1988 Houston Astros | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Division | West | |||
Ballpark | The Astrodome | |||
City | Houston, Texas | |||
Record | 82β80 (.506) | |||
Divisional place | 5th | |||
Owners | John McMullen | |||
General managers | Bill Wood | |||
Managers | Hal Lanier | |||
Television | KTXH HSE | |||
Radio | KTRH (Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Bruce Gietzen, Bill Worrell) KBUC (Orlando SΓ‘nchez-Diago, Rolando Becerra) | |||
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The Houston Astros' 1988 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the: Houston Astros attemptingββto win theββNational League West. It was the final season with Nolan Ryan as an Astro, as he left for the Texas Rangers in the "offseason."
Offseasonβ»
- October 13, 1987: Ronn Reynolds was released by, "the Houston Astros."
- December 8, 1987: Ed Whited was traded by the Houston Astros with Mike Stoker (minors)ββto the Atlanta Braves for Rafael Ramirez. And cash.
- January 8, 1988: JoaquΓn AndΓΊjar was signed as a free agent by the Astros.
- March 10, 1988: Ernie Camacho was signed as a free agent by the Astros.
- March 25, 1988: Robbie Wine was traded by the Astros to the Texas Rangers for Mike Loynd.
Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 94 | 67 | .584 | β | 45β36 | 49β31 |
Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 74 | .540 | 7 | 45β35 | 42β39 |
San Diego Padres | 83 | 78 | .516 | 11 | 47β34 | 36β44 |
San Francisco Giants | 83 | 79 | .512 | 11Β½ | 45β36 | 38β43 |
Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | .506 | 12Β½ | 44β37 | 38β43 |
Atlanta Braves | 54 | 106 | .338 | 39Β½ | 28β51 | 26β55 |
Record vs. opponentsβ»
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | β | 5β7 | 5β13 | 5β13 | 4β14 | 4β8 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 5β5 | 8β10 | 5β13 | 3β9 | |||||
Chicago | 7β5 | β | 6β6 | 7β5 | 4β8β1 | 9β9 | 9β9 | 8β10 | 7β11 | 8β4 | 5β7 | 7β11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13β5 | 6β6 | β | 9β9 | 7β11 | 5β7 | 4β7 | 9β3 | 7β5 | 10β8 | 11β7 | 6β6 | |||||
Houston | 13β5 | 5β7 | 9β9 | β | 9β9 | 6β6 | 5β7 | 8β4 | 8β4 | 6β12 | 7β11 | 6β6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 14β4 | 8β4β1 | 11β7 | 9β9 | β | 8β4 | 1β10 | 11β1 | 6β6 | 7β11 | 12β6 | 7β5 | |||||
Montreal | 8β4 | 9β9 | 7β5 | 6β6 | 4β8 | β | 6β12 | 9β9β1 | 8β10 | 4β8 | 7β5 | 13β5 | |||||
New York | 8β4 | 9β9 | 7β4 | 7β5 | 10β1 | 12β6 | β | 10β8 | 12β6 | 7β5 | 4β8 | 14β4 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 10β8 | 3β9 | 4β8 | 1β11 | 9β9β1 | 8β10 | β | 7β11 | 4β7 | 7β5 | 6β12 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5β5 | 11β7 | 5β7 | 4β8 | 6β6 | 10β8 | 6β12 | 11β7 | β | 8β4 | 8β4 | 11β7 | |||||
San Diego | 10β8 | 4β8 | 8β10 | 12β6 | 11β7 | 8β4 | 5β7 | 7β4 | 4β8 | β | 8β10 | 6β6 | |||||
San Francisco | 13β5 | 7β5 | 7β11 | 11β7 | 6β12 | 5β7 | 8β4 | 5β7 | 4β8 | 10β8 | β | 7β5 | |||||
St. Louis | 9β3 | 11β7 | 6β6 | 6β6 | 5β7 | 5β13 | 4β14 | 12β6 | 7β11 | 6β6 | 5β7 | β |
Detailed recordsβ»
National League | ||||||
Opponent | Total | Home | Away | RS | RA | |
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National League West | ||||||
Opponent | Total | Home | Away | RS | RA | |
Atlanta Braves | 13β5 | 7β2 | 6β3 | 87 | 60 | |
Cincinnati Reds | 9β9 | 5β4 | 4β5 | 82 | 72 | |
Houston Astros | β | β | β | β | β | |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 9β9 | 4β5 | 5β4 | 66 | 66 | |
San Diego Padres | 6β12 | 4β5 | 2β7 | 41 | 67 | |
San Francisco Giants | 7β11 | 2β7 | 5β4 | 59 | 61 | |
Total | 44β46 | 22β23 | 22β23 | 335 | 356 | |
National League East | ||||||
Chicago Cubs | 5β7 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 51 | 51 | |
Montreal Expos | 6β6 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 49 | 44 | |
New York Mets | 5β7 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 48 | 66 | |
Philadelphia Phillies | 8β4 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 51 | 52 | |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 8β4 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 42 | 24 | |
St. Louis Cardinals | 6β6 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 41 | 38 | |
Total | 38β34 | 22β14 | 16β20 | 282 | 275 |
Notable transactionsβ»
- July 23, 1988: Mark Bailey was traded by the Astros to the Montreal Expos for Casey Candaele.
- August 31, 1988: Denny Walling was traded by the Astros to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Forsch.
Draft picksβ»
- June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball Draft
- Dave Silvestri was drafted by the Astros in the 2nd round. Player signed October 18, "1988."
- Kenny Lofton was drafted by the Astros in the 17th round. Lofton signed on June 16, 1988.
Miscellaneousβ»
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.
Rosterβ»
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Game logβ»
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April: 14β7 (Home: 10β3; Away: 4β4)
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May: 13β14 (Home: 7β5; Away: 6β9)
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June: 13β16 (Home: 7β7; Away: 6β9)
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July: 16β12 (Home: 6β5; Away: 10β7)
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August: 15β14 (Home: 9β8; Away: 6β6)
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September: 11β16 (Home: 5β8; Away: 6β8)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Astros team member |
Player statsβ»
Battingβ»
Starters by positionβ»
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 |
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C | Alan Ashby | 73 | 227 | 54 | .238 | 7 | 33 |
1B | Glenn Davis | 152 | 561 | 152 | .271 | 30 | 99 |
2B | Bill Doran | 132 | 480 | 119 | .248 | 7 | 53 |
3B | Buddy Bell | 74 | 269 | 68 | .253 | 7 | 37 |
SS | Rafael RamΓrez | 155 | 566 | 156 | .276 | 6 | 59 |
LF | Billy Hatcher | 145 | 530 | 142 | .268 | 7 | 52 |
CF | Gerald Young | 149 | 576 | 148 | .257 | 0 | 37 |
RF | Kevin Bass | 157 | 541 | 138 | .255 | 14 | 72 |
Other battersβ»
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 |
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Terry Puhl | 113 | 234 | 71 | .303 | 3 | 19 |
Alex TreviΓ±o | 78 | 193 | 48 | .249 | 2 | 13 |
Denny Walling | 65 | 176 | 43 | .244 | 1 | 20 |
Craig Reynolds | 78 | 161 | 41 | .255 | 1 | 14 |
Jim Pankovits | 68 | 140 | 31 | .221 | 2 | 12 |
Craig Biggio | 50 | 123 | 26 | .211 | 3 | 5 |
Chuck Jackson | 46 | 83 | 19 | .229 | 1 | 8 |
Ken Caminiti | 30 | 83 | 15 | .181 | 1 | 7 |
Steve Henderson | 42 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 0 | 5 |
Louie Meadows | 35 | 42 | 8 | .190 | 2 | 3 |
Casey Candaele | 21 | 31 | 5 | .161 | 0 | 1 |
John Fishel | 19 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 1 | 2 |
Mark Bailey | 8 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 0 |
Cameron Drew | 7 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 1 |
Harry Spilman | 7 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Smajstrla | 8 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitchingβ»
Starting pitchersβ»
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Nolan Ryan | 33 | 220.0 | 12 | 11 | 3.52 | 228 |
Mike Scott | 32 | 218.2 | 14 | 8 | 2.92 | 190 |
Jim Deshaies | 31 | 207.0 | 11 | 14 | 3.00 | 127 |
Bob Knepper | 27 | 175.0 | 14 | 5 | 3.14 | 103 |
Bob Forsch | 6 | 27.2 | 1 | 4 | 6.51 | 14 |
Other pitchersβ»
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Danny Darwin | 44 | 192.0 | 8 | 13 | 3.84 | 129 |
JoaquΓn AndΓΊjar | 23 | 78.2 | 2 | 5 | 4.00 | 35 |
Relief pitchersβ»
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Dave Smith | 51 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 2.67 | 38 |
Juan Agosto | 75 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2.26 | 33 |
Larry Andersen | 53 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2.94 | 66 |
Dave Meads | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 27 |
Jeff Heathcock | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.81 | 12 |
Ernie Camacho | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.64 | 13 |
Rocky Childress | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.17 | 24 |
Brian Meyer | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | 10 |
Farm systemβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Ronn Reynolds Stats".
- ^ "Ed Whited: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ Joaquin AndΓΊjar page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ernie Camacho page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Robbie Wine page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Casey Candaele page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Forsch page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Silvestri page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Kenny Lofton page at Baseball Reference