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1988 Cincinnati Reds
DivisionWestern Division
BallparkRiverfront Stadium
CityCincinnati
OwnersMarge Schott
ManagersPete Rose
TelevisionWLWT
(Jay Randolph, Johnny Bench)
RadioWLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
← 1987 Seasons 1989 →

The Cincinnati Reds' 1988 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West. Led by manager Pete Rose, the Reds had a record of 87 wins and 74 losses, finishing seven games back of the eventual world champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The 1988 season would be Pete Rose's last full season as Reds manager.

Offseason

Regular season

During the season, Danny Jackson became the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Reds in the 20th Century. It also marked the final season for Dave Concepción after 19 years with the club. [2]

Season standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 94 67 .584 — 45‍–‍36 49‍–‍31
Cincinnati Reds 87 74 .540 7 45‍–‍35 42‍–‍39
San Diego Padres 83 78 .516 11 47‍–‍34 36‍–‍44
San Francisco Giants 83 79 .512 11½ 45‍–‍36 38‍–‍43
Houston Astros 82 80 .506 12½ 44‍–‍37 38‍–‍43
Atlanta Braves 54 106 .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 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

All-Star Game

The 1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 59th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 12, 1988 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, the home of the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 2-1.

The Perfect Game

A ticket from Browning's perfect game.

Tom Browning pitching a perfect game on September 16, 1988 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Scorecard

September 16, 1988, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 3 0
W: Tom Browning (16-5)  L: Tim Belcher (10-5)  
Attendance: 16,591, Time: 1:51

Batting

Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI
Griffin, ss 3 0 0 0 Larkin, ss 3 1 1 0
Hatcher, 1b 3 0 0 0 Sabo, 3b 3 0 1 0
Gibson, lf 3 0 0 0 Daniels, lf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez, lf 0 0 0 0 Davis, cf 2 0 0 0
Marshall, rf 3 0 0 0 O'Neill, rf 3 0 0 0
Shelby, cf 3 0 0 0 Esasky, 1b 3 0 0 0
Hamilton, 3b 3 0 0 0 Reed, c 3 0 0 0
Dempsey, c 3 0 0 0 Oester, 2b 3 0 1 0
Sax, 2b 3 0 0 0 Browning, p 3 0 0 0
Belcher, p 2 0 0 0 None 0 0 0 0
Woodson, ph 1 0 0 0 None 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 0 0 Totals 26 1 3 0

Pitching

Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher, L (10-5) 8.0 3 1 0 1 7 Browning, W (16-5) 9.0 0 0 0 0 7

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

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Danny Jackson 35 261 23 8 2.73 161
Mario Soto 14 87 3 7 4.66 34

Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers

Player G W L SV ERA SO

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Nashville Sounds American Association Jack Lind, Wayne Garland, Jim Hoff,
George Scherger and Frank Lucchesi
AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Tom Runnells
A Cedar Rapids Reds Midwest League Dave Miley
A Greensboro Hornets South Atlantic League Marc Bombard
Rookie GCL Reds Gulf Coast League Sam Mejías
Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Dave Keller

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Chattanooga, Cedar Rapids[10]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ Dave Parker page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  3. ^ Guy Hoffman page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Skeeter Barnes page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Paul Byrd page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Mario Soto page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Max Venable page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Ken Griffey page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
  11. ^ "Hutch Award". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
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