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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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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]
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]
Opening Day starters
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 |
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
Note: 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 |
Pitchingedit
Starting pitchersedit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts