1988 San Francisco Giants Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 83-79
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,785,297, Avg. 22,614
Ballpark: Candlestick Park
Manager: Roger Craig (83-79)
Location: San Francisco, California
1988 San Francisco Giants StatisticsTeam Record: 83-79
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,785,297, Avg. 22,614
Ballpark: Candlestick Park
Manager: Roger Craig (83-79)
Location: San Francisco, California
1988 San Francisco Giants Roster
The San Francisco Giants of the National League ended the 1988 season with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, finishing fourth in the NL's West Division.
The Giants scored 670 runs and yielded 626 runs. Will Clark led San Francisco with 29 home runs, and Kevin Mitchell walloped 20 or more also. Will Clark drove in 109 runs. Brett Butler paced all regular batters with a .287 average. Rick Reuschel topped the team with 19 wins, while Don Robinson recorded a 2.45 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Roger Craig coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 670
Regular Season Runs Against: 626
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 5, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 7, 1988 | San Diego Padres 1 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 8, 1988 | San Diego Padres 1 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| April 9, 1988 | San Diego Padres 1 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 3-0 | 1-1 | 4-1 | ||
| April 10, 1988 | San Diego Padres 6 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | ||
| April 11, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 3-2 | 1-1 | 4-3 | ||
| April 12, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 3-3 | 1-1 | 4-4 | ||
| April 13, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 4-3 | 1-1 | 5-4 | ||
| April 15, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 8 at San Diego Padres 3 | W | 4-3 | 2-1 | 6-4 | ||
| April 16, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 1 at San Diego Padres 2 | L | 4-3 | 2-2 | 6-5 | ||
| April 17, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 9 at San Diego Padres 4 | W | 4-3 | 3-2 | 7-5 | ||
| April 18, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 4-3 | 4-2 | 8-5 | ||
| April 19, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | L | 4-3 | 4-3 | 8-6 | ||
| April 20, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 4-3 | 5-3 | 9-6 | ||
| April 21, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | L | 4-3 | 5-4 | 9-7 | ||
| April 23, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 10 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 4-4 | 5-4 | 9-8 | ||
| April 24, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 4-5 | 5-4 | 9-9 | ||
| April 26, 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 4-6 | 5-4 | 9-10 | ||
| April 27, 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 5-6 | 5-4 | 10-10 | ||
| April 28, 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 5-7 | 5-4 | 10-11 | ||
| April 29, 1988 | Chicago Cubs 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 6-7 | 5-4 | 11-11 | ||
| April 30, 1988 | Chicago Cubs 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 6-8 | 5-4 | 11-12 | ||
| May 1, 1988 | Chicago Cubs 6 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 7-8 | 5-4 | 12-12 | ||
| May 2, 1988 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 7-9 | 5-4 | 12-13 | ||
| May 3, 1988 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 8-9 | 5-4 | 13-13 | ||
| May 4, 1988 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 8-10 | 5-4 | 13-14 | ||
| May 6, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 8-10 | 5-5 | 13-15 | ||
| May 7, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 8-10 | 6-5 | 14-15 | ||
| May 8, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 7 at Chicago Cubs 13 | L | 8-10 | 6-6 | 14-16 | ||
| May 9, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | W | 8-10 | 7-6 | 15-16 | ||
| May 10, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 8-10 | 7-7 | 15-17 | ||
| May 11, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 8-10 | 8-7 | 16-17 | ||
| May 12, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 12 at St. Louis Cardinals 13 | L | 8-10 | 8-8 | 16-18 | ||
| May 13, 1988 | New York Mets 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 9-10 | 8-8 | 17-18 | ||
| May 14, 1988 | New York Mets 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 10-10 | 8-8 | 18-18 | ||
| May 15, 1988 | New York Mets 1 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 11-10 | 8-8 | 19-18 | ||
| May 16, 1988 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 11-11 | 8-8 | 19-19 | ||
| May 17, 1988 | Philadelphia Phillies 8 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 11-12 | 8-8 | 19-20 | ||
| May 18, 1988 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 12-12 | 8-8 | 20-20 | ||
| May 20, 1988 | Montreal Expos 2 at San Francisco Giants 11 | W | 13-12 | 8-8 | 21-20 | ||
| May 21, 1988 | Montreal Expos 6 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 13-13 | 8-8 | 21-21 | ||
| May 22, 1988 | Montreal Expos 2 at San Francisco Giants 7 | W | 14-13 | 8-8 | 22-21 | ||
| May 24, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 4 at New York Mets 2 | W | 14-13 | 9-8 | 23-21 | ||
| May 25, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 3 at New York Mets 6 | L | 14-13 | 9-9 | 23-22 | ||
| May 26, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at New York Mets 2 | W | 14-13 | 10-9 | 24-22 | ||
| May 27, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 14-13 | 10-10 | 24-23 | ||
| May 28, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 14-13 | 10-11 | 24-24 | ||
| May 29, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 14-13 | 10-12 | 24-25 | ||
| May 30, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Montreal Expos 3 | L | 14-13 | 10-13 | 24-26 | ||
| May 31, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 9 at Montreal Expos 2 | W | 14-13 | 11-13 | 25-26 | ||
| June 1, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Montreal Expos 1 | W | 14-13 | 12-13 | 26-26 | ||
| June 3, 1988 | Houston Astros 8 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 14-14 | 12-13 | 26-27 | ||
| June 4, 1988 | Houston Astros 2 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 15-14 | 12-13 | 27-27 | ||
| June 5, 1988 | Houston Astros 3 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 16-14 | 12-13 | 28-27 | ||
| June 7, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 0 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 17-14 | 12-13 | 29-27 | ||
| June 8, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 5 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 17-15 | 12-13 | 29-28 | ||
| June 9, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 4 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 18-15 | 12-13 | 30-28 | ||
| June 10, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 19-15 | 12-13 | 31-28 | ||
| June 11, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 19-16 | 12-13 | 31-29 | ||
| June 12, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 10 at San Francisco Giants 6 | L | 19-17 | 12-13 | 31-30 | ||
| June 13, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego Padres 7 | L | 19-17 | 12-14 | 31-31 | ||
| June 14, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at San Diego Padres 8 | L | 19-17 | 12-15 | 31-32 | ||
| June 15, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 4 at San Diego Padres 2 | W | 19-17 | 13-15 | 32-32 | ||
| June 17, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Cincinnati Reds 6 | L | 19-17 | 13-16 | 32-33 | ||
| June 18, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 19-17 | 13-17 | 32-34 | ||
| June 19, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 19-17 | 14-17 | 33-34 | ||
| June 20, 1988 | San Diego Padres 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 19-18 | 14-17 | 33-35 | ||
| June 21, 1988 | San Diego Padres 8 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 19-19 | 14-17 | 33-36 | ||
| June 22, 1988 | San Diego Padres 7 at San Francisco Giants 8 | W | 20-19 | 14-17 | 34-36 | ||
| June 24, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 11 at Houston Astros 0 | W | 20-19 | 15-17 | 35-36 | ||
| June 25, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Houston Astros 1 | W | 20-19 | 16-17 | 36-36 | ||
| June 26, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Houston Astros 6 | L | 20-19 | 16-18 | 36-37 | ||
| June 27, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 10 at Atlanta Braves 9 | W | 20-19 | 17-18 | 37-37 | ||
| June 28, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 13 at Atlanta Braves 7 | W | 20-19 | 18-18 | 38-37 | ||
| June 29, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 7 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 20-19 | 19-18 | 39-37 | ||
| July 1, 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 20-20 | 19-18 | 39-38 | ||
| July 2, 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 21-20 | 19-18 | 40-38 | ||
| July 3, 1988 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 22-20 | 19-18 | 41-38 | ||
| July 4, 1988 | Chicago Cubs 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 22-21 | 19-18 | 41-39 | ||
| July 5, 1988 | Chicago Cubs 0 at San Francisco Giants 9 | W | 23-21 | 19-18 | 42-39 | ||
| July 6, 1988 | Chicago Cubs 0 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 24-21 | 19-18 | 43-39 | ||
| July 8, 1988 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at San Francisco Giants 1 | W | 25-21 | 19-18 | 44-39 | ||
| July 9, 1988 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Francisco Giants 21 | W | 26-21 | 19-18 | 45-39 | ||
| July 10, 1988 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 27-21 | 19-18 | 46-39 | ||
| July 14, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 | L | 27-21 | 19-19 | 46-40 | ||
| July 15, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 | L | 27-21 | 19-20 | 46-41 | ||
| July 16, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 | L | 27-21 | 19-21 | 46-42 | ||
| July 17, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 27-21 | 19-22 | 46-43 | ||
| July 18, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Chicago Cubs 8 | L | 27-21 | 19-23 | 46-44 | ||
| July 19, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 27-21 | 20-23 | 47-44 | ||
| July 20, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 12 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 27-21 | 21-23 | 48-44 | ||
| July 21, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 27-21 | 21-24 | 48-45 | ||
| July 22, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 27-21 | 21-25 | 48-46 | ||
| July 23, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 27-21 | 22-25 | 49-46 | ||
| July 24, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | W | 27-21 | 23-25 | 50-46 | ||
| July 25, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 28-21 | 23-25 | 51-46 | ||
| July 26, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at San Francisco Giants 5 | L | 28-22 | 23-25 | 51-47 | ||
| July 26, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 28-23 | 23-25 | 51-48 | ||
| July 27, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 29-23 | 23-25 | 52-48 | ||
| July 29, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 3 at San Francisco Giants 5 | W | 30-23 | 23-25 | 53-48 | ||
| July 30, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 1 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 31-23 | 23-25 | 54-48 | ||
| July 31, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 32-23 | 23-25 | 55-48 | ||
| July 31, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 33-23 | 23-25 | 56-48 | ||
| August 1, 1988 | Houston Astros 1 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 34-23 | 23-25 | 57-48 | ||
| August 2, 1988 | Houston Astros 13 at San Francisco Giants 10 | L | 34-24 | 23-25 | 57-49 | ||
| August 3, 1988 | Houston Astros 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 34-25 | 23-25 | 57-50 | ||
| August 5, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Atlanta Braves 8 | L | 34-25 | 23-26 | 57-51 | ||
| August 6, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta Braves 7 | L | 34-25 | 23-27 | 57-52 | ||
| August 7, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 14 at Atlanta Braves 4 | W | 34-25 | 24-27 | 58-52 | ||
| August 8, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 34-25 | 25-27 | 59-52 | ||
| August 9, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Houston Astros 3 | L | 34-25 | 25-28 | 59-53 | ||
| August 10, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Houston Astros 0 | W | 34-25 | 26-28 | 60-53 | ||
| August 11, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Houston Astros 0 | W | 34-25 | 27-28 | 61-53 | ||
| August 12, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 | L | 34-25 | 27-29 | 61-54 | ||
| August 13, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | L | 34-25 | 27-30 | 61-55 | ||
| August 14, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 15 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | W | 34-25 | 28-30 | 62-55 | ||
| August 15, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 | L | 34-25 | 28-31 | 62-56 | ||
| August 16, 1988 | New York Mets 13 at San Francisco Giants 6 | L | 34-26 | 28-31 | 62-57 | ||
| August 17, 1988 | New York Mets 0 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 35-26 | 28-31 | 63-57 | ||
| August 18, 1988 | New York Mets 1 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 36-26 | 28-31 | 64-57 | ||
| August 19, 1988 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 37-26 | 28-31 | 65-57 | ||
| August 20, 1988 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 | W | 38-26 | 28-31 | 66-57 | ||
| August 21, 1988 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 39-26 | 28-31 | 67-57 | ||
| August 22, 1988 | Montreal Expos 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 40-26 | 28-31 | 68-57 | ||
| August 23, 1988 | Montreal Expos 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 40-27 | 28-31 | 68-58 | ||
| August 24, 1988 | Montreal Expos 7 at San Francisco Giants 5 | L | 40-28 | 28-31 | 68-59 | ||
| August 26, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 0 at New York Mets 3 | L | 40-28 | 28-32 | 68-60 | ||
| August 27, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 1 at New York Mets 2 | L | 40-28 | 28-33 | 68-61 | ||
| August 28, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 7 at New York Mets 4 | W | 40-28 | 29-33 | 69-61 | ||
| August 29, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | L | 40-28 | 29-34 | 69-62 | ||
| August 30, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 40-28 | 29-35 | 69-63 | ||
| August 31, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 40-28 | 30-35 | 70-63 | ||
| September 2, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 0 at Montreal Expos 10 | L | 40-28 | 30-36 | 70-64 | ||
| September 3, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Montreal Expos 6 | L | 40-28 | 30-37 | 70-65 | ||
| September 4, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Montreal Expos 3 | L | 40-28 | 30-38 | 70-66 | ||
| September 5, 1988 | San Diego Padres 7 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 40-29 | 30-38 | 70-67 | ||
| September 6, 1988 | San Diego Padres 4 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 40-30 | 30-38 | 70-68 | ||
| September 7, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 4 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 40-31 | 30-38 | 70-69 | ||
| September 8, 1988 | Atlanta Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 41-31 | 30-38 | 71-69 | ||
| September 9, 1988 | Houston Astros 4 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 41-32 | 30-38 | 71-70 | ||
| September 10, 1988 | Houston Astros 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 42-32 | 30-38 | 72-70 | ||
| September 11, 1988 | Houston Astros 4 at San Francisco Giants 1 | L | 42-33 | 30-38 | 72-71 | ||
| September 12, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 4 at San Diego Padres 2 | W | 42-33 | 31-38 | 73-71 | ||
| September 13, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 4 at San Diego Padres 1 | W | 42-33 | 32-38 | 74-71 | ||
| September 14, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 6 at San Diego Padres 5 | W | 42-33 | 33-38 | 75-71 | ||
| September 16, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 5 at Houston Astros 4 | W | 42-33 | 34-38 | 76-71 | ||
| September 17, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Houston Astros 2 | W | 42-33 | 35-38 | 77-71 | ||
| September 18, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 10 at Houston Astros 3 | W | 42-33 | 36-38 | 78-71 | ||
| September 19, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 | L | 42-33 | 36-39 | 78-72 | ||
| September 20, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 7 at Atlanta Braves 4 | W | 42-33 | 37-39 | 79-72 | ||
| September 21, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | L | 42-33 | 37-40 | 79-73 | ||
| September 22, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 42-33 | 37-41 | 79-74 | ||
| September 23, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Francisco Giants 0 | L | 42-34 | 37-41 | 79-75 | ||
| September 24, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 42-35 | 37-41 | 79-76 | ||
| September 25, 1988 | Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at San Francisco Giants 2 | W | 43-35 | 37-41 | 80-76 | ||
| September 26, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at San Francisco Giants 2 | L | 43-36 | 37-41 | 80-77 | ||
| September 27, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 44-36 | 37-41 | 81-77 | ||
| September 28, 1988 | Cincinnati Reds 1 at San Francisco Giants 6 | W | 45-36 | 37-41 | 82-77 | ||
| September 30, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 | L | 45-36 | 37-42 | 82-78 | ||
| October 1, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | L | 45-36 | 37-43 | 82-79 | ||
| October 2, 1988 | San Francisco Giants 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 | W | 45-36 | 38-43 | 83-79 |
