1988 San Francisco Giants season

The 1988 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 106th season in Major League Baseball, their 31st season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 29th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with an 83–79 record, 11½ games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

1988 San Francisco Giants
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Candlestick Park
City	San Francisco, California
Owners	Bob Lurie
General managers	Al Rosen
Managers	Roger Craig
Television	KTVU (Duane Kuiper, Steve Physioc) GiantsVision (Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper)
Radio	KNBR (Ron Fairly, Wayne Hagin) KIQI (Tito Fuentes, Edgard Martinez)
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Offseason

• December 1, 1987: Brett Butler was signed as a free agent with the Giants.^[1]
• December 1, 1987: Joel Youngblood was signed as a free agent by the Giants.^[2]
• December 21, 1987: Phil Ouellette was released by the Giants.^[3]
• January 8, 1988: Atlee Hammaker was signed as a free agent by the Giants.^[4]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Mike Aldrete
• Brett Butler
• Will Clark
• Dave Dravecky
• Candy Maldonado
• Francisco Meléndez
• Kevin Mitchell
• Robby Thompson
• José Uribe^[5]

Season standings

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• t
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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	94	67	.584	—	45‍–‍36	49‍–‍31
Cincinnati Reds	87	74	.540	7	45‍–‍35	42‍–‍39
San Diego Padres	83	78	.516	11	47‍–‍34	36‍–‍44
San Francisco Giants	83	79	.512	11½	45‍–‍36	38‍–‍43
Houston Astros	82	80	.506	12½	44‍–‍37	38‍–‍43
Atlanta Braves	54	106	.338	39½	28‍–‍51	26‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

1988 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MTL	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

• June 1, 1988: Steve Decker was drafted by the Giants in the 21st round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.^[6]
• June 8, 1988: Jeffrey Leonard was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ernest Riles.^[7]
• July 15, 1988: Mark Wasinger was released by the Giants.^[8]

Roster

1988 San Francisco Giants
Roster
Pitchers 31 Randy Bockus 49 Jeff Brantley 31 Dennis Cook 33 Ron Davis 37 Kelly Downs 43 Dave Dravecky 50 Scott Garrelts 14 Atlee Hammaker 39 Mike Krukow 29 Mike LaCoss 32 Craig Lefferts 45 Terry Mulholland 47 Joe Price 48 Rick Reuschel 40 Don Robinson 58 Roger Samuels 19 Lary Sorensen 41 Trevor Wilson		Catchers 15 Bob Brenly 17 Kirt Manwaring  7 Bob Melvin Infielders 22 Will Clark 54 Ángel Escobar 20 Phil Garner 18 Francisco Meléndez  7 Kevin Mitchell 16 Tony Perezchica  1 Ernest Riles 35 Chris Speier 16 Harry Spilman  6 Robby Thompson 23 José Uribe 33 Mark Wasinger 10 Matt Williams		Outfielders 25 Mike Aldrete  2 Brett Butler 26 Charlie Hayes 00 Jeffrey Leonard 21 Candy Maldonado 30 Donell Nixon 30 Rusty Tillman  8 Joel Youngblood Other batters 26 Jessie Reid		Manager 33 Roger Craig Coaches 12 Dusty Baker (First Base) 42 Bill Fahey  5 Bob Lillis 28 José Morales (Hitting) 34 Norm Sherry

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	Bob Melvin	92	273	64	.234	8	27
1B	Will Clark	150	529	163	.308	35	91
2B	Robby Thompson	138	477	126	.264	7	48
SS	José Uribe	141	493	124	.252	3	35
3B	Kevin Mitchell	148	505	127	.251	19	80
LF	Mike Aldrete	139	389	104	.267	3	50
CF	Brett Butler	157	568	163	.287	6	43
RF	Candy Maldonado	142	499	127	.255	12	68

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
Bob Brenly	73	206	39	.189	5	22
Ernest Riles	79	187	55	.294	3	28
Chris Speier	82	171	37	.216	3	18
Jeffrey Leonard	44	160	41	.256	2	20
Matt Williams	52	156	32	.205	8	19
Joel Youngblood	83	123	31	.252	0	16
Kirt Manwaring	40	116	29	.250	1	15
Donell Nixon	59	78	27	.346	0	6
Harry Spilman	40	40	7	.175	1	3
Francisco Meléndez	23	26	5	.192	0	3
Phil Garner	15	13	2	.154	0	1
Charlie Hayes	7	11	1	.091	0	0
Tony Perezchica	7	8	1	.125	0	1
Rusty Tillman	4	4	1	.250	1	3
Ángel Escobar	3	3	1	.333	0	0
Jessie Reid	2	2	0	.000	0	0
Mark Wasinger	3	2	0	.000	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
Rick Reuschel	36	245.0	19	11	3.12	92
Kelly Downs	27	168.0	13	9	3.32	118
Mike Krukow	20	124.2	7	4	3.54	75
Mike LaCoss	19	114.1	7	7	3.62	70
Dave Dravecky	7	37.0	2	2	3.16	19
Trevor Wilson	4	22.0	0	2	4.09	15
Dennis Cook	4	22.0	2	1	2.86	13

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
Don Robinson	51	176.2	10	5	2.45	122
Atlee Hammaker	43	144.2	9	9	3.73	65
Terry Mulholland	9	46.0	2	1	3.72	18
Jeff Brantley	9	20.2	0	1	5.66	11

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
Scott Garrelts	65	5	9	13	3.58	86
Craig Lefferts	64	3	8	11	2.92	58
Joe Price	38	1	6	4	3.94	49
Randy Bockus	20	1	1	0	4.78	18
Roger Samuels	15	1	2	0	3.47	22
Larry Sorenson	12	0	0	2	4.86	9
Ron Davis	9	1	1	0	4.67	15

Award winners

• Will Clark, National League Leader, Runs Batted In (109)
• José Uribe SS, Willie Mac Award

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Phoenix Firebirds	Pacific Coast League	Wendell Kim
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Jack Mull
A	San Jose Giants	California League	Duane Espy
A	Clinton Giants	Midwest League	Bill Evers
A-Short Season	Everett Giants	Northwest League	Joe Strain
Rookie	Pocatello Giants	Pioneer League	Jack Hiatt

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