RedsL 8–9 (10)Franco (4–5)Howell (2–3)–3:5130,69563–50–1L1
115August 127:38 p.m. PDTGiantsW 7–3Leary (12–8)Reuschel (15–6)Peña (9)3:1948,74464–50–1W1
116August 137:10 p.m. PDTGiantsW 2–1 (11)Peña (5–5)Price (1–5)–4:1247,64965–50–1W2
117August 141:08 p.m. PDTGiantsL 4–15Downs (12–9)Hershiser (16–7)Brantley (1)3:1745,50265–51–1L1
118August 157:35 p.m. PDTGiantsW 1–0Belcher (9–4)Robinson (4–3)Orosco (7)2:3749,30666–51–1W1
119August 167:30 p.m. PDTPhilliesW 7–5Leary (13–8)Carman (9–7)Howell (15)2:5032,48267–51–1W2
120August 177:38 pm PDTPhilliesW 7–2Tudor (7–5)Maddux (3–3)–2:3642,70168–51–1W3
121August 181:05 pm PDTPhilliesW 2–1Howell (3–3)Gross (11–9)Orosco (8)3:2334,46769–51–1W4
122August 197:37 p.m. PDTExposW 2–0Hershiser (17–7)Martínez (14–9)–2:1536,21770–51–1W5
123August 207:35 p.m. PDTExposW 4–3Howell (4–3)Hesketh (3–2)–2:4146,74371–51–1W6
124August 211:05 p.m. PDTExposW 4–0Leary (14–8)Heaton (3–9)–2:1839,50572–51–1W7
125August 227:35 p.m. PDTMetsL 1–7Gooden (15–6)Tudur (7–6)–2:4349,34272–52–1L1
126August 237:38 p.m. PDTMetsL 1–5Cone (13–3)Martínez (0–1)Myers (18)3:0745,51272–53–1L2
127August 247:38 p.m. PDTMetsL 1–2Leach (6–1)Hershiser (17–8)McDowell (14)2:4047,11572–54–1L3
128August 264:35 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesW 7–2Belcher (10–4)Freeman (0–2)–2:5327,53373–54–1W1
129August 274:06 p.m. PDT@ PhilliesW 4–2Leary (15–8)Carman (9–9)Howell (16)3:0327,32474–54–1W2
130August 2810:35 a.m. PDT@ PhilliesW 5–0Tudor (8–6)Gross (11–11)–2:5428,57075–54–1W3
131August 294:35 p.m. PDT@ ExposW 2–1Martínez (1–1)Martínez (15–10)Howell (17)2:3716,00276–54–1W4
132August 304:35 p.m. PDT@ ExposW 4–2Hershiser (18–8)Holman (2–6)–2:2321,45477–54–1W5
133August 314:35 p.m. PDT@ ExposL 3–4Parrett (11–3)Peña (5–6)–2:4112,06877–55–1L1 :
September: 16–11 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–2)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox Streak
134September 24:35 p.m. PDT@ MetsL 0–8Darling (15–9)Leary (14–9)–2:2844,88977–56–1L2
135September 311:30 a.m. PDT@ MetsL 1–2Gooden (16–6)Tudor (8–7)Myers (21)2:4243,89677–57–1L3
–September 4@ MetsPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: No rescheduling)
136September 54:40 p.m. PDT@ BravesW 3–0Hershiser (19–8)Mahler (9–13)–2:2410,76878–57–1W1
137September 611:42 a.m. PDT@ BravesL 1–2Assenmaacher (7–6)Orosco (2–2)Sutter (13)2:467,24578–58–1L1
138September 77:38 p.m. PDTAstrosW 4–1Leary (15–9)Scott (13–6)Howell (18)3:0335,87479–58–1W1
139September 87:38 p.m. PDTAstrosL 1–2Ryan (11–11)Tudor (8–8)–2:4036,50479–59–1L1
140September 97:39 p.m. PDTRedsL 2–5Jackson (21–6)Martínez (1–2)–2:5342,55779–60–1L2
141September 107:05 p.m. PDTRedsW 5–0Hershiser (20–8)Charlton (1–4)–2:3142,39380–60–1W1
142September 111:05 p.m. PDTRedsW 5–3Crews (4–0)Franco (5–6)–2:5540,63581–60–1W2
143September 127:35 p.m. PDTBravesW 5–4Leary (17–9)Glavine (6–16)Peña (10)2:2424,57882–60–1W3
144September 137:38 p.m. PDTBravesW 2–0Tudor (9–8)Smoltz (2–5)Howell (19)2:3722,75883–60–1W4
145September 147:37 p.m. PDTBravesW 1–0Hershiser (21–8)Mahler (9–15)–2:1542,43484–60–1W5
146September 167:02 p.m. PDT@ RedsL 0–1Browning (16–5)Belcher (10–5)–1:5116,59184–61–1L1
147September 174:06 p.m. PDT@ RedsW 4–3Orosco (3–2)Murphy (0–6)Howell (20)3:0931,32885–61–1W1
148September 1810:00 a.m. PDT@ RedsW 2–0Tudor (10–8)Williams (3–2)Peña (11)2:3924,15686–61–1W2
149September 195:35 p.m. PDT@ AstrosW 1–0Hershiser (22–8)Darwin (7–12)–2:2016,17387–61–1W3
150September 202:00 p.m. PDT@ AstrosW 6–0Belcher (11–5)Forsch (10–6)–2:2812,29188–61–1W4
151 (1)September 215:05 p.m. PDTPadresL 3–9Rasmussen (15–9)Martínez (1–3)–2:44–88–62–1L1
152 (2)September 218:25 p.m. PDTPadresW 6–5 (10)Howell (5–3)Davis (5–10)–3:2931,12089–62–1W1
153September 227:35 p.m. PDTPadresL 4–5Show (15–11)Peña (5–7)–2:4530,07489–63–1L1
154September 237:39 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 3–0Hershiser (23–8)Hammaker (8–9)–2:3822,34190–63–1W1
155September 241:05 p.m. PDT@ GiantsW 7–3Horton (1–0)Wilson (0–2)Orosco (9)3:0334,21491–63–1W2
156September 251:00 p.m. PDT@ GiantsL 0–2Cook (2–0)Belcher (11–6)–2:2540,74391–64–1L1
157September 267:07 p.m PDT@ PadresW 3–2Peña (6–7)Rasmussen (15–10)Howell (21)2:5318,55292–64–1W1
158September 277:05 p.m. PDT@ PadresL 4–8Show (16–11)Leary (17–10)–2:3913,32592–65–1L1
159September 287:10 p.m. PDT@ PadresL 1–2 (16)Leiper (3–0)Horton (1–1)–4:2422,59692–66–1L2
160September 307:35 p.m. PDTGiantsW 6–4Holton (7–3)Cook (2–1)Peña (12)2:5642,58093–66–1W1 :
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–0)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox Streak
161October 11:07 p.m. PDTGiantsW 2–1Belcher (12–6)Reuschel (19–11)Valenzuela (1)2:0933,95194–66–1W2
162October 21:09 p.m. PDTGiantsL 0–1Robinson (10–5)Leary (17–11)–2:3144,05594–67–1L1 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Dodgers team member :

