1988 Detroit Tigers Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 88-74
Finished 2nd in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 2,081,102, Avg. 26,343
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Manager: Sparky Anderson (88-74)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1988 Detroit Tigers Statistics
1988 Detroit Tigers Roster

The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1988 season with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses, finishing second in the AL's East Division.

The Tigers scored 703 runs and conceded 658 runs. Darrell Evans led Detroit with 22 home runs, while Chet Lemon, Matt Nokes and Alan Trammell each walloped 20 or more, too. Alan Trammell drove in 69 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .311. Jack Morris paced the team with 15 wins, and Jeff Robinson recorded a 2.98 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Sparky Anderson coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 703
Regular Season Runs Against: 658

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 4, 1988 Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 6, 1988 Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 7, 1988 Detroit Tigers 11 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 0-0 2-1 2-1
April 8, 1988 Detroit Tigers 2 at Kansas City Royals 3 L 0-0 2-2 2-2
April 9, 1988 Detroit Tigers 11 at Kansas City Royals 4 W 0-0 3-2 3-2
April 10, 1988 Detroit Tigers 1 at Kansas City Royals 8 L 0-0 3-3 3-3
April 12, 1988 Texas Rangers 1 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 1-0 3-3 4-3
April 14, 1988 Texas Rangers 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 L 1-1 3-3 4-4
April 16, 1988 Kansas City Royals 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 2-1 3-3 5-4
April 17, 1988 Kansas City Royals 6 at Detroit Tigers 8 W 3-1 3-3 6-4
April 18, 1988 Kansas City Royals 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 4-1 3-3 7-4
April 19, 1988 Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 4-2 3-3 7-5
April 21, 1988 Boston Red Sox 12 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 4-3 3-3 7-6
April 22, 1988 Detroit Tigers 5 at Texas Rangers 3 W 4-3 4-3 8-6
April 23, 1988 Detroit Tigers 7 at Texas Rangers 6 W 4-3 5-3 9-6
April 24, 1988 Detroit Tigers 2 at Texas Rangers 4 L 4-3 5-4 9-7
April 26, 1988 California Angels 0 at Detroit Tigers 6 W 5-3 5-4 10-7
April 27, 1988 California Angels 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 5-4 5-4 10-8
April 28, 1988 California Angels 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 6-4 5-4 11-8
April 29, 1988 Seattle Mariners 6 at Detroit Tigers 9 W 7-4 5-4 12-8
April 30, 1988 Seattle Mariners 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 8-4 5-4 13-8
May 1, 1988 Seattle Mariners 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 9-4 5-4 14-8
May 2, 1988 Oakland Athletics 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 9-5 5-4 14-9
May 3, 1988 Oakland Athletics 8 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 9-6 5-4 14-10
May 4, 1988 Detroit Tigers 1 at California Angels 0 W 9-6 6-4 15-10
May 5, 1988 Detroit Tigers 8 at California Angels 5 W 9-6 7-4 16-10
May 6, 1988 Detroit Tigers 8 at Seattle Mariners 4 W 9-6 8-4 17-10
May 7, 1988 Detroit Tigers 6 at Seattle Mariners 7 L 9-6 8-5 17-11
May 8, 1988 Detroit Tigers 9 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 9-6 9-5 18-11
May 9, 1988 Detroit Tigers 1 at Oakland Athletics 3 L 9-6 9-6 18-12
May 10, 1988 Detroit Tigers 8 at Oakland Athletics 2 W 9-6 10-6 19-12
May 11, 1988 Detroit Tigers 8 at Oakland Athletics 4 W 9-6 11-6 20-12
May 13, 1988 Minnesota Twins 0 at Detroit Tigers 7 W 10-6 11-6 21-12
May 14, 1988 Minnesota Twins 7 at Detroit Tigers 0 L 10-7 11-6 21-13
May 15, 1988 Minnesota Twins 10 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 10-8 11-6 21-14
May 16, 1988 Detroit Tigers 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 L 10-8 11-7 21-15
May 17, 1988 Detroit Tigers 8 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 W 10-8 12-7 22-15
May 18, 1988 Detroit Tigers 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 W 10-8 13-7 23-15
May 20, 1988 Detroit Tigers 14 at Chicago White Sox 6 W 10-8 14-7 24-15
May 21, 1988 Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 10-8 15-7 25-15
May 22, 1988 Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 10-8 16-7 26-15
May 24, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Detroit Tigers 0 L 10-9 16-7 26-16
May 25, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 11-9 16-7 27-16
May 26, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 12-9 16-7 28-16
May 27, 1988 Detroit Tigers 1 at Minnesota Twins 7 L 12-9 16-8 28-17
May 28, 1988 Detroit Tigers 2 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 12-9 16-9 28-18
May 29, 1988 Detroit Tigers 3 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 12-9 16-10 28-19
May 31, 1988 Chicago White Sox 10 at Detroit Tigers 1 L 12-10 16-10 28-20
June 1, 1988 Chicago White Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 9 W 13-10 16-10 29-20
June 3, 1988 Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 13-11 16-10 29-21
