1988 San Diego Padres season

March 2026 November 2013 San Diego Padres 1988 National League West Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California 83 78 y 3rd Joan Kroc Jack McKeon Larry Bowa, Jack McKeon KUSI-TVSan Diego Cable Sports Network(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner) KFMB (AM)(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman)XEXX(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain, Eduardo Ortega) 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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.191, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Offseason December 8, 1987: Rodney McCray was drafted from the Padres by the Chicago White Sox in the 1987 minor league draft.Rodney McCray at Baseball Reference February 12, 1988: Rich Gossage and Ray Hayward were traded by the Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Keith Moreland and Mike Brumley.Rich Gossage at Baseball Reference Regular season Team president Chub Feeney resigned after giving the finger to fans carrying a sign reading "SCRUB CHUB" on Fan Appreciation Night.Wulf Steve All My Padres April 5, 1989 Sports Illustrated http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?expire=&title=For%2015%20years%2C%20the%20San%20Diego%20Padres%20have%20lived%20a%20soap%20-%2004.05.89%20-%20SI%20Vault&urlID=483868051&action=cpt&partnerID=289881&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn https://web.archive.org/web/20130606065518/http://cnnsi.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?expire=&title=For%2015%20years%2C%20the%20San%20Diego%20Padres%20have%20lived%20a%20soap%20-%2004.05.89%20-%20SI%20Vault&urlID=483868051&action=cpt&partnerID=289881&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn June 6, 2013 live mdy-all July 9, 2012 Opening Day starters Season standings Record vs. opponents SD Notable transactions June 1, 1988: Andy Benes was drafted by the Padres in the first round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft.Andy Benes at Baseball Reference June 8, 1988: Candy Sierra was traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Dennis Rasmussen.Candy Sierra at Baseball Reference 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 Sr. (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 3B Chris Brown Chris Brown (baseball) 80 247 58 .235 2 19 LF Carmelo Martínez 121 365 86 .236 18 65 CF Marvell Wynne Marvell Wynne (baseball) 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 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 Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 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 Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mark Grant 33 97.2 2 8 3.69 61 Greg W. Harris 3 18.0 2 0 1.50 15 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 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 Tony Gwynn, National League Batting Champion, .313 1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 MorenoLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Las Vegas, Riverside, SpokaneJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References External links 1988 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1988 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac 100 Category:San Diego Padres seasons Category:1980s in San Diego San Diego Padres season San Diego Padres