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1987 Padres Replay

Here is a look at how the real life 1987 San Diego Padres compare to the 1987 San Diego Padres season replayed using Statis Pro Baseballs original 1987 card set. Any writing below in red letters refers to the actual 1987 San Diego Padres season.

Games #1-10

The Padres had a rough start to the replay going just 2-8 through their first 10 games. The actual 1987 Padres also limped through their first 10 games with an identical 2-8 record. Tony Gwynn started the season as the hottest Padres hitter. Gwynn hit safely in all 10 games and posted a .422 batting average. On the pitching side, Andy Hawkins started off with 2 solid starts. Hawkins was 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA.

Games #11-20

The Padres found a little more success over their next 10 games. With a 4-6 record and a total record of 6-14 things started to get a little better. The actual 1987 Padres were 5-15 over their first 20 games. Tony Gwynn started to cool down and saw his average go from .422 down to .369. The new star was 2B Randy Ready. Ready was on fire hitting .397 and was leading the team in RBIs with 15. The youngster and #5 Padres starting pitcher Eric Nolte was getting into the groove. Nolte was 2-2 with a 2.02 ERA in 4 starts. The entire Padres rotation was solid through the first 20 games. Their record was just 5-7 but they had an ERA of 3.30 and an OBA of just .254.

Games #21-30

The Padres went just 3-7 over their next 10 games to bring their season record to 9-21. The actual 1987 Padres were slightly worse after 30 games with a 7-23 record. Tony Gwynn's batting average continued to decrease but he was still hitting .361 and led the team in AB, hits, singles, doubles, and triples. The hottest Padre over the last 10 games was SS Garry Templeton. Templeton was on tear hitting .353 over his last 10 games bringing his season average up to .292. Rookie Catcher Benito Santiago was struggling. Santiago had just 1 HR over the first 30 games and was batting just .229. The Padres starters weren't having much success over these past 10 games and the big story was with the ace of the staff Eric Show. Show was 0-3 with a 5.23 ERA. Padres closer Goose Gossage was also having an awful season. The Goose was 0-4 with 3 Saves and 3 blown saves. His ERA was also high at 10.29.

Games #31-40

The Padres had their best 10 games of the season going 5-5. That also included a nice 3 game winning streak. It also brought their record up to 14-26. The actual 1987 Padres were 4 games worse with a record of 10-30. The Padres were playing .500 ball despite a struggling Tony Gwynn. Gwynn hit just .257 over the last 10 games dropping his average to .338. Rookie Benito Santiago finally started coming around and raised his average to .275. 1B John Kruk was starting to show he was the Padres top slugger. In 39 games Kruk hit 7HRs and had 29RBIs. Both totals led the team. On the hill Mark Grant had a stretch of 2 starts where he was practically unhittable. Grant was the Padres #4 starter and over his last two starts he was 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA. For the season Grant was 4-2 with a 2.70 ERA. His 4 wins were the team high. The Goose was slowly improving. He dropped his ERA down to 8.71 and had a stretch of 3 straight saves without blowing one.

Games #41-50

The Padres continued their average play by going 5-5 over their next 10 games and improving their total record to 19-31. The actual 1987 Padres were just 11-39 through their first 50 games. The slumping for Tony Gwynn continued. Gwynn hit just .286 over this stretch and lowered his average to .327. John Kruk was crushing the ball. Kruk hit .457 over his last 10 games and raised his batting average to .330. Mark Grant came back to earth going 1-1 with a 6.55 ERA over his last 2 starts. Grant still led the Padres in wins (5). The Goose was now 8 or 11 in save opportunities and improved his ERA to 6.28. 2 other relievers the Padres were heavily counting on in 1987 were moving in opposite directions. Setup man Lance McCullers (A 2-7 in the original 1987 set) pitched in 26 games and had an ERA of just 2.08. 7th inning specialist Greg Booker (also a 2-7) also appeared in 26 games but had an ERA of 8.26. The Padres were actually considering sending Booker down to AAA and call up either Dave Leiper or Tom Gorman but decided to give Booker more time to work out his troubles.

Games #51-60

The Padres again continued their close to .500 play going 4-6. The problem was that the Padres started well going 4-1 then dropped their last 5. Their season record was now 23-37. The actual 1987 Padres were 15-45. It finally looked as if Tony Gwynn broke out of his slump that lasted nearly 30 games. Gwynn crushed pitching over his last 10 games to the tune of 22-40 (.550). Gwynn raised his average from .327 to .364 in just 10 games. John Kruk cooled off in the batting average department but added to his power numbers. Kruk led the Padres in both HR and RBI with 14 and 52 respectively. Kruk was on pace for a 35 120 type season. After the great start, Padres #3 starter Andy Hawkins was struggling badly. Hawkins for the season was just 1-6 with a 6.03 ERA. The Padres bullpen was good and saw the Goose and Greg Booker both improving.

Games #61-70

The Padres started struggling again as a team. Going just 3-7 including getting swept at home by the San Francisco Giants in a 4 game series. Their season record was currently 26-44. The actual 1987 Padres were 22-48. Tony Gwynn cooled off a bit by hitting just .318 over this 10 game span but was still having a great season batting .357. The Padres received a couple of big blows when they lost 3B Chris Brown for 30 games and #1 starter Eric Show for 12 games. Show was just starting to find his touch. Show was just 3-6 with a 4.87 ERA on the season but he was 0-1 with a 2.35 over his last two starts. The Goose was 9 out of 12 in save opportunities and his ERA was all the way down to 6.00. The Padres were considering two guys to replace Show in the rotation. Lefty Mark Davis or righty Jimmy Jones.

Games #71-81

The Padres finally reached the halfway point of their long season so far. The Padres just finished off their best stretch of the season by going 7-4. That brought their record to 33-48 at the halfway point. After 81 games the actual 1987 Padres were just 28-53. Tony Gwynn once again was red hot. Gwynn hit .490 over his last 11 games and brought his average up to .377. The highest it has been since mid April. Kruk was on pace to hit 34 HRs and drive in 136 runs. The Padres selected Mark Davis to start both games that Eric Show missed. Davis pitched well in his two starts going 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA. Eric Nolte was the Padres best starter over the first half of the season with a 7-4 record and a 3.13 ERA. The Goose was 14 out of 17 in save opportunities and had his ERA down to 4.50.

Here is a look at the most popular Padre lineup through the first half (with stats) and rotation (with stats) and popular relief pitchers (with stats)

LINEUP:

#1-CF Stan Jefferson (.290, 31SB)

#2-2B Randy Ready (.329 11HR)

#3-RF Tony Gwynn (.377, 24DBL)

#4-1B John Kruk (.308, 17HR, 68RBI)

#5-LF Carmelo Martinez (.288 7HR)

#6-C Benito Santiago (.293 5HR)

#7-3B Chris Brown (.247 10HR)

#8-SS Garry Templeton (.261)

ROTATION:

#1-Eric Show (3-6 4.73)

#2-Ed Whitson (4-4 3.92)

#3-Andy Hawkins (1-9 5.85)

#4-Mark Grant (6-6 4.33)

#5-Eric Nolte (7-4 3.13)

BULLPEN

Closer-Goose Gossage (14sv 4.50)

Setup-Lance McCullers (2-4 3.43)

Short-Greg Booker (0-6 6.66)

Mid-Keith Comstock (1-3 6.91)

Long-Mark Davis (4-0 4.23)

Long-James Jones (3-2 2.85)

Games #82-90

The Padres started the 2nd half of the season on fire. They won 4 in a row which was a season high and 6 of their next 7. They finished the 9 game stretch with a 6-3 record bringing their season record to 39-51. Just 12 games under .500. The actual 1987 Padres were 31-59. Tony Gwynn continued to pound the ball hitting .390 over the last 10 games. Gwynn's season average not stood at .378. The top of the Padres order was suffering. CF Stan Jefferson went into a 2-23 slump (.087) and 2B Randy Ready was 7-31 (.226). One hitting streak ended while another streak started. Tony Gwynn saw his 17 game hit streak snapped while rookie Benito Santiago had a current 12 game hitting streak going on. In 1987 Benito Santiago hit in 34 straight games which set the NL rookie record for a hitting streak. #3 starter Andy Hawkins was a force. Over his last two starts he was 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA. The Goose was now 16 out of 19 in save opportunities and hadn't blown one in over 70 games. His ERA was also down to 4.09.

