The 1988 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 19th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 20th overall. The Brewers finished third in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. During the franchise's 25-year playoff drought from 1983–2007, 1988 tied with 2007 with 2 games back as the closest the team came to making the playoffs.

Offseason November 11, 1987: Bryan Clutterbuck was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. November 11, 1987: Bill Mooneyham was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Bill Mooneyham at Baseball-Reference January 19, 1988: Ronn Reynolds was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Regular season April 4, 1988: The largest margin of victory in a shutout win on Opening Day was the Brewers' 12-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles in 1988.SI.com – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM April 19, 1988: The Orioles tied the 1904 Washington Senators and the 1920 Detroit Tigers for most losses to start the season with 13 losses after being beaten by the Brewers, 9–5, in Milwaukee.Washingtonpost.com: The 1988 Orioles: And the Losing Goes On April 20, 1988: On a cold, wet night, 7,284 witnessed baseball history at Milwaukee's County Stadium. Baltimore became the first team in the 120-odd years of major league baseball to start the season 0–14 as the Brewers won, 8–6. June 12, 1988: Robin Yount had 6 RBIs in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft Pat Listach was drafted by the Brewers in the 5th round. Player signed June 28, 1988.Pat Listach at Baseball-Reference Mike Ignasiak was drafted by the Brewers in the 8th round.Mike Ignasiak at Baseball-Reference June 8, 1988: Ernest Riles was traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Jeffrey Leonard.Ernest Riles at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 139 493 121 .245 5 38 1B 115 364 77 .212 6 50 2B 155 539 149 .276 0 47 SS Dale Sveum 129 467 113 .242 9 51 3B 154 609 190 .312 13 60 LF Jeffrey Leonard 94 374 88 .235 8 44 CF 162 621 190 .306 13 91 RF Rob Deer 135 492 124 .252 23 85 DH 103 327 86 .263 11 45

Other batters 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 Glenn Braggs 72 272 71 .261 10 42 41 127 32 .252 1 9 Bill Schroeder 41 122 19 .156 5 10 Charlie O'Brien 40 118 26 .220 2 9 44 103 19 .184 1 11 Jim Adduci 44 94 25 .266 1 15 Billy Jo Robidoux 33 91 23 .253 0 5 54 90 20 .222 0 2 Mike Felder 50 81 14 .173 0 5 24 80 19 .238 4 12 Mike Young 8 14 0 .000 0 0 7 10 3 .300 1 1

Pitching

Starting 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 Teddy Higuera 31 227.1 16 9 2.45 192 Bill Wegman 32 199.0 13 13 4.12 84 Don August 24 148.1 13 7 3.09 66 Mike Birkbeck 23 124.0 10 8 4.72 64 Tom Filer 19 101.2 5 8 4.43 39

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 Chris Bosio 38 182.0 7 15 3.36 84 Juan Nieves 25 110.1 7 5 4.08 73

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Dan Plesac 50 1 2 30 2.41 52 Chuck Crim 70 7 6 9 2.91 58 Paul Mirabella 38 2 2 4 1.65 33 Odell Jones 28 5 0 1 4.35 48 Mark Clear 25 1 0 0 2.79 26 6 0 0 0 5.93 6 Mark Knudson 5 0 0 0 1.13 7

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of six minor league affiliates in 1988. The AZL Brewers won the Arizona League championship.

Notes

References 1988 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference 1988 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

External links 1988 Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Cards