The Philadelphia Wings were one of the original four franchises in the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League, joining the New Jersey Saints, Washington Wave, and Baltimore Thunder in 1987. The Wings were still in a growing phase in 1988 and recorded 3 wins and 6 losses that season. Once again, though, the team was able to draw in fans, with a home attendance of 48,910 (over 12,000 per game). Star player Mike French moved upstairs into the Wings' general manager's chair during the year.

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• The Wings drew more fans at home, 48,910 at the Spectrum, with their largest draw, 16,028 fans in a 12-7 victory against the New Jersey Saints.
• The team was able to acquire the services of Hall of Famers Brad Kotz and Tony Resch during the year.
• Kevin Bilger led the league in Save Percentage at 77.2%.

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No. Position Player 30 Goalie Bilger, Kevin (Maryland) 99 Fwd Bozel, Jeff (Loyola) 5 Fwd Carruthers, Scott (Drexel) 10 Fwd Conley, John (Towson) -- Fwd Corrigan, George (Washington & Lee) 15 Fwd Danko, Paul (North Carolina) 25 Fwd Decico, Mark (Towson) 77 Fwd Delligatti, Lou (Towson) 14 Fwd French, Paul (Virginia) 12 Fwd Grieves, Dick (Washington College) 3 Fwd Johnson, Mark 11 Fwd Lamon, Pat (Loyola)

No. Position Player 8 Fwd Manley, Greg (Loyola) 33 Fwd Martin, Gary (Penn State) -- Fwd McGeeney, John (UMBC) 9 Fwd McGrath, Steve (Washington & Lee) 1 Goalie Moschella, Mark (Drexel) -- Fwd Page, Mike (Penn) -- Goalie Pfeifer, Vinnie(University of Baltimore) 34 Fwd Resch, Tony (Yale) 16 Fwd Singleton, Tom (Loyola) 21 Fwd Tasker, Dave (Langara) 2 Fwd Tucker, John (Hopkins) 24 Fwd Wey, Steve (Hopkins)

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• Philadelphia Wings
• 1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season