Padres records in the second halves of the seasons. Let 1989 and 1996 be your guide.

By jbox Jul 3, 2015, 11:08am PDT

I've been asking around on Twitter, "what turned the Padres 1989 season around?" The 2015 team is in a very similar situation. The current team has 38 wins in the first half and the 1989 team had 39. The 1989 team then won 50 games in their second half. If we could just figure out how things changed so dramatically we could use the same blueprint and slip right into the playoffs without anyone noticing. Let's get to our local libraries and start searching microfiche! Looking back through their record it looks like they went 19-8 in September, that was certainly a big part of it.

The 1996 team won 49 games, but they weren't half bad in the first half. They were 18-10 in August. I was there for that last game in Los Angeles when the Padres completed the sweep of the Dodgers to win the NL West. It might have been the greatest game I ever attended. When Chris Gwynn hit that double and alligator clapped at second base, it felt like I was electrocuted. They don't make major league memories like that anymore.

I remember Chase Headley being the reason the 2012 team won 45 games in the second half. That team was not good, but he carried them on his back in August. They were so heavy he would experience back pain for the rest of his career. He truly was the team's savior for a short time.

Who could forget the 2010 team and their 10 game losing streak? That cost the team a playoff berth and put a World Series Championship in the laps of the Giants. I'm still furious about that. I was at that second to last game in San Francisco.

The 1998 team really dropped off in September if I remember correctly. They'd have won over 100 games for sure, but they had a hiccup right before the season ended.

Anything else interesting that I didn't mention?

Year	2nd Half Wins	2nd Half Losses	2nd Half Total	2nd Half Win %	Season Wins	Season Games	Season Win %
1989	50	31	81	61.73	89	162	54.94
1996	49	32	81	60.49	91	162	56.17
1988	47	33	80	58.75	83	161	51.55
1998	45	36	81	55.56	98	162	60.49
2006	45	36	81	55.56	88	162	54.32
2012	45	36	81	55.56	76	162	46.91
1984	44	37	81	54.32	92	162	56.79
1991	44	37	81	54.32	84	162	51.85
2004	43	38	81	53.09	87	162	53.7
1978	43	38	81	53.09	84	162	51.85
2014	43	38	81	53.09	77	162	47.53
2010	42	39	81	51.85	90	162	55.56
2001	42	39	81	51.85	79	162	48.77
2007	42	40	82	51.22	89	163	54.6
1995	32	31	63	50.79	70	144	48.61
1997	40	41	81	49.38	76	162	46.91
2000	40	41	81	49.38	76	162	46.91
2009	40	41	81	49.38	75	162	46.3
1992	39	42	81	48.15	82	162	50.62
1983	39	43	82	47.56	81	163	49.69
1980	39	43	82	47.56	73	163	44.79
2005	38	43	81	46.91	82	162	50.62
1990	38	43	81	46.91	75	162	46.3
2003	38	43	81	46.91	64	162	39.51
1987	37	44	81	45.68	65	162	40.12
1985	36	45	81	44.44	83	162	51.23
2013	36	45	81	44.44	76	162	46.91
1977	36	45	81	44.44	69	162	42.59
2011	35	46	81	43.21	71	162	43.83
1982	34	47	81	41.98	81	162	50
1999	34	47	81	41.98	74	162	45.68
1994	15	21	36	41.67	47	117	40.17
1979	33	47	80	41.25	68	161	42.24
1971	33	47	80	41.25	61	161	37.89
1975	33	48	81	40.74	71	162	43.83
1986	32	49	81	39.51	74	162	45.68
2002	32	49	81	39.51	66	162	40.74
1970	32	49	81	39.51	63	162	38.89
1973	32	49	81	39.51	60	162	37.04
1972	28	44	72	38.89	58	153	37.91
1976	31	50	81	38.27	73	162	45.06
2008	31	50	81	38.27	63	162	38.89
1981	11	18	29	37.93	41	110	37.27
1993	30	51	81	37.04	61	162	37.65
1974	26	55	81	32.1	60	162	37.04
1969	25	56	81	30.86	52	162	32.1

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