1988 Houston Astros season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Houston Astros
season = 1988
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1962
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = The Astrodome
y4 = 1965
city = Houston, Texas
y5 = 1962
owners = John McMullen
general managers = Bill Wood
managers =Hal Lanier
television = KTXH
HSE
radio = KTRH
(Bill Brown, Milo Hamilton, Larry Dierker, Bruce Gietzen, Bill Worrell)
KBUC
(Orlando Sanchez-Diego, Rolando Becerra)|

The Houston Astros' 1988 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Regular season

tandings

Notable transactions

*January 8, 1988: Joaquin Andujar was signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/andujjo01.shtml]
*March 10, 1988: Ernie Camacho was signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros. [ http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/camacer01.shtml]
*July 23, 1988: Casey Candaele was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Houston Astros for Mark Bailey. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/candaca01.shtml]
*August 31, 1988: Bob Forsch was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Houston Astros for Denny Walling. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/forscbo01.shtml]

Draft picks

*June 1, 1988: Dave Silvestri was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed October 18, 1988. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/silveda01.shtml]
* June 1, 1988: Kenny Lofton was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 17th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Lofton signed on June 16, 1988.

Game log