1988 Atlanta Braves season

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1988 Atlanta Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (Since 1966)
1988 Information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General Manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Manager(s)	Chuck Tanner, Russ Nixon
Local television	WTBS Superstation WTBS
Local radio	WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Billy Sample)

See also: Atlanta Braves

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
- 3.2 Starting pitchers
  - 3.2.1 Relief pitchers
4 References

[edit] Offseason

November 13, 1987: Ken Griffey, Sr. signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves. ^[1]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	94	67	--	.584
Cincinnati Reds	87	74	7.0	.540
San Diego Padres	83	78	11.0	.516
San Francisco Giants	73	79	11.5	.512
Houston Astros	82	80	12.5	.506
Atlanta Braves	54	106	39.5	.338

[edit] Notable Transactions

July 28, 1988: Ken Griffey, Sr. was released by the Atlanta Braves. ^[2]

[edit] Roster

1988 Atlanta Braves roster

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Roster

Pitchers

25 Pete Smith
26 Rick Mahler
29 John Smoltz
30 Paul Assenmacher
34 Zane Smith
36 Chuck Cary
37 Joe Boever
38 Jim Acker
40 Jose Alvarez
42 Bruce Sutter
45 Charlie Puleo
47 Tom Glavine
48 Gary Eave
49 German Jimenez
50 Kevin Blankenship

Catchers

8 Jody Davis
9 Ozzie Virgil
20 Bruce Benedict

Infielders

Outfielders

1 Albert Hall
3 Dale Murphy
4 Jerry Royster
6 Lonnie Smith
10 Dion James
15 Gary Roenicke
16 Tommy Gregg
19, 29 Terry Blocker
22 Ken Griffey, Sr.

Manager

- Russ Nixon

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

v • d • e 1988 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1988 All-Star Game • 1988 World Series

[edit] References

v • d • e Atlanta Braves

Formerly the Boston Braves and the Milwaukee Braves • Based in Atlanta, Georgia

The Franchise	Records • Seasons • Managers • Broadcasters

Ballparks	South End Grounds • Congress Street Grounds • South End Grounds • Fenway Park • Braves Field • Milwaukee County Stadium • Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • Turner Field

Culture	Chief Noc-A-Homa • Homer • Rally • Tomahawk Buzzcut • Tomahawk Chop

Rivalries	Braves-Mets rivalry

Important Figures	Hank Aaron • Bobby Cox • Tom Glavine • Greg Maddux • Eddie Mathews • Leo Mazzone • Dale Murphy • Phil Niekro • Johnny Sain • John Smoltz • Warren Spahn • Chipper Jones •Andruw Jones • Jeff Francoeur • Brian McCann • Ted Turner

Retired Numbers	3 • 21 • 35 • 41 • 42 • 44

Key Personnel	Owner: John C. Malone (Liberty Media) • General Manager: Frank Wren • Club President: John Schuerholz • Manager: Bobby Cox

World Series Championships (3)	1914 • 1957 • 1995

National League Championships (17)	1877 • 1878 • 1883 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1897 • 1898 • 1914 • 1948 • 1957 • 1958 • 1991 • 1992 • 1995 • 1996 • 1999

National Association Championships (4)	1872 • 1873 • 1874 • 1875

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Minor League Affiliates	Richmond Braves (AAA-IL) • Mississippi Braves (AA-SL) • Myrtle Beach Pelicans (A-CarL) • Rome Braves (A-SAL) • Gulf Coast Braves (Rookies-GCL) • Danville Braves (Rookie-AppL)

Other Assets	SportSouth • TBS

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