1987 In Sports ,
Other Events Of 1988 ,
1989 In Sports and the
List Of 'years In Sports' .
- slugger Willie Stargell is the only player elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame . Stargell, leader of two world champions in Pittsburgh and NL co-MVP in 1979 at age 39, becomes the 17th player to be elected in his first year of eligibility. Jim Bunning falls four votes shy of the 321 needed for election in his 13th year on the ballot.
- is scheduled, but is rained out. The history-making game would be played the following night.
The Sydney New South Wales Rugby League Premiership expanded its competition further from its 1982 expansions with the introduction of three new teams. With these new inclusions came the first club team into Queensland , also the inclusion of a Gold Coast team in Tweed Heads and the return of a new Newcastle franchise - Newcastle Knights .
Balmain Tigers ,
Brisbane Broncos ,
Canberra Raiders ,
Canterbury Bulldogs ,
Cronulla Sharks ,
Eastern Suburbs Roosters ,
Gold Coast-Tweed Giants ,
Illawarra Steelers ,
Manly Sea Eagles ,
Newcastle Knights ,
North Sydney Bears ,
Parramatta Eels ,
Penrith Panthers ,
St. George Dragons ,
South Sydney Rabbitohs ,
Western Suburbs Magpies ,
''For fuller coverage, see: 1988 In Football (soccer) ''
- ---All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
- ---National Football League: Kerry
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
- won 4-1 over Sweden in world team tennis.
- 1988 Summer Olympics takes place in Seoul , South Korea
- --- USSR wins the most medals (132), and the most gold medals (55).
- --- Ben Johnson wins Olympic gold in 100 metres. Two days later, he is stripped of the medal after testing positive for a banned substance.
- 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 , National Hockey League and Hockey Hall of Fame player
- March 21 — Edd Roush , Major League Baseball player (1963-1931)
- March 29 — Ted Kluszewski , Major League Baseball player (1947-1961)
- April 10 — Cliff Gladwin , English cricketer
- August 14 — Enzo Ferrari , Italian 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)
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