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MLB World Series Season 42 Episode 5

Game 5 - Los Angeles at Oakland (1988)

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AIRED: 10/20/88

Game 5 of the 1988 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California.
Final Score: Los Angeles 5 Oakland 2
Los Angeles wins the 1988 World Series 4-1

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Vin Scully	Announcer
Joe Garagiola	Announcer
Bob Costas	Field Reporter
Marv Albert	Field Reporter

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TRIVIA (4)
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- Final Score
  Los Angeles 5 Oakland 2
  Los Angeles wins the 1988 World Series 4-1
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- The victory improved the Los Angeles Dodgers' franchise record in World Series to 6-12.
  The loss dropped the Oakland Atheltics' franchise record in World Series to 8-4.
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- Total attendance for the five games was 259,984. The winning player's share was $108,664.88 and the losing player's share was $86,220.89.
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- Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Orel Hershiser was named 1988 World Series MVP.
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QUOTES (5)
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- Los Angeles Starter Orel Hershiser: I didn't think we could win the division. I didn't think we could win the playoffs. I didn't think we could beat the A's in the Series. I'll never accept that we were the better team, but that was one of my motivating factors. I felt I had to be at my best every time I pitched.
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  Los Angeles Starter Orel Hershiser: There's so much pressure that it's almost a spiritual experience anyway. I was just trying to stay relaxed. I was trying to convince myself that it was [just] another game. Maybe I haven't even realized yet that it was more than that.
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- Oakland Manager Tony LaRussa: We missed the biggest piece we were chasing. But I have a great feeling about the 1988 Oakland A's. I'm very proud of what this team did. We didn't choke. We got beat because the Los Angeles Dodgers did more.
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- (on starter Orel Hershiser)
  Los Angeles Manager Tommy Lasorda: I can 't find words to describe what he's accomplished. I saw it but I can't believe it. There's no way we would have done when we did without him.
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  Los Angeles' Kirk Gibson: For as long as we live we may never see a pitcher accomplish what he's accomplished. We may never see a pitcher in a better groove for as long as he's been in this one. If you put the names of 10 pitchers in a hat, I'd want to make sure I picked his.
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- Los Angeles Manager Tommy Lasorda: Nobody thought we would win the division. Nobody thought we would beat the mighty Mets. Nobody thought we would beat the team who won 104 games (the Oakland Athletics), but we believed it!
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- Vin Scully: (calling the final out of the game) Like the 1969 Mets, it's the impossible dream revisited!
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NOTES (3)
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- Bob Costas - Trophy Presentation
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  There was no pregame show before Game 5. NBC televised an episode of their hit comedy, The Cosby Show in its regular time slot.
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  This game marked the final telecast on NBC directed by the legendary Harry Coyle. Coyle has directed 36 World Series for NBC, beginning with the first Series telecast in 1947.
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- Starting Lineups
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  Steve Sax 2B
  Franklin Stubbs 1B
  Mickey Hatcher LF
  Mike Marshall RF
  John Shelby CF
  MIke Davis DH
  Rick Dempsey C
  Jeff Hamilton 3B
  Alfredo Griffin SS
  Orel Hershiser P
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  Oakland Athletics
  Stan Javier LF
  Dave Henderson CF
  Jose Canseco RF
  Dave Parker DH
  Mark McGwire 1B
  Ron Hassey C
  Carney Lansford 3B
  Tony Phillips 2B
  Walt Weiss SS
  Storm Davis P
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- Reserves
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  Dave Anderson
  Tim Belcher
  Kirk Gibson
  Jose Gonzalez
  Danny Heep
  Brian Holton
  Ricky Horton
  Jay Howell
  Tim Leary
  Jesse Orosco
  Alejandro Pena
  Mike Scioscia
  John Tudor
  Tracy Woodson
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  Oakland Athletics
  Don Baylor
  Todd Burns
  Greg Cadaret
  Dennis Eckersley
  Mike Gallego
  Rick Honeycutt
  Glenn Hubbard
  Gene Nelson
  Eric Plunk
  Luis Polonia
  Terry Steinbach
  Dave Stewart
  Bob Welch
  Curt Young
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