### Postseason Game log

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)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox Streak
1October 45:28 p.m. PDTMetsL 2–3Myers (1–0)Howell (0–1)–2:4555,582NY 1–0L1
2October 57:08 p.m. PDTMetsW 6–3Belcher (1–0)Cone (0–1)Peña (1)3:1055,780Tied 1–1W1
–October 7@ MetsPostponed (Rain) (Makeup date: October 8)
3October 89:20 a.m. PDT@ MetsL 4–8Myers (2–0)Peña (0–1)–3:4444,672NY 2–1L1
4October 95:22 p.m. PDT@ MetsW 5–4 (12)Peña (1–1)McDowell (0-1)Hershiser (1)4:2954,014Tied 2–2W1
5October 109:00 a.m. PDT@ MetsW 7–4Belcher (2–0)Fernandez (0–1)Holton (1)3:0752,069LA 3–2W2
6October 115:22 p.m. PDTMetsL 1–5Cone (1–1)Leary (0–1)–3:1655,885Tied 3–3L1
7October 125:22 p.m. PDTMetsW 6–0Hershiser (1–0)Darling (0–1)–2:5155,693LA 4–3W1 :
World Series: vs. Oakland Athletics 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Away: 2–1)
#DateTime (PT)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceSeriesBox Streak
1October 155:30 p.m. PDTAthleticsW 5–4Peña (1–0)Eckersley (0–1)–3:0455,983LA 1–0W1
2October 165:25 p.m. PDTAthleticsW 6–0Hershiser (1–0)Davis (0–1)–2:3056,051LA 2–0W2
3October 185:30 p.m. PDT@ AthleticsL 1–2Honeycutt (1–0)Howell (0–1)–3:2149,316LA 2–1L1
4October 195:25 p.m. PDT@ AthleticsW 4–3Belcher (1–0)Stewart (0–1)Howell (1)3:0549,317LA 3–1W1
5October 205:39 p.m. PDT@ AthleticsW 5–2Hershiser (2–0)Davis (0–2)–2:5149,317LA 4–1W2 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Dodgers team member :

## Player stats
### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| 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

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
| Dave Anderson | 116 | 285 | 31 | 71 | .249 | 2 | 20 | 4 |
| 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
### Starting pitchers

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 |
| 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

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

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 |
| 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
### 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

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

* 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

| 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

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