1988 St. Louis Cardinals season

St. Louis Cardinals
	1988 St. Louis Cardinals;
	Major league affiliations
	National League (since 1892) Eastern Division (since 1969); ;
	Location
	Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966); St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882);
	1988 information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
Manager(s)	Whitey Herzog
Local television	KPLR-TV; (Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson); Cardinal Cable Network; (Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson)
Local radio	KMOX; (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon)
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The 1988 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 107th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 97th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 76-86 during the season and finished 5th in the National League East division.

[edit] Offseason

October 7, 1987: Doug DeCinces was released by the Cardinals.^[1]
February 9, 1988: Lance Johnson, Ricky Horton and cash were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago White Sox for José DeLeón.^[2]

[edit] Regular season

Shortstop Ozzie Smith won a Gold Glove this year.

[edit] Opening Day starters

[edit] Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Mets	100	60	.625	--
Pittsburgh Pirates	85	75	.531	15
Montreal Expos	81	81	.500	20
Chicago Cubs	77	85	.475	24
St. Louis Cardinals	76	86	.469	25
Philadelphia Phillies	65	96	.404	35.5

[edit] Notable transactions

June 1, 1988: Mark Clark was drafted by the Cardinals in the 9th round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.^[3]
August 31, 1988: Bob Forsch was traded by the Cardinals to the Houston Astros for Denny Walling.^[4]

[edit] Roster

1988 St. Louis Cardinals

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

24 Whitey Herzog

Coaches

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

[edit] 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
SS	Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith	153	575	155	.270	3	51
LF	Coleman, VinceVince Coleman	153	616	160	.260	3	38
CF	McGee, WillieWillie McGee	137	562	164	.292	3	50

[edit] 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
Walling, DennyDenny Walling	19	58	13	.224	0	1
Lindeman, JimJim Lindeman	17	43	9	.209	2	7

[edit] Pitching

[edit] 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
DeLeón, JoséJosé DeLeón	34	225.1	13	10	3.67	208

[edit] 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
Forsch, BobBob Forsch	30	108.2	9	4	3.73	40

[edit] 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
Peters, SteveSteve Peters	44	3	3	0	6.40	30

[edit] Awards and honors

Ozzie Smith, Shortstop, National League Gold Glove

[edit] League leaders

Vince Coleman, National League Stolen Base Leader, 81 ^[5]

[edit] Farm system

[edit] References

^ Doug DeCinces page at Baseball Reference
^ Lance Johnson page at Baseball Reference
^ Mark Clark page at Baseball Reference
^ Bob Forsch page at Baseball Reference
^ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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[0] Doug DeCinces page at Baseball Reference

[1] Lance Johnson page at Baseball Reference

[2] Mark Clark page at Baseball Reference

[3] Bob Forsch page at Baseball Reference

[4] Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac

[5] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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1988 St. Louis Cardinals
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1892) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966) St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
1988 information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
Manager(s)	Whitey Herzog
Local television	KPLR-TV (Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson) Cardinal Cable Network (Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson)
Local radio	KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon)
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Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Redbirds	American Association	Mike Jorgensen
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Jim Riggleman, Darold Knowles and Gaylen Pitts
A	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Florida State League	Dave Bialas
A	Springfield Cardinals	Midwest League	Mark DeJohn
A	Savannah Cardinals	South Atlantic League	Keith Champion
Short-Season A	Hamilton Redbirds	New York-Penn League	Dan Radison
Rookie	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Gaylen Pitts and Jorge Aranzamendi

1988 St. Louis Cardinals season

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day starters

[edit] Season standings

[edit] Notable transactions

[edit] Roster

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

[edit] Starters by position

[edit] Other batters

[edit] Pitching

[edit] Starting pitchers

[edit] Other pitchers

[edit] Relief pitchers

[edit] Awards and honors

[edit] League leaders

[edit] Farm system

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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