# 1989 San Diego Padres season

The 1989 San Diego Padres season was the 21st season in franchise history. The Padres improved on their previous season record of 83–78, and were in contention for the National League West title until the final week of the regular season. However, a 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on September 27 ended their postseason hopes. The Padres finished in second place at 89–73, three games behind the San Francisco Giants.
This was the Padres' last full season under the ownership of Joan Kroc, who had inherited the franchise following the death of her husband Ray in 1984. Kroc sold the team to a consortium led by Tom Werner the following year.

## Offseason

* October 24, 1988: Lance McCullers, Jimmy Jones, and Stan Jefferson were traded by the Padres to the New York Yankees for Jack Clark and Pat Clements.
* December 8, 1988: Bruce Hurst was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
* March 30, 1989: Billy Taylor was signed as a free agent by the Padres.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| San Francisco Giants | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 53‍–‍28 | 39‍–‍42 |
| San Diego Padres | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3 | 46‍–‍35 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Houston Astros | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6 | 47‍–‍35 | 39‍–‍41 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 77 | 83 | .481 | 14 | 44‍–‍37 | 33‍–‍46 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 87 | .463 | 17 | 38‍–‍43 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Atlanta Braves | 63 | 97 | .394 | 28 | 33‍–‍46 | 30‍–‍51 |

### Record vs. opponents

1989 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–10 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 3–9 |
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 |
| Cincinnati | 10–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–4 |
| Houston | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 7–5 |
| Los Angeles | 10–6 | 5–7 | 10–8 | 8–10 | — | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 3–9 |
| Montreal | 6–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — | 9–9 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 5–13 |
| New York | 10–2 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–8 |
| Philadelphia | 4–8 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 7–11 |
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 13–5 |
| San Diego | 11–7 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 9–3 | — | 8–10 | 2–10 |
| San Francisco | 12–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 |
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 10–2 | 5–7 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 24, 1989: Randy Byers was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jeremy Hernandez.
* June 2, 1989: John Kruk and Randy Ready were traded by the Padres to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chris James.
* June 5, 1989: Darrell Sherman was drafted by the Padres in the 6th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft.
* June 29, 1989: Greg Booker was traded by the Padres to the Minnesota Twins for Freddie Toliver.
* July 22, 1989: Walt Terrell and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the New York Yankees for Mike Pagliarulo and Don Schulze. The Padres completed the deal by sending Freddie Toliver to the Yankees on September 27.
* August 30, 1989: Calvin Schiraldi, Darrin Jackson and a player to be named later were traded by the Cubs to the San Diego Padres for Marvell Wynne and Luis Salazar. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Phil Stephenson to the Padres on September 5.

### Roster
## 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 | 129 | 462 | 109 | .236 | 16 | 62 |
| 1B | Jack Clark | 142 | 455 | 110 | .242 | 26 | 94 |
| 2B | Roberto Alomar | 158 | 623 | 184 | .295 | 7 | 56 |
| 3B | Luis Salazar | 95 | 246 | 66 | .268 | 8 | 22 |
| SS | Garry Templeton | 142 | 506 | 129 | .255 | 6 | 40 |
| LF | Carmelo Martínez | 111 | 267 | 59 | .221 | 6 | 39 |
| CF | Tony Gwynn | 158 | 604 | 203 | .336 | 4 | 62 |
| RF | Chris James | 87 | 303 | 80 | .264 | 11 | 46 |

#### 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 |
| Bip Roberts | 117 | 329 | 99 | .301 | 3 | 25 |
| Marvell Wynne | 105 | 294 | 74 | .252 | 6 | 35 |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 50 | 148 | 29 | .196 | 3 | 14 |
| Mark Parent | 52 | 141 | 27 | .191 | 7 | 21 |
| Tim Flannery | 73 | 130 | 30 | .231 | 0 | 8 |
| Shawn Abner | 57 | 102 | 18 | .176 | 2 | 14 |
| Darrin Jackson | 25 | 87 | 18 | .207 | 3 | 12 |
| Rob Nelson | 42 | 82 | 16 | .195 | 3 | 7 |
| John Kruk | 31 | 76 | 14 | .184 | 3 | 6 |
| Randy Ready | 28 | 67 | 17 | .254 | 0 | 5 |
| Jerald Clark | 17 | 41 | 8 | .195 | 1 | 7 |
| Gary Green | 15 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 7 | 19 | 4 | .211 | 1 | 6 |
| Joey Cora | 12 | 19 | 6 | .316 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Stephenson | 10 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 2 | 2 |

### 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 |
| Bruce Hurst | 33 | 244.2 | 15 | 11 | 2.69 | 179 |
| Ed Whitson | 33 | 227.0 | 16 | 11 | 2.66 | 117 |
| Dennis Rasmussen | 33 | 183.2 | 10 | 10 | 4.26 | 87 |
| Walt Terrell | 19 | 123.1 | 5 | 13 | 4.01 | 63 |
| Eric Show | 16 | 106.1 | 8 | 6 | 4.23 | 66 |
| Andy Benes | 10 | 66.2 | 6 | 3 | 3.51 | 66 |
| Calvin Schiraldi | 5 | 21.1 | 3 | 1 | 2.53 | 17 |

#### 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 |
| Greg Harris | 56 | 135.0 | 8 | 9 | 2.60 | 106 |
| Don Schulze | 7 | 24.1 | 2 | 1 | 5.55 | 15 |
| Eric Nolte | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 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 |
| Mark Davis | 70 | 92.2 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 1.85 | 92 |
| Mark Grant | 50 | 116.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3.33 | 69 |
| Pat Clements | 23 | 39.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.92 | 18 |
| Dave Leiper | 22 | 28.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.02 | 7 |
| Greg Booker | 11 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | 8 |
| Freddie Toliver | 9 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.07 | 14 |
| Dan Murphy | 7 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 1 |

## Award winners

* Mark Davis, Cy Young Award Winner
* Jack Clark, National League Leader Walks (132)
* Tony Gwynn, National League Batting Champion (.336)
* Tony Gwynn, National League Leader Hits (203)
* Bruce Hurst, National League Leader Complete Games (10)
1989 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 | Steve Lubratich |
| A | Charleston Rainbows | South Atlantic League | Jack Krol |
| A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | Bruce Bochy |
| Rookie | AZL Padres | Arizona League | Lonnie Keeter |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spokane