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1988 Chicago Cubs season

The 1988 Chicago Cubs season was the 117th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 113th in the National League and the 73rd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 77–85, 24 games behind the New York Mets.

The first game under lights at Wrigley Field was on August 8 (8/8/88), against the Philadelphia Phillies. With the Cubs leading 3–1, in the middle of the 4th inning, a powerful thunderstorm rolled in. The game was suspended, and finally called at 10:25PM. Since the rules of Major League Baseball state that a game is not official unless 5 innings are completed,[1] the first official night game in the history of Wrigley Field was played on August 9, when the Cubs defeated the New York Mets 6 to 4.

Offseason

A ticket from the game where Cubs' reliever Goose Gossage earned his 300th career save on August 6, 1988.

Regular season

President Ronald Reagan throwing out the first pitch for the first 1988 Chicago Cubs game

President of the United States Ronald Reagan threw out the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day at Wrigley Field.

After 5,687 consecutive day games played by the Cubs at Wrigley, the lights were finally lit on August 8, 1988, when 91-year-old fan Harry Grossman gave a countdown and pressed a button, for a game with the Philadelphia Phillies. The game began before an announced crowd of 39,008. The Cubs were leading 3 to 1 and coming to bat in the bottom of the fourth when the rain delay began. The umpires called the game after waiting two hours, ten minutes.[7][8] The Cubs played the first official night game the following night against the Mets and won, 6–4.[8]

Season standings

Record vs. opponents


Notable transactions

Roster

Reds vs. Cubs at Wrigley Field, September 2, 1988

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

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Notes

  1. ^ Rule 4.10(c)(1) Archived March 31, 2016, at the Wayback Machine mlb.com
  2. ^ "Tiger-Cub Trade Even!". Toledo Blade. October 24, 1987. p. 16.
  3. ^ Lee Smith Statistics Archived February 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Baseball-Reference.com
  4. ^ Vance Law Statistics Archived February 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Baseball-Reference.com
  5. ^ Rich Gossage Statistics Archived September 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Baseball-Reference.com
  6. ^ "Mike Bielecki Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  7. ^ "Rain halts night debut for Cubs". Toledo Blade. August 9, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  8. ^ a b The Cubs get lights at Wrigley Field <20 years ago this year>, Chicago Tribune, Phil Vettel, Jan. 3, 2008.
  9. ^ "Mitch Webster Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Jim Sundberg Statistics Archived February 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Baseball-Reference.com
  11. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997

References