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1988 Toronto Blue Jays season

FieldValue
nameToronto Blue Jays
season1988
leagueAmerican League
divisionEast
ballparkExhibition Stadium
cityToronto
record87–75 (.537)
divisional_place4th
ownersLabatt Breweries,
Imperial Trust,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
general_managersPat Gillick
managersJimy Williams
televisionCFTO-TV
(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)
The Sports Network
(Fergie Olver, Buck Martinez)
radioCJCL (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)

Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) The Sports Network (Fergie Olver, Buck Martinez) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek) |}} The 1988 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 12th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing in fourth (tie-breaker went to Milwaukee) in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. This was their last full season at Exhibition Stadium before moving to their new home in June of the following year.

Transactions

Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1988 season.

October 1987

October 23Released Charlie Moore.

November 1987

November 22Craig McMurtry granted free agency.

December 1987

December 7Joe Johnson drafted by the California Angels in the 1987 MLB Rule 5 draft.

January 1988

January 26Signed amateur free agent Graeme Lloyd to a contract.

February 1988

February 22Signed free agent Mark Ross from the Pittsburgh Pirates to a contract.

March 1988

March 25Player rights of Willie Upshaw sold to the Cleveland Indians.

Regular season

  • April 4, 1988: George Bell set a major league record for the most home runs hit on Opening Day, with three. Bell accomplished this in a game versus the Kansas City Royals.
  • September 24 and 30, 1988: Dave Stieb had two consecutive no-hitters broken up in the ninth inning with two outs and two strikes.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions

Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1988 regular season.

April 1988

April 7Signed free agent Doug Bair from the Philadelphia Phillies to a contract.
Signed free agent Frank Wills from the Cleveland Indians to a contract.

May 1988

May 31Released Juan Beníquez.

1988 Draft

  • June 1, 1988: David Weathers was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.

Roster

1988 Toronto Blue Jays
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 4 || @ Royals || 5–3 || Key (1–0) || Saberhagen (0–1) || Henke (1) || 40,648 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 6 || @ Royals || 11–4 || Flanagan (1–0) || Leibrandt (0–1) || || 18,938 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 7 || @ Royals || 7–4 || Gubicza (1–0) || Clancy (0–1) || || 29,070 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 8 || @ Twins || 6–3 || Blyleven (1–0) || Stieb (0–1) || Reardon (1) || 53,067 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 9 || @ Twins || 10–0 || Key (2–0) || Lea (0–1) || Ward (1) || 49,451 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 10 || @ Twins || 4–2 || Viola (1–1) || Stottlemyre (0–1) || Reardon (2) || 40,086 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 11 || Yankees || 17–9 || Wells (1–0) || Rhoden (1–1) || || 45,185 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 12 || Yankees || 12–3 || Candelaria (1–0) || Clancy (0–2) || || 24,116 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 13 || Yankees || 5–1 || Dotson (2–0) || Stieb (0–2) || || 24,105 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 14 || Yankees || 7–3 || Leiter (2–0) || Key (2–1) || || 24,524 || 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | -- || April 15 || Twins || colspan=6|Postponed (cold weather) Rescheduled for August 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 16 || Twins || 3–2 || Berenguer (1–2) || Wells (1–1) || Reardon (4) || 26,095 || 4–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 17 || Twins || 2–0 || Flanagan (2–0) || Straker (0–1) || Henke (2) || 37,532 || 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 19 || Royals || 12–3 || Clancy (1–2) || Saberhagen (1–2) || || 21,231 || 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 20 || Royals || 3–0 || Stieb (1–2) || Leibrandt (1–3) || Henke (3) || 20,202 || 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 22 || @ Yankees || 6–4 (12) || Wells (2–1) || Stoddard (1–1) || Henke (4) || 33,314 || 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 23 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Cerutti (1–0) || Candelaria (1–2) || Henke (5) || 24,046 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 24 || @ Yankees || 5–3 || Hudson (2–0) || Eichhorn (0–1) || || 52,073 || 9–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 26 || Athletics || 6–1 || Davis (2–1) || Stieb (1–3) || Eckersley (9) || 21,280 || 9–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 27 || Athletics || 5–3 || Young (1–0) || Flanagan (2–1) || Honeycutt (2) || 20,236 || 9–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 28 || Athletics || 6–2 || Stewart (6–0) || Stottlemyre (0–2) || Honeycutt (3) || 21,178 || 9–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 29 || Angels || 9–5 || Harvey (1–0) || Wells (2–2) || || 23,483 || 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 30 || Angels || 6–1 || Finley (2–3) || Cerutti (1–1) || || 29,091 || 9–13 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || May 1 || Angels || 6–4 || Stieb (2–3) || Witt (1–3) || Henke (6) || 36,115 || 10–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 2 || @ Mariners || 7–5 || Trout (3–2) || Flanagan (2–2) || Solano (2) || 13,197 || 10–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 3 || @ Mariners || 9–2 || Stottlemyre (1–2) || Campbell (2–3) || Ward (2) || 9,970 || 11–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 4 || @ Athletics || 3–2 || Welch (4–2) || Clancy (1–3) || Eckersley (11) || 21,401 || 11–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 5 || @ Athletics || 8–5 || Plunk (3–1) || Núñez (0–1) || || 16,998 || 11–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 6 || @ Angels || 3–2 || Stieb (3–3) || Witt (1–4) || Henke (7) || 29,237 || 12–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 7 || @ Angels || 9–4 || Flanagan (3–2) || Fraser (3–2) || Wells (1) || 32,630 || 13–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 8 || @ Angels || 8–1 || McCaskill (2–3) || Stottlemyre (1–3) || || 29,026 || 13–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 10 || Mariners || 4–2 || Langston (3–3) || Clancy (1–4) || || 28,290 || 13–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 11 || Mariners || 9–3 || Stieb (4–3) || Moore (2–4) || || 27,575 || 14–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 12 || Mariners || 8–2 || Flanagan (4–2) || Swift (2–1) || || 30,334 || 15–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 13 || @ White Sox || 4–1 || Pérez (3–0) || Stottlemyre (1–4) || || 10,583 || 15–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 14 || @ White Sox || 7–5 || LaPoint (4–2) || Cerutti (1–2) || Long (2) || 23,532 || 15–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 15 || @ White Sox || 6–5 (11) || Thigpen (1–3) || Eichhorn (0–2) || || 13,948 || 15–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 16 || @ White Sox || 5–1 || Stieb (5–3) || Horton (3–6) || || 8,310 || 16–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 17 || Rangers || 7–6 (14) || Mohorcic (2–0) || Eichhorn (0–3) || || 25,170 || 16–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 18 || Rangers || 4–0 || Hayward (3–0) || Stottlemyre (1–5) || || 25,029 || 16–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 20 || @ Brewers || 3–1 || Clancy (2–4) || Wegman (4–5) || Wells (2) || 19,539 || 17–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 21 || @ Brewers || 4–0 || Stieb (6–3) || Bosio (6–4) || Henke (8) || 38,124 || 18–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 22 || @ Brewers || 7–1 || Birkbeck (2–3) || Flanagan (4–3) || || 37,658 || 18–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 23 || @ Brewers || 9–7 || Jones (2–0) || Stottlemyre (1–6) || Plesac (9) || 10,523 || 18–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 24 || @ Rangers || 13–2 || Cerutti (2–2) || Hayward (3–1) || Henke (9) || 26,408 || 19–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 25 || @ Rangers || 5–1 || Russell (3–0) || Clancy (2–5) || Mohorcic (4) || 13,528 || 19–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 26 || @ Rangers || 8–7 || Williams (1–1) || Henke (0–1) || || 13,035 || 19–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 27 || White Sox || 4–3 || Ward (1–0) || Thigpen (1–5) || || 31,454 || 20–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 28 || White Sox || 3–2 || Pérez (5–1) || Stottlemyre (1–7) || Thigpen (8) || 42,420 || 20–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 29 || White Sox || 4–2 || Cerutti (3–2) || LaPoint (4–4) || Wells (3) || 42,057 || 21–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 30 || Brewers || 4–1 || Higuera (4–3) || Clancy (2–6) || Plesac (11) || 27,275 || 21–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 31 || Brewers || 9–0 || Stieb (7–3) || Bosio (6–6) || || 28,446 || 22–29 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 1 || Brewers || 7–2 || Flanagan (5–3) || Birkbeck (2–5) || Ward (3) || 31,012 || 23–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || June 2 || @ Red Sox || 5–4 || Wells (3–2) || Hurst (6–3) || Eichhorn (1) || 32,144 || 24–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 3 || @ Red Sox || 6–3 || Stottlemyre (2–7) || Boyd (5–4) || Henke (10) || 32,292 || 25–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 4 || @ Red Sox || 10–2 || Clancy (3–6) || Clemens (8–3) || Ward (4) || 33,067 || 26–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 5 || @ Red Sox || 12–4 || Ward (2–0) || Smithson (1–2) || || 33,756 || 27–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 6 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Farrell (6–3) || Flanagan (5–4) || Jones (13) || 9,550 || 27–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 7 || @ Indians || 5–3 || Bailes (6–4) || Wells (3–3) || || 21,696 || 27–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 8 || @ Indians || 4–2 || Yett (5–3) || Clancy (3–7) || Jones (14) || 10,571 || 27–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 10 || Red Sox || 3–0 || Stieb (8–3) || Sellers (0–6) || Henke (11) || 35,201 || 28–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 11 || Red Sox || 4–3 (10) || Ward (3–0) || Lamp (1–2) || || 40,461 || 29–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 12 || Red Sox || 8–2 || Boyd (6–5) || Cerutti (3–3) || || 40,123 || 29–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 13 || Indians || 8–6 || Black (3–1) || Clancy (3–8) || Jones (15) || 31,133 || 29–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 14 || Indians || 3–2 || Ward (4–0) || Candiotti (6–6) || || 31,433 || 30–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 15 || Indians || 15–3 || Stieb (9–3) || Swindell (10–4) || || 45,472 || 31–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 16 || @ Tigers || 13–5 || Flanagan (6–4) || Morris (6–8) || || 22,927 || 32–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 17 || @ Tigers || 12–5 || Hernández (4–2) || Wells (3–4) || || 36,274 || 32–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 18 || @ Tigers || 6–1 || Terrell (3–3) || Clancy (3–9) || || 42,186 || 32–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 19 || @ Tigers || 6–4 || Ward (5–0) || Henneman (1–2) || Henke (12) || 35,639 || 33–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 20 || Orioles || 5–2 || Stieb (10–3) || Boddicker (3–10) || Henke (13) || 28,301 || 34–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 21 || Orioles || 4–2 || Peraza (1–2) || Flanagan (6–5) || Niedenfuer (7) || 28,259 || 34–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 22 || Orioles || 4–2 || Cerutti (4–3) || Ballard (3–4) || Ward (5) || 28,395 || 35–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 23 || Orioles || 5–2 || Clancy (4–9) || Tibbs (2–4) || Wells (4) || 28,259 || 36–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 24 || Tigers || 6–3 || Stottlemyre (3–7) || Terrell (3–4) || Henke (14) || 40,533 || 37–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 25 || Tigers || 7–2 || Alexander (7–4) || Stieb (10–4) || || 45,091 || 37–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || June 26 || Tigers || 4–1 || Flanagan (7–5) || Robinson (8–3) || Henke (15) || 45,278 || 38–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 27 || @ Orioles || 6–2 || Ballard (4–4) || Cerutti (4–4) || || 17,212 || 38–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 28 || @ Orioles || 7–0 || Tibbs li (3–4) || Clancy (4–10) || Thurmond (1) || 16,241 || 38–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 79 || June 29 || @ Orioles || 4–2 || Key (3–1) || Schmidt (3–3) || Henke (16) || 18,059 || 39–40 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 1 || Athletics || 2–1 || Stewart (11–6) || Stieb (10–5) || Eckersley (24) || 35,243 || 39–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 2 || Athletics || 11–3 || Young (6–5) || Flanagan (7–6) || Nelson (3) || 33,511 || 39–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 3 || Athletics || 9–8 (16) || Burns (1–0) || Cerutti (4–5) || || 32,329 || 39–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 4 || Angels || 11–6 || Cliburn (3–0) || Clancy (4–11) || || 30,584 || 39–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 84 || July 5 || Angels || 4–1 || Key (4–1) || Witt (6–9) || Ward (6) || 32,284 || 40–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 6 || Angels || 5–4 (10) || Harvey (3–2) || Wells (3–5) || Moore (2) || 31,312 || 40–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 8 || Mariners || 3–2 || Flanagan (8–6) || Swift (6–6) || Ward (7) || 30,247 || 41–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 9 || Mariners || 9–3 || Bankhead (4–3) || Stottlemyre (3–8) || || 31,373 || 41–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 88 || July 10 || Mariners || 5–0 || Key (5–1) || Moore (4–9) || || 35,323 || 42–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 89 || July 14 || @ Athletics || 7–1 || Flanagan (9–6) || Welch (10–6) || || 20,639 || 43–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 90 || July 15 || @ Athletics || 1–0 || Key (6–1) || Stewart (12–8) || || 26,476 || 44–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 16 || @ Athletics || 4–1 || Davis (7–4) || Stieb (10–6) || Eckersley (27) || 33,287 || 44–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 92 || July 17 || @ Athletics || 9–6 || Ward (6–0) || Young (6–7) || Henke (17) || 31,695 || 45–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 18 || @ Angels || 12–2 || Musselman (1–0) || Finley (5–9) || Clancy (1) || 24,241 || 46–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || July 19 || @ Angels || 7–6 || Henke (1–1) || Harvey (4–3) || || 24,131 || 47–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 20 || @ Angels || 7–6 || Minton (3–1) || Cerutti (4–6) || Moore (4) || 25,598 || 47–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 21 || @ Mariners || 6–2 || Bankhead (5–4) || Stieb (10–7) || Schooler (7) || 9,024 || 47–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 22 || @ Mariners || 10–9 (10) || Schooler (2–3) || Henke (1–2) || || 10,506 || 47–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 98 || July 23 || @ Mariners || 5–2 || Musselman (2–0) || Trout (4–6) || || 17,979 || 48–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 99 || July 24 || @ Mariners || 6–0 || Flanagan (10–6) || Langston (7–9) || || 10,487 || 49–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 25 || @ Twins || 5–4 || Winn (1–0) || Henke (1–3) || || 31,936 || 49–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 26 || @ Twins || 6–3 || Portugal (1–1) || Ward (6–1) || Reardon (26) || 42,185 || 49–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 102 || July 27 || @ Twins || 4–1 || Cerutti (5–6) || Viola (16–3) || Henke (18) || 51,687 || 50–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 103 || July 29 || Yankees || 7–1 || Musselman (3–0) || Dotson (8–4) || || 42,453 || 51–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || July 30 || Yankees || 3–1 || Candelaria (12–6) || Flanagan (10–7) || Righetti (15) || 45,457 || 51–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 31 || Yankees || 6–3 || Rhoden (7–6) || Key (6–2) || Righetti (16) || 41,401 || 51–54 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 106 || August 1 || Twins || 3–1 || Stieb (11–7) || Viola (16–4) || Henke (19) || 33,206 || 52–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 107 || August 2 || Twins || 11–1 || Clancy (5–11) || Lea (6–5) || || 30,327 || 53–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 3 || Twins || 8–3 || Atherton (6–5) || Musselman (3–1) || Reardon (27) || 31,340 || 53–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 4 || Twins || 2–1 || Anderson (9–7) || Flanagan (10–8) || || 21,140 || 53–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 110 || August 5 || Royals || 7–6 || Ward (7–1) || Power (5–5) || Henke (20) || 31,357 || 54–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 6 || Royals || 11–1 || Gubicza (14–6) || Stieb (11–8) || || 34,411 || 54–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 7 || Royals || 5–1 || Bannister (9–9) || Clancy (5–12) || || 37,304 || 54–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 113 || August 8 || Royals || 5–1 || Musselman (4–1) || Saberhagen (12–11) || Henke (21) || 32,234 || 55–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 114 || August 9 || @ Yankees || 6–3 || Flanagan (11–8) || Candelaria (12–7) || Ward (8) || 30,089 || 56–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 115 || August 10 || @ Yankees || 5–0 || Key (7–2) || Rhoden (7–8) || Henke (22) || 28,026 || 57–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 116 || August 11 || @ Yankees || 6–5 (11) || Ward (8–1) || Righetti (3–3) || || 30,347 || 58–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 117 || August 12 || @ Royals || 3–2 || Clancy (6–12) || Bannister (9–10) || Henke (23) || 31,858 || 59–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 118 || August 13 || @ Royals || 2–0 || Musselman (5–1) || Saberhagen (12–12) || Ward (9) || 40,204 || 60–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 14 || @ Royals || 6–0 || Aquino (1–0) || Flanagan (11–9) || || 27,262 || 60–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 16 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || McDowell (5–8) || Key (7–3) || Thigpen (26) || 15,706 || 60–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 17 || @ White Sox || 5–1 || Reuss (9–7) || Clancy (6–13) || Rosenberg (1) || 14,367 || 60–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 19 || Brewers || 7–4 (10) || Nieves (5–5) || Ward (8–2) || Plesac (29) || 34,178 || 60–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 20 || Brewers || 8–1 || Higuera (10–8) || Flanagan (11–10) || || 38,315 || 60–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 124 || August 21 || Brewers || 8–4 || Key (8–3) || August (7–6) || || 38,424 || 61–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 125 || August 22 || White Sox || 6–3 || Stieb (12–8) || Reuss (9–8) || || 30,501 || 62–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 126 || August 23 || White Sox || 7–2 || Clancy (7–13) || Pérez (11–8) || Ward (10) || 28,443 || 63–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 24 || White Sox || 6–4 || Long (5–9) || Musselman (5–2) || Thigpen (27) || 33,385 || 63–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || August 26 || @ Rangers || 5–1 || Kilgus (11–11) || Flanagan (11–11) || Williams (17) || 13,642 || 63–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 27 || @ Rangers || 5–3 || Hough (11–14) || Key (8–4) || Williams (18) || 21,578 || 63–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 130 || August 28 || @ Rangers || 6–5 (11) || Henke (2–3) || McMurtry (2–2) || || 10,166 || 64–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 131 || August 29 || @ Brewers || 6–1 || Clancy (8–13) || Filer (5–8) || || 10,207 || 65–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 30 || @ Brewers || 6–2 || Higuera (12–8) || Musselman (5–3) || || 11,876 || 65–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || August 31 || @ Brewers || 4–2 || August (8–6) || Flanagan (11–12) || Crim (8) || 11,993 || 65–68 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 134 || September 1 || Rangers || 5–1 || Key (9–4) || Hough (11–15) || || 30,294 || 66–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 135 || September 2 || Rangers || 7–6 || Henke (3–3) || Vande Berg (1–2) || || 30,181 || 67–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 136 || September 3 || Rangers || 7–4 || Castillo (1–0) || Russell (10–7) || Ward (11) || 33,463 || 68–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || September 4 || Rangers || 9–7 || Cerutti (6–6) || Williams (2–5) || || 34,400 || 69–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 138 || September 5 || @ Tigers || 5–4 (10) || Stottlemyre (4–8) || Hernández (5–4) || Ward (12) || 21,913 || 70–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 139 || September 6 || @ Tigers || 7–3 || Key (10–4) || Alexander (11–11) || Ward (13) || 18,299 || 71–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 7 || @ Tigers || 4–3 || Henneman (8–4) || Cerutti (6–7) || || 21,614 || 71–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 141 || September 9 || @ Orioles || 8–1 || Clancy (9–13) || Bautista (6–13) || || 14,750 || 72–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 10 || @ Orioles || 7–4 || Ballard (8–11) || Musselman (5–4) || Williamson (2) || 21,945 || 72–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 11 || @ Orioles || 4–2 || Schmidt (8–4) || Flanagan (11–13) || Thurmond (3) || 19,364 || 72–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 12 || Tigers || 6–5 || Huismann (1–0) || Henke (3–4) || Hernández (9) || 31,354 || 72–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 145 || September 13 || Tigers || 9–1 || Stieb (13–8) || Power (5–7) || || 32,141 || 73–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 146 || September 14 || Tigers || 3–2 || Ward (9–2) || Terrell (7–14) || || 32,469 || 74–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 147 || September 15 || Indians || 3–0 || Musselman (6–4) || Walker (0–1) || Henke (24) || 28,544 || 75–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 148 || September 16 || Indians || 4–3 (10) || Henke (4–4) || Gordon (2–4) || || 30,276 || 76–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 17 || Indians || 12–3 || Swindell (17–13) || Key (10–5) || Dedmon (1) || 32,067 || 76–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 150 || September 18 || Indians || 4–0 || Stieb (14–8) || Nichols (1–5) || || 34,422 || 77–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 151 || September 19 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Clancy (10–13) || Lamp (6–5) || Ward (14) || 28,455 || 78–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 20 || Red Sox || 13–2 || Clemens (17–11) || Musselman (6–5) || || 30,352 || 78–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 153 || September 21 || Red Sox || 1–0 || Flanagan (12–13) || Gardner (8–5) || Ward (15) || 30,344 || 79–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 154 || September 23 || @ Indians || 4–2 || Key (11–5) || Swindell (17–14) || Henke (25) || 7,995 || 80–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 155 || September 24 || @ Indians || 1–0 || Stieb (15–8) || Nichols (1–6) || || 8,157 || 81–74 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 25 || @ Indians || 4–3 || Bailes (9–14) || Ward (9–3) || || 7,915 || 81–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 157 || September 26 || @ Red Sox || 11–1 || Musselman (7–5) || Gardner (8–6) || || 33,953 || 82–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 158 || September 27 || @ Red Sox || 15–9 || Flanagan (13–13) || Smithson (9–6) || || 34,442 || 83–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 159 || September 28 || @ Red Sox || 1–0 || Key (12–5) || Hurst (18–6) || || 34,873 || 84–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 160 || September 30 || Orioles || 4–0 || Stieb (16–8) || Ballard (8–12) || || 32,374 || 85–75 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 161 || October 1 || Orioles || 7–3 || Clancy (11–13) || Tibbs (4–15) || Cerutti (1) || 32,637 || 86–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 162 || October 2 || Orioles || 9–3 || Musselman (8–5) || Schilling (0–3) || || 34,046 || 87–75 |-

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C127398100.2511670
1B154536151.2823482
2B116381111.291238
3B158569158.2781681
SS154648186.287570
LF156614165.2692497
CF128472113.2391042
RF137468114.2441856
DH119337101.3001248

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
9927673.264323
8719955.276023
7417440.230923
5615442.273521
7313241.218212
236014.23316
275817.29318
275417.31506
19153.20000
1120.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
34211.013134.1899
32207.11683.04147
36196.111134.49118
21131.11253.2965
2898.0485.6967
1585.0853.1839

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
46123.2673.1365
1329.1013.0718

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
5244252.9166
6493153.3091
413544.6256
370314.1928
141003.0014
100005.2319
100004.058
30004.914

Awards and records

  • George Bell, Most Home Runs hit on Opening Day (3)
  • Tony Fernández, Gold Glove Award

All-Star Game

  • Dave Stieb, pitcher

Farm system

References

References

  1. "1988 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions".
  2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20020402164029/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/news/2002/03/26/openingday_btn/ SI.com - Statitudes - Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers - Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM]
  3. "1988 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions".
  4. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012192230/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/all_stars.jsp Blue Jays All-Stars. bluejays.com: History]
  5. 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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