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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1988 / 1990)
59-103, Finished 7th in AL East
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Scored 617 runs, Allowed 816 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-101
Manager: Sparky Anderson (59-103)
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,543,656 (11th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 99; one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 99
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1988 / 1990 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 7, 1988
Released Chris Bando.
October 15, 1988
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 Eric King to the Chicago White Sox. Received Kenny Williams.
Traded Tom Brookens to the New York Yankees. Received Charles Hudson.
Traded Luis Salazar to the San Diego Padres. Received Mike Brumley.
March 25, 1989
Released Ted Power.
March 27, 1989
Released Dwayne Murphy.
April 1, 1989 (Standings)
Signed Edwin Nunez as a free agent.
April 23, 1989 (Standings)
Signed Gary Ward as a free agent.
May 19, 1989 (Standings)
Released Chris Brown.
Purchased Rick Schu from the Baltimore Orioles.
May 23, 1989 (Standings)
Signed Brad Havens as a free agent.
June 5, 1989 (Standings)
Drafted Greg Gohr in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1989.
Drafted Paul Carey in the 4th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Doug Mirabelli in the 6th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted John DeSilva in the 8th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1989.
Drafted John Doherty in the 19th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1989.
Drafted Ivan Cruz in the 28th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1989.
Drafted Mark Ettles in the 33rd round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Drafted Mike Garcia in the 55th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Drafted Scott Klingenbeck in the 57th round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
June 16, 1989 (Standings)
Traded Pat Sheridan to the San Francisco Giants. Received Tracy Jones.
June 19, 1989 (Standings)
Purchased Matt Sinatro from the Houston Astros.
June 24, 1989 (Standings)
Signed Danny Bautista as an amateur free agent.
July 5, 1989 (Standings)
Signed Jose Lima as an amateur free agent.
July 13, 1989 (Standings)
Released David Palmer.
July 17, 1989 (Standings)
Traded Bill Bean to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Domingo Michel (minors) and Steve Green (minors).
July 28, 1989 (Standings)
Traded Keith Moreland to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Brian Dubois.
August 5, 1989 (Standings)
Sold Matt Sinatro to the Seattle Mariners.
August 6, 1989 (Standings)
Sold Mike Trujillo to the New York Mets.
August 17, 1989 (Standings)
Signed Keith Atherton as a free agent.
October 4, 1989 (Standings)
Released Dave Beard.
October 15, 1989 (Standings)
Keith Atherton granted Free Agency.
Randy Bockus granted Free Agency.
Jeff Datz granted Free Agency.
Brad Havens granted Free Agency.
Al Pedrique granted Free Agency.
Ramon Pena granted Free Agency.
Jim Walewander granted Free Agency.
November 13, 1989
Charles Hudson granted Free Agency.
Fred Lynn granted Free Agency.
Gary Pettis granted Free Agency.
Frank Tanana granted Free Agency.
November 20, 1989
Signed Frank Tanana as a free agent.
November 21, 1989
Released Frank Williams.
December 4, 1989
Drafted Johnny Paredes from the Montreal Expos in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Steve Wapnick from the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
December 5, 1989
Signed Tony Phillips as a free agent.
December 6, 1989
Traded Bill Henderson (minors), Marcos Betances (minors) and Pat Austin (minors) to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Matt Kinzer and Jim Lindeman.
December 7, 1989
Signed Lloyd Moseby as a free agent.
December 8, 1989
Released Rick Schu.
December 20, 1989
Released Willie Hernandez.
January 10, 1990
Traded Mike Brumley to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Larry Sheets.
January 15, 1990
Signed Cecil Fielder as a free agent.
Signed Ed Romero as a free agent.
January 22, 1990
Signed Dan Petry as a free agent.
February 20, 1990
Signed Felipe Lira as an amateur free agent.
March 30, 1990
Traded Doug Strange to the Houston Astros. Received Lou Frazier.
