1988 St. Louis Cardinals season

1988 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Busch Memorial Stadium (since 1966)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	76–86 (.469)
Divisional place	5th
Other information
Owner(s)	August "Gussie" Busch
General manager(s)	Dal Maxvill
Manager(s)	Whitey Herzog
Local television	KPLR-TV (Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson) Cardinal Cable Network (Al Hrabosky, Ken Wilson)
Local radio	KMOX (Jack Buck, Mike Shannon)
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The 1988 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 107th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 97th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 76-86 during the season and finished 5th in the National League East division.

Offseason

• October 7, 1987: Doug DeCinces was released by the Cardinals.^[1]
• February 9, 1988: Lance Johnson, Ricky Horton and cash were traded by the Cardinals to the Chicago White Sox for José DeLeón.^[2]

Regular season

Shortstop Ozzie Smith won a Gold Glove this year.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	100	60	0.625	—	56–24	44–36
Pittsburgh Pirates	85	75	0.531	15	43–38	42–37
Montreal Expos	81	81	0.500	20	43–38	38–43
Chicago Cubs	77	85	0.475	24	39–42	38–43
St. Louis Cardinals	76	86	0.469	25	41–40	35–46
Philadelphia Phillies	65	96	0.404	35½	38–42	27–54

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

• June 1, 1988: Mark Clark was drafted by the Cardinals in the 9th round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.^[3]
• August 31, 1988: Bob Forsch was traded by the Cardinals to the Houston Astros for Denny Walling.^[4]

Roster

1988 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 61,47 Gibson Alba 41 Scott Arnold 44 Cris Carpenter 50 John Costello 34 Danny Cox 46 Ken Dayley 48 José DeLeón 31 Bob Forsch 56,43 Ken Hill 41 Joe Magrane 53 Greg Mathews 49 Larry McWilliams 39 Randy O'Neal 36 Steve Peters 28,40 Dan Quisenberry 37 Scott Terry 30 John Tudor 38 Todd Worrell		Catchers 25 Steve Lake 19 Tom Pagnozzi 26 Tony Peña Infielders 18 Luis Alicea 10 Rod Booker 47 Mike Fitzgerald 28 Pedro Guerrero 28 Tom Herr  5 Bob Horner 22 Tim Jones 35 Mike Laga 12 Tom Lawless 11 Jose Oquendo  9 Terry Pendleton  1 Ozzie Smith		Outfielders 23 Tom Brunansky 29 Vince Coleman 27 Curt Ford 15 Jim Lindeman 51 Willie McGee 33 John Morris 21 Duane Walker 21 Denny Walling		Manager 24 Whitey Herzog Coaches  7 Rich Hacker (First Base)  8 Johnny Lewis (Hitting) 16 Nick Leyva (Third Base)  3 Dave Ricketts (Bullpen)  4 Mike Roarke (Pitching) 2 Red Schoendienst (Bench)

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
SS	Smith, OzzieOzzie Smith	153	575	155	.270	3	51
LF	Coleman, VinceVince Coleman	153	616	160	.260	3	38
CF	McGee, WillieWillie McGee	137	562	164	.292	3	50

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
Walling, DennyDenny Walling	19	58	13	.224	0	1
Lindeman, JimJim Lindeman	17	43	9	.209	2	7

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
DeLeón, JoséJosé DeLeón	34	225.1	13	10	3.67	208

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
Forsch, BobBob Forsch	30	108.2	9	4	3.73	40

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
Peters, SteveSteve Peters	44	3	3	0	6.40	30

Awards and honors

• Ozzie Smith, Shortstop, National League Gold Glove

League leaders

• Vince Coleman, National League Stolen Base Leader, 81 ^[5]
• Joe Magrane, NL ERA leader, 2.16.^[6]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Louisville Redbirds	American Association	Mike Jorgensen
AA	Arkansas Travelers	Texas League	Jim Riggleman, Darold Knowles and Gaylen Pitts
A	St. Petersburg Cardinals	Florida State League	Dave Bialas
A	Springfield Cardinals	Midwest League	Mark DeJohn
A	Savannah Cardinals	South Atlantic League	Keith Champion
A-Short Season	Hamilton Redbirds	New York–Penn League	Dan Radison
Rookie	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Gaylen Pitts and Jorge Aranzamendi

^[7]

References

1. Doug DeCinces at Baseball-Reference
2. Lance Johnson at Baseball-Reference
3. Mark Clark at Baseball-Reference
4. Bob Forsch at Baseball-Reference
5. Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
6. "Joe Magrane career statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
7. 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 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1988 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com