1988 Chicago Cubs

77-85 • .475 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1988 Chicago Cubs went 77-85 (.475) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 660 runs, allowed 694, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Andre Dawson (24 HR, 79 RBI) and Greg Maddux (18-8, 3.18 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
4th Rank
660 R 694 RA
Diff -34

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660 Runs Scored
694 Runs Allowed
-34 Run Diff
2,088K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 5% above the 1988 league average (.248)
OBP .310 equal to the 1988 league average (.310)
SLG .383 6% above the 1988 league average (.362)
Team ERA 3.84 11% worse than the 1988 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 660 5% above the 1988 league average (627 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 2,088,534
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Avg per Game 25,469

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Rafael Palmeiro 0.307 2 Andre Dawson 0.303 3 Mark Grace 0.296 4 Vance Law 0.293 5 Gary Varsho 0.274

Home Runs

1 Andre Dawson 24 2 Ryne Sandberg 19 3 Vance Law 11 4 Shawon Dunston 9 5 Rafael Palmeiro 8

RBI

1 Andre Dawson 79 2 Vance Law 78 3 Ryne Sandberg 69 4 Mark Grace 57 5 Shawon Dunston 56
1988 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ryne Sandberg 155 618 77 163 23 8 19 69 54 91 25 0.264
Andre Dawson 157 591 78 179 31 8 24 79 37 73 12 0.303
Rafael Palmeiro 152 580 75 178 41 5 8 53 38 34 12 0.307
Shawon Dunston 155 575 69 143 23 6 9 56 16 108 30 0.249
Vance Law 151 556 73 163 29 2 11 78 55 79 1 0.293
Mark Grace 134 486 65 144 23 4 7 57 60 43 3 0.296
Damon Berryhill 95 309 19 80 19 1 7 38 17 56 1 0.259
Mitch Webster 70 264 36 70 11 6 4 26 19 50 10 0.265
Dave Martinez 75 256 27 65 10 1 4 34 21 46 7 0.254
Jody Davis 88 249 19 57 9 0 6 33 29 51 0 0.229
Darrin Jackson 100 188 29 50 11 3 6 20 5 28 4 0.266
Manny Trillo 76 164 15 41 5 0 1 14 8 32 2 0.250
Greg Maddux 37 96 13 19 3 0 0 5 0 22 1 0.198
Doug Dascenzo 26 75 9 16 3 0 0 4 9 4 6 0.213
Rick Sutcliffe 33 75 8 12 5 0 1 6 3 18 1 0.160
Leon Durham 24 73 10 16 6 1 3 6 9 20 0 0.219
Gary Varsho 46 73 6 20 3 0 0 5 1 6 5 0.274
Jerry Mumphrey 63 66 3 9 2 0 0 9 7 16 0 0.136
Jamie Moyer 34 60 4 5 1 0 0 1 3 25 0 0.083
Angel Salazar 34 60 4 15 1 1 0 1 1 11 0 0.250
Calvin Schiraldi 29 60 4 6 1 0 0 5 1 26 0 0.100
Jim Sundberg 24 54 8 13 1 0 2 9 8 15 0 0.241
Jeff Pico 29 34 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.147
Al Nipper 22 23 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.087
Les Lancaster 44 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.050
Rolando Roomes 17 16 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.188
Mike Harkey 5 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.091
Mike Bielecki 19 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.100
Frank DiPino 63 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.100
Rick Wrona 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Meier 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.400
Kevin Blankenship 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Capel 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Landrum 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Tewksbury 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gossage 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Drew Hall 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Pat Perry 35 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
Scott Sanderson 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Mike Harkey 2.60 2 Al Nipper 3.04 3 Greg Maddux 3.18 4 Pat Perry 3.32 5 Mike Bielecki 3.35

Wins

1 Greg Maddux 18 2 Rick Sutcliffe 13 3 Jamie Moyer 9 4 Calvin Schiraldi 9 5 Jeff Pico 6

Strikeouts

1 Rick Sutcliffe 144 2 Greg Maddux 140 3 Calvin Schiraldi 140 4 Jamie Moyer 121 5 Frank DiPino 69
1988 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Greg Maddux 18 8 3.18 34 34 0 249.0 230 88 81 140
Rick Sutcliffe 13 14 3.86 32 32 0 226.0 232 97 70 144
Jamie Moyer 9 15 3.48 34 30 0 202.0 212 78 55 121
Calvin Schiraldi 9 13 4.38 29 27 1 166.1 166 81 63 140
Jeff Pico 6 7 4.15 29 13 1 112.2 108 52 37 57
Frank DiPino 2 3 4.98 63 0 6 90.1 102 50 32 69
Les Lancaster 4 6 3.78 44 3 5 85.2 89 36 34 36
Al Nipper 2 4 3.04 22 12 1 80.0 72 27 34 27
Mike Bielecki 2 2 3.35 19 5 0 48.1 55 18 16 33
Rich Gossage 4 4 4.33 46 0 13 43.2 50 21 15 30
Pat Perry 2 2 3.32 35 0 1 38.0 40 14 7 24
Mike Harkey 0 3 2.60 5 5 0 34.2 33 10 15 18
Mike Capel 2 1 4.91 22 0 0 29.1 34 16 13 19
Drew Hall 1 1 7.66 19 0 1 22.1 26 19 9 22
Scott Sanderson 1 2 5.28 11 0 0 15.1 13 9 3 6
Bill Landrum 1 0 5.84 7 0 0 12.1 19 8 3 6
Kevin Blankenship 1 0 7.20 1 1 0 5.0 7 4 1 4
Bob Tewksbury 0 0 8.10 1 1 0 3.1 6 3 2 1

👥 Roster (39)

Damon Berryhill Mike Bielecki Kevin Blankenship Mike Capel Doug Dascenzo Jody Davis Andre Dawson Frank DiPino Shawon Dunston Leon Durham Rich Gossage Mark Grace +27 more

39 players

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The 1988 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1988 Chicago Cubs won 77 games and lost 85, ending up 4th in the NL East. Runs came in at 660 scored against 694 allowed (-34). The team batting average of .260 was 5% above the 1988 league mark of .248. Pitchers allowed 3.84 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.45. Measured against the 627-run league average, the offense was 5% ahead.

Attendance at Wrigley Field totaled 2,088,534 for the year. Andre Dawson topped the Chicago Cubs with 24 home runs. On the mound, Greg Maddux won 18 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Rick Sutcliffe with 144. Rich Gossage closed out 13 saves. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1988 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1988 Chicago Cubs finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Andre Dawson led the 1988 Chicago Cubs with 24 home runs.
What was the 1988 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1988 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.84.
Did the 1988 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1988 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1988 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andre Dawson (24 HR, 79 RBI) and Greg Maddux (18-8, 3.18 ERA).
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