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1988 Detroit Tigers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1987/1989)
88-74, Finished 2nd in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 703 runs, Allowed 658 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-76
Managed by Sparky Anderson

Ballpark: Tiger Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,081,162 (8th of 14)
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  (multi-year):
Batting - 97, Pitching - 97
  (one-year): Batting - 95, Pitching - 94
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1988 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1987/1989) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 9, 1987

Mike Heath granted Free Agency.

Released Larry Herndon.

Bill Madlock granted Free Agency.

Jack Morris granted Free Agency.

Frank Tanana granted Free Agency.

November 15, 1987

Bill Laskey granted Free Agency.

December 1, 1987

Signed Mike Heath as a free agent.

December 5, 1987

Traded Dan Petry to the California Angels. Received Gary Pettis.

December 7, 1987

Drafted John Wetteland from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1987 rule 5 draft.

December 8, 1987

Signed Dave Beard as a free agent.

December 14, 1987

Signed Larry Herndon as a free agent.

December 29, 1987

Signed Jack Morris as a free agent.

December 30, 1987

Signed Mike Brown as a free agent.

January 22, 1988

Tom Brookens granted Free Agency.

Kirk Gibson granted Free Agency.

February 9, 1988

Signed Tom Brookens as a free agent.

February 17, 1988

Signed Frank Tanana as a free agent.

February 20, 1988

Signed Luis Salazar as a free agent.

February 24, 1988

Traded Doug Baker to the Minnesota Twins. Received Julius McDougal (minors).

February 27, 1988

Traded Mark Thurmond to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Ray Knight.

March 23, 1988

Signed Mark Huismann as a free agent.

March 24, 1988

Traded Balvino Galvez to the Minnesota Twins. Received Billy Beane.

March 28, 1988

Traded Karl Best to the Minnesota Twins. Received Don Schulze.

March 29, 1988

Returned John Wetteland (earlier draft pick) to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

March 31, 1988

Signed Mike Trujillo as a free agent.

June 1, 1988 (Standings)

Drafted Rico Brogna in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 18, 1988.

Drafted Scott Livingstone in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1988.

Drafted Kurt Knudsen in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft.

Drafted Dave Haas in the 15th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1988.

Drafted Rich Rowland in the 17th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.

June 5, 1988 (Standings)

Signed Dwayne Murphy as a free agent.

June 6, 1988 (Standings)

Released Jim Morrison.

June 22, 1988 (Standings)

Signed Ivan DeJesus as a free agent.

July 14, 1988 (Standings)

Sold Mike Brown to the California Angels.

August 28, 1988 (Standings)

Signed Shawn Hare as an amateur free agent.

August 31, 1988 (Standings)

Traded players to be named later and Chris Hoiles to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Fred Lynn. The Detroit Tigers sent Cesar Mejia (minors) (September 9, 1988) and Robinson Garces (minors) (September 9, 1988) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

Traded Rey Palacios and Mark Lee to the Kansas City Royals. Received Ted Power.

September 2, 1988 (Standings)

Signed Chris Bando as a free agent.

October 7, 1988 (Standings)

Released Chris Bando.

October 15, 1988 (Standings)

Billy Beane granted Free Agency.

Stan Clarke granted Free Agency.

Don Heinkel granted Free Agency.

Don Schulze granted Free Agency.

October 24, 1988

Doyle Alexander granted Free Agency.

October 28, 1988

Traded Walt Terrell to the San Diego Padres. Received Chris Brown and Keith Moreland.

November 4, 1988

Dave Bergman granted Free Agency.

Darrell Evans granted Free Agency.

Released Larry Herndon.

Ted Power granted Free Agency.

November 14, 1988

Signed Jeff Datz as a free agent.

November 16, 1988

Released Ray Knight.

November 30, 1988

Signed Randy Bockus as a free agent.

December 4, 1988

Signed Larry See as a free agent.

December 5, 1988

Signed Al Pedrique as a free agent.

December 7, 1988

Signed Dave Bergman as a free agent.

Signed Ted Power as a free agent.

January 13, 1989

Signed Doyle Alexander as a free agent.

January 16, 1989

Signed Frank Williams as a free agent.

February 22, 1989

Released Mark Huismann.

February 25, 1989

Signed David Palmer as a free agent.

March 23, 1989

Traded Tom Brookens to the New York Yankees. Received Charles Hudson.

Traded Luis Salazar to the San Diego Padres. Received Mike Brumley.

Traded Eric King to the Chicago White Sox. Received Kenny Williams.

March 25, 1989

Released Ted Power.

March 27, 1989

Released Dwayne Murphy.

April 1, 1989

Signed Edwin Nunez as a free agent.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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