| 1988 Chicago Cubs | |
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| League | National League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| Record | 77–85 (.475) |
| Divisional place | 4th |
| Owners | Tribune Company |
| General managers | Jim Frey |
| Managers | Don Zimmer |
| Television | WGN-TV/Superstation WGN (Harry Caray,Steve Stone,Dewayne Staats) |
| Radio | WGN (Dewayne Staats,Dave Nelson,Harry Caray) |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
The1988 Chicago Cubs season was the 117th season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 113th in theNational League and the 73rd atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in theNational League East with a record of 77–85, 24 games behind theNew York Mets.
The first game under lights at Wrigley Field was on August 8 (8/8/88), against thePhiladelphia Phillies. With the Cubs leading 3–1, in the middle of the 4th inning, a powerful thunderstorm rolled in. The game was suspended, and finally called at 10:25PM. Since the rules of Major League Baseball state that a game is not official unless 5 innings are completed,[1] the first official night game in the history of Wrigley Field was played on August 9, when the Cubs defeated theNew York Mets 6 to 4.
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President of the United StatesRonald Reagan threw out theceremonial first pitch on Opening Day at Wrigley Field.
After 5,687 consecutive day games played by the Cubs at Wrigley, the lights were finally lit on August 8, 1988, when 91-year-old fan Harry Grossman gave a countdown and pressed a button, for a game with the Philadelphia Phillies. The game began before an announced crowd of 39,008. The Cubs were leading 3 to 1 and coming to bat in the bottom of the fourth when the rain delay began. The umpires called the game after waiting two hours, ten minutes.[7][8] The Cubs played the first official night game the following night against the Mets and won, 6–4.[8]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 100 | 60 | .625 | — | 56–24 | 44–36 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 75 | .531 | 15 | 43–38 | 42–37 |
| Montreal Expos | 81 | 81 | .500 | 20 | 43–38 | 38–43 |
| Chicago Cubs | 77 | 85 | .475 | 24 | 39–42 | 38–43 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 86 | .469 | 25 | 41–40 | 35–46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 65 | 96 | .404 | 35½ | 38–42 | 27–54 |
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| 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 | — | |||||
| 1988 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 | Damon Berryhill | 98 | 309 | 80 | .259 | 7 | 38 |
| 1B | Mark Grace | 134 | 486 | 144 | .296 | 7 | 57 |
| 2B | Ryne Sandberg | 155 | 618 | 163 | .264 | 19 | 69 |
| SS | Shawon Dunston | 155 | 575 | 143 | .249 | 9 | 56 |
| 3B | Vance Law | 151 | 556 | 163 | .293 | 11 | 78 |
| LF | Rafael Palmeiro | 152 | 580 | 178 | .307 | 8 | 53 |
| CF | Dave Martinez | 75 | 256 | 65 | .254 | 4 | 34 |
| RF | Andre Dawson | 157 | 591 | 179 | .303 | 24 | 79 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Webster | 70 | 264 | 70 | .265 | 4 | 26 |
| Jody Davis | 88 | 249 | 57 | .229 | 6 | 33 |
| Darrin Jackson | 100 | 188 | 50 | .266 | 6 | 20 |
| Manny Trillo | 76 | 164 | 41 | .250 | 1 | 14 |
| Doug Dascenzo | 26 | 75 | 16 | .213 | 0 | 4 |
| Leon Durham | 24 | 73 | 16 | .219 | 3 | 6 |
| Gary Varsho | 46 | 73 | 20 | .274 | 0 | 5 |
| Jerry Mumphrey | 63 | 66 | 9 | .136 | 0 | 9 |
| Ángel Salazar | 34 | 60 | 15 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Sundberg | 24 | 54 | 13 | .241 | 2 | 9 |
| Rolando Roomes | 17 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wrona | 4 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Meier | 2 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Maddux | 34 | 249.0 | 18 | 8 | 3.18 | 140 |
| Rick Sutcliffe | 32 | 226.0 | 13 | 14 | 3.86 | 144 |
| Jamie Moyer | 34 | 202.0 | 9 | 15 | 3.48 | 121 |
| Calvin Schiraldi | 29 | 166.1 | 9 | 13 | 4.38 | 140 |
| Mike Harkey | 5 | 34.2 | 0 | 3 | 2.60 | 18 |
| Kevin Blankenship | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 4 |
| Bob Tewksbury | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Pico | 29 | 112.2 | 6 | 7 | 4.15 | 57 |
| Al Nipper | 22 | 80.0 | 2 | 4 | 3.04 | 27 |
| Mike Bielecki | 19 | 48.1 | 2 | 2 | 3.35 | 33 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gossage | 46 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4.33 | 30 |
| Frank DiPino | 63 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4.98 | 69 |
| Les Lancaster | 44 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3.78 | 36 |
| Pat Perry | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.32 | 24 |
| Mike Capel | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 19 |
| Drew Hall | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.66 | 22 |
| Scott Sanderson | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.28 | 6 |
| Bill Landrum | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.84 | 6 |
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