Major League Baseball team season
The 1988 Montreal Expos season was the 20th season in franchise history. The Expos finished in third place in the National League East at 81–81, 20 games behind the New York Mets .
Offseason
December 7, 1987: Dave Engle was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[ 1]
December 16, 1987: Bryn Smith was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[ 2]
December 18, 1987: Rex Hudler was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[ 3]
December 18, 1987: Dennis Martínez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[ 4]
March 5, 1988: Otis Nixon was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[ 5]
March 24, 1988: Graig Nettles was purchased by the Expos from the Atlanta Braves .[ 6]
CFL quarterback Matt Dunigan retired from the Canadian Football League in 1988 and chased a childhood dream of professional baseball. Dunigan attended an open tryout with the Montreal Expos and was one of two players selected to sign a contract.[ 7]
Spring training
The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach , Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves . It was their 12th season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981 .
Regular season
Opening Day starters
Expos pitcher Pascual Pérez threw a five-inning rain-shortened no-hitter against the Phillies on September 24, 1988. It was the first no-hitter in Veterans Stadium history. Perez allowed one walk, and another Phillies baserunner reached on an error. Umpire Harry Wendelstedt waved off the game after a 90-minute rain delay after the game was stopped by a steady rain with one out in the top of the sixth.[ 8] must last at least nine innings to count. As a result of the retroactive application of the new rule, this game and thirty-five others are no longer considered no-hitters.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
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
—
Notable transactions
Draft picks
Major League debuts
Roster
1988 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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; SB = Stolen bases
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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
Neal Heaton 32
97.1
3
10
4.99
43
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Award winners
1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis [ 17]
References
^ a b Dave Engle page at Baseball Reference ^ Bryn Smith page at Baseball Reference ^ Rex Hudler page at Baseball Reference ^ Dennis Martínez page at Baseball Reference ^ Otis Nixon page at Baseball Reference ^ Graig Nettles page at Baseball Reference ^ "MATT DUNIGAN | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League" . Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2010 .^ Bob Ford (September 25, 1988). "Perez Blanks The Phils On 5-inning No-hitter" . Philadelphia Inquirer . Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011 . ^ Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference ^ [1] ^ Casey Candaele page at Baseball Reference ^ Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference ^ Marquis Grissom page at Baseball Reference ^ Bret Barberie page at Baseball Reference ^ "The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft" .^ "1988 All-Star Game Box Score, July 12" .^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition . Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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