1988 Cincinnati Reds season

1988 Cincinnati Reds
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1890) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (since 1970) Cincinnati, Ohio (since 1882)
1988 information
Owner(s)	Marge Schott
General manager(s)	Murray Cook
Manager(s)	Pete Rose
Local television	WLWT (Jay Randolph, Johnny Bench)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The Cincinnati Reds' 1988 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West. Led by manager Pete Rose, the Reds had a record of 87 wins and 74 losses, finishing seven games back of the eventual world champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The 1988 season would be Pete Rose's last full season as Reds manager.

Offseason

December 8, 1987: Dave Parker was traded by the Reds to the Oakland Athletics for José Rijo and Tim Birtsas.^[1]

Regular season

During the season, Danny Jackson became the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Reds in the 20th Century.^[2]

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	94	67	--	.584
Cincinnati Reds	87	74	7.0	.540
San Diego Padres	83	78	11.0	.516
San Francisco Giants	83	79	11.5	.512
Houston Astros	82	80	12.5	.506
Atlanta Braves	54	106	39.5	.338

Notable transactions

March 29, 1988: Guy Hoffman was released by the Reds.^[3]
May 14, 1988: Skeeter Barnes was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[4]
June 1, 1988: Paul Byrd was drafted by the Reds in the 13th round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.^[5]
June 20, 1988: Mario Soto was released by the Reds.^[6]
July 11, 1988: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[7]
July 13, 1988: Tracy Jones and Pat Pacillo were traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Jeff Reed, Herm Winningham, and Randy St. Claire.^[8]
August 2, 1988: Ken Griffey, Sr. was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[9]

Roster

1988 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

14 Pete Rose

Coaches

All-Star Game

The 1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 59th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 12, 1988 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, the home of the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 2-1.

The Perfect Game

Tom Browning pitching a perfect game on September 16, 1988 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Scorecard

September 16, 1988, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	1	3	0
W: Tom Browning (16-5) L: Tim Belcher (10-5)
Attendance: 16,591, Time: 1:51

Batting

Los Angeles Dodgers	AB	Cincinnati Reds	AB	R	H
Griffin, ss	3	Larkin, ss	3	1	1
Hatcher, 1b	3	Sabo, 3b	3	0	1
Gibson, lf	3	Daniels, lf	3	0	0
Gonzalez, lf	0	Davis, cf	2	0	0
Marshall, rf	3	O’Neill, rf	3	0	0
Shelby, cf	3	Esasky, 1b	3	0	0
Hamilton, 3b	3	Reed, c	3	0	0
Dempsey, c	3	Oester, 2b	3	0	1
Sax, 2b	3	Browning, p	3	0	0
Belcher, p	2	None	0	0	0
Woodson, ph	1	None	0	0	0
Totals	27	Totals	26	1	3

Pitching

Los Angeles Dodgers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	Cincinnati Reds	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Belcher, L (10-5)	8.0	3	1	0	1	7	Browning, W (16-5)	9.0	0	0	0	0	7

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

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Danny Jackson	35	261	23	8	2.73	161
Mario Soto	14	87	3	7	4.66	34

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Nashville Sounds	American Association	Jack Lind, Wayne Garland, Jim Hoff, George Scherger and Frank Lucchesi
AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern League	Tom Runnells
A	Cedar Rapids Reds	Midwest League	Dave Miley
A	Greensboro Hornets	South Atlantic League	Marc Bombard
Rookie	GCL Reds	Gulf Coast League	Sam Mejias
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Dave Keller

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Chattanooga, Cedar Rapids^[10]

Awards and honors

Ron Oester, Hutch Award^[11]

References

1988 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
1988 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Almanac

v t e 1988 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1988 All-Star Game 1988 World Series

Cincinnati Reds

Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Riverside Park; Tinker Field; Sixto Escobar Stadium; Plant Field; Al Lopez Field; Plant City Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Goodyear Ballpark

Culture

Rosie Reds
Mr. Red
The Big Red Machine
Tom Browning's perfect game
The Nasty Boys
Dowd Report
1999 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game

Rivalries

Cleveland Indians

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Owner: Robert Castellini
General Manager: Walt Jocketty
Manager: Dusty Baker

Championships (5)

National League
pennants (9)

Other titles

American Association pennants: 1882
National League Central: 1995; 2010; 2012
National League West: 1970; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1979; 1990

Minors

Louisville Bats (AAA)
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA)
Bakersfield Blaze (A)
Dayton Dragons (A)
Billings Mustangs (Rookie)
AZL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Reds (Rookie)
DSL Rojos (Rookie)

Media

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1988 Cincinnati Reds season