The

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' 1988 season was a season in American

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. The Tigers, fresh off of losing the American League pennant to

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, were attempting to repeat as

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champions after winning the division on the final day of the previous season. The Tigers hit five grand slams, the most in MLB in 1988.

Offseason

* October 23, 1987:

Dickie Noles Dickie Ray Noles (born November 19, 1956) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles betw ...

was returned by the Tigers to the

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as part of an earlier agreement (Noles was loaned to the Tigers on September 22). * March 23, 1988:

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was signed as a free agent by the Tigers. * March 24, 1988:

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was traded by the Tigers to the

for

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* August 31, 1988: Rey Palacios and Mark Lee were traded by the Tigers to the

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for

Ted Power Ted Henry Power (born January 31, 1955) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and a minor league baseball coach. During a 13-year career in the major leagues, he pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1981–1982), Cincinnati Reds (1983� ...

* August 31, 1988: The Tigers sent

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and players to be named later to the

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for

Fred Lynn Fredric Michael Lynn (born February 3, 1952) is an American former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1974 through 1990 as a center fielder with the Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Det ...

Draft picks

* June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft **

Rico Brogna Rico Joseph Brogna (born April 18, 1970) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and coach who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta Brave ...

was drafted by the Tigers in the 1st round (26th pick). Player signed June 18, 1988. **

Dave Haas Robert David Haas (born October 19, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in the majors, from until , for the Detroit Tigers. On April 14, 1991, Haas pitched a no-hitter while playing for Lakeland in t ...

was drafted by the Tigers in the 15th round.

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

References

External links

1988 Detroit Tigers season
at ''Baseball Reference'' Detroit Tigers seasons

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