1988 San Francisco Giants season

1988 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Candlestick Park (since 1960)
San Francisco, California (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bob Lurie
General manager(s)	Al Rosen
Manager(s)	Roger Craig
Local television	KTVU (Duane Kuiper, Steve Physioc) GiantsVision (Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper)
Local radio	KNBR (Ron Fairly, Wayne Hagin) KIQI (Tito Fuentes, Edgard Martinez)
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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.^[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

Opening Day starters

• Mike Aldrete
• Brett Butler
• Will Clark
• Dave Dravecky
• Candy Maldonado
• Francisco Meléndez
• Kevin Mitchell
• Robby Thompson
• José Uribe^[5]

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1988 National League Records Sources:
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

• 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

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
1B	Clark, WillWill Clark	150	529	163	.308	35	91
SS	Uribe, JoséJosé Uribe	141	493	124	.252	3	35
CF	Butler, BrettBrett Butler	157	568	163	.287	6	43

Other batters

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
Youngblood, JoelJoel Youngblood	83	123	31	.252	0	16
Meléndez, FranciscoFrancisco Meléndez	23	26	5	.192	0	3
Tillman, RustyRusty Tillman	4	4	1	.250	1	3
Wasinger, MarkMark 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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Hammaker, AtleeAtlee Hammaker	43	144.2	9	9	3.73	65

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bockus, RandyRandy Bockus	20	1	1	0	4.78	18

Award winners

• Will Clark, National League Leader, Runs Batted In (109)
• José Uribe SS, Willie Mac Award

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Phoenix Firebirds	Pacific Coast League	Wendell Kim
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Jack Mull
A	San Jose Giants	California League	Duane Espy
A	Clinton Giants	Midwest League	Bill Evers
A-Short Season	Everett Giants	Northwest League	Joe Strain
Rookie	Pocatello Giants	Pioneer League	Jack Hiatt

^[9]

References

1. Brett Butler at Baseball Reference
2. Joel Youngblood at Baseball Reference
3. Phil Ouellette at Baseball Reference
4. Atlee Hammaker at Baseball Reference
5. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1988&t=SFN
6. Steve Decker at Baseball Reference
7. Ernest Riles at Baseball Reference
8. Mark Wasinger at Baseball Reference
9. 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

• 1988 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1988 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac