1988 Bristol Tigers Roster
Team Record: 46-27
Finished 2nd in the AL's South Division
Manager: Rick Magnante (46-27)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Bristol, Virginia
Ballpark: DeVault Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 20,224, Avg. 554
Playoffs - Kingsport Mets 1 game, Bristol Tigers 0 - One-game playoff for South title.
The Bristol Tigers of the Appalachian League ended the 1988 season with a record of 46 wins and 27 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.
The Tigers topped the league with 456 runs, fueled by 62 home runs. Bristol allowed 311 runs. Mickey Delas and Tom Aldrich paced the squad with 10 home runs apiece. Tom Aldrich drove in 49 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .338. Rusty Meacham paced the team with 9 wins and a team-best 1.44 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1988 Bristol Tigers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Rich Rowland, Rusty Meacham, Kurt Knudsen, Rico Brogna, Rudy Pemberton and John Kiely.
Rick Magnante served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Aldrich | R | R | February 2, 1965 | 6'2" | 230 | |
| Marcos Betances | R | December 8, 1967 | 6'1" | 166 | ||
| Doug Biggs | L | L | October 3, 1968 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Tim Brader | L | July 9, 1967 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Rico Brogna | L | L | April 18, 1970 | 6'2" | 205 | Turners Falls, MA US |
| Benny Castillo | R | R | July 15, 1966 | 6'1" | 192 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Mike Davidson | R | R | September 2, 1966 | 6'3" | 190 | Lansing, MI US |
| Mickey Delas | R | R | January 21, 1967 | 6'4" | 220 | |
| Juan Estevez | S | R | June 12, 1969 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Ed Ferm | R | R | September 16, 1968 | 6'3" | 200 | |
| Bobby Frassa | R | R | February 2, 1967 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Chris Gollehon | R | R | May 13, 1970 | 6'2" | 185 | Fort Walton Beach, FL US |
| Jim Hayes | R | R | October 5, 1968 | 6'3" | 180 | |
| Francisco Henriquez | R | R | October 4, 1969 | 6'1" | 153 | |
| Beau Hill | R | R | June 12, 1966 | 5'11" | 167 | |
| Ron Howard | S | R | March 15, 1967 | 5'11" | 170 | Downey, CA US |
| Mike Jones | R | R | March 7, 1966 | 6'2" | 195 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
| John Kiely | R | R | October 4, 1964 | 6'3" | 210 | Boston, MA US |
| Kurt Knudsen | R | R | February 20, 1967 | 6'2" | 185 | Arlington Heights, IL US |
| Mike Koller | R | R | October 20, 1968 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Carlos Maldonado | R | R | February 3, 1971 | 5'10" | 170 | Caguas, PR |
| Rusty Meacham | R | R | January 27, 1968 | 6'3" | 155 | Stuart, FL US |
| Paul Nozling | L | L | April 13, 1967 | 6'6" | 220 | |
| Freddy Padilla | R | R | January 23, 1970 | 6'2" | 163 | |
| Rudy Pemberton | R | R | December 17, 1969 | 6'1" | 185 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Mike Rendina | L | L | September 28, 1970 | 6'4" | 215 | La Mesa, CA US |
| Brett Roach | R | R | March 1, 1966 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Jose Rojas | ||||||
| Julio Rosa | R | R | April 13, 1969 | 6'3" | 170 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Rich Rowland | R | R | February 25, 1964 | 6'1" | 210 | Cloverdale, CA US |
| Blaine Rudolph | R | R | August 2, 1967 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Kurt Shea | R | R | September 4, 1968 | 6'5" | 188 | |
| Eric Shoup | R | R | April 20, 1966 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Tookie Spann | R | R | February 18, 1967 | 6'2" | 200 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Bob Thomas | R | October 31, 1965 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Duane Walker | R | R | March 14, 1966 | 6'2" | 190 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
