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Tuesday, October 18, 1988

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1988 World Series

Los Angeles leads series 2 - 1

Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Oakland Athletics 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Shelby 2
1 Terry Steinbach 2
3 Jeff Hamilton 1
3 Ron Hassey 1
3 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Hassey 1
1 Mark McGwire 1
1 Franklin Stubbs 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Glenn Hubbard 1
1 John Shelby 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Tudor 999.00
2 Bob Welch 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Welch 8
2 Alejandro Pena 4
3 Rick Honeycutt 3
4 Tim Leary 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Hatcher .364
2 Glenn Hubbard .333
3 John Shelby .273
4 Steve Sax .250
5 Alfredo Griffin .222

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 Mickey Hatcher 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Mark McGwire 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 4
2 Mickey Hatcher 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
4 Kirk Gibson 2
4 Franklin Stubbs 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Canseco 1
1 Mike Davis 1
1 Glenn Hubbard 1
1 Steve Sax 1
1 2 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 0.00
1 Alejandro Pena 0.00
1 Gene Nelson 0.00
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.00
5 Tim Leary 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Alejandro Pena 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 8
1 Bob Welch 8
3 Alejandro Pena 7
4 Rick Honeycutt 5
4 Dave Stewart 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gregg Jefferies .333
2 Mike Scioscia .294
2 Darryl Strawberry .294
4 Mickey Hatcher .281
5 Dave Henderson .276

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Canseco 4
2 Kirk Gibson 3
3 Mark McGwire 2
3 Kevin McReynolds 2
5 12 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Canseco 8
1 Kirk Gibson 8
1 Mike Marshall 8
4 Mickey Hatcher 6
4 Darryl Strawberry 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Sax 6
2 John Shelby 3
3 Jose Canseco 2
3 Kirk Gibson 2
3 Kevin McReynolds 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Nelson 0.00
2 Orel Hershiser 0.78
3 Rick Aguilera 1.29
4 Alejandro Pena 1.93
5 Dave Stewart 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tim Belcher 2
1 Orel Hershiser 2
1 Rick Honeycutt 2
1 Randy Myers 2
1 2 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orel Hershiser 23
2 Dwight Gooden 21
3 Tim Belcher 19
4 Dave Stewart 16
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