1988 Atlanta Braves season

See also: Atlanta Braves
1988 Atlanta Braves
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 54–106 (.338)
Divisional place 6th
Other 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)
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Offseason

Regular season

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

Roster

1988 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 Virgil, Jr., OzzieOzzie Virgil, Jr. 107 320 82 .256 9 31
1B Perry, GeraldGerald Perry 141 547 164 .300 8 74
2B Gant, RonRon Gant 146 563 146 .259 19 60
3B Oberkfell, KenKen Oberkfell 120 422 117 .277 3 40
SS Thomas, AndrésAndrés Thomas 153 606 153 .252 13 68
LF James, DionDion James 132 386 99 .256 3 60
CF Blocker, TerryTerry Blocker 66 198 42 .212 2 10
RF Murphy, DaleDale Murphy 156 592 134 .226 24 77

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
Griffey, KenKen Griffey 69 193 48 .249 2 19
Runge, PaulPaul Runge 52 76 16 .211 0 7
Davis, JodyJody Davis 2 8 2 .250 1 3

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Smith, PetePete Smith 32 195.1 7 15 3.69 124

Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Eichelberger, JuanJuan Eichelberger 20 2 0 0 3.86 13

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Richmond Braves International League Jim Beauchamp
AA Greenville Braves Southern League Russ Nixon and Buddy Bailey
A Durham Bulls Carolina League Buddy Bailey and Grady Little
A Burlington Braves Midwest League Grady Little and Rick Albert
A Sumter Braves South Atlantic League Ned Yost
Rookie Pulaski Braves Appalachian League Cloyd Boyer
Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Pedro González
Rookie Idaho Falls Braves Pioneer League Jim Procopio

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Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 Ken Griffey at Baseball-Reference
  2. 1 2 Graig Nettles at Baseball-Reference
  3. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roystje01.shtml
  4. ↑ Melvin Nieves at Baseball-Reference
  5. ↑ Steve Avery at Baseball-Reference
  6. ↑ Turk Wendell at Baseball-Reference
  7. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997
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