1990 San Diego Padres season

MLB yearly infobox
name = San Diego Padres
season = 1990
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Jack Murphy Stadium
y4 = 1967
city = San Diego, California
y5 = 1969
owners = Joan Kroc and Tom Werner
managers = Jack McKeon and Greg Riddoch
television = KUSI-TV(Rick Monday, Jerry Coleman)
radio = KFMB (AM)
(Bob Chandler, Jerry Coleman, Rick Monday, Ted Leitner)
XEXX
(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain, Eduardo Ortega)|

Offseason

* December 6, 1989: Fred Lynn was signed as a free agent by the Padres. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lynnfr01.shtml Fred Lynn page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 6, 1989: Sandy Alomar, Jr., Carlos Baerga and Chris James were traded by the Padres to the Cleveland Indians for Joe Carter. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alomasa02.shtml Sandy Alomar, Jr. page at Baseball Reference] ]
* December 12, 1989: Craig Lefferts was signed by the Padres as a free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leffecr01.shtml Craig Lefferts page at Baseball Reference] ]
* February 27, 1990: Omar Olivares were traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Alex Cole and Steve Peters. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coleal01.shtml Alex Cole page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

* Joe Carter set a club record for most RBIs in a season.

*On July 25, 1990, Roseanne Barr performed a controversial rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" before a game against the Cincinnati Reds. As she later reported, she was initially having trouble hearing herself over the public-address system, so she was singing as loudly as possible, and her rendition of the song sounded "screechy". Following her rendition, she mimicked the often-seen actions of players by spitting and grabbing her crotch as if adjusting a protective cup. Barr claimed she had been encouraged by baseball officials to "bring humor to the song". The song and the closing routine offended many in the audience, and it was replayed frequently on television, drawing further attention to it.

Opening Day Starters

* Roberto Alomar
* Joe Carter
* Jack Clark
* Tony Gwynn
* Fred Lynn
* Bip Roberts
* Benito Santiago
* Eric Show
* Garry Templeton [ [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1990&t=SDN 1990 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac ] ]

eason standings

Notable transactions

*June 4, 1990: 1990 Major League Baseball Draft
**Robbie Beckett was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1990&round=1&draft_type=junreg 1st Round of the 1990 June Draft at Baseball-Reference.com] ]
**Alan Benes was drafted by the Padres in the 49th round, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/benesal01.shtml Alan Benes page at Baseball Reference] ]
*July 11, 1990: Alex Cole was traded by the Padres to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Lampkin.
*July 12, 1990: Mark Grant was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Derek Lilliquist. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lillide01.shtml Derek Lilliquist page at Baseball Reference] ]
*August 24, 1990: Atlee Hammaker was signed as a free agent by the Padres. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hammaat01.shtml Atlee Hammaker page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/1990.shtml 1990 San Diego Padres Statistics and Roster - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Other batters

Relief pitchers

Award Winners

* Joe Carter, National League Leader in At-Bats (634)
* Jack Clark, National League Leader Walks (104)
* Bruce Hurst, National League Leader Shutouts (4)1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/1990.shtml 1990 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1990&t=SDN 1990 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac]