# 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.

## Offseason

* December 8, 1987: Rodney McCray was drafted from the Padres by the Chicago White Sox in the 1987 minor league draft.
* February 12, 1988: Rich Gossage and Ray Hayward were traded by the Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Keith Moreland and Mike Brumley.

## Regular season

Team president Chub Feeney resigned after giving the finger to fans carrying a sign reading "SCRUB CHUB" on Fan Appreciation Night.

### Season standings

vteNL 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 recordvte Sources: :
| 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.
* June 8, 1988: Candy Sierra was traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Dennis Rasmussen.

### 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 | 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

| 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