1988 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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1988 World Series Champions National League Champions NL West Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Peter O'Malley |
| General manager(s) | Fred Claire |
| Manager(s) | Tommy Lasorda |
| Local television |
KTTV (11) (Rick Monday, Tony Hernandez) |
| Local radio |
KABC (Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas) |
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KTTV (11)
(Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale)
KABC
(Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale)
The 1988 season was a memorable one for the 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 on 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.
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.
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