1988 AMERICAN LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: MLB
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
| East |
| 1 | Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | .549 | -- | 813 | 689 | John McNamara, Joe Morgan | Fenway Park | 2,464,851 | $15,544,592 | Mike Greenwell (2) | Roger Clemens (1) | Lost ALCS (Athletics) |
| 2 | Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 1.0 | 703 | 658 | Sparky Anderson | Tiger Stadium | 2,081,162 | $15,597,071 | Gary Pettis (40) | Jeff Robinson (17) | |
| 3 | Toronto Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 | 763 | 680 | Jimy Williams | Exhibition Stadium | 2,595,175 | $11,673,725 | Fred McGriff (9) | Dave Stieb (10) | |
| 4 | Milwaukee Brewers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 2.0 | 682 | 616 | Tom Trebelhorn | County Stadium | 1,923,238 | $10,214,000 | Robin Yount (6) | Teddy Higuera (7) | |
| 5 | New York Yankees | 85 | 76 | .528 | 3.5 | 772 | 748 | Lou Piniella, Billy Martin | Yankee Stadium | 2,633,701 | $18,909,152 | Dave Winfield (7) | Dave Righetti (39) | |
| 6 | Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 11.0 | 666 | 731 | Doc Edwards | Cleveland Stadium | 1,411,610 | $7,819,500 | Joe Carter (10) | Greg Swindell (4) | |
| 7 | Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 107 | .335 | 34.5 | 550 | 789 | Frank Robinson, Cal Ripken | Memorial Stadium | 1,660,738 | $9,995,404 | Cal Ripken (16) | Mike Boddicker (24) | |
| West |
| 1 | Oakland Athletics ** | 104 | 58 | .642 | -- | 800 | 620 | Tony LaRussa | Oakland-Alameda County Co | 2,287,335 | $11,380,183 | Jose Canseco (1) | Dave Stewart (5) | Lost World Series (Dodgers) |
| 2 | Minnesota Twins | 91 | 71 | .562 | 13.0 | 759 | 672 | Tom Kelly | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrod | 3,030,672 | $12,154,800 | Kirby Puckett (4) | Frank Viola (2) | |
| 3 | Kansas City Royals | 84 | 77 | .522 | 19.5 | 704 | 648 | John Wathan | Royals Stadium | 2,350,181 | $11,558,873 | George Brett (5) | Mark Gubicza (3) | |
| 4 | California Angels | 75 | 87 | .463 | 29.0 | 714 | 771 | Cookie Rojas, Moose Stubing | Anaheim Stadium | 2,340,925 | $10,932,388 | Johnny Ray (17) | Mike Witt (13) | |
| 5 | Chicago White Sox | 71 | 90 | .441 | 32.5 | 631 | 757 | Jim Fregosi | Comiskey Park | 1,115,749 | $5,906,952 | Harold Baines (24) | Bobby Thigpen (25) | |
| 6 | Texas Rangers | 70 | 91 | .435 | 33.5 | 637 | 735 | Bobby Valentine | Arlington Stadium | 1,581,901 | $6,008,000 | Scott Fletcher (32) | Charlie Hough (11) | |
| 7 | Seattle Mariners | 68 | 93 | .422 | 35.5 | 664 | 744 | Jim Snyder, Dick Williams | The Kingdome | 1,022,398 | $6,545,950 | Alvin Davis (20) | Mark Langston (6) | |