B rit ish ▁music ▁critics ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁College <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁American ▁League ▁Championship ▁Series ▁was ▁a ▁best - of - se ven ▁series ▁that ▁p itted ▁the ▁East ▁Division ▁champion ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁against ▁the ▁West ▁Division ▁champion ▁Oak land ▁Athletics . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁in ▁AL CS ▁play . ▁The ▁Athletics ▁swe pt ▁the ▁Series ▁four ▁games ▁to ▁none ▁and ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁lose ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁World ▁Series . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁ ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁vs . ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁ ▁Game ▁summar ies ▁ ▁Game ▁ 1 ▁Wed nes day , ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁at ▁Fen way ▁Park ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁conducted ▁before ▁Game ▁ 1 , ▁José ▁Can se co ▁denied ▁reports ▁in ▁that ▁day ' s ▁Washington ▁Post ▁by ▁baseball ▁rep orter ▁Thomas ▁Bos well ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁used ▁ster oid s . ▁Can se co ▁was ▁supported ▁in ▁this ▁den ial ▁by ▁former ▁sl ug ger ▁Reg gie ▁Jackson . ▁ ▁The ▁opening ▁game ▁in ▁Fen way ▁Park ▁p itted ▁Bruce ▁Hur st ▁against ▁Oak land ' s ▁new found ▁ace , ▁Dave ▁Stewart . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁sc or eless ▁until ▁the ▁fourth ▁when ▁Can se co , ▁coming ▁off ▁the ▁first ▁ 4 0 – 4 0 ▁season ▁in ▁major ▁league ▁history