1987 San Diego Padres season

MLB yearly infobox
name = San Diego Padres
season = 1987
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Jack Murphy Stadium
y4 = 1967
city = San Diego, California
y5 = 1969
owners = Joan Kroc
managers = Larry Bowa
television = KUSI-TV
SD Cable Sports Net
(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner)
radio = KFMB (AM)
(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman)
XEXX
(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain, Eduardo Ortega)|

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.

Offseason

*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). [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mitchke01.shtml Kevin Mitchell page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 18, 1986: Graig Nettles was released by the Padres. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nettlgr01.shtml Graig Nettles page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 13, 1987: Tom Gorman was signed as a free agent by the Padres. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gormato03.shtml Tom Gorman page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

* Tim Flannery
* Steve Garvey
* Tony Gwynn
* Andy Hawkins
* John Kruk
* Kevin Mitchell
* Benito Santiago
* Garry Templeton
* Marvell Wynne

eason standings

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Award Winners

* Benito Santiago, Rookie of the Year
* Tony Gwynn, National League Batting Champion, .370 1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/1987.shtml 1987 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1987&t=SDN 1987 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac]