Los Angeles Dodgers New Era Cap: worn during The 1988 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics. In that series the Oakland A's were the heavy favorites winning their division by 13 games over Minnesota Twins and then sweeping the Boston Red Sox. The Los Angeles Dodgers on the other hand weren't even supposed to be there. They upset the heavy favorites New York Mets 4 games to 3 and went on the upset the Oakland A's 4 games to 1. The Dodgers won the game, 5???4, and would go on to win the World Series, 4???1.