The Boston Red Sox won the American League East Division in 1988 with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses. At the end of the 1988 season Wade Boggs became the first player in Major League history, or at least since since 1901, to collect 200 or more hits in six consecutive years. Boggs had a batting Avg. of .366 including 45 doubles in the 1988 season while Mike Greenwell lead the Red Sox with 22 Home Runs just ahead of Dwight Evans 21 Home Runs for 1988. 21 Boston Red Sox Team Leaders - 37 Ed Romero - 70 Roger Clemens - 96 Todd Benzinger - 125 Bruce Hurst - 152 Jody Reed RC - 189 Wes Gardner - 200 Wade Boggs - 245 Rich Gedman - 269 Ellis Burks RC - 299 Steve Crawford - 326 Al Nipper - 354 Marc Sullivan - 377 Sam Horn - 388 Wade Boggs AS - 394 Roger Clemens AS - 414 John McNamara - 442 Tom Bolton - 470 Dwight Evans - 493 Mike Greenwell - 525 Marty Barrett - 573 Bob Stanley - 599 Calvin Schiraldi - 653 Jeff Sellers - 662 Jim Rice TBC - 675 Jim Rice - 704 Dennis Boyd - 733 Spike Owen - 757 John Marzano - 784 Joe Sambito |
| Sports cards collecting tips: A key thing to remember when building your baseball cards and or other sports cards collection is that the condition of the baseball cards or other sports cards is very important to it’s value or selling price. Make sure to protect your cards with the proper card supplies every time. If you ever think of selling your baseball cards, football cards, or other card collection your top condition cards will always get better prices than cards that are not in top condition regardless if they are old or new when you put them up for sale. There is no right or wrong baseball cards to collect. Many people collect cards made by Topps or Upper Deck but there have been many manufacturers over the years and even the ones that are no longer in business anymore like Fleer or Pinnacle are collected by many collectors. Some people buy only new cards while other buy only old baseball cards. Price or what a price guide says a card is worth should not be the only or even the main factor in what you collect. The way to have the most fun with the hobby is to collect what you like and how you like and not what someone else says they think you should collect. Many collectors like to buy baseball cards by the pack or box and get a thrill out of hitting their favorite player or that hard to find card insert card. Others like to collect team sets or cards of their home town players and yet other collect factory sets . Collecting baseball cards, football cards, basketball cards, or any other type of sports trading card can be a life long hobby so just have fun with what you collect and enjoy your hobby. The Baseball Card Shop - 1891 E. State Hermitage PA 16148 - 724-981-4443 - Baseball Cards and Sports Cards For All Collectors - Baseball Cards - Football Cards - Basketball Cards - Hockey Cards - Collecting Supplies - www.baseballcardshop.net ------- email info@baseballcardshop.net Copyright © 1999-2012 The Baseball Card Shop, 1891 E. State St. Hermitage PA 16148. All rights reserved. Celebrating 23 Years In Business 1989-2012 |