1988 Oakland Athletics season
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| 1988 Oakland Athletics 1988 AL West Champions 1988 AL Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Walter A. Haas, Jr. |
| Manager(s) | Tony LaRussa |
| Local television | KPIX/KICU-TV (Monte Moore, Ray Fosse) |
| Local radio | KSFO (Bill King, Lon Simmons, Ray Fosse) KNTA (Amaury Pi-Gonzalez, Evilio Mendoza) |
The Oakland Athletics' 1988 season involved the A's winning their first American League West title since 1981, with a record of 104 wins and 58 losses. The A's defeated the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS, but lost the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games, including a dramatic, classic walk-off home run by the Dodgers' Kirk Gibson in game one.
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[edit] Offseason
- December 6, 1987 – Veteran catcher Ron Hassey signs with the Athletics as a free agent. [1]
- December 21, 1987 – The Athletics sign Dave Henderson as a free agent.
- December 11, 1987: Jesse Orosco was traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Oakland Athletics and New York Mets to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Bob Welch and Matt Young to the Oakland Athletics. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Jack Savage to the New York Mets. The Oakland Athletics sent Alfredo Griffin and Jay Howell to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Oakland Athletics sent Kevin Tapani and Wally Whitehurst to the New York Mets.
- January 11, 1988: Glenn Hubbard signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [2]
- March 9, 1988: Tony Phillips was signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics. [3]
- March 28, 1988: Mickey Tettleton released by the Oakland Athletics.
[edit] Regular season
José Canseco led the American League with 42 Home Runs, 124 RBIs and a .569 slugging percentage. Canseco became the first member of the Athletics to have three straight 100 RBI seasons.
[edit] Season standings
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Oakland Athletics | 104 | 58 | .642 | -- |
| Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 13 |
| Kansas City Royals | 84 | 77 | .522 | 19½ |
| California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29 |
| Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | .441 | 32½ |
| Texas Rangers | 70 | 91 | .435 | 33½ |
| Seattle Mariners | 68 | 93 | .422 | 35½ |
[edit] Notable Transactions
June 1, 1988: Darren Lewis was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 18th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1988. [4]
[edit] Roster
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1988 Oakland Athletics roster
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| José Canseco | 158 | 610 | 187 | .307 | 42 | 124 |
| Dave Henderson | 146 | 507 | 154 | .304 | 24 | 94 |
| Carney Lansford | 150 | 556 | 155 | .279 | 7 | 57 |
| Mark McGwire | 155 | 550 | 143 | .260 | 32 | 99 |
| Ron Hassey | 107 | 323 | 83 | .257 | 7 | 45 |
| Stan Javier | 125 | 397 | 102 | .257 | 2 | 35 |
| Glenn Hubbard | 105 | 294 | 75 | .255 | 3 | 33 |
| Walt Weiss | 147 | 452 | 113 | .250 | 3 | 39 |
| Don Baylor | 92 | 264 | 58 | .220 | 7 | 34 |
[edit] Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Dave Parker | 101 | 377 | 97 | .257 | 12 | 55 |
[edit] Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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[edit] Other pitchers
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[edit] Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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[edit] ALCS
[edit] Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Rick Honeycutt (1-0) L: Bruce Hurst (0-1) S: Dennis Eckersley (1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: OAK – José Canseco (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| W: Gene Nelson (1-0) L: Lee Smith (0-1) S: Dennis Eckersley (2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: OAK – José Canseco (2) BOS – Rich Gedman (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 8, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Boston | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Oakland | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 10 | 15 | 1 |
| W: Gene Nelson (2-0) L: Mike Boddicker (0-1) S: Dennis Eckersley (3) | ||||||||||||
| HR: OAK – Mark McGwire (1) Carney Lansford (1) Ron Hassey (1) Dave Henderson (1) BOS – Mike Greenwell (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 9, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Oakland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| W: Dave Stewart (1-0) L: Bruce Hurst (0-2) S: Dennis Eckersley (4) | ||||||||||||
| HR: OAK – José Canseco (3) | ||||||||||||
[edit] World Series
NL Los Angeles Dodgers (4) vs. AL Oakland Athletics (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | Time of Game |
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| 1 | A's – 4, Dodgers – 5 | October 15 | Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) | 55,983 | 3:04 |
| 2 | A's – 0, Dodgers – 6 | October 16 | Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles) | 56,051 | 2:30 |
| 3 | Dodgers – 1, A's – 2 | October 18 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland) | 49,316 | 3:21 |
| 4 | Dodgers – 4, A's – 3 | October 19 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland) | 49,317 | 3:05 |
| 5 | Dodgers – 5, A's – 2 | October 20 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Oakland) | 49,317 | 2:51 |
[edit] Awards and Honors
- José Canseco – American League Leader Home Runs (42)
- José Canseco – American League Leader RBIs (124)
- José Canseco – American League Leader Slugging Percentage (.569)
- Terry Steinbach, All-Star Game MVP
- Terry Steinbach, Catcher, Starter
- Mark McGwire, First Base, Starter
- José Canseco, Outfield, Starter
- Dennis Eckersley, Relief Pitcher, Reserve
- Carney Lansford, Third Base, Reserve
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hassero01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hubbagl01.shtml
- ^ Tony Phillips Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Darren Lewis Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- 1988 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
- 1988 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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| Preceded by Minnesota Twins 1987 |
AL West Championship Season 1988 |
Succeeded by Oakland Athletics 1989 |
| Preceded by Minnesota Twins 1987 |
American League Championship 1988 |
Succeeded by Oakland Athletics 1989 |
