1988 San Francisco Giants
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkCandlestick Park
CitySan Francisco, California
OwnersBob Lurie
General managersAl Rosen
ManagersRoger Craig
TelevisionKTVU
(Duane Kuiper, Steve Physioc)
GiantsVision
(Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper)
RadioKNBR
(Ron Fairly, Wayne Hagin)
KIQI
(Tito Fuentes, Edgard Martinez)
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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

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 94 67 0.584 — 45–36 49–31
Cincinnati Reds 87 74 0.540 7 45–35 42–39
San Diego Padres 83 78 0.516 11 47–34 36–44
San Francisco Giants 83 79 0.512 11½ 45–36 38–43
Houston Astros 82 80 0.506 12½ 44–37 38–43
Atlanta Braves 54 106 0.338 39½ 28–51 26–55

Record vs. opponents

1988 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 5–7 5–13 5–13 4–14 4–8 4–8 6–6 5–5 8–10 5–13 3–9
Chicago 7–5 — 6–6 7–5 4–8–1 9–9 9–9 8–10 7–11 8–4 5–7 7–11
Cincinnati 13–5 6–6 — 9–9 7–11 5–7 4–7 9–3 7–5 10–8 11–7 6–6
Houston 13–5 5–7 9–9 — 9–9 6–6 5–7 8–4 8–4 6–12 7–11 6–6
Los Angeles 14–4 8–4–1 11–7 9–9 — 8–4 1–10 11–1 6–6 7–11 12–6 7–5
Montreal 8–4 9–9 7–5 6–6 4–8 — 6–12 9–9–1 8–10 4–8 7–5 13–5
New York 8–4 9–9 7–4 7–5 10–1 12–6 — 10–8 12–6 7–5 4–8 14–4
Philadelphia 6-6 10–8 3–9 4–8 1–11 9–9–1 8–10 — 7–11 4–7 7–5 6–12
Pittsburgh 5–5 11–7 5–7 4–8 6–6 10–8 6–12 11–7 — 8–4 8–4 11–7
San Diego 10–8 4–8 8–10 12–6 11–7 8–4 5–7 7–4 4–8 — 8–10 6–6
San Francisco 13–5 7–5 7–11 11–7 6–12 5–7 8–4 5–7 4–8 10–8 — 7–5
St. Louis 9–3 11–7 6–6 6–6 5–7 5–13 4–14 12–6 7–11 6–6 5–7 —


Notable transactions

Roster

1988 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

Regular season

1988 regular season game log: 83–79 (Home: 45–36; Away: 38–43)
April: 11–12 (Home: 6–8; Away: 5–4)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
1 April 4 1:13 p.m. PDT @ Dodgers W 5–1 Dravecky (1–0) Valenzuela (0–1) — 2:24 48,484 1–0 W1
2 April 5 7:05 p.m. PDT @ Dodgers L 0–5 Hershiser (1–0) Downs (0–1) — 2:29 37,472 1–1 L1
3 April 7 Padres
4 April 8 Padres
5 April 9 Padres
6 April 10 Padres
7 April 11 Reds
8 April 12 Reds
9 April 13 Reds
10 April 15 @ Padres
11 April 16 @ Padres
12 April 17 @ Padres
13 April 18 @ Reds
14 April 19 @ Reds
15 April 20 @ Reds
16 April 21 @ Reds
— April 22 Dodgers Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 26)
17 April 23 12:25 p.m. PDT Dodgers L 3–10 Hershiser (4–0) Krukow (1–1) — 2:57 33,271 9–8 L2
18 April 24 1:05 p.m. PDT Dodgers L 0–4 Valenzuela (2–2) LaCoss (1–2) Howell (1) 2:50 39,092 9–9 L3
19 April 26 Pirates
20 April 27 Pirates
21 April 28 Pirates
22 April 29 Cubs
23 April 30 Cubs
May: 14–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 6–9)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
24 May 1 Cubs
25 May 2 Cardinals
26 May 3 Cardinals
27 May 4 Cardinals
28 May 6 @ Cubs
29 May 7 @ Cubs
30 May 8 @ Cubs
31 May 9 @ Pirates
32 May 10 @ Pirates
33 May 11 @ Cardinals
34 May 12 @ Cardinals
35 May 13 Mets W 3–2 — 2:39 25,275 17–18 W1
36 May 14 Mets W 3–2 2:20 36,020 18–18 W2
37 May 15 Mets W 5–1 — 2:45 43,484 19–18 W3
38 May 16 Phillies
39 May 17 Phillies
40 May 18 Phillies
41 May 20 Expos
42 May 21 Expos
43 May 22 Expos
44 May 24 @ Mets W 4–2 2:34 36,816 23–21 W2
45 May 25 @ Mets L 3–6 2:46 22,118 23–22 L1
46 May 26 @ Mets W 5–2 2:47 40,586 24–22 W1
47 May 27 @ Phillies
48 May 28 @ Phillies
49 May 29 @ Phillies
50 May 30 @ Expos
51 May 31 @ Expos
June: 14–11 (Home: 6–6; Away: 8–5)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
52 June 1 @ Expos
53 June 3 Astros
54 June 4 Astros
55 June 5 Astros
56 June 7 Braves
57 June 8 Braves
58 June 9 Braves
59 June 10 Reds
60 June 11 Reds
61 June 12 Reds
62 June 13 @ Padres
63 June 14 @ Padres
64 June 15 @ Padres
65 June 17 @ Reds
66 June 18 @ Reds
67 June 19 @ Reds
68 June 20 Padres
69 June 21 Padres
70 June 22 Padres
71 June 24 @ Astros
72 June 25 @ Astros
73 June 26 @ Astros
74 June 27 @ Braves
75 June 28 @ Braves
76 June 29 @ Braves
July: 17–11 (Home: 13–4; Away: 4–7)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
77 July 1 Pirates
78 July 2 Pirates
79 July 3 Pirates
80 July 4 Cubs
81 July 5 Cubs
82 July 6 Cubs
83 July 8 Cardinals
84 July 9 Cardinals
85 July 10 Cardinals
59th All-Star Game in Cincinnati, Ohio
86 July 14 @ Pirates
87 July 15 @ Pirates
88 July 16 @ Pirates
89 July 17 @ Pirates
90 July 18 @ Cubs
91 July 19 @ Cubs
92 July 20 @ Cubs
93 July 21 @ Cardinals
94 July 22 @ Cardinals
95 July 23 @ Cardinals
96 July 24 @ Cardinals
97 July 25 5:17 p.m. PDT Dodgers W 3–1 Downs (10–8) Valenzuela (5–8) — 2:50 29,947 51–46 W3
98 July 26 (1) 5:35 p.m. PDT Dodgers L 3–7 Hershiser (14–5) Mulholland (2–1) Howell (13) 2:57 — 51–47 L1
99 July 26 (2) 9:10 p.m. PDT Dodgers L 5–6 (11) Holton (6–2) Garrelts (2–1) — 4:13 49,209 51–48 L2
100 July 27 7:35 p.m. PDT Dodgers W 2–1 (10) Price (1–4) Leary (10–7) — 2:51 34,168 52–48 W1
101 July 29 Braves
102 July 30 Braves
103 July 31 Braves
104 July 31 Braves
August: 14–15 (Home: 7–5; Away: 7–10)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
105 August 1 Astros
106 August 2 Astros
107 August 3 Astros
108 August 5 @ Braves
109 August 6 @ Braves
110 August 7 @ Braves
111 August 8 @ Braves
112 August 9 @ Astros
113 August 10 @ Astros
114 August 11 @ Astros
115 August 12 7:38 p.m. PDT @ Dodgers L 3–7 Leary (12–8) Reuschel (15–6) Peña (9) 3:19 48,744 61–54 L1
116 August 13 7:10 p.m. PDT @ Dodgers L 1–2 (11) Peña (5–5) Price (1–5) — 4:12 47,649 61–55 L2
117 August 14 1:08 p.m. PDT @ Dodgers W 15–4 Downs (12–9) Hershiser (16–7) Brantley (1) 3:17 45,502 62–55 W1
118 August 15 7:35 p.m. PDT @ Dodgers L 0–1 Belcher (9–4) Robinson (4–3) Orosco (7) 2:37 49,307 62–56 L1
119 August 16 Mets L 6–13 — 2:54 29,134 62–57 L2
120 August 17 Mets W 4–0 — 2:17 24,730 63–57 W1
121 August 18 Mets W 4–1 2:47 32,132 64–57 W2
122 August 19 Phillies
123 August 20 Phillies
124 August 21 Phillies
125 August 22 Expos
126 August 23 Expos
127 August 24 Expos
128 August 26 @ Mets L 0–3 2:38 47,478 68–60 L3
129 August 27 @ Mets L 1–2 1:55 45,115 68–61 L4
130 August 28 @ Mets W 7–4 — 3:29 46,571 69–61 W1
131 August 29 @ Phillies
132 August 30 @ Phillies
133 August 31 @ Phillies
September: 12–15 (Home: 5–8; Away: 7–7)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
134 September 2 @ Expos
135 September 3 @ Expos
136 September 4 @ Expos
137 September 5 Padres
138 September 6 Padres
139 September 7 Braves
140 September 8 Braves
141 September 9 Astros
142 September 10 Astros
143 September 11 Astros
144 September 12 @ Padres
145 September 13 @ Padres
146 September 14 @ Padres
147 September 16 @ Astros
148 September 17 @ Astros
149 September 18 @ Astros
150 September 19 @ Braves
151 September 20 @ Braves
152 September 21 @ Reds
153 September 22 @ Reds
154 September 23 7:39 p.m. PDT Dodgers L 0–3 Hershiser (23–8) Hammaker (8–9) — 2:38 22,341 79–75 L3
155 September 24 1:05 p.m. PDT Dodgers L 3–7 Horton (1–0) Wilson (0–2) Orosco (9) 3:03 34,214 79–76 L4
156 September 25 1:00 p.m. PDT Dodgers W 2–0 Cook (2–0) Belcher (11–6) — 2:25 40,743 80–76 W1
157 September 26 Reds
158 September 27 Reds
159 September 28 Reds
160 September 30 7:35 p.m. PDT @ Dodgers L 4–6 Holton (7–3) Cook (2–1) Peña (12) 2:56 42,580 82–78 L1
October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–1)
# Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Streak
161 October 1 1:07 p.m. PDT @ Dodgers L 1–2 Belcher (12–6) Reuschel (19–11) Valenzuela (1) 2:09 33,951 82–79 L2
162 October 2 1:09 p.m. PDT @ Dodgers W 1–0 Robinson (10–5) Leary (17–11) — 2:31 44,055 83–79 W1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Giants team member

Starting Lineups

Regular season

Game Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th SP
1 April 4 @ LAD
2 April 5 @ LAD
17 April 23 LAD
18 April 24 LAD
97 July 25 LAD
98 July 26 LAD
99 July 26 LAD
100 July 27 LAD
115 August 12 @ LAD
116 August 13 @ LAD
117 August 14 @ LAD
118 August 15 @ LAD
154 September 23 LAD
155 September 24 LAD
156 September 25 LAD
160 September 30 @ LAD
161 October 1 @ LAD
162 October 2 @ LAD

Detailed records

Game umpires

Regular season

Game Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B
1 April 4 @ LAD John Kibler Jim Quick Eric Gregg Dave Pallone
2 April 5 @ LAD Jim Quick Eric Gregg Dave Pallone John Kibler
17 April 23 LAD Lee Weyer Ed Montague John McSherry Fred Brocklander
18 April 24 LAD Ed Montague John McSherry Fred Brocklander Lee Weyer
97 July 25 LAD Doug Harvey Jerry Crawford Greg Bonin Bob Davidson
98 July 26 LAD Jerry Crawford Greg Bonin Bob Davidson Doug Harvey
99 July 26 LAD Greg Bonin Bob Davidson Doug Harvey Jerry Crawford
100 July 27 LAD Bob Davidson Doug Harvey Jerry Crawford Greg Bonin
115 August 12 @ LAD Tom Hallion Paul Runge Charlie Williams Joe West
116 August 13 @ LAD Paul Runge Charlie Williams Joe West Tom Hallion
117 August 14 @ LAD Charlie Williams Joe West Tom Hallion Paul Runge
118 August 15 @ LAD Joe West Tom Hallion Paul Runge Charlie Williams
154 September 23 LAD Charlie Williams Joe West Bob Engel Paul Runge
155 September 24 LAD Joe West Paul Runge Bob Engel Charlie Williams
156 September 25 LAD Paul Runge Bob Engel Charlie Williams Joe West
160 September 30 @ LAD Greg Bonin John Kibler Doug Harvey Jim Quick
161 October 1 @ LAD John Kibler Doug Harvey Jim Quick Greg Bonin
162 October 2 @ LAD Doug Harvey Jim Quick Greg Bonin John Kibler

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 148 505 127 .251 19 80
LF Mike Aldrete 139 389 104 .267 3 50
CF Brett Butler 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 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

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
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 Hiatt

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References

  1. ^ Brett Butler at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Joel Youngblood at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Phil Ouellette at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Atlee Hammaker at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ "1988 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  6. ^ Steve Decker at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Ernest Riles at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Mark Wasinger at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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