1988 Boston Red Sox season
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.
| 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 | |
| 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".
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