The Boston Red Sox were 89-73 in 1988. They finished 1st in the AL East. They lost in the 1988 ALCS against the Oakland Athletics, 4 games to 0.
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Red Sox, Nationals get deadline stretch run started by swapping Early and Mead
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Dylan Cease throws a 1-hit shutout as Blue Jays beat Red Sox 6-0
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Dylan Cease dominates the Red Sox, throws a one-hitter in the Blue Jays' 6-0 victory
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Red Sox All-Star lefty Ranger Suárez expected to come off IL and start Sunday against Toronto
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Seigler has first career 4-hit game to help the Red Sox beat the Blue Jays
1988 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,545 | 813 | 1,569 | 310 | 39 | 124 | 760 | 623 | 45 | 728 | 65 | 36 | .283 | .357 | .420 |
Team Rank | 7th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7th | 11th | 1st | 1st | 5th | 1st | 26th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
1988 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 89 | 73 | 3.97 | 1,085 | 10 | 37 | 1426.1 | 1,415 | 629 | 689 | 143 | 493 | 37 |
Team Rank | 5th | 5th | 17th | 2nd | 4th | 17th | 25th | 16th | 17th | 16th | 20th | 15th | 17th |
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Nathan Eovaldi strikes out 8 as the Rangers beat the Mariners 7-1
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | 43 | .587 | ||
56 | 49 | .533 | 5.5 | |
53 | 52 | .505 | 8.5 | |
52 | 53 | .495 | 9.5 | |
43 | 62 | .410 | 18.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
65 | 39 | .625 | ||
59 | 45 | .567 | 6.0 | |
53 | 51 | .510 | 12.0 | |
53 | 52 | .505 | 12.5 | |
48 | 55 | .466 | 16.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
67 | 38 | .638 | ||
55 | 50 | .524 | 12.0 | |
52 | 53 | .495 | 15.0 | |
44 | 60 | .423 | 22.5 | |
42 | 64 | .396 | 25.5 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | 43 | .587 | ||
59 | 45 | .567 | 2.0 | |
53 | 50 | .515 | 7.5 | |
51 | 54 | .486 | 10.5 | |
48 | 57 | .457 | 13.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
54 | 49 | .524 | ||
54 | 52 | .509 | 1.5 | |
52 | 54 | .491 | 3.5 | |
50 | 55 | .476 | 5.0 | |
44 | 62 | .415 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
53 | 51 | .510 | ||
52 | 54 | .491 | 2.0 | |
51 | 54 | .486 | 2.5 | |
44 | 60 | .423 | 9.0 | |
41 | 64 | .390 | 12.5 |
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