1988 New York (N) Giants
Record: 99-61
Finish: 1st in NL East Division
Runs Scored: 839
Runs Allowed: 624
Exp W-L: 101-59
 
Ballpark: The Meadowlands
Attendance: 1,969,362
Manager: Matt Ida

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 77-60, 4th in the National League
AA: 95-42, 2nd in the National League
A: 75-62, 5th in the National League
 
 
Postseason Results:
Won World Championship 4-2 over Baltimore Orioles
Won NL League Series 4-1 over Montreal Expos
Won Divisional Series 4-2 over Washington Nationals
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
1B  Edgar Martinez 25 153 568 80 140 44 1 22 97 0 0 79 94 .246 .344 .444 .788 83.3 15.6 3.1
RF  Dan Norman 33 151 602 92 168 18 5 27 110 54 11 55 121 .279 .338 .460 .799 96.5 20.4 0.1
LF #Ron Roenicke 31 147 533 96 138 35 4 10 83 5 0 78 87 .259 .352 .396 .748 76.1 14.7 3.0
SS  Brian Giles 28 151 572 76 147 28 0 12 71 18 7 45 76 .257 .309 .369 .678 64.7 9.3 8.3
3B  Gary Sheffield 19 137 511 99 147 33 3 27 107 9 4 80 84 .288 .391 .523 .914 99.3 23.8 2.5
CF #Mark McLemore 23 109 430 86 132 19 0 7 45 28 12 60 59 .307 .392 .400 .792 67.9 14.8 3.0
2B  Kevin Elster 23 134 461 58 124 35 2 16 62 1 0 22 99 .269 .305 .458 .762 59.4 11.1 5.1
C *Geno Petralli 28 122 400 53 106 32 0 2 39 2 3 45 47 .265 .338 .360 .698 45.9 7.5 6.8
RF  Glenn Braggs 25 123 344 43 105 19 0 11 72 9 2 38 57 .305 .372 .456 .829 57.5 13.2 1.9
LF #Bobby Bonilla 25 52 202 31 60 23 3 3 27 1 1 22 29 .297 .369 .485 .854 32.4 7.6 1.0
RF  Dave Henderson 29 64 177 20 35 11 1 5 20 0 0 20 43 .198 .279 .356 .635 15.9 1.0 0.9
RF #Gene Larkin 25 56 174 18 38 13 1 2 15 2 1 12 24 .218 .269 .339 .608 14.9 1.3 1.0
SS  Rafael Belliard 26 82 176 19 43 10 2 1 13 11 5 4 23 .244 .268 .341 .609 15.7 1.2 2.3
C  Ed Hearn 27 60 160 19 44 15 0 3 23 0 0 9 22 .275 .312 .425 .737 20.4 3.7 2.4
LF *Rudy Law 31 71 153 23 39 8 5 0 10 18 5 13 23 .255 .311 .373 .684 18.9 3.1 0.6
CF #Jerry White 35 27 84 13 22 4 0 0 6 0 0 9 23 .262 .337 .310 .646 9.5 1.5 0.7
2B  Luis Aguayo 29 30 56 9 11 4 0 2 8 0 0 6 10 .196 .286 .375 .661 6.6 1.0 0.3
C  Mike Diaz 28 7 17 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 .176 .176 .412 .588 1.4 0.0 0.1
2B #Walt Weiss 24 7 8 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .333 .250 .583 0.4 0.0 0.1
  Team Totals 27.1 1683 5628 839 1504 352 27 151 812 158 51 598 927 .267 .339 .420 .759 786.7 150.7 43.0
  Rank among 12 NL teams 2 1 3 2 11 3 1 1 9 2 8 4 3 2 2 1  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
*John Smiley 23 15 10 .600 35 35 0 268.7 234 83 18 47 185 2.78 21.7
*Willie Hernandez 33 20 4 .833 35 35 0 225.0 180 60 7 37 179 2.40 22.5
*Dennis Rasmussen 29 15 10 .600 31 31 0 199.3 222 102 21 47 105 4.61 8.2
*Allan Anderson 24 4 11 .267 43 16 3 166.0 204 92 17 18 69 4.99 3.6
*Dave Meads 24 10 4 .714 27 16 1 129.3 102 41 4 30 76 2.85 11.2
*Jamie Moyer 25 8 5 .615 52 8 4 110.0 107 48 12 21 60 3.93 7.4
 Jose Mesa 22 8 2 .800 16 14 0 86.0 75 28 5 24 43 2.93 7.0
*Paul Assenmacher 27 7 6 .538 61 0 32 76.0 64 25 7 21 61 2.96 12.8
*Tom Glavine 22 5 5 .500 26 4 1 70.0 65 21 6 20 44 2.70 5.9
 Mike Henneman 26 4 1 .800 38 0 0 44.0 59 30 2 18 29 6.13 0.3
*Teddy Higuera 29 2 3 .400 7 4 1 29.0 33 23 8 10 19 7.14 0.0
 Bobby Thigpen 24 0 0 .000 14 0 0 23.0 27 11 2 14 21 4.30 0.6
*Tom Bolton 26 1 0 1.000 10 0 2 16.0 19 7 2 4 6 3.94 1.2
*Randy Niemann 32 0 0 .000 7 0 1 14.3 17 6 1 1 2 3.77 0.9
Team Totals 26.1 99 61 .619 402 163 45 1456.7 1408 577 112 312 899 3.57 103.2
Rank among 12 NL teams 1 1 7 1 1 6 4 2 1 9 1  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .991 31.1
G.Petralli 1061.3 119 120 671 45 3 0 .996 36.4
E.Hearn 394.0 41 57 258 15 4 1 .986 32.3
M.Diaz 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
Team Total 1456.3 160 178 930 60 7 1 .993 35.2
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 11.41
R.Roenicke 709.0 81 82 852 54 11 63 .988 11.50
G.Braggs 492.3 53 64 602 20 3 36 .995 11.37
D.Henderson 208.0 23 25 239 15 2 21 .992 10.99
M.Diaz 27.0 3 4 35 1 0 2 1.000 12.00
E.Martinez 11.0 0 5 13 2 0 0 1.000 12.27
G.Larkin 6.0 0 2 9 0 0 2 1.000 13.50
E.Hearn 3.0 0 2 3 0 0 1 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1456.3 160 184 1753 92 16 125 .991 11.40
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .983 5.54
K.Elster 1097.7 127 130 210 420 9 81 .986 5.17
R.Belliard 299.0 32 50 59 106 3 21 .982 4.97
M.McLemore 34.0 0 12 8 13 0 2 1.000 5.56
W.Weiss 17.0 1 6 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.12
L.Aguayo 6.7 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
B.Giles 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1456.3 160 201 279 541 12 104 .986 5.07
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .956 2.71
E.Martinez 1308.0 147 148 94 319 17 17 .960 2.84
L.Aguayo 141.3 13 22 9 30 4 2 .907 2.48
G.Sheffield 7.0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.86
B.Bonilla 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1456.8 160 172 104 351 21 19 .956 2.81
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .970 5.09
B.Giles 1268.0 143 148 167 544 10 89 .986 5.05
R.Belliard 168.3 16 28 17 71 2 8 .978 4.71
W.Weiss 8.0 1 2 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.50
L.Aguayo 7.0 0 5 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.86
K.Elster 5.0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 3.60
Team Total 1456.3 160 185 185 623 12 97 .985 4.99
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .984 1.78
G.Sheffield 677.3 74 77 146 4 8 0 .949 1.99
R.Roenicke 390.0 43 44 83 4 1 0 .989 2.01
B.Bonilla 117.7 13 13 26 0 0 0 1.000 1.99
G.Braggs 85.0 9 12 22 1 2 1 .920 2.44
R.Law 35.0 4 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 3.34
D.Henderson 26.0 3 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.73
G.Larkin 9.0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00
D.Norman 6.0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
M.McLemore 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
Team Total 1348.0 147 161 300 9 11 1 .966 2.06
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .985 2.35
M.McLemore 902.7 105 106 254 5 3 1 .989 2.58
J.White 228.0 26 27 64 0 1 0 .985 2.53
G.Braggs 125.7 7 32 39 0 1 0 .975 2.79
R.Law 87.0 10 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.55
R.Roenicke 75.0 8 11 28 1 0 1 1.000 3.48
D.Norman 18.0 2 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
G.Larkin 10.0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.90
D.Henderson 7.0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57
M.Diaz 3.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1456.3 160 198 409 6 5 2 .988 2.56
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .983 1.92
G.Sheffield 517.0 57 58 101 4 0 0 1.000 1.83
G.Larkin 400.0 50 51 93 0 1 0 .989 2.09
B.Bonilla 338.8 38 38 65 5 1 2 .986 1.86
D.Henderson 169.7 19 22 38 0 2 0 .950 2.02
R.Law 104.7 8 23 26 1 0 0 1.000 2.32
G.Braggs 22.0 0 10 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.64
R.Roenicke 19.3 1 7 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.47
Team Total 1571.5 173 209 328 10 4 2 .988 1.94
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .976 2.04
J.Smiley 268.7 35 35 15 38 0 4 1.000 1.78
W.Hernandez 225.0 35 35 16 36 0 3 1.000 2.08
D.Rasmussen 199.3 31 31 6 29 2 0 .946 1.58
A.Anderson 166.0 16 43 9 24 0 1 1.000 1.79
D.Meads 129.3 16 27 8 25 2 1 .943 2.30
J.Moyer 110.0 8 52 7 24 1 2 .969 2.54
J.Mesa 86.0 14 16 6 23 0 2 1.000 3.03
P.Assenmacher 76.0 0 61 3 11 0 0 1.000 1.66
T.Glavine 70.0 4 26 2 17 0 2 1.000 2.44
M.Henneman 44.0 0 38 2 7 0 0 1.000 1.84
T.Higuera 29.0 4 7 0 5 0 2 1.000 1.55
B.Thigpen 23.0 0 14 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.57
T.Bolton 16.0 0 10 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.13
R.Niemann 14.3 0 7 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.51
Team Total 1456.7 163 402 78 245 5 17 .985 2.00
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average McLemore .301
On-Base Pct Sheffield .391
Slugging Pct Sheffield .523
OPS Sheffield .914
XR Sheffield 99.3
Games Martinez 153
At-Bats Norman 602
Runs Sheffield 99
Hits Norman 168
Total Bases Norman 277
Singles Norman 118
Doubles Martinez 44
Triples Law, Norman 5
Homeruns Sheffield, Norman 27
RBIs Norman 110
Stolen Bases Norman 54
Caught Stealing McLemore 12
Walks Sheffield 80
Strikeouts Norman 121
ERA Hernandez 2.40
Wins Hernandez 20
Losses Anderson 11
Winning Pct Hernandez .833
Saves Assenmacher 32
Games Pitched Assenmacher 61
Games Started Hernandez, Smiley 35
Complete Games Smiley 8
Shutouts Smiley 3
Innings Pitched Smiley 268.7
Hits Allowed Smiley 234
Homeruns Allowed Rasmussen 21
Strikeouts Smiley 185
Walks Allowed Rasmussen, Smiley 47
Walks per 9IP Anderson 1.0
Hits per 9IP Hernandez 7.2
Strikeouts per 9IP Hernandez 7.2
WHiP Hernandez 0.96
OAVG Hernandez .216
OOBP Hernandez .253
OSLG Hernandez .317
OOPS Hernandez .569
Team All-Stars
Paul Assenmacher
Willie Hernandez
Dan Norman
Player Salaries
Willie Hernandez $ 12,000,000
Ron Roenicke $ 5,500,500
Teddy Higuera $ 3,207,143
Brian Giles $ 3,178,571
Dennis Rasmussen $ 2,178,571
Doug Corbett $ 1,500,500
Dan Norman $ 1,400,000
Rudy Law $ 500,005
Bert Roberge $ 400,004
Rafael Belliard $ 357,143
Dave Henderson $ 350,000
Paul Assenmacher $ 300,000
Tom Bolton $ 300,000
Bobby Bonilla $ 300,000
Glenn Braggs $ 300,000
Walt Weiss $ 300,000
Mike Diaz $ 300,000
Kevin Elster $ 300,000
John Smiley $ 300,000
Gene Larkin $ 300,000
Ed Hearn $ 300,000
Geno Petralli $ 300,000
Gary Sheffield $ 300,000
Allan Anderson $ 300,000
Jerry White $ 300,000
Edgar Martinez $ 300,000
Mark McLemore $ 300,000
Dave Meads $ 300,000
Jamie Moyer $ 300,000
Randy Niemann $ 300,000
Tom Glavine $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/2 Traded Shane Mack
Mike Mcqueen
J.R. Richard
Rick Camp
Jerry Mumphrey
Los Angeles Willie Hernandez
2/14 Traded Rafael Palmeiro Tampa Bay Brian Giles
2/17 Signed     Ron Roenicke
3/4 Traded Jeff Barkley Washington Orlando Sanchez
3/4 Released John Martin    
3/4 Released Glenn Hoffman    
3/4 Released Ricky Wright    
3/4 Released Ronn Reynolds    
3/4 Released Rick Grapenthin    
3/4 Released Kelly Paris    
3/4 Released Win Remmerswaal    
3/4 Traded Luis Aquino
Jose Nunez
Milwaukee Allan Anderson
4/3 Traded Todd Frohwirth Washington Teddy Higuera
4/3 Signed     Jerry White
4/3 Signed     Randy Niemann
6/1 Traded Todd Stottlemyre
Bobby Thigpen
Bob Kipper
Oakland Bobby Bonilla
7/1 Traded Jose Mesa Tampa Bay Chris Codiroli
7/1 Traded Marvin Freeman
Mike Henneman
$5,000,000
Philadelphia Steve Peters
10/27 Released Mike Parrott    
10/27 Released Luis Aguayo