# Major League Baseball 1988

L'All-Star Game si giocò il 12 luglio al Riverfront Stadium di Cincinnati, Ohio e vide prevalere la squadra della American League per 2-1.
Le World Series si svolsero dal 15 al 20 ottobre e videro il successo dei Los Angeles Dodgers che si imposero per 4 partite ad 1 sugli Oakland Athletics. La vittoria fu la sesta nella storia dei Dodgers.

## Regular Season
### American League
#### East Division

| # | Squadra | Vittorie | Sconfitte | Perc. | Diff. |
| 1 | Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | - |
| 2 | Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1.0 |
| 3 | Milwaukee Brewers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Toronto Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 |
| 5 | New York Yankees | 85 | 76 | .528 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 107 | .335 | 34.5 |

#### West Division

| # | Squadra | Vittorie | Sconfitte | Perc. | Diff. |
| 1 | Oakland Athletics | 104 | 58 | .643 | - |
| 2 | Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 13.0 |
| 3 | Kansas City Royals | 84 | 77 | .522 | 19.5 |
| 4 | California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29.0 |
| 5 | Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | .441 | 32.5 |
| 6 | Texas Ranger | 70 | 91 | .435 | 33.5 |
| 7 | Seattle Mariners | 68 | 93 | .422 | 35.5 |

### National League
#### East Division

| # | Squadra | Vittorie | Sconfitte | Perc. | Diff. |
| 1 | New York Mets | 100 | 60 | .625 | - |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 75 | .531 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Montreal Expos | 81 | 81 | .500 | 20.0 |
| 4 | Chicago Cubs | 77 | 85 | .475 | 24.0 |
| 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 86 | .469 | 25.0 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Phillies | 65 | 96 | .404 | 35.5 |

#### West Division

| # | Squadra | Vittorie | Sconfitte | Perc. | Diff. |
| 1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 94 | 67 | .584 | - |
| 2 | Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 74 | .540 | 7.0 |
| 3 | San Diego Padres | 83 | 78 | .516 | 11.0 |
| 4 | San Francisco Giants | 83 | 79 | .512 | 11.5 |
| 5 | Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | .506 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Atlanta Braves | 54 | 106 | .338 | 39.5 |

### Record Individuali
#### American League

| Stat. | Giocatore | Squadra | Totale |
| AVG | Wade Boggs | Boston Red Sox | .366 |
| HR | José Canseco | Oakland Athletics | 42 |
| RBI | José Canseco | Oakland Athletics | 124 |
| R | Wade Boggs | Boston Red Sox | 128 |
| H | Kirby Puckett | Minnesota Twins | 234 |
| SB | Rickey Henderson | New York Yankees | 93 |
| Stat. | Giocatore | Squadra | Totale |
| W | Frank Viola | Minnesota Twins | 24 |
| L | Bert Blyleven | Minnesota Twins | 17 |
| ERA | Allan Anderson | Minnesota Twins | 2.45 |
| K | Roger Clemens | Boston Red Sox | 291 |
| IP | Dave Stewart | Oakland Athletics | 275 ⅔ |
| SV | Dennis Eckersley | Oakland Athletics | 45 |

#### National League

| Stat. | Giocatore | Squadra | Totale |
| AVG | Tony Gwynn | San Diego Padres | .313 |
| HR | Darryl Strawberry | New York Mets | 39 |
| RBI | Will Clark | San Francisco Giants | 109 |
| R | Brett Butler | San Francisco Giants | 109 |
| H | Andrés Galarraga | Montreal Expos | 184 |
| SB | Vince Coleman | St. Louis Cardinals | 81 |
| Stat. | Giocatore | Squadra | Totale |
| W | Orel Hershiser Danny Jackson | Los Angeles Dodgers Cincinnati Reds | 23 |
| L | Tom Glavine | Atlanta Braves | 17 |
| ERA | Joe Magrane | St. Louis Cardinals | 2.18 |
| K | Nolan Ryan | Houston Astros | 228 |
| IP | Orel Hershiser | Los Angeles Dodgers | 267 |
| SV | John Franco | Cincinnati Reds | 39 |

## Post Season

| League Championship Series | League Championship Series | League Championship Series | World Series | World Series | World Series |
| E | Boston Red Sox | 0 | | | |
| W | Oakland Athletics | 4 | | | |
| W | Oakland Athletics | 4 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 1 |
| | | | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 |
| E | New York Mets | 3 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 |
| W | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 | | | |

### League Championship Series

American League
| Data | Squadra di casa | Squadra ospite | Ris. |
| 05/10 | Boston Red Sox | Oakland Athletics | 1 - 2 |
| 06/10 | Boston Red Sox | Oakland Athletics | 3 - 4 |
| 08/10 | Oakland Athletics | Boston Red Sox | 10 - 6 |
| 09/10 | Oakland Athletics | Boston Red Sox | 4 - 1 |
| Oakland Athletics vincono la serie 4-0 ||||
National League
| Data | Squadra di casa | Squadra ospite | Ris. |
| 04/10 | Los Angeles Dodgers | New York Mets | 2 - 3 |
| 05/10 | Los Angeles Dodgers | New York Mets | 6 - 3 |
| 08/10 | New York Mets | Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 - 4 |
| 09/10 | New York Mets | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 - 5 |
| 10/10 | New York Mets | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 - 7 |
| 11/10 | Los Angeles Dodgers | New York Mets | 1 - 5 |
| 12/10 | Los Angeles Dodgers | New York Mets | 6 - 0 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers vincono la serie 4-3 ||||

### World Series

| Data | Squadra di casa | Squadra ospite | Ris. |
| 15/10 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Oakland Athletics | 5 - 4 |
| 16/10 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Oakland Athletics | 6 - 0 |
| 18/10 | Oakland Athletics | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 - 1 |
| 19/10 | Oakland Athletics | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 - 4 |
| 20/10 | Oakland Athletics | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 - 5 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers vincono la serie 4-1 ||||

## Campioni

* World Series 1988
* Los Angeles Dodgers
* Sesto titolo

## Premi

* Miglior giocatore della Stagione
| | Giocatore | Squadra |
| AL | José Canseco | Oakland Athletics |
| NL | Kirk Gibson | Los Angeles Dodgers |
* Rookie dell'anno
| | Giocatore | Squadra |
| AL | Walt Weiss | Oakland Athletics |
| NL | Chris Sabo | Cincinnati Reds |
* Miglior giocatore delle World Series
| Giocatore | Squadra |
| Orel Hershiser | Los Angeles Dodgers |