The 1988 Atlanta Braves team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1988 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1988 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1988 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Atlanta Braves primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
38 | Jim Acker | 6-02 | 212 | Right | Right | 1958-09-24 |
40 | Jose Alvarez | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Right | 1956-04-12 |
30 | Paul Assenmacher | 6-03 | 200 | Left | Left | 1960-12-10 |
50 | Kevin Blankenship | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1963-01-26 |
37 | Joe Boever | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Right | 1960-10-04 |
36 | Chuck Cary | 6-04 | 210 | Left | Left | 1960-03-03 |
43 | Kevin Coffman | 6-02 | 175 | Right | Right | 1965-01-19 |
48 | Gary Eave | 6-04 | 200 | Right | Right | 1963-07-22 |
13 | Juan Eichelberger | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1953-10-21 |
47 | Tom Glavine | 6-01 | 190 | Left | Left | 1966-03-25 |
49 | German Jimenez | 5-11 | 200 | Left | Left | 1962-12-05 |
26 | Rick Mahler | 6-01 | 202 | Right | Right | 1953-08-05 |
31 | Ed Olwine | 6-02 | 165 | Left | Left | 1958-05-28 |
45 | Charlie Puleo | 6-03 | 200 | Right | Right | 1955-02-07 |
25 | Pete Smith | 6-02 | 200 | Right | Right | 1966-02-27 |
34 | Zane Smith | 6-02 | 195 | Left | Left | 1960-12-28 |
57, 29 | John Smoltz | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1967-05-15 |
42 | Bruce Sutter | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1953-01-08 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
20 | Bruce Benedict | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1955-08-18 |
8 | Jody Davis | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1956-11-12 |
9 | Ozzie Virgil | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Right | 1956-12-07 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
32 | Jeff Blauser | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Right | 1965-11-08 |
5 | Ron Gant | 6-00 | 192 | Right | Right | 1965-03-02 |
18 | Damaso Garcia | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Right | 1957-02-07 |
17 | Mark Lemke | 5-09 | 167 | Right | Both | 1965-08-13 |
27 | Jim Morrison | 5-11 | 182 | Right | Right | 1952-09-23 |
24 | Ken Oberkfell | 6-00 | 210 | Right | Left | 1956-05-04 |
28 | Gerald Perry | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Left | 1960-10-30 |
12 | Paul Runge | 6-00 | 175 | Right | Right | 1958-05-21 |
23 | Ted Simmons | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Both | 1949-08-09 |
14 | Andres Thomas | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1963-11-10 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
19, 29 | Terry Blocker | 6-02 | 195 | Left | Left | 1959-08-18 |
16 | Tommy Gregg | 6-01 | 190 | Left | Left | 1963-07-29 |
22 | Ken Griffey | 6-00 | 200 | Left | Left | 1950-04-10 |
1 | Albert Hall | 5-11 | 155 | Right | Both | 1958-03-07 |
10 | Dion James | 6-01 | 170 | Left | Left | 1962-11-09 |
3 | Dale Murphy | 6-05 | 215 | Right | Right | 1956-03-12 |
15 | Gary Roenicke | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1954-12-05 |
4 | Jerry Royster | 6-00 | 165 | Right | Right | 1952-10-18 |
6 | Lonnie Smith | 5-09 | 170 | Right | Right | 1955-12-22 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1988 Atlanta Braves Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1988 Atlanta Braves played 160 games during the regular season, won 54 games, lost 106 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Park Factors: 105/107) where 848,089 fans witnessed their 1988 Braves finish the season with a .338 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1988 Atlanta Braves Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Atlanta Braves salary list, a 1988 Atlanta Braves uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Atlanta Braves primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1988 Atlanta Braves Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?