| 1988 MLB Leaders | ||
| 1988 American League Standings | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| x-Boston | 89 | 73 | .549 | -- | -- | -- | 813 | 689 | +124 |
| Detroit | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1 | -- | -- | 703 | 658 | +45 |
| Toronto | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2 | -- | -- | 763 | 680 | +83 |
| Milwaukee | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2 | -- | -- | 682 | 616 | +66 |
| New York | 85 | 76 | .528 | 3.5 | -- | -- | 772 | 748 | +24 |
| Cleveland | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11 | -- | -- | 666 | 731 | -65 |
| Baltimore | 54 | 107 | .335 | 34.5 | -- | -- | 550 | 789 | -239 |
| WEST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| *-Oakland | 104 | 58 | .642 | -- | -- | -- | 800 | 620 | +180 |
| Minnesota | 91 | 71 | .562 | 13 | -- | -- | 759 | 672 | +87 |
| Kansas City | 84 | 77 | .522 | 19.5 | -- | -- | 704 | 648 | +56 |
| California | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29 | -- | -- | 714 | 771 | -57 |
| Chicago | 71 | 90 | .441 | 32.5 | -- | -- | 631 | 757 | -126 |
| Texas | 70 | 91 | .435 | 33.5 | -- | -- | 637 | 735 | -98 |
| Seattle | 68 | 93 | .422 | 35.5 | -- | -- | 664 | 744 | -80 |
| 1988 National League Standings | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| *-New York | 100 | 60 | .625 | -- | -- | -- | 703 | 532 | +171 |
| Pittsburgh | 85 | 75 | .531 | 15 | -- | -- | 651 | 616 | +35 |
| Montreal | 81 | 81 | .497 | 20 | -- | -- | 628 | 592 | +36 |
| Chicago | 77 | 85 | .472 | 24 | -- | -- | 660 | 694 | -34 |
| St. Louis | 76 | 86 | .469 | 25 | -- | -- | 578 | 633 | -55 |
| Philadelphia | 65 | 96 | .401 | 35.5 | -- | -- | 597 | 734 | -137 |
| WEST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| x-Los Angeles | 94 | 67 | .580 | -- | -- | -- | 628 | 544 | +84 |
| Cincinnati | 87 | 74 | .540 | 7 | -- | -- | 641 | 596 | +45 |
| San Diego | 83 | 78 | .516 | 11 | -- | -- | 594 | 583 | +11 |
| San Francisco | 83 | 79 | .512 | 11.5 | -- | -- | 670 | 626 | +44 |
| Houston | 82 | 80 | .506 | 12.5 | -- | -- | 617 | 631 | -14 |
| Atlanta | 54 | 106 | .338 | 39.5 | -- | -- | 555 | 741 | -186 |
| 1988 All-Star Results | |||||||||
| DATE | SCORE | VENUE | LOCATION | ATT | WP | LP | MVP | ||
| July 12, 1988 | AL 2, NL 1 | Riverfront Stadium | Cincinnati, OH | 55,837 | Frank Viola | Dwight Gooden | Terry Steinbach | ||
| Rosters | Complete Results | |||||||||
| 1988 Postseason Results | ||
| ROUND | OUTCOME | RESULT |
| World Series | Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Oakland Athletics | 4-1 |
| League Championship Series | Oakland Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox | 4-0 |
| League Championship Series | Los Angeles Dodgers defeated New York Mets | 4-3 |
| Complete Results | ||
| 1988 Award Winners | ||
| PLAYER | TEAM | AWARD |
| No award winners. | ||
| Complete Results | ||
| 1988 Draft Picks | |||
| PLAYER | POS | TEAM | |
| 1 | Andy Benes | RHP | San Diego Padres |
| 2 | Mark Lewis | SS | Cleveland Indians |
| 3 | Steve Avery | LHP | Atlanta Braves |
| 4 | Gregg Olson | RHP | Baltimore Orioles |
| 5 | Bill Bene | RHP | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Complete Results | |||
| 1988 No-Hitters | ||||||
| DATE | PITCHER | TEAM | OPPONENT | SCORE | LEAGUE | NOTES |
| 9/16/1988 | Tom Browning | CIN | LA | 1-0 | NL | Perfect Game |
| Complete Results | ||||||
