1988 San Jose Giants Roster
Team Record: 91-52
Finished 2nd in the CL's North Division
Manager: Duane Espy (91-52)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 108,386, Avg. 1,516
Playoffs - Stockton Ports 3 games, San Jose Giants 2
The San Jose Giants of the California League ended the 1988 season with a record of 91 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.
The Giants topped the league with 836 runs. San Jose surrendered 563 runs. Mark Leonard paced the squad with 15 home runs and drove in 118 runs, while leading all regular batters by hitting .345. Tom Meagher led the team with 17 wins, and Eric Gunderson registered a 2.66 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Steve Decker, Eric Gunderson, Gil Heredia, Erik Johnson, Mark Leonard, Jim McNamara and Russ Swan were all players from the 1988 San Jose Giants who played in the Majors during their careers.
Duane Espy served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Aldrete | L | L | January 1, 1965 | 5'11" | 185 | Carmel, CA US |
| Paul Blair | S | R | May 14, 1964 | 5'11" | 160 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Daron Connelly | R | August 21, 1964 | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Greg Conner | R | R | September 28, 1963 | 6'2" | 210 | US, US |
| Ty Dabney | L | R | August 23, 1962 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Steve Decker | R | R | October 25, 1965 | 6'3" | 205 | Rock Island, IL US |
| Scott Goins | R | R | December 24, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Eric Gunderson | R | L | March 29, 1966 | 6'0" | 175 | Portland, OR US |
| Gil Heredia | R | R | October 26, 1965 | 6'1" | 190 | Nogales, AZ US |
| Tom Hostetler | R | R | October 10, 1964 | 5'10" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Daijiro Johdo | S | R | 5'11" | 167 | ||
| Erik Johnson | R | R | October 11, 1965 | 5'11" | 175 | Oakland, CA US |
| Gary Jones | S | R | September 26, 1964 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Jeff Kaiser | S | R | September 14, 1966 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Mark Leonard | L | R | August 14, 1964 | 6'1" | 195 | Mountain View, CA US |
| Koji Maeda | L | L | October 27, 1964 | 6'0" | 159 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Jim Malseed | R | R | June 9, 1965 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Jim McNamara | L | R | June 10, 1965 | 6'4" | 210 | Nashua, NH US |
| Tom Meagher | R | June 1, 1963 | 6'2" | 195 | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Kevin Meier | R | R | February 20, 1966 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| William Mijares | R | R | June 3, 1965 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Scott Murray | R | R | March 21, 1965 | 5'11" | 187 | |
| Dave Patterson | R | R | June 15, 1964 | 5'11" | 175 | Jackson, MS US |
| Montie Phillips | R | R | January 23, 1965 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Eric Pilkington | L | June 5, 1964 | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Gregg Ritchie | L | L | January 25, 1964 | 6'0" | 180 | Washington, DC US |
| Doug Robertson | S | R | April 16, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Tod Ronson | L | R | June 21, 1966 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Ken Suzuki | L | R | January 13, 1970 | 6'3" | 195 | Koshigaya, Saitama JP |
| Russ Swan | L | L | January 3, 1964 | 6'4" | 210 | Fremont, CA US |
| Ray Velasquez | R | October 17, 1966 | 6'0" | 190 | US, US | |
| Mike Villa | L | R | July 6, 1964 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Masanori Yamamoto | R | R | May 13, 1968 | 6'0" | 165 | Haibara-gun, Shizuoka JP |
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.
