# 1986 San Diego Padres season

The 1986 San Diego Padres season was the 18th season in franchise history.

## Offseason

* January 28, 1986: Dane Iorg was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
* March 25, 1986: Mario Ramírez was released by the Padres.

## Regular season

* August 17, 1986: Pete Rose played in the last game of his career. It was a game against the San Diego Padres, and Rose was struck out by Goose Gossage.
* September 20, 1986: Tony Gwynn became the 5th player since 1900 to steal 5 bases in one game. He accomplished the feat against the Houston Astros.

### Opening Day starters

* Tim Flannery
* Steve Garvey
* Tony Gwynn
* Terry Kennedy
* Carmelo Martínez
* Kevin McReynolds
* Graig Nettles
* Eric Show
* Garry Templeton

### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Houston Astros | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 52‍–‍29 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 76 | .531 | 10 | 43‍–‍38 | 43‍–‍38 |
| San Francisco Giants | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | 46‍–‍35 | 37‍–‍44 |
| San Diego Padres | 74 | 88 | .457 | 22 | 43‍–‍38 | 31‍–‍50 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 73 | 89 | .451 | 23 | 46‍–‍35 | 27‍–‍54 |
| Atlanta Braves | 72 | 89 | .447 | 23½ | 41‍–‍40 | 31‍–‍49 |

### Record vs. opponents

1986 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 9–3 | 6–12 | 5–13 | 10–8 | 4–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 9–8 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–7 |
| Cincinnati | 12–6 | 7–5 | — | 4–14 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 |
| Houston | 13–5 | 8–4 | 14–4 | — | 10–8 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 7–5 |
| Los Angeles | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 8–10 | — | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 8–4 |
| Montreal | 7–4 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 |
| New York | 8–4 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 10–8 | — | 8–10 | 17–1 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 12–6 |
| Philadelphia | 8-4 | 8–9 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 6–12 |
| Pittsburgh | 7–5 | 11–7 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 1–17 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–11 |
| San Diego | 6–12 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 5–7 |
| San Francisco | 11–7 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 |
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — |

### Notable transactions

* July 9, 1986: Tim Stoddard was traded by the Padres to the New York Yankees for Ed Whitson.

## 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 | Terry Kennedy | 141 | 432 | 114 | .264 | 12 | 57 |
| 1B | Steve Garvey | 155 | 557 | 142 | .255 | 21 | 81 |
| 2B | Tim Flannery | 134 | 368 | 103 | .280 | 3 | 28 |
| 3B | Graig Nettles | 126 | 354 | 77 | .218 | 16 | 55 |
| SS | Garry Templeton | 147 | 510 | 126 | .247 | 2 | 44 |
| LF | John Kruk | 122 | 278 | 86 | .309 | 4 | 38 |
| CF | Kevin McReynolds | 158 | 560 | 161 | .288 | 26 | 96 |
| RF | Tony Gwynn | 160 | 642 | 211 | .329 | 14 | 59 |

#### 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 |
| Marvelle Wynne | 137 | 288 | 76 | .264 | 7 | 37 |
| Jerry Royster | 118 | 257 | 66 | .257 | 5 | 26 |
| Carmelo Martínez | 113 | 244 | 58 | .238 | 9 | 25 |
| Bip Roberts | 101 | 241 | 61 | .253 | 1 | 12 |
| Bruce Bochy | 63 | 127 | 32 | .252 | 8 | 22 |
| Dane Iorg | 90 | 106 | 24 | .226 | 2 | 11 |
| Benito Santiago | 17 | 62 | 18 | .290 | 3 | 6 |
| Randy Asadoor | 15 | 55 | 20 | .364 | 0 | 7 |
| Tim Pyznarski | 15 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Green | 13 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Parent | 8 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wasinger | 3 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Ready | 1 | 3 | 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 |
| Andy Hawkins | 37 | 209.1 | 10 | 8 | 4.30 | 117 |
| Dave Dravecky | 26 | 161.1 | 9 | 11 | 3.07 | 87 |
| Eric Show | 24 | 136.1 | 9 | 5 | 2.97 | 94 |
| Ed Wojna | 7 | 39.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.23 | 19 |
| Jimmy Jones | 3 | 18.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 | 15 |
| Ray Hayward | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 6 |

#### 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 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | 35 | 159.0 | 8 | 11 | 5.15 | 85 |
| Ed Whitson | 17 | 75.2 | 1 | 7 | 5.59 | 46 |
| Mark Thurmond | 17 | 70.2 | 3 | 7 | 6.50 | 32 |
| Dave LaPoint | 24 | 61.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.26 | 41 |
| Ed Vosberg | 5 | 13.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.59 | 8 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Rich Gossage | 45 | 64.2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 4.45 | 63 |
| Lance McCullers | 70 | 136.0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2.78 | 92 |
| Craig Lefferts | 83 | 107.2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3.09 | 72 |
| Gene Walter | 57 | 98.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.86 | 84 |
| Tim Stoddard | 30 | 45.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.77 | 47 |
| Bob Stoddard | 18 | 23.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.31 | 17 |
| Greg Booker | 9 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 | 7 |
| Dane Iorg | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 2 |

## Award winners

* Tony Gwynn, National League Leader At-Bats (642)
* Tony Gwynn, National League Leader Hits (211)
* Tony Gwynn, National League Leader Runs (107)
* Craig Lefferts, National League Leader for Appearances by a Pitcher (83)
1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Tony Gwynn, outfield, starter

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Las Vegas Stars | Pacific Coast League | Larry Bowa |
| AA | Beaumont Golden Gators | Texas League | Steve Smith |
| A | Reno Padres | California League | Jim Skaalen |
| A | Charleston Rainbows | South Atlantic League | Pat Kelly |
| A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | Rob Picciolo |
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