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1988 Detroit Tigers season

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Owner(s)
  
Tom Monaghan

Manager(s)
  
Sparky Anderson

General manager(s)
  
Bill Lajoie

Local television
  
WDIV-TV (George Kell, Al Kaline) PASS (Larry Osterman, Jim Northrup)

Local radio
  
WJR (Ernie Harwell, Paul Carey)

The Detroit Tigers' 1988 season was a season in American baseball. The Tigers, fresh off of losing the American League pennant to Minnesota, were attempting to repeat as American League East champions after winning the division on the final day of the previous season.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 23, 1987: Dickie Noles was returned by the Tigers to the Chicago Cubs as part of an earlier agreement (Noles was loaned to the Tigers on September 22).
  • March 23, 1988: Mark Huismann was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.
  • March 24, 1988: Balvino Gálvez was traded by the Tigers to the Minnesota Twins for Billy Beane.

    • Notable transactions

  • August 31, 1988: Rey Palacios and Mark Lee were traded by the Tigers to the Kansas City Royals for Ted Power

    • Draft picks

  • June 1, 1988: 1988 Major League Baseball draft
  • Rico Brogna was drafted by the Tigers in the 1st round (26th pick). Player signed June 18, 1988.
  • Dave Haas was drafted by the Tigers in the 15th round.

    • 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

    References

    1988 Detroit Tigers season Wikipedia
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