1988 San Diego Padres season
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Owner(s) | Joan Kroc |
General manager(s) | Jack McKeon |
Manager(s) | Larry Bowa, Jack McKeon |
Local television |
KUSI-TV SD Cable Sports Net (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner) |
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KFMB (AM) (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman) XEXX (Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain, Eduardo Ortega) |
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The 1988 season was the 20th season in San Diego Padres history. Tony Gwynn set a National League record by having the lowest batting average (.313) to win a batting title.[1]
Offseason
- 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
Team president Chub Feeney resigned after giving the finger to fans carrying a sign reading "SCRUB CHUB" on Fan Appreciation Night.[4]
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 94 | 67 | 0.584 | — | 45–36 | 49–31 |
Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 74 | 0.540 | 7 | 45–35 | 42–39 |
San Diego Padres | 83 | 78 | 0.516 | 11 | 47–34 | 36–44 |
San Francisco Giants | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 11½ | 45–36 | 38–43 |
Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 12½ | 44–37 | 38–43 |
Atlanta Braves | 54 | 106 | 0.338 | 39½ | 28–51 | 26–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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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
- 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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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: 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 |
Other batters
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Mark Parent | 41 | 118 | 23 | .195 | 6 | 15 |
Shawn Abner | 37 | 83 | 15 | .181 | 2 | 5 |
Rob Nelson | 7 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 1 | 3 |
Jerald Clark | 6 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 3 |
Bip Roberts | 5 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Andy Hawkins | 33 | 218 | 14 | 11 | 3.35 | 91 |
Ed Whitson | 34 | 205 | 13 | 11 | 3.77 | 118 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Greg W. Harris | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 | 15 |
Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Greg Booker | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.39 | 43 |
Candy Sierra | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.70 | 20 |
Award winners
- Tony Gwynn, National League Batting Champion, .313
1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Las Vegas, Riverside, Spokane[7]
References
- ↑ 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 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
- 1988 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
- 1988 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac
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