1988 National League Championship Series

1988 NL Championship Series (4-3): Los Angeles Dodgers (94-67) over New York Mets (100-60)

• BR 1988 NLCS Summary

Introduction

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets in seven games to win the 1988 National League Championship Series.

Umpires

• Harry Wendelstedt, John McSherry, Joe West, Dutch Rennert, Bob Davidson, Paul Runge

Results

Game 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	8	1
Dodgers	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	0
WP: Randy Myers (1-0), LP: Jay Howell (0-1)
Home Runs: none

• Attendance: 55,582

Game 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mets	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	0
Dodgers	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	6	7	0
WP: Tim Belcher (1-0), LP: David Cone (0-1), SV: Alejandro Pena (1)
Home Runs: NYM - Keith Hernandez (1)

• Attendance: 55,780

Game 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dodgers	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	7	2
Mets	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	5	X	8	9	2
WP: Randy Myers (2-0), LP: Alejandro Pena (0-1)
Home Runs: none

• Attendance: 44,672

Game 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Dodgers	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	5	7	1
Mets	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	2
WP: Alejandro Pena (1-1), LP: Roger McDowell (0-1), SV: Orel Hershiser (1)
Home Runs: LAD - Kirk Gibson (1), Mike Scioscia (1); NYM - Kevin McReynolds (1), Darryl Strawberry (1)

• Attendance: 54,014

Game 5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Dodgers	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	7	12	0
Mets	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	4	9	1
WP: Tim Belcher (2-0), LP: Sid Fernandez (0-1), SV: Brian Holton (1)
Home Runs: LA - Kirk Gibson (2); NYM - Lenny Dykstra (1)

• Attendance: 52,069

Game 6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mets	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	11	0
Dodgers	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	2
WP: David Cone (1-1), LP: Tim Leary (0-1)
Home Runs: NYM - Kevin McReynolds (2)

• Attendance: 55,885

The Mets won Game 6 to tie the series at 3-3.

Game 7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Dodgers	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	6	10	0
WP: Orel Hershiser (1-0), LP: Ron Darling (0-1)
Home Runs: none

• Attendance: 55,693

After the series was tied 3-3, the Dodgers limited the Mets to five hits and shut them out in Game 7 to win the 1988 NLCS and advance to the 1988 World Series, where they would face the Oakland Athletics.

Further Reading

• William F. McNeil: Miracle in Chavez Ravine: The Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2008.
• Lyle Spencer: Oral history of epic Mets-Dodgers 1988 NLCS: Key members of each team look back at one of MLB's best postseason series", mlb.com, October 11, 2024. [1]
• K.P. Wee: The 1988 Dodgers: Reliving the Championship Season, Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD, 2018. ISBN 978-1-5381-1308-0

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