1988 Cleveland Indians

78-84 • .481 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1988 Cleveland Indians went 78-84 (.481) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 666 runs, allowed 731, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Joe Carter (27 HR, 98 RBI) and Greg Swindell (18-14, 3.20 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

78 Wins
84 Losses
.481 Win %
6th Rank
666 R 731 RA
Diff -65

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666 Runs Scored
731 Runs Allowed
-65 Run Diff
1,421K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 1% above the 1988 league average (.259)
OBP .314 3% below the 1988 league average (.324)
SLG .386 1% below the 1988 league average (.390)
Team ERA 4.16 5% worse than the 1988 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 666 5% below the 1988 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,421,790
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Avg per Game 17,552

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Terry Francona 0.311 2 Julio Franco 0.303 3 Mel Hall 0.280 4 Carmelo Castillo 0.273 5 Cory Snyder 0.272

Home Runs

1 Joe Carter 27 2 Cory Snyder 26 3 Ron Kittle 18 4 Willie Upshaw 11 5 Julio Franco 10

RBI

1 Joe Carter 98 2 Cory Snyder 75 3 Mel Hall 71 4 Julio Franco 54 5 Andy Allanson 50
1988 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Carter 157 621 85 168 36 6 27 98 35 82 27 0.271
Julio Franco 152 613 88 186 23 6 10 54 56 72 25 0.303
Brook Jacoby 152 552 59 133 25 0 9 49 48 101 2 0.241
Mel Hall 150 515 69 144 32 4 6 71 28 50 7 0.280
Cory Snyder 142 511 71 139 24 3 26 75 42 101 5 0.272
Willie Upshaw 149 493 58 121 22 3 11 50 62 66 12 0.245
Andy Allanson 133 434 44 114 11 0 5 50 25 63 5 0.263
Ron Kittle 75 225 31 58 8 0 18 43 16 65 0 0.258
Ron Washington 69 223 30 57 14 2 2 21 9 35 3 0.256
Terry Francona 62 212 24 66 8 0 1 12 5 18 0 0.311
Jay Bell 73 211 23 46 5 1 2 21 21 53 4 0.218
Carmelo Castillo 66 176 12 48 8 0 4 14 5 31 6 0.273
Dave Clark 63 156 11 41 4 1 3 18 17 28 0 0.263
Pat Tabler 41 143 16 32 5 1 1 17 23 27 1 0.224
Paul Zuvella 51 130 9 30 5 1 0 7 8 13 0 0.231
Chris Bando 32 72 6 9 1 0 1 8 8 12 0 0.125
Luis Medina 16 51 10 13 0 0 6 8 2 18 0 0.255
Domingo Ramos 22 46 7 12 1 0 0 5 3 7 0 0.261
Reggie Williams 11 31 7 7 2 0 1 3 0 6 0 0.226
Ron Tingley 9 24 1 4 0 0 1 2 2 8 0 0.167
Houston Jimenez 9 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.048
Eddie Williams 10 21 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.190
Rod Allen 5 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.091
Scott Jordan 7 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.111
Tom Lampkin 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Scott Bailes 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Black 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Candiotti 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Codiroli 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Dedmon 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Farrell 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Firova 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Gordon 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Havens 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Jones 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Kaiser 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Laskey 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rod Nichols 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jon Perlman 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Rodriguez 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Schatzeder 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Swindell 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Walker 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Yett 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Doug Jones 2.27 2 Brad Havens 3.14 3 Greg Swindell 3.20 4 Tom Candiotti 3.28 5 John Farrell 4.24

Wins

1 Greg Swindell 18 2 Tom Candiotti 14 3 John Farrell 14 4 Scott Bailes 9 5 Rich Yett 9

Strikeouts

1 Greg Swindell 180 2 Tom Candiotti 137 3 John Farrell 92 4 Doug Jones 72 5 Rich Yett 71
1988 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Greg Swindell 18 14 3.20 33 33 0 242.0 234 86 45 180
Tom Candiotti 14 8 3.28 31 31 0 216.2 225 79 53 137
John Farrell 14 10 4.24 31 30 0 210.1 216 99 67 92
Scott Bailes 9 14 4.90 37 21 0 145.0 149 79 46 53
Rich Yett 9 6 4.62 23 22 0 134.1 146 69 55 71
Doug Jones 3 4 2.27 51 0 37 83.1 69 21 16 72
Rod Nichols 1 7 5.06 11 10 0 69.1 73 39 23 31
Don Gordon 3 4 4.40 38 0 1 59.1 65 29 19 20
Buddy Black 2 3 5.03 16 7 1 59.0 59 33 23 44
Brad Havens 2 3 3.14 28 0 1 57.1 62 20 17 30
Jeff Dedmon 1 0 4.54 21 0 1 33.2 35 17 21 17
Rick Rodriguez 1 2 7.09 10 5 0 33.0 43 26 17 9
Bill Laskey 1 0 5.18 17 0 1 24.1 32 14 6 17
Jon Perlman 0 2 5.49 10 0 0 19.2 25 12 11 10
Chris Codiroli 0 4 9.31 14 2 1 19.1 32 20 10 12
Dan Schatzeder 0 2 9.56 15 0 3 16.0 26 17 2 10
Mike Walker 0 1 7.27 3 1 0 8.2 8 7 10 7
Jeff Kaiser 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 2.2 2 0 1 0

👥 Roster (44)

Andy Allanson Rod Allen Scott Bailes Chris Bando Jay Bell Buddy Black Tom Candiotti Joe Carter Carmelo Castillo Dave Clark Chris Codiroli Jeff Dedmon +32 more

44 players

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The 1988 Cleveland Indians in brief

In 1988 the Cleveland Indians posted a 78-84 mark (.481) and finished 6th in the AL East. The Cleveland Indians scored 666 runs and allowed 731, a run differential of -65. Against a league average of .259, the 1988 Cleveland Indians batted .260. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 4.16 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.97. The 666 runs scored compare with a league average of 704 per club, 5% fewer.

Home games were played at Cleveland Stadium, where 1,421,790 fans came through the gates. For power, Joe Carter led the way with 27 homers. The hits leader was Julio Franco with 186. Greg Swindell led the pitchers with 18 wins. The saves leader was Doug Jones with 37.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1988 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1988 Cleveland Indians finished 78-84 (.481 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Joe Carter led the 1988 Cleveland Indians with 27 home runs.
What was the 1988 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1988 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.16.
Did the 1988 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1988 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1988 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Carter (27 HR, 98 RBI) and Greg Swindell (18-14, 3.20 ERA).
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