1988 Toronto Blue Jays season

March 2026 November 2013 Toronto Blue Jays 1988 American League East Exhibition Stadium Toronto 87–75 (.537) 4th Labatt Breweries,Imperial Trust,Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Pat Gillick Jimy Williams CFTO-TV(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)The Sports Network(Fergie Olver, Buck Martinez) CJCL (AM)(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) The 1988 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 12th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing in fourth (tie-breaker went to Milwaukee) in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. This was their last full season at Exhibition Stadium before moving to their new home in June of the following year. Transactions Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1988 season.1988 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1988-transactions.shtml baseball-reference.com 16 July 2023 October 1987 October 6 Player rights to Tom Filer sold to the Milwaukee Brewers.October 15 Odell Jones granted free agency. José Segura granted free agency.October 23 Released Charlie Moore. November 1987 November 9 Garth Iorg granted free agency.November 22 Craig McMurtry granted free agency. December 1987 December 7 Joe Johnson drafted by the California Angels in the 1987 MLB Rule 5 draft. January 1988 January 22 Juan Beníquez granted free agency.January 25 Re-signed free agent Juan Beníquez to a one-year, $400,000 contract.January 26 Signed amateur free agent Graeme Lloyd to a contract. February 1988 February 22 Signed free agent Mark Ross from the Pittsburgh Pirates to a contract. March 1988 March 24 Signed free agent Sal Butera from the Minnesota Twins to a one-year, $100,000 contract.March 25 Player rights of Willie Upshaw sold to the Cleveland Indians. Regular season April 4, 1988: George Bell set a major league record for the most home runs hit on Opening Day, with three.SI.com - Statitudes - Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers - Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM Bell accomplished this in a game versus the Kansas City Royals. September 24 and 30, 1988: Dave Stieb had two consecutive no-hitters broken up in the ninth inning with two outs and two strikes. Season standings Record vs. opponents TOR Transactions Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1988 regular season.1988 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1988-transactions.shtml baseball-reference.com 17 July 2023 April 1988 April 7 Signed free agent Doug Bair from the Philadelphia Phillies to a contract. Signed free agent Frank Wills from the Cleveland Indians to a contract. May 1988 May 31 Released Juan Beníquez. 1988 Draft June 1, 1988: David Weathers was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988. Roster 1988 Toronto Blue Jays Roster Pitchers 40 Doug Bair 27 Tony Castillo 55 John Cerutti 18 Jim Clancy 38 Mark Eichhorn 46 Mike Flanagan 50 Tom Henke 22 Jimmy Key 13 Jeff Musselman 45 José Núñez 21 Mark Ross 37 Dave Stieb 16 Todd Stottlemyre 31 Duane Ward 36 David Wells 44 Frank Wills Catchers 10 Pat Borders 26 Sal Butera 12 Ernie Whitt Infielders  1 Tony Fernández 17 Kelly Gruber 14 Alexis Infante  4 Manuel Lee  2 Nelson Liriano 19 Fred McGriff Outfielders 29 Jesse Barfield 11 George Bell  6 Sil Campusano 20 Rob Ducey  9 Rick Leach 15 Lloyd Moseby 28 Lou Thornton Other batters 21 Juan Beníquez 23 Cecil Fielder  5 Rance Mulliniks Manager  3 Jimy Williams Coaches 54 Galen Cisco (assistant pitching) 43 Cito Gaston (hitting) 57 Winston Llenas (bench) 24 John McLaren (third base) 42 Billy Smith (first base)  8 John Sullivan (bullpen) 41 Al Widmar (pitching) Game log background:#6E8B3D 1988 Game Log y background:#9EBD69; April: 9–13 (Home: 4–9; Away: 5–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 4 || @ Royals || 5–3 || Key (1–0) || Saberhagen (0–1) || Henke (1) || 40,648 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 6 || @ Royals || 11–4 || Flanagan (1–0) || Leibrandt (0–1) || || 18,938 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 7 || @ Royals || 7–4 || Gubicza (1–0) || Clancy (0–1) || || 29,070 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 8 || @ Twins || 6–3 || Blyleven (1–0) || Stieb (0–1) || Reardon (1) || 53,067 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 9 || @ Twins || 10–0 || Key (2–0) || Lea (0–1) || Ward (1) || 49,451 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 10 || @ Twins || 4–2 || Viola (1–1) || Stottlemyre (0–1) || Reardon (2) || 40,086 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 11 || Yankees || 17–9 || Wells (1–0) || Rhoden (1–1) || || 45,185 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 12 || Yankees || 12–3 || Candelaria (1–0) || Clancy (0–2) || || 24,116 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 13 || Yankees || 5–1 || Dotson (2–0) || Stieb (0–2) || || 24,105 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 14 || Yankees || 7–3 || Leiter (2–0) || Key (2–1) || || 24,524 || 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | -- || April 15 || Twins || colspan=6|Postponed (cold weather) Rescheduled for August 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 16 || Twins || 3–2 || Berenguer (1–2) || Wells (1–1) || Reardon (4) || 26,095 || 4–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 17 || Twins || 2–0 || Flanagan (2–0) || Straker (0–1) || Henke (2) || 37,532 || 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 19 || Royals || 12–3 || Clancy (1–2) || Saberhagen (1–2) || || 21,231 || 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 20 || Royals || 3–0 || Stieb (1–2) || Leibrandt (1–3) || Henke (3) || 20,202 || 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 22 || @ Yankees || 6–4 (12) || Wells (2–1) || Stoddard (1–1) || Henke (4) || 33,314 || 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 23 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Cerutti (1–0) || Candelaria (1–2) || Henke (5) || 24,046 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 24 || @ Yankees || 5–3 || Hudson (2–0) || Eichhorn (0–1) || || 52,073 || 9–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 26 || Athletics || 6–1 || Davis (2–1) || Stieb (1–3) || Eckersley (9) || 21,280 || 9–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 27 || Athletics || 5–3 || Young (1–0) || Flanagan (2–1) || Honeycutt (2) || 20,236 || 9–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 28 || Athletics || 6–2 || Stewart (6–0) || Stottlemyre (0–2) || Honeycutt (3) || 21,178 || 9–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 29 || Angels || 9–5 || Harvey (1–0) || Wells (2–2) || || 23,483 || 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 30 || Angels || 6–1 || Finley (2–3) || Cerutti (1–1) || || 29,091 || 9–13 |- y background:#9EBD69; May: 13–16 (Home: 6–5; Away: 7–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || May 1 || Angels || 6–4 || Stieb (2–3) || Witt (1–3) || Henke (6) || 36,115 || 10–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 2 || @ Mariners || 7–5 || Trout (3–2) || Flanagan (2–2) || Solano (2) || 13,197 || 10–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 3 || @ Mariners || 9–2 || Stottlemyre (1–2) || Campbell (2–3) || Ward (2) || 9,970 || 11–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 4 || @ Athletics || 3–2 || Welch (4–2) || Clancy (1–3) || Eckersley (11) || 21,401 || 11–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 5 || @ Athletics || 8–5 || Plunk (3–1) || Núñez (0–1) || || 16,998 || 11–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 6 || @ Angels || 3–2 || Stieb (3–3) || Witt (1–4) || Henke (7) || 29,237 || 12–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 7 || @ Angels || 9–4 || Flanagan (3–2) || Fraser (3–2) || Wells (1) || 32,630 || 13–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 8 || @ Angels || 8–1 || McCaskill (2–3) || Stottlemyre (1–3) || || 29,026 || 13–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 10 || Mariners || 4–2 || Langston (3–3) || Clancy (1–4) || || 28,290 || 13–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 11 || Mariners || 9–3 || Stieb (4–3) || Moore (2–4) || || 27,575 || 14–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 12 || Mariners || 8–2 || Flanagan (4–2) || Swift (2–1) || || 30,334 || 