1988 Chicago Cubs season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name=Chicago Cubs
season=1988
misc=
logo=Chicago Cubs Logo.pngcurrent league=National League
y1=1876
division=Eastern Division
y2=1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark=Wrigley Field
y4=1916
city=Chicago, Illinois
y5=1876
owners=Tribune Company
general managers = Jim Frey
managers=Don Zimmer
television = WGN-TV/Superstation WGN
(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Dewayne Staats)
radio = WGN
(Harry Caray, Dave Nelson, Dewayne Staats)
espntn=chc
brtn=CHC|

The Chicago Cubs' 1988 season involved the Cubs finishing in fourth place in the National League East with a record of 77-85, 24 games behind the New York Mets. It was also the year that the lights went on at Wrigley Field for the first time ever, when they defeated the Mets, 6-4 on August 9.

Offseason

*October 23, 1987: Dickie Noles was returned to the Chicago Cubs by the Detroit Tigers as part of earlier loan. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nolesdi01.shtml Dickie Noles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 8, 1987: Lee Smith was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Boston Red Sox for Al Nipper and Calvin Schiraldi. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithle02.shtml Lee Smith Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 14, 1987: Vance Law was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lawva01.shtml Vance Law Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*February 12, 1988: Goose Gossage was traded by the San Diego Padres with Ray Hayward to the Chicago Cubs for Keith Moreland and Mike Brumley. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gossari01.shtml Rich Gossage Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*March 31, 1988: Mike Bielecki was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Curtis (minors). [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bielemi01.shtml]

Regular season

eason standings

Transactions

July 15, 1988: Jim Sundberg was released by the Chicago Cubs. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sundbji01.shtml Jim Sundberg Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Roster

Relief pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Iowa Cubs (American Association; Pete Mackanin, manager)
* Class AA: Pittsfield Cubs (Eastern League; Jim Essian, manager)
* Class A: Winston-Salem Spirits (Carolina League; Jay Loviglio, manager)
* Class A: Peoria Chiefs (Midwest League; Jim Tracy, manager)
* Class A: Charleston Wheelers (South Atlantic League; Brad Mills, manager)
* Class SS-A: Geneva Cubs (New York-Penn League; Bill Hayes, manager)
* Rookie: Wytheville Cubs (Appalachian League; Steve Roadcap, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1988.shtml 1988 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]