1988 Seattle Mariners season

The Seattle Mariners 1988 season was their 12th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 7th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 68-93.

Offseason

• December 9, 1987: Phil Bradley and Tim Fortugno were traded by the Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for Glenn Wilson, Mike Jackson, and Dave Brundage (minors).^[1]
• December 21, 1987: John Moses was released by the Mariners.^[2]
• December 22, 1987: Lee Guetterman, Clay Parker, and Wade Taylor were traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Steve Trout and Henry Cotto.^[3]
• January 19, 1988: John Rabb was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[4]

Regular season

• Mark Langston became the ace of the pitching staff as he led the club in wins (15) and strikeouts (235).

Opening Day starters

• Mickey Brantley
• Alvin Davis
• Mike Kingery
• Ken Phelps
• Jim Presley
• Rey Quiñones
• Harold Reynolds
• Steve Trout
• Dave Valle
• Glenn Wilson^[5]

Season standings

Notable transactions

• May 23, 1988: John Christensen was released by the Mariners.^[6]
• June 1, 1988: Steve Balboni was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[7]
• June 1, 1988: Greg Pirkl was drafted by the Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.^[8]
• July 21, 1988: Ken Phelps was traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Jay Buhner, Rich Balabon (minors) and a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Troy Evers (minors) to the Mariners on October 12.^[9]
• July 22, 1988: Glenn Wilson was traded by the Mariners to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Darnell Coles.^[10]
• July 24, 1998: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[11]

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Greg Briley (June 27)
  • Bill McGuire (Aug 2)
• Pitchers:
  • Erik Hanson (Sep 5)
  • Mike Schooler (June 10)
  • Terry Taylor (Aug 19) ^[12]

Roster

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

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Farm system

AZL club affiliation shared with Boston Red Sox^[13]

References

1. ^ Phil Bradley page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ John Moses page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Steve Trout page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ John Rabb page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ 1988 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac
6. ^ John Christensen page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Steve Balboni page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ Greg Pirkl page at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Ken Phelps page at Baseball Reference
10. ^ Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference
11. ^ Joe Oliver page at Baseball Reference
12. ^ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1988/26.shtml
13. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1988 Seattle Mariners
• 1988 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com