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1988 San Francisco Giants season

Field	Value
name	San Francisco Giants
season	1988
league	National League
division	West
ballpark	Candlestick Park
city	San Francisco, California
owners	Bob Lurie
general_managers	Al Rosen
managers	Roger Craig
television	KTVU
(Duane Kuiper, Steve Physioc)
GiantsVision
(Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper)
radio	KNBR
(Ron Fairly, Wayne Hagin)
KIQI
(Tito Fuentes, Edgard Martinez)

(Duane Kuiper, Steve Physioc) GiantsVision (Joe Morgan, Duane Kuiper) (Ron Fairly, Wayne Hagin) KIQI (Tito Fuentes, Edgard Martinez) |}}

The 1988 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 106th season in Major League Baseball, their 31st season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 29th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with an 83–79 record, 11½ games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

December 1, 1987: Brett Butler was signed as a free agent with the Giants.
December 1, 1987: Joel Youngblood was signed as a free agent by the Giants.
December 21, 1987: Phil Ouellette was released by the Giants.
January 8, 1988: Atlee Hammaker was signed as a free agent by the Giants.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Mike Aldrete
Brett Butler
Will Clark
Dave Dravecky
Candy Maldonado
Francisco Meléndez
Kevin Mitchell
Robby Thompson
José Uribe

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

June 1, 1988: Steve Decker was drafted by the Giants in the 21st round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.
June 8, 1988: Jeffrey Leonard was traded by the Giants to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ernest Riles.
July 15, 1988: Mark Wasinger was released by the Giants.

Roster

1988 San Francisco Giants
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	92	273	64	.234	8	27
1B	150	529	163	.308	35	91
2B	138	477	126	.264	7	48
SS	141	493	124	.252	3	35
3B	148	505	127	.251	19	80
LF	139	389	104	.267	3	50
CF	157	568	163	.287	6	43
RF	142	499	127	.255	12	68

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
Bob Brenly	73	206	39	.189	5	22
Ernest Riles	79	187	55	.294	3	28
Chris Speier	82	171	37	.216	3	18
Jeffrey Leonard	44	160	41	.256	2	20
Matt Williams	52	156	32	.205	8	19
	83	123	31	.252	0	16
Kirt Manwaring	40	116	29	.250	1	15
Donell Nixon	59	78	27	.346	0	6
Harry Spilman	40	40	7	.175	1	3
	23	26	5	.192	0	3
Phil Garner	15	13	2	.154	0	1
Charlie Hayes	7	11	1	.091	0	0
Tony Perezchica	7	8	1	.125	0	1
	4	4	1	.250	1	3
Ángel Escobar	3	3	1	.333	0	0
Jessie Reid	2	2	0	.000	0	0
	3	2	0	.000	0	0

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
	36	245.0	19	11	3.12	92
	27	168.0	13	9	3.32	118
	20	124.2	7	4	3.54	75
	19	114.1	7	7	3.62	70
Dave Dravecky	7	37.0	2	2	3.16	19
Trevor Wilson	4	22.0	0	2	4.09	15
Dennis Cook	4	22.0	2	1	2.86	13

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
Don Robinson	51	176.2	10	5	2.45	122
	43	144.2	9	9	3.73	65
Terry Mulholland	9	46.0	2	1	3.72	18
Jeff Brantley	9	20.2	0	1	5.66	11

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
Scott Garrelts	65	5	9	13	3.58	86
Craig Lefferts	64	3	8	11	2.92	58
Joe Price	38	1	6	4	3.94	49
	20	1	1	0	4.78	18
Roger Samuels	15	1	2	0	3.47	22
Larry Sorenson	12	0	0	2	4.86	9
Ron Davis	9	1	1	0	4.67	15

Award winners

Will Clark, National League Leader, Runs Batted In (109)
José Uribe SS, Willie Mac Award All-Star Game

Farm system

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butlebr01.shtml Brett Butler] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngjo02.shtml Joel Youngblood] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ouellph01.shtml Phil Ouellette] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hammaat01.shtml Atlee Hammaker] at ''Baseball Reference''
"1988 San Francisco Giants Roster by Baseball Almanac".
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/deckest01.shtml Steve Decker] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rileser01.shtml Ernest Riles] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wasinma01.shtml Mark Wasinger] at ''Baseball Reference''
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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