1988 Cincinnati Reds season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Cincinnati Reds
season = 1988
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1890
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Riverfront Stadium
y4 = 1970
city = Cincinnati, Ohio
y5 = 1882
owners = Marge Schott
general managers = Murray Cook
managers =Pete Rose
television = WLWT
(Jay Randolph, Johnny Bench)
radio = WLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)|The Cincinnati Reds' 1988 season consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West. Led by manager Pete Rose, the Reds had a record of 87 wins and 74 losses, finishing seven games back of the eventual world champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The 1988 season would be Pete Rose's last full season as Reds manager.

Offseason

* December 8, 1987: Dave Parker was traded by the Reds to the Oakland Athletics for José Rijo and Tim Birtsas. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/parkeda01.shtml Dave Parker page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

During the season, Danny Jackson became the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Reds in the 20th Century. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

eason standings

Notable transactions

* March 29, 1988: Guy Hoffman was released by the Reds. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hoffmgu01.shtml Guy Hoffman page at Baseball Reference] ]
* May 14, 1988: Skeeter Barnes was signed as a free agent by the Reds. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/barnesk01.shtml Skeeter Barnes page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 1, 1988: Paul Byrd was drafted by the Reds in the 13th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/byrdpa01.shtml Paul Byrd page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 20, 1988: Mario Soto was released by the Reds. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sotoma01.shtml Mario Soto page at Baseball Reference] ]
* July 11, 1988: Max Venable was signed as a free agent by the Reds. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/venabma01.shtml Max Venable page at Baseball Reference] ]
* July 13, 1988: Tracy Jones and Pat Pacillo were traded by the Reds to the Montreal Expos for Jeff Reed, Herm Winningham, and Randy St. Claire. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jonestr01.shtml Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference] ]
* August 2, 1988: Ken Griffey, Sr. was signed as a free agent by the Reds. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/griffke01.shtml Ken Griffey page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Pitching

tarting pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1988.shtml 1988 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1988&t=CN5 1988 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Almanac]