1988 Midwest League
Stats
Overall
1st Half
North Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Kenosha |
41 |
27 |
.603 |
- |
| Rockford |
39 |
29 |
.574 |
2 |
| Madison |
33 |
34 |
.493 |
7.5 |
| Appleton |
28 |
38 |
.424 |
12 |
| South Bend |
29 |
41 |
.414 |
13 |
| Wausau |
26 |
41 |
.388 |
14.5 |
| Beloit |
26 |
41 |
.388 |
14.5 |
South Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Cedar Rapids |
46 |
24 |
.657 |
- |
| Clinton |
42 |
24 |
.636 |
2 |
| Waterloo |
40 |
26 |
.606 |
4 |
| Burlington |
37 |
31 |
.544 |
8 |
| Springfield |
32 |
37 |
.464 |
13.5 |
| Peoria |
29 |
40 |
.420 |
16.5 |
| Quad City |
27 |
42 |
.391 |
18.5 |
2nd Half
North Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Rockford |
45 |
27 |
.625 |
- |
| Kenosha |
40 |
32 |
.556 |
5 |
| Beloit |
40 |
33 |
.548 |
5.5 |
| Madison |
32 |
41 |
.438 |
13.5 |
| South Bend |
30 |
40 |
.429 |
14 |
| Appleton |
30 |
44 |
.405 |
16 |
| Wausau |
26 |
47 |
.356 |
19.5 |
South Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Springfield |
49 |
21 |
.700 |
- |
| Cedar Rapids |
41 |
29 |
.586 |
8 |
| Peoria |
41 |
30 |
.577 |
8.5 |
| Waterloo |
38 |
36 |
.514 |
13 |
| Clinton |
36 |
38 |
.486 |
15 |
| Quad City |
33 |
37 |
.471 |
16 |
| Burlington |
23 |
49 |
.319 |
27 |
Postseason
1st round
Kenosha defeats Rockford, 2-0
Cedar Rapids defeats Springfield, 2-0
Championship
Cedar Rapids defeats Kenosha, 3-1
All Star Game
League Changes
Rockford: expansion franchise, new nickname, new affiliation, new stadium (Meinen Field in Blackhawks Park)
South Bend: expansion franchise, new nickname, new affiliation, new stadium (Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium)
Burlington: changed affiliation from Expos to Braves
Post Season All Star Team
C-Lenny Webster, Kenosha
1B-Reggie Jefferson, Cedar Rapids
2B-Rich Casarotti, Burlington
3B-Bob Rose, Quad City
SS-Shawn Gilbert, Kenosha
OF-Jarvis Brown, Kenosha
OF-Jamie Cooper, Clinton
OF-Jeff Forney, Cedar Rapids
DH-Bobby Knecht, Appleton
LHSP-Butch Henry, Cedar Rapids
RHSP-Tom Gordon, Appleton
LHRP-Greg Becker, Springfield
RHRP-Pete Delkus, Kenosha
MVP-Lenny Webster, Kenosha
Prospect of the Year-Tom Gordon, Appleton
Manager-Marc Bombard, Cedar Rapids
Attendence
| Team |
Attendence |
| Peoria |
207,294 |
| South Bend |
171,444 |
| Cedar Rapids |
166,121 |
| Rockford |
158,674 |
| Springfield |
155,416 |
| Clinton |
127,251 |
| Quad City |
115,459 |
| Beloit |
96,616 |
| Madison |
88,343 |
| Waterloo |
87,819 |
| Appleton |
85,310 |
| Burlington |
78,308 |
| Kenosha |
64,285 |
| Wausau |
55,255 |