1988 Chattanooga Lookouts Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 81-62
Finished 1st in the SL's West Division
Manager: Tom Runnells (81-62)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Ballpark: Joe Engel Stadium
Attendance: 136,921, Avg. 1,915
1988 Chattanooga Lookouts Statistics

Playoffs - Chattanooga Lookouts 3 games, Memphis Chicks 1
Finals - Chattanooga Lookouts 3 games, Greenville Braves 1

The Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League ended the 1988 season with a record of 81 wins and 62 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Lookouts yielded 485 runs, fewest in the league. Chattanooga plated 586 runs. Eddie Vargas and Keith Lockhart paced the team with 12 home runs apiece. Keith Lockhart accounted for 67 RBI. Darrell Pruitt and Chris Jones led batters with significant playing time with a .271 average. Chris Hammond topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 1.73 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Keith Lockhart, Mike Roesler, Nate Snell, Lary Sorensen, Eddie Vargas, Keith Brown, Chris Hammond, Joe Oliver, Chris Jones, Ron Oester, Don Wakamatsu, Gino Minutelli, Ed Taubensee, Eddie Milner, Scott Scudder, Jeff Richardson and Mike Smith were all players from the 1988 Chattanooga Lookouts who played in the Majors during their careers.

Tom Runnells served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Keith BrownSRFebruary 14, 19646'4"215Flagstaff, AZ US
Joe BrunoRROctober 29, 19635'10"160
Brad BruskyRJanuary 29, 19636'1"200
Phil DaleRAugust 8, 19626'3"210
Tony DeFrancescoRRApril 24, 19635'11"190Bronx, NY US
Tim DeitzRNovember 25, 19626'3"190
Brian FinleyLLMay 18, 19635'9"170
Mark GermannSRFebruary 1, 19645'11"165
Chris HammondLLJanuary 21, 19666'1"190Atlanta, GA US
Jim JeffersonRRAugust 8, 19626'3"195
Chris JonesRRDecember 16, 19656'2"200Utica, NY US
Joe LazorRLApril 5, 19656'4"207
Keith LockhartLRNovember 10, 19645'10"170Whittier, CA US
Joel LonoLNovember 21, 19625'11"180
Timber MeadRRJanuary 22, 19656'3"195
Eddie MilnerLLMay 21, 19555'11"173Columbus, OH US
Gino MinutelliLLMay 23, 19646'0"180Wilmington, DE US
Angelo NunleyRRJune 5, 19645'10"150St. Louis, MO US
Ron OesterSRMay 5, 19566'2"185Cincinnati, OH US
Joe OliverRRJuly 24, 19656'3"215Memphis, TN US
Darrell PruittRRNovember 3, 19635'8"170Topeka, KS US
Buddy PryorRRSeptember 22, 19615'11"185Hayward, CA US
Luis ReynaLRApril 29, 19645'11"155
Jeff RichardsonRRAugust 26, 19656'2"175Grand Island, NE US
Darren RileyLROctober 4, 19656'2"165
Mike RoeslerRRSeptember 12, 19636'5"195Fort Wayne, IN US
Scott ScudderRRFebruary 14, 19686'2"180Paris, TX US
Mike SmithRROctober 31, 19636'3"180San Antonio, TX US
Nate SnellRRSeptember 2, 19526'4"190Orangeburg, SC US
Lary SorensenRROctober 4, 19556'2"200Detroit, MI US
Ed TaubenseeLROctober 31, 19686'4"205Beeville, TX US
Eddie VargasRRFebruary 23, 19596'4"205Guanica, PR
Don WakamatsuRRFebruary 22, 19636'2"200Hood River, OR US
Bernie WalkerLRJune 18, 19645'10"190

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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