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The New York Yankees' 1988 season was the 86th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 85-76, finishing 3.5 games behind of the Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Lou Piniella and Billy Martin. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
[edit] Offseason
- December 11, 1987: Rafael Santana was traded by the New York Mets with Victor Garcia (minors) to the New York Yankees for Darren Reed, Phil Lombardi, and Steve Frey. [1]
- January 15, 1988: John Candelaria signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [2]
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Opening Day Starters
[edit] Season standings
[edit] Notable Transactions
- April 4, 1988: Rick Cerone was released by the New York Yankees. [3]
- May 7, 1988: Chris Chambliss was signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees. [4]
- May 10, 1988: Chris Chambliss was released by the New York Yankees. [5]
- June 1, 1988: Deion Sanders was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1988. [6]
- July 21, 1988: Ken Phelps was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, Jay Buhner, and Rich Balabon (minors). The New York Yankees sent Troy Evers (minors) (October 12, 1988) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
[edit] Roster
1988 New York Yankees roster
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Infielders
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[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
[edit] Other batters
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[edit] Starting pitchers
[edit] Other pitchers
[edit] Relief pitchers
[edit] Awards and records
- Rickey Henderson, Yankees Single Season Record, Stolen Bases in a Season (93 in 1988)
- Don Mattingly, Yankees Single Season Record, Grand Slams in a Season (6)
[edit] References
- ^ Rafael Santana Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ John Candelaria Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Rick Cerone Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Chris Chambliss Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Chris Chambliss Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sandede02.shtml
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