1988 El Paso Diablos Roster
Team Record: 74-60
Finished 1st in the TL's West Division
Manager: Dave Machemer (74-60)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers
Location: El Paso, Texas
Ballpark: Dudley Field
Attendance: 207,236, Avg. 3,093
Playoffs - El Paso Diablos 2 games, San Antonio Missions 0
Finals - Tulsa Drillers 4 games, El Paso Diablos 2
The El Paso Diablos of the Texas League ended the 1988 season with a record of 74 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Diablos plated 839 runs, tops in the circuit. El Paso conceded 767 runs. Greg Vaughn paced the squad with 28 home runs, while Gary Sheffield, Joe Mitchell and George Canale each walloped 15 or more also. Greg Vaughn drove in 105 runs. Mario Monico led all regular batters by hitting .342. Daniel Scarpetta topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 4.46 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Members of the 1988 El Paso Diablos who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jeff Peterek, Jim Hunter, Gary Sheffield, Donnie Scott, Bill Spiers, Ralph Citarella, George Canale, Greg Vaughn, Bill Mooneyham, Randy Veres, Matías Carrillo and Doug Henry.
Dave Machemer served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ambrose | R | R | May 2, 1965 | 6'4" | 215 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
| Roy Anderson | R | R | January 14, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Barry Bass | R | April 3, 1961 | 6'0" | 175 | , US | |
| Jamie Brisco | R | March 4, 1962 | 6'4" | 210 | Fresno, CA US | |
| Todd Brown | R | R | October 15, 1963 | 6'2" | 215 | |
| George Canale | L | R | August 11, 1965 | 6'1" | 190 | Memphis, TN US |
| Matías Carrillo | L | L | February 24, 1963 | 5'11" | 185 | Los Mochis, Sinaloa MX |
| Alan Cartwright | L | L | January 20, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Tim Casey | L | L | July 26, 1962 | 5'10" | 190 | McMinnville, OR US |
| Ralph Citarella | R | R | February 7, 1958 | 6'0" | 180 | East Orange, NJ US |
| Rob DeWolf | L | L | July 5, 1963 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Keith Fleming | R | May 2, 1964 | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Doug Henry | R | R | December 10, 1963 | 6'4" | 185 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Kent Hetrick | R | May 28, 1964 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Rob Hicks | R | June 2, 1962 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Jim Hunter | R | R | June 22, 1964 | 6'3" | 205 | Jersey City, NJ US |
| Pete Kendrick | L | January 4, 1961 | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Frank Mattox | S | R | June 30, 1962 | 5'8" | 158 | |
| Charles McGrew | L | R | 5'11" | 195 | ||
| Adrian Meagher | R | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Joe Mitchell | R | R | February 12, 1962 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Mario Monico | L | L | March 6, 1963 | 5'10" | 175 | |
| Bill Mooneyham | R | R | August 16, 1960 | 6'0" | 175 | Livermore, CA US |
| Jeff Peterek | R | R | September 22, 1962 | 6'2" | 195 | Michigan City, IN US |
| Kevin Price | R | July 17, 1962 | 6'3" | 195 | Roseville, CA US | |
| Ed Puig | L | L | October 16, 1965 | 5'10" | 183 | Michigan City, IN US |
| Angel Rodriguez | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Alan Sadler | R | R | September 6, 1961 | 6'4" | 216 | Salinas, KS US |
| Daniel Scarpetta | L | 6'2" | 192 | |||
| Donnie Scott | S | R | August 16, 1961 | 5'11" | 185 | Dunedin, FL US |
| Ramon Serna | R | R | December 1, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Casas Grandes, Chihuahua MX |
| Gary Sheffield | R | R | November 18, 1968 | 5'11" | 190 | Tampa, FL US |
| Erik Sonberg | L | 6'2" | 195 | |||
| Bill Spiers | L | R | June 5, 1966 | 6'2" | 190 | Orangeburg, SC US |
| Tim Torricelli | R | R | November 11, 1964 | 5'8" | 175 | Jacksonville, IL US |
| Greg Vaughn | R | R | July 3, 1965 | 6'0" | 195 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Randy Veres | R | R | November 25, 1965 | 6'3" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Brad Wheeler | L | March 5, 1962 | 6'4" | 225 | ||
| Fred Williams | R | R | June 12, 1962 | 5'10" | 170 |
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.
