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| Owner(s) | Tom Monaghan |
| General manager(s) | Bill Lajoie |
| Manager(s) | Sparky Anderson |
| Local television | WDIV-TV (George Kell, Al Kaline) PASS (Larry Osterman, Jim Northrup) |
| Local radio | WJR (Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey) |
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The Detroit Tigers' 1988 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Detroit Tigers attempting to win the American League East.
Offseason[edit]
- October 23, 1987: Dickie Noles was returned by the Tigers to the Chicago Cubs as part of an earlier agreement (Noles was loaned to the Tigers on September 22).[1]
- March 23, 1988: Mark Huismann was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.[2]
- March 24, 1988: Balvino Gálvez was traded by the Tigers to the Minnesota Twins for Billy Beane.[3]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| 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 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
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1988 American League Records
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 | — |
Notable transactions[edit]
- August 31, 1988: Rey Palacios and Mark Lee were traded by the Tigers to the Kansas City Royals for Ted Power[4]
Draft picks[edit]
- June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball Draft
- Rico Brogna was drafted by the Tigers in the 1st round (26th pick). Player signed June 18, 1988.[5]
- Dave Haas was drafted by the Tigers in the 15th round.[6]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 |
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| C | Nokes, MattMatt Nokes | 122 | 382 | 96 | .251 | 16 | 53 |
| 1B | Knight, RayRay Knight | 105 | 299 | 65 | .217 | 3 | 33 |
| 2B | Whitaker, LouLou Whitaker | 115 | 403 | 111 | .275 | 12 | 55 |
| 3B | Brookens, TomTom Brookens | 136 | 441 | 107 | .243 | 5 | 38 |
| SS | Trammell, AlanAlan Trammell | 128 | 466 | 145 | .311 | 15 | 69 |
| LF | Sheridan, PatPat Sheridan | 127 | 347 | 88 | .254 | 11 | 47 |
| CF | Pettis, GaryGary Pettis | 129 | 458 | 96 | .210 | 3 | 36 |
| RF | Lemon, ChetChet Lemon | 144 | 512 | 135 | .264 | 17 | 64 |
| DH | Evans, DarrellDarrell Evans | 144 | 437 | 91 | .208 | 22 | 64 |
Other batters[edit]
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 |
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| Beane, BillyBilly Beane | 6 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| DeJesús, IvánIván DeJesús | 7 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Robinson, JeffJeff Robinson | 24 | 172 | 13 | 6 | 2.98 | 114 |
Other pitchers[edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Power, TedTed Power | 4 | 18.2 | 1 | 1 | 5.79 | 13 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Hernández, WillieWillie Hernández | 63 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3.06 | 59 |
| Huismann, MarkMark Huismann | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 6 |
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
References[edit]
- ^ Dickie Noles page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Huismann page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Billy Beane page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Lee page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rico Brogna page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Haas page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997
External links[edit]
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