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The Athletics won the AL West division by 13 games over the Minnesota Twins, then swept the Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 0, in the AL Championship Series. The Dodgers were the only MLB team to win more than one World Series title in the 1980s, as they had previously won the championship in 1981.
List of World Series champions. In the first World Series in 1903, the Boston Americans (front row) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (back row) 5–3 in an eight-game series. The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.
YearWinning TeamManagerSeriesLos Angeles Dodgers (22, 8–14)4–1Texas Rangers [W] (3, 1–2)4–1Houston Astros (5, 2–3)4–2Atlanta Braves (10, 4–6)4–2In 1988, the World Series Championship was transformed into a "California Classic" as the Los Angeles Dodgers went up against the neighboring Oakland Athletics. Los Angeles had benefited from the amazing arm of Orel Hershiser who had ended the regular season with a record-breaking fifty-nine consecutive scoreless innings as well as one win and ...
View a comprehensive list of every single MLB World Series champion from 1903 to present on ESPN. Includes the finals opponent and the series result.
SeasonWinnerLoserSeries20234-120224-220214-220204-21988 World Series. Los Angeles Dodgers. over. Oakland Athletics. (4-1) 1987 WS 1989 WS. Dates: October 15 - 20, 1988. WS MVP: Orel Hershiser. NLCS MVP: Orel Hershiser.
May 17, 2019 · The 1988 World Series matched the Oakland Athletics against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Dodgers upsetting the heavily favored A's to win the Series in five games, which was exactly the opposite result of their 1974 meeting (that series also went five games).
Sep 28, 2022 · Dodgers defeat Athletics 4 games to 1. Entering the World Series Championship, all Los Angeles hopes hinged on ace Orel Hershisher, who threw shutouts in his last six regular-season starts, then clinched the National League pennant by shutting out the Mets in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series.