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The 1988 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1988 season.The 85th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Oakland Athletics and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers upsetting the heavily favored Athletics to win the Series in five games to win their ...
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The 1988 World Series was made famous by the Kirk Gibson game-winning home run off of A's closer Dennis Eckersley. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] La Russa earned two American League Manager of the Year awards with the A's, in 1988 and 1992, giving him three AL awards, the latter after again winning the Western Division.
Jay Thomas Kelly (born August 15, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager.As the manager of the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball over 16 seasons from mid-September 1986 through 2001, he won two World Series championships.
The L.A. Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6 to capture their first World Series title in 32 years.
With the Dodgers in 1988, Gibson faced closer Dennis Eckersley in the ninth inning of the first game and hit a pinch-hit walk-off home run—often described as one of the most exciting moments in World Series history. [1] He was named to the All-Star team twice as a reserve, in 1985 and 1988, but declined the invitation both times. [2]
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June 6, 1988: Raúl Mondesí was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers. [4] June 27, 1988: Mario Soto was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers. [5] August 10, 1988: Don Sutton was released by the Dodgers. [6] August 16, 1988: Acquired John Tudor from the St. Louis Cardinals for Pedro Guerrero