1988 Detroit Tigers season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Detroit Tigers 1988 American League East Tiger Stadium Detroit, Michigan 88 74 y 2nd Tom Monaghan Bill Lajoie Sparky Anderson WDIV-TV(George Kell, Al Kaline) PASS(Larry Osterman, Jim Northrup) WJR(Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) The 1988 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 88th season and the 77th season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers, fresh off of losing the American League pennant to Minnesota Twins, were attempting to repeat, as American League East champions after winning the division on the final day of the previous season. The Tigers hit five grand slams, the most in MLB in 1988.https://www.baseball-reference.com/tiny/jXYWD Team Batting Event Finder: 1988, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123 Baseball Reference July 3, 2018 Offseason October 23, 1987: Dickie Noles was returned by the Tigers to the Chicago Cubs as part of an earlier agreement (Noles was loaned to the Tigers on September 22).Dickie Noles at Baseball Reference March 23, 1988: Mark Huismann was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.Mark Huismann at Baseball Reference March 24, 1988: Balvino Gálvez was traded by the Tigers to the Minnesota Twins for Billy Beane.Billy Beane at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents DET Notable transactions August 31, 1988: Rey Palacios and Mark Lee were traded by the Tigers to the Kansas City Royals for Ted PowerMark Lee at Baseball Reference August 31, 1988: The Tigers sent Chris Hoiles and players to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Fred LynnFred Lynn at Baseball Reference Draft picks June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft Rico Brogna was drafted by the Tigers in the 1st round (26th pick). Player signed June 18, 1988.Rico Brogna at Baseball Reference Dave Haas was drafted by the Tigers in the 15th round.Dave Haas at Baseball Reference Roster 1988 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers 19 Doyle Alexander 48 Paul Gibson 17 Don Heinkel 39 Mike Henneman 21 Willie Hernández 27 Mark Huismann 25 Eric King 47 Jack Morris 43 Ted Power 44 Jeff Robinson 49 Steve Searcy 26 Frank Tanana 35 Walt Terrell 36 Mike Trujillo Catchers 10 Chris Bando  8 Mike Heath 33 Matt Nokes Infielders 14 Dave Bergman 16 Tom Brookens 30 Iván DeJesús 41 Darrell Evans 22 Ray Knight 23 Torey Lovullo  9 Jim Morrison  3 Alan Trammell 32 Jim Walewander  1 Lou Whitaker Outfielders  4 Billy Bean 29 Billy Beane 31 Larry Herndon 34 Chet Lemon  7 Scott Lusader  9 Fred Lynn 40 Dwayne Murphy 24 Gary Pettis 12 Luis Salazar 15 Pat Sheridan Manager 11 Sparky Anderson Coaches 50 Billy Consolo 51 Alex Grammas 56 Billy Muffett 28 Vada Pinson 53 Dick Tracewski 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 Matt Nokes 122 382 96 .251 16 53 1B Ray Knight 105 299 65 .217 3 33 2B Lou Whitaker 115 403 111 .275 12 55 3B Tom Brookens 136 441 107 .243 5 38 SS Alan Trammell 128 466 145 .311 15 69 LF Pat Sheridan 127 347 88 .254 11 47 CF Gary Pettis 129 458 96 .210 3 36 RF Chet Lemon 144 512 135 .264 17 64 DH Darrell Evans 144 437 91 .208 22 64 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 Luis Salazar 130 452 122 .270 12 62 Dave Bergman 116 289 85 .294 5 35 Mike Heath baseball 86 219 54 .247 5 18 Jim Walewander 88 175 37 .211 0 6 Larry Herndon 76 174 39 .224 4 20 Dwayne Murphy 49 144 36 .250 4 19 Fred Lynn 27 90 20 .222 7 19 Jim Morrison Jim Morrison (baseball) 24 74 16 .216 0 6 Torey Lovullo 12 21 8 .381 1 2 Iván DeJesús 7 17 3 .176 0 0 Scott Lusader 16 16 1 .063 1 3 Billy Bean 10 11 2 .182 0 0 Billy Beane 6 6 1 .167 0 1 Chris Bando 1 0 0 ---- 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 Jack Morris 34 235.0 15 13 3.94 168 Doyle Alexander 34 229.0 14 11 4.32 126 Walt Terrell 29 206.1 7 16 3.97 84 Frank Tanana 32 203.0 14 11 4.21 127 Jeff Robinson Jeff Robinson (starting pitcher) 24 172.0 13 6 2.98 114 Steve Searcy 2 8.0 0 2 5.63 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 Eric King Eric King (baseball) 23 68.2 4 1 3.41 45 Ted Power 4 18.2 1 1 5.79 13 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 Mike Henneman 65 9 6 22 1.87 58 Willie Hernández 63 6 5 10 3.06 59 Paul Gibson Paul Gibson (baseball) 40 4 2 0 2.93 50 Don Heinkel 21 0 0 1 3.96 30 Mike Trujillo 6 0 0 0 5.11 5 Mark Huismann 5 1 0 0 5.06 6 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Toledo Mud Hens International League Pat Corrales AA Glens Falls Tigers Eastern League John Wockenfuss A Lakeland Tigers Florida State League Johnny Lipon A Fayetteville Generals South Atlantic League Leon Roberts Rookie Bristol Tigers Appalachian League Rick MagnanteJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 References External links Baseball 1988 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference Category:Detroit Tigers seasons Detroit Tigers Detroit Tiger Category:1988 in Detroit Category:Long stubs with short prose