The 1988 Atlanta Braves season was the 118th in franchise history and their 23rd in Atlanta.
1988 Atlanta Braves | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | |
City | Atlanta | |
Record | 54–106 (.338) | |
Divisional place | 6th | |
Owners | Ted Turner | |
General managers | Bobby Cox | |
Managers | Chuck Tanner, Russ Nixon | |
Television | WTBS Superstation WTBS | |
Radio | WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Billy Sample) | |
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Offseason
edit- November 13, 1987: Ken Griffey, Sr. was signed as a free agent by the Braves.[1]
- December 6, 1987: Graig Nettles was signed as a free agent by the Braves.[2]
- December 8, 1987: Ed Whited was traded by the Houston Astros with Mike Stoker (minors) to the Atlanta Braves for Rafael Ramirez and cash. [3]
- March 24, 1988: Graig Nettles was purchased from the Braves by the Montreal Expos.[2]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | 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
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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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
edit- May 17, 1988: Jerry Royster was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.[4]
- May 20, 1988: Melvin Nieves was signed by the Braves as an amateur free agent.[5]
- June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft
- Steve Avery was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (3rd pick). Player signed June 30, 1988.[6]
- Turk Wendell was drafted by the Braves in the 5th round. Player signed June 4, 1988.[7]
- July 28, 1988: Ken Griffey, Sr. was released by the Braves.[1]
Roster
edit1988 Atlanta Braves | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Ozzie Virgil, Jr. | 107 | 320 | 82 | .256 | 9 | 31 |
1B | Gerald Perry | 141 | 547 | 164 | .300 | 8 | 74 |
2B | Ron Gant | 146 | 563 | 146 | .259 | 19 | 60 |
3B | Ken Oberkfell | 120 | 422 | 117 | .277 | 3 | 40 |
SS | Andrés Thomas | 153 | 606 | 153 | .252 | 13 | 68 |
LF | Dion James | 132 | 386 | 99 | .256 | 3 | 60 |
CF | Terry Blocker | 66 | 198 | 42 | .212 | 2 | 10 |
RF | Dale Murphy | 156 | 592 | 134 | .226 | 24 | 77 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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Bruce Benedict | 90 | 236 | 57 | .242 | 0 | 19 |
Albert Hall | 85 | 231 | 57 | .247 | 1 | 15 |
Ken Griffey | 69 | 193 | 48 | .249 | 2 | 19 |
Lonnie Smith | 43 | 114 | 27 | .237 | 3 | 9 |
Gary Roenicke | 49 | 114 | 26 | .228 | 1 | 7 |
Ted Simmons | 78 | 107 | 21 | .196 | 2 | 11 |
Jerry Royster | 68 | 102 | 18 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Morrison | 51 | 92 | 14 | .152 | 2 | 13 |
Paul Runge | 52 | 76 | 16 | .211 | 0 | 7 |
Jeff Blauser | 18 | 67 | 16 | .239 | 2 | 7 |
Dámaso García | 21 | 60 | 7 | .117 | 1 | 4 |
Mark Lemke | 16 | 58 | 13 | .224 | 0 | 2 |
Tommy Gregg | 11 | 29 | 10 | .345 | 0 | 4 |
Jody Davis | 2 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 1 | 3 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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 Mahler | 39 | 249.0 | 9 | 16 | 3.69 | 131 |
Tom Glavine | 34 | 195.1 | 7 | 17 | 4.56 | 84 |
Pete Smith | 32 | 195.1 | 7 | 15 | 3.69 | 124 |
Zane Smith | 23 | 140.1 | 5 | 10 | 4.30 | 59 |
John Smoltz | 12 | 64.0 | 2 | 7 | 5.48 | 37 |
Kevin Blankenship | 2 | 10.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 5 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Kevin Coffman | 18 | 67.0 | 2 | 6 | 5.78 | 24 |
Germán Jiménez | 15 | 55.2 | 1 | 6 | 5.01 | 26 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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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Bruce Sutter | 38 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 4.76 | 40 |
Paul Assenmacher | 64 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3.06 | 71 |
Jose Alvarez | 60 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.99 | 81 |
Charlie Puleo | 53 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3.47 | 70 |
Jim Acker | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.71 | 25 |
Juan Eichelberger | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 13 |
Joe Boever | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.77 | 7 |
Ed Olwine | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 5 |
Chuck Cary | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 7 |
Gary Eave | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Jim Morrison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
editAwards and honors
edit- Dale Murphy, Roberto Clemente Award
References
edit- ^ a b Ken Griffey at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b Graig Nettles at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "Ed Whited: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "Jerry Royster Stats".
- ^ Melvin Nieves at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Steve Avery at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Turk Wendell at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997