The 1988 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 88th season and the 77th season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers, fresh off of losing the American League pennant to Minnesota Twins, were attempting to repeat, as American League East champions after winning the division on the final day of the previous season.
The Tigers hit five grand slams, the most in MLB in 1988.
Offseason October 23, 1987: Dickie Noles was returned by the Tigers to the Chicago Cubs as part of an earlier agreement (Noles was loaned to the Tigers on September 22).Dickie Noles at Baseball Reference March 23, 1988: Mark Huismann was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Mark Huismann at Baseball Reference March 24, 1988: Balvino Gálvez was traded by the Tigers to the Minnesota Twins for Billy Beane.Billy Beane at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions August 31, 1988: Rey Palacios and Mark Lee were traded by the Tigers to the Kansas City Royals for Ted PowerMark Lee at Baseball Reference August 31, 1988: The Tigers sent Chris Hoiles and players to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Fred LynnFred Lynn at Baseball Reference
Draft picks June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft Rico Brogna was drafted by the Tigers in the 1st round (26th pick). Player signed June 18, 1988.Rico Brogna at Baseball Reference Dave Haas was drafted by the Tigers in the 15th round.Dave Haas at Baseball Reference
Roster 1988 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
= Indicates team leader 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 122 382 96 .251 16 53 1B 105 299 65 .217 3 33 2B 115 403 111 .275 12 55 3B 136 441 107 .243 5 38 SS 128 466 145 .311 15 69 LF 127 347 88 .254 11 47 CF 129 458 96 .210 3 36 RF 144 512 135 .264 17 64 DH 144 437 91 .208 22 64
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 130 452 122 .270 12 62 116 289 85 .294 5 35 86 219 54 .247 5 18 88 175 37 .211 0 6 76 174 39 .224 4 20 49 144 36 .250 4 19 27 90 20 .222 7 19 24 74 16 .216 0 6 12 21 8 .381 1 2 7 17 3 .176 0 0 16 16 1 .063 1 3 10 11 2 .182 0 0 6 6 1 .167 0 1 1 0 0 ---- 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 34 235.0 15 13 3.94 168 34 229.0 14 11 4.32 126 29 206.1 7 16 3.97 84 32 203.0 14 11 4.21 127 24 172.0 13 6 2.98 114 2 8.0 0 2 5.63 5
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 23 68.2 4 1 3.41 45 4 18.2 1 1 5.79 13
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 65 9 6 22 1.87 58 63 6 5 10 3.06 59 40 4 2 0 2.93 50 21 0 0 1 3.96 30 6 0 0 0 5.11 5 5 1 0 0 5.06 6
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
References
External links
1988 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference