1988 San Diego Padres season

1988 San Diego Padres
Major League affiliations
Location
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

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

Roster

1988 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

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

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
Short-Season A 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, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  2. ↑ Rodney McCray page at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Rich Gossage page 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 page at Baseball Reference
  6. ↑ Candy Sierra page at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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