1988 Detroit Tigers season

The Detroit Tigers' 1988 season was a season in American baseball. The Tigers, fresh off of losing the American League pennant to Minnesota Twins, were attempting to repeat as American League East 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.^[1]

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).^[2]
March 23, 1988: Mark Huismann was signed as a free agent by the Tigers.^[3]
March 24, 1988: Balvino Gálvez was traded by the Tigers to the Minnesota Twins for Billy Beane.^[4]

August 31, 1988: Rey Palacios and Mark Lee were traded by the Tigers to the Kansas City Royals for Ted Power^[5]
August 31, 1988: The Tigers sent Chris Hoiles and players to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Fred Lynn^[6]

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.^[7]
- Dave Haas was drafted by the Tigers in the 15th round.^[8]

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

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

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

^[9]

^ "Team Batting Event Finder: 1988, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ Dickie Noles at Baseball Reference
^ Mark Huismann at Baseball Reference
^ Billy Beane at Baseball Reference
^ Mark Lee at Baseball Reference
^ Fred Lynn at Baseball Reference
^ Rico Brogna at Baseball Reference
^ Dave Haas at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997