1988 Cleveland Indians season

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1988  Cleveland Indians
League American League
Division East
Ballpark Cleveland Municipal Stadium
City Cleveland, Ohio
Owners Richard Jacobs
General managers Hank Peters
Managers Doc Edwards
Television WUAB
Jack Corrigan, Steve Lamar
Radio WWWE
Herb Score, Paul Olden
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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.

Contents

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 season were alumni of the 1988 Indians: [1]

The team also had players who became MLB Broadcasters, coaches, and front office executives:

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 8973.549—53‍–‍2836‍–‍45
Detroit Tigers 8874.543150‍–‍3138‍–‍43
Milwaukee Brewers 8775.537247‍–‍3440‍–‍41
Toronto Blue Jays 8775.537245‍–‍3642‍–‍39
New York Yankees 8576.5283½46‍–‍3439‍–‍42
Cleveland Indians 7884.4811144‍–‍3734‍–‍47
Baltimore Orioles 54107.33534½34‍–‍4620‍–‍61

Record vs. opponents

1988 American League record

Sources:
TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKSEATEXTOR
Baltimore —4–95–74–74–95–80–124–93–93–104–87–56–65–8
Boston 9–4—8–47–58–56–76–610–37–59–43–96–68–42–11
California 7–54–8—9–48–45–75–83–94–96–64–96–78–56–6
Chicago 7–45–74–9—3–93–97–66–64–93–95–89–48–57–5
Cleveland 9–45–84–89–3—4–96–69–45–76–74–85–76–66–7
Detroit 8–57–67–59–39–4—8–45–81–118–54–89–38–45–8
Kansas City 12–06–68–56–76–64–8—3–97–66–68–57–57–64–8
Milwaukee 9–43–109–36–64–98–59–3—7–56–73–98–48–47–6
Minnesota 9–35–79–49–47–511–16–75–7—3–95–88–57–67–5
New York 10–34–96–69–37–65–86–67–69–3—6–65–75–66–7
Oakland 8–49–39–48–58–48–45–89–38–56–6—9–48–59–3
Seattle 5–76–67–64–97–53–95–74–85–87–54–9—6–75–7
Texas 6–64–85–85–86–64–86–74–86–76–55–87–6—6–6
Toronto 8–511–26–65–77–68–58–46–75–77–63–97–56–6—

Notable transactions

Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Starters
#NamePosition
14 Julio Franco 2B
20 Willie Upshaw 1B
10 Pat Tabler DH
30 Joe Carter CF
27 Mel Hall LF
26 Brook Jacoby 3B
28 Cory Snyder RF
16 Jay Bell SS
6 Andy Allanson C
49 Tom Candiotti P

[14]

Roster

1988 Cleveland Indians
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGSB
Andy Allanson 13343444114110550.2635
Rod Allen 511111000.0910
Chris Bando 3272691018.1250
Jay Bell 73211234651221.2184
Joe Carter 157621851683662798.27127
Carmelo Castillo 66176124880414.2736
Dave Clark 63156114141318.2630
Dan Firova 10000000—0
Julio Franco 152613881862361054.30325
Terry Francona 62212246680112.3110
Mel Hall 15051569144324671.2807
Brook Jacoby 15255259133250949.2412
Houston Jimenez 921110001.0480
Scott Jordan 79010001.1110
Ron Kittle 752253158801843.2580
Tom Lampkin 44000000.0000
Luis Medina 165110130068.2550
Domingo Ramos 22467121005.2610
Cory Snyder 142511711392432675.2725
Pat Tabler 41143163251117.2241
Ron Tingley 924140012.1670
Willie Upshaw 149493581212231150.24512
Ron Washington 692233057142221.2563
Eddie Williams 1021340001.1900
Reggie Williams 1131772013.2260
Paul Zuvella 511309305107.2310
Team Totals1625505666143523528134629.26197

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

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBK
Scott Bailes 9144.9037210145.014989794653
Bud Black 235.03167159.05935332344
Tom Candiotti 1483.2831310216.2225867953137
Chris Codiroli 049.31142119.13222201012
Jeff Dedmon 104.54210133.23520172117
John Farrell 14104.2431300210.1216106996792
Don Gordon 344.40380159.16533291920
Brad Havens 233.14280157.16222201730
Doug Jones 342.275103783.16926211672
Jeff Kaiser 000.003002.220010
Bill Laskey 105.18170124.1321614617
Rod Nichols 175.061110069.17341392331
Jon Perlman 025.49100019.22512121110
Rick Rodriguez 127.09105033.0432826179
Dan Schatzeder 029.56150316.0261917210
Greg Swindell 18143.2033330242.0234978645180
Mike Walker 017.273108.2877107
Rich Yett 964.6223220134.114672695571
Team Totals78844.16162162461434.01501731663442812

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
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 Williams

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kinston [15]

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Scott (April 30, 2013). "Five managers with connections to 1988 Indians, an unbelievable story". CBSSports.com . Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ Rick Rodriguez at Baseball Reference
  3. 1 2 John Moses at Baseball Reference
  4. 1 2 Greg Harris at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Doug Piatt at Baseball Reference
  6. 1 2 Dan Schatzeder at Baseball Reference
  7. 1 2 Chris Codiroli at Baseball Reference
  8. ↑ Terry Francona at Baseball Reference
  9. ↑ Mark Huismann at Baseball Reference
  10. ↑ Willie Upshaw at Baseball Reference
  11. ↑ Dan Firova at Baseball Reference
  12. ↑ Houston Jiménez at Baseball Reference
  13. ↑ Bud Black at Baseball Reference
  14. ↑ 1988 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
  15. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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