1988 San Francisco Giants season
1988 San Francisco Giants | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Division | West | |||
Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |||
City | San Francisco, California | |||
Owners | Bob Lurie | |||
General managers | Al Rosen | |||
Managers | Roger Craig | |||
Television | KTVU (Duane Kuiper, Steve Physioc) GiantsVision (Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper) | |||
Radio | KNBR (Ron Fairly, Wayne Hagin) KIQI (Tito Fuentes, Edgard Martinez) | |||
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The 1988 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 106th season in Major League Baseball, their 31st season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 29th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with an 83–79 record, 11½ games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason
- December 1, 1987: Brett Butler was signed as a free agent with the Giants.[1]
- December 1, 1987: Joel Youngblood was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[2]
- December 21, 1987: Phil Ouellette was released by the Giants.[3]
- January 8, 1988: Atlee Hammaker was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[4]
Regular season
Opening Day starters
- Mike Aldrete
- Brett Butler
- Will Clark
- Dave Dravecky
- Candy Maldonado
- Francisco Meléndez
- Kevin Mitchell
- Robby Thompson
- José Uribe[5]
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 94 | 67 | .584 | — | 45–36 | 49–31 |
Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 74 | .540 | 7 | 45–35 | 42–39 |
San Diego Padres | 83 | 78 | .516 | 11 | 47–34 | 36–44 |
San Francisco Giants | 83 | 79 | .512 | 11½ | 45–36 | 38–43 |
Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | .506 | 12½ | 44–37 | 38–43 |
Atlanta Braves | 54 | 106 | .338 | 39½ | 28–51 | 26–55 |
Record vs. opponents
1988 National League record
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 5–13 | 5–13 | 4–14 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–5 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 3–9 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8–1 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 13–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 9–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 14–4 | 8–4–1 | 11–7 | 9–9 | — | 8–4 | 1–10 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 7–5 | |||||
Montreal | 8–4 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 6–12 | 9–9–1 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 13–5 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 9–9 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 10–1 | 12–6 | — | 10–8 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 14–4 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 9–9–1 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 4–7 | 7–5 | 6–12 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5–5 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 | |||||
San Diego | 10–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–4 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 6–6 | |||||
San Francisco | 13–5 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–3 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 4–14 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 1, 1988: Steve Decker was drafted by the Giants in the 21st round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.[6]
- June 8, 1988: Jeffrey Leonard was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ernest Riles.[7]
- July 15, 1988: Mark Wasinger was released by the Giants.[8]
Roster
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Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
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Other batters
| Manager
Coaches
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Game log
Regular season Game log
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April: 11–12 (Home: 6–8; Away: 5–4)
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May: 14–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–9)
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June: 14–11 (Home: 6–6; Away: 8–5)
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July: 17–11 (Home: 13–4; Away: 4–7)
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August: 14–15 (Home: 7–5; Away: 7–10)
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September: 12–15 (Home: 5–8; Away: 7–7)
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October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legend: = Win = Loss; = Postponement Bold = Giants team member |
Starting Lineups
Regular season
Game | Date | Opponent | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | SP |
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1 | April 4 | @ LAD | Butler (CF) | Aldrete (LF) | Mitchell (3B) | |||||||
2 | April 5 | @ LAD | Butler (CF) | Aldrete (LF) | Mitchell (3B) | |||||||
17 | April 23 | LAD | Butler (CF) | Mitchell (3B) | Aldrete (RF) | |||||||
18 | April 24 | LAD | Butler (CF) | Mitchell (3B) | ||||||||
97 | July 25 | LAD | Butler (CF) | Mitchell (3B) | Aldrete (LF) | |||||||
98 | July 26 | LAD | Butler (CF) | Aldrete (LF) | Mitchell (3B) | |||||||
99 | July 26 | LAD | Butler (CF) | Aldrete (LF) | ||||||||
100 | July 27 | LAD | Butler (CF) | Aldrete (LF) | Mitchell (3B) | |||||||
115 | August 12 | @ LAD | Butler (CF) | Mitchell (LF) | ||||||||
116 | August 13 | @ LAD | Butler (CF) | Mitchell (LF) | Aldrete (RF) | |||||||
117 | August 14 | @ LAD | Butler (CF) | Mitchell (LF) | Aldrete (RF) | |||||||
118 | August 15 | @ LAD | Butler (CF) | Mitchell (LF) | Aldrete (RF) | |||||||
154 | September 23 | LAD | Butler (CF) | Mitchell (LF) | Aldrete (RF) | |||||||
155 | September 24 | LAD | Butler (CF) | Mitchell (LF) | ||||||||
156 | September 25 | LAD | Butler (CF) | Aldrete (RF) | ||||||||
160 | September 30 | @ LAD | Butler (CF) | Mitchell (LF) | ||||||||
161 | October 1 | @ LAD | Riles (2B) | Aldrete (CF) | Mitchell (LF) | |||||||
162 | October 2 | @ LAD | Riles (2B) | Aldrete (CF) | Mitchell (LF) |
Detailed records
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Game umpires
Regular season
Game | Date | Opponent | HP | 1B | 2B | 3B |
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1 | April 4 | @ LAD | John Kibler | Jim Quick | Eric Gregg | Dave Pallone |
2 | April 5 | @ LAD | Jim Quick | Eric Gregg | Dave Pallone | John Kibler |
17 | April 23 | LAD | Lee Weyer | Ed Montague | John McSherry | Fred Brocklander |
18 | April 24 | LAD | Ed Montague | John McSherry | Fred Brocklander | Lee Weyer |
97 | July 25 | LAD | Doug Harvey | Jerry Crawford | Greg Bonin | Bob Davidson |
98 | July 26 | LAD | Jerry Crawford | Greg Bonin | Bob Davidson | Doug Harvey |
99 | July 26 | LAD | Greg Bonin | Bob Davidson | Doug Harvey | Jerry Crawford |
100 | July 27 | LAD | Bob Davidson | Doug Harvey | Jerry Crawford | Greg Bonin |
115 | August 12 | @ LAD | Tom Hallion | Paul Runge | Charlie Williams | Joe West |
116 | August 13 | @ LAD | Paul Runge | Charlie Williams | Joe West | Tom Hallion |
117 | August 14 | @ LAD | Charlie Williams | Joe West | Tom Hallion | Paul Runge |
118 | August 15 | @ LAD | Joe West | Tom Hallion | Paul Runge | Charlie Williams |
154 | September 23 | LAD | Charlie Williams | Joe West | Bob Engel | Paul Runge |
155 | September 24 | LAD | Joe West | Paul Runge | Bob Engel | Charlie Williams |
156 | September 25 | LAD | Paul Runge | Bob Engel | Charlie Williams | Joe West |
160 | September 30 | @ LAD | Greg Bonin | John Kibler | Doug Harvey | Jim Quick |
161 | October 1 | @ LAD | John Kibler | Doug Harvey | Jim Quick | Greg Bonin |
162 | October 2 | @ LAD | Doug Harvey | Jim Quick | Greg Bonin | John Kibler |
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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Bob Melvin | 92 | 273 | 64 | .234 | 8 | 27 |
1B | Will Clark | 150 | 529 | 163 | .308 | 35 | 91 |
2B | Robby Thompson | 138 | 477 | 126 | .264 | 7 | 48 |
SS | José Uribe | 141 | 493 | 124 | .252 | 3 | 35 |
3B | Kevin Mitchell | 148 | 505 | 127 | .251 | 19 | 80 |
LF | Mike Aldrete | 139 | 389 | 104 | .267 | 3 | 50 |
CF | Brett Butler | 157 | 568 | 163 | .287 | 6 | 43 |
RF | Candy Maldonado | 142 | 499 | 127 | .255 | 12 | 68 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Bob Brenly | 73 | 206 | 39 | .189 | 5 | 22 |
Ernest Riles | 79 | 187 | 55 | .294 | 3 | 28 |
Chris Speier | 82 | 171 | 37 | .216 | 3 | 18 |
Jeffrey Leonard | 44 | 160 | 41 | .256 | 2 | 20 |
Matt Williams | 52 | 156 | 32 | .205 | 8 | 19 |
Joel Youngblood | 83 | 123 | 31 | .252 | 0 | 16 |
Kirt Manwaring | 40 | 116 | 29 | .250 | 1 | 15 |
Donell Nixon | 59 | 78 | 27 | .346 | 0 | 6 |
Harry Spilman | 40 | 40 | 7 | .175 | 1 | 3 |
Francisco Meléndez | 23 | 26 | 5 | .192 | 0 | 3 |
Phil Garner | 15 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 1 |
Charlie Hayes | 7 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Perezchica | 7 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 1 |
Rusty Tillman | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 3 |
Ángel Escobar | 3 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Jessie Reid | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Wasinger | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Rick Reuschel | 36 | 245.0 | 19 | 11 | 3.12 | 92 |
Kelly Downs | 27 | 168.0 | 13 | 9 | 3.32 | 118 |
Mike Krukow | 20 | 124.2 | 7 | 4 | 3.54 | 75 |
Mike LaCoss | 19 | 114.1 | 7 | 7 | 3.62 | 70 |
Dave Dravecky | 7 | 37.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.16 | 19 |
Trevor Wilson | 4 | 22.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.09 | 15 |
Dennis Cook | 4 | 22.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.86 | 13 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Don Robinson | 51 | 176.2 | 10 | 5 | 2.45 | 122 |
Atlee Hammaker | 43 | 144.2 | 9 | 9 | 3.73 | 65 |
Terry Mulholland | 9 | 46.0 | 2 | 1 | 3.72 | 18 |
Jeff Brantley | 9 | 20.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.66 | 11 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Scott Garrelts | 65 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 3.58 | 86 |
Craig Lefferts | 64 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2.92 | 58 |
Joe Price | 38 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3.94 | 49 |
Randy Bockus | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.78 | 18 |
Roger Samuels | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.47 | 22 |
Larry Sorenson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.86 | 9 |
Ron Davis | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.67 | 15 |
Award winners
- Will Clark, National League Leader, Runs Batted In (109)
- José Uribe SS, Willie Mac Award
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Phoenix Firebirds | Pacific Coast League | Wendell Kim |
AA | Shreveport Captains | Texas League | Jack Mull |
A | San Jose Giants | California League | Duane Espy |
A | Clinton Giants | Midwest League | Bill Evers |
A-Short Season | Everett Giants | Northwest League | Joe Strain |
Rookie | Pocatello Giants | Pioneer League | Jack Hiatt |
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References
- ^ Brett Butler at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joel Youngblood at Baseball Reference
- ^ Phil Ouellette at Baseball Reference
- ^ Atlee Hammaker at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1988 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Steve Decker at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ernest Riles at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Wasinger at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1988 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1988 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac