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1988 Atlanta Braves season

Field	Value
name	Atlanta Braves
season	1988
league	National League
division	West
ballpark	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
city	Atlanta
record	54–106 (.338)
divisional_place	6th
owners	Ted Turner
general_managers	Bobby Cox
managers	Chuck Tanner, Russ Nixon
television	WTBS
Superstation WTBS
radio	WSB
(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Billy Sample)

Superstation WTBS (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Billy Sample) |}} The 1988 Atlanta Braves season was the 118th in franchise history and their 23rd in Atlanta.

Offseason

November 13, 1987: Ken Griffey, Sr. was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
December 6, 1987: Graig Nettles was signed as a free agent by the Braves.
December 8, 1987: Ed Whited was traded by the Houston Astros with Mike Stoker (minors) to the Atlanta Braves for Rafael Ramirez and cash.
March 24, 1988: Graig Nettles was purchased from the Braves by the Montreal Expos.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

May 17, 1988: Jerry Royster was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.
May 20, 1988: Melvin Nieves was signed by the Braves as an amateur free agent.
June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft
- Steve Avery was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (3rd pick). Player signed June 30, 1988.
- Turk Wendell was drafted by the Braves in the 5th round. Player signed June 4, 1988.
July 28, 1988: Ken Griffey, Sr. was released by the Braves.

Roster

1988 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	107	320	82	.256	9	31
1B	141	547	164	.300	8	74
2B	146	563	146	.259	19	60
3B	120	422	117	.277	3	40
SS	153	606	153	.252	13	68
LF	132	386	99	.256	3	60
CF	66	198	42	.212	2	10
RF	156	592	134	.226	24	77

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
Bruce Benedict	90	236	57	.242	0	19
Albert Hall	85	231	57	.247	1	15
	69	193	48	.249	2	19
Lonnie Smith	43	114	27	.237	3	9
Gary Roenicke	49	114	26	.228	1	7
Ted Simmons	78	107	21	.196	2	11
Jerry Royster	68	102	18	.176	0	1
Jim Morrison	51	92	14	.152	2	13
	52	76	16	.211	0	7
Jeff Blauser	18	67	16	.239	2	7
Dámaso García	21	60	7	.117	1	4
Mark Lemke	16	58	13	.224	0	2
Tommy Gregg	11	29	10	.345	0	4
	2	8	2	.250	1	3

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
Rick Mahler	39	249.0	9	16	3.69	131
Tom Glavine	34	195.1	7	17	4.56	84
	32	195.1	7	15	3.69	124
Zane Smith	23	140.1	5	10	4.30	59
John Smoltz	12	64.0	2	7	5.48	37
Kevin Blankenship	2	10.2	0	1	3.38	5

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
Kevin Coffman	18	67.0	2	6	5.78	24
Germán Jiménez	15	55.2	1	6	5.01	26

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
Bruce Sutter	38	1	4	14	4.76	40
Paul Assenmacher	64	8	7	5	3.06	71
Jose Alvarez	60	5	6	3	2.99	81
Charlie Puleo	53	5	5	1	3.47	70
Jim Acker	21	0	4	0	4.71	25
	20	2	0	0	3.86	13
Joe Boever	16	0	2	1	1.77	7
Ed Olwine	16	0	0	1	6.75	5
Chuck Cary	7	0	0	0	6.48	7
Gary Eave	5	0	0	0	9.00	0
Jim Morrison	3	0	0	0	0.00	1

Farm system

Awards and honors

Dale Murphy, Roberto Clemente Award

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/griffke01.shtml Ken Griffey] at ''Baseball-Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nettlgr01.shtml Graig Nettles] at ''Baseball-Reference''
"Ed Whited: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference.
"Jerry Royster Stats".
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nieveme01.shtml Melvin Nieves] at ''Baseball-Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/averyst01.shtml Steve Avery] at ''Baseball-Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wendetu01.shtml Turk Wendell] at ''Baseball-Reference''
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

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