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.
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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Offseason edit
- 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 edit
Opening Day starters edit
- Mike Aldrete
- Brett Butler
- Will Clark
- Dave Dravecky
- Candy Maldonado
- Francisco Meléndez
- Kevin Mitchell
- Robby Thompson
- José Uribe[5]
Season standings edit
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 94 | 67 | 0.584 | — | 45–36 | 49–31 |
Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 74 | 0.540 | 7 | 45–35 | 42–39 |
San Diego Padres | 83 | 78 | 0.516 | 11 | 47–34 | 36–44 |
San Francisco Giants | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 11½ | 45–36 | 38–43 |
Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 12½ | 44–37 | 38–43 |
Atlanta Braves | 54 | 106 | 0.338 | 39½ | 28–51 | 26–55 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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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
- 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 edit
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Game log edit
Regular season Game log edit
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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 edit
Regular season edit
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) |
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2 | April 5 | @ LAD | Butler (CF) |
Aldrete (LF) |
Mitchell (3B) |
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17 | April 23 | LAD | Butler (CF) |
Mitchell (3B) |
Aldrete (RF) |
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18 | April 24 | LAD | Butler (CF) |
Mitchell (3B) |
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97 | July 25 | LAD | Butler (CF) |
Mitchell (3B) |
Aldrete (LF) |
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98 | July 26 | LAD | Butler (CF) |
Aldrete (LF) |
Mitchell (3B) |
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99 | July 26 | LAD | Butler (CF) |
Aldrete (LF) |
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100 | July 27 | LAD | Butler (CF) |
Aldrete (LF) |
Mitchell (3B) |
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115 | August 12 | @ LAD | Butler (CF) |
Mitchell (LF) |
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116 | August 13 | @ LAD | Butler (CF) |
Mitchell (LF) |
Aldrete (RF) |
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117 | August 14 | @ LAD | Butler (CF) |
Mitchell (LF) |
Aldrete (RF) |
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118 | August 15 | @ LAD | Butler (CF) |
Mitchell (LF) |
Aldrete (RF) |
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154 | September 23 | LAD | Butler (CF) |
Mitchell (LF) |
Aldrete (RF) |
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155 | September 24 | LAD | Butler (CF) |
Mitchell (LF) |
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156 | September 25 | LAD | Butler (CF) |
Aldrete (RF) |
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160 | September 30 | @ LAD | Butler (CF) |
Mitchell (LF) |
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161 | October 1 | @ LAD | Riles (2B) |
Aldrete (CF) |
Mitchell (LF) |
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162 | October 2 | @ LAD | Riles (2B) |
Aldrete (CF) |
Mitchell (LF) |
Detailed records edit
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Game umpires edit
Regular season edit
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 edit
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 edit
Starting pitchers edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- Will Clark, National League Leader, Runs Batted In (109)
- José Uribe SS, Willie Mac Award
Farm system edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- 1988 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1988 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac