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.
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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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]