Baseball Historians

April 30, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals 5, Dodgers 2  (13-7)
Fernando Valenzuela gave the Dodgers eight innings but he gave up five runs by the fifth inning as he dropped to 2-3 on the season.  He gave up six hits and six walks with four strikeouts.
Pedro Guerrero and Mike Marshall were the only Dodgers to reach […]

April 29, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Dodgers 6, Cardinals 4  (13-6)
Orel Hershiser had his worst start of the season but it was still good enough to push his record to an impressive 5-0.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on five hits and five walks with seven strikeouts in eight frames.  Jay Howell got the […]

April 28, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Cubs 5, Dodgers 1  (12-6)
The Dodgers couldn’t capitalize on three Cubs errors and they managed just five hits as they lost just their second series of the season.  Mike Davis singled and scored the only run in the sixth inning and he was also the only Dodger to reach base […]

April 26, 1988 at Dodger stadium
Cubs 7, Dodgers 3  (11-5)
The Dodgers three game winning streak came to an end in what was a sloppy game by the Dodgers.  Four errors resulted in five unearned runs as a solid outing by Tim Leary went to waste.  He did give up all seven runs but only two […]

April 24, 1988 at Candlestick Park
Dodgers 4, Giants 0  (11-4)
Fernando Valenzuela and Jay Howell combined to shut out the Giants in the Dodgers third straight win.  Valenzuela picked up the win and he improved to 2-2.  He gave up five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings.  Howell got the final […]

April 23, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Dodgers 10, Giants 3  (10-4)
The Dodgers won their tenth game and they did it by running up the score on the Giants by putting ten runs on the board.  Mike Marshall hit his first homer of the season and it was a grand slam in the ninth inning.  Alfredo Griffin […]

April 18, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Dodgers 6, Padres 0  (9-4)
Tim Leary was awesome in his start as he dealt a three hit shutout against the Padres.  He walked just two hitters and he struck out eleven in an impressive start.
Steve Sax singled twice and drove in two runs in the win.  Leary helped out his […]

April 17, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Braves 3, Dodgers 1  (8-4)
The Dodgers picked up just four hits as they failed to sweep the Braves despite a solid outing by Don Sutton.  Steve Sax singled and drove in the lone Dodger run and no hitter reached base more then once.
Sutton dropped to 0-2 and he gave up […]

April 16, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Dodgers 7, Braves 4  (8-3)
The Dodgers moved back into first place with their second straight win over the Braves.  Pedro Guerrero had a monster game and he went three for four with a double and four RBIs.  Kirk Gibson singled and scored two runs while Mike Marshall went two for […]

April 15, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Dodgers 3, Braves 2  (7-3)
Orel Hershiser improved to 3-0 on the season with another nice start as the Dodgers continued their nice start to the season.  He gave up just two runs on six hits with five strikeouts in the complete game win.
Rick Dempsey was the hitting star and he […]

April 14, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium
Padres 2, Dodgers 0  (6-3)
The Dodgers got a nice outing from Fernando Valenzuela but it was wasted because the Dodgers couldn’t push a single man across the plate. In all, the offense was held to six hits with Mike Davis being the only Dodger to pick up two hits […]

April 13, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium
Dodgers 4, Padres 3  (6-2)
Pedro Guerrero hit a two run homer in the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie as the Dodgers came from behind to beat the Padres.  Franklin Stubbs also went yard in the win with a pinch hit solo shot in the sixth inning to […]

April 12, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium
Padres 5, Dodgers 3  (5-2)
The Dodgers blew a three run lead and with it, their five game winning streak came to an end.  Don Sutton fell to 0-1 and he gave up four runs on seven hits and one walk in 4 2/3 innings.  Brad Havens was also tagged […]

April 10, 1988 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers 3, Braves 1  (6-1)
The Dodgers current five game winning streak started with a three hit shutout by Orel Hershiser and it continued with another solid outing as Hershiser improved to 2-0.  He gave up just a single run on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts in […]

April 9, 1988 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers 11, Braves 3  (4-1)
The Dodgers turned on the offense and picked up their fourth straight win behind the bats of Alfredo Griffin and Kirk Gibson.  Griffin went three for four with a double, a walk, four RBIs and three runs while Kirk Gibson went two for five with […]

April 8, 1988 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers 6, Braves 3  (3-1)
The Dodgers picked up their third straight win and they did it was a big inning in the sixth inning.  The big hit was a bases loaded clearing triple by Alfredo Griffin to give the Dodgers the lead in the game.  Pedro Guerrero drew three […]

April 7, 1988 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers 5, Braves 2  (2-1)
The Dodgers made it two straight wins despite making three errors, they just needed three runs in the top of the ninth to win it.  Pedro Guerrero came up with the big hit and his two run single broke a 2-2 tie and turned out […]

April 5, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Dodgers 5, Giants 0  (1-1)
The Dodgers put their first win on the board as Orel Hershiser was awesome in his season debut.  He gave up just three hits and two walks with six strikeouts in the complete game shutout and it was a fitting start to what would be a […]

April 4, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Giants 5, Dodgers 1  (0-1)
The Dodgers opened up their season with a loss as home to the Giants.  Fernando Valenzuela took the loss and while he managed to go six innings, he gave up a pile of runs in the third and the fourth.  He eventually gave up five runs […]

April 27, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Dodgers 4, Cubs 0  (12-5)
The venerable Don Sutton and Alejandro Pena combined to shut out the Cubs on six hits in the Dodgers’ 12th win of the season.  Sutton threw six scoreless frames and he gave up four hits and three walks with three strikeouts.  Alejandro Pena closed out the […]