1988 New York Yankees season

1988 New York Yankees
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Yankee Stadium (since 1976)
New York City (since 1903)
Other information
Owner(s)	George Steinbrenner
General manager(s)	Lou Piniella, Bob Quinn
Manager(s)	Billy Martin, Lou Piniella
Local television	WPIX (Phil Rizzuto, Bill White) SportsChannel NY (Ken Harrelson, Bobby Murcer, Mickey Mantle)
Local radio	WABC (AM) (Hank Greenwald, Tommy Hutton)
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The New York Yankees' 1988 season was the 86th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 85-76, finishing in fifth place, 3.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Lou Piniella and Billy Martin, with the latter managing the team for the fifth and final time. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

• November 2, 1987: Lenn Sakata was released by the New York Yankees.^[1]
• December 11, 1987: Darren Reed, Phil Lombardi, and Steve Frey were traded by the Yankees to the New York Mets for Rafael Santana and Victor Garcia (minors).^[2]
• December 18, 1987: Rich Bordi was released by the New York Yankees.^[3]
• December 22, 1987: Steve Trout and Henry Cotto were traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker, and Wade Taylor.^[4]
• January 15, 1988: John Candelaria was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1988 American League Records Sources:
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

• March 30, 1988: Orestes Destrade was traded by the Yankees to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Hipólito Peña.^[6]
• April 4, 1988: Rick Cerone was released by the Yankees.^[7]
• April 4, 1988: Jerry Royster was released by the New York Yankees.^[8]
• May 7, 1988: Chris Chambliss was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[9]
• May 10, 1988: Chris Chambliss was released by the Yankees.^[9]
• June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Andy Cook was drafted by the Yankees in the 11th round.^[10]
  • Frank Seminara was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 12th round.^[11]
  • Deion Sanders was drafted by the Yankees in the 30th round. Player signed June 22, 1988.^[12]
• July 15, 1988: Luis Aguayo was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the New York Yankees for Amalio Carreno.^[13]
• July 21, 1988: Jay Buhner, Rich Balabon (minors), and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Seattle Mariners for Ken Phelps. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Troy Evers (minors) to the Mariners on October 12.^[14]
• August 30, 1988: Cecilio Guante was traded by the Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Dale Mohorcic.^[15]

Roster

1988 New York Yankees
Roster
Pitchers 27 Neil Allen 45 John Candelaria 38 Pat Clements 36 Richard Dotson 52 Dave Eiland 51 Cecilio Guante 35 Lee Guetterman 49 Ron Guidry 41 Charles Hudson 25 Tommy John 28 Al Leiter 54 Dale Mohorcic 47 Scott Nielsen 46,60 Hipólito Peña 26 Rick Rhoden 19 Dave Righetti 33,40 Steve Shields 43 Tim Stoddard		Catchers 57,58 Bob Geren 12 Joel Skinner 11 Don Slaught Infielders 29 Luis Aguayo 47 Álvaro Espinoza 23 Don Mattingly 20 Bob Meacham 13 Mike Pagliarulo 21 Ken Phelps 30 Willie Randolph 17 Rafael Santana  2 Wayne Tolleson 29,46 Randy Velarde		Outfielders 54 Jay Buhner 24 Rickey Henderson 39 Roberto Kelly 62 Hal Morris 22 Gary Ward 18 Claudell Washington 31 Dave Winfield Other batters 50 Chris Chambliss 6,21,33 Jack Clark 21 José Cruz		Manager  1 Billy Martin 14 Lou Piniella Coaches 6,40 Clete Boyer 50 Chris Chambliss 55,34 Mike Ferraro 42 Art Fowler 40 Clyde King 48 Gene Michael 48 George Mitterwald 44 Jeff Torborg 42 Stan Williams

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	Don Slaught	97	322	91	.283	9	43
1B	Don Mattingly	144	599	186	.311	18	88
2B	Willie Randolph	110	404	93	.230	2	34
3B	Mike Pagliarulo	125	444	96	.216	15	67
SS	Rafael Santana	148	480	115	.240	4	38
LF	Rickey Henderson	140	554	169	.305	6	50
CF	Claudell Washington	126	455	140	.308	11	64
RF	Dave Winfield	149	559	180	.322	25	107
DH	Jack Clark	150	496	120	.242	27	93

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Claudell Washington	126	455	140	.308	11	64

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Tommy John	35	176.1	9	8	4.49	81
Rick Rhoden	30	197	12	12	4.29	94
John Candelaria	25	157	13	7	3.38	121

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Lee Guetterman	20	40.2	1	2	4.65	15

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Dave Righetti	60	5	4	25	3.52	70
Hipólito Peña	16	1	1	0	3.14	10

Awards and records

• Rickey Henderson, Yankees Single Season Record, Stolen Bases in a Season (93 in 1988)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Clippers	International League	Bucky Dent
AA	Albany-Colonie Yankees	Eastern League	Tommy Jones and Stump Merrill
A	Prince William Cannons	Carolina League	Wally Moon and Gene Tenace
A	Fort Lauderdale Yankees	Florida State League	Buck Showalter
A-Short Season	Oneonta Yankees	New York–Penn League	Gary Allenson
Rookie	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	Brian Butterfield

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Albany-Colonie, Oneonta, GCL Yankees^[16]

References

1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sakatle01.shtml
2. Rafael Santana page at Baseball Reference
3. http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bordiri01.shtml
4. Steve Trout page at Baseball Reference
5. John Candelaria page at Baseball Reference
6. Hipólito Peña page at Baseball Reference
7. Rick Cerone page at Baseball Reference
8. http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/roystje01.shtml
9. Chris Chambliss page at Baseball Reference
10. Andy Cook page at Baseball Reference
11. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/seminfr01.shtml
12. Deion Sanders page at Baseball Reference
13. "Luis Aguayo". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
14. Ken Phelps page at Baseball Reference
15. Dale Mohorcic page at Baseball Reference
16. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1988 New York Yankees
• 1988 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com