1987 San Diego Padres season
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| Owner(s) | Joan Kroc | |
| Manager(s) | Larry Bowa | |
| Local television | KUSI-TV SD Cable Sports Net (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner) |
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| Local radio | KFMB (AM) (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman) XEXX (Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain, Eduardo Ortega) |
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The 1987 San Diego Padres season was the 19th in franchise history. Rookie catcher Benito Santiago hit in 34 straight games, earning him the NL Rookie of the Year Award.
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Offseason [edit]
- October 9, 1986: Dane Iorg was released by the Padres.[1]
- December 11, 1986: Kevin McReynolds, Gene Walter, and Adam Ging (minors) were traded by the Padres to the New York Mets for Kevin Mitchell, Shawn Abner, Stan Jefferson, Kevin Armstrong (minors) and Kevin Brown (minors).[2]
- December 18, 1986: Graig Nettles was released by the Padres.[3]
- January 13, 1987: Tom Gorman was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[4]
Regular season [edit]
Season standings [edit]
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | -- | .556 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 84 | 78 | 6.0 | .519 |
| Houston Astros | 76 | 86 | 14.0 | .469 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 73 | 89 | 17.0 | .451 |
| Atlanta Braves | 69 | 92 | 20.5 | .429 |
| San Diego Padres | 65 | 97 | 25.0 | .401 |
Opening Day starters [edit]
- Tim Flannery
- Steve Garvey
- Tony Gwynn
- Andy Hawkins
- John Kruk
- Kevin Mitchell
- Benito Santiago
- Garry Templeton
- Marvell Wynne
Notable transactions [edit]
- April 25, 1987: Mark Wasinger and Tim Meagher (minors) were traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Colin Ward and Steve Miller (minors).[5]
- June 4, 1987: Tom Gorman was traded by the Padres to the Minnesota Twins for Dave Blakely (minors).[4]
- July 5, 1987: Kevin Mitchell, Dave Dravecky and Craig Lefferts were traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Chris Brown, Keith Comstock, Mark Davis, and Mark Grant.[2]
- August 30, 1987: Storm Davis was traded by the Padres to the Oakland Athletics for players to be named later. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Dave Leiper to the Padres on August 31 and sending Rob Nelson to the Padres on September 8.[6]
Roster [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
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 |
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| C | Benito Santiago | 146 | 546 | 164 | .300 | 18 | 79 |
| 1B | John Kruk | 138 | 447 | 140 | .313 | 20 | 91 |
| 2B | Tim Flannery | 106 | 276 | 63 | .228 | 0 | 20 |
| 3B | Kevin Mitchell | 62 | 196 | 48 | .245 | 7 | 26 |
| SS | Garry Templeton | 148 | 510 | 113 | .222 | 5 | 48 |
| LF | Carmelo Martinez | 139 | 447 | 122 | .273 | 15 | 70 |
| CF | Stan Jefferson | 116 | 422 | 97 | .230 | 8 | 29 |
| RF | Tony Gwynn | 157 | 589 | 218 | .370 | 7 | 54 |
Other batters [edit]
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Steve Garvey | 27 | 76 | 16 | .211 | 1 | 9 |
| Shawn Abner | 16 | 47 | 13 | .277 | 2 | 7 |
| Mark Parent | 12 | 25 | 2 | .080 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob Nelson | 10 | 11 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ed Whitson | 36 | 206 | 10 | 13 | 4.73 | 135 |
| Andy Hawkins | 24 | 117.2 | 3 | 10 | 5.05 | 51 |
Other pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers [edit]
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Greg Booker | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.16 | 17 |
| Mark Davis | 43 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3.18 | 47 |
| Tom Gorman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 8 |
Awards and honors [edit]
- Benito Santiago, Rookie of the Year
- Tony Gwynn, National League Batting Champion, .370
1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spokane[7]
References [edit]
- ^ Dane Iorg page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Kevin Mitchell page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Graig Nettles page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Tom Gorman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Wasinger page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Leiper page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links [edit]
- 1987 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference
- 1987 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac
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