1988 Atlanta Braves season

1988 Atlanta Braves
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (since 1966) Atlanta, Georgia (since 1966)
1988 information
Owner(s)	Ted Turner
General manager(s)	Bobby Cox
Manager(s)	Chuck Tanner, Russ Nixon
Local television	WTBS Superstation WTBS
Local radio	WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Billy Sample)
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See also: Atlanta Braves

Offseason

• November 13, 1987: Ken Griffey, Sr. was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
• December 6, 1987: Graig Nettles was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
• March 24, 1988: Graig Nettles was purchased from the Braves by the Montreal Expos.

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	94	67	--	.584
Cincinnati Reds	87	74	7.0	.540
San Diego Padres	83	78	11.0	.516
San Francisco Giants	83	79	11.5	.512
Houston Astros	82	80	12.5	.506
Atlanta Braves	54	106	39.5	.338

Notable transactions

• May 17, 1988: Jerry Royster was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
• May 20, 1988: Melvin Nieves was signed by the Braves as an amateur free agent.
• 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.
  • Turk Wendell was drafted by the Braves in the 5th round. Player signed June 4, 1988.
• July 28, 1988: Ken Griffey, Sr. was released by the Braves.

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	Virgil, Jr., OzzieOzzie Virgil, Jr.	107	320	82	.256	9	31
1B	Perry, GeraldGerald Perry	141	547	164	.300	8	74
2B	Gant, RonRon Gant	146	563	146	.259	19	60
3B	Oberkfell, KenKen Oberkfell	120	422	117	.277	3	40
SS	Thomas, AndrésAndrés Thomas	153	606	153	.252	13	68
LF	James, DionDion James	132	386	99	.256	3	60
CF	Blocker, TerryTerry Blocker	66	198	42	.212	2	10
RF	Murphy, DaleDale 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
Griffey, KenKen Griffey	69	193	48	.249	2	19
Runge, PaulPaul Runge	52	76	16	.211	0	7
Davis, JodyJody Davis	2	8	2	.250	1	3

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Smith, PetePete Smith	32	195.1	7	15	3.69	124

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Eichelberger, JuanJuan Eichelberger	20	2	0	0	3.86	13

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
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 Procopio

Awards and honors

• Dale Murphy, Roberto Clemente Award

References

• 1988 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference
• Atlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac