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World Series · 1988

1988 World Series

Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Oakland Athletics 4–1

32 runs across five games.

5
Games
4–1
Result
32
Total runs
6 runs
Widest margin
Champions: Los Angeles Dodgers Runners-up: Oakland Athletics

Los Angeles Dodgers won the 1988 World Series, beating the Oakland Athletics 4–1.

Quick answers

Who won the 1988 World Series?
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 1988 World Series, beating the Oakland Athletics 4–1.
What was the result of the 1988 World Series?
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Oakland Athletics 4–1.
How many games were played in the 1988 World Series?
5 games were played.

The clincher

Game 5 (1988-10-20): Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Oakland Athletics 2.

Source: Retrosheet World Series game logs (glws.zip), 1988 World Series, game 5 (1988-10-20). The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. — source

Game by game

GameDateScore
11988-10-15Oakland Athletics 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5
21988-10-16Oakland Athletics 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6
31988-10-18Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Oakland Athletics 2
41988-10-19Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Oakland Athletics 3
51988-10-20Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Oakland Athletics 2

Source: Retrosheet World Series game logs (glws.zip), 1988 World Series. The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. — source

Every fact computed from Retrosheet World Series game logs — retrosheet.org. Not written by anyone.

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