Games #91-100

The Padres went 4-6 over their next 10 games and their season record was now 43-57. The actual 1987 Padres were 36-64. Tony Gwynn again continued his dominance of the NL pitchers. Gwynn was 22-43 (.512) over the last 10 games. Gwynn was now hitting .392 and closing in on .400. The John Kruk 30 HR season was starting to look like a reality. Kruk had 22 and 87 RBIs. Benito Santiago had now hit in 22 straight games. Padres #2 starter Ed Whitson was slowly putting together a very solid season. Whitson was 8-4 with a 3.52 ERA. Whitson was 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA over his last 2 starts. Teams finally started to figure out Eric Nolte. Nolte was 0-2 with a 9.39 ERA over his last two starts. The Goose now had 18 saves and had gone over 80 without a blown save and his ERA was down to a respectable 3.60. Greg Booker continued to struggled with a 6.02 ERA.

Games #101-110

The Padres would go 5-5 over their last 10 games making their season record 48-62. The actual 1987 Padres were 43-67. Tony Gwynn maintained his quest for .400 with a 16-41 stretch (.390). His season average was .392. Kruk was stuck on 22 HR. Benito Santiago saw his hitting streak snapped at 26 games. Padres #4 starter Mark Grant became the first Padre to win 10 games. Grant went 2-0 with a 1.06 ERA over his last two starts to bring his season numbers to 10-8 with a 4.07 ERA. The Goose now had 21 saves but blew his first save in about 90 games.

Games #111-120

The Padres had another rough stretch winning just 2 of their last 10 games and dropping their season record to 50-70. The actual 1987 Padres were 49-71. Tony Gwynn's quest for .400 took a serious blow when he he hit just .293 over his last 10 games. That dropped his batting average .008 points to .384. John Kruk was also struggling to drive the ball. Kruk had just 23 HRs and had hit 1 in his last 25 games. The Padres starters really got lit up. Over their last combined 10 starts they were 1-6 with a 9.43 ERA. The Goose was now sitting at 22 saves with a 3.41 ERA.

Games #121-130

The Padres rebounded nicely by going 7-3 over their next 10 games. Their record now stood at 57-73. The actual 1987 Padres were 54-76. 3B Chris Brown saw more significant time on the DL as he missed the next 22 games. CF Stan Jefferson was also out for 11 games. Tony Gwynn re-ignited his bid for .400 when he hit .463 over the last 10 game stretch. Gwynn brought his average back up to .390 and would need a great last month and a half to get to .400. John Kruk did not hit a HR and has now hit just 1 HR in his last 35 games. 2 Padres broke the 100 run barrier. Randy Ready has 102 and Tony Gwynn has scored 101. Gwynn also cracked the 200 hit mark with 210. Randy Ready and Benito Santiago broke the 40 Double mark with 40 and 41 respectively. The rotation didn't improve much. They did go a combined 4-3 but their ERA was 6.75. Eric Nolte continued his downward spiral. After starting off 7-4 with a 3.13 ERA. Nolte was now 7-10 with a 4.18 ERA. The Goose was having an amazing season with now 27 saves and a 3.00 ERA.

Games #131-140

Injuries started taking their toll on the Padres. The Padres won just 2 of their last 10 games and dropped their season record to 59-81. The actual 1987 Padres were 57-83. Tony Gwynn dug himself a little hole for his quest for .400. He hit .359 over his last 10 bringing his average down to .388. Kruk finally hit another HR but is still stuck on 24 and has hit just 2 HRs in his last 45 games. The Padres rotation as a unit continued to struggle. Over their last 10 starts they were 0-4 with a 7.99 ERA. The Goose is closing in on 30 saves with a total of 29 and a 2.84 ERA. Eric Nolte is the Padres only starter not to win a game in the 2nd half of the season. He is now 0-7 during that same stretch. Add Padres reliever Greg Booker to the DL as he will miss a total of 14 games.

