1988 Cincinnati Reds Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 87-74
Finished 2nd in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 2,072,528, Avg. 25,782
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Manager: Pete Rose (11-12)
Manager: Tommy Helms (12-15)
Manager: Pete Rose (64-47)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1988 Cincinnati Reds StatisticsTeam Record: 87-74
Finished 2nd in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 2,072,528, Avg. 25,782
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Manager: Pete Rose (11-12)
Manager: Tommy Helms (12-15)
Manager: Pete Rose (64-47)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1988 Cincinnati Reds Roster
The Cincinnati Reds of the National League ended the 1988 season with a record of 87 wins and 74 losses, finishing second in the NL's West Division.
The Reds scored 641 runs and yielded 596 runs. Eric Davis led Cincinnati with 26 home runs, while Kal Daniels, Nick Esasky and Paul O'Neill each walloped 20 or more, too. Eric Davis drove in 93 runs. Barry Larkin paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .296. Danny Jackson earned 23 wins on the mound for the squad, plus Tom Browning added 15 or more wins, too Jose Rijo earned a 2.39 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Pete Rose, Tommy Helms and Pete Rose coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 641
Regular Season Runs Against: 596
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4, 1988 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 7, 1988 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 8, 1988 | Houston Astros 8 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 9, 1988 | Houston Astros 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | ||
| April 10, 1988 | Houston Astros 12 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | ||
| April 11, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at San Francisco Giants 0 | W | 3-2 | 1-0 | 4-2 | ||
| April 12, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 3-2 | 2-0 | 5-2 | ||
| April 13, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 | L | 3-2 | 2-1 | 5-3 | ||
| April 14, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Houston Astros 9 | L | 3-2 | 2-2 | 5-4 | ||
| April 15, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Houston Astros 2 | W | 3-2 | 3-2 | 6-4 | ||
| April 16, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at Houston Astros 2 | W | 3-2 | 4-2 | 7-4 | ||
| April 17, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Houston Astros 5 | L | 3-2 | 4-3 | 7-5 | ||
| April 18, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 3-3 | 4-3 | 7-6 | ||
| April 19, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | W | 4-3 | 4-3 | 8-6 | ||
| April 20, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 4-4 | 4-3 | 8-7 | ||
| April 21, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 5-4 | 4-3 | 9-7 | ||
| April 22, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Atlanta Braves 0 | W | 5-4 | 5-3 | 10-7 | ||
| April 24, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Atlanta Braves 4 | L | 5-4 | 5-4 | 10-8 | ||
| April 26, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Montreal Expos 2 | W | 5-4 | 6-4 | 11-8 | ||
| April 27, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Montreal Expos 1 | L | 5-4 | 6-5 | 11-9 | ||
| April 29, 1988 | New York Mets 5 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 5-5 | 6-5 | 11-10 | ||
| April 30, 1988 | New York Mets 6 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 5-6 | 6-5 | 11-11 | ||
| May 1, 1988 | New York Mets 11 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | L | 5-7 | 6-5 | 11-12 | ||
| May 2, 1988 | Montreal Expos 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 6-7 | 6-5 | 12-12 | ||
| May 3, 1988 | Montreal Expos 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 6-8 | 6-5 | 12-13 | ||
| May 4, 1988 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 7-8 | 6-5 | 13-13 | ||
| May 5, 1988 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Cincinnati Reds 10 | W | 8-8 | 6-5 | 14-13 | ||
| May 6, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at New York Mets 4 | L | 8-8 | 6-6 | 14-14 | ||
| May 7, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at New York Mets 2 | L | 8-8 | 6-7 | 14-15 | ||
| May 8, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at New York Mets 5 | L | 8-8 | 6-8 | 14-16 | ||
| May 9, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 0 | W | 8-8 | 7-8 | 15-16 | ||
| May 10, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 | W | 8-8 | 8-8 | 16-16 | ||
| May 11, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 8-8 | 8-9 | 16-17 | ||
| May 13, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 8-8 | 8-10 | 16-18 | ||
| May 14, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 8-8 | 9-10 | 17-18 | ||
| May 15, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | W | 8-8 | 10-10 | 18-18 | ||
| May 16, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 9-8 | 10-10 | 19-18 | ||
| May 17, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 9-9 | 10-10 | 19-19 | ||
| May 18, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | W | 10-9 | 10-10 | 20-19 | ||
| May 20, 1988 | Chicago Cubs 2 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 11-9 | 10-10 | 21-19 | ||
| May 21, 1988 | Chicago Cubs 11 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 11-10 | 10-10 | 21-20 | ||
| May 22, 1988 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 11-11 | 10-10 | 21-21 | ||
| May 23, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 11-11 | 11-10 | 22-21 | ||
| May 24, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 11-11 | 11-11 | 22-22 | ||
| May 25, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 11-11 | 11-12 | 22-23 | ||
| May 27, 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 12-11 | 11-12 | 23-23 | ||
| May 28, 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 12-12 | 11-12 | 23-24 | ||
| May 29, 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 12-13 | 11-12 | 23-25 | ||
| May 30, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Chicago Cubs 12 | L | 12-13 | 11-13 | 23-26 | ||
| May 31, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 12-13 | 11-14 | 23-27 | ||
| June 1, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Chicago Cubs 6 | L | 12-13 | 11-15 | 23-28 | ||
| June 3, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 13 | L | 12-13 | 11-16 | 23-29 | ||
| June 4, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | W | 12-13 | 12-16 | 24-29 | ||
| June 5, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | L | 12-13 | 12-17 | 24-30 | ||
| June 6, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 12 at San Diego Padres 0 | W | 12-13 | 13-17 | 25-30 | ||
| June 7, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Diego Padres 6 | L | 12-13 | 13-18 | 25-31 | ||
| June 8, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at San Diego Padres 1 | W | 12-13 | 14-18 | 26-31 | ||
| June 9, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at San Diego Padres 3 | L | 12-13 | 14-19 | 26-32 | ||
| June 10, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at San Francisco Giants 9 | L | 12-13 | 14-20 | 26-33 | ||
| June 11, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 12-13 | 15-20 | 27-33 | ||
| June 12, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 10 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 12-13 | 16-20 | 28-33 | ||
| June 14, 1988 | Houston Astros 1 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 13-13 | 16-20 | 29-33 | ||
| June 15, 1988 | Houston Astros 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 14-13 | 16-20 | 30-33 | ||
| June 16, 1988 | Houston Astros 7 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 14-14 | 16-20 | 30-34 | ||
| June 17, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | W | 15-14 | 16-20 | 31-34 | ||
| June 18, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 16-14 | 16-20 | 32-34 | ||
| June 19, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 16-15 | 16-20 | 32-35 | ||
| June 20, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Houston Astros 1 | W | 16-15 | 17-20 | 33-35 | ||
| June 21, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Houston Astros 3 | L | 16-15 | 17-21 | 33-36 | ||
| June 22, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Houston Astros 5 | L | 16-15 | 17-22 | 33-37 | ||
| June 24, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 16-16 | 17-22 | 33-38 | ||
| June 25, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 16-17 | 17-22 | 33-39 | ||
| June 26, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 9 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 16-18 | 17-22 | 33-40 | ||
| June 27, 1988 | San Diego Padres 9 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 16-19 | 17-22 | 33-41 | ||
| June 28, 1988 | San Diego Padres 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 17-19 | 17-22 | 34-41 | ||
| June 29, 1988 | San Diego Padres 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 17-20 | 17-22 | 34-42 | ||
| June 30, 1988 | San Diego Padres 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 18-20 | 17-22 | 35-42 | ||
| July 1, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 18-20 | 18-22 | 36-42 | ||
| July 2, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 18-20 | 18-23 | 36-43 | ||
| July 3, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 18-20 | 19-23 | 37-43 | ||
| July 4, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at New York Mets 1 | W | 18-20 | 20-23 | 38-43 | ||
| July 5, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at New York Mets 1 | W | 18-20 | 21-23 | 39-43 | ||
| July 6, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at New York Mets 5 | L | 18-20 | 21-24 | 39-44 | ||
| July 7, 1988 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 19-20 | 21-24 | 40-44 | ||
| July 8, 1988 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | L | 19-21 | 21-24 | 40-45 | ||
| July 9, 1988 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | W | 20-21 | 21-24 | 41-45 | ||
| July 10, 1988 | Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 21-21 | 21-24 | 42-45 | ||
| July 14, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Montreal Expos 1 | L | 21-21 | 21-25 | 42-46 | ||
| July 15, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Montreal Expos 3 | W | 21-21 | 22-25 | 43-46 | ||
| July 16, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Montreal Expos 6 | L | 21-21 | 22-26 | 43-47 | ||
| July 17, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Montreal Expos 1 | W | 21-21 | 23-26 | 44-47 | ||
| July 18, 1988 | New York Mets 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 22-21 | 23-26 | 45-47 | ||
| July 19, 1988 | New York Mets 2 at Cincinnati Reds 11 | W | 23-21 | 23-26 | 46-47 | ||
| July 21, 1988 | Montreal Expos 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 23-22 | 23-26 | 46-48 | ||
| July 22, 1988 | Montreal Expos 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 24-22 | 23-26 | 47-48 | ||
| July 23, 1988 | Montreal Expos 1 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | L | 24-23 | 23-26 | 47-49 | ||
| July 24, 1988 | Montreal Expos 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 24-24 | 23-26 | 47-50 | ||
| July 26, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 24-24 | 23-27 | 47-51 | ||
| July 26, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 24-24 | 24-27 | 48-51 | ||
| July 27, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 24-24 | 25-27 | 49-51 | ||
| July 28, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 24-24 | 26-27 | 50-51 | ||
| July 29, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Diego Padres 5 | L | 24-24 | 26-28 | 50-52 | ||
| July 30, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Diego Padres 0 | W | 24-24 | 27-28 | 51-52 | ||
| July 31, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at San Diego Padres 8 | L | 24-24 | 27-29 | 51-53 | ||
| August 1, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 | W | 24-24 | 28-29 | 52-53 | ||
| August 2, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | L | 24-24 | 28-30 | 52-54 | ||
| August 3, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | W | 24-24 | 29-30 | 53-54 | ||
| August 5, 1988 | San Diego Padres 7 at Cincinnati Reds 10 | W | 25-24 | 29-30 | 54-54 | ||
| August 6, 1988 | San Diego Padres 4 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 25-25 | 29-30 | 54-55 | ||
| August 7, 1988 | San Diego Padres 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 26-25 | 29-30 | 55-55 | ||
| August 9, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | W | 27-25 | 29-30 | 56-55 | ||
| August 10, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 27-26 | 29-30 | 56-56 | ||
| August 11, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Cincinnati Reds 9 | W | 28-26 | 29-30 | 57-56 | ||
| August 12, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 9 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | L | 28-27 | 29-30 | 57-57 | ||
| August 13, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 29-27 | 29-30 | 58-57 | ||
| August 14, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 30-27 | 29-30 | 59-57 | ||
| August 16, 1988 | Chicago Cubs 4 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | W | 31-27 | 29-30 | 60-57 | ||
| August 17, 1988 | Chicago Cubs 5 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | L | 31-28 | 29-30 | 60-58 | ||
| August 18, 1988 | Chicago Cubs 1 at Cincinnati Reds 9 | W | 32-28 | 29-30 | 61-58 | ||
| August 19, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | L | 32-28 | 29-31 | 61-59 | ||
| August 20, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 32-28 | 30-31 | 62-59 | ||
| August 21, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 32-28 | 30-32 | 62-60 | ||
| August 22, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 | W | 32-28 | 31-32 | 63-60 | ||
| August 23, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | L | 32-28 | 31-33 | 63-61 | ||
| August 24, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 | W | 32-28 | 32-33 | 64-61 | ||
| August 25, 1988 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 33-28 | 32-33 | 65-61 | ||
| August 26, 1988 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 33-29 | 32-33 | 65-62 | ||
| August 27, 1988 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 34-29 | 32-33 | 66-62 | ||
| August 28, 1988 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 34-30 | 32-33 | 66-63 | ||
| August 29, 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 34-31 | 32-33 | 66-64 | ||
| August 30, 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | W | 35-31 | 32-33 | 67-64 | ||
| August 31, 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 4 | W | 36-31 | 32-33 | 68-64 | ||
| September 2, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Chicago Cubs 5 | W | 36-31 | 33-33 | 69-64 | ||
| September 3, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at Chicago Cubs 4 | W | 36-31 | 34-33 | 70-64 | ||
| September 4, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 17 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 36-31 | 35-33 | 71-64 | ||
| September 5, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Houston Astros 3 | L | 36-31 | 35-34 | 71-65 | ||
| September 6, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 10 at Houston Astros 3 | W | 36-31 | 36-34 | 72-65 | ||
| September 7, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at San Diego Padres 1 | L | 36-31 | 36-35 | 72-66 | ||
| September 8, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Diego Padres 1 | W | 36-31 | 37-35 | 73-66 | ||
| September 9, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | W | 36-31 | 38-35 | 74-66 | ||
| September 10, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | L | 36-31 | 38-36 | 74-67 | ||
| September 11, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | L | 36-31 | 38-37 | 74-68 | ||
| September 13, 1988 | Houston Astros 2 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 37-31 | 38-37 | 75-68 | ||
| September 14, 1988 | Houston Astros 7 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 37-32 | 38-37 | 75-69 | ||
| September 15, 1988 | Houston Astros 5 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 38-32 | 38-37 | 76-69 | ||
| September 16, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 39-32 | 38-37 | 77-69 | ||
| September 17, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 39-33 | 38-37 | 77-70 | ||
| September 18, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | L | 39-34 | 38-37 | 77-71 | ||
| September 19, 1988 | San Diego Padres 2 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 40-34 | 38-37 | 78-71 | ||
| September 20, 1988 | San Diego Padres 2 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | W | 41-34 | 38-37 | 79-71 | ||
| September 21, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 42-34 | 38-37 | 80-71 | ||
| September 22, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 43-34 | 38-37 | 81-71 | ||
| September 23, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at Atlanta Braves 4 | W | 43-34 | 39-37 | 82-71 | ||
| September 24, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Atlanta Braves 1 | W | 43-34 | 40-37 | 83-71 | ||
| September 25, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Atlanta Braves 1 | W | 43-34 | 41-37 | 84-71 | ||
| September 26, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 43-34 | 42-37 | 85-71 | ||
| September 27, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Francisco Giants 6 | L | 43-34 | 42-38 | 85-72 | ||
| September 28, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at San Francisco Giants 6 | L | 43-34 | 42-39 | 85-73 | ||
| September 30, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 7 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | W | 44-34 | 42-39 | 86-73 | ||
| October 1, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | L | 44-35 | 42-39 | 86-74 | ||
| October 2, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 45-35 | 42-39 | 87-74 |
