1988 American League Championship Series

ALCS (4-0): Oakland Athletics over Boston Red Sox

• BR ALCS Series Summary

Introduction

Dennis Eckersley saved all 4 games of the 1988 American League Championship Series including closing the series by striking out Wade Boggs with a pitch very high out of the strike zone.

Umpires

• Don Denkinger, Ted Hendry, Tim McClelland, Greg Kosc, Ken Kaiser, John Shulock

Results

Game 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Athletics	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	6	0
Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	0
WP: Rick Honeycutt (1-0), LP: Bruce Hurst (0-1) , SV: Dennis Eckersley (1)
Home Runs: OAK – Jose Canseco (1)

• Attendance: 34,104

Game 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Athletics	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	4	10	1
Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	4	1
WP: Gene Nelson (1-0), LP: Lee Smith (0-1), SV: Dennis Eckersley (2)
Home Runs: OAK – Jose Canseco (2); BOS – Rich Gedman (1)

• Attendance: 34,605

Game 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Red Sox	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	12	0
Athletics	0	4	2	0	1	0	1	2	X	10	15	1
WP: Gene Nelson (2-0), LP: Mike Boddicker (0-1), SV: Dennis Eckersley (3)
Home Runs: OAK – Mark McGwire (1), Carney Lansford (1), Ron Hassey (1), Dave Henderson (1); BOS – Mike Greenwell (1)

• Attendance: 49,261

Game 4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	0
Athletics	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	X	4	10	1
WP: Dave Stewart (1-0), LP: Bruce Hurst (0-2), SV: Dennis Eckersley (4)
Home Runs: OAK – Jose Canseco (3)

• Attendance: 49,406

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