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1988 Atlanta Braves
1988 Atlanta Braves
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
City	Atlanta
Record	54–106 (.338)
Divisional place	6th
Owners	Ted Turner
General managers	Bobby Cox
Managers	Chuck Tanner, Russ Nixon
Television	WTBS; Superstation WTBS
Radio	WSB; (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray, Billy Sample)

The 1988 Atlanta Braves season was the 118th in franchise history and their 23rd in Atlanta.

Offseason

November 13, 1987: Ken Griffey, Sr. was signed as a free agent by the Braves.^[1]
December 6, 1987: Graig Nettles was signed as a free agent by the Braves.^[2]
December 8, 1987: Ed Whited was traded by the Houston Astros with Mike Stoker (minors) to the Atlanta Braves for Rafael Ramirez and cash. ^[3]
March 24, 1988: Graig Nettles was purchased from the Braves by the Montreal Expos.^[2]

1988 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	5–13	5–13	4–14	4–8	4–8	6–6	5–5	8–10	5–13	3–9
Chicago	7–5	—	6–6	7–5	4–8–1	9–9	9–9	8–10	7–11	8–4	5–7	7–11
Cincinnati	13–5	6–6	—	9–9	7–11	5–7	4–7	9–3	7–5	10–8	11–7	6–6
Houston	13–5	5–7	9–9	—	9–9	6–6	5–7	8–4	8–4	6–12	7–11	6–6
Los Angeles	14–4	8–4–1	11–7	9–9	—	8–4	1–10	11–1	6–6	7–11	12–6	7–5
Montreal	8–4	9–9	7–5	6–6	4–8	—	6–12	9–9–1	8–10	4–8	7–5	13–5
New York	8–4	9–9	7–4	7–5	10–1	12–6	—	10–8	12–6	7–5	4–8	14–4
Philadelphia	6-6	10–8	3–9	4–8	1–11	9–9–1	8–10	—	7–11	4–7	7–5	6–12
Pittsburgh	5–5	11–7	5–7	4–8	6–6	10–8	6–12	11–7	—	8–4	8–4	11–7
San Diego	10–8	4–8	8–10	12–6	11–7	8–4	5–7	7–4	4–8	—	8–10	6–6
San Francisco	13–5	7–5	7–11	11–7	6–12	5–7	8–4	5–7	4–8	10–8	—	7–5
St. Louis	9–3	11–7	6–6	6–6	5–7	5–13	4–14	12–6	7–11	6–6	5–7	—

May 17, 1988: Jerry Royster was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves.^[4]
May 20, 1988: Melvin Nieves was signed by the Braves as an amateur free agent.^[5]
June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft
- Steve Avery was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (3rd pick). Player signed June 30, 1988.^[6]
- Turk Wendell was drafted by the Braves in the 5th round. Player signed June 4, 1988.^[7]
July 28, 1988: Ken Griffey, Sr. was released by the Braves.^[1]

1988 Atlanta Braves

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

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	Ozzie Virgil, Jr.	107	320	82	.256	9	31
1B	Gerald Perry	141	547	164	.300	8	74
2B	Ron Gant	146	563	146	.259	19	60
3B	Ken Oberkfell	120	422	117	.277	3	40
SS	Andrés Thomas	153	606	153	.252	13	68
LF	Dion James	132	386	99	.256	3	60
CF	Terry Blocker	66	198	42	.212	2	10
RF	Dale Murphy	156	592	134	.226	24	77

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
Bruce Benedict	90	236	57	.242	0	19
Albert Hall	85	231	57	.247	1	15
Ken Griffey	69	193	48	.249	2	19
Lonnie Smith	43	114	27	.237	3	9
Gary Roenicke	49	114	26	.228	1	7
Ted Simmons	78	107	21	.196	2	11
Jerry Royster	68	102	18	.176	0	1
Jim Morrison	51	92	14	.152	2	13
Paul Runge	52	76	16	.211	0	7
Jeff Blauser	18	67	16	.239	2	7
Dámaso García	21	60	7	.117	1	4
Mark Lemke	16	58	13	.224	0	2
Tommy Gregg	11	29	10	.345	0	4
Jody Davis	2	8	2	.250	1	3

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Rick Mahler	39	249.0	9	16	3.69	131
Tom Glavine	34	195.1	7	17	4.56	84
Pete Smith	32	195.1	7	15	3.69	124
Zane Smith	23	140.1	5	10	4.30	59
John Smoltz	12	64.0	2	7	5.48	37
Kevin Blankenship	2	10.2	0	1	3.38	5

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Kevin Coffman	18	67.0	2	6	5.78	24
Germán Jiménez	15	55.2	1	6	5.01	26

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Bruce Sutter	38	1	4	14	4.76	40
Paul Assenmacher	64	8	7	5	3.06	71
Jose Alvarez	60	5	6	3	2.99	81
Charlie Puleo	53	5	5	1	3.47	70
Jim Acker	21	0	4	0	4.71	25
Juan Eichelberger	20	2	0	0	3.86	13
Joe Boever	16	0	2	1	1.77	7
Ed Olwine	16	0	0	1	6.75	5
Chuck Cary	7	0	0	0	6.48	7
Gary Eave	5	0	0	0	9.00	0
Jim Morrison	3	0	0	0	0.00	1

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Richmond Braves	International League	Jim Beauchamp
AA	Greenville Braves	Southern League	Russ Nixon and Buddy Bailey
A	Durham Bulls	Carolina League	Buddy Bailey and Grady Little
A	Burlington Braves	Midwest League	Grady Little and Rick Albert
A	Sumter Braves	South Atlantic League	Ned Yost
Rookie	Pulaski Braves	Appalachian League	Cloyd Boyer
Rookie	GCL Braves	Gulf Coast League	Pedro González
Rookie	Idaho Falls Braves	Pioneer League	Jim Procopio

^ ^a ^b Ken Griffey at Baseball-Reference
^ ^a ^b Graig Nettles at Baseball-Reference
^ "Ed Whited: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ "Jerry Royster Stats".
^ Melvin Nieves at Baseball-Reference
^ Steve Avery at Baseball-Reference
^ Turk Wendell at Baseball-Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997