1988 Atlanta Braves season

1988 Atlanta Braves
1988 Atlanta Braves
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Division	Western Division
Ballpark	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
City	Atlanta
Record	54–106 (.338)
Owners	Ted Turner
Managers	Chuck Tanner, Russ Nixon
Television	WTBS; Superstation WTBS
Radio	WSB; (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Billy Sample)

The 1988 Atlanta Braves season was the 118th in franchise history and their 23rd in Atlanta.

Offseason

November 13, 1987: Ken Griffey, Sr. was signed as a free agent by the Braves.^[1]
December 6, 1987: Graig Nettles was signed as a free agent by the Braves.^[2]
December 8, 1987: Ed Whited was traded by the Houston Astros with Mike Stoker (minors) to the Atlanta Braves for Rafael Ramirez and cash. ^[3]
March 24, 1988: Graig Nettles was purchased from the Braves by the Montreal Expos.^[2]

v t e 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

1988 National League record v t e 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	—

May 17, 1988: Jerry Royster was signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[4]
May 20, 1988: Melvin Nieves was signed by the Braves as an amateur free agent.^[5]
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.^[6]
- Turk Wendell was drafted by the Braves in the 5th round. Player signed June 4, 1988.^[7]
July 28, 1988: Ken Griffey, Sr. was released by the Braves.^[1]

1988 Atlanta Braves

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

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	Ozzie Virgil, Jr.	107	320	82	.256	9	31
1B	Gerald Perry	141	547	164	.300	8	74
2B	Ron Gant	146	563	146	.259	19	60
3B	Ken Oberkfell	120	422	117	.277	3	40
SS	Andrés Thomas	153	606	153	.252	13	68
LF	Dion James	132	386	99	.256	3	60
CF	Terry Blocker	66	198	42	.212	2	10
RF	Dale Murphy	156	592	134	.226	24	77

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
Ken Griffey	69	193	48	.249	2	19
Paul Runge	52	76	16	.211	0	7
Jody Davis	2	8	2	.250	1	3

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

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

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

^ ^a ^b Ken Griffey at Baseball-Reference
^ ^a ^b Graig Nettles at Baseball-Reference
^ "Ed Whited: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roystje01.shtml
^ Melvin Nieves at Baseball-Reference
^ Steve Avery at Baseball-Reference
^ Turk Wendell at Baseball-Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997