1988 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1988 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Richard Jacobs Hank Peters Doc Edwards WUAB Jack Corrigan, Steve Lamar WWWE Herb Score, Paul Olden The 1988 Cleveland Indians season was the 88th season for the franchise. The team, managed by Doc Edwards, finished sixth in the American League East. Despite its mediocre season, the team had a significant legacy in Major League Baseball in the 21st century. Twenty-five years later, five of the 30 MLB managers at the start of the 2013 seas were alumni of the 1988 Indians:http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/22170668/five-managers-with-connections-to-1988-indians-an-unbelievable-story Five managers with connections to 1988 Indians, an unbelievable story Scott Miller CBSSports.com April 30, 2013 April 30, 2013 Bud Black, pitcher – San Diego Padres Terry Francona, first baseman/outfielder – Cleveland Indians John Farrell, pitcher – Boston Red Sox Charlie Manuel, hitting coach – Philadelphia Phillies Ron Washington, utility infielder – Texas Rangers The team also had players who became MLB Broadcasters, coaches, and front office executives: Scott Bailes, pitcher- fill-in broadcaster for the Cleveland Indians Tom Candiotti, pitcher- radio color analyst for the Arizona Diamondbacks Rod Nichols, pitcher- former Philadelphia Phillies bullpen coach, current Iowa Cubs pitching coach Rick Rodriguez, pitcher- former Oakland Athletics bullpen coach, current Sacramento River Cats Greg Swindell, pitcher- former Arizona Diamondbacks pregame and postgame analyst. In 2011, Swindell served as the color commentator for the Little League Southwest Region tournament Chris Bando, catcher- former Milwaukee Brewers bench and 3rd base coach from 1996 to 1998 Jay Bell, infielder- former Arizona Diamondbacks bench and hitting coach, former Pittsburgh Pirates hitting coach, former Cincinnati Reds bench coach Brook Jacoby, infielder- former Cincinnati Reds hitting coach and current Toronto Blue Jays hitting coach Willie Upshaw, infielder- former San Francisco Giants 1st base coach Joe Carter, outfielder- former Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs TV analyst Dave Clark, outfielder- former Pittsburgh Pirates hitting coach, former Houston Astros interim manager, 3rd base coach, and 1st base coach, and currently the Detroit Tigers third base coach Cory Snyder, outfielder- hitting coach for the Jackson Generals, a Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners Pat Tabler, outfielder- Toronto Blue Jays TV color analyst Rod Allen, outfielder- former Arizona Diamondbacks broadcaster, current Detroit Tigers television analyst Dan Firova, catcher- current Washington Nationals bullpen coach Doug Jones, closer- current pitching coach of the Boise Hawks, the short-season A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies Offseason January 15, 1988: Rick Rodriguez was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Rick Rodriguez at Baseball Reference January 19, 1988: John Moses was signed as a free agent by the Indians.John Moses at Baseball Reference January 19, 1988: Greg Harris was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Greg Harris at Baseball Reference February 3, 1988: Doug Piatt was signed as an amateur free agent by the Indians.Doug Piatt at Baseball Reference February 9, 1988: Dan Schatzeder was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Dan Schatzeder at Baseball Reference February 22, 1988: Chris Codiroli was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Chris Codiroli at Baseball Reference February 28, 1988: Terry Francona was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Terry Francona at Baseball Reference March 17, 1988: Mark Huismann was released by the Indians.Mark Huismann at Baseball Reference March 24, 1988: Greg Harris was released by the Indians. March 25, 1988: Willie Upshaw was purchased by the Indians from the Toronto Blue Jays.Willie Upshaw at Baseball Reference March 29, 1988: John Moses was released by the Indians. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions May 11, 1988: Dan Firova was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Dan Firova at Baseball Reference June 2, 1988: Houston Jiménez was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Houston Jiménez at Baseball Reference June 3, 1988: Pat Tabler was traded by the Indians to the Kansas City Royals for Bud Black.Bud Black at Baseball Reference June 22, 1988: Dan Schatzeder was released by the Cleveland Indians. September 6, 1988: Chris Codiroli was released by the Indians. Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position14 Julio Franco 2B20 Willie Upshaw 1B10 Pat Tabler DH30 Joe Carter CF27 Mel Hall LF26 Brook Jacoby 3B28 Cory Snyder RF16 Jay Bell SS6 Andy Allanson C49 Tom Candiotti P 1988 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1988 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 43 Scott Bailes 40 Bud Black 49 Tom Candiotti 37 Chris Codiroli 50 Jeff Dedmon 52 John Farrell 39 Don Gordon 22 Brad Havens 11 Doug Jones 47 Jeff Kaiser 17 Bill Laskey 57 Rod Nichols 44 Jon Perlman 36,12 Rick Rodriguez 31 Dan Schatzeder 21 Greg Swindell 75 Mike Walker 42 Rich Yett Catchers  6 Andy Allanson 23 Chris Bando 31 Dan Firova 17 Tom Lampkin 18 Ron Tingley Infielders 16 Jay Bell 14 Julio Franco 24 Terry Francona 26 Brook Jacoby  4 Houston Jiménez 69 Luis Medina  4 Domingo Ramos 20 Willie Upshaw 15 Ron Washington 34 Eddie Williams 10 Paul Zuvella Outfielders 30 Joe Carter  8 Carmen Castillo 25 Dave Clark 27 Mel Hall 68 Scott Jordan 28 Cory Snyder 10 Pat Tabler 36 Reggie Williams Other batters 60 Rod Allen 33 Ron Kittle Manager 32 Doc Edwards Coaches 45 John Goryl (Third Base)  7 Luis Isaac (Bullpen)  9 Charlie Manuel (Hitting)  2 Tom Spencer (First Base) 35 Mark Wiley (Pitching) Statistics Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB Andy Allanson 133 434 44 114 11 0 5 50 .263 5 Rod Allen 5 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 .091 0 Chris Bando 32 72 6 9 1 0 1 8 .125 0 Jay Bell 73 211 23 46 5 1 2 21 .218 4 Joe Carter 157 621 85 168 36 6 27 98 .271 27 Carmelo Castillo 66 176 12 48 8 0 4 14 .273 6 Dave Clark Dave Clark (baseball) 63 156 11 41 4 1 3 18 .263 0 Dan Firova 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Julio Franco 152 613 88 186 23 6 10 54 .303 25 Terry Francona 62 212 24 66 8 0 1 12 .311 0 Mel Hall 150 515 69 144 32 4 6 71 .280 7 Brook Jacoby 152 552 59 133 25 0 9 49 .241 2 Houston Jimenez 9 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 .048 0 Scott Jordan Scott Jordan (baseball) 7 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 .111 0 Ron Kittle 75 225 31 58 8 0 18 43 .258 0 Tom Lampkin 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Luis Medina Luis Medina (baseball, born 1963) 16 51 10 13 0 0 6 8 .255 0 Domingo Ramos 22 46 7 12 1 0 0 5 .261 0 Cory Snyder 142 511 71 139 24 3 26 75 .272 5 Pat Tabler 41 143 16 32 5 1 1 17 .224 1 Ron Tingley 9 24 1 4 0 0 1 2 .167 0 Willie Upshaw 149 493 58 121 22 3 11 50 .245 12 Ron Washington 69 223 30 57 14 2 2 21 .256 3 Eddie Williams Eddie Williams (baseball) 10 21 3 4 0 0 0 1 .190 0 Reggie Williams Reggie Williams (1980s outfielder) 11 31 7 7 2 0 1 3 .226 0 Paul Zuvella 51 130 9 30 5 1 0 7 .231 0 Team totals 162 5505 666 1435 235 28 134 629 .261 97 Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K Scott Bailes 9 14 4.90 37 21 0 145.0 149 89 79 46 53 Bud Black 2 3 5.03 16 7 1 59.0 59 35 33 23 44 Tom Candiotti 14 8 3.28 31 31 0 216.2 225 86 79 53 137 Chris Codiroli 0 4 9.31 14 2 1 19.1 32 22 20 10 12 Jeff Dedmon 1 0 4.54 21 0 1 33.2 35 20 17 21 17 John Farrell John Farrell (pitcher) 14 10 4.24 31 30 0 210.1 216 106 99 67 92 Don Gordon Don Gordon (baseball) 3 4 4.40 38 0 1 59.1 65 33 29 19 20 Brad Havens 2 3 3.14 28 0 1 57.1 62 22 20 17 30 Doug Jones Doug Jones (baseball) 3 4 2.27 51 0 37 83.1 69 26 21 16 72 Jeff Kaiser 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 2.2 2 0 0 1 0 Bill Laskey 1 0 5.18 17 0 1 24.1 32 16 14 6 17 Rod Nichols 1 7 5.06 11 10 0 69.1 73 41 39 23 31 Jon Perlman 0 2 5.49 10 0 0 19.2 25 12 12 11 10 Rick Rodriguez Rick Rodriguez (baseball) 1 2 7.09 10 5 0 33.0 43 28 26 17 9 Dan Schatzeder 0 2 9.56 15 0 3 16.0 26 19 17 2 10 Greg Swindell 18 14 3.20 33 33 0 242.0 234 97 86 45 180 Mike Walker Mike Walker (pitcher, born 1966) 0 1 7.27 3 1 0 8.2 8 7 7 10 7 Rich Yett 9 6 4.62 23 22 0 134.1 146 72 69 55 71 Team totals 78 84 4.16 162 162 46 1434.0 1501 731 663 442 812 Awards and honors All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pacific Coast League Steve Swisher AA Williamsport Bills Eastern League Mike Hargrove A Kinston Indians Carolina League Glenn Adams A Waterloo Indians Midwest League Ken Bolek Rookie Burlington Indians Appalachian League Mike Bucci Rookie GCL Indians Gulf Coast League Billy WilliamsLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: KinstonJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 References 1988 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference 1988 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleve