Game 1, Dodger Stadium Game 1 matched up to gutty righthanders, Don Drysdale and Orel Hershiser. Both pitchers did not have their "A" stuff but competed hard in this one. Both teams scored a pair of runs in the first inning with 2 run homeruns. Pedro Guerrero hit a 2 run shot in the first for the 88 Dodgers and in the bottom of the first inning, Willie Davis retaliated with a 2 run blast of his own. The series was on! Steve Sax hit his second homerun of the season in the third inning. The score after sax's homerun was 3-2 in favor of 88 Dodgers. The Reagan era Dodgers added three more runs in the fifth inning on the power of Mike Marshall's three run tater, his 4th of the year. 1962 Los Angeles scored two runs in the bottom half of the fifth on the combination of walks, singles, and outs. After 5 innings, 6-4. The final score was 6-5 as Alejandro Pena and Jay Howell came in relief to seal the victory in game 1. Orel Hershiser(3-4) earned the win. Hershiser went 7 innings and surrendered 5 runs on 7 hits but he gave up a season high 8 walks. Game 2, Dodger Stadium, Johnny Podres and Tim Leary were the starters in game 2. The
1962 Dodgers got out to an early lead and held on for most of the game. The game was close for most of the game and became closer in the 9th inning as the 88 squad tied the game at 3. In the bottom of the 9th, with Brian Holton on the mound, the first two Dodgers were retired. However, a walk to Ron Perranoski was followed with a single by Maury Wills. Willie Davis hit a basehit to right field to score Perranoski and knot the series up at 1-1. The winning pitcher was Perranoski and loss went to Brian Holton (0-4).
1962 Dodgers got out to an early lead and held on for most of the game. The game was close for most of the game and became closer in the 9th inning as the 88 squad tied the game at 3. In the bottom of the 9th, with Brian Holton on the mound, the first two Dodgers were retired. However, a walk to Ron Perranoski was followed with a single by Maury Wills. Willie Davis hit a basehit to right field to score Perranoski and knot the series up at 1-1. The winning pitcher was Perranoski and loss went to Brian Holton (0-4). 
Game 3, Dodger Stadium, Sandy Koufax and Tim Belcher faired up in game 3 and this one was not even close. The 1962 club pounded out 15 hits and got out to a 7-0 lead by the fifth inning. Belcher stayed in and was taken out after 6 innings but surrendered 7 runs on 10 hits. Sandy Koufax (3-3) evened up his record as he threw 7 innings and struck out 6 batters. The 1962 Dodger offense was lead by catcher Johnny Roseboro as he hit a three run homerun in the 5th inning. Tommy Davis contributed 2 hits that accounted for 4 RBI. Final score...62 Dodgers 9...88 Dodgers 3. 62 Los Angeles leads the series 2 games to 1. Game 4, Dodger Stadium, The 1962 Dodgers had a chance to wrap up the series and advance to
the Championship against the 1969 Orioles. For the 1988 Dodgers, it was do or die. Veteran Don Sutton got the start for the 88 club and swing man Stan Williams began the game for the 1962 team. The 62 Dodgers wanted to squelch any 88 Dodger hopes as they knocked out Don Sutton in the first inning as the first 6 Dodgers reached base on hits and Sutton was gone after 6 batters. Sutton's line for the day 0 innings pitched.....5 runs on 6 hits. Brian Holton came in relief and stopped the bleeding. Holton pitched very well in relief as he threw 5.2 innings of 2 hit and no run ball. However, this was not enough as the Dodger offense took a day off. The 1988 team managed 4 runs on 9 hits for the day but they could not get over the early lead the 1962 team got off to. Tommy Davis had 3 hits and 1 RBI to lead the Dodgers in the game that wrapped up the NLCS for the 1962 squad. The final score 1962 Dodgers 6....1988 Dodgers 4. Stan Williams (3-0) earned the win with 6 innings of 5 hit ball and allowed 3 runs and struck out 6 batters. Perranoski, Sherry, and Richert threw 3 innings of solid relief to ice the victory for the Dodgers. Congrats to the 1962 Dodgers as they played a strong series.
the Championship against the 1969 Orioles. For the 1988 Dodgers, it was do or die. Veteran Don Sutton got the start for the 88 club and swing man Stan Williams began the game for the 1962 team. The 62 Dodgers wanted to squelch any 88 Dodger hopes as they knocked out Don Sutton in the first inning as the first 6 Dodgers reached base on hits and Sutton was gone after 6 batters. Sutton's line for the day 0 innings pitched.....5 runs on 6 hits. Brian Holton came in relief and stopped the bleeding. Holton pitched very well in relief as he threw 5.2 innings of 2 hit and no run ball. However, this was not enough as the Dodger offense took a day off. The 1988 team managed 4 runs on 9 hits for the day but they could not get over the early lead the 1962 team got off to. Tommy Davis had 3 hits and 1 RBI to lead the Dodgers in the game that wrapped up the NLCS for the 1962 squad. The final score 1962 Dodgers 6....1988 Dodgers 4. Stan Williams (3-0) earned the win with 6 innings of 5 hit ball and allowed 3 runs and struck out 6 batters. Perranoski, Sherry, and Richert threw 3 innings of solid relief to ice the victory for the Dodgers. Congrats to the 1962 Dodgers as they played a strong series.
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