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| Breaking News |  | Grace 1988 NL Batting Champ
Monday, October 3rd, 1988: The 1988 National League batting championship belongs to Mark Grace of the San Francisco Giants. The fine 24-year-old first baseman wrapped up the campaign with a .337 batting average. Grace tallied 193 hits in 573 at-bats to take this year's crown. Playing in 153 games, he also batted in 45 runs, scored 106 times and racked up 33 doubles, 5 triples and 6 home runs. |
 | Greenwell Tops AL with .326 Average
Monday, October 3rd, 1988: When it came to batting average, no one hit better than Mike Greenwell of the California Angels this season. The 25-year-old hitting star topped the American League with a .326 batting average, registering 197 hits in 604 at-bats. The talented left fielder hit 17 home runs and drove in 75 runs. Greenwell played in 159 games and also collected 43 doubles, 3 triples and scored 89 times. |
 | ANPA News: Playoffs begin
Monday, October 3rd, 1988: Playoff baseball is a being unto itself. It is a mythical creature, a fleeting, mystical force that consumes anyone with a passion for one of the ballclubs vying for championship gold. It sweeps over you, pins you to your seat or kicks you forcibly to your feet in the flash of an instant. Today, the America's National Pasttime Association gives way to this passion as players, fans and the elite clubs of the league embark on an exciting journey fraught with anguish and ecstasy. Here is the slate for today's games in the Division Championship Series:
California Angels versus Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners versus Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos versus San Francisco Giants and New York Mets versus St. Louis Cardinals. |
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