1988 in sports (original) (raw)
See also: 1987 in sports, other events of 1988, 1989 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Bill Elliott
- Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears
- CART Racing - Danny Sullivan won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Ayrton Senna of Brazil
- 24 hours of Le Mans:
- won by the team of Jan Lammers / Johnny Dumfries / Andy Wallace driving a Jaguar XJR-9LM
- Rally racing - the team of Bruno Saby / Jean-Fran�ois Fauchille won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Delta HF 4x4
- Drag racing - Joe Amato won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
Baseball
- August 8: The first night game ever at Wrigley Field is scheduled, but is rained out. The history-making game would be played the following night.
- World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers won 4 games to 1 over the Oakland Athletics. The Series MVP was Orel Hershiser, Los Angeles
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Kansas wins 83-79 over Oklahoma
- NBA Finals:
- Los Angeles Lakers won 4 games to 3 over the Detroit Pistons
Boxing
- June 6 - In Las Vegas, Nevada, Iran Barkley knocked out Thomas Hearns in the 3rd round to win the WBC Middleweight Title.
- November 7 - In Las Vegas, Nevada, boxer Sugar Ray Leonard knocks out Donnie LaLonde.
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Andrew Hampsten of the United States
- Tour de France - Pedro Delgado of Spain
- World Cycling Championship: Maurizio Fondriest of Italy
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Brian Boitano, (United States)
- Women's champion: Katarina Witt, (East Germany)
- Pairs champions: Jelena Walowa & Oleg Wassiljew, (Soviet Union)
Football (Soccer)
- England - FA Cup: Wimbledon won 1-0 over Liverpool
Football (American)
- Super Bowl XXII: Washington Redskins won 42-10 over the Denver Broncos
Canadian Football League
- Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers won 22-21 over the B.C. Lions
- Vanier Cup: Calgary Dinos won 52-23 over the St. Mary's Huskies
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- May - The Masters - Sandy Lyle
- June - US Open - Curtis Strange
- July - British Open - Seve Ballesteros
- August - PGA Championship - Jeff Sluman
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Curtis Strange - $1,147,644
- PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Bob Charles - $533,929
- US Women's Open - Liselotte Neumann
- LPGA Championship - Sherri Turner
- Sherri Turner: leading money winner on the LPGA tour with earnings of $347,255.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Empire Rose
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Regal Intention
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Tony Bin
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Kahyasi
- English Triple Crown Races:
- Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Doyoun
- Epsom Derby - Kahyasi
- St. Leger Stakes - Minister Son
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- Kentucky Derby - Winning Colors
- Preakness Stakes - Risen Star
- Belmont Stakes - Risen Star
Harness Racing
- North America Cup - Jate Lobell
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- Cane Pace - Runnymede Lobell
- Little Brown Jug - B.J. Scoot
- Messenger Stakes - Matt's Scooter
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- Hambletonian - Armbro Goal
- Yonkers Trot -
- Kentucky Futurity - Huggie Hanover
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Our Maestro
- Trotters: True Roman
Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers won 4 games to 0 over the Boston Bruins
- August 10 - Hockey's Wayne Gretzky traded to the Los Angeles Kings
- World Hockey Championship:
- Men's champion: Soviet Union won the Olympic gold medal
- Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated the USSR
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland
- The women's overall season champion: Michela Figini, Switzerland
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Steffi Graf becomes only the third woman in history to win the Grand Slam in tennis:
- Davis Cup: Germany won 4-1 over Sweden in world team tennis.
General sporting events
- February 13 - 1988 Winter Olympic Games open in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- September 17 - 1988 Summer Olympics open in Seoul, South Korea
- September 24: Canada's Ben Johnson wins Olympic gold in 100 metres. Two days later, he is stripped of the medal after testing positive for a banned substance.
- Embassy World Snooker Championship:
- Steve Davis won 18-11 over Terry Griffiths
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Susan Butcher won with lead dogs: Granite & Tolstoi
Births
Deaths
- January 5 - Pete Maravich NBA basketball hall of famer
- February 28 - Harvey Kuenn, Major League Baseball player (1952-1966)
- March 16 - Mickey Thompson, auto race driver - murdered
- March 19 - Bun Cook, NHL Hockey Hall of Fame player,
- March 21 - Edd Roush, Major League Baseball player (1913-1931)
- March 29 - Ted Kluszewski, Major League Baseball player (1947-1961)
- April 10 - Cliff Gladwin, English cricketer
- August 14 - Enzo Ferrari, automobile manufacturer
- October 13 - Mike Venezia, jockey, racing accident at Belmont Park
- October 22 - Henry Armstrong, World boxing champion
- November 21 - "King" Carl Hubbell, Major League Baseball pitcher (1928-1943)