1988 New York Yankees

85-76 • .528 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1988 New York Yankees went 85-76 (.528) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 772 runs, allowed 748, and played home games at Yankee Stadium II. Team leaders included Jack Clark (27 HR, 93 RBI) and John Candelaria (13-7, 3.38 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

85 Wins
76 Losses
.528 Win %
5th Rank
772 R 748 RA
Diff +24

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772 Runs Scored
748 Runs Allowed
+24 Run Diff
2,633K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 AL Average

Batting Avg .262 1% above the 1988 league average (.259)
OBP .333 3% above the 1988 league average (.324)
SLG .395 1% above the 1988 league average (.390)
Team ERA 4.26 7% worse than the 1988 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 772 10% above the 1988 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium II
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,633,633
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Avg per Game 32,920

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Dave Winfield 0.322 2 Don Mattingly 0.311 3 Claudell Washington 0.308 4 Rickey Henderson 0.305 5 Don Slaught 0.283

Home Runs

1 Jack Clark 27 2 Dave Winfield 25 3 Don Mattingly 18 4 Mike Pagliarulo 15 5 Claudell Washington 11

RBI

1 Dave Winfield 107 2 Jack Clark 93 3 Don Mattingly 88 4 Mike Pagliarulo 67 5 Claudell Washington 64
1988 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Don Mattingly 144 599 94 186 37 0 18 88 41 29 1 0.311
Dave Winfield 149 559 96 180 37 2 25 107 69 88 9 0.322
Rickey Henderson 140 554 118 169 30 2 6 50 82 54 93 0.305
Jack Clark 150 496 81 120 14 0 27 93 113 141 3 0.242
Rafael Santana 148 480 50 115 12 1 4 38 33 61 1 0.240
Claudell Washington 126 455 62 140 22 3 11 64 24 74 15 0.308
Mike Pagliarulo 125 444 46 96 20 1 15 67 37 104 1 0.216
Willie Randolph 110 404 43 93 20 1 2 34 55 39 8 0.230
Don Slaught 97 322 33 91 25 1 9 43 24 54 1 0.283
Joel Skinner 88 251 23 57 15 0 4 23 14 72 0 0.227
Gary Ward 91 231 26 52 8 0 4 24 24 41 0 0.225
Luis Aguayo 50 140 12 35 4 0 3 8 7 33 0 0.250
Bob Meacham 47 115 18 25 9 0 0 7 14 22 7 0.217
Randy Velarde 48 115 18 20 6 0 5 12 8 24 1 0.174
Ken Phelps 45 107 17 24 5 0 10 22 19 26 0 0.224
Jose Cruz 38 80 9 16 2 0 1 7 8 8 0 0.200
Roberto Kelly 38 77 9 19 4 1 1 7 3 15 5 0.247
Jay Buhner 25 69 8 13 0 0 3 13 3 25 0 0.188
Wayne Tolleson 21 59 8 15 2 0 0 5 8 12 1 0.254
Hal Morris 15 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.100
Bob Geren 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.100
Alvaro Espinoza 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Chambliss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rick Rhoden 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Neil Allen 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Candelaria 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pat Clements 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Richard Dotson 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Eiland 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cecilio Guante 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lee Guetterman 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Guidry 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charles Hudson 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy John 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Leiter 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dale Mohorcic 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Nielsen 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hipolito Peña 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Righetti 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Shields 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Stoddard 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Cecilio Guante 2.88 2 John Candelaria 3.38 3 Dave Righetti 3.52 4 Neil Allen 3.84 5 Al Leiter 3.92

Wins

1 John Candelaria 13 2 Richard Dotson 12 3 Rick Rhoden 12 4 Tommy John 9 5 Charles Hudson 6

Strikeouts

1 John Candelaria 121 2 Rick Rhoden 94 3 Tommy John 81 4 Richard Dotson 77 5 Dave Righetti 70
1988 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Rhoden 12 12 4.29 30 30 0 197.0 206 94 56 94
Tommy John 9 8 4.49 35 32 0 176.1 221 88 46 81
Richard Dotson 12 9 5.00 32 29 0 171.0 178 95 72 77
John Candelaria 13 7 3.38 25 24 1 157.0 150 59 23 121
Neil Allen 5 3 3.84 41 2 0 117.1 121 50 37 61
Charles Hudson 6 6 4.49 28 12 2 106.1 93 53 36 58
Dave Righetti 5 4 3.52 60 0 25 87.0 86 34 37 70
Steve Shields 5 5 4.37 39 0 0 82.1 96 40 30 55
Cecilio Guante 5 6 2.88 56 0 11 75.0 59 24 22 61
Al Leiter 4 4 3.92 14 14 0 57.1 49 25 33 60
Ron Guidry 2 3 4.18 12 10 0 56.0 57 26 15 32
Tim Stoddard 2 2 6.38 28 0 3 55.0 62 39 27 33
Lee Guetterman 1 2 4.65 20 2 0 40.2 49 21 14 15
Dale Mohorcic 2 2 2.78 13 0 1 22.2 21 7 9 19
Scott Nielsen 1 2 6.86 7 2 0 19.2 27 15 13 4
Hipolito Peña 1 1 3.14 16 0 0 14.1 10 5 9 10
Dave Eiland 0 0 6.39 3 3 0 12.2 15 9 4 7
Pat Clements 0 0 6.48 6 1 0 8.1 12 6 4 3

👥 Roster (41)

Luis Aguayo Neil Allen Jay Buhner John Candelaria Chris Chambliss Jack Clark Pat Clements Jose Cruz Richard Dotson Dave Eiland Alvaro Espinoza Bob Geren +29 more

41 players

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The 1988 New York Yankees in brief

The 1988 New York Yankees won 85 games and lost 76, ending up 5th in the AL East. The run column shows 772 for and 748 against. Against a league average of .259, the 1988 New York Yankees batted .262. Pitchers allowed 4.26 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.97. The 772 runs scored compare with a league average of 704 per club, 10% more.

Yankee Stadium II was home in 1988, drawing a total attendance of 2,633,633. For power, Jack Clark led the way with 27 homers. The RBI leader was Dave Winfield, with 107. Don Mattingly collected the most hits, 186. On the mound, John Candelaria won 13 games to lead the staff. Dave Righetti saved 25 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 New York Yankees

What was the 1988 New York Yankees record?
The 1988 New York Yankees finished 85-76 (.528 win pct).
Who led the 1988 New York Yankees in home runs?
Jack Clark led the 1988 New York Yankees with 27 home runs.
What was the 1988 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1988 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 4.26.
Did the 1988 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1988 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 New York Yankees play?
The 1988 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium II.
Who led the 1988 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jack Clark (27 HR, 93 RBI) and John Candelaria (13-7, 3.38 ERA).
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