1988 San Francisco Giants season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = San Francisco Giants

| season = 1988

| misc =

| image =

| 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)

|}}

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.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butlebr01.shtml Brett Butler] at Baseball Reference
December 1, 1987: Joel Youngblood was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngjo02.shtml Joel Youngblood] at Baseball Reference
December 21, 1987: Phil Ouellette was released by the Giants.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ouellph01.shtml Phil Ouellette] at Baseball Reference
January 8, 1988: Atlee Hammaker was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hammaat01.shtml Atlee Hammaker] at Baseball Reference

Regular season

=Opening Day starters=

Mike Aldrete
Brett Butler
Will Clark
Dave Dravecky
Candy Maldonado
Francisco Meléndez
Kevin Mitchell
Robby Thompson
José Uribe{{Cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1988&t=SFN|title = 1988 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac}}

=Season standings=

=Record vs. opponents=

=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.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/deckest01.shtml Steve Decker] at Baseball Reference
June 8, 1988: Jeffrey Leonard was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ernest Riles.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rileser01.shtml Ernest Riles] at Baseball Reference
July 15, 1988: Mark Wasinger was released by the Giants.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wasinma01.shtml Mark Wasinger] at Baseball Reference

=Roster=

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" \| 1988 San Francisco Giants
colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|31\|Randy Bockus}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Jeff Brantley}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|Dennis Cook}} {{MLBplayer\|33\|Ron Davis}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Kelly Downs}} {{MLBplayer\|43\|Dave Dravecky}} {{MLBplayer\|50\|Scott Garrelts}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Atlee Hammaker}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Mike Krukow}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Mike LaCoss}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Craig Lefferts}} {{MLBplayer\|45\|Terry Mulholland}} {{MLBplayer\|47\|Joe Price}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Rick Reuschel}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|Don Robinson}} {{MLBplayer\|58\|Roger Samuels}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Lary Sorensen}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Trevor Wilson}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|15\|Bob Brenly}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Kirt Manwaring}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Bob Melvin}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|22\|Will Clark}} {{MLBplayer\|54\|Ángel Escobar}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Phil Garner}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Francisco Meléndez}} {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Kevin Mitchell}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Tony Perezchica}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Ernest Riles}} {{MLBplayer\|35\|Chris Speier}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Harry Spilman}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Robby Thompson}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|José Uribe}} {{MLBplayer\|33\|Mark Wasinger}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Matt Williams}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|25\|Mike Aldrete}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Brett Butler}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Charlie Hayes}} {{MLBplayer\|00\|Jeffrey Leonard}} {{MLBplayer\|21\|Candy Maldonado}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Donell Nixon}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Rusty Tillman}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Joel Youngblood}} Other batters {{MLBplayer\|26\|Jessie Reid}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|33\|Roger Craig}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|12\|Dusty Baker}} (First Base) {{MLBplayer\|42\|Bill Fahey}} {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Bob Lillis}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|José Morales}} (Hitting) {{MLBplayer\|34\|Norm Sherry}}

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colspan="10" style="background-color: #fd5a1e; color: #FFFDD0; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

{{MLBplayer|31|Randy Bockus}}
{{MLBplayer|49|Jeff Brantley}}
{{MLBplayer|31|Dennis Cook}}
{{MLBplayer|33|Ron Davis}}
{{MLBplayer|37|Kelly Downs}}
{{MLBplayer|43|Dave Dravecky}}
{{MLBplayer|50|Scott Garrelts}}
{{MLBplayer|14|Atlee Hammaker}}
{{MLBplayer|39|Mike Krukow}}
{{MLBplayer|29|Mike LaCoss}}
{{MLBplayer|32|Craig Lefferts}}
{{MLBplayer|45|Terry Mulholland}}
{{MLBplayer|47|Joe Price}}
{{MLBplayer|48|Rick Reuschel}}
{{MLBplayer|40|Don Robinson}}
{{MLBplayer|58|Roger Samuels}}
{{MLBplayer|19|Lary Sorensen}}
{{MLBplayer|41|Trevor Wilson}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

{{MLBplayer|15|Bob Brenly}}
{{MLBplayer|17|Kirt Manwaring}}
{{MLBplayer| 7|Bob Melvin}}

Infielders

{{MLBplayer|22|Will Clark}}
{{MLBplayer|54|Ángel Escobar}}
{{MLBplayer|20|Phil Garner}}
{{MLBplayer|18|Francisco Meléndez}}
{{MLBplayer| 7|Kevin Mitchell}}
{{MLBplayer|16|Tony Perezchica}}
{{MLBplayer| 1|Ernest Riles}}
{{MLBplayer|35|Chris Speier}}
{{MLBplayer|16|Harry Spilman}}
{{MLBplayer| 6|Robby Thompson}}
{{MLBplayer|23|José Uribe}}
{{MLBplayer|33|Mark Wasinger}}
{{MLBplayer|10|Matt Williams}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

