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{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}{{Infobox MLB yearly
| name = Toronto Blue Jays
| season = 1988
| misc =
| logo =
| current league = American League
| y1 = 1977
| division = Eastern Division
| y2 = 1977
| Uniform logo =
| ballpark = Exhibition Stadium
| y4 = 1977
| city = Toronto
| y5 = 1977
| record = 87–75 (.537)
| divisional place = 3rd
| owners = Labatt Breweries,
Imperial Trust,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
| general managers = Pat Gillick
| managers = Jimy Williams
| television = CFTO-TV
(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)
The Sports Network
(Fergie Olver, Buck Martinez)
| radio = CJCL (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)
|}}The 1988 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 12th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses. This was the team's last full season at Exhibition Stadium before moving to their new home in June of the following year. Offseason- February 22, 1988: Mark Ross was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays.[1]
- March 24, 1988: Sal Butera was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays.[2]
- March 25, 1988: Willie Upshaw was purchased from the Blue Jays by the Cleveland Indians.[3]
Regular season- April 4, 1988: George Bell set a major league record for the most home runs hit on Opening Day, with three.[4] Bell accomplished this in a game versus the Kansas City Royals.
- September 24 and 30, 1988: Dave Stieb had two consecutive no-hitters broken up in the ninth inning with two outs and two strikes.
Season standings{{1988 AL East standings}} Record vs. opponents {{1988 AL Record vs. opponents|team=TOR}}Notable transactions- June 1, 1988: David Weathers was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1988.
Roster| 1988 Toronto Blue Jays |
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| Roster | | Pitchers{{MLBplayer|40|Doug Bair}}{{MLBplayer|27|Tony Castillo}}{{MLBplayer|55|John Cerutti}}{{MLBplayer|18|Jim Clancy}}{{MLBplayer|38|Mark Eichhorn}}{{MLBplayer|46|Mike Flanagan}}{{MLBplayer|50|Tom Henke}}{{MLBplayer|22|Jimmy Key}}{{MLBplayer|13|Jeff Musselman}}{{MLBplayer|45|José Núñez}}{{MLBplayer|21|Mark Ross}}{{MLBplayer|37|Dave Stieb}}{{MLBplayer|16|Todd Stottlemyre}}{{MLBplayer|31|Duane Ward}}{{MLBplayer|36|David Wells}}{{MLBplayer|44|Frank Wills}} | | Catchers{{MLBplayer|10|Pat Borders}}{{MLBplayer|26|Sal Butera}}{{MLBplayer|12|Ernie Whitt}}Infielders{{MLBplayer| 1|Tony Fernández}}{{MLBplayer|17|Kelly Gruber}}{{MLBplayer|14|Alexis Infante}}{{MLBplayer| 4|Manuel Lee}}{{MLBplayer| 2|Nelson Liriano}}{{MLBplayer|19|Fred McGriff}} | | Outfielders{{MLBplayer|29|Jesse Barfield}}{{MLBplayer|11|George Bell}}{{MLBplayer| 6|Sil Campusano}}{{MLBplayer|20|Rob Ducey}}{{MLBplayer| 9|Rick Leach}}{{MLBplayer|15|Lloyd Moseby}}{{MLBplayer|28|Lou Thornton}}Other batters{{MLBplayer|21|Juan Beníquez}}{{MLBplayer|23|Cecil Fielder}}{{MLBplayer| 5|Rance Mulliniks}} | | Manager{{MLBplayer| 3|Jimy Williams}}Coaches{{MLBplayer|54|Galen Cisco}} (assistant pitching){{MLBplayer|43|Cito Gaston}} (hitting){{MLBplayer|57|Winston Llenas}} (bench){{MLBplayer|24|John McLaren}} (third base){{MLBplayer|42|Billy Smith}} (first base){{MLBplayer| 8|John Sullivan}} (bullpen){{MLBplayer|41|Al Widmar}} (pitching) |
Game log| 1988 Game Log |
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April | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
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| 1 | April 4 | @ Royals | 5 – 3 | Key (1-0) | Saberhagen (0-1) | Henke (1) | 40,648 | 1-0 | | 2 | April 6 | @ Royals | 11 – 4 | Flanagan (1-0) | Leibrandt (0-1) | 18,938 | 2-0 | | 3 | April 7 | @ Royals | 7 – 4 | Gubicza (1-0) | Clancy (0-1) | 29,070 | 2-1 | | 4 | April 8 | @ Twins | 6 – 3 | Blyleven (1-0) | Stieb (0-1) | Reardon (1) | 53,067 | 2-2 | | 5 | April 9 | @ Twins | 10 – 0 | Key (2-0) | Lea (0-1) | Ward (1) | 49,451 | 3-2 | | 6 | April 10 | @ Twins | 4 – 2 | Viola (1-1) | Stottlemyre (0-1) | Reardon (2) | 40,086 | 3-3 | | 7 | April 11 | Yankees | 17 – 9 | Wells (1-0) | Rhoden (1-1) | 45,185 | 4-3 | | 8 | April 12 | Yankees | 12 – 3 | Candelaria (1-0) | Clancy (0-2) | 24,116 | 4-4 | | 9 | April 13 | Yankees | 5 – 1 | Dotson (2-0) | Stieb (0-2) | 24,105 | 4-5 | | 10 | April 14 | Yankees | 7 – 3 | Leiter (2-0) | Key (2-1) | 24,524 | 4-6 | | -- | April 15 | Twins | Postponed (cold weather) Rescheduled for August 4 | | 11 | April 16 | Twins | 3 – 2 | Berenguer (1-2) | Wells (1-1) | Reardon (4) | 26,095 | 4-7 | | 12 | April 17 | Twins | 2 – 0 | Flanagan (2-0) | Straker (0-1) | Henke (2) | 37,532 | 5-7 | | 13 | April 19 | Royals | 12 – 3 | Clancy (1-2) | Saberhagen (1-2) | 21,231 | 6-7 | | 14 | April 20 | Royals | 3 – 0 | Stieb (1-2) | Leibrandt (1-3) | Henke (3) | 20,202 | 7-7 | | 15 | April 22 | @ Yankees | 6 – 4 (12) | Wells (2-1) | Stoddard (1-1) | Henke (4) | 33,314 | 8-7 | | 16 | April 23 | @ Yankees | 3 – 2 | Cerutti (1-0) | Candelaria (1-2) | Henke (5) | 24,046 | 9-7 | | 17 | April 24 | @ Yankees | 5 – 3 | Hudson (2-0) | Eichhorn (0-1) | 52,073 | 9-8 | | 18 | April 26 | Athletics | 6 – 1 | Davis (2-1) | Stieb (1-3) | Eckersley (9) | 21,280 | 9-9 | | 19 | April 27 | Athletics | 5 – 3 | Young (1-0) | Flanagan (2-1) | Honeycutt (2) | 20,236 | 9-10 | | 20 | April 28 | Athletics | 6 – 2 | Stewart (6-0) | Stottlemyre (0-2) | Honeycutt (3) | 21,178 | 9-11 | | 21 | April 29 | Angels | 9 – 5 | Harvey (1-0) | Wells (2-2) | 23,483 | 9-12 | | 22 | April 30 | Angels | 6 – 1 | Finley (2-3) | Cerutti (1-1) | 29,091 | 9-13 |
| May | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
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| 23 | May 1 | Angels | 6 – 4 | Stieb (2-3) | Witt (1-3) | Henke (6) | 36,115 | 10-13 | | 24 | May 2 | @ Mariners | 7 – 5 | Trout (3-2) | Flanagan (2-2) | Solano (2) | 13,197 | 10-14 | | 25 | May 3 | @ Mariners | 9 – 2 | Stottlemyre (1-2) | Campbell (2-3) | Ward (2) | 9,970 | 11-14 | | 26 | May 4 | @ Athletics | 3 – 2 | Welch (4-2) | Clancy (1-3) | Eckersley (11) | 21,401 | 11-15 | | 27 | May 5 | @ Athletics | 8 – 5 | Plunk (3-1) | Núñez (0-1) | 16,998 | 11-16 | | 28 | May 6 | @ Angels | 3 – 2 | Stieb (3-3) | Witt (1-4) | Henke (7) | 29,237 | 12-16 | | 29 | May 7 | @ Angels | 9 – 4 | Flanagan (3-2) | Fraser (3-2) | Wells (1) | 32,630 | 13-16 | | 30 | May 8 | @ Angels | 8 – 1 | McCaskill (2-3) | Stottlemyre (1-3) | 29,026 | 13-17 | | 31 | May 10 | Mariners | 4 – 2 | Langston (3-3) | Clancy (1-4) | 28,290 | 13-18 | | 32 | May 11 | Mariners | 9 – 3 | Stieb (4-3) | Moore (2-4) | 27,575 | 14-18 | | 33 | May 12 | Mariners | 8 – 2 | Flanagan (4-2) | Swift (2-1) | 30,334 | 15-18 | | 34 | May 13 | @ White Sox | 4 – 1 | Pérez (3-0) | Stottlemyre (1-4) | 10,583 | 15-19 | | 35 | May 14 | @ White Sox | 7 – 5 | LaPoint (4-2) | Cerutti (1-2) | Long (2) | 23,532 | 15-20 | | 36 | May 15 | @ White Sox | 6 – 5 (11) | Thigpen (1-3) | Eichhorn (0-2) | 13,948 | 15-21 | | 37 | May 16 | @ White Sox | 5 – 1 | Stieb (5-3) | Horton (3-6) | 8,310 | 16-21 | | 38 | May 17 | Rangers | 7 – 6 (14) | Mohorcic (2-0) | Eichhorn (0-3) | 25,170 | 16-22 | | 39 | May 18 | Rangers | 4 – 0 | Hayward (3-0) | Stottlemyre (1-5) | 25,029 | 16-23 | | 40 | May 20 | @ Brewers | 3 – 1 | Clancy (2-4) | Wegman (4-5) | Wells (2) | 19,539 | 17-23 | | 41 | May 21 | @ Brewers | 4 – 0 | Stieb (6-3) | Bosio (6-4) | Henke (8) | 38,124 | 18-23 | | 42 | May 22 | @ Brewers | 7 – 1 | Birkbeck (2-3) | Flanagan (4-3) | 37,658 | 18-24 | | 43 | May 23 | @ Brewers | 9 – 7 | Jones (2-0) | Stottlemyre (1-6) | Plesac (9) | 10,523 | 18-25 | | 44 | May 24 | @ Rangers | 13 – 2 | Cerutti (2-2) | Hayward (3-1) | Henke (9) | 26,408 | 19-25 | | 45 | May 25 | @ Rangers | 5 – 1 | Russell (3-0) | Clancy (2-5) | Mohorcic (4) | 13,528 | 19-26 | | 46 | May 26 | @ Rangers | 8 – 7 | Williams (1-1) | Henke (0-1) | 13,035 | 19-27 | | 47 | May 27 | White Sox | 4 – 3 | Ward (1-0) | Thigpen (1-5) | 31,454 | 20-27 | | 48 | May 28 | White Sox | 3 – 2 | Pérez (5-1) | Stottlemyre (1-7) | Thigpen (8) | 42,420 | 20-28 | | 49 | May 29 | White Sox | 4 – 2 | Cerutti (3-2) | LaPoint (4-4) | Wells (3) | 42,057 | 21-28 | | 50 | May 30 | Brewers | 4 – 1 | Higuera (4-3) | Clancy (2-6) | Plesac (11) | 27,275 | 21-29 | | 51 | May 31 | Brewers | 9 – 0 | Stieb (7-3) | Bosio (6-6) | 28,446 | 22-29 |
| June | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
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| 52 | June 1 | Brewers | 7 – 2 | Flanagan (5-3) | Birkbeck (2-5) | Ward (3) | 31,012 | 23-29 | | 53 | June 2 | @ Red Sox | 5 – 4 | Wells (3-2) | Hurst (6-3) | Eichhorn (1) | 32,144 | 24-29 | | 54 | June 3 | @ Red Sox | 6 – 3 | Stottlemyre (2-7) | Boyd (5-4) | Henke (10) | 32,292 | 25-29 | | 55 | June 4 | @ Red Sox | 10 – 2 | Clancy (3-6) | Clemens (8-3) | Ward (4) | 33,067 | 26-29 | | 56 | June 5 | @ Red Sox | 12 – 4 | Ward (2-0) | Smithson (1-2) | 33,756 | 27-29 | | 57 | June 6 | @ Indians | 6 – 3 | Farrell (6-3) | Flanagan (5-4) | Jones (13) | 9,550 | 27-30 | | 58 | June 7 | @ Indians | 5 – 3 | Bailes (6-4) | Wells (3-3) | 21,696 | 27-31 | | 59 | June 8 | @ Indians | 4 – 2 | Yett (5-3) | Clancy (3-7) | Jones (14) | 10,571 | 27-32 | | 60 | June 10 | Red Sox | 3 – 0 | Stieb (8-3) | Sellers (0-6) | Henke (11) | 35,201 | 28-32 | | 61 | June 11 | Red Sox | 4 – 3 (10) | Ward (3-0) | Lamp (1-2) | 40,461 | 29-32 | | 62 | June 12 | Red Sox | 8 – 2 | Boyd (6-5) | Cerutti (3-3) | 40,123 | 29-33 | | 63 | June 13 | Indians | 8 – 6 | Black (3-1) | Clancy (3-8) | Jones (15) | 31,133 | 29-34 | | 64 | June 14 | Indians | 3 – 2 | Ward (4-0) | Candiotti (6-6) | 31,433 | 30-34 | | 65 | June 15 | Indians | 15 – 3 | Stieb (9-3) | Swindell (10-4) | 45,472 | 31-34 | | 66 | June 16 | @ Tigers | 13 – 5 | Flanagan (6-4) | Morris (6-8) | 22,927 | 32-34 | | 67 | June 17 | @ Tigers | 12 – 5 | Hernández (4-2) | Wells (3-4) | 36,274 | 32-35 | | 68 | June 18 | @ Tigers | 6 – 1 | Terrell (3-3) | Clancy (3-9) | 42,186 | 32-36 | | 69 | June 19 | @ Tigers | 6 – 4 | Ward (5-0) | Henneman (1-2) | Henke (12) | 35,639 | 33-36 | | 70 | June 20 | Orioles | 5 – 2 | Stieb (10-3) | Boddicker (3-10) | Henke (13) | 28,301 | 34-36 | | 71 | June 21 | Orioles | 4 – 2 | Peraza (1-2) | Flanagan (6-5) | Niedenfuer (7) | 28,259 | 34-37 | | 72 | June 22 | Orioles | 4 – 2 | Cerutti (4-3) | Ballard (3-4) | Ward (5) | 28,395 | 35-37 | | 73 | June 23 | Orioles | 5 – 2 | Clancy (4-9) | Tibbs (2-4) | Wells (4) | 28,259 | 36-37 | | 74 | June 24 | Tigers | 6 – 3 | Stottlemyre (3-7) | Terrell (3-4) | Henke (14) | 40,533 | 37-37 | | 75 | June 25 | Tigers | 7 – 2 | Alexander (7-4) | Stieb (10-4) | 45,091 | 37-38 | | 76 | June 26 | Tigers | 4 – 1 | Flanagan (7-5) | Robinson (8-3) | Henke (15) | 45,278 | 38-38 | | 77 | June 27 | @ Orioles | 6 – 2 | Ballard (4-4) | Cerutti (4-4) | 17,212 | 38-39 | | 78 | June 28 | @ Orioles | 7 – 0 | Tibbs (3-4) | Clancy (4-10) | Thurmond (1) | 16,241 | 38-40 | | 79 | June 29 | @ Orioles | 4 – 2 | Key (3-1) | Schmidt (3-3) | Henke (16) | 18,059 | 39-40 |
| July | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
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| 80 | July 1 | Athletics | 2 – 1 | Stewart (11-6) | Stieb (10-5) | Eckersley (24) | 35,243 | 39-41 | | 81 | July 2 | Athletics | 11 – 3 | Young (6-5) | Flanagan (7-6) | Nelson (3) | 33,511 | 39-42 | | 82 | July 3 | Athletics | 9 – 8 (16) | Burns (1-0) | Cerutti (4-5) | 32,329 | 39-43 | | 83 | July 4 | Angels | 11 – 6 | Cliburn (3-0) | Clancy (4-11) | 30,584 | 39-44 | | 84 | July 5 | Angels | 4 – 1 | Key (4-1) | Witt (6-9) | Ward (6) | 32,284 | 40-44 | | 85 | July 6 | Angels | 5 – 4 (10) | Harvey (3-2) | Wells (3-5) | Moore (2) | 31,312 | 40-45 | | 86 | July 8 | Mariners | 3 – 2 | Flanagan (8-6) | Swift (6-6) | Ward (7) | 30,247 | 41-45 | | 87 | July 9 | Mariners | 9 – 3 | Bankhead (4-3) | Stottlemyre (3-8) | 31,373 | 41-46 | | 88 | July 10 | Mariners | 5 – 0 | Key (5-1) | Moore (4-9) | 35,323 | 42-46 | | 89 | July 14 | @ Athletics | 7 – 1 | Flanagan (9-6) | Welch (10-6) | 20,639 | 43-46 | | 90 | July 15 | @ Athletics | 1 – 0 | Key (6-1) | Stewart (12-8) | 26,476 | 44-46 | | 91 | July 16 | @ Athletics | 4 – 1 | Davis (7-4) | Stieb (10-6) | Eckersley (27) | 33,287 | 44-47 | | 92 | July 17 | @ Athletics | 9 – 6 | Ward (6-0) | Young (6-7) | Henke (17) | 31,695 | 45-47 | | 93 | July 18 | @ Angels | 12 – 2 | Musselman (1-0) | Finley (5-9) | Clancy (1) | 24,241 | 46-47 | | 94 | July 19 | @ Angels | 7 – 6 | Henke (1-1) | Harvey (4-3) | 24,131 | 47-47 | | 95 | July 20 | @ Angels | 7 – 6 | Minton (3-1) | Cerutti (4-6) | Moore (4) | 25,598 | 47-48 | | 96 | July 21 | @ Mariners | 6 – 2 | Bankhead (5-4) | Stieb (10-7) | Schooler (7) | 9,024 | 47-49 | | 97 | July 22 | @ Mariners | 10 – 9 (10) | Schooler (2-3) | Henke (1-2) | 10,506 | 47-50 | | 98 | July 23 | @ Mariners | 5 – 2 | Musselman (2-0) | Trout (4-6) | 17,979 | 48-50 | | 99 | July 24 | @ Mariners | 6 – 0 | Flanagan (10-6) | Langston (7-9) | 10,487 | 49-50 | | 100 | July 25 | @ Twins | 5 – 4 | Winn (1-0) | Henke (1-3) | 31,936 | 49-51 | | 101 | July 26 | @ Twins | 6 – 3 | Portugal (1-1) | Ward (6-1) | Reardon (26) | 42,185 | 49-52 | | 102 | July 27 | @ Twins | 4 – 1 | Cerutti (5-6) | Viola (16-3) | Henke (18) | 51,687 | 50-52 | | 103 | July 29 | Yankees | 7 – 1 | Musselman (3-0) | Dotson (8-4) | 42,453 | 51-52 | | 104 | July 30 | Yankees | 3 – 1 | Candelaria (12-6) | Flanagan (10-7) | Righetti (15) | 45,457 | 51-53 | | 105 | July 31 | Yankees | 6 – 3 | Rhoden (7-6) | Key (6-2) | Righetti (16) | 41,401 | 51-54 |
| August | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
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| 106 | August 1 | Twins | 3 – 1 | Stieb (11-7) | Viola (16-4) | Henke (19) | 33,206 | 52-54 | | 107 | August 2 | Twins | 11 – 1 | Clancy (5-11) | Lea (6-5) | 30,327 | 53-54 | | 108 | August 3 | Twins | 8 – 3 | Atherton (6-5) | Musselman (3-1) | Reardon (27) | 31,340 | 53-55 | | 109 | August 4 | Twins | 2 – 1 | Anderson (9-7) | Flanagan (10-8) | 21,140 | 53-56 | | 110 | August 5 | Royals | 7 – 6 | Ward (7-1) | Power (5-5) | Henke (20) | 31,357 | 54-56 | | 111 | August 6 | Royals | 11 – 1 | Gubicza (14-6) | Stieb (11-8) | 34,411 | 54-57 | | 112 | August 7 | Royals | 5 – 1 | Bannister (9-9) | Clancy (5-12) | 37,304 | 54-58 | | 113 | August 8 | Royals | 5 – 1 | Musselman (4-1) | Saberhagen (12-11) | Henke (21) | 32,234 | 55-58 | | 114 | August 9 | @ Yankees | 6 – 3 | Flanagan (11-8) | Candelaria (12-7) | Ward (8) | 30,089 | 56-58 | | 115 | August 10 | @ Yankees | 5 – 0 | Key (7-2) | Rhoden (7-8) | Henke (22) | 28,026 | 57-58 | | 116 | August 11 | @ Yankees | 6 – 5 (11) | Ward (8-1) | Righetti (3-3) | 30,347 | 58-58 | | 117 | August 12 | @ Royals | 3 – 2 | Clancy (6-12) | Bannister (9-10) | Henke (23) | 31,858 | 59-58 | | 118 | August 13 | @ Royals | 2 – 0 | Musselman (5-1) | Saberhagen (12-12) | Ward (9) | 40,204 | 60-58 | | 119 | August 14 | @ Royals | 6 – 0 | Aquino (1-0) | Flanagan (11-9) | 27,262 | 60-59 | | 120 | August 16 | @ White Sox | 5 – 4 | McDowell (5-8) | Key (7-3) | Thigpen (26) | 15,706 | 60-60 | | 121 | August 17 | @ White Sox | 5 – 1 | Reuss (9-7) | Clancy (6-13) | Rosenberg (1) | 14,367 | 60-61 | | 122 | August 19 | Brewers | 7 – 4 (10) | Nieves (5-5) | Ward (8-2) | Plesac (29) | 34,178 | 60-62 | | 123 | August 20 | Brewers | 8 – 1 | Higuera (10-8) | Flanagan (11-10) | 38,315 | 60-63 | | 124 | August 21 | Brewers | 8 – 4 | Key (8-3) | August (7-6) | 38,424 | 61-63 | | 125 | August 22 | White Sox | 6 – 3 | Stieb (12-8) | Reuss (9-8) | 30,501 | 62-63 | | 126 | August 23 | White Sox | 7 – 2 | Clancy (7-13) | Pérez (11-8) | Ward (10) | 28,443 | 63-63 | | 127 | August 24 | White Sox | 6 – 4 | Long (5-9) | Musselman (5-2) | Thigpen (27) | 33,385 | 63-64 | | 128 | August 26 | @ Rangers | 5 – 1 | Kilgus (11-11) | Flanagan (11-11) | Williams (17) | 13,642 | 63-65 | | 129 | August 27 | @ Rangers | 5 – 3 | Hough (11-14) | Key (8-4) | Williams (18) | 21,578 | 63-66 | | 130 | August 28 | @ Rangers | 6 – 5 (11) | Henke (2-3) | McMurtry (2-2) | 10,166 | 64-66 | | 131 | August 29 | @ Brewers | 6 – 1 | Clancy (8-13) | Filer (5-8) | 10,207 | 65-66 | | 132 | August 30 | @ Brewers | 6 – 2 | Higuera (12-8) | Musselman (5-3) | 11,876 | 65-67 | | 133 | August 31 | @ Brewers | 4 – 2 | August (8-6) | Flanagan (11-12) | Crim (8) | 11,993 | 65-68 |
| September | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
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| 134 | September 1 | Rangers | 5 – 1 | Key (9-4) | Hough (11-15) | 30,294 | 66-68 | | 135 | September 2 | Rangers | 7 – 6 | Henke (3-3) | Vande Berg (1-2) | 30,181 | 67-68 | | 136 | September 3 | Rangers | 7 – 4 | Castillo (1-0) | Russell (10-7) | Ward (11) | 33,463 | 68-68 | | 137 | September 4 | Rangers | 9 – 7 | Cerutti (6-6) | Williams (2-5) | 34,400 | 69-68 | | 138 | September 5 | @ Tigers | 5 – 4 (10) | Stottlemyre (4-8) | Hernández (5-4) | Ward (12) | 21,913 | 70-68 | | 139 | September 6 | @ Tigers | 7 – 3 | Key (10-4) | Alexander (11-11) | Ward (13) | 18,299 | 71-68 | | 140 | September 7 | @ Tigers | 4 – 3 | Henneman (8-4) | Cerutti (6-7) | 21,614 | 71-69 | | 141 | September 9 | @ Orioles | 8 – 1 | Clancy (9-13) | Bautista (6-13) | 14,750 | 72-69 | | 142 | September 10 | @ Orioles | 7 – 4 | Ballard (8-11) | Musselman (5-4) | Williamson (2) | 21,945 | 72-70 | | 143 | September 11 | @ Orioles | 4 – 2 | Schmidt (8-4) | Flanagan (11-13) | Thurmond (3) | 19,364 | 72-71 | | 144 | September 12 | Tigers | 6 – 5 | Huismann (1-0) | Henke (3-4) | Hernández (9) | 31,354 | 72-72 | | 145 | September 13 | Tigers | 9 – 1 | Stieb (13-8) | Power (5-7) | 32,141 | 73-72 | | 146 | September 14 | Tigers | 3 – 2 | Ward (9-2) | Terrell (7-14) | 32,469 | 74-72 | | 147 | September 15 | Indians | 3 – 0 | Musselman (6-4) | Walker (0-1) | Henke (24) | 28,544 | 75-72 | | 148 | September 16 | Indians | 4 – 3 (10) | Henke (4-4) | Gordon (2-4) | 30,276 | 76-72 | | 149 | September 17 | Indians | 12 – 3 | Swindell (17-13) | Key (10-5) | Dedmon (1) | 32,067 | 76-73 | | 150 | September 18 | Indians | 4 – 0 | Stieb (14-8) | Nichols (1-5) | 34,422 | 77-73 | | 151 | September 19 | Red Sox | 5 – 4 | Clancy (10-13) | Lamp (6-5) | Ward (14) | 28,455 | 78-73 | | 152 | September 20 | Red Sox | 13 – 2 | Clemens (17-11) | Musselman (6-5) | 30,352 | 78-74 | | 153 | September 21 | Red Sox | 1 – 0 | Flanagan (12-13) | Gardner (8-5) | Ward (15) | 30,344 | 79-74 | | 154 | September 23 | @ Indians | 4 – 2 | Key (11-5) | Swindell (17-14) | Henke (25) | 7,995 | 80-74 | | 155 | September 24 | @ Indians | 1 – 0 | Stieb (15-8) | Nichols (1-6) | 8,157 | 81-74 | | 156 | September 25 | @ Indians | 4 – 3 | Bailes (9-14) | Ward (9-3) | 7,915 | 81-75 | | 157 | September 26 | @ Red Sox | 11 – 1 | Musselman (7-5) | Gardner (8-6) | 33,953 | 82-75 | | 158 | September 27 | @ Red Sox | 15 – 9 | Flanagan (13-13) | Smithson (9-6) | 34,442 | 83-75 | | 159 | September 28 | @ Red Sox | 1 – 0 | Key (12-5) | Hurst (18-6) | 34,873 | 84-75 | | 160 | September 30 | Orioles | 4 – 0 | Stieb (16-8) | Ballard (8-12) | 32,374 | 85-75 |
| October | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
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| 161 | October 1 | Orioles | 7 – 3 | Clancy (11-13) | Tibbs (4-15) | Cerutti (1) | 32,637 | 86-75 | | 162 | October 2 | Orioles | 9 – 3 | Musselman (8-5) | Schilling (0-3) | 34,046 | 87-75 |
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Player statsBattingStarters by positionNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Ernie|Whitt}} | 127 | 398 | 100 | .251 | 16 | 70 | | 1B | Fred|McGriff}} | 154 | 536 | 151 | .282 | 34 | 82 | | 2B | Manuel|Lee}} | 116 | 381 | 111 | .291 | 2 | 38 | | 3B | Kelly|Gruber}} | 158 | 569 | 158 | .278 | 16 | 81 | | SS | Tony|Fernández}} | 154 | 648 | 186 | .287 | 5 | 70 | | LF | George|Bell|George Bell (outfielder)}} | 156 | 614 | 165 | .269 | 24 | 97 | | CF | Lloyd|Moseby}} | 128 | 472 | 113 | .239 | 10 | 42 | | RF | Jesse|Barfield}} | 137 | 468 | 114 | .244 | 18 | 56 | | DH | Rance|Mulliniks}} | 119 | 337 | 101 | .300 | 12 | 48 |
Other batters| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Nelson|Liriano}} | 99 | 276 | 73 | .264 | 3 | 23 | | Rick|Leach|Rick Leach (baseball)}} | 87 | 199 | 55 | .276 | 0 | 23 | | Cecil|Fielder}} | 74 | 174 | 40 | .230 | 9 | 23 | | Pat|Borders}} | 56 | 154 | 42 | .273 | 5 | 21 | | Sil|Campusano}} | 73 | 132 | 41 | .218 | 2 | 12 | | Juan|Beníquez}} | 27 | 58 | 17 | .293 | 1 | 8 | | Rob|Ducey}} | 27 | 54 | 17 | .315 | 0 | 6 | | Sal|Butera}} | 23 | 60 | 14 | .233 | 1 | 6 | | Alexis|Infante}} | 19 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 | | Lou|Thornton}} | 11 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
PitchingStarting pitchers| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|
| Mike|Flanagan|Mike Flanagan (baseball)}} | 34 | 211 | 13 | 13 | 4.18 | 99 | | Dave|Stieb}} | 32 | 207⅓ | 16 | 8 | 3.04 | 147 | | Jim|Clancy|Jim Clancy (baseball)}} | 36 | 196⅓ | 11 | 13 | 4.49 | 118 | | Jimmy|Key}} | 21 | 131⅓ | 12 | 5 | 3.29 | 65 | | Todd|Stottlemyre}} | 28 | 98 | 4 | 8 | 5.69 | 67 | | Jeff|Musselman}} | 15 | 85 | 8 | 5 | 3.18 | 39 |
Other pitchers| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|
| John|Cerutti}} | 46 | 123⅔ | 6 | 7 | 3.13 | 65 | | José|Núñez|José Núñez (right-handed pitcher)}} | 13 | 29⅓ | 0 | 1 | 3.07 | 18 |
Relief pitchers| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|
| Tom|Henke}} | 52 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 2.91 | 66 | | Duane|Ward}} | 64 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 3.30 | 91 | | David|Wells}} | 41 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.62 | 56 | | Mark|Eichhorn}} | 37 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.19 | 28 | | Tony|Castillo|Tony Castillo (pitcher)}} | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 14 | | Frank|Wills|Frank Wills (baseball)}} | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.23 | 19 | | Doug|Bair}} | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 8 | | Mark|Ross}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 4 |
Awards and records- George Bell, Most Home Runs hit on Opening Day (3)
- Tony Fernández, Gold Glove Award
All-Star GameFarm system{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Syracuse Chiefs|league15=International League|manager15=Bob Bailor
|level16=AA|team16=Knoxville Blue Jays|league16=Southern League|manager16=Barry Foote
|level17=A |team17=Dunedin Blue Jays|league17=Florida State League|manager17=Doug Ault
|level18=A|team18=Myrtle Beach Blue Jays|league18=South Atlantic League|manager18=Richie Hebner
|level19=A-Short Season|team19=St. Catharines Blue Jays|league19=New York–Penn League|manager19=Eddie Dennis
|level20=Rookie|team20=Medicine Hat Blue Jays|league20=Pioneer League|manager20=Rocket Wheeler}}[6]References1. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rossma01.shtml Mark Ross] at Baseball Reference
2. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butersa01.shtml Sal Butera] at Baseball Reference
3. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/u/upshawi01.shtml Willie Upshaw] at Baseball Reference
4. ^SI.com - Statitudes - Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers - Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM
5. ^Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
6. ^Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1988.shtml 1988 Toronto Blue Jays] at Baseball Reference
- 1988 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac
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| title = 1988 Toronto Blue Jays Season
| years = 1988
| before = 1987 Toronto Blue Jays season
| after = 1989 Toronto Blue Jays season
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