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1988 Cincinnati Reds
Trades and Transactions
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1987 / 1989
87-74, Finished 2nd in NL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Pete Rose (75-59) and Tommy Helms (12-15)
Scored 641 runs, Allowed 596 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-75
Ballparks: Riverfront Stadium · Attendance: 2,072,528 (4th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104
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1987 / 1989 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 15, 1987
Max Venable granted Free Agency.
October 21, 1987
Released Ron Oester.
October 27, 1987
Released Tom Hume.
Released Bill Scherrer.
November 2, 1987
Terry Francona granted Free Agency.
November 6, 1987
Traded Ted Power and Kurt Stillwell to the Kansas City Royals. Received Danny Jackson and Angel Salazar.
November 9, 1987
Dave Collins granted Free Agency.
December 8, 1987
Signed Dave Collins as a free agent.
Traded Dave Parker to the Oakland Athletics. Received Tim Birtsas and Jose Rijo.
January 5, 1988
Signed Ron Roenicke as a free agent.
January 18, 1988
Signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.
January 19, 1988
Traded Carl Willis to the Chicago White Sox. Received Darrell Pruitt (minors).
January 29, 1988
Signed Ron Oester as a free agent.
February 10, 1988
Signed Eddie Milner as a free agent.
February 15, 1988
Traded Jeff Montgomery to the Kansas City Royals. Received Van Snider.
March 28, 1988
Released Angel Salazar.
Released Lary Sorensen.
March 29, 1988
Released Guy Hoffman.
April 1, 1988 (Standings)
Traded Bill Landrum to the Chicago Cubs. Received Luis Quinones.
April 17, 1988 (Standings)
Signed Lary Sorensen as a free agent.
May 5, 1988 (Standings)
Released Lary Sorensen.
May 14, 1988 (Standings)
Signed Skeeter Barnes as a free agent.
May 19, 1988 (Standings)
Traded Pat Perry and cash to the Chicago Cubs. Received Leon Durham.
June 1, 1988 (Standings)
Drafted Jeff Branson in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Drafted Tyler Green in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Steve Foster in the 12th round of the 1988 amateur draft.
Drafted Paul Byrd in the 13th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Jerry Spradlin in the 19th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.
Drafted Mo Sanford in the 32nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.
Drafted Don Wengert in the 60th round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 8, 1988 (Standings)
Traded Dennis Rasmussen to the San Diego Padres. Received Candy Sierra.
June 10, 1988 (Standings)
Signed Mike Anderson as an amateur free agent.
June 19, 1988 (Standings)
Traded Buddy Bell to the Houston Astros. Received a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Carl Grovom (minors) (October 20, 1988) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
June 20, 1988 (Standings)
Released Mario Soto.
June 27, 1988 (Standings)
Signed Bobby Ayala as an amateur free agent.
July 11, 1988 (Standings)
Signed Max Venable as a free agent.
July 13, 1988 (Standings)
Traded Tracy Jones and Pat Pacillo to the Montreal Expos. Received Jeff Reed, Randy St. Claire and Herm Winningham.
July 31, 1988 (Standings)
Released Eddie Milner.
August 2, 1988 (Standings)
Signed Ken Griffey as a free agent.
August 5, 1988 (Standings)
Signed Eddie Milner as a free agent.
October 7, 1988 (Standings)
Released Dave Concepcion.
October 15, 1988 (Standings)
Skeeter Barnes granted Free Agency.
Leo Garcia granted Free Agency.
Ron Roenicke granted Free Agency.
Max Venable granted Free Agency.
November 4, 1988
Dave Collins granted Free Agency.
Ron Oester granted Free Agency.
November 5, 1988
Signed Skeeter Barnes as a free agent.
November 8, 1988
Released Leon Durham.
December 2, 1988
Signed Rick Mahler as a free agent.
Signed Ron Oester as a free agent.
December 5, 1988
Mike Smith drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1988 rule 5 draft.
December 7, 1988
Signed Dave Collins as a free agent.
December 8, 1988
Traded Lloyd McClendon to the Chicago Cubs. Received Rolando Roomes.
December 13, 1988
Traded Nick Esasky and Rob Murphy to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later, Todd Benzinger and Jeff Sellers. The Boston Red Sox sent Luis Vasquez (minors) (January 12, 1989) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
December 16, 1988
Signed Mike Griffin as a free agent.
December 21, 1988
Released Ken Griffey.
Signed Manny Trillo as a free agent.
Released Frank Williams.
Signed Joel Youngblood as a free agent.
January 4, 1989
Signed Scotti Madison as a free agent.
March 25, 1989
Sold Jeff Treadway to the Atlanta Braves.
March 28, 1989
Released Randy St. Claire.
March 29, 1989
Released Don Wakamatsu.
March 30, 1989
Signed Ken Griffey as a free agent.
Signed Kent Tekulve as a free agent.
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