1988 San Diego Padres season

MLB yearly infobox
name = San Diego Padres
season = 1988
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 and Jack McKeon
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 1988 season was the 20th season in Padres history. Tony Gwynn set a National League record by having the lowest batting average to win a batting title. Gwynn hit .313 to claim the batting title. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.191, David Nemec and Scott latow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

Offseason

*December 8, 1987: Rodney McCray was drafted from the Padres by the Chicago White Sox in the 1987 minor league draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mccraro01.shtml Rodney McCray page 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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gossari01.shtml Rich Gossage page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

eason standings

Notable transactions

* June 1, 1988: Andy Benes is drafted by the Padres in the first round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/benesan01.shtml Andy Benes page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 8, 1988: Candy Sierra is traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Dennis Rasmussen. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sierrca01.shtml Candy Sierra page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Award Winners

* Tony Gwynn, National League Batting Champion, .313 1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/1988.shtml 1988 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1988&t=SDN 1988 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac]