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1988 San Diego Padres season

Field	Value
name	San Diego Padres
season	1988
league	National League
division	West
ballpark	Jack Murphy Stadium
city	San Diego, California
record
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)

San Diego Cable Sports Network (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner) (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman) XEXX (Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain, Eduardo Ortega) |}}

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.

Opening Day starters

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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

1988 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers

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		80	247	58	.235	2	19
LF		121	365	86	.236	18	65
CF		128	333	88	.264	11	42
RF		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

References

''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p.191, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-451-22363-0
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mccraro01.shtml Rodney McCray] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gossari01.shtml Rich Gossage] at ''Baseball Reference''
Wulf, Steve. (April 5, 1989). "All My Padres".
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/benesan01.shtml Andy Benes] at ''Baseball Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sierrca01.shtml Candy Sierra] at ''Baseball Reference''
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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