1988 Seattle Mariners season
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Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox baseball team season The Seattle Mariners 1988 season was their 12th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing seventh in the American League West with a record of Template:Winning percentage.
Offseason
- December 9, 1987: Phil Bradley and Tim Fortugno were traded by the Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Glenn Wilson, Mike Jackson, and Dave Brundage (minors).[1]
- December 21, 1987: John Moses was released by the Mariners.[2]
- December 22, 1987: Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker, and Wade Taylor were traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Steve Trout and Henry Cotto.[3]
- January 19, 1988: John Rabb was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[4]
Regular season
- Mark Langston became the ace of the pitching staff as he led the club in wins (15) and strikeouts (235).
Opening Day starters
- Mickey Brantley
- Alvin Davis
- Mike Kingery
- Ken Phelps
- Jim Presley
- Rey Quiñones
- Harold Reynolds
- Steve Trout
- Dave Valle
- Glenn Wilson[5]
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Template:1988 AL Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- May 23, 1988: John Christensen was released by the Mariners.[6]
- June 1, 1988: Steve Balboni was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.[7]
- June 1, 1988: Greg Pirkl was drafted by the Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.[8]
- June 8, 1988: Manager Dick Williams was fired and replaced by interim manager Jim Snyder.
- July 21, 1988: Ken Phelps was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Jay Buhner, Rich Balabon (minors) and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Troy Evers (minors) to the Mariners on October 12.[9]
- July 22, 1988: Glenn Wilson was traded by the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Darnell Coles.[10]
Major League debuts
- Batters:
- Greg Briley (June 27)
- Bill McGuire (Aug 2)
- Pitchers:
- Erik Hanson (Sep 5)
- Mike Schooler (June 10)
- Terry Taylor (Aug 19) [11]
Roster
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Player stats
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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 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 103 | 335 | 86 | .257 | 4 | 33 |
| 1B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 140 | 478 | 141 | .295 | 18 | 69 |
| 2B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 158 | 598 | 169 | .283 | 4 | 41 |
| 3B | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 150 | 544 | 125 | .230 | 14 | 62 |
| SS | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 140 | 499 | 124 | .248 | 12 | 52 |
| LF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 149 | 577 | 152 | .263 | 15 | 56 |
| CF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 133 | 386 | 100 | .259 | 8 | 33 |
| RF | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 78 | 284 | 71 | .250 | 3 | 17 |
| DH | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 72 | 190 | 54 | .284 | 14 | 32 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Balboni | 97 | 350 | 88 | .251 | 21 | 61 |
| Dave Valle | 93 | 290 | 67 | .231 | 10 | 50 |
| Darnell Coles | 55 | 195 | 57 | .292 | 10 | 34 |
| Jay Buhner | 60 | 192 | 43 | .224 | 10 | 25 |
| Mike Kingery | 57 | 123 | 25 | .203 | 1 | 9 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 31 | 88 | 18 | .205 | 0 | 6 |
| Mario Díaz | 28 | 72 | 22 | .306 | 0 | 9 |
| Bruce Fields | 39 | 67 | 18 | .269 | 1 | 5 |
| Dave Hengel | 26 | 60 | 10 | .167 | 2 | 7 |
| Greg Briley | 13 | 36 | 9 | .250 | 1 | 4 |
| Edgar Martínez | 14 | 32 | 9 | .281 | 0 | 5 |
| Bill McGuire | 9 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 2 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 9 | 14 | 5 | .357 | 0 | 4 |
| Brick Smith | 4 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 35 | 261.1 | 15 | 11 | 3.34 | 235 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 37 | 228.2 | 9 | 15 | 3.78 | 182 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 38 | 174.2 | 8 | 12 | 4.59 | 47 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 21 | 135.0 | 7 | 9 | 3.07 | 102 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 20 | 114.2 | 6 | 10 | 5.89 | 63 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 15 | 56.1 | 4 | 7 | 7.83 | 14 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 6 | 41.2 | 2 | 3 | 3.24 | 36 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 5 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.26 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Núñez | 14 | 29.1 | 1 | 4 | 7.98 | 19 |
| Dennis Powell | 12 | 18.2 | 1 | 3 | 8.68 | 15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | 40 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3.54 | 54 |
| Mike Jackson | 62 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2.63 | 76 |
| Jerry Reed | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.96 | 48 |
| Rod Scurry | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.02 | 33 |
| Bill Wilkinson | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.48 | 25 |
| Julio Solano | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.09 | 10 |
| Gene Walter | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.13 | 13 |
Farm system
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Template:MLB Farm SystemAZL club affiliation shared with Boston Red Sox[12]
References
- ↑ Phil Bradley page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ John Moses page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Steve Trout page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ John Rabb page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 1988 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac
- ↑ John Christensen page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Greg Pirkl page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Ken Phelps page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ 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 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference
- 1988 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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