Baseball Historians

May 31, 1988 at Shea Stadium
Mets 5, Dodgers 4  (27-20)
The Dodgers lost a tough one in a game that started out as a pitcher’s duel but end up having it’s share of runs.  Don Sutton gave up two runs in the fifth and that looked like it might be enough as Dwight Gooden shut down […]

May 30, 1988 at Shea Stadium
Mets 3, Dodgers 2  (27-19)
Tim Leary was roughed up and he fell to 4-4 as the Dodgers dropped their series opener to the Mets.  Leary gave up three runs on six hits and five walks with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Tim Crews threw two shutout innings to close […]

May 29, 1988 at Olympic Stadium
Dodgers 2, Expos 1  (27-18)
The Dodgers won their rubber game with the Expos despite racking up just four hits in the contest.  Orel Hershiser didn’t require much help though as he improved to 7-2.  He gave up one run on nine hits with seven strikeouts in the complete game. 
Both of […]

May 28, 1988 at Olympic Stadium
Expos 2, Dodgers 1  (26-18)
The Dodgers four game winning streak came to an end despite a nice start by Fernando Valenzuela.  He gave up just two runs on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts in nine innings. Jay Howell ran into trouble in the tenth and he took […]

May 27, 1988 at Olympic Stadium
Dodgers 5, Expos 2  (26-17)
The Dodgers won their fourth straight game behind a solid start by Tim Belcher.  He gave up one run on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Jesse Orosco threw a shutout inning and he improved to 2-1 while Alejandro Pena […]

May 26, 1988 at Veterans Stadium
Dodgers 10, Philies 8  (25-17)
The pitching wasn’t there but the Dodgers definitely got it done at the plate to wrap up a three game sweep over the Phillies.  Steve Sax led the way with a big day at the plate.  He doubled, homered twice, drove in four runs and scored […]

May 25, 1988 at Veterans Stadium
Dodgers 4, Phillies 0  (24-17)
The Dodgers moved into a tie for first place behind a top notch start by Tim Leary.  He gave up a single in the third inning then didn’t give up a hit the rest of the game.  He improved to 4-3 and he gave up two […]

May 24, 1988 at Veterans Stadium
Dodgers 2, Phillies 1  (23-17)
The Dodgers won a twelve inning pitchers duel behind some top notch pitching by Orel Hershiser and the Dodgers pen.  Hershiser didn’t get a decision, but he gave up just one run on five hits and five walks with three strikeouts in eight innings.  Alejandro Pena […]

May 22, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Mets 5, Dodgers 2  (22-17)
For the first time this season, the Dodgers were handed a three game sweep as the Mets won their third straight game. The score looks a lot closer then this game was because while the Mets scored just five runs, they came in the first two […]

May 21, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Mets 4, Dodgers 0  (22-16)
The Dodger slide continued as they dropped their second straight game and it was their fourth loss in their last five games.  It didn’t help that the Dodgers picked up just four hits with John Shelby’s being the only one for extra bases with a double.
Tim […]

May 20, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Mets 5, Dodgers 2  (22-15)
The Dodgers fell from first place for the first time since May 1 as Don Sutton was touched up for four runs in 4 1/3 innings.  He gave up the runs on eight hits and three walks and he struck out two and the loss evened […]

May 19, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Dodger 2, Expos 0  (22-14)
Tim Leary returned the favor today as he shut out the Expos on seven hits to put the Dodgers back in sole possession of first place.  Leary improved to 3-3 and he struck out ten batters and he didn’t allow a single walk.
Mike Marshall was the […]

May 18, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Expos 3, Dodgers 0  (21-14)
A solid start by Orel Hershiser went to waste as the Dodgers were shutout for the third time this season.  Hershiser fell to 6-2 and he gave up just a single run on five hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings of work.
The […]

May 17, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Expos 6, Dodgers 5  (21-13)
Fernando Valenzuela had one of his roughest starts of the season and while the hitters kept them in the ball game, the early damage was too much for the Dodgers to finish a comeback.  Valenzuela dropped to 3-4 and he gave up six runs on ten […]

May 15, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Dodgers 9, Phillies 2  (21-12)
Kirk Gibson had a big day at the plate as the Dodgers took the rubber game in their series against the Phillies.  Gibby went two for four with a double, three RBIs and a run while Steve Sax went three for five with two doubles, one […]

May 14, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Dodgers 3, Phillies 2  (20-12)
The fourth time was the charm as the Dodgers ended a three game losing streak to win their 20th game of the season.  Don Sutton improved to 3-2 on the season with a solid start.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on eight hits with […]

May 13, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Phillies 2, Dodgers 1  (19-12)
For the first time this season, the Dodgers accumulated a three game losing streak as Tim Leary had another hard luck start.  He fell to 2-3 and he gave up two runs on eight hits with five strikeouts in six innings.
Mike Marshall drove in the lone […]

May 12, 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium
Pirates 7, Dodgers 4  (19-11)
Barry Bonds roughed up Orel Hershiser in his first loss of the season.  In a tough start, Hershiser gave up seven runs on twelve hits and three walks with four strikeouts in seven innings.  Three of the hits he gave up were long balls and […]

May 11, 1988 at Three Rivers Stadium
Pirates 2, Dodgers 1  (19-10)
For the second straight day, the Dodgers went into extra frames against an opponent but this time they were on the losing end of things.  Alejandro Pena gave up a run on one hit and two walks in the bottom of the eleventh inning and […]

May 10, 1988 at Wrigley Field
Dodgers 6, Cubs 5  (19-9)
The Dodger almost let this game slip away from them as they blew a 5-1 lead but they held on to win it in the fourteenth inning on a solo homer by Kirk Gibson.  It was his sixth homer of the season and he finished three […]

May 8, 1988 at Busch Stadium
Dodgers 12, Cardinals 6  (18-9)
Mike Davis and Kirk Gibson had big days at the plate as the Dodgers blew out the Cardinals in the rubber game of their series.  Davis went four for six with a double, a triple, three RBIs and a run.  Kirk Gibson hit his fifth homer […]

May 7, 1988 at Busch Stadium
Cardinals 2, Dodgers 1  (17-9)
The Dodgers four game winning streak came to an end when John Tudor outdueled Tim Leary.  Tudor held the Dodgers’ hitters to just a single run on four hits and the long Dodgers’ run came on a pinch hit RBI single off the bat of Steve […]

May 6, 1988 at Busch Stadium
Dodgers 10, Cardinals 2  (17-8)
The Dodgers hit the road and won their fourth straight game with another ten run game.  Mike Marshall homered, drove in two and scored twice while Alfredo Griffin went two for five with a triple, three RBIs and a run.  Kirk Gibson pitched in with a […]

May 4, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Dodgers 8, Pirates 5  (16-8)
The Dodgers finished up a three game sweep over the Pirates and Kirk Gibson was one of the Dodgers to have a big day at the plate.  He went two for four with a walk, his fourth homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Pedro Guerrero went […]

May 2, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Dodgers 6, Pirates 3  (14-8)
Steve Sax had a big day at the plate as the Dodgers got back on track in a win over the Pirates.  Sax went three for three with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Kirk Gibson hit his third homer of the season with a […]

May 1, 1988 at Dodger Stadium
Cardinals 9, Dodgers 0  (13-8)
The Dodgers lost back to back games for the first time this season in an ugly in which the Dodgers were held to a mere one hit.  Kirk Gibson broke up the no-hitter with a lead off single in the seventh.
Tim Leary was pummelled for six […]