15–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 13 || @ White Sox || 4–1 || Pérez (3–0) || Stottlemyre (1–4) || || 10,583 || 15–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 14 || @ White Sox || 7–5 || LaPoint (4–2) || Cerutti (1–2) || Long (2) || 23,532 || 15–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 15 || @ White Sox || 6–5 (11) || Thigpen (1–3) || Eichhorn (0–2) || || 13,948 || 15–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 16 || @ White Sox || 5–1 || Stieb (5–3) || Horton (3–6) || || 8,310 || 16–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 17 || Rangers || 7–6 (14) || Mohorcic (2–0) || Eichhorn (0–3) || || 25,170 || 16–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 18 || Rangers || 4–0 || Hayward (3–0) || Stottlemyre (1–5) || || 25,029 || 16–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 20 || @ Brewers || 3–1 || Clancy (2–4) || Wegman (4–5) || Wells (2) || 19,539 || 17–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 21 || @ Brewers || 4–0 || Stieb (6–3) || Bosio (6–4) || Henke (8) || 38,124 || 18–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 22 || @ Brewers || 7–1 || Birkbeck (2–3) || Flanagan (4–3) || || 37,658 || 18–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 23 || @ Brewers || 9–7 || Jones (2–0) || Stottlemyre (1–6) || Plesac (9) || 10,523 || 18–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 24 || @ Rangers || 13–2 || Cerutti (2–2) || Hayward (3–1) || Henke (9) || 26,408 || 19–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 25 || @ Rangers || 5–1 || Russell (3–0) || Clancy (2–5) || Mohorcic (4) || 13,528 || 19–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 26 || @ Rangers || 8–7 || Williams (1–1) || Henke (0–1) || || 13,035 || 19–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 27 || White Sox || 4–3 || Ward (1–0) || Thigpen (1–5) || || 31,454 || 20–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 28 || White Sox || 3–2 || Pérez (5–1) || Stottlemyre (1–7) || Thigpen (8) || 42,420 || 20–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 29 || White Sox || 4–2 || Cerutti (3–2) || LaPoint (4–4) || Wells (3) || 42,057 || 21–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 30 || Brewers || 4–1 || Higuera (4–3) || Clancy (2–6) || Plesac (11) || 27,275 || 21–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 31 || Brewers || 9–0 || Stieb (7–3) || Bosio (6–6) || || 28,446 || 22–29 |- y background:#9EBD69; June: 17–11 (Home: 10–4; Away: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 1 || Brewers || 7–2 || Flanagan (5–3) || Birkbeck (2–5) || Ward (3) || 31,012 || 23–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || June 2 || @ Red Sox || 5–4 || Wells (3–2) || Hurst (6–3) || Eichhorn (1) || 32,144 || 24–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 3 || @ Red Sox || 6–3 || Stottlemyre (2–7) || Boyd (5–4) || Henke (10) || 32,292 || 25–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 4 || @ Red Sox || 10–2 || Clancy (3–6) || Clemens (8–3) || Ward (4) || 33,067 || 26–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 5 || @ Red Sox || 12–4 || Ward (2–0) || Smithson (1–2) || || 33,756 || 27–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 6 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Farrell (6–3) || Flanagan (5–4) || Jones (13) || 9,550 || 27–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 7 || @ Indians || 5–3 || Bailes (6–4) || Wells (3–3) || || 21,696 || 27–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 8 || @ Indians || 4–2 || Yett (5–3) || Clancy (3–7) || Jones (14) || 10,571 || 27–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 10 || Red Sox || 3–0 || Stieb (8–3) || Sellers (0–6) || Henke (11) || 35,201 || 28–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 11 || Red Sox || 4–3 (10) || Ward (3–0) || Lamp (1–2) || || 40,461 || 29–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 12 || Red Sox || 8–2 || Boyd (6–5) || Cerutti (3–3) || || 40,123 || 29–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 13 || Indians || 8–6 || Black (3–1) || Clancy (3–8) || Jones (15) || 31,133 || 29–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 14 || Indians || 3–2 || Ward (4–0) || Candiotti (6–6) || || 31,433 || 30–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 15 || Indians || 15–3 || Stieb (9–3) || Swindell (10–4) || || 45,472 || 31–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 16 || @ Tigers || 13–5 || Flanagan (6–4) || Morris (6–8) || || 22,927 || 32–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 17 || @ Tigers || 12–5 || Hernández (4–2) || Wells (3–4) || || 36,274 || 32–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 18 || @ Tigers || 6–1 || Terrell (3–3) || Clancy (3–9) || || 42,186 || 32–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 19 || @ Tigers || 6–4 || Ward (5–0) || Henneman (1–2) || Henke (12) || 35,639 || 33–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 20 || Orioles || 5–2 || Stieb (10–3) || Boddicker (3–10) || Henke (13) || 28,301 || 34–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 21 || Orioles || 4–2 || Peraza (1–2) || Flanagan (6–5) || Niedenfuer (7) || 28,259 || 34–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 22 || Orioles || 4–2 || Cerutti (4–3) || Ballard (3–4) || Ward (5) || 28,395 || 35–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 23 || Orioles || 5–2 || Clancy (4–9) || Tibbs (2–4) || Wells (4) || 28,259 || 36–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 24 || Tigers || 6–3 || Stottlemyre (3–7) || Terrell (3–4) || Henke (14) || 40,533 || 37–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 25 || Tigers || 7–2 || Alexander (7–4) || Stieb (10–4) || || 45,091 || 37–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || June 26 || Tigers || 4–1 || Flanagan (7–5) || Robinson (8–3) || Henke (15) || 45,278 || 38–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 27 || @ Orioles || 6–2 || Ballard (4–4) || Cerutti (4–4) || || 17,212 || 38–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 28 || @ Orioles || 7–0 || Tibbs li (3–4) || Clancy (4–10) || Thurmond (1) || 16,241 || 38–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || June 29 || @ Orioles || 4–2 || Key (3–1) || Schmidt (3–3) || Henke (16) || 18,059 || 39–40 |- y background:#9EBD69; July: 12–14 (Home: 4–8; Away: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 1 || Athletics || 2–1 || Stewart (11–6) || Stieb (10–5) || Eckersley (24) || 35,243 || 39–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 2 || Athletics || 11–3 || Young (6–5) || Flanagan (7–6) || Nelson (3) || 33,511 || 39–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 3 || Athletics || 9–8 (16) || Burns (1–0) || Cerutti (4–5) || || 32,329 || 39–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 4 || Angels || 11–6 || Cliburn (3–0) || Clancy (4–11) || || 30,584 || 39–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 84 || July 5 || Angels || 4–1 || Key (4–1) || Witt (6–9) || Ward (6) || 32,284 || 40–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 6 || Angels || 5–4 (10) || Harvey (3–2) || Wells (3–5) || Moore (2) || 31,312 || 40–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 8 || Mariners || 3–2 || Flanagan (8–6) || Swift (6–6) || Ward (7) || 30,247 || 41–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 9 || Mariners || 9–3 || Bankhead (4–3) || Stottlemyre (3–8) || || 31,373 || 41–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 88 || July 10 || Mariners || 5–0 || Key (5–1) || Moore (4–9) || || 35,323 || 42–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 89 || July 14 || @ Athletics || 7–1 || Flanagan (9–6) || Welch (10–6) || || 20,639 || 43–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 90 || July 15 || @ Athletics || 1–0 || Key (6–1) || Stewart (12–8) || || 26,476 || 44–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 16 || @ Athletics || 4–1 || Davis (7–4) || Stieb (10–6) || Eckersley (27) || 33,287 || 44–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 92 || July 17 || @ Athletics || 9–6 || Ward (6–0) || Young (6–7) || Henke (17) || 31,695 || 45–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 18 || @ Angels || 12–2 || Musselman (1–0) || Finley (5–9) || Clancy (1) || 24,241 || 46–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || July 19 || @ Angels || 7–6 || Henke (1–1) || Harvey (4–3) || || 24,131 || 47–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 20 || @ Angels || 7–6 || Minton (3–1) || Cerutti (4–6) || Moore (4) || 25,598 || 47–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 21 || @ Mariners || 6–2 || Bankhead (5–4) || Stieb (10–7) || Schooler (7) || 9,024 || 47–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 22 || @ Mariners || 10–9 (10) || Schooler (2–3) || Henke (1–2) || || 10,506 || 47–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 98 || July 23 || @ Mariners || 5–2 || Musselman (2–0) || Trout (4–6) || || 17,979 || 48–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 99 || July 24 || @ Mariners || 6–0 || Flanagan (10–6) || Langston (7–9) || || 10,487 || 49–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 25 || @ Twins || 5–4 || Winn (1–0) || Henke (1–3) || || 31,936 || 49–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 26 || @ Twins || 6–3 || Portugal (1–1) || Ward (6–1) || Reardon (26) || 42,185 || 49–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 102 || July 27 || @ Twins || 4–1 || Cerutti (5–6) || Viola (16–3) || Henke (18) || 51,687 || 50–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 103 || July 29 || Yankees || 7–1 || Musselman (3–0) || Dotson (8–4) || || 42,453 || 51–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || July 30 || Yankees || 3–1 || Candelaria (12–6) || Flanagan (10–7) || Righetti (15) || 45,457 || 51–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 31 || Yankees || 6–3 || Rhoden (7–6) || Key (6–2) || Righetti (16) || 41,401 || 51–54 |- y background:#9EBD69; August: 14–14 (Home: 7–7; Away: 7–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 106 || August 1 || Twins || 3–1 || Stieb (11–7) || Viola (16–4) || Henke (19) || 33,206 || 52–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 107 || August 2 || Twins || 11–1 || Clancy (5–11) || Lea (6–5) || || 30,327 || 53–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 3 || Twins || 8–3 || Atherton (6–5) || Musselman (3–1) || Reardon (27) || 31,340 || 53–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 4 || Twins || 2–1 || Anderson (9–7) || Flanagan (10–8) || || 21,140 || 53–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 110 || August 5 || Royals || 7–6 || Ward (7–1) || Power (5–5) || Henke (20) || 31,357 || 54–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 6 || Royals || 11–1 || Gubicza (14–6) || Stieb (11–8) || || 34,411 || 54–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 7 || Royals || 5–1 || Bannister (9–9) || Clancy (5–12) || || 37,304 || 54–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 113 || August 8 || Royals || 5–1 || Musselman (4–1) || Saberhagen (12–11) || Henke (21) || 32,234 || 55–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 114 || August 9 || @ Yankees || 6–3 || Flanagan (11–8) || Candelaria (12–7) || Ward (8) || 30,089 || 56–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 115 || August 10 || @ Yankees || 5–0 || Key (7–2) || Rhoden (7–8) || Henke (22) || 28,026 || 57–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 116 || August 11 || @ Yankees || 6–5 (11) || Ward (8–1) || Righetti (3–3) || || 30,347 || 58–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 117 || August 12 || @ Royals || 3–2 || Clancy (6–12) || Bannister (9–10) || Henke (23) || 31,858 || 59–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 118 || August 13 || @ Royals || 2–0 || Musselman (5–1) || Saberhagen (12–12) || Ward (9) || 40,204 || 60–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 14 || @ Royals || 6–0 || Aquino (1–0) || Flanagan (11–9) || || 27,262 || 60–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 16 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || McDowell (5–8) || Key (7–3) || Thigpen (26) || 15,706 || 60–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 17 || @ White Sox || 5–1 || Reuss (9–7) || Clancy (6–13) || Rosenberg (1) || 14,367 || 60–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 19 || Brewers || 7–4 (10) || Nieves (5–5) || Ward (8–2) || Plesac (29) || 34,178 || 60–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 20 || Brewers || 8–1 || Higuera (10–8) || Flanagan (11–10) || || 38,315 || 60–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 124 || August 21 || Brewers || 8–4 || Key (8–3) || August (7–6) || || 38,424 || 61–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 125 || August 22 || White Sox || 6–3 || Stieb (12–8) || Reuss (9–8) || || 30,501 || 62–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 126 || August 23 || White Sox || 7–2 || Clancy (7–13) || Pérez (11–8) || Ward (10) || 28,443 || 63–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 24 || White Sox || 6–4 || Long (5–9) || Musselman (5–2) || Thigpen (27) || 33,385 || 63–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || August 26 || @ Rangers || 5–1 || Kilgus (11–11) || Flanagan (11–11) || Williams (17) || 13,642 || 63–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 27 || @ Rangers || 5–3 || Hough (11–14) || Key (8–4) || Williams (18) || 21,578 || 63–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 130 || August 28 || @ Rangers || 6–5 (11) || Henke (2–3) || McMurtry (2–2) || || 10,166 || 64–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 131 || August 29 || @ Brewers || 6–1 || Clancy (8–13) || Filer (5–8) || || 10,207 || 65–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 30 || @ Brewers || 6–2 || Higuera (12–8) || Musselman (5–3) || || 11,876 || 65–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || August 31 || @ Brewers || 4–2 || August (8–6) || Flanagan (11–12) || Crim (8) || 11,993 || 65–68 |- y background:#9EBD69; September: 20–7 (Home: 12–3; Away: 8–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 134 || September 1 || Rangers || 5–1 || Key (9–4) || Hough (11–15) || || 30,294 || 66–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 135 || September 2 || Rangers || 7–6 || Henke (3–3) || Vande Berg (1–2) || || 30,181 || 67–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 136 || September 3 || Rangers || 7–4 || Castillo (1–0) || Russell (10–7) || Ward (11) || 33,463 || 68–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || September 4 || Rangers || 9–7 || Cerutti (6–6) || Williams (2–5) || || 34,400 || 69–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 138 || September 5 || @ Tigers || 5–4 (10) || Stottlemyre (4–8) || Hernández (5–4) || Ward (12) || 21,913 || 70–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 139 || September 6 || @ Tigers || 7–3 || Key (10–4) || Alexander (11–11) || Ward (13) || 18,299 || 71–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 7 || @ Tigers || 4–3 || Henneman (8–4) || Cerutti (6–7) || || 21,614 || 71–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 141 || September 9 || @ Orioles || 8–1 || Clancy (9–13) || Bautista (6–13) || || 14,750 || 72–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 10 || @ Orioles || 7–4 || Ballard (8–11) || Musselman (5–4) || Williamson (2) || 21,945 || 72–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 11 || @ Orioles || 4–2 || Schmidt (8–4) || Flanagan (11–13) || Thurmond (3) || 19,364 || 72–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 12 || Tigers || 6–5 || Huismann (1–0) || Henke (3–4) || Hernández (9) || 31,354 || 72–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 145 || September 13 || Tigers || 9–1 || Stieb (13–8) || Power (5–7) || || 32,141 || 73–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 146 || September 14 || Tigers || 3–2 || Ward (9–2) || Terrell (7–14) || || 32,469 || 74–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 147 || September 15 || Indians || 3–0 || Musselman (6–4) || Walker (0–1) || Henke (24) || 28,544 || 75–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 148 || September 16 || Indians || 4–3 (10) || Henke (4–4) || Gordon (2–4) || || 30,276 || 76–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 17 || Indians || 12–3 || Swindell (17–13) || Key (10–5) || Dedmon (1) || 32,067 || 76–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 150 || September 18 || Indians || 4–0 || Stieb (14–8) || Nichols (1–5) || || 34,422 || 77–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 151 || September 19 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Clancy (10–13) || Lamp (6–5) || Ward (14) || 28,455 || 78–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 20 || Red Sox || 13–2 || Clemens (17–11) || Musselman (6–5) || || 30,352 || 78–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 21 || Red Sox || 1–0 || Flanagan (12–13) || Gardner (8–5) || Ward (15) || 30,344 || 79–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 154 || September 23 || @ Indians || 4–2 || Key (11–5) || Swindell (17–14) || Henke (25) || 7,995 || 80–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 155 || September 24 || @ Indians || 1–0 || Stieb (15–8) || Nichols (1–6) || || 8,157 || 81–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 25 || @ Indians || 4–3 || Bailes (9–14) || Ward (9–3) || || 7,915 || 81–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 157 || September 26 || @ Red Sox || 11–1 || Musselman (7–5) || Gardner (8–6) || || 33,953 || 82–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 158 || September 27 || @ Red Sox || 15–9 || Flanagan (13–13) || Smithson (9–6) || || 34,442 || 83–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 159 || September 28 || @ Red Sox || 1–0 || Key (12–5) || Hurst (18–6) || || 34,873 || 84–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 160 || September 30 || Orioles || 4–0 || Stieb (16–8) || Ballard (8–12) || || 32,374 || 85–75 |- y background:#9EBD69; October: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 161 || October 1 || Orioles || 7–3 || Clancy (11–13) || Tibbs (4–15) || Cerutti (1) || 32,637 || 86–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 162 || October 2 || Orioles || 9–3 || Musselman (8–5) || Schilling (0–3) || || 34,046 || 87–75 |- 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 Ernie Whitt 127 398 100 .251 16 70 1B Fred McGriff 154 536 151 .282 34 82 2B Manuel Lee 116 381 111 .291 2 38 3B Kelly Gruber 158 569 158 .278 16 81 SS Tony Fernández 154 648 186 .287 5 70 LF George Bell George Bell (outfielder) 156 614 165 .269 24 97 CF Lloyd Moseby 128 472 113 .239 10 42 RF Jesse Barfield 137 468 114 .244 18 56 DH Rance Mulliniks 119 337 101 .300 12 48 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 Nelson Liriano 99 276 73 .264 3 23 Rick Leach Rick Leach (baseball) 87 199 55 .276 0 23 Cecil Fielder 74 174 40 .230 9 23 Pat Borders 56 154 42 .273 5 21 Sil Campusano 73 132 41 .218 2 12 Sal Butera 23 60 14 .233 1 6 Juan Beníquez 27 58 17 .293 1 8 Rob Ducey 27 54 17 .315 0 6 Alexis Infante 19 15 3 .200 0 0 Lou Thornton 11 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 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan (baseball) 34 211.0 13 13 4.18 99 Dave Stieb 32 207.1 16 8 3.04 147 Jim Clancy Jim Clancy (baseball) 36 196.1 11 13 4.49 118 Jimmy Key 21 131.1 12 5 3.29 65 Todd Stottlemyre 28 98.0 4 8 5.69 67 Jeff Musselman 15 85.0 8 5 3.18 39 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 John Cerutti 46 123.2 6 7 3.13 65 José Núñez José Núñez (right-handed pitcher) 13 29.1 0 1 3.07 18 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 Tom Henke 52 4 4 25 2.91 66 Duane Ward 64 9 3 15 3.30 91 David Wells 41 3 5 4 4.62 56 Mark Eichhorn 37 0 3 1 4.19 28 Tony Castillo Tony Castillo (pitcher) 14 1 0 0 3.00 14 Frank Wills Frank Wills (baseball) 10 0 0 0 5.23 19 Doug Bair 10 0 0 0 4.05 8 Mark Ross baseball 3 0 0 0 4.91 4 Awards and records George Bell, Most Home Runs hit on Opening Day (3) Tony Fernández, Gold Glove Award All-Star Game Dave Stieb, pitcherBlue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Bob Bailor AA Knoxville Blue Jays Southern League Barry Foote A Dunedin Blue Jays Florida State League Doug Ault A Myrtle Beach Blue Jays South Atlantic League Richie Hebner A-Short Season St. Catharines Blue Jays New York–Penn League Eddie Dennis Rookie Medicine Hat Blue Jays Pioneer League Rocket WheelerJohnson, 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 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference 1988 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac Category:Toronto Blue Jays seasons Category:1988 in Canadian sports Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays Category:1988 in sports in Ontario