December 10, 1990

Eric Show



Pitches >> 1. Sinking fastball  2. Slider  3. Changeup  4. Curve

Players most similar to >> Steve Blass, Bob Walk
Career statistics >> 101-89, 3.66 ERA, 1,655 IPs
Career year, 1988 >> 16-11, 3.26 ERA, 234 IPs

Teams >> Padres (1981-90), Athletics (91)
Drafted >> by the Padres in the 18th round of the 1978 amateur draft.
Signed >> a two-year, $1.6 million contract with the Athletics on Dec. 10, 1990.

The Eric Show Library
>> Baseball’s Thinking Man | Los Angeles Times (Feb. 27, 1988)
>> Eric Show’s Solitary Life, and Death | The New York Times (March 27, 1994)
>> The tortured life of Eric Show | ESPN.com (Sept. 11, 2010)
>> Silver anniversary: the Eric Show game | The Hardball Times (July 7, 2012)

December 5, 1990

Roberto Alomar

Player most similar to | Frankie Frisch
Career statistics | 210 HRs, 1,134 RBIs, .300/.371/.443
Career year (2001) 20 HRs, 100 RBIs, .336/.415/.541, 113 runs, 12 triples, 30 SBs

Teams | Padres (1988-90), Blue Jays (91-95), Orioles (96-98), Cleveland (99-2001), Mets (02-03), White Sox (03), Diamondbacks (04), White Sox (04)
Acquired | Signed by the Padres as an amateur free agent on Feb. 15, 1985.
Gone | Traded by the Padres with Joe Carter to the Blue Jays for Tony Fernandez and Fred McGriff on Dec. 5, 1990.

Resume
• Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame (2011)
• 12-time All-Star (1990-2001)
• 10 Gold Glove awards (1991-96, 98-2001)
• Top 10 in MVP voting (1991-93, 99, 2001)
• 1992 ALCS MVP
• 1998 All-Star Game MVP

League leader
• Runs (1999)

July 8, 1990

1990 NL All-Star voting

Catcher >> Benito Santiago, Padres, 1,785,412

2. Mike Scioscia, Los Angeles, 571,378.  3. Todd Zeile, St. Louis, 570,971.  4. Terry Kennedy, San Francisco, 521,570.  5. Craig Biggio, Houston, 391,924. 6. Joe Girardi, Chicago, 367,042. 7. Joe Oliver, Cincinnati, 356,350.  8. Mike LaValliere, Pittsburgh, 337,211.  9. Nelson Santovenia, Montreal, 323,032. 10. Ernie Whitt, Atlanta, 218,481. 11. Darren Daulton, Philadelphia, 140,992. 12. Barry Lyons, New York, 100,517.

First base >> Will Clark, Giants, 2,211,243

2. Mark Grace, Chicago, 706,167.  3. Pedro Guerrero, St. Louis, 479,082.  4. Glenn Davis, Houston, 477,460.  5. Andres Galarraga, Montreal, 475,729.  6. Jack Clark, San Diego, 363,038. 7. Todd Benzinger, Cincinnati, 304,769. 8. Eddie Murray, Los Angeles, 250,423. 9. Sid Bream, Pittsburgh, 195,051.  10. Ricky Jordan, Philadelphia, 187,964.  11. Mike Marshall, New York, 104,643. 12. Nick Esasky, Atlanta, 79,559.

Second base >> Ryne Sandberg, Cubs, 2,262,245

2. Roberto Alomar, San Diego, 529,390.  3. Delino DeShields, Montreal, 501,704.  4. Robby Thompson, San Francisco, 372,899. 5. Gregg Jefferies, New York, 350,576. 6. Mariano Duncan, Cincinnati, 342,668.  7. Jose Oquendo, St. Louis, 295,139.  8. Jose Lind, Pittsburgh, 284,875. 9. Tom Herr, Philadelphia, 245,264. 10. Bill Doran, Houston, 202,838. 11. Jeff Treadway, Atlanta, 103,012.

Third base >> Chris Sabo, Reds, 1,399,604

2. Matt Williams, San Francisco, 812,543.  3. Howard Johnson, New York, 769,722.  4. Tim Wallach, Montreal, 769,169.  5. Terry Pendleton, St. Louis, 451,399.  6. Luis Salazar, Chicago, 405,311.  7. Bip Roberts, San Diego, 254,664.  8. Ken Caminiti, Houston, 228,990. 9. Charlie Hayes, Philadelphia, 196,499. 10. Jeff King, Pittsburgh, 157,731. 11. Jim Presley, Atlanta, 150,399. 12. Jeff Hamilton, Los Angeles, 117,361.

Shortstop >> Ozzie Smith, Cardinals, 1,337,815

2. Barry Larkin, Cincinnati, 1,258,595.  3. Shawon Dunston, Chicago, 846,227.  4. Jose Uribe, San Francisco, 460,196.  5. Spike Owen, Montreal, 415,022.  6. Garry Templeton, San Diego, 326,188.  7. Jay Bell, Pittsburgh, 279,948.  8. Alfredo Griffin, Los Angeles, 240,849. 9. Kevin Elster, New York, 196,093.  10. Dickie Thon, Philadelphia, 176,594.  11. Rafael Ramirez, Houston, 150,686. 12. Jeff Blauser, Atlanta, 62,823.

Outfield >> 1. Andre Dawson, Cubs, 1,622,640.  2. Lenny Dykstra, Phillies, 1,564,157.  3. Kevin Mitchell, Giants, 1,348,930.

4. Tony Gwynn, San Diego, 1,143,282.  5. Darryl Strawberry, New York, 1,033,266.  6. Bobby Bonilla, Pittsburgh, 932,080.  7. Andy Van Slyke, Pittsburgh, 804,245. 8. Eric Davis, Cincinnati, 601,215. 9. Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh, 595,759. 10. Tim Raines, Montreal, 583,255. 11. Willie McGee, St. Louis, 518,089. 12. Vince Coleman, St. Louis, 504,116.

13. Joe Carter, San Diego, 498,294.  14. Jerome Walton, Chicago, 435,538.  15. Brett Butler, San Francisco, 411,019. 16. Marquis Grissom, Montreal, 392,230. 17. Billy Hatcher, Cincinnati, 298,564. 18. Dale Murphy, Atlanta, 296,449. 19. Larry Walker, Montreal, 293,042. 20. Eric Anthony, Houston, 289,395. 21. Kevin McReynolds, New York, 270,765. 22. Von Hayes, Philadelphia, 262,458. 23. Dwight Smith, Chicago, 240,062. 24. Kevin Bass, Houston, 234,438.

25. Paul O'Neill, Cincinnati, 216,521.  26. Fred Lynn, San Diego, 216,191.  27. Kal Daniels, Los Angeles, 206,176. 28. Hubie Brooks, Los Angeles, 151,742. 29. John Kruk, Philadelphia, 141,307. 30. Glenn Wilson, Houston, 127,280. 31. Juan Samuel, Los Angeles, 116,673. 32. Gerald Young, Houston, 110,445. 33. Oddibe McDowell, Atlanta, 104,016. 34. Glenn Braggs, Cincinnati, 102,898. 35. Lonnie Smith, Atlanta, 72,620. 36. Keith Miller, New York, 68,691.