1988 San Diego Padres season

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]

1988 San Diego Padres
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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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

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	94	67	.584	—	45‍–‍36	49‍–‍31
Cincinnati Reds	87	74	.540	7	45‍–‍35	42‍–‍39
San Diego Padres	83	78	.516	11	47‍–‍34	36‍–‍44
San Francisco Giants	83	79	.512	11½	45‍–‍36	38‍–‍43
Houston Astros	82	80	.506	12½	44‍–‍37	38‍–‍43
Atlanta Braves	54	106	.338	39½	28‍–‍51	26‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

1988 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MTL	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 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	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
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

See also: Minor League Baseball

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]