1988 Cincinnati Reds

87-74 • .540 Win% • 2nd in NL W

The 1988 Cincinnati Reds went 87-74 (.540) finishing 2nd in the NL W division. The club scored 641 runs, allowed 596, and played home games at Riverfront Stadium. Team leaders included Eric Davis (26 HR, 93 RBI) and Danny Jackson (23-8, 2.73 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

87 Wins
74 Losses
.540 Win %
2nd Rank
641 R 596 RA
Diff +45

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641 Runs Scored
596 Runs Allowed
+45 Run Diff
2,062K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 NL Average

Batting Avg .245 1% below the 1988 league average (.248)
OBP .308 1% below the 1988 league average (.310)
SLG .367 1% above the 1988 league average (.362)
Team ERA 3.35 3% better than the 1988 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 641 2% above the 1988 league average (627 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCinergy Field
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,062,528
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Avg per Game 25,781

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Barry Larkin 0.296 2 Kal Daniels 0.291 3 Ken Griffey 0.280 4 Ron Oester 0.280 5 Eric Davis 0.273

Home Runs

1 Eric Davis 26 2 Kal Daniels 18 3 Paul O'Neill 16 4 Nick Esasky 15 5 Barry Larkin 12

RBI

1 Eric Davis 93 2 Paul O'Neill 73 3 Kal Daniels 64 4 Nick Esasky 62 5 Barry Larkin 56
1988 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Barry Larkin 151 588 91 174 32 5 12 56 41 24 40 0.296
Chris Sabo 137 538 74 146 40 2 11 44 29 52 46 0.271
Kal Daniels 140 495 95 144 29 1 18 64 87 94 27 0.291
Paul O'Neill 145 485 58 122 25 3 16 73 38 65 8 0.252
Eric Davis 135 472 81 129 18 3 26 93 65 124 35 0.273
Nick Esasky 122 391 40 95 17 2 15 62 48 104 7 0.243
Bo Diaz 92 315 26 69 9 0 10 35 7 41 0 0.219
Jeff Treadway 103 301 30 76 19 4 2 23 27 30 2 0.252
Dave Concepcion 84 197 11 39 9 0 0 8 18 23 3 0.198
Dave Collins 99 174 12 41 6 2 0 14 11 27 7 0.236
Ron Oester 54 150 20 42 7 0 0 10 9 24 0 0.280
Jeff Reed 49 142 10 33 6 0 1 7 15 19 0 0.232
Lloyd McClendon 72 137 9 30 4 0 3 14 15 22 4 0.219
Herm Winningham 53 113 6 26 1 3 0 15 5 27 8 0.230
Terry McGriff 35 96 9 19 3 0 1 4 12 31 1 0.198
Danny Jackson 35 90 11 13 3 0 0 6 2 46 0 0.144
Tom Browning 41 83 7 12 2 0 0 4 5 24 3 0.145
Tracy Jones 37 83 9 19 1 0 1 9 8 6 9 0.229
Buddy Bell 21 54 3 10 0 0 0 3 7 3 0 0.185
Luis Quinones 23 52 4 12 3 0 1 11 2 11 1 0.231
Leon Durham 21 51 4 11 3 0 1 2 5 12 0 0.216
Eddie Milner 23 51 3 9 1 0 0 2 4 9 2 0.176
Ken Griffey 25 50 5 14 1 0 2 4 2 5 0 0.280
Lenny Harris 16 43 7 16 1 0 0 8 5 4 4 0.372
Jose Rijo 49 37 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 14 0 0.054
Ron Roenicke 14 37 4 5 1 0 0 5 4 8 0 0.135
Leo Garcia 23 28 2 4 1 0 0 0 4 5 0 0.143
Van Snider 11 28 4 6 1 0 1 6 0 13 0 0.214
Ron Robinson 17 25 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.200
Dennis Rasmussen 11 22 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.227
Mario Soto 14 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.045
Jack Armstrong 14 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.095
Marty Brown 10 16 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.188
Norm Charlton 10 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0.000
Tim Birtsas 36 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Keith Brown 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Rob Dibble 37 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Pat Perry 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Franco 70 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Gray 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Pacillo 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Candy Sierra 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Randy St. Claire 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank Williams 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rob Murphy 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 John Franco 1.57 2 Rob Dibble 1.82 3 Jose Rijo 2.39 4 Frank Williams 2.59 5 Danny Jackson 2.73

Wins

1 Danny Jackson 23 2 Tom Browning 18 3 Jose Rijo 13 4 John Franco 6 5 Jack Armstrong 4

Strikeouts

1 Danny Jackson 161 2 Jose Rijo 160 3 Tom Browning 124 4 Rob Murphy 74 5 Rob Dibble 59
1988 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Danny Jackson 23 8 2.73 35 35 0 260.2 206 79 71 161
Tom Browning 18 5 3.41 36 36 0 250.2 205 95 64 124
Jose Rijo 13 8 2.39 49 19 0 162.0 120 43 63 160
Mario Soto 3 7 4.66 14 14 0 87.0 88 45 28 34
John Franco 6 6 1.57 70 0 39 86.0 60 15 27 46
Rob Murphy 0 6 3.08 76 0 3 84.2 69 29 38 74
Ron Robinson 3 7 4.12 17 16 0 78.2 88 36 26 38
Jack Armstrong 4 7 5.79 14 13 0 65.1 63 42 38 45
Tim Birtsas 1 3 4.20 36 4 0 64.1 61 30 24 38
Frank Williams 3 2 2.59 60 0 1 62.2 59 18 35 43
Norm Charlton 4 5 3.96 10 10 0 61.1 60 27 20 39
Rob Dibble 1 1 1.82 37 0 0 59.1 43 12 21 59
Dennis Rasmussen 2 6 5.75 11 11 0 56.1 68 36 22 27
Pat Perry 2 2 5.66 12 0 0 20.2 21 13 9 11
Keith Brown 2 1 2.76 4 3 0 16.1 14 5 4 6
Randy St. Claire 1 0 2.63 10 0 0 13.2 13 4 5 8
Pat Pacillo 1 0 5.06 6 0 0 10.2 14 6 4 11
Jeff Gray 0 0 3.86 5 0 0 9.1 12 4 4 5
Candy Sierra 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 4.0 5 2 1 4
Dave Concepcion 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.1 2 0 0 1

👥 Roster (45)

Jack Armstrong Buddy Bell Tim Birtsas Keith Brown Marty Brown Tom Browning Norm Charlton Dave Collins Dave Concepcion Kal Daniels Eric Davis Bo Diaz +33 more

45 players

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The 1988 Cincinnati Reds in brief

A 87-74 record (.540) put the 1988 Cincinnati Reds 2nd in the NL West. The Cincinnati Reds scored 641 runs and allowed 596, a run differential of +45. Against a league average of .248, the 1988 Cincinnati Reds batted .245. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 3.35 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.45. The 1988 Cincinnati Reds outscored the average club by 2% (641 against 627).

Attendance at Riverfront Stadium totaled 2,062,528 for the year. Eric Davis topped the Cincinnati Reds with 26 home runs. The hits leader was Barry Larkin with 174. Danny Jackson led the pitchers with 23 wins. The saves leader was John Franco with 39. The roster section lists 45 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1988 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1988 Cincinnati Reds finished 87-74 (.540 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Eric Davis led the 1988 Cincinnati Reds with 26 home runs.
What was the 1988 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1988 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.35.
Did the 1988 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1988 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Riverfront Stadium.
Who led the 1988 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eric Davis (26 HR, 93 RBI) and Danny Jackson (23-8, 2.73 ERA).
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