Games #141-150

The Padres improved a little but not by a ton. The Padres just finished this 10 game stretch going 4-6. This brings their season record to 63-87. The actual 1987 Padres were also 63-87 after 150 games. The big news was Tony Gwynn. Not only did Gwynn hit just .300 over the last 10 games to bring his batting average down to .383 but he was also caught using an illegal bat and was suspended by the commissioner for 7 games. Gwynn won't return until the Padres 155th game. That will give Gwynn only 8 games to raise his batting average .017 points to get to .400. A near impossible feat. Gwynn did break the 40 double mark by hitting 43 total so far. Kruk is still stuck on 24 HRs and has been sitting vs Left handed pitchers. The Padres rotation continues to struggle. This time they combine for a 4-5 record and a 7.39 ERA. Nolte finally found his groove back by going 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA. That was the first time Nolte had won in 13 starts. Whitson and Grant have tied for the team lead in wins with 10 each. Padres ace Eric Show is having a terrible season. Show in 28 starts is just 6-12 with a 5.82 ERA. (In 1987 Eric Show actually went 8-16 with a 3.84 ERA.) Give the Goose a big hand. After a horrible start to the season the Goose now has 30 saves and a 2.63 ERA. (In 1987 the Padres actually used a few pitchers to close out games. Lance McCullers had 16 saves and Goose only had 11. The last time Goose saved 30 games was with the 1982 Yankees.) Storm Davis who was a September callup looks like he should have been playing more. Davis has pitched in 5 games working 7.1 innings and has a 1.23 ERA.

Games #151-162

The Padres ended their season with a 6-6 record. They finished with an overall record of 69-93. The actual 1987 Padres finished with a record of 65-97. After returning from his suspension Tony Gwynn had the worst stretch of his season. Gwynn his just .133 over the last week of the season and dropped his season batting average to .371. In 1987 Tony Gwynn won the National League Batting Title with a .370 average. 2B/3B Randy Ready had one of the best season in all of baseball by batting .315 with 22HRs and 91RBIs. LF/1B Carmelo Martinez also had a big season hitting .301 with 14HRs and 93RBIs. John Kruk finished his season with a horrible power slump. Kruk finished with a .330 batting average and 24HRs and a team high 99RBIs. Rookie Catcher Benito Santiago hit .306 with 16HRs and 92RBIs. 3B Chris Brown spent half of the season on the DL but still put up good power numbers. Brown hit .253 with 23HRs and 64RBIs in just 344 ABs. SS Garry Templeton hit .256 with 3 HRs and 44RBIs.

Pitching wise the Padres struggled. Ace Eric Show went 7-13 with a 5.57 ERA. Ed Whitson was 10-9 with a 4.47 ERA. Andy Hawkins was 8-14 with a 6.17 ERA. Mark Grant was 11-12 with a 5.16 ERA. Eric Nolte rounded out the rotation 9-12 with a 4.02 ERA. In the bullpen the Padres were ok but not great. Setup man Lance McCullers was 7-5 with a 3.43 ERA. Closer Goose Gossage had a career season. Gossage was 2-5 with a 2.35 ERA and a career high 35 saves. Greg Booker struggled all season with a 3-11 record and a 5.65 ERA.

Here is a look below at the Padres leaders from my season. In red is the actual 1987 Padres leaders.

HITTING

Average: Gwynn .371 (Gwynn .370)

Games: Santiago 160 (Gwynn 157)

ABs: Gwynn & Santiago 638 (Gwynn 589)

Hits: Gwynn 237 (Gwynn 218)

Doubles: Ready 52 (Gwynn 36)

Triples: Gwynn 17 (Gwynn 13)

Homeruns: Kruk 24 (Kruk 20)

RBIs: Kruk 99 (Kruk 91)

Runs: Ready 124 (Gwynn 119)

Ks: Santiago 144 (Santiago 112)