Starting Soon! ARAIGBB 1988 Season

REAL LIFE 1988: 

The 1988 Major League Baseball season ended with the underdog Los Angeles Dodgers shocking the Oakland Athletics, who had won 104 games during the regular season, in the World Series. The most memorable moment of the series came in Game 1, when injured Dodger Kirk Gibson hit a dramatic pinch-hit walk-off home run off Athletics closer Dennis Eckersley to win the game for Los Angeles. The Dodgers went on to win the Series in five games.

This would also be the final full season for Peter Ueberroth as commissioner of baseball.

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award	National League	American League
Rookie of the Year	Chris Sabo (CIN)	Walt Weiss (OAK)
Cy Young Award	Orel Hershiser (LAD)	Frank Viola (MIN)
Manager of the Year	Tommy Lasorda (LAD)	Tony La Russa (OAK)
Most Valuable Player	Kirk Gibson (LAD)	Jose Canseco (OAK)
Gold Glove Awards
Position	National League	American League
Pitcher	Ron Darling (NYM)	Mark Langston (SEA)
Catcher	Benito Santiago (SD)	Bob Boone (CAL)
First Baseman	Andrés Galarraga (MON)	Don Mattingly (NYY)
Second Baseman	Ryne Sandberg (CHC)	Harold Reynolds (SEA)
Third Baseman	Terry Pendleton (STL)	Gary Gaetti (MIN)
Shortstop	Ozzie Smith (STL)	Tony Fernández (TOR)
Outfielders	Eric Davis (CIN)	Gary Pettis (DET)
	Andre Dawson (CHC)	Kirby Puckett (MIN)
	Andy Van Slyke (PIT)	Devon White (CAL)
Silver Slugger Awards
Pitcher/Designated Hitter	Tim Leary (LAD)	Paul Molitor (MIL)
Catcher	Benito Santiago (SD)	Carlton Fisk (CWS)
First Baseman	Andrés Galarraga (MON)	George Brett (KC)
Second Baseman	Ryne Sandberg (CHC)	Julio Franco (CLE)
Third Baseman	Bobby Bonilla (PIT)	Wade Boggs (BOS)
Shortstop	Barry Larkin (CIN)	Alan Trammell (DET)
Outfielders	Kirk Gibson (LAD)	Jose Canseco (OAK)
	Darryl Strawberry (NYM)	Mike Greenwell (BOS)
	Andy Van Slyke (PIT)	Kirby Puckett (MIN)

MLB statistical leaders

Statistic	American League		National League
AVG	Wade Boggs BOS	.366	Tony Gwynn SD	.313
HR	José Canseco OAK	42	Darryl Strawberry NYM	39
RBI	José Canseco OAK	124	Will Clark SF	109
Wins	Frank Viola MIN	24	Orel Hershiser LA Danny Jackson CIN	23
ERA	Allan Anderson MIN Teddy Higuera MIL	2.45	Joe Magrane STL	2.18
SO	Roger Clemens BOS	291	Nolan Ryan HOU	228
SV	Dennis Eckersley OAK	45	John Franco CIN	39
SB	Rickey Henderson NYY	93	Vince Coleman STL	81