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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Opening Day starters  




2.4  Notable transactions  




2.5  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Awards and honors  




5 Farm system  




6 References  




7 External links  













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1987 San Diego Padres
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkJack Murphy Stadium
CitySan Diego, California
Record65–97 (.401)
Divisional place6th
OwnersJoan Kroc
General managersJack McKeon
ManagersLarry Bowa
TelevisionKUSI-TV
San Diego Cable Sports Network
(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner)
RadioKFMB (AM)
(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman)
XEXX
(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain, Eduardo Ortega)
← 1986 Seasons 1988 →

The 1987 San Diego Padres season was the 19th in franchise history. Rookie catcher Benito Santiago hit in 34 straight games, and later won the NL Rookie of the Year Award. The Padres were the only team not to hit a grand slam in 1987.[1]

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 90 72 .556 — 46‍–‍35 44‍–‍37
    Cincinnati Reds 84 78 .519 6 42‍–‍39 42‍–‍39
    Houston Astros 76 86 .469 14 47‍–‍34 29‍–‍52
    Los Angeles Dodgers 73 89 .451 17 40‍–‍41 33‍–‍48
    Atlanta Braves 69 92 .429 20½ 42‍–‍39 27‍–‍53
    San Diego Padres 65 97 .401 25 37‍–‍44 28‍–‍53

    Record vs. opponents

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    1987 National League record
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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 — 6–5 8–10 8–10 6–12 3–9 7–5 7–5 7–5 6–12 8–10 3–9
    Chicago 5–6 — 6–6 8–4 6–6 10–8 9–9 8–10 4–14 9–3 5–7 6–12
    Cincinnati 10–8 6–6 — 13–5 10–8 6–6 7–5 5–7 4–8 12–6 7–11 4–8
    Houston 10–8 4–8 5–13 — 12–6 7–5 6–6 6–6 6–6 5–13 10–8 5–7
    Los Angeles 12–6 6–6 8–10 6–12 — 3–9 6–6 2–10 6–6 11–7 10–8 3–9
    Montreal 9–3 8–10 6–6 5–7 9–3 — 8–10 10–8 11–7 9–3 5–7 11–7
    New York 5–7 9–9 5–7 6–6 6–6 10–8 — 13–5 12–6 8–4 9–3 9–9
    Philadelphia 5-7 10–8 7–5 6–6 10–2 8–10 5–13 — 11–7 8–4 2–10 8–10
    Pittsburgh 5–7 14–4 8–4 6–6 6–6 7–11 6–12 7–11 — 8–4 6–6 7–11
    San Diego 12–6 3–9 6–12 13–5 7–11 3–9 4–8 4–8 4–8 — 5–13 4–8
    San Francisco 10–8 7–5 11–7 8–10 8–10 7–5 3–9 10–2 6–6 13–5 — 7–5
    St. Louis 9–3 12–6 8–4 7–5 9–3 7–11 9–9 10–8 11–7 8–4 5–7 —


    Opening Day starters

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    Notable transactions

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    Roster

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    1987 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 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 Martínez 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

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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
    Randy Ready 124 350 108 .309 12 54
    Joey Cora 77 241 57 .237 0 13
    Shane Mack 105 238 57 .239 4 25
    Luis Salazar 84 189 48 .254 3 17
    Marvell Wynne 98 188 47 .250 2 24
    Chris Brown 44 155 36 .232 6 23
    Steve Garvey 27 76 16 .211 1 9
    Bruce Bochy 38 75 12 .160 2 11
    Jim Steels 62 68 13 .191 0 6
    Shawn Abner 16 47 13 .277 2 7
    Mark Parent 12 25 2 .080 0 2
    Randy Byers 10 16 5 .313 0 1
    Rob Nelson 10 11 1 .083 0 1

    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
    Eric Show 34 206.1 8 16 3.84 117
    Ed Whitson 36 205.2 10 13 4.73 135
    Andy Hawkins 24 117.2 3 10 5.05 51
    Mark Grant 17 102.1 6 7 4.66 58
    Eric Nolte 12 67.1 2 6 3.21 44

    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
    Jimmy Jones 30 145.2 9 7 4.14 51
    Dave Dravecky 30 79.0 3 7 3.76 60
    Storm Davis 21 62.2 2 7 6.18 37
    Ed Wojna 5 18.1 0 3 5.89 13

    Relief pitchers

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

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Lance McCullers 78 8 10 16 3.72 126
    Rich Gossage 40 5 4 11 3.12 44
    Greg Booker 44 1 1 1 3.16 17
    Mark Davis 43 5 3 2 3.18 47
    Craig Lefferts 33 2 2 2 4.38 39
    Keith Comstock 26 0 1 0 5.50 38
    Dave Leiper 12 1 0 1 4.50 10
    Tom Gorman 6 0 0 0 4.09 8
    Ray Hayward 4 0 0 0 16.50 2
    Luis Salazar 2 0 0 0 4.50 0

    Awards and honors

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    1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

    Farm system

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    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Las Vegas Stars Pacific Coast League Jack Krol
    AA Wichita Pilots Texas League Steve Smith
    A Reno Padres California League Pat Kelly
    A Charleston Rainbows South Atlantic League Tony Torchia
    A-Short Season Spokane Indians Northwest League Rob Picciolo

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spokane[8]

    References

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    1. ^ "Team Batting Event Finder: 1987, All Teams, Home Runs, With Runners on 123". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  • ^ Dane IorgatBaseball Reference
  • ^ a b Kevin MitchellatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Graig NettlesatBaseball Reference
  • ^ a b Tom GormanatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Mark WasingeratBaseball Reference
  • ^ Dave LeiperatBaseball Reference
  • ^ 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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