1988 Manitoba general election, Results
1 "Before" refers to standings in the Legislature at dissolution, and not to the results of the previous election. These numbers therefore reflect changes in party standings as a result of by-elections and members crossing the floor.


1988 Marlboro Cup (Los Angeles)
The 1988 Marlboro Cup was a four team soccer tournament hosted at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in August. The four teams competing were the League of Ireland XI, Club Universidad de Guadalajara, El Salvador and Guatemala. The League of Ireland XI lost their first game 3–0 against Club Universidad on August 5 with Mick Neville conceding an own goal. They then lost 1–0 to El Salvador in a third place play off two days later. The tournament was won by Guatemala who beat Club Universidad 3–2 in the final.


1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 1988 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season.


1988 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 1988 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Joe Krivak, the Terrapins compiled a 5–6 record, finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 304 to 260. The team's statistical leaders included Neil O'Donnell with 1,973 passing yards, Ricky Johnson with 635 rushing yards, and Vernon Joines with 433 receiving yards.


1988 Masters (snooker)
The 1988 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 31 January 1988 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The players ranked inside the top 16 took part in the competition.


1988 Masters (snooker)
Defending champion, Dennis Taylor, lost in the first round against Mike Hallett, who had made his debut.


1988 Masters (snooker)
Steve Davis won his second Masters title by defeating Hallett 9 frames to 0. This is the only time a whitewash had occurred in a Masters final.


1988 Masters (snooker), Field
Defending champion Dennis Taylor was the number 1 seed with World Champion Steve Davis seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Mike Hallett and John Parrott were making their debuts in the Masters.


1988 Masters Tournament
The 1988 Masters Tournament was the 52nd Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Sandy Lyle won his second major title with a birdie on the 72nd hole to win by one stroke over runner-up Mark Calcavecchia.


1988 Masters Tournament
Lyle led after 36 and 54 holes, but relinquished the lead on the final nine; he carded a double-bogey on the par-3 12th after his tee shot hit the bank and rolled back into Rae's Creek. Having failed to make birdie on either of the two par-5s on the back nine, he remained one stroke behind Calcavecchia at the par-3 16th. Lyle's tee shot found the green and left him with a 15-foot (4.6 m) putt for birdie, which he holed.


1988 Masters Tournament
Tied for the lead on the 18th tee, Lyle's 1-iron tee shot found the fairway bunker. His 7-iron approach landed past the flag and up the slope of the tier running across the green, before gradually rolling back to finish around 10 feet (3 m) from the hole. After holing the birdie putt, Lyle danced up the green to claim his only green jacket.


1988 Masters Tournament
From Scotland, Lyle was the first winner of the Masters from the United Kingdom, which had four consecutive with Nick Faldo's playoff wins in 1989 and 1990 and Ian Woosnam's one-stroke victory in 1991. Decades later, Lyle's approach shot from the bunker on the final hole is still regularly referred to by BBC commentators, particularly Peter Alliss, who almost without fail, remark that any shot rolling back to the pin on the 18th has 'shades of Sandy Lyle' about it.


1988 Masters Tournament, Field
Tommy Aaron, George Archer, Seve Ballesteros (3,8,9), Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw (8,9,10,11,12), Raymond Floyd (2), Doug Ford, Bernhard Langer (8,9,12), Larry Mize (9,12,13), Jack Nicklaus (8), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler (8), Art Wall Jr., Tom Watson (3,8,9,11,12), Fuzzy Zoeller (2)


1988 Masters Tournament, Field
Stephen Ford (a), Scott Gump (a), Billy Mayfair (6,7,a), Eric Rebmann (a)


1988 Masters Tournament, Field
Bob Lewis (a), Bill Loeffler (a), Len Mattiace (a), Brian Montgomery (a), Jay Sigel (a)


1988 Masters Tournament, Field
Paul Azinger (11,12), Chip Beck (11,12), Mark Calcavecchia (12,13), Chen Tze-chung, John Cook (11,12), Jay Haas (11), Tom Kite (11,12,13), Gary Koch, Roger Maltbie, Mark McCumber (10,11,12), Jodie Mudd, Mark O'Meara (12), Nick Price (12), Curtis Strange (9,11,12,13), Bobby Wadkins (9,10,12), Lanny Wadkins (10,11,12,13), D. A. Weibring (10,11,12)


1988 Masters Tournament, Field
Isao Aoki, Lennie Clements, Bob Eastwood, Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Mac O'Grady, Dan Pohl (12,13), Tim Simpson, Jim Thorpe


1988 Masters Tournament, Field
Dave Barr, Ken Brown, Keith Clearwater, Fred Couples (12), Gary Hallberg, Steve Jones, Kenny Knox, Davis Love III, Steve Pate (12), Sam Randolph, Mike Reid (12), Joey Sindelar, J. C. Snead, Doug Tewell, Robert Wrenn


1988 Matchroom League
The 1988 Rothmans Matchroom League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from January to May 1988.


1988 Matchroom League
Steve Davis topped the table and won the tournament. Tony Meo recorded a maximum break in his match against Stephen Hendry.


1988 Matchroom League, League phase
If points were level then match wins, followed by most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher.


1988 Matchroom Professional Championship
The 1988 LEP Matchroom Professional Championship was the third and final edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in October 1988 in Southend-on-Sea, England.


1988 Matchroom Professional Championship
The tournament featured eight professional players, all part of Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport stable. The tournament was won by Steve Davis, who defeated reigning champion Dennis Taylor 10–7 in the final.


1988 Mayo Senior Football Championship
This is a round-up of the 1988 Mayo Senior Football Championship. Castlebar Mitchels were champions this year, having repeated their 1986 victory over Crossmolina Deel Rovers, although after a replay.


1988 Mayo Senior Football Championship, Mayo Senior Football Championship Final
Team:O. CunninghamJ. BrennanR. MeeL. GavinM. FlynnP. WaldronK. MurphyM. WalshM. FeeneyB. Kilkelly (0-3)M. Carney (1-2)F. Joyce (1-0)H. GavinD. O'ReillyK. Lydon (0-1)


1988 Mayo Senior Football Championship, Mayo Senior Football Championship Final
Team:L. CawleyT. GallagherJ. TimoneyP. ManganG. LoftusG. Walsh (0-1)T.P. LeonardT. DolanL. O'MalleyP. FlynnT. Loftus (0-1)H. Lynn (0-6)J. Leonard (0-1)P. Loftus (1-0)B. Clinton


1988 Mayo Senior Football Championship, Mayo Senior Football Championship Final Replay
Team:P. GavinJ. BrennanR. MeeL. GavinM. FlynnP. WaldronK. MurphyM. WalshM. FeeneyB. Kilkelly (1-4)M. Carney (0-6)F. JoyceH. GavinD. O'Reilly (0-1)K. Lydon (0-1)


1988 Mayo Senior Football Championship, Mayo Senior Football Championship Final Replay
Team:L. CawleyT. GallagherJ. TimoneyP. ManganG. LoftusG. WalshT.P. LeonardT. Dolan (0-2)L. O'MalleyP. FlynnT. LoftusH. Lynn (0-4)J. Leonard (0-2)P. Loftus (0-1)B. Clinton


1988 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 1988 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Sunday, April 17, 1988 at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 1988. The game was the 11th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.


1988 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 1988 game
The game was telecast live by ABC. The East team had many forwards and centers in its roster, among them Alonzo Mourning and Billy Owens, two of the top-ranked big men of their class. Kenny Williams, another highly regarded prospect, was selected but did not play. Chris Jackson, the highest ranked point guard in the nation, was also part of the East team. The West had Shawn Kemp and LaPhonso Ellis, two other forwards/centers who were in the top positions of the high school rankings, along with Darrick Martin and Lee Mayberry, two of the best guards.


1988 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 1988 game
Mourning was the top scorer of the East with 16 points, while Owens had 10 points and 14 rebounds; Jackson scored 13 points and Malik Sealy had 12. Kemp scored 18 (the highest number of points in the game), while Todd Day had 15 points. Mourning and Owens were selected as co-MVPs. Of the 25 players, 21 went on to play at least 1 game in the NBA.


1988 McDonald's Open
The 1988 McDonald's Open took place at Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid, Spain.


1988 McDonald's Open, Games
All games were held at the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid, Spain.


1988 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 1988 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 62nd edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 21 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


1988 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
This was Moynalty's return to the grade as they were promoted from the J.F.C. after claiming the 1987 Meath Junior Football Championship title.


1988 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Syddan and Martry Harps were relegated from the S.F.C. last year, and returned to the middle grade after a 46 and 2 year absences respectfully.


1988 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
On 27 November 1988, St. Colmcille's claimed their 1st Intermediate championship title when they defeated Dunderry 1–11 to 2–7 in the final replay at Pairc Tailteann.


1988 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 1987 championship season.


1988 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage
There are 4 groups called Group A, B, C and D. The top two finishers in all groups will qualify for the quarter finals.


1988 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stages, Finals
The teams in the quarter-finals are the top two finishers from each group.


1988 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 1988 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 96th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


1988 Meath Senior Football Championship
Navan O'Mahonys were the defending champions after they defeated Skryne in the previous years final, and they successfully defended their title to claim their 13th S.F.C. title when beating Walterstown 0-11 to 0-10 in the final at Pairc Tailteann on 13 November 1988. Donal Smyth raised the Keegan Cup for O'Mahonys while Finian Murtagh claimed his second 'Man of the Match' award, last claiming it in the 1981 S.F.C. Final.


1988 Meath Senior Football Championship
O'Mahonys also were chosen to take part in the Leinster S.C.F.C. campaign as they were the reigning Meath champions, even though the '88 S.F.C. hadn't been completed by the date of their Leinster club match with Johnstownbridge.


1988 Meath Senior Football Championship
Oldcastle were promoted to the S.F.C. after claiming the 1987 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title.


1988 Meath Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 1987 championship season.


1988 Meath Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stages
The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams from each group and the Group A winner. The teams in the semi finals are Group B and C winners along with the quarter final winners.


1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
The 1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 2 February 1988. In the lead up to the election, sporadic violence targeted at the Indian Nepali population of the state occurred. No party secured a majority of seats and two women were elected.


1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
Following the election, on 6 February 1988, the United Meghalaya Parliamentary Democratic Forum coalition was formed between the Indian National Congress (INC), the Hill People's Union (HPU), the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak Group) and independents. Purno A. Sangma (from the INC) was successfully nominated as Chief Minister.


1988 Melanesia Cup
The 1988 Melanesia Cup was the first Melanesia Cup football tournament held. It took place in Solomon Islands and four teams participated in the tournament: Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.


1988 Melanesia Cup
The teams played each other according to a round-robin format, and the top two teams (Fiji and Solomon Islands) played off in a final to determine the winner. New Caledonia and Vanuatu also played each other, on the same day as the final, to determine third place.


1988 Melanesia Cup
Fiji won the tournament with a 3–1 victory in the final, while Vanuatu retained third place by defeating New Caledonia 1–0.


1988 Memorial Cup
The 1988 Memorial Cup occurred May 7–14 at the Centre Georges-Vézina in Chicoutimi, Quebec. It was the 70th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Participating teams were the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Hull Olympiques, the QMJHL runner-up, the Drummondville Voltigeurs, as well as the winners of the Western Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League which were the Medicine Hat Tigers and Windsor Spitfires. The original host team, the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, did not participate as they did not make it far enough in the QMJHL playoffs. Although the Spitfires entered the Cup final having won 39 of the previous 40 games they had played, Medicine Hat won their second Memorial Cup in a row, defeating Windsor in the final game.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Drummondville Voltigeurs
The Drummondville Voltigeurs represented the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at the 1988 Memorial Cup as they were the runner-up to the league champions, the Hull Olympiques. The Voltigeurs were coached by Jean Bégin, and finished the 1987-88 season with a 35-31-4 record, earning 74 points, and finishing in second place in the Lebel Division. Drummondville had the sixth best offense in the ten team league, as they scored 341 goals. The club finished with in fifth in goals against, as they allowed 327 goals. In the Dilio Division semi-finals, the Voltigeurs defeated the Victoriaville Tigres four games to one.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Drummondville Voltigeurs
In the division final, Drummondville defeated the Shawinigan Cataractes four games to one, advancing to the President's Cup final. In the league final, the Voltigeurs faced off against the top regular season club in the league, the Hull Olympiques. The Olympiques were able to defeat the Voltigeurs in seven games, however, Drummondville advanced to the Memorial Cup as the host team, the Chicoutimi Sagueneens, were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Drummondville Voltigeurs
The Voltigeurs offense was led by Steve Chartrand, who scored a team high 50 goals and 112 points in 68 games. Chartrand continued to lead Drummondville in the post-season, as he led the club with 16 goals and 28 points in 17 games. Martin Bergeron also cracked the 100 point plateau, as he scored 45 goals and 109 points in 64 games, as did Alain Charland, who scored 47 goals and 104 points in 64 games. Midway through the season, the Voltigeurs acquired Rob Murphy in a trade with the Laval Titan.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Drummondville Voltigeurs
Murphy began the season appearing in five games with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. In 33 games with Drummondville, Murphy scored 18 goals and 44 points. Daniel Dore scored 24 goals and 63 points in 64 games, while accumulating 223 penalty minutes. Dore won the Mike Bossy Trophy, awarded to the Top Prospect in the QMJHL. Dore would later be drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the first round, fifth overall, at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. On defense, Mario Doyon led the scoring, as he had 23 goals and 77 points in 64 games. Eric Tremblay scored six goals and 70 points in 61 games to finish second in defenseman scoring. In goal, the Voltigeurs were led by Frederic Chabot, who posted a 27-24-4 record with a 4.34 GAA in 58 games.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Drummondville Voltigeurs
The 1988 Memorial Cup was the first time in team history that the Voltigeurs qualified for the tournament.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Hull Olympiques
The Hull Olympiques represented the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League at the 1988 Memorial Cup. The Olympiques finished the 1987-88 regular season with the top record in the league, as they were 43-23-4, earning 90 points, and winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy for their accomplishment. Hull led the QMJHL in scoring, as the club recorded 383 goals. Defensively, the Olympiques ranked second, as they allowed 293 goals. In the post-season, the Olympiques defeated the Granby Bisons four games to one in the Lebel Division semi-finals.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Hull Olympiques
In the division finals, the Olympiques were able to get past the Laval Titan in seven games, earning a berth into the President's Cup final. In the final round, the Olympiques defeated the Drummondville Voltigeurs in another seven game series, winning the league championship and earning a berth into the 1988 Memorial Cup.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Hull Olympiques
Hull's high powered offense was led by Marc Saumier, who scored 52 goals and 166 points in 59 games to lead the team in scoring, and finishing third overall in the league for points. He was awarded the Michel Briere Trophy as QMJHL MVP after his outstanding season. In the post-season, Saumier led the league with 17 goals and 48 points in 19 games, winning the Guy Lafleur Trophy as QMJHL Playoff MVP. Martin Gelinas scored 63 goals and 131 points in 65 games, and was awarded the Michel Bergeron Trophy as QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Hull Olympiques
Following the season, Gelinas was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, seventh overall, at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Benoit Brunet, a Montreal Canadiens prospect, scored 54 goals and 143 points in 62 games, while Kelly Nester scored 40 goals and 100 points in 68 games, giving the Olympiques four 100+ point scorers. On defense, Herbert Hohenberger led the club with 21 goals and 60 points in 60 games. During the season, Hull acquired Boston Bruins prospect Stephane Quintal in a trade with the Granby Bisons. In 15 games with the Olympiques, Quintal scored six goals and 15 points. In goal, the club was led by Jason Glickman, who posted a 31-15-4 with a 3.76 GAA in 55 games.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Hull Olympiques
The 1988 Memorial Cup was the second time in team history that the Olympiques qualified for the tournament. At the 1986 Memorial Cup, Hull lost to the Guelph Platers in the final game.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Medicine Hat Tigers
The Medicine Hat Tigers represented the Western Hockey League at the 1988 Memorial Cup. The Tigers finished the 1987-88 season with a 44-22-6 record, earning 94 points and second place in the East Division. The Tigers scored 353 goals during the regular season, ranking them fifth in the 14 team league. Defensively, Medicine Hat allowed the fewest goals in the league, with 261 goals against. After earning a first round bye in the post-season, the Tigers defeated the Prince Albert Raiders four games to two in the East Division semi-finals.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Medicine Hat Tigers
In the division finals, Medicine Hat upset the first place Saskatoon Blades by sweeping them in four games, advancing to the President's Cup final. In the championship round, the Tigers defeated the first place team in the West Division, the Kamloops Blazers, four games to two, to win the title and earn a berth into the 1988 Memorial Cup.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Medicine Hat Tigers
Offensively, the Tigers were led by Montreal Canadiens prospect Mark Pederson, who led the club with 53 goals and 111 points in 62 games. Top prospect Trevor Linden scored 46 goals and 110 points in 67 games, as following the season, he was selected by the Vancouver Canucks with the second overall pick at the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Rob DiMaio scored 47 goals and 91 points in 54 games during the regular season, as he followed up with a team high 12 goals and 31 points in 14 post-season games.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Medicine Hat Tigers
The Tigers acquired Cal Zankowski in a mid-season trade with the New Westminster Bruins, as in 46 games with Medicine Hat, he scored 31 goals and 42 points. On defense, Scott McCrady led the Tigers in scoring, as he scored seven goals and 77 points in 65 games. Los Angeles Kings top prospect, Wayne McBean, scored 15 goals and 45 points in 30 games from the Tigers blue line after beginning the season in the National Hockey League. In goal, the Tigers were led by Mark Fitzpatrick, who posted a 3.23 GAA and a .901 save percentage in 63 games.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Medicine Hat Tigers
The 1988 Memorial Cup was the second consecutive season that the Tigers qualified for the tournament. At the 1987 Memorial Cup, Medicine Hat defeated the Oshawa Generals to win the Memorial Cup for the first time in team history. The Tigers also qualified for the 1973 Memorial Cup, where they finished in third place.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Windsor Spitfires
The Windsor Spitfires represented the Ontario Hockey League at the 1988 Memorial Cup. The Spitfires were the top team in the OHL during the 1987-88 season, as they had a record of 50-14-2, earning 102, and winning the Hamilton Spectator Trophy for their achievement. The Spitfires scored a league high 396 goals, while the club allowed 215 goals, which ranked them second in the 15 team league. Windsor opened the playoffs with a four game sweep against the Kitchener Rangers during the Emms Division quarter-finals. The club earned a second round bye in the division semi-finals.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Windsor Spitfires
In the Emms Division finals, Windsor swept the Hamilton Steelhawks in four games, advancing to the J. Ross Robertson Cup finals. In the final round of the playoffs, Windsor swept the Peterborough Petes in four games, as they won the OHL championship with a perfect 12-0 record in the playoffs, and earned a berth into the 1988 Memorial Cup.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Windsor Spitfires
The Spitfires high-scoring offense was led by Kelly Cain, who led the team with 57 goals and 133 points in 66 games after joining the club during an off-season trade. Cain finished in third in the OHL scoring race. Mike Wolak scored 42 goals and 114 points in 63 games to finish in second in club scoring. David Haas was acquired by the Spitfires in an early season trade with the Belleville Bulls, as in 58 games, he scored 59 goals and 105 points, while leading the club with 237 penalty minutes.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Windsor Spitfires
Darrin Shannon emerged as a top prospect for the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, as in 43 games, he scored 33 goals and 74 points. Shannon would be selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins with the fourth overall pick following the season. Shannon was also awarded the Bobby Smith Trophy as the OHL's Scholastic Player of the Year. Adam Graves, a Detroit Red Wings prospect, appeared in 37 games with Windsor, scoring 28 goals and 60 points. In the post-season, he led the club with 14 goals and 32 points in 12 games.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Windsor Spitfires
Brad Hyatt led the Spitfires defense in scoring, as he had 24 goals and 88 points in 56 games. Darryl Shannon, a Toronto Maple Leafs prospect, scored 16 goals and 86 points in 60 games, and was awarded the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the OHL's Most Outstanding Defenseman. Peter Ing handled the Spitfires goaltending duties, as in 43 games, he posted a 3.10 GAA.


1988 Memorial Cup, Teams, Windsor Spitfires
The 1988 Memorial Cup was the first time in franchise history that the Spitfires qualified for the tournament.


1988 Memphis State Tigers football team
The 1988 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Charlie Bailey. The Tigers played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.


1988 Men's British Open Squash Championship
The 1988 Hi-Tec British Open Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre with the later stages being held at the Wembley Conference Centre from 11–18 April 1988. Jahangir Khan won his seventh consecutive title defeating Rodney Martin in the final in seven sets.


1988 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 1988 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the tenth edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. It took place from Mar 25-Apr 1 in Lahore, Pakistan.


1988 Men's World Open Squash Championship
The 1988 PSA Men's NCM World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1988 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Valkenswaard and Amsterdam in the Netherlands from 9 May to 13 May 1988. Jahangir Khan won his sixth and last World Open title, defeating Jansher Khan in the final.


1988 Mercedes Cup
The 1988 Mercedes Cup,  was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts and held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, West Germany that was part of the 1988 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 11 July until 17 July 1988. Second-seeded Andre Agassi won the singles title.


1988 Mercedes Cup, Finals, Doubles
Sergio Casal /  Emilio Sánchez defeated  Anders Järryd /  Michael Mortensen, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4


1988 Mercedes Cup – Doubles
Rick Leach and Tim Pawsat were the defending champions, but none competed this year.


1988 Mercedes Cup – Doubles
Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez won the title by defeating Anders Järryd and Michael Mortensen 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


1988 Mercedes Cup – Singles
Miloslav Mečíř was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Thomas Muster.


1988 Mercedes Cup – Singles
Andre Agassi won the title by defeating Andrés Gómez 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


1988 Mestaruussarja, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and HJK Helsinki won the championship.


1988 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 11–13 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.


1988 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Louisville defeated Memphis State in the championship game, 81–73, to win their sixth Metro men's basketball tournament.


1988 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Cardinals, in turn, received a bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament.


1988 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All seven of the conference's members participated. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the preliminary first round.


1988 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 14th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1988.


1988 Metro Manila Film Festival
An unheralded and obscure movie, Patrolman was named the Best Picture in the 1988 Metro Manila Film Festival. The lead star, once unknown stuntman-actor Baldo Marro won the Best Actor award for his role as a dedicated policeman edging out the favored Christopher de Leon. Amy Austria won the Best Actress award for her convincing performance of a woman who led a life of crime in Bubbles: Ativan Gang. Other awardees include Best Director for Laurice Guillen, Best Supporting Actor for Dick Israel and Best Supporting Actress for Jacklyn Jose among others.


1988 Metro Manila Film Festival
FPJ Productions' Agila ng Maynila was the festival's top grosser. Only six entries participated in the 10-day film festival.


1988 Metro Manila Film Festival, Ceremony information, "Best Director" controversy
During the award-giving ceremony, stuntman and character actor-turned-filmmaker Baldo Marro won the Best Actor for Patrolman film, which also won him the Best Director award. In fact, he was not known before this. He bested prizewinning director Chito Roño of Itanong Mo sa Buwan in the division, sending uproar from well-meaning critics and regular local film observers. Nevertheless, the announced Best Director award goes to Laurice Guillen.


1988 Mexican Grand Prix
The 1988 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 29 May 1988 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City. It was the fourth race of the 1988 Formula One World Championship. The 67-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-Honda, with teammate Ayrton Senna second and Gerhard Berger third in a Ferrari.


1988 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix saw few surprises. The turbo powered cars were expected to dominate in the high (2,240 metres (7,350 ft)) altitude of Mexico City where the naturally aspirated cars would lose approximately 20-25% of their power in the thinner air.


1988 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The McLaren-Hondas dominated the qualifying session once again. Ayrton Senna took his 20th career pole and his 4th pole from 4 races in 1988 with a lap time that was almost a second faster than Nigel Mansell's 1987 time despite the restriction in turbo boost from 4.0 Bar to 2.5 bar for 1988 (a drop of approximately 300 bhp (224 kW; 304 PS)). It was the first time in 1988 that a 1987 pole time had been beaten. Alain Prost was predictably second on the grid, though he was some 6/10ths slower than his teammate.


1988 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) and Nelson Piquet (Lotus-Honda) made up the 2nd row. Satoru Nakajima (Lotus-Honda) and Eddie Cheever (Arrows-Megatron) made good use of the turbos' altitude advantage to qualify 6th and 7th respectively behind the 5th placed Ferrari of Michele Alboreto. For Nakajima it was something of a redemption as he had failed to qualify at Monaco. Mansell in the Williams-Judd could only make 14th due to continuing problems with the FW12's reactive suspension.


1988 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Alessandro Nannini's Benetton-Ford was the fastest 'atmo' car, some 3.3 seconds slower than Senna's pole time, while the Tyrrells of Jonathan Palmer and Julian Bailey, the turbo Osella of Nicola Larini and the Minardi of Adrián Campos failed to qualify. German Bernd Schneider qualified in 15th place for his first Grand Prix start in the Zakspeed turbo.


1988 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The last qualifying session was dominated by Philippe Alliot's terrifying crash after he lost control of his Lola, coming out of the Peraltada curve that leads onto the pit straight. The Peraltada, being slightly banked, was being taken at speeds in excess of 240 km/h (149 mph) in qualifying. After riding the outside curbing, the car suddenly pulled hard right, cut across the track and collided with the pit wall, barrel-rolling down the straight and back across the track, immediately disintegrating, and in the end stopped upside down on the edge of the track.


1988 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Remarkably, Alliot was not only unhurt, but the Larrousse team was able to rebuild the Lola LC88 overnight (the re-build was necessary as the team was still awaiting a replacement chassis after Alliot had also crashed in the previous race in Monaco). After being given a clean bill of health from chief F1 medico Professor Sid Watkins, Alliot was able to take his place on the starting grid.


1988 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Race
The first start was aborted because of Alessandro Nannini, who stalled the engine of his Benetton on the grid. As is normal practice since it meant an extra formation lap and as re-fueling on the grid was not allowed, this saw the race reduced from 68 to 67 laps. On the second start, Prost made a lightning get away and took the lead.


1988 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Race
Senna was slightly slowed by the pop-off valve opening too soon and was passed by Nelson Piquet who had actually made the best start, so good that he was almost able to out brake Prost into the first turn. This allowed Prost to take advantage and build a lead of almost two seconds by the end of the first lap. Senna passed Piquet for second coming into the Peraltada curve on the first lap, but could only ever bridge the ever-growing gap to Prost when lapping traffic.


1988 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Race
While the McLarens held the first two places throughout the race, Berger had passed Piquet for 3rd place under braking at the end of the main straight, and by half distance he had moved to within three seconds of Senna when he backed off after receiving a 'low fuel' warning (which turned out to be incorrect). Nakajima was also slightly slowed by the pop-off valve opening too soon on his Honda engine and was passed by Michele Alboreto on lap 8. On lap 28 Nakajima retired with piston failure in his Honda engine, followed on lap 59 by teammate Piquet with a similar engine failure.


1988 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Race
As predicted, the turbo cars dominated the race. The two Ferraris finished 3rd and 4th (Alboreto in 4th being the last car to be lapped by the McLarens) ahead of the two Arrows of Derek Warwick and Eddie Cheever who had a race-long duel and were separated by just 0.7s at the line.


1988 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Race
The first 'atmo' cars home were the two Benettons who finished two laps down (even lapped by the two Arrows cars) and out of the points in 7th and 8th after another race long duel with Nannini coming out on top, battling not only his teammate but a pinched nerve in his right foot. Yannick Dalmas (Lola-Ford) fought his way from 22nd up to 9th at the flag and after starting 15th, Bernd Schneider had run as high as 11th in the early laps before retiring with a blown engine on lap 17.


1988 Mexican Grand Prix, Report, Race
Alain Prost set a new lap record on lap 52 of the 67 lap race with a time of 1:18.608, half a second faster than Nelson Piquet's 1987 lap record when the turbo engines had approximately 300 more horsepower. This, along with Senna's faster than 1987 pole time, showed the advancements in engines, tyres, aerodynamics and chassis development in the seven months between the 1987 and 1988 races.


1988 Mexican general election
General elections were held in Mexico on 6 July 1988. They were the first competitive presidential elections in Mexico since the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) took power in 1929. In all previous presidential elections, the PRI had faced no serious opposition and had won with percentages of votes well over 70%.


1988 Mexican general election
Carlos Salinas de Gortari was declared the winner of the presidential election, with the Ministry of Interior saying he had received 50.7% of the vote. It was the lowest for a winning candidate since direct elections were introduced for the presidency in 1917. In the Chamber of Deputies election, the Institutional Revolutionary Party won 260 of the 500 seats, as well as winning 60 of the 64 seats in the Senate election.


1988 Mexican general election
Although early results of the parallel vote tabulation had indicated Cuauhtemoc Cárdenas was winning, when the official results were announced, Salinas was said to have won by a wide margin. The elections are widely considered to have been fraudulent and that Salinas de Gortari and the PRI resorted to electoral fraud to remain in power. All of the opposition candidates denounced that the elections had been rigged, and there were many protests throughout the country against the electoral fraud, including demonstrations by opposition lawmakers in the Congress. Salinas de Gortari, however, was able to take office on 1 December as President, after the PRI-dominated Congress declared that his election had been valid.


1988 Mexican general election, Elections, Background
This was the first time that a parallel vote tabulation was implemented in Mexico, and the results were informed by telephone from the electoral districts to the secretariat of the Interior. The institution in charge of counting the votes was the Comisión Federal Electoral (CFE), presided by the Secretary of the Interior, Manuel Bartlett.


1988 Mexican general election, Elections, Background
On 2 July, four days before the elections, Francisco Xavier Ovando, a top adviser of Cárdenas, was assassinated along with his assistant Román Gil in Mexico City. According to Cárdenas, Ovando had designed a network to obtain information from the 300 electoral districts on election day, to prevent an electoral fraud from the PRI. Two days later, FDN representatives protested the assassination in front of the Secretariat of the Interior.


1988 Mexican general election, Elections, Background
Manuel Bartlett promised that the government would immediately look into the crime, but many years passed before four agents of the Michoacán Police were charged with the assassination, with José Franco Villa (then attorney general of Michoacán) among the intellectual authors. The Governor of Michoacán at the time of the assassinations, Luis Martínez Villicaña, had been one of Cárdenas fiercest rivals, and had heavily repressed FDN officials and sympathizers in the State.


1988 Mexican general election, Elections, Election day
The first results arrived very slowly and inconsistently, but they showed that Cárdenas was in the lead. The first official preliminary results were expected to arrive at 7 pm on election day, but once that time arrived, the CFE informed that the counting system had "broken down", and that the CFE president had scheduled a meeting with the Technical Secretariat to "correct the issue". In the meantime, the opposition candidates began to denounce that they had not been granted full access to the counting centers, and marched together to the headquarters of the Secretariat of the Interior to denounce irregularities in the elections.


1988 Mexican general election, Elections, Election day
Later that day, the aforementioned Bartlett said that the telephone network was saturated due to, among other things, adverse weather conditions, characterizing it as a "breakdown of the system." Then-president Miguel de la Madrid later admitted that this "breakdown" was a fabrication. One observer said, "For the ordinary citizen, it was not the network but the Mexican political system that had crashed."


1988 Mexican general election, Elections, Election day
Although the CFE itself stated that it was not able to proclaim a winner yet due to the aforementioned "Network breakdown" (and in fact, would not release results until a week later), on 7 July at 3:10 am the then-Secretary General of the PRI, Jorge de la Vega, proclaimed that Salinas de Gortari had won by a great margin, stating that "Mexico has won and has given Carlos Salinas de Gortari a strong, legal and  unobjectionable victory". Later that day, Salinas de Gortari himself also proclaimed that he had won. This sparked immediate protests from the opposition, who denounced that a massive electoral fraud was taking place.


1988 Mexican general election, Elections, Protests against the electoral fraud
Numerous protests were held throughout the country in the following days. Some of the many irregularities denounced by the opposition included duplicated Voter ID's, anticipated delivery of ballots with votes already marked for the PRI, and even votes from dead people.


1988 Mexican general election, Elections, Protests against the electoral fraud
On 13 July, exactly one week after the election, the CFE finally released its official results, according to which Carlos Salinas de Gortari had won the election with 50.36% of the votes. Bartlett asked all the political parties to "accept the popular will". However, the nationwide protests continued.


1988 Mexican general election, Elections, Protests against the electoral fraud
On 1 September, in an unprecedented act, while president De la Madrid was giving his final Address to the Congress, he was interrupted by opposition legislators from the FDN, who protested against the fraud; meanwhile, the PAN legislators stood silent, holding ballots as proof of the fraud. Other legislators threw punches. This was a stark contrast with all previous Addresses to the Congress under the PRI regime, which until then had been little more than ceremonies dedicated to celebrate the President, who would receive unanimous praise from the chamber. Journalist Fidel Samaniego noted that on 1 September 1988 the old ritual of the Address to the Congress had died. The opposition legislators noted that the Constitution established the right of interpellation in Congress.


1988 Mexican general election, Elections, Protests against the electoral fraud
On 9 September the Chamber of Deputies met to validate the elections. It was already expected that the Deputies would validate the election since the PRI held 263 out of its 500 seats, and thus the PRI legislators could validate the election by themselves even if the opposition unanimously voted against. After a 20-hour session in which the opposition legislators presented evidence of the fraud while the PRI members emphatically denied the accusations, the elections were validated with all the 263 PRI legislators voting in favor, with 85 votes against and the remaining legislators abstaining. The FDN legislators walked out during the voting. Thus, Salinas de Gortari was now officially President-elect.


1988 Mexican general election, Elections, Aftermath
Of the five federal entities (the states of Baja California, Michoacán, Morelos, the State of Mexico and the Federal District) in which, according to the official results, Cárdenas had won, three of their State Governors (the Governor of Baja California Xicoténcatl Leyva Mortera, the Governor of Michoacán Luis Martínez Villicaña and the Governor of the State of Mexico Mario Ramón Beteta) were forced to resign in the following months by the PRI, which held them responsible for the party's defeat in those states.


1988 Mexican general election, Elections, Aftermath
Years later, the aforementioned Miguel de la Madrid admitted in an autobiography that the infamous "network breakdown" never happened, and that there was not yet any official vote count when the PRI declared Salinas as the winner. In 1991, the ruling PRI and the opposition PAN approved a motion to burn all the ballots, therefore removing all evidence of the fraud.


1988 Mexican general election, Elections, Aftermath
In 2011, PRI politician and contender for the PRI presidential candidacy in 1988 Ramón Aguirre Velázquez, stated that while he believed that Salinas de Gortari had indeed won, the real percentage of votes for him had been of 49%, which greatly alarmed the PRI since that party had never obtained less than half of the votes in previous presidential elections, and that the "network breakdown" was precisely an excuse Bartlett came up with to rig the election and to give Salinas enough votes to reach at least 50%.


1988 Mexican general election, Elections, Aftermath
A 2019 study in the American Political Science Review found "evidence of blatant alterations" in approximately one third of the tallies in the election.


1988 Miami Dolphins season
The 1988 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 23rd as a member of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 8–7, winning only six games and failing to reach the playoffs for the third straight season.


1988 Miami Dolphins season
Even without future Pro Football Hall of Fame center Dwight Stephenson, who was forced to retire prior to this season due to injuries, the Dolphins offensive line set the record for fewest sacks in a single season with 7 during 1988, protecting quarterback Dan Marino. Marino was only sacked on 0.98% of his dropbacks in 1988, also a single-season NFL record.


1988 Miami Dolphins season
This would be the last time Don Shula recorded a losing record during his tenure as Dolphins coach, and in his coaching career overall.


1988 Miami Hurricanes baseball team
The 1988 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Ron Fraser in his 26th season at Miami.


1988 Miami Hurricanes baseball team
The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they finished tied for fifth after recording a win against Fresno State and losses to eventual semifinalist Cal State Fullerton and champion Stanford.


1988 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1988 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Hurricanes' 63rd season of football. The Hurricanes were led by fifth-year head coach Jimmy Johnson and played their home games at the Orange Bowl. They finished the season 11–1 overall. They were invited to the Orange Bowl where they defeated Nebraska, 23-3.


1988 Miami Hurricanes football team, Game summaries, Missouri
The dominating win over Missouri was Miami's most lopsided victory in 21 years, dating back to a 58-0 win over Pittsburgh in 1967.


1988 Miami Redskins football team
The 1988 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth season under head coach Tim Rose, the team compiled a 0–10–1 record (0–7–1 against MAC opponents), finished in ninth and last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 361 to 167.


1988 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1988 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spartans played their home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by George Perles. The team finished second in the Big Ten Conference with a 6–1–1 conference record, and a 6–5–1 overall record. Michigan State was invited to the 1989 Gator Bowl, losing to Georgia 27–34.


1988 Michigan State Spartans football team, 1989 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.


1988 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1988 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 20th season under head coach Bo Schembechler, the team compiled a 9–2–1 record (7–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Big Ten championship, defeated USC in the 1989 Rose Bowl, outscored opponents by a total of 361 to 167, and was ranked No. 4 in the final AP and UPI polls.


1988 Michigan Wolverines football team
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Michael Taylor with 957 passing yards, tailback Tony Boles with 1,408 rushing yards, and split end Greg McMurtry with 470 receiving yards, and placekicker Mike Gillette with 97 points scored.


1988 Michigan Wolverines football team
Two Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1988 All-America college football team: center John Vitale (consensus) and defensive tackle Mark Messner (consensus). Seven Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team.


1988 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Michigan State
Kicker Mike Gillette scored on a 40-yard fake punt run, a play that was put in during halftime, and kicked a 30-yard field goal as Michigan's defense registered five sacks and an interception against the winless Spartans.


1988 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Iowa
A 17-17 tie at Kinnick Stadium was the lone blemish on an otherwise perfect Big Ten season for the Wolverines.


1988 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
The 1988 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season


1988 Midland Group Championships
The 1988 Midland Group Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet court at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England that was part of the 1988 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 25 October until 30 October 1988. First-seeded Steffi Graf won the singles title, her second at the event after 1986, and earned $50,000 first-prize money as well as 300 Virginia Slims ranking points.


1988 Midland Group Championships, Finals, Doubles
Lori McNeil /  Betsy Nagelsen defeated  Isabelle Demongeot /  Nathalie Tauziat 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–3)


1988 Midland Group Championships – Doubles
Kathy Jordan and Helena Suková were the defending champions but did not compete that year.


1988 Midland Group Championships – Doubles
Lori McNeil and Betsy Nagelsen won in the final 7–6, 2–6, 7–6 against Isabelle Demongeot and Nathalie Tauziat.


1988 Midland Group Championships – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1988 Midland Group Championships – Singles
Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


1988 Midland Group Championships – Singles
Steffi Graf won in the final 6–2, 6–0 against Manuela Maleeva.


1988 Midland Group Championships – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


1988 Midlothian District Council election
Elections to Midlothian Council were held in May 1988, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.


1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 10–12 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.


1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Xavier defeated Detroit in the championship game, 122–96, to win their third consecutive (fourth overall) MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.


1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament as the #11 seed in the Midwest region.


1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All six conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two teams (Xavier, Evansville) earning a bye into the semifinal round.


1988 Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces
The 7th Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway League Aces was the 1988 version of the Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces. It took place on March 27 in the Polonia Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland.


1988 Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces, Heat details
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1988 Milan–San Remo
The 1988 Milan–San Remo was the 79th edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1988. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Laurent Fignon of the Système U team.


1988 Miller High Life 400 (June)
The 1988 Miller High Life 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on June 26, 1988, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. An unrelated race with the same sponsor was implemented on September 11, 1988, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia.


1988 Miller High Life 400 (June), Background
Michigan International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long. Opened in 1968, the track's turns are banked at eighteen degrees, while the 3,600-foot-long front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at twelve degrees. The back stretch, has a five degree banking and is 2,242 feet long.


1988 Miller High Life 400 (June), Race report
Rusty Wallace defeated Bill Elliott by a time of 0.28 seconds in front of an audience of 68,000. Wallace's first victory out of the five that he would accumulate at Michigan International Speedway would be credited to his methods of fuel conservation. Wallace ran out of fuel in turn 2 of lap 129. He had a large enough lead to coast back to the pits and not lose a lap. Four cautions were given for 15 laps while 13 lead changes were made. The race took two hours and thirty-six minutes to complete. Elliott qualified for the pole position with a speed of 172.687 miles per hour (277.913 km/h) while the average race speed was 153.551 miles per hour (247.116 km/h).


1988 Miller High Life 400 (June), Race report
Rick Wilson was the last-place finisher due to an engine issue on lap 3 of 200 with two more engine failures happening on laps 44 and 167. Dale Jarrett was the only driver to retire from an accident; he would crash his vehicle in turn 4 of lap 156. Mike Alexander's first race subbing for Bobby Allison ends with a top-10 finish. Richard Petty had a pretty fast car, running in the top-10 and top-5 for the majority of the race before the engine dropped a cylinder late causing him to limp to a disappointing 24th place finish.


1988 Miller High Life 400 (June), Race report
Elmer Simko would make his last appearance as a NASCAR team owner at this event. He would go on to purchase the Owosso Speedway in Ovid, Michigan shortly after retiring from NASCAR. This would be the best career finish in four starts for Dana Patten with a 22nd-place finish. There was a 41-driver grid of American-born males. Only 25 of these drivers finished the race.


1988 Miller High Life 400 (June), Race report
David Simko would retire from NASCAR Cup Series racing after this event; finishing 40th in the process. David Sosebee would also retire after this race; completing the race in 31st place.


1988 Miller High Life 400 (June), Race report
Notable crew chiefs in attendance for this race were Junie Donlavey, Darrell Bryant, Joey Arrington, Andy Petree, Jimmy Means, Dale Inman, Travis Carter, Elmo Langley among others.


1988 Miller High Life 400 (June), Race report
Jimmy Horton, Jay Sommers, J.D. McDuffie, and Connie Saylor would fail to qualify for this race. Individual earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $64,100 ($140,266.09 when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $3,050 ($6,674.13 when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse for this event was advertised at $440,975 ($964,958.52 when adjusted for inflation).


1988 Miller High Life 400 (September)
The 1988 Miller High Life 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on September 11, 1988, at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway (now Richmond Raceway) in the American community of Richmond, Virginia. This race spanned 300 miles or 480 kilometres on Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway's new 0.75 mile configuration.


1988 Miller High Life 400 (September), Background
In 1953, Richmond International Raceway began hosting the Grand National Series with Lee Petty winning that first race in Richmond. The original track was paved in 1968. In 1988, the track was re-designed into its present D-shaped configuration


1988 Miller High Life 400 (September), Background
The name for the raceway complex was "Strawberry Hill" until the Virginia State Fairgrounds site was bought out in 1999 and renamed the "Richmond International Raceway".


1988 Miller High Life 400 (September), Qualifying
Davey Allison blistered the field in qualifying, lapping the track with an average of 122.850 miles per hour. Davey's lap was overshadowed by another story. That story was tires! The 1988 season had seen a war between the Hoosier Tire Company and Goodyear develop, and with a new track and surface, several teams elected to change tire brands. Due to NASCARrules at the time, those drivers that did switch tires were sent to the back and had there qualifying spot adjusted as well.


1988 Miller High Life 400 (September), Qualifying
There were at least 45 teams that entered the race, meaning that 9 drivers had to go home.


1988 Miller High Life 400 (September), Qualifying information
Butch Miller gave owner Bob Clark his best ever starting position with the fifth place start. Clark was able to get a second car in the field, a year old Oldsmobile, with dirt track ace Lee Faulk at the wheel. Faulk was making his first ever start in the series. Bob Schacht qualified for the race eventually settling into the 18th spot, with a red #66 Buick. This would be the first (and only) start in NASCAR for Schachts owner Tom Reet.


1988 Miller High Life 400 (September), Race
Allison immediately got a jump on the field as the race almost immediately turned chaotic. Coming into turn 2 Lake Speed and Richard Petty collided. The wrecking didn't stop there, as down the front-stretch coming to yellow, Geoff Bodine ran over the back of Rusty Wallace. Wallace, who had been a major points contender at that point could only run 17 additional laps before parking it with damage. Petty then hit the wall a second time bring out to bring out the second caution, this time the damage was terminal.


1988 Miller High Life 400 (September), Race
Rick Wilson had a great run come to a screeching halt, as his Kodak Oldsmobile blew the engine less the 10% of the way in. Harry Gant was the next victim of the track when his car caught on fire, after a grinding crash that had also collected Jimmy Means, Ernie Irvan and Eddie Bierschwale. Mike Alexander, Butch Miller, and Dale Earnhardt took the turns with the lead, after a Hoosier shod Allison, switched to Goodyear tires under the first caution. But after caution four came out (due to another Lake Speed accident) Allison was able to catch up and soon over powered Earnhardt. From there on, it was easy sailing for Davey as he took victory


1988 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 1988 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers finishing 3rd in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.


1988 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1988 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1988 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1988 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1988 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1988 Milwaukee Brewers season, Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of six minor league affiliates in 1988. The AZL Brewers won the Arizona League championship.


1988 Mindoro earthquake
On June 19, 1988,  20:19:52 UTC an earthquake measuring 6.2 Mw hit South Luzon and Visayas. The quake struck on a Sunday afternoon at a shallow depth of 16.7 km (10.4 mi). It had a maximum intensity of VII (Very Strong) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale, and was located 1 km NNE of Bagong Sikat, Philippines which is the southwest island of Mindoro. Focal mechanism indicated strike-slip faulting. Most of the damage was in Mindoro where two people died and four injured.


1988 Mindoro earthquake, Earthquake and aftershocks
On June 19, 1988 ; 1:19 PM (PST) an earthquake occurred in the southwest part of the island, measuring Mw  6.2 and shook the ground with a Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale of VII (Very Strong). This is not the first earthquake that rattled the island which means people have already experienced tremors now and then. Philippines is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire whereas most seismic and volcanic activity occurs. The event was caused by a strike-slip type of movement beyond a local fault which later then produced aftershocks following the mainshock. One of the strongest aftershocks recorded was a Mw 5.6 with 33km depth. It occurred a day after the event. It reached an Intensity VI (Strong) on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale and was centered 4 km NNW of Santa Teresa, Philippines (Southwest of Mindoro).


1988 Mindoro earthquake, Casualties
Two people were killed in the earthquake. There were also an additional four people injured.


1988 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1988 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach John Gutekunst, the Golden Gophers compiled a 2–7–2 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 246 to 195. The tie against Illinois was the last tie for the Golden Gophers and under current NCAA rules, it will be the last in Golden Gophers history.


1988 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Punter Brent Herbel was named All-Big Ten second team. Punter Brent Herbel and offensive lineman Brent Liimatta were named Academic All-Big Ten.


1988 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Wide receiver Chris Gaiters was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and the Bruce Smith Award. Gaiters was selected as a 3rd team All-American. Strong safety Joel Brown was awarded the Carl Eller Award. Brent Herbel was awarded the Bobby Bell Award. Defensive tackle Ross Ukkelberg was awarded the Butch Nash Award. Center Pat Hart was awarded the Paul Giel Award.


1988 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Total attendance for the season was 312,596, which averaged out to 44,657 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.


1988 Minnesota House of Representatives election
The 1988 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 1988, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 76th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 13, 1988.


1988 Minnesota House of Representatives election
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 3, 1989.


1988 Minnesota Twins season
The 1988 Minnesota Twins finished at 91–71, second in the AL West. 3,030,672 fans attended Twins games, at the time, establishing a new major league record. Pitcher Allan Anderson had his most successful season in 1988, winning the American League ERA title at 2.45 and compiling a record of 16-9 in 30 starts.


1988 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
Five Twins made the All-Star Game, third baseman Gary Gaetti, outfielder Kirby Puckett, catcher Tim Laudner, starting pitcher Frank Viola, and relief pitcher Jeff Reardon.


1988 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
On September 16, Puckett got his 1000th hit, becoming just the fifth major leaguer to achieve that total before completing his fifth year.


1988 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
On September 17, reliever Reardon collected his 40th save of the season. With 41 saves as a 1985 Montreal Expo, he became the only major league player to reach 40 saves in each league.


1988 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
Frank Viola became the first Twins player since Jim Perry in 1970 to win the AL Cy Young Award.


1988 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Offense
Kirby Puckett hit .356 with 24 HR, drove in 121 runs and scored 109. Puckett led the AL with 234 hits, 163 singles, and 358 total bases. Puckett's 234 hits were the most by a right-handed batter since Joe Medwick had 237 hits in 1937.


1988 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Offense
Kent Hrbek hit .312 with 25 HR and 76 RBI. Gary Gaetti hit .301 with 28 HR and 88 RBI.


1988 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Pitching
The Twins had two solid starting pitchers: Frank Viola (24-7), and Allan Anderson (16-9). Frank Viola led the AL with 24 wins. Allan Anderson led the AL with a 2.45 ERA. Reliever Jeff Reardon had 42 saves. Bert Blyleven (10-17, 5.43 ERA) led the AL with 17 losses, 125 earned runs allowed, and 16 hit batsmen.


1988 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season, Defense
Third baseman Gary Gaetti and center fielder Kirby Puckett each won their third Gold Glove Award.


1988 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1988 Minnesota Vikings season
The 1988 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 28th in the National Football League. They finished with an 11–5 record, and finished second to the Chicago Bears in the NFC Central division.


1988 Minnesota Vikings season
The Vikings had one of the best defenses in the NFL in 1988. The team allowed 4,091 total yards, 4.3 yards per play, and 243 first downs, all best in the league. The Vikings also had a league-best 53 takeaways. Opposing quarterbacks had a league-worst 41.2 passer rating against the Vikings' defense, the lowest total of the 1980s and fifth all-time for the Super Bowl era.


1988 Minnesota Vikings season
The Vikings made the postseason for the second consecutive time under coach Jerry Burns. They defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the wildcard round, but lost 34–9 in the divisional round to the San Francisco 49ers, who went on to win their third Super Bowl. This was the last time the Vikings won a playoff game until 1997.


1988 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
The 1988 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. After winning the opener against Louisiana Tech, the Bulldogs lost all 10 remaining games. The season is now commonly referred to as "Tech and Ten" by Bulldog fans.


1988 Missouri Tigers football team
The 1988 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–5 against Big 8 opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 330 to 234. Woody Widenhofer was the head coach for the fourth of four seasons. The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.


1988 Missouri Tigers football team
The team's statistical leaders included Tommie Stowers with 667 rushing yards, Corey Welch with 524 passing yards, and Tim Bruton with 447 receiving yards. Their best player was Jeff Harper who held the legendary Barry Sanders to only 154 yards and 2 TDS.


1988 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1987–1988 regular season at Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois.


1988 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The fourteenth ranked Bradley Braves defeated the Illinois State Redbirds in the championship game, 89-59, and won their 2nd MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament.


1988 Missouri gubernatorial election
The 1988 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1988 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, incumbent Governor John Ashcroft, over the Democratic candidate, State Representative Betty Cooper Hearnes, and Libertarian Mike Roberts.


1988 Missouri gubernatorial election
Betty Hearnes was married to Warren E. Hearnes, who had served as governor from 1965 to 1973.


1988 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1988 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1988. Democratic nominee Mel Carnahan defeated Republican nominee Richard B. "R.B." Grisham with 51.81% of the vote.


1988 Molde FK season
The 1988 season was Molde's 14th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. This season Molde competed in 1. divisjon (first tier), the Norwegian Cup and the 1988–89 UEFA Cup.


1988 Molde FK season
In the league, Molde finished in 3rd position, 8 points behind winners Rosenborg.


1988 Molde FK season
Molde participated in the 1988 Norwegian Cup. They reached the quarter-finals where they drew rivals Rosenborg. Molde lost the game at Molde Stadion 1–2 after extra time and were eliminated from the competition.


1988 Molde FK season, Squad
Source:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1988 Monaco Grand Prix
The 1988 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the 46e Grand Prix de Monaco) was a Formula One motor race held on 15 May 1988 at the Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo. It was the third race of the 1988 Formula One World Championship.


1988 Monaco Grand Prix
The 78-lap race was won by Frenchman Alain Prost, driving a McLaren-Honda. Prost took his fourth and final Monaco win after Brazilian teammate Ayrton Senna crashed out late on while leading comfortably. Austrian driver Gerhard Berger finished second in a Ferrari, with Italian teammate Michele Alboreto third.


1988 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
The McLaren-Hondas continued their dominant form from the previous race at Imola, as Ayrton Senna took pole position by some 1.4 seconds from teammate Alain Prost, with a further 1.2 seconds back to the Ferrari of Gerhard Berger in third. Berger's teammate Michele Alboreto was fourth, while Nigel Mansell was fifth in the Williams, the quickest of the naturally-aspirated cars, albeit some 3.6 seconds behind Senna.


1988 Monaco Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Completing the top ten were Alessandro Nannini in the Benetton, Derek Warwick in the Arrows, Riccardo Patrese in the second Williams, Eddie Cheever in the second Arrows and Jonathan Palmer in the Tyrrell, while among the non-qualifiers was Satoru Nakajima, whose Lotus was powered by the same Honda turbo engine as the McLaren.


1988 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Race report
At the start, Senna led away, while Berger overtook Prost when the Frenchman momentarily could not engage second gear. Behind them, a variety of accidents occurred at Sainte-Dévote: Alex Caffi hit the wall in his Dallara; Philippe Streiff, who had started 12th in his AGS, retired when an accelerator cable broke; and World Champion Nelson Piquet collided with Cheever, which forced the Brazilian to retire at the end of the first lap and thus end a disastrous weekend for the Lotus team.


1988 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Race report
The running order of Senna, Berger, Prost, Mansell, Alboreto and Nannini was maintained until lap 33 when Alboreto took Mansell off at the Swimming Pool, ending the Englishman's race. Nannini then suffered a gearbox failure on lap 39. On lap 51, Patrese collided with Philippe Alliot's Lola while trying to lap him; Alliot retired immediately.


1988 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Race report
On lap 54, Prost passed Berger for second on the run to Sainte-Dévote, though he was some 50 seconds behind Senna. In an effort to put some pressure on his team-mate, he started trading fastest laps with him. With 11 laps remaining, McLaren team boss Ron Dennis radioed Senna to slow down to ensure a safe 1-2 finish, allowing Prost to gain six seconds.


1988 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Race report
On lap 67, Senna lost concentration at Portier, causing him to spin his McLaren into the barrier and damage the car's front suspension. Immediately afterwards, he went to his home in Monaco to contemplate losing a race that he had dominated from the first time he took to the track for free practice on Thursday morning; the McLaren team did not even hear from him until that evening, when he walked into the pits as they were packing up.


1988 Monaco Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Prost thus took his fourth Monaco win in five years, with Berger some 20 seconds behind and Alboreto a further 21 seconds back. Warwick finished fourth after a race-long battle with Palmer, while Patrese recovered from his collision with Alliot to take the final point, passing the other Lola of Yannick Dalmas on the last lap. Patrese's point was also the first-ever World Championship point scored by a Judd-powered car and his first point for Williams.


1988 Monegasque general election
General elections were held in Monaco on 24 January 1988. The result was a victory for the National and Democratic Union, which won all 18 seats in the National Council.


1988 Mongolian National Championship
The 1988 Mongolian National Championship was the twenty-fourth recorded edition of the Mongolian National Championship for football, with the first tournament taking place in 1955 and no tournament held in 1965 or apparently in 1977. It would appear however that championships were contested between 1956 and 1963, as sources note that a team called Aldar, the Mongolian Army Sports Club, won the title on numerous occasions during that time.


1988 Mongolian National Championship
Nonetheless, the 1988 national championship was won by Sükhbataar, a team from Sükhbaatar District, a Düüreg (district) of Ulaanbaatar, their second title and second in a row following their first victory in the 1987 championship, only the second time a Mongolian team had won back-to-back national titles following Tengeriin Bugnuud's victories in 1981 and 1982.


1988 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 1988 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies were led by third-year head coach Don Read, played their home games at Washington–Grizzly Stadium and finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 6–2 Big Sky).


1988 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 1988 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against Big Sky opponents) and finished a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Sky.


1988 Montana gubernatorial election
The 1988 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Governor of Montana Ted Schwinden, who was first elected in 1980 and was re-elected in 1984, declined to seek re-election to a third term, creating an open seat. Stan Stephens, the former President of the Montana Senate, won a close Republican primary, and advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Thomas Lee Judge, Schwinden's predecessor as governor and the Democratic nominee. Though the general election was hotly contested, Stephens ultimately defeated Judge, becoming the first Republican to win a gubernatorial election in Montana since 1964.


1988 Montana gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Campaign
Jim Waltermire, the Montana Secretary of State, was widely perceived to be the frontrunner in the primary, but, two months before the election, he was killed in a plane crash. Following his death, the race was narrowed down to Stan Stephens and Carl Winslow, though Waltermire remained on the ballot. Stephens earned the endorsement of much of the Republican establishment in the state, and campaigned on his experience in elected office and his success in the private sector. Winslow, meanwhile, campaigned on his youth and his ability to attract new businesses to the state.


1988 Monte Carlo Open
The 1988 Monte Carlo Open, also known by its sponsored name Volvo Monte Carlo Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 82nd edition of the tournament and was held from 18 April through 24 April 1989. First-seeded Ivan Lendl, who had been sidelined for eight weeks with a stress fracture in his right foot, won the singles title. It was his second singles title at the event after 1985.


1988 Monte Carlo Open, Finals, Doubles
Sergio Casal /  Emilio Sánchez defeated  Henri Leconte /  Ivan Lendl, 6–1, 6–3


1988 Monte Carlo Open – Singles
Mats Wilander was the defending champion, but lost to Claudio Pistolesi in the third round.


1988 Monte Carlo Open – Singles
Ivan Lendl won the title, defeating Martín Jaite 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 in the final.


1988 Monte Carlo Open – Singles, Seeds
All sixteen seeds received a bye to the second round.


1988 Montreal Expos season
The 1988 Montreal Expos season was the 20th season in franchise history. The Expos finished in 3rd place at 81-81, 20 games behind the New York Mets.


1988 Montreal Expos season, Spring training
The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their 12th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.


1988 Montreal Expos season, Regular season, Opening Day starters
Expos pitcher Pascual Pérez threw a five-inning rain-shortened no-hitter against the Phillies on September 24, 1988. It was the first no-hitter in Veterans Stadium history. Perez allowed one walk, and another Phillies baserunner reached on an error. Umpire Harry Wendelstedt waved off the game after a 90-minute rain delay after the game was stopped by a steady rain with one out in the top of the sixth. However, due to a statistical rule change in 1991, no-hitters must last at least nine innings to count. As a result of the retroactive application of the new rule, this game and thirty-five others are no longer considered no-hitters.


1988 Montreal Expos season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; SB = Stolen Bases


1988 Moray District Council election
Elections to the Moray District Council took place in May 1988, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts. The number of seats and the total vote share won by each party is listed below.


1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500
The 1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held on March 20, 1988, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia.


1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500
A souvenir program was handed out at this racing event; each copy sold at $5 USD ($10.94 when adjusted for inflation).


1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500
This was the last NASCAR race called for ABC by Keith Jackson. Paul Page began calling races at the 1988 Firecracker 400 until Bob Jenkins took over in the 1990s.


1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500, Background
Atlanta International Raceway (now Atlanta Motor Speedway) is one of ten current intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Charlotte Motor Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Homestead Miami Speedway, Kansas Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and Texas Motor Speedway. However, at the time, only Charlotte and Darlington were built.


1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500, Background
The layout at Atlanta International Speedway at the time was a four-turn traditional oval track that is 1.54 miles (2.48 km) long. The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, and the back stretch are banked at five.


1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500, Summary, Qualifying
Two drivers were awarded provisional qualifying positions at the back of the grid. These were Davey Allison (41st), and Ken Bouchard (42nd). Dale Jarrett started in 40th position on the grid, in Connie Saylor's No. 99 car, thus Jarrett was awarded the driver points for the car's finish.


1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500, Summary, Race
There were 42 cars on the starting grid for this 328-lap race. Approximately 12% of this event was held under caution. A long green flag stretch between laps 152 and 297 would be dominated by Dale Earnhardt, Benny Parsons and Rusty Wallace in addition to several other drivers. Benny Parsons was miserable and not his jovial self in 1988 due to running so poorly. However, Parsons was the only driver who could hang with Earnhardt through the first half of the race. He got trapped a lap down after a crash during green flag pit stops.


1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500, Summary, Race
Dale Earnhardt would end up besting Rusty Wallace by 9 seconds after racing for more than three and a half hours. This would become his first points victory in the #3 black Chevrolet machine. Parsons did this one race to prove that he could compete at a professional level before retiring at the end of the season and gave him some peace with the decision.


1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500, Summary, Race
This race was only a tease for the rest of 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series for Dale Earnhardt and his devoted fans; Bill Elliott and Rusty Wallace would win most of the races that year. By the time that Earnhardt achieved his final NASCAR Cup Series win at the 2000 Winston 500, he had already picked up 45 wins with the black Chevrolet that people still associate with him today. Former NASCAR crew chief and driver Kirk Shelmerdine would guide Earnhardt to the 32nd win of his NASCAR Cup Series career.


1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500, Summary, Race
Jimmy Means finished in the last place position due to a problem with his engine on the third lap. All of the drivers in this event were born in the United States of America. Brad Noffsinger made his debut and finished in 14th place (after starting in a 25th place). Geoffrey Bodine would win the pole position for Hendrick Motorsports at a speed of 176.623 miles per hour (284.247 km/h); while racing speeds would average 137.588 miles per hour (221.426 km/h).


1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500, Summary, Race
Sixty-two thousand attended this event and would see Derrike Cope become the lowest-finishing driver to complete the event; despite being more than 100 laps behind the lead vehicles. Bill Elliott's crash on lap 312 would prevent him from a top ten finish. A.J. Foyt had a competitive run from his 6th-place qualification right up to lap 85; where his engine gave out and knocked him out of the race.


1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500, Summary, Race
Ricky Rudd's Quaker State car blew a motor on lap 253. The first commercial break played on television after the incident was ironically a Quaker State "Quaker State Engines Don't Quit" message showing the alleged superiority of car engines using Quaker State.


1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500, Summary, Race
Despite Bill Elliott's lackluster performance in this race, he would go on to defeat Rusty Wallace for the 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup championship by a mere 24 points. The only drivers to win a Ford vehicle were him, Dale Jarrett and Alan Kulwicki. Brad Noffsinger and Rodney Combs were refused NASCAR championship points for not submitting their entry forms to the NASCAR officials in a suitable amount of time. They did, however, qualify for their respective spots and were cleared to compete.


1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500, Summary, Race
Individual monetary earnings from this event ranged from the winner's share of $69,750 ($152,630 when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place share of $4,410 ($9,650 when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse for this racing event was $416,355 ($911,084 when adjusted for inflation).


1988 Mr. Olympia
The 1988 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held at the Universal Amphitheater on September 10, 1988, in Los Angeles, California.


1988 Ms. Olympia
The 1988 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition was held in 1988 in New York City, New York. It was the 9th Ms. Olympia competition held.


1988 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1988 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match played on Sunday 17 July 1988 at Gaelic Grounds, Limerick. It was contested by Cork and Tipperary. Tipperary captained by Pat O'Neill retained the title beating Cork on a scoreline of 2-19 to 1-13.


1988 Myanmar–India earthquake
The 1988 Myanmar–India earthquake, also known as the Indo–Burma earthquake struck the Sagaing Region of Myanmar, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the border with India on 6 August at 7:06 am MMT with a moment magnitude (Mw ) of 7.3 or Richter magnitude (ML ) of 7.5. At least five people were killed, and more than 30 injured or missing as a result. Serious damage was reported in India and Bangladesh, while some minor damage occurred in Myanmar. The earthquake was reportedly felt in the Soviet Union.


1988 Myanmar–India earthquake, Tectonic setting
Myanmar lies at region where the Indian, Burma and Eurasian plates collide; with the Burma Plate wedged between. The north-northeast motion of the Indian Plate towards the Eurasian Plate has resulted in the formation of two major plate boundaries along the Burma Plate; the Sagaing Fault to the east, and a complex convergent boundary accommodating oblique subduction of the Indian Plate beneath Myanmar. Subduction of the Indian Plate occur along the Arakan Megathrust; the northern continuation of the Sunda Megathrust; capable of generating an earthquake greather than magnitude 8.0. The Mw  8.5–8.8 Arakan earthquake of 1762 is believed to be a thrusting earthquake on the Arakan Megathrust.


1988 Myanmar–India earthquake, Tectonic setting
Intermediate-depth intraslab earthquakes occur as a result of faulting within the subducting Indian Plate beneath the Burma Plate. These earthquakes have hypocenter depths that range from 60 kilometres (37 mi) to greater than 200 kilometres (120 mi). Earthquakes including the Mw  7.0 1975 Bagan earthquake, as well as the April and August earthquakes of 2016 were associated with intermediate-depth intraslab activity.


1988 Myanmar–India earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake had an epicenter location in a remote and sparsely populated area, more than 200 miles (320 km) from Mandalay, Myanmar and Shillong, India. Many small settlements however, including Homalin, Maungkan, Hta Man Thi and Kawya were in close proximitu to the location of the quake. West of where the earthquake nucleated, lies the Chin Hills-Arakan Range, a mountain belt formed by the collision of the Indian and Burma Plate, similar to the continental collision seen in the Himalayas. The focal mechanism of this event indicated oblique-reverse faulting at an intermediate depth of 90 km within the Indian Plate.


1988 Myanmar–India earthquake, Impact
Two people were killed and 30 either injured or missing in Bangladesh after seiches formed in the Jamuna River at Dhaka, causing a ferry boat to capsize. An additional two lost their lives in Northern India. Large-scale landslides, fissures and liquefaction events were reported in India and Bangladesh. Subsidence of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) was recorded in Gauhati, India. It was felt throughout Bangladesh and northeastern India, including Calcutta. The earthquake was also felt in parts of northwestern Myanmar and Kathmandu, Nepal. Shaking from the earthquake caused significant damage to human infrastructures, railroads, and roadways.


1988 Myanmar–India earthquake, Impact
Shaking from the earthquake was felt throughout northeast India with a maximum modified Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). In Assam, India, severe liquefaction severely damaged roads and bridges in the National Highway 37 system. Hotel Regale in Silchar suffered extensive damage due to liquefaction; subsiding floors and cracked walls. Many aged or traitional structures not made to withstand an earthquake were damaged beyond repair. A section of an embankment slumped away, leaving a railroad between Borlongphar and Langchiliet hanging 8 meters above the ground.


1988 Myanmar–India earthquake, Impact
On August 21 that same year, a smaller but deadlier magnitude 6.9 earthquake would affect the India and Nepal region, killing at least 721 people.


1988 NAIA Division I football season
The 1988 NAIA Division I football season was the 33rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 19th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.


1988 NAIA Division I football season
The season was played from August to November 1988 and culminated in the 1988 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1988 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 17, 1988 at Burke–Tarr Stadium in Jefferson City, Tennessee, on the campus of Carson–Newman College.


1988 NAIA Division I football season
Carson–Newman defeated Adams State in the Champion Bowl, 56–21, to win their fourth NAIA national title. It was the Eagles' third straight appearance in the Champion Bowl, going 1–1 in the previous two.


1988 NAIA Division II football season
The 1988 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1988 college football season in the United States and the 33rd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 19th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.


1988 NAIA Division II football season
The season was played from August to November 1988 and culminated in the 1988 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at the Memorial Stadium on the campus of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.


1988 NAIA Division II football season
Westminster (PA) defeated Wisconsin–La Crosse in the championship game, 21–14, to win their fourth NAIA national title.


1988 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 51st annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The last time 3rd and 4th decided on the court.


1988 NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament, 1988 NAIA bracket, 3rd place game
The third place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series
The 1988 NASCAR Busch Series began February 13 and ended October 30. Tommy Ellis of J&J Racing won the championship.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Goody's 300 powered by Sprite
The Goody's 300 powered by Sprite was held February 13 at Daytona International Speedway. Mike Swaim won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Mountain Dew 400
The Mountain Dew 400 was held February 28 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Dale Jarrett won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Goodwrench 200
The Goodwrench 200 was held March 5 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Miller Classic
The Miller Classic was held March 13 at Martinsville Speedway. Larry Pearson won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Country Squire 200
The Country Squire 200 was held March 26 at Darlington Raceway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Budweiser 200
The Budweiser 200 was held April 9 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Larry Pearson won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Hampton 200
The Hampton 200 was held April 30 at Langley Speedway. Tommy Ellis won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Pennsylvania 300
The Pennsylvania 300 was held May 7 at Nazareth Speedway. Mike Alexander won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, CarQuest 200
The CarQuest 200 was held May 21 at Nashville Speedway USA. Larry Pearson won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Winn-Dixie 300
The Winn-Dixie 300 was held May 28 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Budweiser 200
The Budweiser 200 was held June 4 at Dover International Speedway. Mike Alexander won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Roses Stores 150
The Roses Stores 150 was held June 11 at Orange County Speedway. Tommy Houston won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Big Star/Coca-Cola 200
The Big Star/Coca-Cola 200 was held June 19 at Lanier Speedway. Larry Pearson won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Granger Select 200
The Granger Select 200 was held June 25 at Louisville Motor Speedway. Bobby Dotter won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Myrtle Beach 200
The Myrtle Beach 200 was held July 2 at Myrtle Beach Speedway. L. D. Ottinger won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Oxford 250
The Oxford 250 was held July 10 at Oxford Plains Speedway. Larry Pearson won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Coors 200
The Coors 200 was held July 16 at South Boston Speedway. Rob Moroso won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Pepsi 200
The Pepsi 200 was held July 23 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Rob Moroso won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Busch 200
The Busch 200 was held July 30 at Langley Speedway. Tommy Ellis won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Kroger 200
The Kroger 200 was held August 6 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Kelly Moore won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Poole Equipment 150
The Poole Equipment 150 was held August 13 at Orange County Speedway. Larry Pearson won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Tri-City Pontiac 200
The Tri-City Pontiac 200 was held August 26 at Bristol International Speedway. Tommy Ellis won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Gatorade 200
The Gatorade 200 was held September 3 at Darlington Raceway. Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Commonwealth 200
The Commonwealth 200 was held September 10 at Richmond International Raceway. Harry Gant won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Commonwealth 200
NOTE:  This was the first race held at the newly expanded Richmond International Raceway, expanded from .542 mile to the new .750 mile distance in February.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Grand National 200
The Grand National 200 was held September 17 at Dover International Speedway. Harry Gant won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Advance Auto 150
The Advance Auto 150 was held September 24 at Martinsville Speedway. Tommy Ellis won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, All Pro 300
The All Pro 300 was held October 8 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Harry Gant won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, AC-Delco 200
The AC-Delco 200 was held October 22 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Harry Gant won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Busch Series, Races, Winston Classic
The Winston Classic was held October 30 at Martinsville Speedway. Tommy Houston won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 40th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 17th modern-era Cup series. The season began on February 7 at Daytona International Speedway and ended on November 20 at the Atlanta International Speedway. Bill Elliott of Melling Racing won the championship.


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1988 season was notable for hosting the first of two tire wars between Goodyear and Hoosier.


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1988 was the first season without NASCAR legend Tim Richmond since 1980.


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Busch Clash
The Busch Clash, an invitational event for all Busch Pole winners the previous season, was held February 7 at Daytona International Speedway. Geoff Bodine drew for the pole.


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Gatorade 125s
The Gatorade 125s, a pair of qualifying races for the Daytona 500, were held February 11 at Daytona International Speedway. Ken Schrader and Davey Allison won the poles for the races.


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Daytona 500
The Daytona 500, was held February 14, 1988, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Ken Schrader won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Daytona 500
Failed to qualify: 34 - Donnie Allison, 07 - Larry Moyer, 82 - Mark Stahl, 18 - Sarel van der Merwe, 85 - Bobby Gerhart, 2 - Ernie Irvan (R), 30 - Michael Waltrip*, 67 - Buddy Arrington, 10-Ken Bouchard (R), 24 - Bobby Coyle, 01 - Mickey Gibbs (R), 77 - Ken Ragan, 63 - Jocko Maggiacomo, 03 - David Pletcher, 54 - Ronnie Sanders, 80 - Jimmy Horton, 0 - Delma Cowart, 59 - Mark Gibson, 70 - J.D. McDuffie, 48 - Tony Spanos, 74 - John Linville, 02 - Joe Booher, 64 - Mike Potter, 39 - Blackie Wangerin, 56 - Joey Sonntag, 57 - Bobby Wawak, 49 - Mike Porter


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pontiac Excitement 400
The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held February 21 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. The No. 97 of Morgan Shepherd won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Pontiac Excitement 400
Failed to qualify: 2 - Ernie Irvan, 4 - Rick Wilson, 25* - Ken Schrader


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goodyear NASCAR 500
The Goodyear NASCAR 500 was a non-points exhibition race held on February 28 at the Calder Park Thunderdome in Melbourne, Australia - the first NASCAR-style high-banked paved oval built outside of North America. It was also the first NASCAR sanctioned race outside of North America. Neil Bonnett won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Goodwrench 500
The Goodwrench 500 was held March 6 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Motorcraft Quality Parts 500
The Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 was held March 20 at Atlanta International Raceway. The No. 5 of Geoff Bodine won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, TranSouth 500
The TranSouth 500 was held March 27 at Darlington Raceway. The No. 25 of Ken Schrader won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, Valleydale Meats 500
The Valleydale Meats 500 was held April 10 at Bristol International Raceway. The No. 4 of Rick Wilson won the pole.


1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Races, First Union 400
The First Union 400 was held April 17 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Terry Labonte won the pole.