June 4, 1988 Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 14-11 16-10 30-21
June 5, 1988 Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 W 15-11 16-10 31-21
June 6, 1988 Detroit Tigers 2 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 15-11 16-11 31-22
June 7, 1988 Detroit Tigers 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 L 15-11 16-12 31-23
June 8, 1988 Detroit Tigers 12 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 15-11 17-12 32-23
June 9, 1988 Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 15-11 18-12 33-23
June 10, 1988 Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 W 15-11 19-12 34-23
June 11, 1988 Detroit Tigers 11 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 15-11 20-12 35-23
June 12, 1988 Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 15-11 21-12 36-23
June 13, 1988 Baltimore Orioles 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 15-12 21-12 36-24
June 14, 1988 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Detroit Tigers 9 W 16-12 21-12 37-24
June 15, 1988 Baltimore Orioles 0 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 17-12 21-12 38-24
June 16, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 13 at Detroit Tigers 5 L 17-13 21-12 38-25
June 17, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Detroit Tigers 12 W 18-13 21-12 39-25
June 18, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Detroit Tigers 6 W 19-13 21-12 40-25
June 19, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 19-14 21-12 40-26
June 20, 1988 New York Yankees 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 20-14 21-12 41-26
June 21, 1988 New York Yankees 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 W 21-14 21-12 42-26
June 22, 1988 New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 22-14 21-12 43-26
June 24, 1988 Detroit Tigers 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 L 22-14 21-13 43-27
June 25, 1988 Detroit Tigers 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 W 22-14 22-13 44-27
June 26, 1988 Detroit Tigers 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 L 22-14 22-14 44-28
June 27, 1988 Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 3 W 22-14 23-14 45-28
June 28, 1988 Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 1 W 22-14 24-14 46-28
June 29, 1988 Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 7 L 22-14 24-15 46-29
July 1, 1988 California Angels 0 at Detroit Tigers 11 W 23-14 24-15 47-29
July 2, 1988 California Angels 1 at Detroit Tigers 6 W 24-14 24-15 48-29
July 3, 1988 California Angels 10 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 24-15 24-15 48-30
July 4, 1988 Seattle Mariners 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 25-15 24-15 49-30
July 5, 1988 Seattle Mariners 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 25-16 24-15 49-31
July 6, 1988 Seattle Mariners 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 W 26-16 24-15 50-31
July 7, 1988 Oakland Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 8 W 27-16 24-15 51-31
July 8, 1988 Oakland Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 27-17 24-15 51-32
July 9, 1988 Oakland Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 28-17 24-15 52-32
July 10, 1988 Oakland Athletics 8 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 28-18 24-15 52-33
July 14, 1988 Detroit Tigers 0 at California Angels 2 L 28-18 24-16 52-34
July 15, 1988 Detroit Tigers 4 at California Angels 6 L 28-18 24-17 52-35
July 16, 1988 Detroit Tigers 10 at California Angels 1 W 28-18 25-17 53-35
July 17, 1988 Detroit Tigers 0 at California Angels 4 L 28-18 25-18 53-36
July 18, 1988 Detroit Tigers 12 at Seattle Mariners 3 W 28-18 26-18 54-36
July 19, 1988 Detroit Tigers 6 at Seattle Mariners 9 L 28-18 26-19 54-37
July 20, 1988 Detroit Tigers 12 at Seattle Mariners 5 W 28-18 27-19 55-37
July 22, 1988 Detroit Tigers 1 at Oakland Athletics 4 L 28-18 27-20 55-38
July 23, 1988 Detroit Tigers 1 at Oakland Athletics 4 L 28-18 27-21 55-39
July 24, 1988 Detroit Tigers 0 at Oakland Athletics 1 L 28-18 27-22 55-40
July 26, 1988 Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 29-18 27-22 56-40
July 27, 1988 Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 30-18 27-22 57-40
July 28, 1988 Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 7 W 31-18 27-22 58-40
July 29, 1988 Texas Rangers 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 L 31-19 27-22 58-41
July 29, 1988 Texas Rangers 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 32-19 27-22 59-41
July 30, 1988 Texas Rangers 0 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 33-19 27-22 60-41
July 31, 1988 Texas Rangers 1 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 34-19 27-22 61-41
August 1, 1988 Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 L 34-19 27-23 61-42
August 2, 1988 Detroit Tigers 1 at Kansas City Royals 0 W 34-19 28-23 62-42
August 3, 1988 Detroit Tigers 1 at Kansas City Royals 2 L 34-19 28-24 62-43
August 4, 1988 Boston Red Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 11 W 35-19 28-24 63-43
August 5, 1988 Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 36-19 28-24 64-43
