1986 San Diego Padres season

Major League Baseball season

1986 San Diego Padres
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Jack Murphy Stadium (since 1969) San Diego, California (since 1969)
Other information
Owner(s)	Joan Kroc
Manager(s)	Steve Boros
Local television	KCST San Diego Cable Sports Network (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner)
Local radio	KFMB (AM) (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman) XEXX (Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain)
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The 1986 San Diego Padres season was the 18th season in franchise history.

Offseason

• January 28, 1986: Dane Iorg was signed as a free agent by the Padres.^[1]
• March 25, 1986: Mario Ramírez was released by the Padres.^[2]

Regular season

• August 17, 1986: Pete Rose played in the last game of his career. It was a game against the San Diego Padres, and Rose was struck out by Goose Gossage.^[3]
• September 20, 1986: Tony Gwynn became the 5th player since 1900 to steal 5 bases in one game. He accomplished the feat against the Houston Astros.

Opening Day starters

• Tim Flannery
• Steve Garvey
• Tony Gwynn
• Terry Kennedy
• Carmelo Martínez
• Kevin McReynolds
• Graig Nettles
• Eric Show
• Garry Templeton^[4]

Season standings

v t e NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Houston Astros	96	66	0.593	—	52–29	44–37
Cincinnati Reds	86	76	0.531	10	43–38	43–38
San Francisco Giants	83	79	0.512	13	46–35	37–44
San Diego Padres	74	88	0.457	22	43–38	31–50
Los Angeles Dodgers	73	89	0.451	23	46–35	27–54
Atlanta Braves	72	89	0.447	23½	41–40	31–49

Record vs. opponents

1986 National League Records v t e 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	—	9–3	6–12	5–13	10–8	4–7	4–8	4–8	5–7	12–6	7–11	6–6
Chicago	3–9	—	5–7	4–8	6–6	8–10	6–12	9–8	7–11	6–6	6–6	10–7
Cincinnati	12–6	7–5	—	4–14	10–8	7–5	4–8	7–5	10–2	9–9	9–9	7–5
Houston	13–5	8–4	14–4	—	10–8	8–4	5–7	6–6	6–6	10–8	9–9	7–5
Los Angeles	8–10	6–6	8–10	8–10	—	5–7	3–9	5–7	8–4	6–12	8–10	8–4
Montreal	7–4	10–8	5–7	4–8	5–7	—	8–10	8–10	11–7	4–8	5–7	9–9
New York	8–4	12–6	8–4	7–5	9–3	10–8	—	8–10	17–1	10–2	7–5	12–6
Philadelphia	8-4	8–9	5–7	6–6	7–5	10–8	10–8	—	11–7	6–6	9–3	6–12
Pittsburgh	7–5	11–7	2–10	6–6	4–8	7–11	1–17	7–11	—	8–4	4–8	7–11
San Diego	6–12	6–6	9–9	8–10	12–6	8–4	2–10	6–6	4–8	—	8–10	5–7
San Francisco	11–7	6–6	9–9	9–9	10–8	7–5	5–7	3–9	8–4	10–8	—	5–7
St. Louis	6–6	7–10	5–7	5–7	4–8	9–9	6–12	12–6	11–7	7–5	7–5	—

Roster

1986 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers 51 Greg Booker 43 Dave Dravecky 54 Goose Gossage 40 Andy Hawkins 25 Ray Hayward 31 LaMarr Hoyt 45 Jimmy Jones 24 Dave LaPoint 37 Craig Lefferts 41 Lance McCullers 30 Eric Show 47 Bob Stoddard 49 Tim Stoddard 38 Mark Thurmond 50 Ed Vosberg 48 Gene Walter 32 Ed Whitson 26 Ed Wojna		Catchers 15 Bruce Bochy 16 Terry Kennedy 27 Mark Parent 10 Benito Santiago Infielders 12 Randy Asadoor 11 Tim Flannery  6 Steve Garvey 20 Gary Green  8 Dane Iorg  9 Graig Nettles 17 Tim Pyznarski  5 Randy Ready  2 Bip Roberts  3 Jerry Royster  1 Garry Templeton 12 Mark Wasinger		Outfielders 19 Tony Gwynn 44 John Kruk 14 Carmelo Martínez 18 Kevin McReynolds  7 Marvell Wynne		Manager 22 Steve Boros Coaches 36 Galen Cisco 33 Harry Dunlop 29 Deacon Jones 34 Jack Krol 32 Ozzie Virgil

Notable transactions

• July 9, 1986: Tim Stoddard was traded by the Padres to the New York Yankees for Ed Whitson.^[5]

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	Terry Kennedy	141	432	114	.264	12	57
1B	Steve Garvey	155	557	142	.255	21	81
3B	Graig Nettles	126	354	77	.218	16	55
SS	Garry Templeton	147	510	126	.247	2	44
CF	Kevin McReynolds	158	560	161	.288	26	96
RF	Tony Gwynn	160	642	211	.329	14	59

^[6]

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
John Kruk	122	278	86	.309	4	38
Bip Roberts	101	241	61	.253	1	12
Dane Iorg	90	106	24	.226	2	11
Benito Santiago	17	62	18	.290	3	6
Mark Parent	8	14	2	.143	0	0
Mark Wasinger	3	8	0	.000	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Craig Lefferts	83	108	9	8	4	3.09	72
Greg Booker	9	11	1	0	0	1.64	7

Award winners

• Tony Gwynn, National League Leader At-Bats 642
• Tony Gwynn, National League Leader Hits 211
• Tony Gwynn, National League Leader Runs 107
• Craig Lefferts, National League Leader for Appearances by a Pitcher (83)

1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Tony Gwynn, Outfield, Starter^[7]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Las Vegas Stars	Pacific Coast League	Larry Bowa
AA	Beaumont Golden Gators	Texas League	Steve Smith
A	Reno Padres	California League	Jim Skaalen
A	Charleston Rainbows	South Atlantic League	Pat Kelly
A-Short Season	Spokane Indians	Northwest League	Rob Picciolo

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Las Vegas^[8]

References

1. Dane Iorg at Baseball Reference
2. Mario Ramírez at Baseball Reference
3. Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.11, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
4. "1986 San Diego Padres Roster". Baseball Almanac, Inc. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
5. Ed Whitson at Baseball Reference
6. "1986 San Diego Padres". baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
7. http://www.geisleryoung.com/, Geisler Young, LLC -. "1986 All-Star Game". baseball-almanac.com.
8. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1986 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
• 1986 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac

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