The 1988

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season was the 86th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 85–76, finishing in fifth place, 3.5 games behind the

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. New York was managed by

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and

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, with the latter managing the team for the fifth and final time. The Yankees played at

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Offseason

*November 2, 1987:

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was released by the New York Yankees. * December 11, 1987: Darren Reed,

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, and Steve Frey were traded by the Yankees to the

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for

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and Victor Garcia (minors). *December 18, 1987: Rich Bordi was released by the New York Yankees. *December 22, 1987: Steve Trout and Henry Cotto were traded by the Yankees to the

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for

Lee Guetterman Arthur Lee Guetterman (born November 22, 1958), nicknamed "Goot," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played from to for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball ...

, Clay Parker, and Wade Taylor. * January 15, 1988:

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was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* March 30, 1988:

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was traded by the Yankees to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Hipólito Peña. * April 4, 1988:

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was released by the Yankees. * April 4, 1988:

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was released by the New York Yankees. * May 7, 1988:

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was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.Chris Chambliss page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * May 10, 1988:

was released by the Yankees. * June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball Draft ** Andy Cook was drafted by the Yankees in the 11th round. ** Frank Seminara was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 12th round. ** Deion Sanders was drafted by the Yankees in the 30th round. Player signed June 22, 1988. * July 15, 1988: Luis Aguayo was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the New York Yankees for Amalio Carreno. * July 21, 1988:

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, Rich Balabon (minors), and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the

for

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. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Troy Evers (minors) to the Mariners on October 12. * August 30, 1988:

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was traded by the Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Dale Mohorcic.

Roster

Game log

Regular season

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, , W 18–5 , , , , , , , , , , 30,442 , , 10–3 , , W1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 14 , , April 19 , , 8:05pm EDT , , @

, , W 7–6 , , , , , , , , , , 23,724 , , 11–3 , , W2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 15 , , April 20 , , 8:05pm EDT , , @

, , W 7–6 , , , , , , , , , , 22,369 , , 12–3 , , W3 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 16 , , April 22 , , 7:39pm EDT , , Blue Jays , , L 4–6 , , , , , , , , , , 33,314 , , 12–4 , , L1 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 17 , , April 23 , , 7:38pm EDT , , Blue Jays , , L 2–3 , , , , , , , , , , 24,046 , , 12–5 , , L2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 18 , , April 24 , , 1:38pm EDT , , Blue Jays , , W 5–3 , , , , , , , , , , 52,073 , , 13–5 , , W1 , , , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Yankees team member

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and records

* Rickey Henderson, Yankees Single Season Record, Stolen Bases in a Season (93 in 1988)

Farm system

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References

External links

1988 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference1988 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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