1988 Cincinnati Reds season

1988 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (since 1970)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other 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	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	94	67	0.584	—	45–36	49–31
Cincinnati Reds	87	74	0.540	7	45–35	42–39
San Diego Padres	83	78	0.516	11	47–34	36–44
San Francisco Giants	83	79	0.512	11½	45–36	38–43
Houston Astros	82	80	0.506	12½	44–37	38–43
Atlanta Braves	54	106	0.338	39½	28–51	26–55

Record vs. opponents

1988 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	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

• 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 40 Jack Armstrong 48 Tim Birtsas 32 Tom Browning 37 Norm Charlton 49 Rob Dibble 31 John Franco 43 Jeff Gray 20 Danny Jackson 46 Rob Murphy 35 Pat Pacillo 38 Pat Perry 45 Dennis Rasmussen 27 José Rijo 33 Ron Robinson 45 Candy Sierra 36 Mario Soto 35 Randy St. Claire 47 Frank Williams		Catchers  6 Bo Díaz 23 Lloyd McClendon  8 Terry McGriff 34 Jeff Reed Infielders 25 Buddy Bell 51 Marty Brown 13 Dave Concepción 10 Leon Durham 12 Nick Esasky 25 Ken Griffey 56 Lenny Harris 11 Barry Larkin 16 Ron Oester  9 Luis Quiñones 15 Jeff Treadway		Outfielders 22 Dave Collins 28 Kal Daniels 44 Eric Davis 26 Leo Garcia 29 Tracy Jones  9 Eddie Milner 21 Paul O'Neill 39 Ron Roenicke 57 Van Snyder 29 Herm Winningham		Manager 14 Pete Rose Coaches  2 Scott Breeden 19 Tommy Helms  4 Bruce Kimm -- Lee May 24 Tony Pérez

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, 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

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

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 Mejías
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Dave Keller

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Chattanooga, Cedar Rapids^[10]

Awards and honors

• Ron Oester, Hutch Award^[11]

References

1. Dave Parker page at Baseball Reference
2. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
3. Guy Hoffman page at Baseball Reference
4. Skeeter Barnes page at Baseball Reference
5. Paul Byrd page at Baseball Reference
6. Mario Soto page at Baseball Reference
7. Max Venable page at Baseball Reference
8. Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference
9. Ken Griffey page at Baseball Reference
10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
11. "Hutch Award". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.

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