# 1992 San Diego Padres season

The 1992 San Diego Padres season was the 24th season in franchise history. It saw the team finish in third place in the National League West with a record of 82 wins and 80 losses. They also hosted the 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

## Offseason

* November 20, 1991: Derek Lilliquist was selected off waivers from the Padres by the Cleveland Indians.
* December 8, 1991: Bip Roberts and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Randy Myers. The Padres completed the trade by sending Craig Pueschner (minors) to the Reds on December 9.
* December 11, 1991: Steve Rosenberg was traded by the Padres to the New York Mets for Jeff Gardner.
* January 8, 1992: Tim Teufel was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
* March 26, 1992: Ricky Bones, José Valentín, and Matt Mieske were traded by the Padres to the Milwaukee Brewers for Gary Sheffield and Geoff Kellogg (minors).

## Regular season
### All-Star game

The 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 63rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The game was held on July 14, 1992, at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 13-6.

### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 51‍–‍30 | 47‍–‍34 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 72 | .556 | 8 | 53‍–‍28 | 37‍–‍44 |
| San Diego Padres | 82 | 80 | .506 | 16 | 45‍–‍36 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 | 47‍–‍34 | 34‍–‍47 |
| San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | .444 | 26 | 42‍–‍39 | 30‍–‍51 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 63 | 99 | .389 | 35 | 37‍–‍44 | 26‍–‍55 |

### Record vs. opponents

1992 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 10–2 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 2–10 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 11–7 |
| Cincinnati | 9–9 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 7–5 |
| Houston | 5–13 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 5–7 |
| Los Angeles | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 4–8 |
| Montreal | 8–4 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–12 |
| New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 6–12 | 4–14 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 9–9 |
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 5–13 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–11 |
| Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 15–3 |
| San Diego | 5–13 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | — | 11–7 | 4–8 |
| San Francisco | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 5–7 |
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–15 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |

### Notable transactions

* June 1, 1992: Todd Helton was drafted by the Padres in the 2nd round of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.
* July 6, 1992: Scott Coolbaugh was traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Lenny Wentz (minors).

### Roster
## Player stats

* = Indicates team leader

### 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 | 106 | 386 | 97 | .251 | 10 | 42 |
| 1B | Fred McGriff | 152 | 531 | 152 | .286 | 35 | 104 |
| 2B | Kurt Stillwell | 114 | 379 | 86 | .227 | 2 | 24 |
| 3B | Gary Sheffield | 146 | 557 | 184 | .330 | 33 | 100 |
| SS | Tony Fernández | 155 | 622 | 171 | .275 | 4 | 37 |
| LF | Jerald Clark | 146 | 496 | 120 | .242 | 12 | 58 |
| CF | Darrin Jackson | 155 | 587 | 146 | .249 | 17 | 70 |
| RF | Tony Gwynn | 128 | 520 | 165 | .317 | 6 | 41 |

#### 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 |
| Tim Teufel | 101 | 246 | 55 | .224 | 6 | 25 |
| Dan Walters | 57 | 179 | 45 | .251 | 4 | 22 |
| Oscar Azócar | 99 | 168 | 32 | .190 | 0 | 8 |
| Kevin Ward | 81 | 147 | 29 | .197 | 3 | 12 |
| Craig Shipley | 52 | 105 | 26 | .248 | 0 | 7 |
| Phil Stephenson | 53 | 71 | 11 | .155 | 0 | 8 |
| Dann Bilardello | 17 | 33 | 4 | .121 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Pettis | 30 | 30 | 6 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Guillermo Velasquez | 15 | 23 | 7 | .304 | 1 | 5 |
| Jeff Gardner | 15 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Lampkin | 9 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Vatcher | 13 | 16 | 2 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Faries | 10 | 11 | 5 | .455 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Howard | 5 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Andy Benes | 34 | 2 | 231.1 | 13 | 14 | 3.35 | 169 |
| Bruce Hurst | 32 | 6 | 217.1 | 14 | 9 | 3.85 | 131 |
| Craig Lefferts | 27 | 0 | 163.1 | 13 | 9 | 3.69 | 81 |
| Greg Harris | 20 | 1 | 118.0 | 4 | 8 | 4.12 | 66 |
| Frank Seminara | 19 | 0 | 100.1 | 9 | 4 | 3.68 | 61 |
| Jim Deshaies | 15 | 0 | 96.0 | 4 | 7 | 3.28 | 46 |
| Dave Eiland | 7 | 0 | 27.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.67 | 10 |
| Doug Brocail | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 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 |
| Randy Myers | 66 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 4.29 | 66 |
| Rich Rodriguez | 61 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.37 | 64 |
| José Meléndez | 56 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2.92 | 82 |
| Mike Maddux | 50 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.37 | 60 |
| Tim Scott | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5.26 | 30 |
| Larry Andersen | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.34 | 35 |
| Pat Clements | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.66 | 11 |
| Jeremy Hernandez | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.17 | 25 |
| Gene Harris | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.95 | 19 |

## Award winners

* Fred McGriff, National League Home Run Champion (35)
* Gary Sheffield, National League Batting Champion, .330
1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Las Vegas Stars | Pacific Coast League | Jim Riggleman |
| AA | Wichita Wranglers | Texas League | Bruce Bochy |
| A | High Desert Mavericks | California League | Bryan Little |
| A | Waterloo Diamonds | Midwest League | Keith Champion |
| A | Charleston Rainbows | South Atlantic League | Dave Trembley |
| A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | Ed Romero |
| Rookie | AZL Padres | Arizona League | Ken Berry |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wichita