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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.191, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
Offseason December 8, 1987: Rodney McCray was drafted from the Padres by the Chicago White Sox in the 1987 minor league draft.Rodney McCray at Baseball Reference February 12, 1988: Rich Gossage and Ray Hayward were traded by the Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Keith Moreland and Mike Brumley.Rich Gossage at Baseball Reference
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.Andy Benes at Baseball Reference June 8, 1988: Candy Sierra was traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Dennis Rasmussen.Candy Sierra at Baseball Reference
Roster 1988 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (Third Base) (Pitching) (Hitting) (Bench/First Base) (Bullpen)
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
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Las Vegas, Riverside, 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 1988 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1988 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac