The 1988 National League Championship Series was a best-of seven playoff series in Major League Baseball’s 1988 postseason played between the National League West champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the National League East champion New York Mets.

1988 NLCS - Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Mets (4-3) series statistics and schedule on Baseball-Reference.com

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The 1988 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 1988 season. The winners of each division advance to the postseason and face each other in a League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series.

Oct 11, 2024 · The 1988 NLCS had everything an inspired script writer on Broadway or in Hollywood could have produced. It was New York vs. Los Angeles, a clash of titans and cultures. Stars, enough to fill an All-Star squad, aligned on both sides.

New York Mets beat Los Angeles Dodgers (3-2). Oct 4, 1988, Attendance: 55582, Time of Game: 2:45. Visit Baseball-Reference.com for the complete box score, play-by-play, and win probability

Oct 13, 2024 · The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets in seven games to win the 1988 National League Championship Series. The Mets won Game 6 to tie the series at 3-3.

Sep 30, 2022 · Path to the NLCS: Los Angeles (94-67) won the NL West by seven games; New York (100-60) won the NL East by 15 games

The National League Championship Series (NLCS) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball's (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the winners of the two National League (NL) Division Series .

The two big markets of the National League battled in the 1988 NLCS, as the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The series had the best pitchers and best MVP candidates, and it went the full seven games, with several surprising plot twists, before the Dodgers finally prevailed.