The 1988 Cubs finished 77-85, in fourth place and 24 games behind the division winning New York Mets. Somehow, those Cubs had five All-Stars despite being a fairly pedestrian team. Andre Dawson and Ryne Sandberg were elected as starters. Vance Law, Shawon Dunston and Greg Maddux were all picked as reserves. Maddux was on his way his first big season, so that one makes sense. It’s hard to imagine Dunston and Law as All-Stars in modern baseball unless they were elected by the fans as starters.
1988 was the first season under Don Zimmer.