1989 San Diego Padres season

The 1989 San Diego Padres season was the 21st season in franchise history. The Padres improved on their previous season record of 83–78, and were in contention for the National League West title until the final week of the regular season. However, a 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on September 27 ended their postseason hopes. The Padres finished in second place at 89–73, three games behind the San Francisco Giants.

1989 San Diego Padres
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkJack Murphy Stadium
CitySan Diego, California
Record89–73 (.549)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersJoan Kroc
General managersJack McKeon
ManagersJack McKeon
TelevisionKUSI-TV
San Diego Cable Sports Network
RadioKFMB (AM)
(Rick Monday, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner)
XEXX
(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain, Eduardo Ortega)
← 1988 Seasons 1990 →

This was the Padres' last full season under the ownership of Joan Kroc, who had inherited the franchise following the death of her husband Ray in 1984. Kroc sold the team to a consortium led by Tom Werner the following year.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
San Francisco Giants 92 70 .568 53‍–‍28 39‍–‍42
San Diego Padres 89 73 .549 3 46‍–‍35 43‍–‍38
Houston Astros 86 76 .531 6 47‍–‍35 39‍–‍41
Los Angeles Dodgers 77 83 .481 14 44‍–‍37 33‍–‍46
Cincinnati Reds 75 87 .463 17 38‍–‍43 37‍–‍44
Atlanta Braves 63 97 .394 28 33‍–‍46 30‍–‍51

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta 5–7 8–10 8–10 6–10 6–6 2–10 8–4 4–8 7–11 6–12 3–9
Chicago 7–5 7–5 5–7 7–5 10–8 10–8 10–8 12–6 8–4 6–6 11–7
Cincinnati 10–8 5–7 8–10 8–10 4–8 4–8 4–8 7–5 9–9 8–10 8–4
Houston 10–8 7–5 10–8 10–8 4–8 6–6 9–3 7–5 8–10 8–10 7–5
Los Angeles 10–6 5–7 10–8 8–10 7–5 5–7 6–6 7–5 6–12 10–8 3–9
Montreal 6–6 8–10 8–4 8–4 5–7 9–9 9–9 11–7 5–7 7–5 5–13
New York 10–2 8–10 8–4 6–6 7–5 9–9 12–6 9–9 5–7 3–9 10–8
Philadelphia 4–8 8–10 8–4 3–9 6–6 9–9 6–12 10–8 2–10 4–8 7–11
Pittsburgh 8–4 6–12 5–7 5–7 5–7 7–11 9–9 8–10 3–9 5–7 13–5
San Diego 11–7 4–8 9–9 10–8 12–6 7–5 7–5 10–2 9–3 8–10 2–10
San Francisco 12–6 6–6 10–8 10–8 8–10 5–7 9–3 8–4 7–5 10–8 7–5
St. Louis 9–3 7–11 4–8 5–7 9–3 13–5 8–10 11–7 5–13 10–2 5–7


Notable transactions

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Roster

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1989 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 129 462 109 .236 16 62
1B Jack Clark 142 455 110 .242 26 94
2B Roberto Alomar 158 623 184 .295 7 56
3B Luis Salazar 95 246 66 .268 8 22
SS Garry Templeton 142 506 129 .255 6 40
LF Carmelo Martínez 111 267 59 .221 6 39
CF Tony Gwynn 158 604 203 .336 4 62
RF Chris James 87 303 80 .264 11 46

Other batters

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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
Bip Roberts 117 329 99 .301 3 25
Marvell Wynne 105 294 74 .252 6 35
Mike Pagliarulo 50 148 29 .196 3 14
Mark Parent 52 141 27 .191 7 21
Tim Flannery 73 130 30 .231 0 8
Shawn Abner 57 102 18 .176 2 14
Darrin Jackson 25 87 18 .207 3 12
Rob Nelson 42 82 16 .195 3 7
John Kruk 31 76 14 .184 3 6
Randy Ready 28 67 17 .254 0 5
Jerald Clark 17 41 8 .195 1 7
Gary Green 15 27 7 .259 0 0
Sandy Alomar Jr. 7 19 4 .211 1 6
Joey Cora 12 19 6 .316 0 1
Phil Stephenson 10 17 6 .353 2 2

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bruce Hurst 33 244.2 15 11 2.69 179
Ed Whitson 33 227.0 16 11 2.66 117
Dennis Rasmussen 33 183.2 10 10 4.26 87
Walt Terrell 19 123.1 5 13 4.01 63
Eric Show 16 106.1 8 6 4.23 66
Andy Benes 10 66.2 6 3 3.51 66
Calvin Schiraldi 5 21.1 3 1 2.53 17

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Greg Harris 56 135.0 8 9 2.60 106
Don Schulze 7 24.1 2 1 5.55 15
Eric Nolte 3 11.0 0 0 11.00 8

Relief pitchers

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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
Mark Davis 70 92.2 4 3 44 1.85 92
Mark Grant 50 116.1 8 2 2 3.33 69
Pat Clements 23 39.0 4 1 0 3.92 18
Dave Leiper 22 28.2 0 1 0 5.02 7
Greg Booker 11 19.0 0 1 0 4.26 8
Freddie Toliver 9 14.0 0 0 0 7.07 14
Dan Murphy 7 6.1 0 0 0 5.68 1

Award winners

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  • Mark Davis, Cy Young Award Winner
  • Jack Clark, National League Leader Walks (132)
  • Tony Gwynn, National League Batting Champion (.336)
  • Tony Gwynn, National League Leader Hits (203)
  • Bruce Hurst, National League Leader Complete Games (10)

1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Las Vegas Stars Pacific Coast League Steve Smith
AA Wichita Pilots Texas League Pat Kelly
A Riverside Red Wave California League Steve Lubratich
A Charleston Rainbows South Atlantic League Jack Krol
A-Short Season Spokane Indians Northwest League Bruce Bochy
Rookie AZL Padres Arizona League Lonnie Keeter

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spokane[10]

References

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  1. ^ Jack Clark at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Bruce Hurst at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Billy Taylor at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Jeremy Hernandez page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ John Kruk at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Darrell Sherman at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Greg Booker at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Don Schulze at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Phil Stephenson at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ 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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