1988 Knoxville Blue Jays Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 75-69
Finished 3rd in the SL's West Division
Manager: Barry Foote (75-69)
Affiliation: Toronto Blue Jays
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Ballpark: Smithson Stadium
Attendance: 87,434, Avg. 1,214
1988 Knoxville Blue Jays Statistics

The Knoxville Blue Jays of the Southern League ended the 1988 season with a record of 75 wins and 69 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.

The Blue Jays tallied 559 runs and allowed 531 runs. Francisco Cabrera paced Knoxville with 20 home runs Domingo Martínez recorded 70 runs batted in. Francisco Cabrera topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .284 clip. Steve Cummings led the team with 14 wins, while Alex Sanchez recorded a 2.54 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Members of the 1988 Knoxville Blue Jays who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Kevin Batiste, Derek Bell, Willie Blair, Francisco Cabrera, Tony Castillo, Steve Cummings, Carlos Diaz, José Escobar, Junior Félix, Webster Garrison, Juan Guzmán, Darren Hall, Xavier Hernandez, Glenallen Hill, Vince Horsman, Shawn Jeter, Domingo Martínez, Stu Pederson, Tom Quinlan, Alex Sanchez, Matt Stark, Mark Whiten and Woody Williams.

Barry Foote served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Darren BalsleyROctober 27, 19646'3"205Newport Beach, CA US
Kevin BatisteRROctober 21, 19666'2"178Galveston, TX US
Kash BeauchampRRJanuary 8, 19636'3"165Bartlesville, OK US
Derek BellRRDecember 11, 19686'2"200Tampa, FL US
Omar BencomoRRJune 26, 19646'2"195Barinas, Barinas VE
Willie BlairRRDecember 18, 19656'1"185Paintsville, KY US
Hugh BrinsonRRNovember 30, 19636'0"195
Francisco CabreraRROctober 10, 19666'4"195Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Tony CastilloLLMarch 1, 19635'10"177Quibor, Lara VE
Steve CummingsSRJuly 15, 19646'2"200Houston, TX US
Hector De La CruzRROctober 12, 19656'2"155Sabana Perdida, Villa Mella DO
Carlos DiazRRDecember 24, 19646'3"190Jersey City, NJ US
José EscobarRROctober 30, 19605'10"140La Sabana, Vargas VE
Junior FélixSROctober 3, 19676'0"170Laguna Salada, Valverde DO
Lindsay FosterSRFebruary 7, 19676'3"175Greensboro, NC US
Webster GarrisonRRAugust 24, 19655'11"170Marrero, LA US
Juan GuzmánRROctober 28, 19665'11"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Darren HallRRJuly 14, 19646'3"205Marysville, OH US
Xavier HernandezLRAugust 16, 19656'2"185Port Arthur, TX US
Glenallen HillRRMarch 22, 19656'3"210Santa Cruz, CA US
Vince HorsmanRLMarch 9, 19676'2"175Halifax, NS CA
Kennedy InfanteRRJanuary 5, 19665'10"168, Aragua VE
Shawn JeterLRJune 28, 19666'2"185Shreveport, LA US
Chris JonesRRDecember 17, 19636'1"185
Mike JonesRRDecember 21, 19636'2"185
Speedboat JonesLLJuly 26, 19666'4"178
Jimy KellyRRJuly 13, 19706'0"150
Omar MalaveRRJanuary 17, 19636'3"154Cumana, Sucre VE
Domingo MartínezRRAugust 4, 19656'2"215Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Glen McElroyRRMarch 18, 19645'10"180
Steve MumawLAugust 9, 19636'0"180
Steve OliverioRDecember 19, 19616'2"175
Stu PedersonLLJanuary 28, 19606'0"185Palo Alto, CA US
Tom QuinlanRRMarch 27, 19686'3"200St. Paul, MN US
Ken RiversRRMay 20, 19656'0"195
Alex SanchezRRApril 8, 19666'2"185Concord, CA US
Earl SandersRRMay 5, 19656'4"220
Doug SchererRJuly 18, 19616'4"185
John SheaRLJune 23, 19666'6"210Willimantic, CT US
Matt StarkRRJanuary 21, 19656'4"225Whittier, CA US
Mark WhitenSRNovember 25, 19666'3"210Pensacola, FL US
Woody WilliamsRRAugust 19, 19666'0"180Houston, TX US

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.




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