August 5, 1988 Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 37-19 28-24 65-43
August 6, 1988 Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 38-19 28-24 66-43
August 7, 1988 Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 L 38-20 28-24 66-44
August 8, 1988 Detroit Tigers 3 at Texas Rangers 2 W 38-20 29-24 67-44
August 9, 1988 Detroit Tigers 2 at Texas Rangers 6 L 38-20 29-25 67-45
August 10, 1988 Detroit Tigers 2 at Texas Rangers 1 W 38-20 30-25 68-45
August 12, 1988 Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 9 L 38-20 30-26 68-46
August 13, 1988 Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 16 L 38-20 30-27 68-47
August 14, 1988 Detroit Tigers 18 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 38-20 31-27 69-47
August 15, 1988 Minnesota Twins 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 L 38-21 31-27 69-48
August 16, 1988 Minnesota Twins 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 L 38-22 31-27 69-49
August 17, 1988 Minnesota Twins 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 L 38-23 31-27 69-50
August 18, 1988 Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 W 39-23 31-27 70-50
August 19, 1988 Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 40-23 31-27 71-50
August 20, 1988 Chicago White Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 W 41-23 31-27 72-50
August 21, 1988 Chicago White Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 5 W 42-23 31-27 73-50
August 22, 1988 Detroit Tigers 0 at Minnesota Twins 7 L 42-23 31-28 73-51
August 23, 1988 Detroit Tigers 5 at Minnesota Twins 7 L 42-23 31-29 73-52
August 24, 1988 Detroit Tigers 2 at Minnesota Twins 8 L 42-23 31-30 73-53
August 26, 1988 Detroit Tigers 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 W 42-23 32-30 74-53
August 27, 1988 Detroit Tigers 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 L 42-23 32-31 74-54
August 28, 1988 Detroit Tigers 10 at Milwaukee Brewers 12 L 42-23 32-32 74-55
August 29, 1988 Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 L 42-23 32-33 74-56
August 30, 1988 Detroit Tigers 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 L 42-23 32-34 74-57
August 31, 1988 Detroit Tigers 9 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 42-23 33-34 75-57
September 1, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 42-24 33-34 75-58
September 2, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Detroit Tigers 0 L 42-25 33-34 75-59
September 3, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 42-26 33-34 75-60
September 4, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Detroit Tigers 1 L 42-27 33-34 75-61
September 5, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 L 42-28 33-34 75-62
September 6, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 42-29 33-34 75-63
September 7, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 43-29 33-34 76-63
September 8, 1988 Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 7 L 43-29 33-35 76-64
September 9, 1988 Detroit Tigers 2 at New York Yankees 3 L 43-29 33-36 76-65
September 10, 1988 Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 9 L 43-29 33-37 76-66
September 11, 1988 Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 5 L 43-29 33-38 76-67
September 12, 1988 Detroit Tigers 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 W 43-29 34-38 77-67
September 13, 1988 Detroit Tigers 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 L 43-29 34-39 77-68
September 14, 1988 Detroit Tigers 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 L 43-29 34-40 77-69
September 16, 1988 Baltimore Orioles 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 W 44-29 34-40 78-69
September 17, 1988 Baltimore Orioles 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 W 45-29 34-40 79-69
September 18, 1988 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Detroit Tigers 0 L 45-30 34-40 79-70
September 19, 1988 Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 L 45-31 34-40 79-71
September 20, 1988 Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 46-31 34-40 80-71
September 21, 1988 Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 W 47-31 34-40 81-71
September 22, 1988 Detroit Tigers 7 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 47-31 35-40 82-71
September 23, 1988 Detroit Tigers 4 at Baltimore Orioles 5 L 47-31 35-41 82-72
September 25, 1988 Detroit Tigers 2 at Baltimore Orioles 1 W 47-31 36-41 83-72
September 25, 1988 Detroit Tigers 7 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 47-31 37-41 84-72
September 26, 1988 Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 47-31 38-41 85-72
September 27, 1988 Detroit Tigers 0 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 47-31 38-42 85-73
September 28, 1988 Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 47-31 38-43 85-74
September 30, 1988 New York Yankees 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 W 48-31 38-43 86-74
October 1, 1988 New York Yankees 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 W 49-31 38-43 87-74
October 2, 1988 New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 50-31 38-43 88-74


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