1997 San Diego Padres
[edit] Summary
The 1997 San Diego Padres finished with a record of 76-86. They scored 795 runs and belted 152 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. Steve Finley provided the power for the team with 28 homers. The offense was powered by Tony Gwynn, who led the team with 119 RBI and 220 hits. Quilvio Veras had a great year on the basepaths with 33 stolen bases.
The team allowed 891 runs and had a team ERA of 4.99. Joey Hamilton was the winningest pitcher, with 12 games won. Andy Ashby racked up 144 strkeouts to lead the team. Trevor Hoffman led the team with 37 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| George Arias | 3B | 11 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .227 | .273 | .500 | .227 |
| Ken Caminiti | 3B | 137 | 486 | 92 | 141 | 26 | 90 | 11 | .389 | .508 | .897 | .290 |
| Archi Cianfrocco | 1B | 89 | 220 | 25 | 54 | 4 | 26 | 7 | .328 | .355 | .683 | .245 |
| Chris Gomez | SS | 150 | 522 | 62 | 132 | 5 | 54 | 5 | .326 | .326 | .652 | .253 |
| Wally Joyner | 1B | 135 | 455 | 59 | 149 | 13 | 83 | 3 | .390 | .486 | .876 | .327 |
| Derrek Lee | 1B | 22 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .365 | .370 | .735 | .259 |
| Scott Livingstone | 3B | 23 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .214 | .192 | .406 | .154 |
| Craig Shipley | SS | 63 | 139 | 22 | 38 | 5 | 19 | 1 | .306 | .446 | .752 | .273 |
| Terry Shumpert | 2B | 13 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .324 | .455 | .779 | .273 |
| Jorge Velandia | SS | 14 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .172 | .305 | .103 |
| Quilvio Veras | 2B | 145 | 539 | 74 | 143 | 3 | 45 | 33 | .357 | .328 | .685 | .265 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Trey Beamon | OF | 43 | 65 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .309 | .323 | .632 | .277 |
| Steve Finley | OF | 143 | 560 | 101 | 146 | 28 | 92 | 15 | .313 | .475 | .788 | .261 |
| Tony Gwynn | OF | 149 | 592 | 97 | 220 | 17 | 119 | 12 | .409 | .547 | .956 | .372 |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | 88 | 288 | 63 | 79 | 6 | 27 | 29 | .422 | .375 | .797 | .274 |
| Chris Jones | OF | 92 | 152 | 24 | 37 | 7 | 25 | 7 | .322 | .441 | .763 | .243 |
| Phil Plantier | OF | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .125 | .425 | .125 |
| Ruben Rivera | OF | 17 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .318 | .300 | .618 | .250 |
| Mark Sweeney | OF | 71 | 103 | 11 | 33 | 2 | 19 | 2 | .383 | .417 | .800 | .320 |
| Greg Vaughn | OF | 120 | 361 | 60 | 78 | 18 | 57 | 7 | .322 | .393 | .715 | .216 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| John Flaherty | C | 129 | 439 | 38 | 120 | 9 | 46 | 4 | .323 | .387 | .710 | .273 |
| Carlos Hernandez | C | 50 | 134 | 15 | 42 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .328 | .448 | .776 | .313 |
| Mandy Romero | C | 21 | 48 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .240 | .333 | .573 | .208 |
| Don Slaught | C | 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5609 | 795 | 1519 | 152 | 761 | 140 | .339 | .407 | .746 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Andy Ashby | 30 | 30 | 200.7 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 0 | 144 | 49 | 4.13 | 1.276 | |||
| Rich Batchelor | 13 | 0 | 12.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7.82 | 2.047 | |||
| Sean Bergman | 44 | 9 | 99 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 74 | 38 | 6.09 | 1.657 | |||
| Doug Bochtler | 54 | 0 | 60.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 2 | 46 | 50 | 4.77 | 1.675 | |||
| Jim Bruske | 28 | 0 | 44.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 3.63 | 1.387 | |||
| Terry Burrows | 13 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.45 | 1.942 | |||
| Will Cunnane | 54 | 8 | 91.3 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 79 | 49 | 5.81 | 1.785 | |||
| Todd Erdos | 11 | 0 | 13.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5.27 | 1.533 | |||
| Joey Hamilton | 31 | 29 | 192.7 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 0 | 124 | 69 | 4.25 | 1.391 | |||
| Sterling Hitchcock | 32 | 28 | 161 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 0 | 106 | 55 | 5.20 | 1.410 | |||
| Trevor Hoffman | 70 | 0 | 81.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 37 | 111 | 24 | 2.66 | 1.021 | |||
| Danny Jackson | 13 | 9 | 49 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 7.53 | 1.878 | |||
| Marc Kroon | 12 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7.15 | 1.681 | |||
| Joey Long | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.18 | 2.273 | |||
| Paul Menhart | 9 | 8 | 44 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 4.70 | 1.250 | |||
| Heath Murray | 17 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 6.75 | 2.132 | |||
| Tim Scott | 14 | 0 | 18.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7.85 | 1.639 | |||
| Pete Smith | 37 | 15 | 118 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1 | 68 | 52 | 4.81 | 1.458 | |||
| Fernando Valenzuela | 13 | 13 | 66.3 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 51 | 32 | 4.75 | 1.750 | |||
| Dario Veras | 23 | 0 | 24.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 5.11 | 1.619 | |||
| Tim Worrell | 60 | 10 | 106.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 81 | 50 | 5.16 | 1.562 | |||
| Team Totals | 588 | 162 | 1449.9 | 76 | 86 | .469 | 43 | 1059 | 596 | 4.99 | 1.501 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Chris Gomez | 150 |
| At Bats | Tony Gwynn | 592 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tony Gwynn | 651 |
| Batting Average | Tony Gwynn | .372 |
| On-Base % | Tony Gwynn | .409 |
| Slugging % | Tony Gwynn | .547 |
| OPS | Tony Gwynn | .956 |
| Runs | Steve Finley | 101 |
| Hits | Tony Gwynn | 220 |
| Total Bases | Tony Gwynn | 324 |
| Doubles | Tony Gwynn | 49 |
| Triples | Steve Finley | 5 |
| Home Runs | Steve Finley | 28 |
| RBI | Tony Gwynn | 119 |
| Walks | Ken Caminiti | 80 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Caminiti | 118 |
| Stolen Bases | Quilvio Veras | 33 |
| Caught Stealing | Quilvio Veras | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joey Hamilton and Quilvio Veras | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Tony Gwynn | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Chris Gomez | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joey Hamilton | 12 |
| Losses | Andy Ashby and Sterling Hitchcock | 11 |
| Saves | Trevor Hoffman | 37 |
| Won-Loss % | Joey Hamilton | .632 |
| ERA | Andy Ashby | 4.13 |
| WHIP | Andy Ashby | 1.276 |
| Innings Pitched | Andy Ashby | 200.7 |
| Games | Trevor Hoffman | 70 |
| Games Started | Andy Ashby | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Andy Ashby | 144 |
| Complete Games | Andy Ashby | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Andy Ashby | 851 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Sterling Hitchcock | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Andy Ashby | 207 |
| Walks Allowed | Joey Hamilton | 69 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sterling Hitchcock | 24 |
| Doubles Allowed | Sterling Hitchcock | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Sean Bergman | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Joey Hamilton and Trevor Hoffman | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Joey Hamilton | 12 |
| Double Plays Induced | Joey Hamilton | 14 |
