The 1990 San Diego Padres season was the 22nd season in franchise history. The team regressed to a 75–87 record. They scored 673 runs and allowed 673 runs for a run differential of zero.
During the season, the Padres were sold by McDonald's heiress Joan Kroc to an ownership group led by Tom Werner.
Offseason November 16, 1989: Don Schulze was released by the Padres.Don Schulze at Baseball Reference December 6, 1989: Fred Lynn was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Fred Lynn at Baseball Reference December 6, 1989: Sandy Alomar Jr., Carlos Baerga and Chris James were traded by the Padres to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Carter.Sandy Alomar, Jr. at Baseball Reference December 12, 1989: Craig Lefferts was signed by the Padres as a free agent.Craig Lefferts at Baseball Reference January 11, 1990: Ronn Reynolds was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres. February 27, 1990: Omar Olivares was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Alex Cole and Steve Peters.Alex Cole at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Joe Carter set a club record for most RBIs in a season. July 12, 1990: Jack McKeon, holding the dual positions of general manager and field manager of the Padres, turns over the managing portfolio to one of his coaches, Greg Riddoch, during the All-Star break. The Padres are 37–43 (.463) and in fourth place in the NL West at the time of McKeon's resignation. July 25, 1990: Roseanne Barr performed a controversial rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" before a game against the Cincinnati Reds. As she later reported, she was initially having trouble hearing herself over the public-address system, so she was singing as loudly as possible, and her rendition of the song sounded "screechy". Following her rendition, she mimicked the often-seen actions of players by spitting and grabbing her crotch as if adjusting a protective cup. Barr claimed she had been encouraged by baseball officials to "bring humor to the song". The song and the closing routine offended many in the audience, and it was replayed frequently on television, drawing further attention to it. September 23, 1990: Ten weeks after stepping down as field manager, McKeon is fired from his general manager position by the Padres' new ownership group. He had led the San Diego front office since July 1980 and had acquired many of the players who led the team to its 1984 National League pennant. He is replaced by New York Mets executive Joe McIlvaine.
Opening Day starters Roberto Alomar Joe Carter Jack Clark Tony Gwynn Fred Lynn Bip Roberts Benito Santiago Eric Show Garry Templeton1990 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 4, 1990: 1990 Major League Baseball draft Robbie Beckett was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round.1st Round of the 1990 June Draft at Baseball-Reference.com Alan Benes was drafted by the Padres in the 49th round, but did not sign.Alan Benes at Baseball Reference July 11, 1990: Alex Cole was traded by the Padres to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Lampkin. July 12, 1990: Mark Grant was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Derek Lilliquist.Derek Lilliquist at Baseball Reference August 24, 1990: Atlee Hammaker was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Atlee Hammaker at Baseball Reference
Roster 1990 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
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 100 344 93 .270 11 53 1B Jack Clark 115 334 89 .266 25 62 2B Roberto Alomar 147 586 168 .287 6 60 3B Mike Pagliarulo 128 398 101 .254 7 38 SS Garry Templeton 144 505 125 .248 9 59 LF Bip Roberts 149 556 172 .309 9 44 CF Joe Carter 162 634 147 .232 24 115 RF Tony Gwynn 141 573 177 .309 4 721990 San Diego Padres Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com
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 Fred Lynn 90 196 47 .240 6 23 Mark Parent 65 189 42 .222 3 16 Shawn Abner 91 184 45 .245 1 15 Phil Stephenson 103 182 38 .209 4 19 Darrin Jackson 58 113 29 .257 3 9 Jerald Clark 52 101 27 .267 5 11 Joey Cora 51 100 27 .270 0 2 Tom Lampkin 26 63 14 .222 1 4 Thomas Howard 20 44 12 .273 0 0 Eddie Williams 14 42 12 .286 3 4 Paul Faries 14 37 7 .189 0 2 Ronn Reynolds 8 15 1 .067 0 1 Rob Nelson 5 5 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 Ed Whitson 32 228.2 14 9 2.60 127 Bruce Hurst 33 223.2 11 9 3.14 162 Andy Benes 32 192.1 10 11 3.60 140 Dennis Rasmussen 32 187.2 11 15 4.51 86
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 Eric Show 39 106.1 6 8 5.76 55 Calvin Schiraldi 42 104.0 3 8 4.41 74 Derek Lilliquist 16 60.1 3 3 4.33 29 Mike Dunne 10 28.2 0 3 5.65 15 Atlee Hammaker 9 19.1 0 4 4.66 16
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 Craig Lefferts 56 78.2 7 5 23 2.52 60 Greg W. Harris 73 117.1 8 8 9 2.30 97 Rich Rodriguez 32 47.2 1 1 1 2.83 52 Mark Grant 26 39.0 1 1 0 4.85 29 Pat Clements 9 13.0 0 0 0 4.15 6 John Davis 6 9.1 0 1 0 5.79 7 Rafael Valdez 3 5.2 0 1 0 11.12 3
Award winners Joe Carter, National League Leader in At-Bats (634) Jack Clark, National League Leader Walks (104) Bruce Hurst, National League Leader Shutouts (4) 1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: SpokaneJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1990 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1990 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac