1988 Cleveland Indians season

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1988 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901) Eastern Division (Since 1969)
Location
Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Since 1932) Cleveland, Ohio (Since 1901)
1988 Information
Owner(s)	Richard Jacobs
General Manager(s)	Hank Peters
Manager(s)	Doc Edwards
Local television	WUAB (Jack Corrigan, Steve Lamar)
Local radio	WWWE (Herb Score, Paul Olden)

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Notable Transactions 2.3 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Other batters 3.2 Starting pitchers 3.2.1 Other pitchers 3.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 4 Awards and Honors 5 References

[edit] Offseason

February 28, 1988: Terry Francona signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians. ^[1]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League East
Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
East Division
1st	Boston Red Sox	89	73	.549	--
2nd	Detroit Tigers	88	74	.543	1.0
3rd	Milwaukee Brewers	87	75	.537	2.0
3rd	Toronto Blue Jays	87	75	.537	2.0
5th	New York Yankees	85	76	.528	3.5
6th	Cleveland Indians	78	84	.481	11.0
7th	Baltimore Orioles	54	107	.335	34.5

[edit] Notable Transactions

• June 3, 1988: Bud Black was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Cleveland Indians for Pat Tabler. ^[2]

[edit] Roster

1988 Cleveland Indians roster v • d • e
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] Awards and Honors

All-Star Game

[edit] References

• 1988 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference
• 1988 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v • d • e 1988 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto AL West California Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas NL East Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis NL West Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco 1988 All-Star Game • 1988 World Series

v • d • e Cleveland Indians franchise
AAA	AA	A	Rookie
Buffalo Bisons	Akron Aeros	Kinston Indians Lake County Captains Mahoning Valley Scrappers	Gulf Coast Indians DSL Indians

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