1988 Texas Rangers

70-91 • .435 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1988 Texas Rangers went 70-91 (.435) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 637 runs, allowed 735, and played home games at Arlington Stadium. Team leaders included Ruben Sierra (23 HR, 91 RBI) and Charlie Hough (15-16, 3.32 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

70 Wins
91 Losses
.435 Win %
6th Rank
637 R 735 RA
Diff -98

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637 Runs Scored
735 Runs Allowed
-98 Run Diff
1,582K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 3% below the 1988 league average (.259)
OBP .320 1% below the 1988 league average (.324)
SLG .368 6% below the 1988 league average (.390)
Team ERA 4.05 2% worse than the 1988 league average (3.97)
Runs Scored 637 10% below the 1988 league average (704 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumArlington Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,582,084
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Avg per Game 19,531

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Curt Wilkerson 0.293 2 Jim Sundberg 0.286 3 Geno Petralli 0.282 4 Scott Fletcher 0.276 5 Chad Kreuter 0.275

Home Runs

1 Ruben Sierra 23 2 Pete Incaviglia 22 3 Steve Buechele 16 4 Pete O'Brien 16 5 Larry Parrish 7

RBI

1 Ruben Sierra 91 2 Pete O'Brien 71 3 Steve Buechele 58 4 Pete Incaviglia 54 5 Scott Fletcher 47
1988 Texas Rangers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ruben Sierra 156 615 77 156 32 2 23 91 44 91 18 0.254
Pete O'Brien 156 547 57 149 24 1 16 71 72 73 1 0.272
Scott Fletcher 140 515 59 142 19 4 0 47 62 34 8 0.276
Steve Buechele 155 503 68 126 21 4 16 58 65 79 2 0.250
Oddibe McDowell 120 437 55 108 19 5 6 37 41 89 33 0.247
Pete Incaviglia 116 418 59 104 19 3 22 54 39 153 6 0.249
Geno Petralli 129 351 35 99 14 2 7 36 41 52 0 0.282
Cecil Espy 123 347 46 86 17 6 2 39 20 83 33 0.248
Curt Wilkerson 117 338 41 99 12 5 0 28 26 43 9 0.293
Mike Stanley 94 249 21 57 8 0 3 27 37 62 0 0.229
Larry Parrish 68 248 22 47 9 1 7 26 20 79 0 0.190
Jerry Browne 73 214 26 49 9 2 1 17 25 32 7 0.229
Bob Brower 82 201 29 45 7 0 1 11 27 38 10 0.224
Jeff Kunkel 55 154 14 35 8 3 2 15 4 35 0 0.227
Jim Sundberg 38 91 13 26 4 0 4 13 5 17 0 0.286
Barbaro Garbey 30 62 4 12 2 0 0 5 4 11 0 0.194
Jim Steels 36 53 4 10 1 0 0 5 0 15 2 0.189
Chad Kreuter 16 51 3 14 2 1 1 5 7 13 0 0.275
Steve Kemp 16 36 2 8 0 0 0 2 2 9 1 0.222
Kevin Reimer 12 25 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 0.120
Larry See 13 23 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.130
Jeff Russell 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Cecena 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Fossas 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cecilio Guante 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Guzman 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Hayward 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dwayne Henry 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Guy Hoffman 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charlie Hough 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Jeffcoat 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Kilgus 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott May 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig McMurtry 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dale Mohorcic 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Vande Berg 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
DeWayne Vaughn 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mitch Williams 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Wilson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Witt 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Craig McMurtry 2.25 2 Charlie Hough 3.32 3 Jose Guzman 3.70 4 Jeff Russell 3.82 5 Bobby Witt 3.92

Wins

1 Charlie Hough 15 2 Paul Kilgus 12 3 Jose Guzman 11 4 Jeff Russell 10 5 Bobby Witt 8

Strikeouts

1 Charlie Hough 174 2 Jose Guzman 157 3 Bobby Witt 148 4 Paul Kilgus 88 5 Jeff Russell 88
1988 Texas Rangers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Hough 15 16 3.32 34 34 0 252.0 202 93 126 174
Jose Guzman 11 13 3.70 30 30 0 206.2 180 85 82 157
Paul Kilgus 12 15 4.16 32 32 0 203.1 190 94 71 88
Jeff Russell 10 9 3.82 34 24 0 188.2 183 80 66 88
Bobby Witt 8 10 3.92 22 22 0 174.1 134 76 101 148
Mitch Williams 2 7 4.63 67 0 18 68.0 48 35 47 61
Ray Hayward 4 6 5.46 12 12 0 62.2 63 38 35 37
Craig McMurtry 3 3 2.25 32 0 3 60.0 37 15 24 35
Dale Mohorcic 2 6 4.85 43 0 5 52.0 62 28 20 25
Ed Vande Berg 2 2 4.14 26 0 2 37.0 44 17 11 18
Jose Cecena 0 0 4.78 22 0 1 26.1 20 14 23 27
Kevin Brown 1 1 4.24 4 4 0 23.1 33 11 8 12
Guy Hoffman 0 0 5.24 11 0 0 22.1 22 13 8 9
DeWayne Vaughn 0 0 7.63 8 0 0 15.1 24 13 4 8
Dwayne Henry 0 1 8.71 11 0 1 10.1 15 10 9 10
Mike Jeffcoat 0 2 11.70 5 2 0 10.0 19 13 5 5
Steve Wilson 0 0 5.87 3 0 0 7.2 7 5 4 1
Scott May 0 0 8.59 3 1 0 7.1 8 7 4 4
Tony Fossas 0 0 4.76 5 0 0 5.2 11 3 2 0
Cecilio Guante 0 0 1.93 7 0 1 4.2 8 1 4 4
Jeff Kunkel 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (41)

Bob Brower Kevin Brown Jerry Browne Steve Buechele Jose Cecena Cecil Espy Scott Fletcher Tony Fossas Barbaro Garbey Cecilio Guante Jose Guzman Ray Hayward +29 more

41 players

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The 1988 Texas Rangers in brief

A 70-91 record (.435) put the 1988 Texas Rangers 6th in the AL West. With 637 runs scored and 735 given up, the 1988 differential was -98. The team batting average of .251 was 3% below the 1988 league mark of .259. The Texas Rangers staff finished with a 4.05 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.97. Measured against the 704-run league average, the offense was 10% behind.

Arlington Stadium was home in 1988, drawing a total attendance of 1,582,084. Ruben Sierra topped the Texas Rangers with 23 home runs. Charlie Hough was the top winner, with 15 victories. Mitch Williams saved 18 games. In all, the roster shows 41 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1987 season and the 1989 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 Texas Rangers

What was the 1988 Texas Rangers record?
The 1988 Texas Rangers finished 70-91 (.435 win pct).
Who led the 1988 Texas Rangers in home runs?
Ruben Sierra led the 1988 Texas Rangers with 23 home runs.
What was the 1988 Texas Rangers team ERA?
The 1988 Texas Rangers posted a team ERA of 4.05.
Did the 1988 Texas Rangers win the World Series?
No. The 1988 Texas Rangers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 Texas Rangers play?
The 1988 Texas Rangers played home games at Arlington Stadium.
Who led the 1988 Texas Rangers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ruben Sierra (23 HR, 91 RBI) and Charlie Hough (15-16, 3.32 ERA).
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