1992 San Diego Padres season

The 1992 San Diego Padres season was the 24th season in franchise history. It saw the team finish in third place in the National League West with a record of 82 wins and 80 losses. They also hosted the 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

1992 San Diego Padres
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkJack Murphy Stadium
CitySan Diego
Record82–80 (.506)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersTom Werner
General managersJoe McIlvaine
ManagersGreg Riddoch, Jim Riggleman
TelevisionKUSI-TV
San Diego Cable Sports Network (Rick Monday, Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler)
XHBJ-TV
(Rafael Munoz Oretga, Victor Villa)
RadioKFMB (AM)
(Bob Chandler, Jerry Coleman, Rick Monday, Ted Leitner)
XEXX
(Mario Thomas Zapiain, Santos Perez, Eduardo Ortega)
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Offseason edit

Regular season edit

All-Star game edit

The 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 63rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The game was held on July 14, 1992, at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 13-6.

Opening Day starters edit

Season standings edit

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 98 64 0.605 51–30 47–34
Cincinnati Reds 90 72 0.556 8 53–28 37–44
San Diego Padres 82 80 0.506 16 45–36 37–44
Houston Astros 81 81 0.500 17 47–34 34–47
San Francisco Giants 72 90 0.444 26 42–39 30–51
Los Angeles Dodgers 63 99 0.389 35 37–44 26–55

Record vs. opponents edit


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 10–2 9–9 13–5 12–6 4–8 7–5 6–6 7–5 13–5 11–7 6–6
Chicago 2–10 5–7 8–4 6–6 7–11 9–9 9–9 8–10 5–7 8–4 11–7
Cincinnati 9–9 7–5 10–8 11–7 5–7 7–5 7–5 6–6 11–7 10–8 7–5
Houston 5–13 4–8 8–10 13–5 8–4 5–7 8–4 6–6 7–11 12–6 5–7
Los Angeles 6–12 6–6 7–11 5–13 4–8 5–7 5–7 5–7 9–9 7–11 4–8
Montreal 8–4 11–7 7–5 4–8 8–4 12–6 9–9 9–9 8–4 5–7 6–12
New York 5–7 9–9 5–7 7–5 7–5 6–12 6–12 4–14 4–8 10–2 9–9
Philadelphia 6-6 9–9 5–7 4–8 7–5 9–9 12–6 5–13 3–9 3–9 7–11
Pittsburgh 5–7 10–8 6–6 6–6 7–5 9–9 14–4 13–5 5–7 6–6 15–3
San Diego 5–13 7–5 7–11 11–7 9–9 4–8 8–4 9–3 7–5 11–7 4–8
San Francisco 7–11 4–8 8–10 6–12 11–7 7–5 2–10 9–3 6–6 7–11 5–7
St. Louis 6–6 7–11 5–7 7–5 8–4 12–6 9–9 11–7 3–15 8–4 7–5


Notable transactions edit

Roster edit

1992 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats edit

= Indicates team leader

Batting edit

Starters by position edit

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 Benito Santiago 106 386 97 .251 10 42
1B Fred McGriff 152 531 152 .286 35 104
2B Kurt Stillwell 114 379 86 .227 2 24
3B Gary Sheffield 146 557 184 .330 33 100
SS Tony Fernández 155 622 171 .275 4 37
LF Jerald Clark 146 496 120 .242 12 58
CF Darrin Jackson 155 587 146 .249 17 70
RF Tony Gwynn 128 520 165 .317 6 41

[8]

Other batters edit

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
Tim Teufel 101 246 55 .224 6 25
Dan Walters 57 179 45 .251 4 22
Oscar Azócar 99 168 32 .190 0 8
Kevin Ward 81 147 29 .197 3 12
Craig Shipley 52 105 26 .248 0 7
Phil Stephenson 53 71 11 .155 0 8
Dann Bilardello 17 33 4 .121 0 1
Gary Pettis 30 30 6 .200 0 0
Guillermo Velasquez 15 23 7 .304 1 5
Jeff Gardner 15 19 2 .105 0 0
Tom Lampkin 9 17 4 .235 0 0
Jim Vatcher 13 16 2 .125 0 0
Paul Faries 10 11 5 .455 0 1
Thomas Howard 5 3 1 .333 0 0

[8]

Pitching edit

Starting pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G CG IP W L ERA SO
Andy Benes 34 2 231.1 13 14 3.35 169
Bruce Hurst 32 6 217.1 14 9 3.85 131
Craig Lefferts 27 0 163.1 13 9 3.69 81
Greg Harris 20 1 118.0 4 8 4.12 66
Frank Seminara 19 0 100.1 9 4 3.68 61
Jim Deshaies 15 0 96.0 4 7 3.28 46
Dave Eiland 7 0 27.0 0 2 5.67 10
Doug Brocail 3 0 14.0 0 0 6.43 15

Relief pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Randy Myers 66 3 6 38 4.29 66
Rich Rodriguez 61 6 3 0 2.37 64
José Meléndez 56 6 7 0 2.92 82
Mike Maddux 50 2 2 5 2.37 60
Tim Scott 34 4 1 0 5.26 30
Larry Andersen 34 1 1 2 3.34 35
Pat Clements 27 2 1 0 2.66 11
Jeremy Hernandez 26 1 4 1 4.17 25
Gene Harris 14 0 2 0 2.95 19

Award winners edit

  • Fred McGriff, National League Home Run Champion (35)
  • Gary Sheffield, National League Batting Champion, .330

1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system edit

Level Team League Manager
AAA Las Vegas Stars Pacific Coast League Jim Riggleman
AA Wichita Wranglers Texas League Bruce Bochy
A High Desert Mavericks California League Bryan Little
A Waterloo Diamonds Midwest League Keith Champion
A Charleston Rainbows South Atlantic League Dave Trembley
A-Short Season Spokane Indians Northwest League Ed Romero
Rookie AZL Padres Arizona League Ken Berry

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wichita[9]

References edit

  1. ^ Derek Lilliquist at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Randy Myers at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Jeff Gardner at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Tim Teufel at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Gary Sheffield at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Todd Helton at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Scott Coolbaugh at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ a b 1992 San Diego Padres Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com
  9. ^ 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 edit