1988 Dodgers Week 6 review: Rain & close games
The Dodgers lost three games in a row for the first time all season, but managed to salvage a .500 week to stay atop the National League West.
1988 Dodgers
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1988 Dodgers Week 5 review: Offense on fire
The Dodgers slammed seven home runs and scored 51 runs in six games during the week that saw them move back into first place in the National League West.
1988 Dodgers Week 4 review: Don Sutton wins 322
Sutton, the all-time franchise leader in several pitching categories, picked up his first win in Dodger blue in nearly eight years.
1988 Dodgers Week 3 review: Rain, injuries abound
The Dodgers had rainouts on four straight days, but on the three days they played picked up three wins and outscored their opponents 20-3.
1988 Dodgers Week 2 review: Scioscia stays hot
The Dodgers' catcher reached base in nine of his 16 plate appearances during the week, and is hitting .414 through 12 games on the season.
1988 Dodgers Week 1 review: Orel, Pedro shine
The 1988 Dodgers look to improve upon back-to-back 73-win seasons, and they got off to the right start this week by winning five of their first six games. After splitting with the Giants at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers swept the Braves in a four-game
Orel Hershiser, the bulldog
It's fitting we end our profiles of the 1988 Dodgers with a look at Orel Hershiser, who carried the team on his back and was untouchable for over two months.
Mike Scioscia, a rock behind the plate
Mike Scioscia hit three home runs all year, but hit a two-run home run in the ninth against Doc Gooden that led to tying the NLCS at two games apiece.
Alejandro Pena, bullpen mainstay
He was slow in his mannerisms, but Alejandro Pena led the Dodgers bullpen in 1988.
Mike Davis, all he did was walk
Mike Davis had a difficult 1988 season, making him an unlikely person to set the stage for one of the greatest moments in Los Angeles Dodgers World Series history.
Tommy Lasorda, the true believer
Coming off consecutive 73-89 seasons, Tommy Lasorda led the Dodger to the 1988 World Series title and secured a place in the Hall of Fame.
Gilberto Reyes tasted the champagne
No 1988 Dodgers position player appeared in fewer games than Gilberto Reyes. But under somewhat unusual circumstances, he was in the clubhouse for the World Series celebration.
Chris Gwynn, used in a pinch
The long-time pinch hitter was in his second season in 1988, and got a cup of coffee in September with the Dodgers.
Jay Howell, a sticky situation
Jay Howell was an effective relief pitcher for the Dodgers for five years, but his first year in Los Angeles, while very good, could have easily been remembered negatively for the relief pitcher.
Dave Anderson, the decoy
The longtime utility man stood in at shortstop every day for two months in 1988, then stood in the on-deck circle before the biggest home run in Dodgers franchise history.
Tim Crews, he took the ball
Tim Crews, technically still a rookie, ably filled a middle relief role for the 1988 Dodgers, took the ball whenever asked, and soaked up nearly 72 innings despite not being with the big club for the first thirty games of the year.
Rick Dempsey, backup catcher extraordinaire
The 1983 World Series MVP played a big part in the 1988 Dodger championship compiling what would be the best offensive season of a 24 year career.
Bill Krueger started once, just once
Bill Krueger made exactly one appearance for the 1988 Dodgers. He started, and the Dodgers won.
Tracy Woodson, not all nice guys finish last
As spring training was winding down the third base job was a battle between young right-handed prospects, Tracy Woodson and Jeff Hamilton. The latter won out, with Woodson opening 1988 in the minors.
Shawn Hillegas, in the rotation
Shawn Patrick Hillegas didn't finish the year with the 1988 Dodgers, but he filled a hole in their rotation in the middle of the season before being part of a stretch-drive trade.
Mike Sharperson, almost a hero
Mike had a key walk in the 1988 NLCS that has been lost to time
Ken Howell, team player
Ken Howell, currently the assistant pitching coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was both reinventing himself as a starter and recovering from off-season surgery when 1988 began. That put him in position to serve in one small role for the big club.
Danny Heep, one of the Stunt Men
Danny Heep never was as effective as he was as a Met but he still started a game in the 1988 World Series.
Jesse Orosco, the prankster
Jesse Orosco was a proven stalwart reliever, but was his most valuable contribution to the 1988 Dodgers a prank gone wrong? Our profile of the 1988 Dodgers continues with the left-handed part of the back end of the bullpen.
John Shelby, streaking in center field
John "T-Bone" Shelby 24-game hitting streak and a key plate appearance in the 1988 NLCS helped the Dodgers get to the World Series.
Brian Holton, the patient journeyman
Brian Holton spent more time in Albuquerque than did Walter White, but his patience was rewarded with a career year in 1988 in the bullpen for the Dodgers.
