1988 Baltimore Orioles season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Baltimore Orioles
season = 1988
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
division = East Division
y2 = 1969| Uniform logo =
ballpark = Memorial Stadium
y4 = 1954
city = Baltimore, Maryland
y5 = 1954
owners = Edward Bennett Williams
managers = Cal Ripken and Frank Robinson
television =WMAR-TV
(Jim Simpson, Brooks Robinson)
Home Team Sports
(Jim Palmer, Mel Proctor, John Lowenstein)
radio = WBAL (AM)
(Jon Miller, Joe Angel)|The by|1988 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Orioles finishing 7th in the American League East with a record of 54 wins and 107 losses. The season is remembered for the 0-21 start that lasted from April 4 to April 28 to start the Orioles season. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1988_sched.shtml 1988 Baltimore Orioles Schedule, Box Scores and Splits - Baseball-Reference.com ] ] Manager Cal Ripken, Sr. was fired after an 0-6 start and replaced by Hall of Famer Frank Robinson. The Orioles won their first game of the year against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park on April 29th. [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198804290CHA Box Score of Game played on Friday, April 29, 1988 at Comiskey Park I ] ] The most runs allowed during the season was 15 in a game on June 19 while the most runs scored was 12 in a game on May 31. Orioles owner Edward Bennett Williams passed away in August of that year.

Offseason

*October 8, 1987: Mike Kinnunen was released by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kinnumi01.shtml Mike Kinnunen page at Baseball Reference] ]
*November 6, 1987: Rico Rossy and Terry Crowley Jr. (minors) were traded by the Orioles to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Joe Orsulak. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rossyri01.shtml Rico Rossy page at Baseball Reference] ]
* February 27, 1988: Ray Knight was traded by the Orioles to the Detroit Tigers for Mark Thurmond. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/knighra01.shtml Ray Knight page at Baseball Reference] ]
*March 21, 1988: Rick Schu was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Keith Hughes and Jeff Stone to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later and Mike Young. The Baltimore Orioles sent Frank Bellino (minors) (June 14, 1988) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schuri01.shtml]

Regular Season

* The largest margin of victory in a shutout win on Opening Day was the Milwaukee Brewers' 12-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles in 1988. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/news/2002/03/26/openingday_btn/ SI.com - Statitudes - Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers - Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM ] ]
*Curt Schilling made his major league debut on September 7, 1988. He played against the Boston Red Sox and pitched in 7 innings. Schilling gave up 6 hits and 3 earned runs. He has 2 strikeouts and 5 bases on balls. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schilcu01.shtml Curt Schilling Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

The Losing Streak

* Game 13: 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. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/orioles/longterm/memories/1988/11to21.htm Washingtonpost.com: The 1988 Orioles: And the Losing Goes On ] ]
* Game 14: On a cold, wet night, 7,284 witnessed baseball history at Milwaukee's County Stadium. Baltimore became the first team in the history of major league baseball to start the season 0-14 as the Brewers won, 8-6.

Opening Day starters

*Mike Boddicker
*Terry Kennedy
*Fred Lynn
*Eddie Murray
*Joe Orsulak
*Billy Ripken
*Cal Ripken, Jr.
*Rick Schu
*Larry Sheets
*Jeff Stone [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1988&t=BAL 1988 Baltimore Orioles Roster by Baseball Almanac ] ]

eason standings

Notable transactions

*April 2, 1988: Dickie Noles was signed as a free agent with the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nolesdi01.shtml Dickie Noles page at Baseball Reference] ]
*April 5, 1988: Mickey Tettleton was signed as a Free Agent by the Orioles. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tettlmi01.shtml Mickey Tettleton page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 1, 1988: Pete Rose, Jr. was drafted by the Orioles in the 12th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed September 1, 1988. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rosepe02.shtml Pete Rose Jr. page at Baseball Reference] ]
* July 29, 1988: Mike Boddicker was traded by the Orioles to the Boston Red Sox for Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boddimi01.shtml Mike Boddicker page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster