The 1988 Atlanta Braves season was the 118th in franchise history and their 23rd in Atlanta.

Offseason

* November 13, 1987: Ken Griffey, Sr. was signed as a free agent by the Braves.Ken Griffey
at ''Baseball-Reference'' * December 6, 1987: Graig Nettles was signed as a free agent by the Braves.Graig Nettles
at ''Baseball-Reference'' *December 8, 1987:

Ed Whited Edward Morris Whited (born February 9, 1964) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman who played in 36 games for the Atlanta Braves during their 1989 season. Biography A native of Bristol, Pennsylvania, Whited attended Rider U ...

was traded by the Houston Astros with Mike Stoker (minors) to the Atlanta Braves for Rafael Ramirez and cash. * March 24, 1988: Graig Nettles was purchased from the Braves by the Montreal Expos.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 17, 1988: Jerry Royster was signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Braves. * May 20, 1988: Melvin Nieves was signed by the Braves as an amateur free agent. * June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft ** Steve Avery was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (3rd pick). Player signed June 30, 1988. ** Turk Wendell was drafted by the Braves in the 5th round. Player signed June 4, 1988. * July 28, 1988: Ken Griffey, Sr. was released by the Braves.

Roster

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''

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

Awards and honors

*Dale Murphy, Roberto Clemente Award

References

1988 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball ReferenceAtlanta Braves on Baseball Almanac
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