1988 Fresno Suns Roster
Team Record: 53-89
Finished 4th in the CL's North Division
Manager: Dean Treanor (53-89)
Location: Fresno, California
Ballpark: John Euless Park
Attendance: 34,734, Avg. 489
The Fresno Suns of the California League ended the 1988 season with a record of 53 wins and 89 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.
The Suns plated 596 runs, worst in the league, and yielded 836 runs. Ernie Young paced Fresno with 13 home runs Tony Triplett drove in 62 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .266 average. Rocco Buffolino paced the team with 9 wins, while recorded a 3.69 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1988 Fresno Suns who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ralph Citarella, Julio Cruz, Andy Rincon, Terry Whitfield, Dwayne Murphy and Mike Richardt.
Dean Treanor served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Banning | R | R | May 3, 1961 | 6'1" | 190 | Englewood, CO US |
| John Barry | R | R | December 12, 1963 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Jeff Battaglia | R | R | April 7, 1963 | 6'4" | 210 | |
| Tom Bell | R | R | October 27, 1962 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Frank Bellino | L | R | February 23, 1963 | 6'0" | 195 | Pasadena, CA US |
| John Bilello | R | 6'3" | 195 | |||
| Steve Bowden | R | November 19, 1965 | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Frank Bryan | R | February 24, 1967 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Rocco Buffolino | R | R | November 12, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Ralph Citarella | R | R | February 7, 1958 | 6'0" | 180 | East Orange, NJ US |
| Marc Combs | L | R | July 18, 1962 | 5'9" | 150 | Fresno, CA US |
| Brad Comstock | R | October 8, 1964 | 6'0" | 197 | ||
| Tim Cota | R | October 14, 1964 | 6'2" | 215 | ||
| Julio Cruz | S | R | December 2, 1954 | 5'9" | 165 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Eric Erickson | L | L | October 31, 1961 | 6'4" | 200 | Santa Monica, CA US |
| Kim Flowers | R | R | May 30, 1965 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Brad Fontes | R | R | December 10, 1967 | 6'0" | 181 | |
| Gary Geiger | R | R | October 30, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Scott Goins | R | R | December 24, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Dave Grilione | S | R | June 3, 1968 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Todd Hawkins | R | R | October 10, 1964 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Steve Hecht | L | R | November 12, 1965 | 5'9" | 165 | Palm Springs, CA US |
| Chuck Higson | R | November 5, 1963 | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Jon Hobbs | R | R | September 23, 1964 | 5'10" | 200 | |
| Linty Ingram | R | R | August 25, 1965 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Kelly Maebe | L | May 1, 1968 | 5'10" | 173 | ||
| Jim Malseed | R | R | June 9, 1965 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Katsumi Manabe | R | July 25, 1968 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Joe Mancini | L | R | December 15, 1965 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Naoji Miyauchi | R | R | June 19, 1967 | 6'0" | 185 | Miyoshi-gun, Tokushima JP |
| Martin Montano | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| David Monteiro | L | L | 5'10" | 185 | ||
| Dwayne Murphy | L | R | March 18, 1955 | 6'1" | 185 | Merced, CA US |
| Dave Nash | R | R | April 11, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Tracey Pancoski | R | L | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Mike Richardt | R | R | May 24, 1958 | 6'0" | 170 | North Hollywood, CA US |
| Andy Rincon | R | R | March 5, 1959 | 6'3" | 195 | Monterey Park, CA US |
| Rob Rowen | L | 6'6" | 225 | |||
| Dan Simonds | R | R | February 7, 1965 | 6'1" | 190 | Boston, MA US |
| Dean Treanor | L | R | December 8, 1947 | 5'10" | 150 | San Luis Obispo, CA US |
| Tony Triplett | R | R | August 31, 1960 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Michael Villasenor | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Terry Whitfield | L | R | January 12, 1953 | 6'1" | 197 | Blythe, CA US |
| Hiroshi Yagi | R | R | June 8, 1965 | 6'0" | 170 | Tamano, Okayama JP |
| Ernie Young | S | R | December 13, 1965 | 6'1" | 185 |
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.
