The 1988 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 12th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing in fourth (tie-breaker went to Milwaukee) in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. This was their last full season at Exhibition Stadium before moving to their new home in June of the following year.

Transactions Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1988 season. October 1987 Player rights to Tom Filer sold to the Milwaukee Brewers. Odell Jones granted free agency. José Segura granted free agency. Released Charlie Moore.

November 1987 Garth Iorg granted free agency. Craig McMurtry granted free agency.

December 1987 Joe Johnson drafted by the California Angels in the 1987 MLB Rule 5 draft.

January 1988 Juan Beníquez granted free agency. Re-signed free agent Juan Beníquez to a one-year, $400,000 contract. Signed amateur free agent Graeme Lloyd to a contract.

February 1988 Signed free agent Mark Ross from the Pittsburgh Pirates to a contract.

March 1988 Signed free agent Sal Butera from the Minnesota Twins to a one-year, $100,000 contract. Player rights of Willie Upshaw sold to the Cleveland Indians.

Regular season April 4, 1988: George Bell set a major league record for the most home runs hit on Opening Day, with three.SI.com - Statitudes - Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers - Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM Bell accomplished this in a game versus the Kansas City Royals. September 24 and 30, 1988: Dave Stieb had two consecutive no-hitters broken up in the ninth inning with two outs and two strikes.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Transactions Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1988 regular season. April 1988 Signed free agent Doug Bair from the Philadelphia Phillies to a contract. Signed free agent Frank Wills from the Cleveland Indians to a contract.

May 1988 Released Juan Beníquez.

1988 Draft June 1, 1988: David Weathers was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.

Roster 1988 Toronto Blue Jays Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (assistant pitching) (hitting) (bench) (third base) (first base) (bullpen) (pitching)

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 4 || @ Royals || 5–3 || Key (1–0) || Saberhagen (0–1) || Henke (1) || 40,648 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 6 || @ Royals || 11–4 || Flanagan (1–0) || Leibrandt (0–1) || || 18,938 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 7 || @ Royals || 7–4 || Gubicza (1–0) || Clancy (0–1) || || 29,070 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 8 || @ Twins || 6–3 || Blyleven (1–0) || Stieb (0–1) || Reardon (1) || 53,067 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 9 || @ Twins || 10–0 || Key (2–0) || Lea (0–1) || Ward (1) || 49,451 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 10 || @ Twins || 4–2 || Viola (1–1) || Stottlemyre (0–1) || Reardon (2) || 40,086 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 11 || Yankees || 17–9 || Wells (1–0) || Rhoden (1–1) || || 45,185 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 12 || Yankees || 12–3 || Candelaria (1–0) || Clancy (0–2) || || 24,116 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 13 || Yankees || 5–1 || Dotson (2–0) || Stieb (0–2) || || 24,105 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 14 || Yankees || 7–3 || Leiter (2–0) || Key (2–1) || || 24,524 || 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | -- || April 15 || Twins || colspan=6|Postponed (cold weather) Rescheduled for August 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 16 || Twins || 3–2 || Berenguer (1–2) || Wells (1–1) || Reardon (4) || 26,095 || 4–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 17 || Twins || 2–0 || Flanagan (2–0) || Straker (0–1) || Henke (2) || 37,532 || 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 19 || Royals || 12–3 || Clancy (1–2) || Saberhagen (1–2) || || 21,231 || 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || April 20 || Royals || 3–0 || Stieb (1–2) || Leibrandt (1–3) || Henke (3) || 20,202 || 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 22 || @ Yankees || 6–4 (12) || Wells (2–1) || Stoddard (1–1) || Henke (4) || 33,314 || 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 23 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Cerutti (1–0) || Candelaria (1–2) || Henke (5) || 24,046 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 24 || @ Yankees || 5–3 || Hudson (2–0) || Eichhorn (0–1) || || 52,073 || 9–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 26 || Athletics || 6–1 || Davis (2–1) || Stieb (1–3) || Eckersley (9) || 21,280 || 9–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 27 || Athletics || 5–3 || Young (1–0) || Flanagan (2–1) || Honeycutt (2) || 20,236 || 9–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 28 || Athletics || 6–2 || Stewart (6–0) || Stottlemyre (0–2) || Honeycutt (3) || 21,178 || 9–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 29 || Angels || 9–5 || Harvey (1–0) || Wells (2–2) || || 23,483 || 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 30 || Angels || 6–1 || Finley (2–3) || Cerutti (1–1) || || 29,091 || 9–13

