1988 Montreal Expos season

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1988 Montreal Expos
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Charles Bronfman
General manager(s) Bill Stoneman, Dave Dombrowski
Manager(s) Buck Rodgers
Local television CBC Television
(Dave Van Horne, Jim Fanning)
The Sports Network
(Ken Singleton, Jim Hughson)
Télévision de Radio-Canada
(Claude Raymond, Raymond Lebrun)
Local radio CFCF (English)
(Dave Van Horne, Jim Fanning, Rich Griffin)
CKAC (French)
(Jacques Doucet, Rodger Brulotte)
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Offseason

  • December 7, 1987: Dave Engle was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[1]
  • December 16, 1987: Bryn Smith was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[2]
  • December 18, 1987: Rex Hudler was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[3]
  • December 18, 1987: Dennis Martínez was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[4]
  • March 5, 1988: Otis Nixon was signed as a free agent by the Expos.[5]
  • March 24, 1988: Graig Nettles was purchased by the Expos from the Atlanta Braves.[6]
  • CFL quarterback Matt Dunigan retired from the Canadian Football League in 1988 and chased a childhood dream of professional baseball. Dunigan attended an open tryout with the Montreal Expos and was one of two ball players selected to sign a contract.[7]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Expos pitcher Pascual Pérez threw a five-inning rain-shortened no-hitter against the Phillies on September 24, 1988. It was the first no-hitter in Veterans Stadium history. Perez allowed one walk, and another Phillies baserunner reached on an error. Umpire Harry Wendelstedt waved off the game after a 90-minute rain delay after the game was stopped by a steady rain with one out in the top of the sixth.[8] However, due to a statistical rule change in 1991, no-hitters must last at least nine innings to count. As a result of the retroactive application of the new rule, this game and thirty-five others are no longer considered no-hitters.

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Mets 100 60 0.625 56–24 44–36
Pittsburgh Pirates 85 75 0.531 15 43–38 42–37
Montreal Expos 81 81 0.500 20 43–38 38–43
Chicago Cubs 77 85 0.475 24 39–42 38–43
St. Louis Cardinals 76 86 0.469 25 41–40 35–46
Philadelphia Phillies 65 96 0.404 35½ 38–42 27–54


Record vs. opponents

1988 National League Records

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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

Major League debuts

  • Batters:
    • Jeff Huson (Sep 2)
    • Johnny Paredes (Apr 29)
  • Pitchers:
    • Tim Barrett (Jul 18)
    • Brian Holman (Jun 25)
    • Randy Johnson (Sep 15) [14]

Roster

1988 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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; SB = Stolen Bases

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB
1B Andrés Galarraga 157 609 184 .302 29 92 13
2B Tom Foley 127 377 100 .265 5 43 2
3B Tim Wallach 159 592 152 .257 12 69 2
LF Tim Raines 109 429 116 .270 12 48 33
RF Hubie Brooks 151 588 164 .279 20 90 7

Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI SB
Rex Hudler 77 216 59 .273 4 14 29
Dave Engle 34 37 8 .216 0 1 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Dennis Martínez 34 235.1 15 13 2.72 120
Bryn Smith 32 198 12 10 3.00 122
Randy Johnson 4 26 4 0 2.42 25

Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

Relief pitchers

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Mike Smith 5 0 0 1 3.12 4
Tim Barrett 4 0 0 1 5.79 5

Award winners

1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Joe Sparks
AA Jacksonville Expos Southern League Tommy Thompson
A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Felipe Alou
A Rockford Expos Midwest League Alan Bannister
A-Short Season Jamestown Expos New York–Penn League Roger LaFrançois
Rookie GCL Expos Gulf Coast League Dave Jauss

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis[16]

References