1988 Philadelphia Phillies

65-96 • .404 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1988 Philadelphia Phillies went 65-96 (.404) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 597 runs, allowed 734, and played home games at Veterans Stadium. Team leaders included Chris James (19 HR, 66 RBI) and Kevin Gross (12-14, 3.69 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

65 Wins
96 Losses
.404 Win %
6th Rank
597 R 734 RA
Diff -137

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597 Runs Scored
734 Runs Allowed
-137 Run Diff
1,990K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 NL Average

Batting Avg .239 4% below the 1988 league average (.248)
OBP .305 1% below the 1988 league average (.310)
SLG .355 2% below the 1988 league average (.362)
Team ERA 4.14 20% worse than the 1988 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 597 5% below the 1988 league average (627 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumVeterans Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,990,042
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Avg per Game 24,568

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Ricky Jordan 0.308 2 Ron Jones 0.290 3 Bob Dernier 0.289 4 Milt Thompson 0.288 5 Von Hayes 0.272

Home Runs

1 Chris James 19 2 Lance Parrish 15 3 Juan Samuel 12 4 Mike Schmidt 12 5 Phil Bradley 11

RBI

1 Juan Samuel 67 2 Chris James 66 3 Mike Schmidt 62 4 Lance Parrish 60 5 Phil Bradley 56
1988 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Juan Samuel 157 629 68 153 32 9 12 67 39 151 33 0.243
Phil Bradley 154 569 77 150 30 5 11 56 54 106 11 0.264
Chris James 150 566 57 137 24 1 19 66 31 73 7 0.242
Lance Parrish 123 424 44 91 17 2 15 60 47 93 0 0.215
Mike Schmidt 108 390 52 97 21 2 12 62 49 42 3 0.249
Steve Jeltz 148 379 39 71 11 4 0 27 59 58 3 0.187
Milt Thompson 122 378 53 109 16 2 2 33 39 59 17 0.288
Von Hayes 104 367 43 100 28 2 6 45 49 59 20 0.272
Ricky Jordan 69 273 41 84 15 1 11 43 7 39 1 0.308
Bob Dernier 68 166 19 48 3 1 1 10 9 19 13 0.289
Mike Young 75 146 13 33 14 0 1 14 26 43 0 0.226
Darren Daulton 58 144 13 30 6 0 1 12 17 26 2 0.208
Greg Gross 98 133 10 27 1 0 0 5 16 3 0 0.203
Ron Jones 33 124 15 36 6 1 8 26 2 14 0 0.290
Luis Aguayo 49 97 9 24 3 0 3 5 13 17 2 0.247
Jackie Gutierrez 33 77 8 19 4 0 0 9 2 9 0 0.247
Kevin Gross 33 75 6 13 1 0 0 2 2 28 0 0.173
Don Carman 36 63 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0.048
Shane Rawley 32 57 0 6 2 0 0 1 1 19 0 0.105
Tommy Barrett 36 54 5 11 1 0 0 3 7 8 0 0.204
John Russell 22 49 5 12 1 0 2 4 3 15 0 0.245
Keith Miller 47 48 4 8 3 0 0 6 5 13 0 0.167
David Palmer 22 39 6 10 4 0 2 6 0 4 0 0.256
Shane Turner 18 35 1 6 0 0 0 1 5 9 0 0.171
Bruce Ruffin 55 33 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 15 0 0.121
Bill Almon 20 26 1 3 2 0 0 1 3 11 0 0.115
Mike Maddux 26 23 1 3 1 0 0 3 1 8 0 0.130
Marvin Freeman 11 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.214
Greg Harris 66 9 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Bob Sebra 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Madrid 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Bedrosian 57 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Danny Clay 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Al Pardo 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Kent Tekulve 70 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Salome Barojas 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Calhoun 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Dawley 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Frohwirth 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Moore 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wally Ritchie 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Scherrer 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Service 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Greg Harris 2.36 2 Kent Tekulve 3.60 3 Kevin Gross 3.69 4 Steve Bedrosian 3.75 5 Mike Maddux 3.76

Wins

1 Kevin Gross 12 2 Don Carman 10 3 Shane Rawley 8 4 David Palmer 7 5 Steve Bedrosian 6

Strikeouts

1 Kevin Gross 162 2 Don Carman 116 3 Shane Rawley 87 4 David Palmer 85 5 Bruce Ruffin 82
1988 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kevin Gross 12 14 3.69 33 33 0 231.2 209 95 89 162
Don Carman 10 14 4.29 36 32 0 201.1 211 96 70 116
Shane Rawley 8 16 4.18 32 32 0 198.0 220 92 78 87
Bruce Ruffin 6 10 4.43 55 15 3 144.1 151 71 80 82
David Palmer 7 9 4.47 22 22 0 129.0 129 64 48 85
Greg Harris 4 6 2.36 66 1 1 107.0 80 28 52 71
Mike Maddux 4 3 3.76 25 11 0 88.2 91 37 34 59
Kent Tekulve 3 7 3.60 70 0 4 80.0 87 32 22 43
Steve Bedrosian 6 6 3.75 57 0 28 74.1 75 31 27 61
Marvin Freeman 2 3 6.10 11 11 0 51.2 55 35 43 37
Wally Ritchie 0 0 3.12 19 0 0 26.0 19 9 17 8
Danny Clay 0 1 6.00 17 0 0 24.0 27 16 21 12
Alex Madrid 1 1 2.76 5 2 0 16.1 15 5 6 2
Todd Frohwirth 1 2 8.25 12 0 0 12.0 16 11 11 11
Bob Sebra 1 2 7.94 3 3 0 11.1 15 10 10 7
Salome Barojas 0 0 8.31 6 0 0 8.2 7 8 8 1
Bill Dawley 0 2 13.50 8 0 0 8.2 16 13 4 3
Bill Scherrer 0 0 5.40 8 0 0 6.2 7 4 2 3
Brad Moore 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 5.2 4 0 4 2
Scott Service 0 0 1.69 5 0 0 5.1 7 1 1 6
Jeff Calhoun 0 0 15.43 3 0 0 2.1 6 4 1 1

👥 Roster (43)

Luis Aguayo Bill Almon Salome Barojas Tommy Barrett Steve Bedrosian Phil Bradley Jeff Calhoun Don Carman Danny Clay Darren Daulton Bill Dawley Bob Dernier +31 more

43 players

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The 1988 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1988 Philadelphia Phillies finished 65-96, a .404 winning percentage, placing 6th in the NL East. The Philadelphia Phillies scored 597 runs and allowed 734, a run differential of -137. The team batting average of .239 was 4% below the 1988 league mark of .248. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 4.14 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.45. The 1988 Philadelphia Phillies scored 5% fewer runs than the average club (597 against 627).

The home park, Veterans Stadium, recorded 1,990,042 in attendance, about 24,568 a game. The home run leader was Chris James, who hit 19. The RBI leader was Juan Samuel, with 67. Kevin Gross led the pitchers with 12 wins. The saves leader was Steve Bedrosian with 28.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1988 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1988 Philadelphia Phillies finished 65-96 (.404 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Chris James led the 1988 Philadelphia Phillies with 19 home runs.
What was the 1988 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1988 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.14.
Did the 1988 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1988 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Veterans Stadium.
Who led the 1988 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Chris James (19 HR, 66 RBI) and Kevin Gross (12-14, 3.69 ERA).
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