1988 Houston Astros season

1988 Houston Astros
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 82–80 (.506)
Divisional place 5th
Other information
Owner(s) John McMullen
General manager(s) Bill Wood
Manager(s) Hal Lanier
Local television KTXH
HSE
Local radio KTRH
(Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Bruce Gietzen, Bill Worrell)
KBUC
(Orlando Sánchez-Diago, Rolando Becerra)
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The Houston Astros' 1988 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 94 67 0.584 — 45–36 49–31
Cincinnati Reds 87 74 0.540 7 45–35 42–39
San Diego Padres 83 78 0.516 11 47–34 36–44
San Francisco Giants 83 79 0.512 11½ 45–36 38–43
Houston Astros 82 80 0.506 12½ 44–37 38–43
Atlanta Braves 54 106 0.338 39½ 28–51 26–55

Record vs. opponents

1988 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 5–7 5–13 5–13 4–14 4–8 4–8 6–6 5–5 8–10 5–13 3–9
Chicago 7–5 — 6–6 7–5 4–8–1 9–9 9–9 8–10 7–11 8–4 5–7 7–11
Cincinnati 13–5 6–6 — 9–9 7–11 5–7 4–7 9–3 7–5 10–8 11–7 6–6
Houston 13–5 5–7 9–9 — 9–9 6–6 5–7 8–4 8–4 6–12 7–11 6–6
Los Angeles 14–4 8–4–1 11–7 9–9 — 8–4 1–10 11–1 6–6 7–11 12–6 7–5
Montreal 8–4 9–9 7–5 6–6 4–8 — 6–12 9–9–1 8–10 4–8 7–5 13–5
New York 8–4 9–9 7–4 7–5 10–1 12–6 — 10–8 12–6 7–5 4–8 14–4
Philadelphia 6-6 10–8 3–9 4–8 1–11 9–9–1 8–10 — 7–11 4–7 7–5 6–12
Pittsburgh 5–5 11–7 5–7 4–8 6–6 10–8 6–12 11–7 — 8–4 8–4 11–7
San Diego 10–8 4–8 8–10 12–6 11–7 8–4 5–7 7–4 4–8 — 8–10 6–6
San Francisco 13–5 7–5 7–11 11–7 6–12 5–7 8–4 5–7 4–8 10–8 — 7–5
St. Louis 9–3 11–7 6–6 6–6 5–7 5–13 4–14 12–6 7–11 6–6 5–7 —

Notable transactions

Draft picks

Miscellaneous

This roster of pitchers had 8 career no-hitters with 5 (at the time) by Nolan Ryan, 2 by Bob Forsch, and 1 by Mike Scott.

Roster

1988 Houston Astros
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 Ashby, AlanAlan Ashby 73 227 54 .238 7 33
1B Davis, GlennGlenn Davis 152 561 152 .271 30 99
2B Doran, BillBill Doran 132 480 119 .248 7 53
3B Bell, BuddyBuddy Bell 74 269 68 .253 7 37
SS Ramírez, RafaelRafael Ramírez 155 566 156 .276 6 59
LF Hatcher, BillyBilly Hatcher 145 530 142 .268 7 52
CF Young, GeraldGerald Young 149 576 148 .257 0 37
RF Bass, KevinKevin Bass 157 541 138 .255 14 72

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
Walling, DennyDenny Walling 65 176 43 .244 1 20
Bailey, MarkMark Bailey 8 23 3 .130 0 0

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

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
Andújar, JoaquínJoaquín Andújar 23 78.2 2 5 4.00 35

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
Camacho, ErnieErnie Camacho 13 0 3 1 7.64 13
Childress, RockyRocky Childress 11 1 0 0 6.17 24

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Bob Didier
AA Columbus Astros Southern League Tom Weidenbauer
A Osceola Astros Florida State League Keith Bodie
A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Gary Tuck and Jim Coveney
A-Short Season Auburn Astros New York–Penn League Frank Cacciatore
Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League Julio Linares

References

  1. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reynoro02.shtml
  2. ↑ Joaquin Andújar page at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Ernie Camacho page at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Robbie Wine page at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Casey Candaele page at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ Bob Forsch page at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Dave Silvestri page at Baseball Reference
  8. ↑ Kenny Lofton page at Baseball Reference

External links

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