1988 Milwaukee Brewers season explained

The 1988 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers finishing third in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.

Offseason

November 11, 1987: Bryan Clutterbuck was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. ^[1]
November 11, 1987: Bill Mooneyham was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[2]
January 19, 1988: Ronn Reynolds was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.^[3]

April 4, 1988: The largest margin of victory in a shutout win on Opening Day was the Brewers' 12-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles in 1988.^[4]
April 19, 1988: The Orioles tied the 1904 Washington Senators and the 1920 Detroit Tigers for most losses to start the season with 13 losses after being beaten by the Brewers, 9-5, in Milwaukee.^[5]
April 20, 1988: On a cold, wet night, 7,284 witnessed baseball history at Milwaukee's County Stadium. Baltimore became the first team in the 120-odd years of major league baseball to start the season 0-14 as the Brewers won, 8-6.
June 12, 1988: Robin Yount had 6 RBIs in a game against the Baltimore Orioles.

June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft
- Pat Listach was drafted by the Brewers in the 5th round. Player signed June 28, 1988.^[6]
- Mike Ignasiak was drafted by the Brewers in the 8th round.^[7]
June 8, 1988: Ernest Riles was traded by the Brewers to the San Francisco Giants for Jeffrey Leonard.^[8]

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	139	493	121	.245	5	38
1B	115	364	77	.212	6	50
2B	155	539	149	.276	0	47
SS	129	467	113	.242	9	51
3B	154	609	190	.312	13	60
LF	94	374	88	.235	8	44
CF	162	621	190	.306	13	91
RF	135	492	124	.252	23	85
DH	103	327	86	.263	11	45

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
72	272	71	.261	10	42
41	127	32	.252	1	9
41	122	19	.156	5	10
40	118	26	.220	2	9
44	103	19	.184	1	11
44	94	25	.266	1	15
33	91	23	.253	0	5
54	90	20	.222	0	2
50	81	14	.173	0	5
24	80	19	.238	4	12
8	14	0	.000	0	0
7	10	3	.300	1	1

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
31	227.1	16	9	2.45	192
32	199.0	13	13	4.12	84
24	148.1	13	7	3.09	66
23	124.0	10	8	4.72	64
19	101.2	5	8	4.43	39

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	38	182.0	7	15	3.36	84
	25	110.1	7	5	4.08	73

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
50	1	2	30	2.41	52
70	7	6	9	2.91	58
38	2	2	4	1.65	33
28	5	0	1	4.35	48
25	1	0	0	2.79	26
6	0	0	0	5.93	6
5	0	0	0	1.13	7