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

• 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]

• 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.

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

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1986 National League record 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	—

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

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

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
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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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
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

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
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

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
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

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
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

• 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]

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]

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