1990 San Diego Padres season explained

San Diego Padres
Season:	1990
League:	National League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Jack Murphy Stadium
City:	San Diego, California
Divisional Place:	5th
Owners:	Joan Kroc, Tom Werner
General Managers:	Jack McKeon
Managers:	Jack McKeon, Greg Riddoch
Television:	KUSI-TV (Rick Monday, Jerry Coleman) San Diego Cable Sports Network
Radio:	KFMB (AM) (Bob Chandler, Jerry Coleman, Rick Monday, Ted Leitner) XEXX (Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain, Eduardo Ortega)

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

• November 16, 1989: Don Schulze was released by the Padres.^[2]
• December 6, 1989: Fred Lynn was signed as a free agent by the Padres.^[3]
• December 6, 1989: Sandy Alomar Jr., Carlos Baerga and Chris James were traded by the Padres to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Carter.^[4]
• December 12, 1989: Craig Lefferts was signed by the Padres as a free agent.^[5]
• January 11, 1990: Ronn Reynolds was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.^[6]
• February 27, 1990: Omar Olivares was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Alex Cole and Steve Peters.^[7]

Regular season

• 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

• Roberto Alomar
• Joe Carter
• Jack Clark
• Tony Gwynn
• Fred Lynn
• Bip Roberts
• Benito Santiago
• Eric Show
• Garry Templeton^[8]

Notable transactions

• June 4, 1990: 1990 Major League Baseball draft
  • Robbie Beckett was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round.^[9]
  • Alan Benes was drafted by the Padres in the 49th round, but did not sign.^[10]
• July 11, 1990: Alex Cole was traded by the Padres to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Lampkin.
• July 12, 1990: Mark Grant was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Derek Lilliquist.^[11]
• August 24, 1990: Atlee Hammaker was signed as a free agent by the Padres.^[12]

Roster

1990 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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		100	344	93	.270	11	53
1B		115	334	89	.266	25	62
2B		147	586	168	.287	6	60
3B		128	398	101	.254	7	38
SS		144	505	125	.248	9	59
LF		149	556	172	.309	9	44
CF		162	634	147	.232	24	115
RF		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
	90	196	47	.240	6	23
	65	189	42	.222	3	16
	91	184	45	.245	1	15
	103	182	38	.209	4	19
	58	113	29	.257	3	9
	52	101	27	.267	5	11
	51	100	27	.270	0	2
	26	63	14	.222	1	4
	20	44	12	.273	0	0
	14	42	12	.286	3	4
	14	37	7	.189	0	2
	8	15	1	.067	0	1
	5	5	0	.000	0	0

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
	32	228.2	14	9	2.60	127
	33	223.2	11	9	3.14	162
	32	192.1	10	11	3.60	140
	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
	39	106.1	6	8	5.76	55
	42	104.0	3	8	4.41	74
	16	60.1	3	3	4.33	29
	10	28.2	0	3	5.65	15
	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
	56	78.2	7	5	23	2.52	60
	73	117.1	8	8	9	2.30	97
	32	47.2	1	1	1	2.83	52
	26	39.0	1	1	0	4.85	29
	9	13.0	0	0	0	4.15	6
	6	9.1	0	1	0	5.79	7
	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.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spokane^[14]

External links

• 1990 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
• 1990 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1990 Baseball Standings. MLB.com. September 21, 2018.
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schuldo01.shtml Don Schulze
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lynnfr01.shtml Fred Lynn
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alomasa02.shtml Sandy Alomar, Jr.
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leffecr01.shtml Craig Lefferts
6. Web site: Ronn Reynolds Stats.
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coleal01.shtml Alex Cole
8. http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1990&t=SDN 1990 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac
9. https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1990&round=1&draft_type=junreg 1st Round of the 1990 June Draft at Baseball-Reference.com
10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/benesal01.shtml Alan Benes
11. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lillide01.shtml Derek Lilliquist
12. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hammaat01.shtml Atlee Hammaker
13. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/1990.shtml 1990 San Diego Padres Statistics and Roster
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