The 1988 Montreal Expos season was the 20th season in franchise history. The Expos finished in third place in the National League East at 81–81, 20 games behind the New York Mets.
1988 Montreal Expos | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Olympic Stadium | |
City | Montreal | |
Record | 81–81 | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Charles Bronfman | |
General managers | Bill Stoneman, Dave Dombrowski | |
Managers | Buck Rodgers | |
Television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Jim Fanning) The Sports Network (Ken Singleton, Jim Hughson) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun) | |
Radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Jim Fanning, Rich Griffin) CKAC (French) (Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte) | |
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Offseason
edit- December 7, 1987: Dave Engle was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[1]
- December 16, 1987: Bryn Smith was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[2]
- December 18, 1987: Rex Hudler was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[3]
- December 18, 1987: Dennis Martínez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[4]
- March 5, 1988: Otis Nixon was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[5]
- March 24, 1988: Graig Nettles was purchased by the Expos from the Atlanta Braves.[6]
- CFL quarterback Matt Dunigan retired from the Canadian Football League in 1988 and chased a childhood dream of professional baseball. Dunigan attended an open tryout with the Montreal Expos and was one of two players selected to sign a contract.[7]
Spring training
editThe 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.
Regular season
editOpening Day starters
edit- Hubie Brooks
- Tom Foley
- Andrés Galarraga
- Dennis Martínez
- Tim Raines
- Jeff Reed
- Luis Rivera
- Tim Wallach
- Mitch Webster
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.[8] 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.
Season standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Mets | 100 | 60 | .625 | — | 56–24 | 44–36 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 75 | .531 | 15 | 43–38 | 42–37 |
Montreal Expos | 81 | 81 | .500 | 20 | 43–38 | 38–43 |
Chicago Cubs | 77 | 85 | .475 | 24 | 39–42 | 38–43 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 86 | .469 | 25 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 65 | 96 | .404 | 35½ | 38–42 | 27–54 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] | |||||||||||||||||
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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- July 13, 1988: Jeff Reed, Herm Winningham, and Randy St. Claire were traded by the Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Tracy Jones and Pat Pacillo.[9]
- July 14, 1988: Dave Engle was released by the Expos.[1]
- July 14, 1988: Mitch Webster was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Martinez.[10]
- July 23, 1988: Casey Candaele was traded by the Expos to the Houston Astros for Mark Bailey.[11]
- September 1, 1988: The Expos traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers for Tom O'Malley. The Expos completed the deal by sending Jack Daugherty to the Rangers on September 13.[12]
Draft picks
edit- June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball Draft
- Marquis Grissom was drafted by the Expos in the 3rd round. Player signed June 13, 1988.[13]
- Bret Barberie was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 7th round.[14]
Major League debuts
edit- Batters:
- Jeff Huson (Sep 2)
- Johnny Paredes (Apr 29)
- Pitchers:
- Tim Barrett (Jul 18)
- Brian Holman (Jun 25)
- Randy Johnson (Sep 15) [15]
Roster
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Player stats
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Batting
editStarters by position
editNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Nelson Santovenia | 92 | 309 | 73 | .236 | 8 | 41 | 2 |
1B | Andrés Galarraga | 157 | 609 | 184 | .302 | 29 | 92 | 13 |
2B | Tom Foley | 127 | 377 | 100 | .265 | 5 | 43 | 2 |
SS | Luis Rivera | 123 | 371 | 83 | .224 | 4 | 30 | 3 |
3B | Tim Wallach | 159 | 592 | 152 | .257 | 12 | 69 | 2 |
LF | Tim Raines | 109 | 429 | 116 | .270 | 12 | 48 | 33 |
CF | Mitch Webster | 81 | 259 | 66 | .255 | 2 | 13 | 12 |
RF | Hubie Brooks | 151 | 588 | 164 | .279 | 20 | 90 | 7 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Otis Nixon | 90 | 271 | 66 | .244 | 0 | 15 | 46 |
Rex Hudler | 77 | 216 | 59 | .273 | 4 | 14 | 29 |
Dave Martinez | 63 | 191 | 49 | .257 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
Mike Fitzgerald | 63 | 155 | 42 | .271 | 5 | 23 | 2 |
Tracy Jones | 53 | 141 | 47 | .333 | 2 | 15 | 9 |
Jeff Reed | 43 | 123 | 27 | .220 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Casey Candaele | 36 | 116 | 20 | .172 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Wallace Johnson | 86 | 94 | 29 | .309 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Graig Nettles | 80 | 93 | 16 | .172 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
Johnny Paredes | 35 | 91 | 17 | .187 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
Herm Winningham | 47 | 90 | 21 | .233 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
Jeff Huson | 20 | 42 | 13 | .310 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Dave Engle | 34 | 37 | 8 | .216 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tom O'Malley | 14 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Wilfredo Tejada | 8 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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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Dennis Martínez | 34 | 235.1 | 15 | 13 | 2.72 | 120 |
Bryn Smith | 32 | 198.0 | 12 | 10 | 3.00 | 122 |
Pascual Pérez | 27 | 188.0 | 12 | 8 | 2.44 | 131 |
John Dopson | 26 | 168.2 | 3 | 11 | 3.04 | 101 |
Brian Holman | 18 | 100.1 | 4 | 8 | 3.23 | 58 |
Floyd Youmans | 14 | 84.0 | 3 | 6 | 3.21 | 54 |
Randy Johnson | 4 | 26.0 | 4 | 0 | 2.42 | 25 |
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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Neal Heaton | 32 | 97.1 | 3 | 10 | 4.99 | 43 |
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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Tim Burke | 61 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3.40 | 42 |
Andy McGaffigan | 63 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2.76 | 71 |
Jeff Parrett | 61 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2.65 | 62 |
Joe Hesketh | 60 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2.85 | 64 |
Bob McClure | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6.16 | 12 |
Randy St. Claire | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 6 |
Mike Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.12 | 4 |
Tim Barrett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 5 |
Rich Sauveur | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 |
Award winners
edit1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Andrés Galarraga, first base, reserve[16]
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis[17]
References
edit- ^ a b Dave Engle page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rex Hudler page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dennis Martínez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Otis Nixon page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Graig Nettles page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "MATT DUNIGAN | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ Bob Ford (September 25, 1988). "Perez Blanks The Phils On 5-inning No-hitter". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference
- ^ [1]
- ^ Casey Candaele page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Marquis Grissom page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bret Barberie page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft".
- ^ "1988 All-Star Game Box Score, July 12".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007