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1989 San Diego Padres season

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Owner(s)
  
Joan Kroc

Manager(s)
  
Jack McKeon

General manager(s)
  
Jack McKeon

Local television
  
KUSI-TV SD Cable Sports Net

Local radio
  
KFMB (AM) (Rick Monday, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner) XEXX (Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain, Eduardo Ortega)

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.
  • December 8, 1988: Bruce Hurst was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
  • March 30, 1989: Billy Taylor was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
  • Notable transactions

  • April 24, 1989: Randy Byers was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jeremy Hernandez.
  • June 2, 1989: John Kruk and Randy Ready were traded by the Padres to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chris James.
  • June 5, 1989: Darrell Sherman was drafted by the Padres in the 6th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft.
  • June 29, 1989: Greg Booker was traded by the Padres to the Minnesota Twins for Freddie Toliver.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Contents

    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: Spokane

    References

    1989 San Diego Padres season Wikipedia