| 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
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| World Series Champions National League Champions National League West Champions | ||
| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |
| City | Los Angeles | |
| Record | 94–67 (.584) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | Peter O'Malley | |
| General managers | Fred Claire | |
| Managers | Tommy Lasorda | |
| Television | KTTV–TV 11 (Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale) Z Channel (Rick Monday, Tony Hernandez) | |
| Radio | KABC–AM 790 (Vin Scully, Ross Porter, Don Drysdale) KWKW–AM 1330 (Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas) | |
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The 1988 season was a memorable one for the Los Angeles Dodgers as a squad that was picked to finish fourth wound up winning the World Series, beating the heavily favored New York Mets and Oakland Athletics along the way. Kirk Gibson carried the Dodger offense, winning the National League Most Valuable Player Award. Orel Hershiser dominated on the mound, throwing a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings on his way to winning the Cy Young Award.