- 1988 Chicago Cubs season
MLB yearly infobox alt
name=Chicago Cubs
season=1988
misc=
logo=Chicago Cubs Logo.png
current league=National League
y1=1876
division=Eastern Division
y2=1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark=Wrigley Field
y4=1916
city=Chicago, Illinois
y5=1876
owners=Tribune Company
general managers =Jim Frey
managers=Don Zimmer
television =WGN-TV /Superstation WGN
(Harry Caray , Steve Stone,Dewayne Staats )
radio = WGN
(Harry Caray ,Dave Nelson ,Dewayne Staats )
espntn=chc
brtn=CHC|The
Chicago Cubs ' 1988 season involved the Cubs finishing in fourth place in theNational League East with a record of 77-85, 24 games behind theNew York Mets . It was also the year that the lights went on atWrigley Field for the first time ever, when they defeated the Mets, 6-4 on August 9.Offseason
*October 23, 1987: Dickie Noles was returned to the Chicago Cubs by the Detroit Tigers as part of earlier loan. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nolesdi01.shtml Dickie Noles Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 8, 1987: Lee Smith was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Boston Red Sox for Al Nipper and Calvin Schiraldi. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithle02.shtml Lee Smith Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 14, 1987: Vance Law was signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lawva01.shtml Vance Law Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*February 12, 1988:Goose Gossage was traded by the San Diego Padres with Ray Hayward to the Chicago Cubs for Keith Moreland and Mike Brumley. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gossari01.shtml Rich Gossage Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*March 31, 1988: Mike Bielecki was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Curtis (minors). [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bielemi01.shtml]Regular season
eason standings
Transactions
July 15, 1988:
Jim Sundberg was released by the Chicago Cubs. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sundbji01.shtml Jim Sundberg Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]Roster
Relief pitchers
Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]* Class AAA:
Iowa Cubs (American Association;Pete Mackanin , manager)
* Class AA:Pittsfield Cubs (Eastern League;Jim Essian , manager)
* Class A:Winston-Salem Spirits (Carolina League ;Jay Loviglio , manager)
* Class A:Peoria Chiefs (Midwest League ;Jim Tracy , manager)
* Class A:Charleston Wheelers (South Atlantic League ;Brad Mills , manager)
* Class SS-A:Geneva Cubs (New York-Penn League ;Bill Hayes , manager)
* Rookie:Wytheville Cubs (Appalachian League ;Steve Roadcap , manager)References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1988.shtml 1988 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]
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