1988 San Francisco Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 San Francisco Giants 1988 National League West Candlestick Park San Francisco, California Bob Lurie Al Rosen Roger Craig KTVU(Duane Kuiper, Steve Physioc)GiantsVision(Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper) KNBR(Ron Fairly, Wayne Hagin)KIQI(Tito Fuentes, Edgard Martinez) The 1988 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 106th season in Major League Baseball, their 31st season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 29th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with an 83–79 record, 11½ games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Offseason December 1, 1987: Brett Butler was signed as a free agent with the Giants.Brett Butler at Baseball Reference December 1, 1987: Joel Youngblood was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Joel Youngblood at Baseball Reference December 21, 1987: Phil Ouellette was released by the Giants.Phil Ouellette at Baseball Reference January 8, 1988: Atlee Hammaker was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Atlee Hammaker at Baseball Reference Regular season Opening Day starters Mike Aldrete Brett Butler Will Clark Dave Dravecky Candy Maldonado Francisco Meléndez Kevin Mitchell Robby Thompson José Uribehttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1988&t=SFN 1988 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac Season standings Record vs. opponents SF Notable transactions June 1, 1988: Steve Decker was drafted by the Giants in the 21st round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.Steve Decker at Baseball Reference June 8, 1988: Jeffrey Leonard was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ernest Riles.Ernest Riles at Baseball Reference July 15, 1988: Mark Wasinger was released by the Giants.Mark Wasinger at Baseball Reference Roster 1988 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers 31 Randy Bockus 49 Jeff Brantley 31 Dennis Cook 33 Ron Davis 37 Kelly Downs 43 Dave Dravecky 50 Scott Garrelts 14 Atlee Hammaker 39 Mike Krukow 29 Mike LaCoss 32 Craig Lefferts 45 Terry Mulholland 47 Joe Price 48 Rick Reuschel 40 Don Robinson 58 Roger Samuels 19 Lary Sorensen 41 Trevor Wilson Catchers 15 Bob Brenly 17 Kirt Manwaring  7 Bob Melvin Infielders 22 Will Clark 54 Ángel Escobar 20 Phil Garner 18 Francisco Meléndez  7 Kevin Mitchell 16 Tony Perezchica  1 Ernest Riles 35 Chris Speier 16 Harry Spilman  6 Robby Thompson 23 José Uribe 33 Mark Wasinger 10 Matt Williams Outfielders 25 Mike Aldrete  2 Brett Butler 26 Charlie Hayes 00 Jeffrey Leonard 21 Candy Maldonado 30 Donell Nixon 30 Rusty Tillman  8 Joel Youngblood Other batters 26 Jessie Reid Manager 38 Roger Craig Coaches 12 Dusty Baker (First Base) 42 Bill Fahey  5 Bob Lillis 28 José Morales (Hitting) 34 Norm Sherry 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 Bob Melvin 92 273 64 .234 8 27 1B Will Clark 150 529 163 .308 35 91 2B Robby Thompson 138 477 126 .264 7 48 SS José Uribe 141 493 124 .252 3 35 3B Kevin Mitchell Kevin Mitchell (baseball) 148 505 127 .251 19 80 LF Mike Aldrete 139 389 104 .267 3 50 CF Brett Butler Brett Butler (baseball) 157 568 163 .287 6 43 RF Candy Maldonado 142 499 127 .255 12 68 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 Bob Brenly 73 206 39 .189 5 22 Ernest Riles 79 187 55 .294 3 28 Chris Speier 82 171 37 .216 3 18 Jeffrey Leonard 44 160 41 .256 2 20 Matt Williams 52 156 32 .205 8 19 Joel Youngblood 83 123 31 .252 0 16 Kirt Manwaring 40 116 29 .250 1 15 Donell Nixon 59 78 27 .346 0 6 Harry Spilman 40 40 7 .175 1 3 Francisco Meléndez 23 26 5 .192 0 3 Phil Garner 15 13 2 .154 0 1 Charlie Hayes 7 11 1 .091 0 0 Tony Perezchica 7 8 1 .125 0 1 Rusty Tillman Rusty Tillman (baseball) 4 4 1 .250 1 3 Ángel Escobar 3 3 1 .333 0 0 Jessie Reid 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Mark Wasinger 3 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 Rick Reuschel 36 245.0 19 11 3.12 92 Kelly Downs 27 168.0 13 9 3.32 118 Mike Krukow 20 124.2 7 4 3.54 75 Mike LaCoss 19 114.1 7 7 3.62 70 Dave Dravecky 7 37.0 2 2 3.16 19 Trevor Wilson 4 22.0 0 2 4.09 15 Dennis Cook 4 22.0 2 1 2.86 13 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 Don Robinson 51 176.2 10 5 2.45 122 Atlee Hammaker 43 144.2 9 9 3.73 65 Terry Mulholland 9 46.0 2 1 3.72 18 Jeff Brantley 9 20.2 0 1 5.66 11 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 Scott Garrelts 65 5 9 13 3.58 86 Craig Lefferts 64 3 8 11 2.92 58 Joe Price 38 1 6 4 3.94 49 Randy Bockus 20 1 1 0 4.78 18 Roger Samuels 15 1 2 0 3.47 22 Larry Sorenson 12 0 0 2 4.86 9 Ron Davis 9 1 1 0 4.67 15 Award winners Will Clark, National League Leader, Runs Batted In (109) José Uribe SS, Willie Mac Award All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Phoenix Firebirds Pacific Coast League Wendell Kim AA Shreveport Captains Texas League Jack Mull A San Jose Giants California League Duane Espy A Clinton Giants Midwest League Bill Evers A-Short Season Everett Giants Northwest League Joe Strain Rookie Pocatello Giants Pioneer League Jack HiattJohnson, 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 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1988 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:San Francisco Giants seasons San Francisco Giants season San Category:1988 in San Francisco