1988 Cleveland Indians | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Owners | Richard Jacobs | |
General managers | Hank Peters | |
Managers | Doc Edwards | |
Television |
WUAB Jack Corrigan, Steve Lamar | |
Radio |
WWWE Herb Score, Paul Olden | |
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The 1988 Cleveland Indians season was the 88th season for the franchise. The team, managed by Doc Edwards, finished sixth in the American League East.
Despite its mediocre season, the team had a significant legacy in Major League Baseball in the 21st century. Twenty-five years later, five of the 30 MLB managers at the start of the 2013 season were alumni of the 1988 Indians: [1]
The team also had players who became MLB Broadcasters, coaches, and front office executives:
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Red Sox | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | — | 53–28 | 36–45 |
Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 1 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 2 | 47–34 | 40–41 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 2 | 45–36 | 42–39 |
New York Yankees | 85 | 76 | 0.528 | 3½ | 46–34 | 39–42 |
Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 11 | 44–37 | 34–47 |
Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 107 | 0.335 | 34½ | 34–46 | 20–61 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 4–9 | 5–8 | 0–12 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 |
Boston | 9–4 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 10–3 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 2–11 |
California | 7–5 | 4–8 | — | 9–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 3–9 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 |
Chicago | 7–4 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 7–5 |
Cleveland | 9–4 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 9–3 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 |
Detroit | 8–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–4 | — | 8–4 | 5–8 | 1–11 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–8 |
Kansas City | 12–0 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 3–9 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 |
Milwaukee | 9–4 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 9–3 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–6 |
Minnesota | 9–3 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 3–9 | 5–8 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 7–5 |
New York | 10–3 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 9–3 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–7 |
Oakland | 8–4 | 9–3 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 8–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–4 | 8–5 | 9–3 |
Seattle | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 |
Texas | 6–6 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–5 | 5–8 | 7–6 | — | 6–6 |
Toronto | 8–5 | 11–2 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
Opening Day Starters | ||
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# | Name | Position |
14 | Julio Franco | 2B |
20 | Willie Upshaw | 1B |
10 | Pat Tabler | DH |
30 | Joe Carter | CF |
27 | Mel Hall | LF |
26 | Brook Jacoby | 3B |
28 | Cory Snyder | RF |
16 | Jay Bell | SS |
6 | Andy Allanson | C |
49 | Tom Candiotti | P |
1988 Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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Andy Allanson | 133 | 434 | 44 | 114 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 50 | .263 | 5 |
Rod Allen | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | 0 |
Chris Bando | 32 | 72 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 0 |
Jay Bell | 73 | 211 | 23 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .218 | 4 |
Joe Carter | 157 | 621 | 85 | 168 | 36 | 6 | 27 | 98 | .271 | 27 |
Carmelo Castillo | 66 | 176 | 12 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .273 | 6 |
Dave Clark | 63 | 156 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | .263 | 0 |
Dan Firova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Julio Franco | 152 | 613 | 88 | 186 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 54 | .303 | 25 |
Terry Francona | 62 | 212 | 24 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .311 | 0 |
Mel Hall | 150 | 515 | 69 | 144 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 71 | .280 | 7 |
Brook Jacoby | 152 | 552 | 59 | 133 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 49 | .241 | 2 |
Houston Jimenez | 9 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .048 | 0 |
Scott Jordan | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | 0 |
Ron Kittle | 75 | 225 | 31 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 43 | .258 | 0 |
Tom Lampkin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Luis Medina | 16 | 51 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .255 | 0 |
Domingo Ramos | 22 | 46 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .261 | 0 |
Cory Snyder | 142 | 511 | 71 | 139 | 24 | 3 | 26 | 75 | .272 | 5 |
Pat Tabler | 41 | 143 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .224 | 1 |
Ron Tingley | 9 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | 0 |
Willie Upshaw | 149 | 493 | 58 | 121 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 50 | .245 | 12 |
Ron Washington | 69 | 223 | 30 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 21 | .256 | 3 |
Eddie Williams | 10 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | 0 |
Reggie Williams | 11 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .226 | 0 |
Paul Zuvella | 51 | 130 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .231 | 0 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5505 | 666 | 1435 | 235 | 28 | 134 | 629 | .261 | 97 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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Scott Bailes | 9 | 14 | 4.90 | 37 | 21 | 0 | 145.0 | 89 | 79 | 46 | 53 |
Bud Black | 2 | 3 | 5.03 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 59.0 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 44 |
Tom Candiotti | 14 | 8 | 3.28 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 216.2 | 86 | 79 | 53 | 137 |
Chris Codiroli | 0 | 4 | 9.31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 19.1 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 12 |
Jeff Dedmon | 1 | 0 | 4.54 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 33.2 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 17 |
John Farrell | 14 | 10 | 4.24 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 210.1 | 106 | 99 | 67 | 92 |
Don Gordon | 3 | 4 | 4.40 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 59.1 | 33 | 29 | 19 | 20 |
Brad Havens | 2 | 3 | 3.14 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 57.1 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 30 |
Doug Jones | 3 | 4 | 2.27 | 51 | 0 | 37 | 83.1 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 72 |
Jeff Kaiser | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bill Laskey | 1 | 0 | 5.18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 24.1 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 17 |
Rod Nichols | 1 | 7 | 5.06 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 69.1 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 31 |
Jon Perlman | 0 | 2 | 5.49 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Rick Rodriguez | 1 | 2 | 7.09 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 33.0 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 9 |
Dan Schatzeder | 0 | 2 | 9.56 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 16.0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 10 |
Greg Swindell | 18 | 14 | 3.20 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 242.0 | 97 | 86 | 45 | 180 |
Mike Walker | 0 | 1 | 7.27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
Rich Yett | 9 | 6 | 4.62 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 134.1 | 72 | 69 | 55 | 71 |
Team Totals | 78 | 84 | 4.16 | 162 | 162 | 46 | 1434.0 | 731 | 663 | 442 | 812 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Kinston [15]