1988 Atlanta Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Atlanta Braves 1988 National League West Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta 54–106 (.338) 6th Ted Turner Bobby Cox Chuck Tanner, Russ Nixon WTBSSuperstation WTBS WSB(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Billy Sample) The 1988 Atlanta Braves season was the 118th in franchise history and their 23rd in Atlanta. Offseason November 13, 1987: Ken Griffey, Sr. was signed as a free agent by the Braves.Ken Griffey at Baseball-Reference December 6, 1987: Graig Nettles was signed as a free agent by the Braves.Graig Nettles at Baseball-Reference December 8, 1987: Ed Whited was traded by the Houston Astros with Mike Stoker (minors) to the Atlanta Braves for Rafael Ramirez and cash.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whiteed02.shtml Ed Whited: Career Statistics Baseball Reference 25 January 2018 March 24, 1988: Graig Nettles was purchased from the Braves by the Montreal Expos. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents ATL Notable transactions May 17, 1988: Jerry Royster was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roystje01.shtml Jerry Royster Stats May 20, 1988: Melvin Nieves was signed by the Braves as an amateur free agent.Melvin Nieves at Baseball-Reference June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft Steve Avery was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (3rd pick). Player signed June 30, 1988.Steve Avery at Baseball-Reference Turk Wendell was drafted by the Braves in the 5th round. Player signed June 4, 1988.Turk Wendell at Baseball-Reference July 28, 1988: Ken Griffey, Sr. was released by the Braves. Roster 1988 Atlanta Braves Roster Pitchers 38 Jim Acker 40 Jose Alvarez 30 Paul Assenmacher 50 Kevin Blankenship 37 Joe Boever 36 Chuck Cary 43 Kevin Coffman 48 Gary Eave 13 Juan Eichelberger 47 Tom Glavine 49 German Jiménez 26 Rick Mahler 31 Ed Olwine 45 Charlie Puleo 25 Pete Smith 34 Zane Smith 57,29 John Smoltz 42 Bruce Sutter Catchers 20 Bruce Benedict  8 Jody Davis  9 Ozzie Virgil Infielders 32 Jeff Blauser  5 Ron Gant 18 Dámaso García 17 Mark Lemke 27 Jim Morrison 24 Ken Oberkfell 28 Gerald Perry 12 Paul Runge 23 Ted Simmons 14 Andrés Thomas Outfielders 19,29 Terry Blocker 16 Tommy Gregg 22 Ken Griffey  1 Albert Hall 10 Dion James  3 Dale Murphy 15 Gary Roenicke  4 Jerry Royster  6 Lonnie Smith Manager  2 Russ Nixon  7 Chuck Tanner Coaches 50 Tony Bartirome (Assistant) 39 Bruce Dal Canton (Pitching) 54 Clarence Jones (Hitting) 11 Roy Majtyka (Third Base) 52 Alex Monchak (Third Base)  4 Bob Skinner (Hitting) 55 Brian Snitker (Bullpen)  8 Willie Stargell (First Base)  7 Bobby Wine (First Base) 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 Ozzie Virgil, Jr. Ozzie Virgil, Jr. 107 320 82 .256 9 31 1B Gerald Perry 141 547 164 .300 8 74 2B Ron Gant 146 563 146 .259 19 60 3B Ken Oberkfell 120 422 117 .277 3 40 SS Andrés Thomas 153 606 153 .252 13 68 LF Dion James 132 386 99 .256 3 60 CF Terry Blocker 66 198 42 .212 2 10 RF Dale 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 Bruce Benedict 90 236 57 .242 0 19 Albert Hall 85 231 57 .247 1 15 Ken Griffey Ken Griffey, Sr. 69 193 48 .249 2 19 Lonnie Smith 43 114 27 .237 3 9 Gary Roenicke 49 114 26 .228 1 7 Ted Simmons 78 107 21 .196 2 11 Jerry Royster 68 102 18 .176 0 1 Jim Morrison 51 92 14 .152 2 13 Paul Runge Paul Runge (infielder) 52 76 16 .211 0 7 Jeff Blauser 18 67 16 .239 2 7 Dámaso García 21 60 7 .117 1 4 Mark Lemke 16 58 13 .224 0 2 Tommy Gregg 11 29 10 .345 0 4 Jody Davis Jody Davis (baseball) 2 8 2 .250 1 3 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 Rick Mahler 39 249.0 9 16 3.69 131 Tom Glavine 34 195.1 7 17 4.56 84 Pete Smith Pete Smith (1987-98 pitcher) 32 195.1 7 15 3.69 124 Zane Smith 23 140.1 5 10 4.30 59 John Smoltz 12 64.0 2 7 5.48 37 Kevin Blankenship 2 10.2 0 1 3.38 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 Kevin Coffman 18 67.0 2 6 5.78 24 Germán Jiménez 15 55.2 1 6 5.01 26 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 Bruce Sutter 38 1 4 14 4.76 40 Paul Assenmacher 64 8 7 5 3.06 71 Jose Alvarez 60 5 6 3 2.99 81 Charlie Puleo 53 5 5 1 3.47 70 Jim Acker 21 0 4 0 4.71 25 Juan Eichelberger 20 2 0 0 3.86 13 Joe Boever 16 0 2 1 1.77 7 Ed Olwine 16 0 0 1 6.75 5 Chuck Cary 7 0 0 0 6.48 7 Gary Eave 5 0 0 0 9.00 0 Jim Morrison 3 0 0 0 0.00 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 ProcopioJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 Awards and honors Dale Murphy, Roberto Clemente Award References 1988 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac 53em Category:Atlanta Braves seasons Atlanta Braves season