- Source: 1988 Texas Rangers season
The 1988 Texas Rangers season was the 28th of the Texas Rangers franchise overall, their 17th in Arlington as the Rangers, and the 17th season at Arlington Stadium. The Rangers finished sixth in the American League West with a record of 70 wins and 91 losses.
Offseason
December 13, 1987: Bárbaro Garbey was signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers.
December 21, 1987: Greg A. Harris was released by the Texas Rangers.
March 25, 1988: Mike Loynd was traded by the Rangers to the Houston Astros for Robbie Wine.
Regular season
= Opening Day starters
=Jerry Browne
Steve Buechele
Scott Fletcher
Charlie Hough
Pete Incaviglia
Oddibe McDowell
Pete O'Brien
Larry Parrish
Geno Petralli
Rubén Sierra
= Season standings
== Record vs. opponents
== Detailed records
== Notable transactions
=April 4, 1988: Guy Hoffman was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
July 21, 1988: Jim Sundberg was signed as a free agent by the Rangers.
July 27, 1988: Iván Rodríguez was signed by the Rangers as an amateur free agent.
August 30, 1988: Dale Mohorcic was traded by the Rangers to the New York Yankees for Cecilio Guante.
September 1, 1988: Tom O'Malley was traded by the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Jack Daugherty to the Rangers on September 13.
= Roster
=Game log
Player stats
= Batting
=Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
= Pitching
=Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa
References
1988 Texas Rangers at Baseball Reference
1988 Texas Rangers at Baseball Almanac
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.