1988 Atlanta Braves Roster

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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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1988 Atlanta Braves Roster

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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
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
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
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
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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:

1988 Atlanta Braves
Opening Day Starters

Damaso Garcia
Ken Griffey
Dion James
Rick Mahler
Dale Murphy
Ken Oberkfell
Gerald Perry
Andres Thomas
Ozzie Virgil

1988 Atlanta Braves
Most Games by Position

C Ozzie Virgil (96)
1B Gerald Perry (141)
2B Ron Gant (122)
3B Ken Oberkfell (113)
SS Andres Thomas (150)
LF Dion James (86)
CF Albert Hall (63)
RF Dale Murphy (156)
  
SP Tom Glavine
SP Rick Mahler
SP Pete Smith
SP Zane Smith
  
RP Jim Acker
RP Jose Alvarez
RP Paul Assenmacher
RP Juan Eichelberger
RP Charlie Puleo
CL Bruce Sutter

1988 Atlanta Braves
Salaries

Dale Murphy $2,000,000.00
Bruce Sutter $1,729,167.00
Ozzie Virgil $900,000.00
Rick Mahler $737,500.00
Ken Oberkfell $725,000.00
Damaso Garcia $691,507.00
Bruce Benedict $665,000.00
Ken Griffey $500,000.00
Ted Simmons $470,000.00
Lonnie Smith $450,000.00
Zane Smith $450,000.00
Jim Acker $435,000.00
Gerald Perry $425,000.00
Gary Roenicke $380,000.00
Dion James $360,000.00
Albert Hall $250,000.00
Charlie Puleo $195,000.00
Andres Thomas $110,000.00
Paul Runge $107,500.00
Paul Assenmacher $81,000.00
Ed Olwine $79,000.00
Chuck Cary $78,000.00
Terry Blocker $70,000.00
Jeff Blauser $67,000.00
Kevin Coffman $65,000.00
Ron Gant $65,000.00
Tom Glavine $65,000.00
Pete Smith $65,000.00
Gary Eave $62,500.00
Tommy Gregg $62,500.00
John Smoltz $62,500.00

1988 Atlanta Braves
Uniform Numbers

#1 Albert Hall
#3 Dale Murphy
#4 Jerry Royster
#5 Ron Gant
#6 Lonnie Smith
#8 Jody Davis
#9 Ozzie Virgil
#10 Dion James
#12 Paul Runge
#13 Juan Eichelberger
#14 Andres Thomas
#15 Gary Roenicke
#16 Tommy Gregg
#17 Mark Lemke
#18 Damaso Garcia
#19 Terry Blocker
#20 Bruce Benedict
#22 Ken Griffey
#23 Ted Simmons
#24 Ken Oberkfell
#25 Pete Smith
#26 Rick Mahler
#27 Jim Morrison
#28 Gerald Perry
#29 Terry Blocker
#29 John Smoltz
#30 Paul Assenmacher
#31 Ed Olwine
#32 Jeff Blauser
#34 Zane Smith
#36 Chuck Cary
#37 Joe Boever
#38 Jim Acker
#40 Jose Alvarez
#42 Bruce Sutter
#43 Kevin Coffman
#45 Charlie Puleo
#47 Tom Glavine
#48 Gary Eave
#49 German Jimenez
#50 Kevin Blankenship
#57 John Smoltz

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)?