1988 Milwaukee Brewers season

1988 Milwaukee Brewers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1969)
East Division (since 1972)
Location
Milwaukee County Stadium (since 1970)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (since 1970)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bud Selig
General manager(s)	Harry Dalton
Manager(s)	Tom Trebelhorn
Local television	WVTV (Mike Hegan, Jim Paschke)
Local radio	WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Pat Hughes)
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The 1988 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers finishing 3rd in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.

Offseason

• November 11, 1987: Bill Mooneyham was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[1]
• January 19, 1988: Ronn Reynolds was signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.^[2]

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.^[3]
• 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.^[4]
• 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.^[4]
• June 12, 1988: Robin Yount had 6 RBIs in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Red Sox	89	73	0.549	—	53–28	36–45
Detroit Tigers	88	74	0.543	1	50–31	38–43
Milwaukee Brewers	87	75	0.537	2	47–34	40–41
Toronto Blue Jays	87	75	0.537	2	45–36	42–39
New York Yankees	85	76	0.528	3½	46–34	39–42
Cleveland Indians	78	84	0.481	11	44–37	34–47
Baltimore Orioles	54	107	0.335	34½	34–46	20–61

Record vs. opponents

1988 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	4–9	5–7	4–7	4–9	5–8	0–12	4–9	3–9	3–10	4–8	7–5	6–6	5–8
Boston	9–4	—	8–4	7–5	8–5	6–7	6–6	10–3	7–5	9–4	3–9	6–6	8–4	2–11
California	7–5	4–8	—	9–4	8–4	5–7	5–8	3–9	4–9	6–6	4–9	6–7	8–5	6–6
Chicago	7–4	5–7	4–9	—	3–9	3–9	7–6	6–6	4–9	3–9	5–8	9–4	8–5	7–5
Cleveland	9–4	5–8	4–8	9–3	—	4–9	6–6	9–4	5–7	6–7	4–8	5–7	6–6	6–7
Detroit	8–5	7–6	7–5	9–3	9–4	—	8–4	5–8	1–11	8–5	4–8	9–3	8–4	5–8
Kansas City	12–0	6–6	8–5	6–7	6–6	4–8	—	3–9	7–6	6–6	8–5	7–5	7–6	4–8
Milwaukee	9–4	3–10	9–3	6–6	4–9	8–5	9–3	—	7–5	6–7	3–9	8–4	8–4	7–6
Minnesota	9–3	5–7	9–4	9–4	7–5	11–1	6–7	5–7	—	3–9	5–8	8–5	7–6	7–5
New York	10–3	4–9	6–6	9–3	7–6	5–8	6–6	7–6	9–3	—	6–6	5–7	5–6	6–7
Oakland	8–4	9–3	9–4	8–5	8–4	8–4	5–8	9–3	8–5	6–6	—	9–4	8–5	9–3
Seattle	5–7	6–6	7–6	4–9	7–5	3–9	5–7	4–8	5–8	7–5	4–9	—	6–7	5–7
Texas	6–6	4–8	5–8	5–8	6–6	4–8	6–7	4–8	6–7	6–5	5–8	7–6	—	6–6
Toronto	8–5	11–2	6–6	5–7	7–6	8–5	8–4	6–7	5–7	7–6	3–9	7–5	6–6	—

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.^[5]
  • Mike Ignasiak was drafted by the Brewers in the 8th round.^[6]
• June 8, 1988: Ernest Riles was traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Jeffrey Leonard.^[7]

Roster

1988 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers 38 Don August 40 Mike Birkbeck 29 Chris Bosio 25 Mark Clear 32 Chuck Crim 39 Tom Filer 49 Teddy Higuera 28 Odell Jones 41 Mark Knudson 27 Paul Mirabella 22 Juan Nieves 37 Dan Plesac 43 Dave Stapleton 46 Bill Wegman		Catchers 22 Charlie O'Brien 21 Bill Schroeder  5 B. J. Surhoff Infielders  9 Greg Brock  3 Juan Castillo 17 Jim Gantner 30 Steve Kiefer 23 Joey Meyer  4 Paul Molitor  1 Ernest Riles 13 Billy Jo Robidoux  1 Gary Sheffield  7 Dale Sveum		Outfielders 14 Jim Adduci 26 Glenn Braggs 45 Rob Deer 16 Mike Felder 18 Darryl Hamilton 00 Jeffrey Leonard  2 Mike Young 19 Robin Yount		Manager 42 Tom Trebelhorn Coaches -- Andy Etchebarren -- Larry Haney -- Chuck Hartenstein -- Dave Hilton -- Tony Muser

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	Surhoff, B. J.B. J. Surhoff	139	493	121	.245	5	38
1B	Brock, GregGreg Brock	115	364	77	.212	6	50
2B	Gantner, JimJim Gantner	155	539	149	.276	0	47
3B	Molitor, PaulPaul Molitor	154	609	190	.312	13	60
CF	Yount, RobinRobin Yount	162	621	190	.306	13	91
DH	Meyer, JoeyJoey Meyer	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
Riles, ErnestErnest Riles	41	127	32	.252	1	9
Hamilton, DarrylDarryl Hamilton	44	103	19	.184	1	11
Castillo, JuanJuan Castillo	54	90	20	.222	0	2
Sheffield, GaryGary Sheffield	24	80	19	.238	4	12
Kiefer, SteveSteve Kiefer	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

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

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
Stapleton, DaveDave Stapleton	6	0	0	0	5.93	6

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Denver Zephyrs	American Association	Duffy Dyer
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Dave Machemer
A	Stockton Ports	California League	Dave Huppert
A	Beloit Brewers	Midwest League	Gomer Hodge
Rookie	AZL Brewers	Arizona League	Alex Taveras
Rookie	Helena Brewers	Pioneer League	Dusty Rhodes

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AZL Brewers

Notes

1. Bill Mooneyham at Baseball-Reference
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reynoro02.shtml
3. SI.com – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM
4. Washingtonpost.com: The 1988 Orioles: And the Losing Goes On
5. Pat Listach at Baseball-Reference
6. Mike Ignasiak at Baseball-Reference
7. Ernest Riles at Baseball-Reference

References

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

External links

• 1988 Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Cards