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || May 1 || Angels || 6–4 || Stieb (2–3) || Witt (1–3) || Henke (6) || 36,115 || 10–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 2 || @ Mariners || 7–5 || Trout (3–2) || Flanagan (2–2) || Solano (2) || 13,197 || 10–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 3 || @ Mariners || 9–2 || Stottlemyre (1–2) || Campbell (2–3) || Ward (2) || 9,970 || 11–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 4 || @ Athletics || 3–2 || Welch (4–2) || Clancy (1–3) || Eckersley (11) || 21,401 || 11–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 5 || @ Athletics || 8–5 || Plunk (3–1) || Núñez (0–1) || || 16,998 || 11–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 6 || @ Angels || 3–2 || Stieb (3–3) || Witt (1–4) || Henke (7) || 29,237 || 12–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 7 || @ Angels || 9–4 || Flanagan (3–2) || Fraser (3–2) || Wells (1) || 32,630 || 13–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 8 || @ Angels || 8–1 || McCaskill (2–3) || Stottlemyre (1–3) || || 29,026 || 13–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 10 || Mariners || 4–2 || Langston (3–3) || Clancy (1–4) || || 28,290 || 13–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || May 11 || Mariners || 9–3 || Stieb (4–3) || Moore (2–4) || || 27,575 || 14–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 12 || Mariners || 8–2 || Flanagan (4–2) || Swift (2–1) || || 30,334 || 15–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 13 || @ White Sox || 4–1 || Pérez (3–0) || Stottlemyre (1–4) || || 10,583 || 15–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 14 || @ White Sox || 7–5 || LaPoint (4–2) || Cerutti (1–2) || Long (2) || 23,532 || 15–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 15 || @ White Sox || 6–5 (11) || Thigpen (1–3) || Eichhorn (0–2) || || 13,948 || 15–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 16 || @ White Sox || 5–1 || Stieb (5–3) || Horton (3–6) || || 8,310 || 16–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 17 || Rangers || 7–6 (14) || Mohorcic (2–0) || Eichhorn (0–3) || || 25,170 || 16–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 18 || Rangers || 4–0 || Hayward (3–0) || Stottlemyre (1–5) || || 25,029 || 16–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 20 || @ Brewers || 3–1 || Clancy (2–4) || Wegman (4–5) || Wells (2) || 19,539 || 17–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 21 || @ Brewers || 4–0 || Stieb (6–3) || Bosio (6–4) || Henke (8) || 38,124 || 18–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 22 || @ Brewers || 7–1 || Birkbeck (2–3) || Flanagan (4–3) || || 37,658 || 18–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 23 || @ Brewers || 9–7 || Jones (2–0) || Stottlemyre (1–6) || Plesac (9) || 10,523 || 18–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 24 || @ Rangers || 13–2 || Cerutti (2–2) || Hayward (3–1) || Henke (9) || 26,408 || 19–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 25 || @ Rangers || 5–1 || Russell (3–0) || Clancy (2–5) || Mohorcic (4) || 13,528 || 19–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 26 || @ Rangers || 8–7 || Williams (1–1) || Henke (0–1) || || 13,035 || 19–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 27 || White Sox || 4–3 || Ward (1–0) || Thigpen (1–5) || || 31,454 || 20–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 28 || White Sox || 3–2 || Pérez (5–1) || Stottlemyre (1–7) || Thigpen (8) || 42,420 || 20–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 49 || May 29 || White Sox || 4–2 || Cerutti (3–2) || LaPoint (4–4) || Wells (3) || 42,057 || 21–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 30 || Brewers || 4–1 || Higuera (4–3) || Clancy (2–6) || Plesac (11) || 27,275 || 21–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 31 || Brewers || 9–0 || Stieb (7–3) || Bosio (6–6) || || 28,446 || 22–29

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 1 || Brewers || 7–2 || Flanagan (5–3) || Birkbeck (2–5) || Ward (3) || 31,012 || 23–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || June 2 || @ Red Sox || 5–4 || Wells (3–2) || Hurst (6–3) || Eichhorn (1) || 32,144 || 24–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 3 || @ Red Sox || 6–3 || Stottlemyre (2–7) || Boyd (5–4) || Henke (10) || 32,292 || 25–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 4 || @ Red Sox || 10–2 || Clancy (3–6) || Clemens (8–3) || Ward (4) || 33,067 || 26–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 5 || @ Red Sox || 12–4 || Ward (2–0) || Smithson (1–2) || || 33,756 || 27–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 6 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Farrell (6–3) || Flanagan (5–4) || Jones (13) || 9,550 || 27–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 7 || @ Indians || 5–3 || Bailes (6–4) || Wells (3–3) || || 21,696 || 27–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 8 || @ Indians || 4–2 || Yett (5–3) || Clancy (3–7) || Jones (14) || 10,571 || 27–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 10 || Red Sox || 3–0 || Stieb (8–3) || Sellers (0–6) || Henke (11) || 35,201 || 28–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 11 || Red Sox || 4–3 (10) || Ward (3–0) || Lamp (1–2) || || 40,461 || 29–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 12 || Red Sox || 8–2 || Boyd (6–5) || Cerutti (3–3) || || 40,123 || 29–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 13 || Indians || 8–6 || Black (3–1) || Clancy (3–8) || Jones (15) || 31,133 || 29–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || June 14 || Indians || 3–2 || Ward (4–0) || Candiotti (6–6) || || 31,433 || 30–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 15 || Indians || 15–3 || Stieb (9–3) || Swindell (10–4) || || 45,472 || 31–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 16 || @ Tigers || 13–5 || Flanagan (6–4) || Morris (6–8) || || 22,927 || 32–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 17 || @ Tigers || 12–5 || Hernández (4–2) || Wells (3–4) || || 36,274 || 32–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 18 || @ Tigers || 6–1 || Terrell (3–3) || Clancy (3–9) || || 42,186 || 32–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 19 || @ Tigers || 6–4 || Ward (5–0) || Henneman (1–2) || Henke (12) || 35,639 || 33–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 20 || Orioles || 5–2 || Stieb (10–3) || Boddicker (3–10) || Henke (13) || 28,301 || 34–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 21 || Orioles || 4–2 || Peraza (1–2) || Flanagan (6–5) || Niedenfuer (7) || 28,259 || 34–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 22 || Orioles || 4–2 || Cerutti (4–3) || Ballard (3–4) || Ward (5) || 28,395 || 35–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"