{{MLBplayer|25|Mike Aldrete}}
{{MLBplayer| 2|Brett Butler}}
{{MLBplayer|26|Charlie Hayes}}
{{MLBplayer|00|Jeffrey Leonard}}
{{MLBplayer|21|Candy Maldonado}}
{{MLBplayer|30|Donell Nixon}}
{{MLBplayer|30|Rusty Tillman}}
{{MLBplayer| 8|Joel Youngblood}}

Other batters

{{MLBplayer|26|Jessie Reid}}

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

{{MLBplayer|33|Roger Craig}}

Coaches

{{MLBplayer|12|Dusty Baker}} (First Base)
{{MLBplayer|42|Bill Fahey}}
{{MLBplayer| 5|Bob Lillis}}
{{MLBplayer|28|José Morales}} (Hitting)
{{MLBplayer|34|Norm Sherry}}

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

style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="5%" \| Pos ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| AB ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| H ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| Avg. ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| HR ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	{{sortname\|Bob\|Melvin}}	92	273	64	.234	8	27
align="center" \| 1B	{{sortname\|Will\|Clark}}	150	529	163	.308	35	91
align="center" \| 2B	{{sortname\|Robby\|Thompson}}	138	477	126	.264	7	48
align="center" \| SS	{{sortname\|José\|Uribe}}	141	493	124	.252	3	35
align="center" \| 3B	{{sortname\|Kevin\|Mitchell\|Kevin Mitchell (baseball)}}	148	505	127	.251	19	80
align="center" \| LF	{{sortname\|Mike\|Aldrete}}	139	389	104	.267	3	50
align="center" \| CF	{{sortname\|Brett\|Butler\|Brett Butler (baseball)}}	157	568	163	.287	6	43
align="center"
align="center" \| RF	{{sortname\|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

style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| AB ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| H ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| Avg. ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| HR ! style="background:black;color:#f47937;" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Bob Brenly	73	206	39	.189	5	22
align=center \| Ernest Riles	79	187	55	.294	3	28
align=center \| Chris Speier	82	171	37	.216	3	18
align=center \| Jeffrey Leonard	44	160	41	.256	2	20
align=center \| Matt Williams	52	156	32	.205	8	19
align=center \| {{sortname\|Joel\|Youngblood}}	83	123	31	.252	0	16
align="center" \| Kirt Manwaring	40	116	29	.250	1	15
align=center \| Donell Nixon	59	78	27	.346	0	6
align=center \| Harry Spilman	40	40	7	.175	1	3
align=center \| {{sortname\|Francisco\|Meléndez}}	23	26	5	.192	0	3
align="center" \| Phil Garner	15	13	2	.154	0	1
align=center \| Charlie Hayes	7	11	1	.091	0	0
align=center \| Tony Perezchica	7	8	1	.125	0	1
align=center \| {{sortname\|Rusty\|Tillman\|Rusty Tillman (baseball)}}	4	4	1	.250	1	3
align="center" \| Ángel Escobar	3	3	1	.333	0	0
align=center \| Jessie Reid	2	2	0	.000	0	0
align=center \| {{sortname\|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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Rick\|Reuschel}}	36	245.0	19	11	3.12	92
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Kelly\|Downs}}	27	168.0	13	9	3.32	118
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Mike\|Krukow}}	20	124.2	7	4	3.54	75
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Mike\|LaCoss}}	19	114.1	7	7	3.62	70
align=center \| Dave Dravecky	7	37.0	2	2	3.16	19
align=center \| Trevor Wilson	4	22.0	0	2	4.09	15
align=center \| 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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Don Robinson	51	176.2	10	5	2.45	122
align="center" \| {{sortname\|Atlee\|Hammaker}}	43	144.2	9	9	3.73	65
align="center" \| Terry Mulholland	9	46.0	2	1	3.72	18
align=center \| 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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Scott Garrelts	65	5	9	13	3.58	86
align=center \| Craig Lefferts	64	3	8	11	2.92	58
align=center \| Joe Price	38	1	6	4	3.94	49
align=center \| {{sortname\|Randy\|Bockus}}	20	1	1	0	4.78	18
align="center" \| Roger Samuels	15	1	2	0	3.47	22
align=center \| Larry Sorenson	12	0	0	2	4.86	9
align=center \| 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

All-Star Game

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Phoenix Firebirds|league15=Pacific Coast League|manager15=Wendell Kim

|level16=AA |team16=Shreveport Captains|league16=Texas League|manager16=Jack Mull

|level17=A |team17=San Jose Giants|league17=California League|manager17=Duane Espy

|level18=A|team18=Clinton Giants|league18=Midwest League|manager18=Bill Evers

|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Everett Giants|league19=Northwest League|manager19=Joe Strain

|level20=Rookie|team20=Pocatello Giants|league20=Pioneer League|manager20=Jack Hiatt

}}Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1988.shtml 1988 San Francisco Giants] at Baseball Reference
[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1988&t=SFN 1988 San Francisco Giants] at Baseball Almanac

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