1988 Martinsville Phillies Roster
Team Record: 29-41
Finished 4th in the AL's North Division
Manager: Roly de Armas (29-41)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Martinsville, Virginia
Ballpark: Doug English Field
Attendance: 48,980, Avg. 1,399
The Martinsville Phillies of the Appalachian League ended the 1988 season with a record of 29 wins and 41 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.
The Phillies scored 304 runs and conceded 378 runs. Nick Macaluso led Martinsville with 12 home runs John Marshall drove in 45 runs. Al Bennett paced all regular batters with a .284 average. Darrell Lindsey topped the team with 6 wins and a team-best 2.81 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 1988 Martinsville Phillies who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Paul Fletcher, Toby Borland and Donnie Elliott.
Roly de Armas served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Backs | R | R | December 28, 1966 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Kenneth Bean | R | R | August 16, 1968 | 6'1" | 173 | |
| Al Bennett | R | R | January 7, 1969 | 6'4" | 205 | |
| Toby Borland | R | R | May 29, 1969 | 6'6" | 186 | Ruston, LA US |
| Greg Breaux | R | R | March 6, 1970 | 6'1" | 184 | |
| Tim Churchill | R | R | February 2, 1969 | 6'5" | 200 | |
| Dan Coccia | R | October 4, 1969 | 6'4" | 178 | ||
| Matt Current | L | R | July 28, 1970 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Mike Dafforn | R | R | April 22, 1966 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Tom Doyle | L | L | January 20, 1970 | 6'3" | 205 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Donnie Elliott | R | R | September 20, 1968 | 6'4" | 190 | Pasadena, TX US |
| John Escobar | R | R | February 22, 1969 | 6'1" | 162 | |
| Jeff Etheredge | S | R | June 26, 1967 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Paul Fletcher | R | R | January 14, 1967 | 6'1" | 190 | Gallipolis, OH US |
| Reggie Garcia | R | December 30, 1966 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Todd Goergen | S | R | June 22, 1968 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Brian Harper | R | L | July 18, 1967 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Lute Johnson | L | L | May 6, 1969 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Craig Johnston | L | L | February 17, 1970 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Troy Kent | R | R | February 24, 1967 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Antonio Linares | R | R | November 25, 1969 | 6'0" | 160 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Darrell Lindsey | R | R | July 8, 1966 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Bobby Llanos | R | R | October 14, 1970 | 6'3" | 220 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Chris Lowe | R | R | October 16, 1970 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Tony Lozinski | R | R | September 27, 1967 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Nick Macaluso | L | R | July 20, 1967 | 6'1" | 170 | |
| Oswaldo Maracara | R | R | February 20, 1970 | 6'0" | 160 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
| John Marshall | L | R | February 2, 1965 | 5'11" | 175 | Louisville, KY US |
| Eulogio Perez | R | R | March 11, 1970 | 5'11" | 158 | |
| Ed Rosado | S | R | January 25, 1969 | 5'9" | 170 | |
| Victor Rosario | S | R | March 14, 1968 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Calvin Talford | R | R | October 7, 1968 | 6'4" | 180 | |
| Francisco Tejada | R | R | March 2, 1969 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Chris Toney | R | R | March 19, 1970 | |||
| Ray Walker | R | R | November 7, 1969 |
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.
