1988 Cincinnati Reds season

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1988 Cincinnati Reds
Major league affiliations
Location
1988 Information
Owner(s) Marge Schott
General Manager(s) Murray Cook
Manager(s) Pete Rose
Local television WLWT
(Jay Randolph, Johnny Bench)
Local radio WLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)

The Cincinnati Reds' 1988 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West. Led by manager Pete Rose, the Reds had a record of 87 wins and 74 losses, finishing seven games back of the eventual world champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The 1988 season would be Pete Rose's last full season as Reds manager.

Contents

[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

  • June 1, 1988: Paul Byrd was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 13th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign. [1]
  • August 2, 1988: Ken Griffey, Sr. signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds. [2]

[edit] Roster

1988 Cincinnati Reds roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] All-Star Game

The 1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 59th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 12, 1988 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, the home of the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 2-1.

[edit] The Perfect Game

Tom Browning pitching a perfect game on September 16, 1988 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Tom Browning after pitching a perfect game.
Tom Browning after pitching a perfect game.

[edit] Scorecard

September 16, 1988, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 3 0
W: Tom Browning (16-5)  L: Tim Belcher (10-5)  
Attendance: 16,591, Time: 1:51

[edit] Batting

Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI
Griffin, ss 3 0 0 0 Larkin, ss 3 1 1 0
Hatcher, 1b 3 0 0 0 Sabo, 3b 3 0 1 0
Gibson, lf 3 0 0 0 Daniels, lf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez, lf 0 0 0 0 Davis, cf 2 0 0 0
Marshall, rf 3 0 0 0 O’Neill, rf 3 0 0 0
Shelby, cf 3 0 0 0 Esasky, 1b 3 0 0 0
Hamilton, 3b 3 0 0 0 Reed, c 3 0 0 0
Dempsey, c 3 0 0 0 Oester, 2b 3 0 1 0
Sax, 2b 3 0 0 0 Browning, p 3 0 0 0
Belcher, p 2 0 0 0 None 0 0 0 0
Woodson, ph 1 0 0 0 None 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 0 0 Totals 26 1 3 0

[edit] Pitching

Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher, L (10-5) 8.0 3 1 0 1 7 Browning, W (16-5) 9.0 0 0 0 0 7

[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] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Danny Jackson 35 261 23 8 2.73 161

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G IP W L ERA SO SV

[edit] References

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1988 MLB season by team
AL East
AL West
NL East
NL West
Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco
1988 All-Star Game • 1988 World Series


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Cincinnati Reds
Formerly the Cincinnati Redlegs • Based in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Owner: Robert Castellini • General Manager: Walt Jocketty • Manager: Dusty Baker
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Minor League
Affiliates
Louisville Bats (AAA) • Chattanooga Lookouts (AA) • Sarasota Reds (A) • Dayton Dragons (A) • Billings Mustangs (Rookie) • Gulf Coast Reds (Rookie) • VSL Reds (Rookie)
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