The 1988 San Diego Padres season was the 20th season in franchise history. Tony Gwynn set a National League record by having the lowest batting average (.313) to win a batting title.[1]
1988 San Diego Padres | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Jack Murphy Stadium | |
City | San Diego, California | |
Record | 83–78 (.516) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Joan Kroc | |
General managers | Jack McKeon | |
Managers | Larry Bowa, Jack McKeon | |
Television | KUSI-TV San Diego Cable Sports Network (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner) | |
Radio | KFMB (AM) (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman) XEXX (Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain, Eduardo Ortega) | |
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Offseason
edit- December 8, 1987: Rodney McCray was drafted from the Padres by the Chicago White Sox in the 1987 minor league draft.[2]
- February 12, 1988: Rich Gossage and Ray Hayward were traded by the Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Keith Moreland and Mike Brumley.[3]
Regular season
editTeam president Chub Feeney resigned after giving the finger to fans carrying a sign reading "SCRUB CHUB" on Fan Appreciation Night.[4]
Opening Day starters
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 94 | 67 | .584 | — | 45–36 | 49–31 |
Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 74 | .540 | 7 | 45–35 | 42–39 |
San Diego Padres | 83 | 78 | .516 | 11 | 47–34 | 36–44 |
San Francisco Giants | 83 | 79 | .512 | 11½ | 45–36 | 38–43 |
Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | .506 | 12½ | 44–37 | 38–43 |
Atlanta Braves | 54 | 106 | .338 | 39½ | 28–51 | 26–55 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 5–13 | 5–13 | 4–14 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–5 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 3–9 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8–1 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 13–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 9–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 14–4 | 8–4–1 | 11–7 | 9–9 | — | 8–4 | 1–10 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 7–5 | |||||
Montreal | 8–4 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 6–12 | 9–9–1 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 13–5 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 9–9 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 10–1 | 12–6 | — | 10–8 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 14–4 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 9–9–1 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 4–7 | 7–5 | 6–12 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5–5 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 | |||||
San Diego | 10–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–4 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 6–6 | |||||
San Francisco | 13–5 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 9–3 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 4–14 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
edit- June 1, 1988: Andy Benes was drafted by the Padres in the first round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft.[5]
- June 8, 1988: Candy Sierra was traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Dennis Rasmussen.[6]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Benito Santiago | 139 | 492 | 122 | .248 | 10 | 46 |
1B | Keith Moreland | 143 | 511 | 131 | .256 | 5 | 64 |
2B | Roberto Alomar | 143 | 545 | 145 | .266 | 9 | 41 |
SS | Garry Templeton | 110 | 362 | 90 | .249 | 3 | 36 |
3B | Chris Brown | 80 | 247 | 58 | .235 | 2 | 19 |
LF | Carmelo Martínez | 121 | 365 | 86 | .236 | 18 | 65 |
CF | Marvell Wynne | 128 | 333 | 88 | .264 | 11 | 42 |
RF | Tony Gwynn | 133 | 521 | 163 | .313 | 7 | 70 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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John Kruk | 120 | 378 | 91 | .241 | 9 | 44 |
Randy Ready | 114 | 331 | 88 | .266 | 7 | 39 |
Dickie Thon | 95 | 258 | 68 | .264 | 1 | 18 |
Tim Flannery | 79 | 170 | 45 | .265 | 0 | 19 |
Shane Mack | 56 | 119 | 29 | .244 | 0 | 12 |
Mark Parent | 41 | 118 | 23 | .195 | 6 | 15 |
Stan Jefferson | 49 | 111 | 16 | .144 | 1 | 4 |
Shawn Abner | 37 | 83 | 15 | .181 | 2 | 5 |
Rob Nelson | 7 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 1 | 3 |
Jerald Clark | 6 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
Randy Byers | 11 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Bip Roberts | 5 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Sandy Alomar Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Eric Show | 32 | 234.2 | 16 | 11 | 3.26 | 144 |
Andy Hawkins | 33 | 218.0 | 14 | 11 | 3.35 | 91 |
Ed Whitson | 34 | 205.0 | 13 | 11 | 3.77 | 118 |
Jimmy Jones | 29 | 179.0 | 9 | 14 | 4.12 | 82 |
Dennis Rasmussen | 20 | 148.1 | 14 | 4 | 2.55 | 85 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mark Grant | 33 | 97.2 | 2 | 8 | 3.69 | 61 |
Greg W. Harris | 3 | 18.0 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mark Davis | 62 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 2.01 | 102 |
Lance McCullers | 60 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2.49 | 81 |
Dave Leiper | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.17 | 33 |
Greg Booker | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.39 | 43 |
Candy Sierra | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.70 | 20 |
Keith Comstock | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 9 |
Eric Nolte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 |
Award winners
edit- Tony Gwynn, National League Batting Champion, .313
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Las Vegas, Riverside, Spokane[7]
References
edit- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.191, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Rodney McCray at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rich Gossage at Baseball Reference
- ^ Wulf, Steve (April 5, 1989). "All My Padres". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ Andy Benes at Baseball Reference
- ^ Candy Sierra at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
edit- 1988 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
- 1988 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac