1988 San Diego Padres season

1988 San Diego Padres
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Jack Murphy Stadium (since 1969)
San Diego, California (since 1969)
Other information
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)
Local radio	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
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

1988 National League Records Sources:
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

1988 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers 51 Greg Booker 32 Keith Comstock 48 Mark Davis 55 Mark Grant 46 Greg Harris 40 Andy Hawkins 45 Jimmy Jones 52 Dave Leiper 41 Lance McCullers 37 Eric Nolte 43 Dennis Rasmussen 30 Eric Show 53 Candy Sierra 31 Ed Whitson		Catchers 27 Mark Parent  9 Benito Santiago Infielders 12 Roberto Alomar 35 Chris Brown 11 Tim Flannery  8 John Kruk 6,7 Keith Moreland 25 Rob Nelson  5 Randy Ready 10 Bip Roberts  1 Garry Templeton 21 Dickie Thon		Outfielders 28 Shawn Abner 47 Randy Byers 24 Jerald Clark 19 Tony Gwynn 22 Stan Jefferson 23 Shane Mack 14 Carmelo Martínez 16 Marvell Wynne Other batters 17 Sandy Alomar, Jr.		Manager 10 Larry Bowa 15 Jack McKeon Coaches  2 Sandy Alomar (Third Base) 36 Pat Dobson (Pitching) 26 Amos Otis (Hitting)  3 Greg Riddoch (Bench/First Base) 34 Denny Sommers (Bullpen)

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
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
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
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
Greg W. Harris	3	18	2	0	1.50	15

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
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

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Las Vegas Stars	Pacific Coast League	Steve Smith
AA	Wichita Pilots	Texas League	Pat Kelly
A	Riverside Red Wave	California League	Tony Torchia
A	Charleston Rainbows	South Atlantic League	Jack Krol
A-Short Season	Spokane Indians	Northwest League	Steve Lubratich
Rookie	AZL Padres	Arizona League	Jaime Moreno

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Las Vegas, Riverside, Spokane^[7]

References

1. 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
2. Rodney McCray at Baseball Reference
3. Rich Gossage at Baseball Reference
4. Wulf, Steve (April 5, 1989). "All My Padres". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012.
5. Andy Benes at Baseball Reference
6. Candy Sierra at Baseball Reference
7. 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