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1988 Milwaukee Brewers season

Field	Value
name	Milwaukee Brewers
season	1988
league	American League
division	East
ballpark	Milwaukee County Stadium
city	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
record
divisional_place	3rd
owners	Bud Selig
general_managers	Harry Dalton
managers	Tom Trebelhorn
television	WVTV
(Jim Paschke, Mike Hegan)
radio	WTMJ (AM)
(Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes)

(Jim Paschke, Mike Hegan) (Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes) |}} The 1988 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 19th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 20th overall. The Brewers finished third in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. During the franchise's 25-year playoff draught from 1983–2007, 1988 tied with 2007 with 2 games back as the closest the team came to making the playoffs.

Offseason

November 11, 1987: Bryan Clutterbuck was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
November 11, 1987: Bill Mooneyham was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.
January 19, 1988: Ronn Reynolds was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Regular season

April 4, 1988: The largest margin of victory in a shutout win on Opening Day was the Brewers' 12-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles in 1988.
April 19, 1988: The Orioles tied the 1904 Washington Senators and the 1920 Detroit Tigers for most losses to start the season with 13 losses after being beaten by the Brewers, 9–5, in Milwaukee.
April 20, 1988: On a cold, wet night, 7,284 witnessed baseball history at Milwaukee's County Stadium. Baltimore became the first team in the 120-odd years of major league baseball to start the season 0–14 as the Brewers won, 8–6.
June 12, 1988: Robin Yount had 6 RBIs in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft
- Pat Listach was drafted by the Brewers in the 5th round. Player signed June 28, 1988.
- Mike Ignasiak was drafted by the Brewers in the 8th round.
June 8, 1988: Ernest Riles was traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Jeffrey Leonard.

Roster

1988 Milwaukee Brewers
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	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		139	493	121	.245	5	38
1B		115	364	77	.212	6	50
2B		155	539	149	.276	0	47
SS	Dale Sveum	129	467	113	.242	9	51
3B		154	609	190	.312	13	60
LF	Jeffrey Leonard	94	374	88	.235	8	44
CF		162	621	190	.306	13	91
RF	Rob Deer	135	492	124	.252	23	85
DH		103	327	86	.263	11	45

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
Glenn Braggs	72	272	71	.261	10	42
	41	127	32	.252	1	9
Bill Schroeder	41	122	19	.156	5	10
Charlie O'Brien	40	118	26	.220	2	9
	44	103	19	.184	1	11
Jim Adduci	44	94	25	.266	1	15
Billy Jo Robidoux	33	91	23	.253	0	5
	54	90	20	.222	0	2
Mike Felder	50	81	14	.173	0	5
	24	80	19	.238	4	12
Mike Young	8	14	0	.000	0	0
	7	10	3	.300	1	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
Teddy Higuera	31	227.1	16	9	2.45	192
Bill Wegman	32	199.0	13	13	4.12	84
Don August	24	148.1	13	7	3.09	66
Mike Birkbeck	23	124.0	10	8	4.72	64
Tom Filer	19	101.2	5	8	4.43	39

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
Chris Bosio	38	182.0	7	15	3.36	84
Juan Nieves	25	110.1	7	5	4.08	73

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
Dan Plesac	50	1	2	30	2.41	52
Chuck Crim	70	7	6	9	2.91	58
Paul Mirabella	38	2	2	4	1.65	33
Odell Jones	28	5	0	1	4.35	48
Mark Clear	25	1	0	0	2.79	26
	6	0	0	0	5.93	6
Mark Knudson	5	0	0	0	1.13	7

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of six minor league affiliates in 1988. The AZL Brewers won the Arizona League championship.

Notes

References

1988 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference
1988 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

References

"Bryan Clutterbuck: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference.
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moonebi01.shtml Bill Mooneyham] at ''Baseball-Reference''
"Ronn Reynolds Stats".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20020402164029/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/news/2002/03/26/openingday_btn/ SI.com – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM]
[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/orioles/longterm/memories/1988/11to21.htm Washingtonpost.com: The 1988 Orioles: And the Losing Goes On]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/listapa01.shtml Pat Listach] at ''Baseball-Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/i/ignasmi01.shtml Mike Ignasiak] at ''Baseball-Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rileser01.shtml Ernest Riles] at ''Baseball-Reference''
"1988 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Sports Reference.
"1988 Arizona League Standings".

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