1990 San Diego Padres season

1990 San Diego Padres
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkJack Murphy Stadium
CitySan Diego, California
Record75–87 (.463)
Divisional place5th
OwnersJoan Kroc, Tom Werner
General managersJack McKeon
ManagersJack McKeon, Greg Riddoch
TelevisionKUSI-TV
(Rick Monday, Jerry Coleman)
San Diego Cable Sports Network
RadioKFMB (AM)
(Bob Chandler, Jerry Coleman, Rick Monday, Ted Leitner)
XEXX
(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain, Eduardo Ortega)
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The 1990 San Diego Padres season was the 22nd season in franchise history. The team regressed to a 75–87 record. They scored 673 runs and allowed 673 runs for a run differential of zero.[1]

During the season, the Padres were sold by McDonald's heiress Joan Kroc to an ownership group led by Tom Werner.

Offseason

Regular season

The Padres playing host to the New York Mets at Jack Murphy Stadium during a 1990 home game.
  • Joe Carter set a club record for most RBIs in a season.
  • July 12, 1990: Jack McKeon, holding the dual positions of general manager and field manager of the Padres, turns over the managing portfolio to one of his coaches, Greg Riddoch, during the All-Star break. The Padres are 37–43 (.463) and in fourth place in the NL West at the time of McKeon's resignation.
  • July 25, 1990: Roseanne Barr performed a controversial rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" before a game against the Cincinnati Reds. As she later reported, she was initially having trouble hearing herself over the public-address system, so she was singing as loudly as possible, and her rendition of the song sounded "screechy". Following her rendition, she mimicked the often-seen actions of players by spitting and grabbing her crotch as if adjusting a protective cup. Barr claimed she had been encouraged by baseball officials to "bring humor to the song". The song and the closing routine offended many in the audience, and it was replayed frequently on television, drawing further attention to it.
  • September 23, 1990: Ten weeks after stepping down as field manager, McKeon is fired from his general manager position by the Padres' new ownership group. He had led the San Diego front office since July 1980 and had acquired many of the players who led the team to its 1984 National League pennant. He is replaced by New York Mets executive Joe McIlvaine.

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 91 71 .562 — 46‍–‍35 45‍–‍36
Los Angeles Dodgers 86 76 .531 5 47‍–‍34 39‍–‍42
San Francisco Giants 85 77 .525 6 49‍–‍32 36‍–‍45
Houston Astros 75 87 .463 16 49‍–‍32 26‍–‍55
San Diego Padres 75 87 .463 16 37‍–‍44 38‍–‍43
Atlanta Braves 65 97 .401 26 37‍–‍44 28‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1990 National League record

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 — 6–6 8–10 5–13 6–12 6–6 4–8 5–7 5–7 8–10 5–13 7–5
Chicago 6–6 — 4–8 6–6 3–9 11–7 9–9 11–7 4–14 8–4 7–5 8–10
Cincinnati 10–8 8–4 — 11–7 9–9 9–3 6–6 7–5 6–6 9–9 7–11 9–3
Houston 13–5 6–6 7–11 — 9–9 5–7 5–7 5–7 5–7 4–14 10–8 6–6
Los Angeles 12–6 9–3 9–9 9–9 — 6–6 5–7 8–4 4–8 9–9 8–10 7–5
Montreal 6–6 7–11 3–9 7–5 6–6 — 8–10 10–8 13–5 7–5 7–5 11–7
New York 8–4 9–9 6–6 7–5 7–5 10–8 — 10–8 10–8 5–7 7–5 12–6
Philadelphia 7-5 7–11 5–7 7–5 4–8 8–10 8–10 — 6–12 7–5 8–4 10–8
Pittsburgh 7–5 14–4 6–6 7–5 8–4 5–13 8–10 12–6 — 10–2 8–4 10–8
San Diego 10–8 4–8 9–9 14–4 9–9 5–7 7–5 5–7 2–10 — 7–11 3–9
San Francisco 13–5 5–7 11–7 8–10 10–8 5–7 5–7 4–8 4–8 11–7 — 9–3
St. Louis 5–7 10–8 3–9 6–6 5–7 7–11 6–12 8–10 8–10 9–3 3–9 —


Notable transactions

Roster

1990 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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 100 344 93 .270 11 53
1B Jack Clark 115 334 89 .266 25 62
2B Roberto Alomar 147 586 168 .287 6 60
3B Mike Pagliarulo 128 398 101 .254 7 38
SS Garry Templeton 144 505 125 .248 9 59
LF Bip Roberts 149 556 172 .309 9 44
CF Joe Carter 162 634 147 .232 24 115
RF Tony Gwynn 141 573 177 .309 4 72

[13]

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
Fred Lynn 90 196 47 .240 6 23
Mark Parent 65 189 42 .222 3 16
Shawn Abner 91 184 45 .245 1 15
Phil Stephenson 103 182 38 .209 4 19
Darrin Jackson 58 113 29 .257 3 9
Jerald Clark 52 101 27 .267 5 11
Joey Cora 51 100 27 .270 0 2
Tom Lampkin 26 63 14 .222 1 4
Thomas Howard 20 44 12 .273 0 0
Eddie Williams 14 42 12 .286 3 4
Paul Faries 14 37 7 .189 0 2
Ronn Reynolds 8 15 1 .067 0 1
Rob Nelson 5 5 0 .000 0 0

[13]

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
Ed Whitson 32 228.2 14 9 2.60 127
Bruce Hurst 33 223.2 11 9 3.14 162
Andy Benes 32 192.1 10 11 3.60 140
Dennis Rasmussen 32 187.2 11 15 4.51 86

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
Eric Show 39 106.1 6 8 5.76 55
Calvin Schiraldi 42 104.0 3 8 4.41 74
Derek Lilliquist 16 60.1 3 3 4.33 29
Mike Dunne 10 28.2 0 3 5.65 15
Atlee Hammaker 9 19.1 0 4 4.66 16

Relief pitchers

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
Craig Lefferts 56 78.2 7 5 23 2.52 60
Greg W. Harris 73 117.1 8 8 9 2.30 97
Rich Rodriguez 32 47.2 1 1 1 2.83 52
Mark Grant 26 39.0 1 1 0 4.85 29
Pat Clements 9 13.0 0 0 0 4.15 6
John Davis 6 9.1 0 1 0 5.79 7
Rafael Valdez 3 5.2 0 1 0 11.12 3

Award winners

  • Joe Carter, National League Leader in At-Bats (634)
  • Jack Clark, National League Leader Walks (104)
  • Bruce Hurst, National League Leader Shutouts (4)

1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Las Vegas Stars Pacific Coast League Pat Kelly
AA Wichita Wranglers Texas League Steve Lubratich
A Riverside Red Wave California League Bruce Bochy
A Waterloo Diamonds Midwest League Bryan Little
A Charleston Rainbows South Atlantic League Jack Krol
A-Short Season Spokane Indians Northwest League Gene Glynn
Rookie AZL Padres Arizona League Jaime Moreno

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spokane[14]

References

  1. ^ "1990 Baseball Standings". MLB.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  2. ^ Don Schulze at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Fred Lynn at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Sandy Alomar, Jr. at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Craig Lefferts at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ "Ronn Reynolds Stats".
  7. ^ a b Alex Cole at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ 1990 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac
  9. ^ 1st Round of the 1990 June Draft at Baseball-Reference.com
  10. ^ Alan Benes at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Derek Lilliquist at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ Atlee Hammaker at Baseball Reference
  13. ^ a b 1990 San Diego Padres Statistics and Roster Archived March 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Baseball-Reference.com
  14. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007