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.Brett Butler at Baseball Reference December 1, 1987: Joel Youngblood was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Joel Youngblood at Baseball Reference December 21, 1987: Phil Ouellette was released by the Giants.Phil Ouellette at Baseball Reference January 8, 1988: Atlee Hammaker was signed as a free agent by the Giants.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
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.Steve Decker at Baseball Reference June 8, 1988: Jeffrey Leonard was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ernest Riles.Ernest Riles at Baseball Reference July 15, 1988: Mark Wasinger was released by the Giants.Mark Wasinger at Baseball Reference
Roster 1988 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (First Base)
(Hitting)
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 C 92 273 64 .234 8 27 1B 150 529 163 .308 35 91 2B 138 477 126 .264 7 48 SS 141 493 124 .252 3 35 3B 148 505 127 .251 19 80 LF 139 389 104 .267 3 50 CF 157 568 163 .287 6 43 RF 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 Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 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 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 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 4 4 1 .250 1 3 Ángel Escobar 3 3 1 .333 0 0 Jessie Reid 2 2 0 .000 0 0 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 36 245.0 19 11 3.12 92 27 168.0 13 9 3.32 118 20 124.2 7 4 3.54 75 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 Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Don Robinson 51 176.2 10 5 2.45 122 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 Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 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 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 Will Clark, National League Leader, Runs Batted In (109) José Uribe SS, Willie Mac Award All-Star Game
Farm system
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 1988 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1988 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac