1988 Boston Red Sox season
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The 1988 Boston Red Sox season was the 88th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished first in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, but were then swept by the Oakland Athletics in the ALCS.
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1988 Boston Red Sox | ||||
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American League East Champions | ||||
League | American League | |||
Division | East | |||
Ballpark | Fenway Park | |||
City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
Record | 89–73 (.549) | |||
Divisional place | 1st | |||
Owners | Jean Yawkey, Haywood Sullivan | |||
President | John Harrington[lower-alpha 1] | |||
General manager | Lou Gorman | |||
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Television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Sean McDonough, Bob Montgomery) NESN (Ned Martin, Jerry Remy) | |||
Radio | WPLM-FM 99.1 WPLM-AM 1390 (Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione) WRCA (Bobby Serrano, Hector Martinez) | |||
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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The team is best remembered for its change of fortune following its change of manager; after John McNamara was replaced by Joe Morgan, the team won its next 12 games in a stretch nicknamed "Morgan Magic".[3]