1988 dodgers world series

Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. The dodgers returned to the world series last season for the first time since 1988, but ultimately lost in seven games to the houston astros. Visit for the complete box score, playbyplay, and win probability. I watched game 1 of the 1988 world series for the first time.

The red sox who dethroned the astros, the team that beat the dodgers last. Three reasons the red sox will beat the dodgers in the. Thats definitely the case with game 1 of the 1988 world series, because you cant tell the tale with just one pasteboard. This years squad again has championship aspirations, but may have to surprise along the way after having dealt with injuries to several key stars, including corey seager, justin turner and clayton kershaw. In the fall of 1988, bob costas called the dodgers the worst team on paper to play in a world series, quite the rallying cry for thendodgers manager tommy lasorda, and hershiser twice beat the. From kirk gibson to orel hershiser, with a variety of stunt men in between, a complete look back at the 1988 dodgers, the last team in franchise history to win the world series. Orel hershiser strikes out tony phillips to secure the dodgers 1988 world series championship. Ronald reagan, second from left, with a baseball bat as first lady nancy reagan, left, and members of the 1988 world series. Dodgers crush the cubs and reach their first world series. The most memorable moment of the 1988 world series occurred when injured dodgers mvp kirk gibson, who could barely walk. Kirk gibson carried the dodger offense, winning the national league most valuable player award. Remembering the 29 long years since the dodgers last made.

That team, featuring standout seasons from orel hershiser and kirk gibson, remains one of the. Enrique hernandez, dodgers slam cubs, to first world. As a frame of reference, 22yearold dodgers slugger and secondgeneration player cody bellingers father clay bellinger was still 11 years away from making his professional debut the last time the dodgers were in the world series. Brooklyn was american association champions in 1889 and national league champions in 1890, 1899 and 1900, before there was a world series.

Brooklyn also won championships in 1858, 1864 and 1866 before becoming a professional franchise. Now an independent league commissioner, he wants to. One thread intertwines the 1988 and 2017 world seriesdodgers pitching coach rick honeycutt. The dodgers won the series four games to three, en route to defeating the oakland athletics in. Entering this season, the dodgers had made 10 playoff appearances since their last world series run in 1988, when they beat oakland in five games, but not once could they reach the final round.

It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Though theyve made 11 trips to the postseason since 1988 and advanced to the national league championship series five times, the dodgers hadnt punched their tickets back to the world series. Kirk gibsons unlikely gamewinning home run in game 1. Orel hershiser strikes out tony phillips to secure the dodgers sixth world series title. 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.

The dodgers have won the world series six times in their franchise history. Dodgers one win away from first world series since 1988. Kirk gibsons 1988 world series historic home runbottom of the 9th. The dodgers pennant quest really began with an agonizing loss on oct. It was gibsons lone plate appearance of the series. Exdodger mike marshall tries to repair his reputation.

In hindsight, it served as another chapter in this pristine postseason, one in which the dodgers own a commanding 30 series lead, and reside one victory away from their first world series since 1988. The 1988 world series would find the dodgers squaring off against the powerhouse oakland athletics, winners of 104 regular season games followed by a 40 sweep of the boston red sox in the alcs. Breaking down 1988 world series game 1 with jomboy. Dodgers batboy for kirk gibsons impossible 1988 world. Each of the 12 standard size 212 by 312 cards depicts players significant to the series. Especially when theyre your own rules and you just have to break them because theyre too darn limited. Twentyfive years ago, the dodgers won the world series in what many would call miraculous fashion.

Orel hershisers 1988 mvp honor for winning two games in the dodgers fivegame upset of the athletics gave him a sweep of postseason honors. Won world series 41 over oakland athletics won nl championship series 43 over new york mets. The 1988 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1988 season. The dodgers first won the world series as the brooklyn dodgers in 1955, beating the yankees in seven games.