1988 Houston Astros season

1988 Houston Astros
Division	Western Division
Ballpark	The Astrodome
City	Houston, Texas
Record	82–80 (.506)
Owners	John McMullen
Managers	Hal Lanier
Television	KTXH HSE
Radio	KTRH (Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Bruce Gietzen, Bill Worrell) KBUC (Orlando Sánchez-Diago, Rolando Becerra)
Seasons

The Houston Astros' 1988 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason

• October 13, 1987: Ronn Reynolds was released by the Houston Astros.
• December 8, 1987: Ed Whited was traded by the Houston Astros with Mike Stoker (minors) to the Atlanta Braves for Rafael Ramirez and cash.
• January 8, 1988: Joaquín Andújar was signed as a free agent by the Astros.
• March 10, 1988: Ernie Camacho was signed as a free agent by the Astros.
• March 25, 1988: Robbie Wine was traded by the Astros to the Texas Rangers for Mike Loynd.

Regular season

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

• July 23, 1988: Mark Bailey was traded by the Astros to the Montreal Expos for Casey Candaele.
• August 31, 1988: Denny Walling was traded by the Astros to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Forsch.

Draft picks

• June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Dave Silvestri was drafted by the Astros in the 2nd round. Player signed October 18, 1988.
  • Kenny Lofton was drafted by the Astros in the 17th round. Lofton signed on June 16, 1988.

Miscellaneous

This roster of pitchers had 8 career no-hitters with 5 (at the time) by Nolan Ryan, 2 by Bob Forsch, and 1 by Mike Scott.

Roster

1988 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers 49 Juan Agosto 42 Larry Andersen 47 Joaquín Andújar 13 Ernie Camacho 50 Rocky Childress 44 Danny Darwin 43 Jim Deshaies 31 Bob Forsch 31,41 Jeff Heathcock 39 Bob Knepper 53 Dave Meads 35 Brian Meyer 34 Nolan Ryan 33 Mike Scott 45 Dave Smith		Catchers 14 Alan Ashby  6 Mark Bailey  4 Craig Biggio  9 Alex Treviño Infielders 25 Buddy Bell 11 Ken Caminiti  1 Casey Candaele 27 Glenn Davis 19 Bill Doran 23 Chuck Jackson 20 Jim Pankovits 16 Rafael Ramírez 12 Craig Reynolds 29 Craig Smajstrla  6 Harry Spilman 29 Denny Walling		Outfielders 17 Kevin Bass  3 Cameron Drew 18 John Fishel 28 Billy Hatcher  5 Steve Henderson 26 Louie Meadows 21 Terry Puhl  2 Gerald Young		Manager 22 Hal Lanier Coaches  8 Yogi Berra (Bench) -- Gene Clines (Hitting) 48 Matt Galante (First Base) -- Marc Hill (Bullpen) 15 Denis Menke (Third Base) 55 Les Moss (Pitching)

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	Alan Ashby	73	227	54	.238	7	33
1B	Glenn Davis	152	561	152	.271	30	99
2B	Bill Doran	132	480	119	.248	7	53
3B	Buddy Bell	74	269	68	.253	7	37
SS	Rafael Ramírez	155	566	156	.276	6	59
LF	Billy Hatcher	145	530	142	.268	7	52
CF	Gerald Young	149	576	148	.257	0	37
RF	Kevin Bass	157	541	138	.255	14	72

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
Denny Walling	65	176	43	.244	1	20
Mark Bailey	8	23	3	.130	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

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
Joaquín Andújar	23	78.2	2	5	4.00	35

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
Ernie Camacho	13	0	3	1	7.64	13
Rocky Childress	11	1	0	0	6.17	24

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tucson Toros	Pacific Coast League	Bob Didier
AA	Columbus Astros	Southern League	Tom Wiedenbauer
A	Osceola Astros	Florida State League	Keith Bodie
A	Asheville Tourists	South Atlantic League	Gary Tuck and Jim Coveney
A-Short Season	Auburn Astros	New York–Penn League	Frank Cacciatore
Rookie	GCL Astros	Gulf Coast League	Julio Linares

External links

• 1988 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference