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Saturday, October 15, 1988

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1988 World Series

Los Angeles leads series 1 - 0

Oakland Athletics 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Henderson 2
1 Glenn Hubbard 2
3 Jose Canseco 1
3 Kirk Gibson 1
3 8 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 Mickey Hatcher 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 4
2 Kirk Gibson 2
2 Mickey Hatcher 2
4 Mike Scioscia 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Mike Davis 1
1 Steve Sax 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stewart 0.62
2 Tim Belcher 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alejandro Pena 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stewart 5
2 Tim Belcher 3
2 Tim Leary 3
2 Alejandro Pena 3
5 Dennis Eckersley 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lenny Dykstra .429
2 Dave Henderson .381
3 Wade Boggs .375
4 Mike Scioscia .346
5 Gregg Jefferies .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 4
2 Kirk Gibson 3
3 Kevin McReynolds 2
4 Lenny Dykstra 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 8
1 Kirk Gibson 8
3 Darryl Strawberry 6
4 Mickey Hatcher 5
4 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Sax 6
2 Jose Canseco 2
2 Kirk Gibson 2
2 Kevin McReynolds 2
2 John Shelby 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Storm Davis 0.00
2 Orel Hershiser 1.05
3 Rick Aguilera 1.29
4 Brian Holton 1.50
5 Dave Stewart 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 2
1 Randy Myers 2
1 Gene Nelson 2
1 Alejandro Pena 2
5 5 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 21
2 Tim Belcher 19
3 Dave Stewart 16
4 Orel Hershiser 15
5 Bruce Hurst 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Orel Hershiser 1
2 Brian Holton 1
2 Alejandro Pena 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 89 73 .549 --
Tigers 88 74 .543 1.0
Brewers 87 75 .537 2.0
Blue Jays 87 75 .537 2.0
Yankees 85 76 .528 3.5
Indians 78 84 .481 11.0
Orioles 54 107 .335 34.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 104 58 .642 --
Twins 91 71 .562 13.0
Royals 84 77 .522 19.5
Angels 75 87 .463 29.0
White Sox 71 90 .441 32.5
Rangers 70 91 .435 33.5
Mariners 68 93 .422 35.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 100 60 .625 --
Pirates 85 75 .531 15.0
Expos 81 81 .500 20.0
Cubs 77 85 .475 24.0
Cardinals 76 86 .469 25.0
Phillies 65 96 .404 35.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 67 .584 --
Reds 87 74 .540 7.0
Padres 83 78 .516 11.0
Giants 83 79 .512 11.5
Astros 82 80 .506 12.5
Braves 54 106 .338 39.5