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1988 Toronto Blue Jays season

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Record
  
87–75 (.537)

General manager(s)
  
Pat Gillick

Divisional place
  
3rd

Manager(s)
  
Jimy Williams

Owner(s)
  
Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Local television
  
CFTO-TV (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver) The Sports Network (Fergie Olver, Buck Martinez)

The 1988 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's twelfth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. This was the team's last full season at Exhibition Stadium before moving to their new home in June of the following year.

Contents

Offseason

  • February 22, 1988: Mark Ross was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays.
  • March 24, 1988: Sal Butera was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays.
  • March 25, 1988: Willie Upshaw was purchased from the Blue Jays by the Cleveland Indians.

    • Regular season

  • April 4, 1988: George Bell set a record for the most home runs hit on Opening Day, with three. Bell accomplished this in a game versus the Kansas City Royals.
  • September 24 and 30, 1988: Dave Stieb had two consecutive no-hitters broken up in the ninth inning with two outs and two strikes.

    • Notable transactions

  • June 1, 1988: David Weathers was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.

    • Starters by position

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

    Awards and records

  • George Bell, Most Home Runs hit on Opening Day (3)
  • Tony Fernández, Gold Glove Award

    • All-Star Game

  • Dave Stieb, Pitcher

    • References

    1988 Toronto Blue Jays season Wikipedia
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