1986 San Diego Padres season

Major League Baseball team season

1986 San Diego Padres

League| National League
Division| West
Ballpark| Jack Murphy Stadium
City| San Diego, California
Record| 74–88 (.457)
Divisional place| 4th
Owners| Joan Kroc
Managers| Steve Boros
Television| KCST
San Diego Cable Sports Network
(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner)
Radio| KFMB (AM)
(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman)
XEXX
(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain)
| <- 1985 | Seasons | 1987 ->

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The 1986 San Diego Padres season was the 18th season in franchise history.

## Offseason

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* 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

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* 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

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

### Season standings

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NL West Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Houston Astros | 96 | 66  | .593  | —  | 52‍–‍29  | 44‍–‍37
Cincinnati Reds | 86 | 76  | .531  | 10  | 43‍–‍38  | 43‍–‍38
San Francisco Giants | 83 | 79  | .512  | 13  | 46‍–‍35  | 37‍–‍44
San Diego Padres | 74 | 88  | .457  | 22  | 43‍–‍38  | 31‍–‍50
Los Angeles Dodgers | 73 | 89  | .451  | 23  | 46‍–‍35  | 27‍–‍54
Atlanta Braves | 72 | 89  | .447  | 23½  | 41‍–‍40  | 31‍–‍49

### Record vs. opponents

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1986 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 | — | 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

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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

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

## 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

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C | Terry Kennedy | 141 | 432 | 114 | .264 | 12 | 57
1B | Steve Garvey | 155 | 557 | 142 | .255 | 21 | 81
2B | Tim Flannery | 134 | 368 | 103 | .280 | 3 | 28
3B | Graig Nettles | 126 | 354 | 77 | .218 | 16 | 55
SS | Garry Templeton | 147 | 510 | 126 | .247 | 2 | 44
LF | John Kruk | 122 | 278 | 86 | .309 | 4 | 38
CF | Kevin McReynolds | 158 | 560 | 161 | .288 | 26 | 96
RF | Tony Gwynn | 160 | 642 | 211 | .329 | 14 | 59

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#### 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

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Marvelle Wynne | 137 | 288 | 76 | .264 | 7 | 37
Jerry Royster | 118 | 257 | 66 | .257 | 5 | 26
Carmelo Martínez | 113 | 244 | 58 | .238 | 9 | 25
Bip Roberts | 101 | 241 | 61 | .253 | 1 | 12
Bruce Bochy | 63 | 127 | 32 | .252 | 8 | 22
Dane Iorg | 90 | 106 | 24 | .226 | 2 | 11
Benito Santiago | 17 | 62 | 18 | .290 | 3 | 6
Randy Asadoor | 15 | 55 | 20 | .364 | 0 | 7
Tim Pyznarski | 15 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 0 | 0
Gary Green | 13 | 33 | 7 | .212 | 0 | 2
Mark Parent | 8 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0
Mark Wasinger | 3 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1
Randy Ready | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### 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

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Andy Hawkins | 37 | 209.1 | 10 | 8 | 4.30 | 117
Dave Dravecky | 26 | 161.1 | 9 | 11 | 3.07 | 87
Eric Show | 24 | 136.1 | 9 | 5 | 2.97 | 94
Ed Wojna | 7 | 39.0 | 2 | 2 | 3.23 | 19
Jimmy Jones | 3 | 18.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 | 15
Ray Hayward | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 6

#### 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

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LaMarr Hoyt | 35 | 159.0 | 8 | 11 | 5.15 | 85
Ed Whitson | 17 | 75.2 | 1 | 7 | 5.59 | 46
Mark Thurmond | 17 | 70.2 | 3 | 7 | 6.50 | 32
Dave LaPoint | 24 | 61.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.26 | 41
Ed Vosberg | 5 | 13.2 | 0 | 1 | 6.59 | 8

#### Relief pitchers

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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

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Rich Gossage | 45 | 64.2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 4.45 | 63
Lance McCullers | 70 | 136.0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2.78 | 92
Craig Lefferts | 83 | 107.2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3.09 | 72
Gene Walter | 57 | 98.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.86 | 84
Tim Stoddard | 30 | 45.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.77 | 47
Bob Stoddard | 18 | 23.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.31 | 17
Greg Booker | 9 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 | 7
Dane Iorg | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 | 2

## Award winners

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* 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

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See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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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

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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. ^ "1986 All-Star Game". Baseball Almanac.
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

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

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1986 MLB season by team

| AL East|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York
* Toronto

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Seattle
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1986 MLB draft
* 1986 All-Star Game
* 1986 World Series

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San Diego Padres

* Established in 1969
* Based in San Diego, California

Franchise|

* History
* Expansion and draft
* Seasons
* Players
* Managers
* Owners and executives
* Division
* Hall of Fame
* Award winners and league leaders
* Broadcasters
* First-round draft picks
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* Records
* No-hitters

Ballparks|

* Qualcomm Stadium
* Petco Park

Spring training|

Keegan Field
Desert Sun Stadium
Peoria Sports Complex

Culture|

* The Kid from Left Field
* An American Journey
* Pitch
* Gallagher Square
* San Diego Chicken
* San Diego Padres (PCL)
* Swinging Friar
* Trevor Time
* Rally Goose

Lore|

* "Oh, doctor!"
* 1984 NLCS Game 4
* 1984 Braves–Padres bean brawl
* Roseanne Barr sings national anthem
* Padres Paradise Series
* 2007 NL Wild Card tie-breaker game
* MLB China Series
* MLB Mexico City Series

Rivalries|

* Los Angeles Dodgers

Retired numbers|

* 6
* 19
* 31
* 35
* 42
* 51

Key personnel|

* Chairman: John Seidler
* General Manager: A. J. Preller
* Manager: Mike Shildt

League pennants (2)|

* 1984
* 1998

Division titles (5)|

* 1984
* 1996
* 1998
* 2005
* 2006

Wild card berths (3)|

* 2020
* 2022
* 2024

Minor league affiliates|

* Player overview
* Triple-A: El Paso Chihuahuas
* Double-A: San Antonio Missions
* High-A: Fort Wayne TinCaps
* Single-A: Lake Elsinore Storm
* Rookie: ACL Padres
* DSL Padres Brown
* DSL Padres Gold

Broadcasting|

| Television|

* MLB-produced

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Radio|

* La Poderosa 860 AM
* 97.3 FM The Fan

Seasons (57)

1960s|

* 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 ·  1969

1970s|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979

1980s|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

1990s|

* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999

2000s|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009

2010s|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

2020s|

* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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