1988 Toronto Blue Jays season explained

Toronto Blue Jays
Season:	1988
League:	American League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Exhibition Stadium
City:	Toronto
Record:	87–75 (.537)
Divisional Place:	4th
Owners:	Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
General Managers:	Pat Gillick
Managers:	Jimy Williams
Television:	CFTO-TV (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) The Sports Network (Fergie Olver, Buck Martinez)
Radio:	CJCL (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)

The 1988 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 12th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing in fourth (tie-breaker went to Milwaukee) in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. This was their last full season at Exhibition Stadium before moving to their new home in June of the following year.

Transactions

Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1988 season.^[1]

October 1987

	Player rights to Tom Filer sold to the Milwaukee Brewers.
	Odell Jones granted free agency. José Segura granted free agency.
	Released Charlie Moore.

November 1987

	Garth Iorg granted free agency.
	Craig McMurtry granted free agency.

December 1987

	Joe Johnson drafted by the California Angels in the 1987 MLB Rule 5 draft.

January 1988

	Juan Beníquez granted free agency.
	Re-signed free agent Juan Beníquez to a one-year, $400,000 contract.
	Signed amateur free agent Graeme Lloyd to a contract.

February 1988

	Signed free agent Mark Ross from the Pittsburgh Pirates to a contract.

March 1988

	Signed free agent Sal Butera from the Minnesota Twins to a one-year, $100,000 contract.
	Player rights of Willie Upshaw sold to the Cleveland Indians.

Regular season

April 4, 1988: George Bell set a major league record for the most home runs hit on Opening Day, with three.^[2] Bell accomplished this in a game versus the Kansas City Royals.
September 24 and 30, 1988: Dave Stieb had two consecutive no-hitters broken up in the ninth inning with two outs and two strikes.

Transactions

Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1988 regular season.^[3]

April 1988

	Signed free agent Doug Bair from the Philadelphia Phillies to a contract. Signed free agent Frank Wills from the Cleveland Indians to a contract.

May 1988

	Released Juan Beníquez.

1988 Draft

June 1, 1988: David Weathers was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.

Roster

1988 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches (assistant pitching) (hitting) (bench) (third base) (first base) (bullpen) (pitching)

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 1 || April 4 || @ Royals || 5–3 || Key (1–0) || Saberhagen (0–1) || Henke (1) || 40,648 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2 || April 6 || @ Royals || 11–4 || Flanagan (1–0) || Leibrandt (0–1) || || 18,938 || 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 3 || April 7 || @ Royals || 7–4 || Gubicza (1–0) || Clancy (0–1) || || 29,070 || 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 4 || April 8 || @ Twins || 6–3 || Blyleven (1–0) || Stieb (0–1) || Reardon (1) || 53,067 || 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 5 || April 9 || @ Twins || 10–0 || Key (2–0) || Lea (0–1) || Ward (1) || 49,451 || 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 6 || April 10 || @ Twins || 4–2 || Viola (1–1) || Stottlemyre (0–1) || Reardon (2) || 40,086 || 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 7 || April 11 || Yankees || 17–9 || Wells (1–0) || Rhoden (1–1) || || 45,185 || 4–3|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || April 12 || Yankees || 12–3 || Candelaria (1–0) || Clancy (0–2) || || 24,116 || 4–4|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 9 || April 13 || Yankees || 5–1 || Dotson (2–0) || Stieb (0–2) || || 24,105 || 4–5|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 10 || April 14 || Yankees || 7–3 || Leiter (2–0) || Key (2–1) || || 24,524 || 4–6|- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"| -- || April 15 || Twins || colspan=6|Postponed (cold weather) Rescheduled for August 4|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 11 || April 16 || Twins || 3–2 || Berenguer (1–2) || Wells (1–1) || Reardon (4) || 26,095 || 4–7|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 12 || April 17 || Twins || 2–0 || Flanagan (2–0) || Straker (0–1) || Henke (2) || 37,532 || 5–7|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 13 || April 19 || Royals || 12–3 || Clancy (1–2) || Saberhagen (1–2) || || 21,231 || 6–7|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 14 || April 20 || Royals || 3–0 || Stieb (1–2) || Leibrandt (1–3) || Henke (3) || 20,202 || 7–7|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 15 || April 22 || @ Yankees || 6–4 (12) || Wells (2–1) || Stoddard (1–1) || Henke (4) || 33,314 || 8–7|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 16 || April 23 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Cerutti (1–0) || Candelaria (1–2) || Henke (5) || 24,046 || 9–7|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 17 || April 24 || @ Yankees || 5–3 || Hudson (2–0) || Eichhorn (0–1) || || 52,073 || 9–8|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 18 || April 26 || Athletics || 6–1 || Davis (2–1) || Stieb (1–3) || Eckersley (9) || 21,280 || 9–9|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 19 || April 27 || Athletics || 5–3 || Young (1–0) || Flanagan (2–1) || Honeycutt (2) || 20,236 || 9–10|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 20 || April 28 || Athletics || 6–2 || Stewart (6–0) || Stottlemyre (0–2) || Honeycutt (3) || 21,178 || 9–11|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 21 || April 29 || Angels || 9–5 || Harvey (1–0) || Wells (2–2) || || 23,483 || 9–12|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 22 || April 30 || Angels || 6–1 || Finley (2–3) || Cerutti (1–1) || || 29,091 || 9–13|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 23 || May 1 || Angels || 6–4 || Stieb (2–3) || Witt (1–3) || Henke (6) || 36,115 || 10–13|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 24 || May 2 || @ Mariners || 7–5 || Trout (3–2) || Flanagan (2–2) || Solano (2) || 13,197 || 10–14|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 25 || May 3 || @ Mariners || 9–2 || Stottlemyre (1–2) || Campbell (2–3) || Ward (2) || 9,970 || 11–14|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 26 || May 4 || @ Athletics || 3–2 || Welch (4–2) || Clancy (1–3) || Eckersley (11) || 21,401 || 11–15|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 27 || May 5 || @ Athletics || 8–5 || Plunk (3–1) || Núñez (0–1) || || 16,998 || 11–16|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 28 || May 6 || @ Angels || 3–2 || Stieb (3–3) || Witt (1–4) || Henke (7) || 29,237 || 12–16|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 29 || May 7 || @ Angels || 9–4 || Flanagan (3–2) || Fraser (3–2) || Wells (1) || 32,630 || 13–16|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 30 || May 8 || @ Angels || 8–1 || McCaskill (2–3) || Stottlemyre (1–3) || || 29,026 || 13–17|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 31 || May 10 || Mariners || 4–2 || Langston (3–3) || Clancy (1–4) || || 28,290 || 13–18|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 32 || May 11 || Mariners || 9–3 || Stieb (4–3) || Moore (2–4) || || 27,575 || 14–18|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 33 || May 12 || Mariners || 8–2 || Flanagan (4–2) || Swift (2–1) || || 30,334 || 15–18|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 34 || May 13 || @ White Sox || 4–1 || Pérez (3–0) || Stottlemyre (1–4) || || 10,583 || 15–19|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 35 || May 14 || @ White Sox || 7–5 || LaPoint (4–2) || Cerutti (1–2) || Long (2) || 23,532 || 15–20|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 36 || May 15 || @ White Sox || 6–5 (11) || Thigpen (1–3) || Eichhorn (0–2) || || 13,948 || 15–21|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 37 || May 16 || @ White Sox || 5–1 || Stieb (5–3) || Horton (3–6) || || 8,310 || 16–21|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 38 || May 17 || Rangers || 7–6 (14) || Mohorcic (2–0) || Eichhorn (0–3) || || 25,170 || 16–22|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 39 || May 18 || Rangers || 4–0 || Hayward (3–0) || Stottlemyre (1–5) || || 25,029 || 16–23|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 40 || May 20 || @ Brewers || 3–1 || Clancy (2–4) || Wegman (4–5) || Wells (2) || 19,539 || 17–23|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 41 || May 21 || @ Brewers || 4–0 || Stieb (6–3) || Bosio (6–4) || Henke (8) || 38,124 || 18–23|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 42 || May 22 || @ Brewers || 7–1 || Birkbeck (2–3) || Flanagan (4–3) || || 37,658 || 18–24|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 43 || May 23 || @ Brewers || 9–7 || Jones (2–0) || Stottlemyre (1–6) || Plesac (9) || 10,523 || 18–25|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 44 || May 24 || @ Rangers || 13–2 || Cerutti (2–2) || Hayward (3–1) || Henke (9) || 26,408 || 19–25|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 45 || May 25 || @ Rangers || 5–1 || Russell (3–0) || Clancy (2–5) || Mohorcic (4) || 13,528 || 19–26|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 46 || May 26 || @ Rangers || 8–7 || Williams (1–1) || Henke (0–1) || || 13,035 || 19–27|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 47 || May 27 || White Sox || 4–3 || Ward (1–0) || Thigpen (1–5) || || 31,454 || 20–27|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 48 || May 28 || White Sox || 3–2 || Pérez (5–1) || Stottlemyre (1–7) || Thigpen (8) || 42,420 || 20–28|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 49 || May 29 || White Sox || 4–2 || Cerutti (3–2) || LaPoint (4–4) || Wells (3) || 42,057 || 21–28|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 50 || May 30 || Brewers || 4–1 || Higuera (4–3) || Clancy (2–6) || Plesac (11) || 27,275 || 21–29|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 51 || May 31 || Brewers || 9–0 || Stieb (7–3) || Bosio (6–6) || || 28,446 || 22–29|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 52 || June 1 || Brewers || 7–2 || Flanagan (5–3) || Birkbeck (2–5) || Ward (3) || 31,012 || 23–29|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 53 || June 2 || @ Red Sox || 5–4 || Wells (3–2) || Hurst (6–3) || Eichhorn (1) || 32,144 || 24–29|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 54 || June 3 || @ Red Sox || 6–3 || Stottlemyre (2–7) || Boyd (5–4) || Henke (10) || 32,292 || 25–29|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 55 || June 4 || @ Red Sox || 10–2 || Clancy (3–6) || Clemens (8–3) || Ward (4) || 33,067 || 26–29|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 56 || June 5 || @ Red Sox || 12–4 || Ward (2–0) || Smithson (1–2) || || 33,756 || 27–29|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 57 || June 6 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Farrell (6–3) || Flanagan (5–4) || Jones (13) || 9,550 || 27–30|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 58 || June 7 || @ Indians || 5–3 || Bailes (6–4) || Wells (3–3) || || 21,696 || 27–31|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 59 || June 8 || @ Indians || 4–2 || Yett (5–3) || Clancy (3–7) || Jones (14) || 10,571 || 27–32|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 60 || June 10 || Red Sox || 3–0 || Stieb (8–3) || Sellers (0–6) || Henke (11) || 35,201 || 28–32|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 61 || June 11 || Red Sox || 4–3 (10) || Ward (3–0) || Lamp (1–2) || || 40,461 || 29–32|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 62 || June 12 || Red Sox || 8–2 || Boyd (6–5) || Cerutti (3–3) || || 40,123 || 29–33|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 63 || June 13 || Indians || 8–6 || Black (3–1) || Clancy (3–8) || Jones (15) || 31,133 || 29–34|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 64 || June 14 || Indians || 3–2 || Ward (4–0) || Candiotti (6–6) || || 31,433 || 30–34|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 65 || June 15 || Indians || 15–3 || Stieb (9–3) || Swindell (10–4) || || 45,472 || 31–34|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 66 || June 16 || @ Tigers || 13–5 || Flanagan (6–4) || Morris (6–8) || || 22,927 || 32–34|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 67 || June 17 || @ Tigers || 12–5 || Hernández (4–2) || Wells (3–4) || || 36,274 || 32–35|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 68 || June 18 || @ Tigers || 6–1 || Terrell (3–3) || Clancy (3–9) || || 42,186 || 32–36|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 69 || June 19 || @ Tigers || 6–4 || Ward (5–0) || Henneman (1–2) || Henke (12) || 35,639 || 33–36|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 70 || June 20 || Orioles || 5–2 || Stieb (10–3) || Boddicker (3–10) || Henke (13) || 28,301 || 34–36|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 71 || June 21 || Orioles || 4–2 || Peraza (1–2) || Flanagan (6–5) || Niedenfuer (7) || 28,259 || 34–37|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 72 || June 22 || Orioles || 4–2 || Cerutti (4–3) || Ballard (3–4) || Ward (5) || 28,395 || 35–37|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 73 || June 23 || Orioles || 5–2 || Clancy (4–9) || Tibbs (2–4) || Wells (4) || 28,259 || 36–37|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 74 || June 24 || Tigers || 6–3 || Stottlemyre (3–7) || Terrell (3–4) || Henke (14) || 40,533 || 37–37|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 75 || June 25 || Tigers || 7–2 || Alexander (7–4) || Stieb (10–4) || || 45,091 || 37–38|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 76 || June 26 || Tigers || 4–1 || Flanagan (7–5) || Robinson (8–3) || Henke (15) || 45,278 || 38–38|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 77 || June 27 || @ Orioles || 6–2 || Ballard (4–4) || Cerutti (4–4) || || 17,212 || 38–39|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 78 || June 28 || @ Orioles || 7–0 || Tibbs li (3–4) || Clancy (4–10) || Thurmond (1) || 16,241 || 38–40|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 79 || June 29 || @ Orioles || 4–2 || Key (3–1) || Schmidt (3–3) || Henke (16) || 18,059 || 39–40|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 80 || July 1 || Athletics || 2–1 || Stewart (11–6) || Stieb (10–5) || Eckersley (24) || 35,243 || 39–41|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 81 || July 2 || Athletics || 11–3 || Young (6–5) || Flanagan (7–6) || Nelson (3) || 33,511 || 39–42|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 82 || July 3 || Athletics || 9–8 (16) || Burns (1–0) || Cerutti (4–5) || || 32,329 || 39–43|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 83 || July 4 || Angels || 11–6 || Cliburn (3–0) || Clancy (4–11) || || 30,584 || 39–44|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 84 || July 5 || Angels || 4–1 || Key (4–1) || Witt (6–9) || Ward (6) || 32,284 || 40–44|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 85 || July 6 || Angels || 5–4 (10) || Harvey (3–2) || Wells (3–5) || Moore (2) || 31,312 || 40–45|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 86 || July 8 || Mariners || 3–2 || Flanagan (8–6) || Swift (6–6) || Ward (7) || 30,247 || 41–45|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 87 || July 9 || Mariners || 9–3 || Bankhead (4–3) || Stottlemyre (3–8) || || 31,373 || 41–46|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 88 || July 10 || Mariners || 5–0 || Key (5–1) || Moore (4–9) || || 35,323 || 42–46|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 89 || July 14 || @ Athletics || 7–1 || Flanagan (9–6) || Welch (10–6) || || 20,639 || 43–46|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 90 || July 15 || @ Athletics || 1–0 || Key (6–1) || Stewart (12–8) || || 26,476 || 44–46|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 91 || July 16 || @ Athletics || 4–1 || Davis (7–4) || Stieb (10–6) || Eckersley (27) || 33,287 || 44–47|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 92 || July 17 || @ Athletics || 9–6 || Ward (6–0) || Young (6–7) || Henke (17) || 31,695 || 45–47|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 93 || July 18 || @ Angels || 12–2 || Musselman (1–0) || Finley (5–9) || Clancy (1) || 24,241 || 46–47|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 94 || July 19 || @ Angels || 7–6 || Henke (1–1) || Harvey (4–3) || || 24,131 || 47–47|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 95 || July 20 || @ Angels || 7–6 || Minton (3–1) || Cerutti (4–6) || Moore (4) || 25,598 || 47–48|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 96 || July 21 || @ Mariners || 6–2 || Bankhead (5–4) || Stieb (10–7) || Schooler (7) || 9,024 || 47–49|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 97 || July 22 || @ Mariners || 10–9 (10) || Schooler (2–3) || Henke (1–2) || || 10,506 || 47–50|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 98 || July 23 || @ Mariners || 5–2 || Musselman (2–0) || Trout (4–6) || || 17,979 || 48–50|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 99 || July 24 || @ Mariners || 6–0 || Flanagan (10–6) || Langston (7–9) || || 10,487 || 49–50|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 100 || July 25 || @ Twins || 5–4 || Winn (1–0) || Henke (1–3) || || 31,936 || 49–51|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 101 || July 26 || @ Twins || 6–3 || Portugal (1–1) || Ward (6–1) || Reardon (26) || 42,185 || 49–52|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 102 || July 27 || @ Twins || 4–1 || Cerutti (5–6) || Viola (16–3) || Henke (18) || 51,687 || 50–52|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 103 || July 29 || Yankees || 7–1 || Musselman (3–0) || Dotson (8–4) || || 42,453 || 51–52|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 104 || July 30 || Yankees || 3–1 || Candelaria (12–6) || Flanagan (10–7) || Righetti (15) || 45,457 || 51–53|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 105 || July 31 || Yankees || 6–3 || Rhoden (7–6) || Key (6–2) || Righetti (16) || 41,401 || 51–54|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 106 || August 1 || Twins || 3–1 || Stieb (11–7) || Viola (16–4) || Henke (19) || 33,206 || 52–54|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 107 || August 2 || Twins || 11–1 || Clancy (5–11) || Lea (6–5) || || 30,327 || 53–54|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 108 || August 3 || Twins || 8–3 || Atherton (6–5) || Musselman (3–1) || Reardon (27) || 31,340 || 53–55|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 109 || August 4 || Twins || 2–1 || Anderson (9–7) || Flanagan (10–8) || || 21,140 || 53–56|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 110 || August 5 || Royals || 7–6 || Ward (7–1) || Power (5–5) || Henke (20) || 31,357 || 54–56|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 111 || August 6 || Royals || 11–1 || Gubicza (14–6) || Stieb (11–8) || || 34,411 || 54–57|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 112 || August 7 || Royals || 5–1 || Bannister (9–9) || Clancy (5–12) || || 37,304 || 54–58|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 113 || August 8 || Royals || 5–1 || Musselman (4–1) || Saberhagen (12–11) || Henke (21) || 32,234 || 55–58|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 114 || August 9 || @ Yankees || 6–3 || Flanagan (11–8) || Candelaria (12–7) || Ward (8) || 30,089 || 56–58|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 115 || August 10 || @ Yankees || 5–0 || Key (7–2) || Rhoden (7–8) || Henke (22) || 28,026 || 57–58|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 116 || August 11 || @ Yankees || 6–5 (11) || Ward (8–1) || Righetti (3–3) || || 30,347 || 58–58|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 117 || August 12 || @ Royals || 3–2 || Clancy (6–12) || Bannister (9–10) || Henke (23) || 31,858 || 59–58|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 118 || August 13 || @ Royals || 2–0 || Musselman (5–1) || Saberhagen (12–12) || Ward (9) || 40,204 || 60–58|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 119 || August 14 || @ Royals || 6–0 || Aquino (1–0) || Flanagan (11–9) || || 27,262 || 60–59|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 120 || August 16 || @ White Sox || 5–4 || McDowell (5–8) || Key (7–3) || Thigpen (26) || 15,706 || 60–60|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 121 || August 17 || @ White Sox || 5–1 || Reuss (9–7) || Clancy (6–13) || Rosenberg (1) || 14,367 || 60–61|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 122 || August 19 || Brewers || 7–4 (10) || Nieves (5–5) || Ward (8–2) || Plesac (29) || 34,178 || 60–62|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 123 || August 20 || Brewers || 8–1 || Higuera (10–8) || Flanagan (11–10) || || 38,315 || 60–63|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 124 || August 21 || Brewers || 8–4 || Key (8–3) || August (7–6) || || 38,424 || 61–63|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 125 || August 22 || White Sox || 6–3 || Stieb (12–8) || Reuss (9–8) || || 30,501 || 62–63|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 126 || August 23 || White Sox || 7–2 || Clancy (7–13) || Pérez (11–8) || Ward (10) || 28,443 || 63–63|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 127 || August 24 || White Sox || 6–4 || Long (5–9) || Musselman (5–2) || Thigpen (27) || 33,385 || 63–64|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 128 || August 26 || @ Rangers || 5–1 || Kilgus (11–11) || Flanagan (11–11) || Williams (17) || 13,642 || 63–65|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 129 || August 27 || @ Rangers || 5–3 || Hough (11–14) || Key (8–4) || Williams (18) || 21,578 || 63–66|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 130 || August 28 || @ Rangers || 6–5 (11) || Henke (2–3) || McMurtry (2–2) || || 10,166 || 64–66|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 131 || August 29 || @ Brewers || 6–1 || Clancy (8–13) || Filer (5–8) || || 10,207 || 65–66|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 132 || August 30 || @ Brewers || 6–2 || Higuera (12–8) || Musselman (5–3) || || 11,876 || 65–67|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 133 || August 31 || @ Brewers || 4–2 || August (8–6) || Flanagan (11–12) || Crim (8) || 11,993 || 65–68|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 134 || September 1 || Rangers || 5–1 || Key (9–4) || Hough (11–15) || || 30,294 || 66–68|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 135 || September 2 || Rangers || 7–6 || Henke (3–3) || Vande Berg (1–2) || || 30,181 || 67–68|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 136 || September 3 || Rangers || 7–4 || Castillo (1–0) || Russell (10–7) || Ward (11) || 33,463 || 68–68|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 137 || September 4 || Rangers || 9–7 || Cerutti (6–6) || Williams (2–5) || || 34,400 || 69–68|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 138 || September 5 || @ Tigers || 5–4 (10) || Stottlemyre (4–8) || Hernández (5–4) || Ward (12) || 21,913 || 70–68|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 139 || September 6 || @ Tigers || 7–3 || Key (10–4) || Alexander (11–11) || Ward (13) || 18,299 || 71–68|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 140 || September 7 || @ Tigers || 4–3 || Henneman (8–4) || Cerutti (6–7) || || 21,614 || 71–69|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 141 || September 9 || @ Orioles || 8–1 || Clancy (9–13) || Bautista (6–13) || || 14,750 || 72–69|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 142 || September 10 || @ Orioles || 7–4 || Ballard (8–11) || Musselman (5–4) || Williamson (2) || 21,945 || 72–70|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 143 || September 11 || @ Orioles || 4–2 || Schmidt (8–4) || Flanagan (11–13) || Thurmond (3) || 19,364 || 72–71|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 144 || September 12 || Tigers || 6–5 || Huismann (1–0) || Henke (3–4) || Hernández (9) || 31,354 || 72–72|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 145 || September 13 || Tigers || 9–1 || Stieb (13–8) || Power (5–7) || || 32,141 || 73–72|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 146 || September 14 || Tigers || 3–2 || Ward (9–2) || Terrell (7–14) || || 32,469 || 74–72|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 147 || September 15 || Indians || 3–0 || Musselman (6–4) || Walker (0–1) || Henke (24) || 28,544 || 75–72|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 148 || September 16 || Indians || 4–3 (10) || Henke (4–4) || Gordon (2–4) || || 30,276 || 76–72|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 149 || September 17 || Indians || 12–3 || Swindell (17–13) || Key (10–5) || Dedmon (1) || 32,067 || 76–73|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 150 || September 18 || Indians || 4–0 || Stieb (14–8) || Nichols (1–5) || || 34,422 || 77–73|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 151 || September 19 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Clancy (10–13) || Lamp (6–5) || Ward (14) || 28,455 || 78–73|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 152 || September 20 || Red Sox || 13–2 || Clemens (17–11) || Musselman (6–5) || || 30,352 || 78–74|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 153 || September 21 || Red Sox || 1–0 || Flanagan (12–13) || Gardner (8–5) || Ward (15) || 30,344 || 79–74|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 154 || September 23 || @ Indians || 4–2 || Key (11–5) || Swindell (17–14) || Henke (25) || 7,995 || 80–74|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 155 || September 24 || @ Indians || 1–0 || Stieb (15–8) || Nichols (1–6) || || 8,157 || 81–74|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 156 || September 25 || @ Indians || 4–3 || Bailes (9–14) || Ward (9–3) || || 7,915 || 81–75|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 157 || September 26 || @ Red Sox || 11–1 || Musselman (7–5) || Gardner (8–6) || || 33,953 || 82–75|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 158 || September 27 || @ Red Sox || 15–9 || Flanagan (13–13) || Smithson (9–6) || || 34,442 || 83–75|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 159 || September 28 || @ Red Sox || 1–0 || Key (12–5) || Hurst (18–6) || || 34,873 || 84–75|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 160 || September 30 || Orioles || 4–0 || Stieb (16–8) || Ballard (8–12) || || 32,374 || 85–75|-|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 161 || October 1 || Orioles || 7–3 || Clancy (11–13) || Tibbs (4–15) || Cerutti (1) || 32,637 || 86–75|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 162 || October 2 || Orioles || 9–3 || Musselman (8–5) || Schilling (0–3) || || 34,046 || 87–75|-

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

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	127	398	100	.251	16	70
1B	154	536	151	.282	34	82
2B	116	381	111	.291	2	38
3B	158	569	158	.278	16	81
SS	154	648	186	.287	5	70
LF	156	614	165	.269	24	97
CF	128	472	113	.239	10	42
RF	137	468	114	.244	18	56
DH	119	337	101	.300	12	48

Other batters

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
99	276	73	.264	3	23
87	199	55	.276	0	23
74	174	40	.230	9	23
56	154	42	.273	5	21
73	132	41	.218	2	12
23	60	14	.233	1	6
27	58	17	.293	1	8
27	54	17	.315	0	6
19	15	3	.200	0	0
11	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
34	211.0	13	13	4.18	99
32	207.1	16	8	3.04	147
36	196.1	11	13	4.49	118
21	131.1	12	5	3.29	65
28	98.0	4	8	5.69	67
15	85.0	8	5	3.18	39

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
	46	123.2	6	7	3.13	65
	13	29.1	0	1	3.07	18

Relief pitchers

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

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
52	4	4	25	2.91	66
64	9	3	15	3.30	91
41	3	5	4	4.62	56
37	0	3	1	4.19	28
14	1	0	0	3.00	14
10	0	0	0	5.23	19
10	0	0	0	4.05	8
3	0	0	0	4.91	4

Awards and records

George Bell, Most Home Runs hit on Opening Day (3)
Tony Fernández, Gold Glove Award

All-Star Game

Dave Stieb, pitcher^[4]

Farm system

External links

1988 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference
1988 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac

Notes and References

Web site: 1988 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions . baseball-reference.com . 16 July 2023.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/news/2002/03/26/openingday_btn/ SI.com - Statitudes - Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers - Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM
Web site: 1988 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions . baseball-reference.com . 17 July 2023.
http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/tor/history/all_stars.jsp Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007