The 1989 San Diego Padres season was the 21st season in franchise history. The Padres improved on their previous season record of 83–78, and were in contention for the National League West title until the final week of the regular season. However, a 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on September 27 ended their postseason hopes. The Padres finished in second place at 89–73, three games behind the San Francisco Giants.
This was the Padres' last full season under the ownership of Joan Kroc, who had inherited the franchise following the death of her husband Ray in 1984. Kroc sold the team to a consortium led by Tom Werner the following year.
Offseason October 24, 1988: Lance McCullers, Jimmy Jones, and Stan Jefferson were traded by the Padres to the New York Yankees for Jack Clark and Pat Clements.Jack Clark at Baseball Reference December 8, 1988: Bruce Hurst was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Bruce Hurst at Baseball Reference March 30, 1989: Billy Taylor was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Billy Taylor at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 24, 1989: Randy Byers was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jeremy Hernandez.Jeremy Hernandez page at Baseball Reference June 2, 1989: John Kruk and Randy Ready were traded by the Padres to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chris James.John Kruk at Baseball Reference June 5, 1989: Darrell Sherman was drafted by the Padres in the 6th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft.Darrell Sherman at Baseball Reference June 29, 1989: Greg Booker was traded by the Padres to the Minnesota Twins for Freddie Toliver.Greg Booker at Baseball Reference July 22, 1989: Walt Terrell and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the New York Yankees for Mike Pagliarulo and Don Schulze. The Padres completed the deal by sending Freddie Toliver to the Yankees on September 27.Don Schulze at Baseball Reference August 30, 1989: Calvin Schiraldi, Darrin Jackson and a player to be named later were traded by the Cubs to the San Diego Padres for Marvell Wynne and Luis Salazar. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Phil Stephenson to the Padres on September 5.Phil Stephenson at Baseball Reference
Roster 1989 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats
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 129 462 109 .236 16 62 1B 142 455 110 .242 26 94 2B 158 623 184 .295 7 56 3B 95 246 66 .268 8 22 SS 142 506 129 .255 6 40 LF 111 267 59 .221 6 39 CF 158 604 203 .336 4 62 RF 87 303 80 .264 11 46
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 117 329 99 .301 3 25 105 294 74 .252 6 35 50 148 29 .196 3 14 52 141 27 .191 7 21 73 130 30 .231 0 8 57 102 18 .176 2 14 25 87 18 .207 3 12 42 82 16 .195 3 7 31 76 14 .184 3 6 28 67 17 .254 0 5 17 41 8 .195 1 7 15 27 7 .259 0 0 7 19 4 .211 1 6 12 19 6 .316 0 1 10 17 6 .353 2 2
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 33 244.2 15 11 2.69 179 33 227.0 16 11 2.66 117 33 183.2 10 10 4.26 87 19 123.1 5 13 4.01 63 16 106.1 8 6 4.23 66 10 66.2 6 3 3.51 66 5 21.1 3 1 2.53 17
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 56 135.0 8 9 2.60 106 7 24.1 2 1 5.55 15 3 11.0 0 0 11.00 8
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 70 92.2 4 3 44 1.85 92 50 116.1 8 2 2 3.33 69 23 39.0 4 1 0 3.92 18 22 28.2 0 1 0 5.02 7 11 19.0 0 1 0 4.26 8 9 14.0 0 0 0 7.07 14 7 6.1 0 0 0 5.68 1
Award winners Mark Davis, Cy Young Award Winner Jack Clark, National League Leader Walks (132) Tony Gwynn, National League Batting Champion (.336) Tony Gwynn, National League Leader Hits (203) Bruce Hurst, National League Leader Complete Games (10)
1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: SpokaneJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1989 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1989 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac