1976 San Diego Padres season
| 1976 San Diego Padres | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | San Diego Stadium | |
| City | San Diego, California | |
| Record | 73–89 (.451) | |
| Divisional place | 5th | |
| Owners | Ray Kroc | |
| General managers | Peter Bavasi | |
| Managers | John McNamara | |
| Radio | KOGO (Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler) | |
| ||
The 1976 San Diego Padres season was the eighth season in franchise history.
Offseason
[edit]- February 26, 1976: Randy Elliott was released by the Padres.[1]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 60 | .630 | — | 49–32 | 53–28 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 10 | 49–32 | 43–38 |
| Houston Astros | 80 | 82 | .494 | 22 | 46–36 | 34–46 |
| San Francisco Giants | 74 | 88 | .457 | 28 | 40–41 | 34–47 |
| San Diego Padres | 73 | 89 | .451 | 29 | 42–38 | 31–51 |
| Atlanta Braves | 70 | 92 | .432 | 32 | 34–47 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | |||||
| Chicago | 6–6 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 12–6 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 12–6 | 9–3 | — | 12–6 | 13–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–6 | |||||
| Houston | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 5–13 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–3 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 9–3 | 5–13 | 13–5 | — | 10–2 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 10–2 | |||||
| Montreal | 4–8 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 2–10 | — | 8–10 | 3–15 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–11 | |||||
| New York | 8–4 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 10–8 | — | 5–13 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 15–3 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 9–3 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 12–6 | |||||
| San Diego | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 8–4 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
Opening Day starters
[edit]- Bob Davis
- Willie Davis
- Tito Fuentes
- Johnny Grubb
- Mike Ivie
- Randy Jones
- Doug Rader
- Héctor Torres
- Dave Winfield[2]
Notable transactions
[edit]- April 5, 1976: Rudy Meoli was traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Merv Rettenmund.[3]
- April 29, 1976: Tom Dettore was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[4]
- May 19, 1976: Bill Greif was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Meléndez.[5]
- May 29, 1976: Diego Seguí was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[6]
- June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
- Bob Owchinko was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (5th pick).[7]
- Craig Stimac was drafted by the Padres in the 9th round.[8]
- Mark Lee was drafted by the Padres in the 13th round.[9]
- Broderick Perkins was drafted by the Padres in the 15th round.[10]
- July 10, 1976: Gene Locklear was traded by the Padres to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Rick Sawyer to the Padres on July 31.[11]
- August 30, 1976: Willie McCovey was purchased from the Padres by the Oakland Athletics.[12]
Roster
[edit]| 1976 San Diego Padres | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
| Manager Coaches | ||||||
Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Fred Kendall | 146 | 456 | 112 | .246 | 2 | 39 |
| 1B | Mike Ivie | 140 | 405 | 118 | .291 | 7 | 70 |
| 2B | Tito Fuentes | 135 | 520 | 137 | .263 | 2 | 36 |
| 3B | Doug Rader | 139 | 471 | 121 | .257 | 9 | 55 |
| SS | Enzo Hernández | 113 | 340 | 87 | .256 | 1 | 24 |
| LF | Jerry Turner | 105 | 281 | 75 | .267 | 5 | 37 |
| CF | Willie Davis | 141 | 493 | 132 | .268 | 5 | 46 |
| RF | Dave Winfield | 137 | 492 | 139 | .283 | 13 | 69 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Grubb | 109 | 384 | 109 | .284 | 5 | 27 |
| Héctor Torres | 74 | 215 | 42 | .195 | 4 | 15 |
| Ted Kubiak | 96 | 212 | 50 | .236 | 0 | 26 |
| Willie McCovey | 71 | 202 | 41 | .203 | 7 | 36 |
| Merv Rettenmund | 86 | 140 | 32 | .229 | 2 | 11 |
| Luis Meléndez | 72 | 119 | 29 | .244 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Davis | 51 | 83 | 17 | .205 | 0 | 5 |
| Gene Locklear | 43 | 67 | 15 | .224 | 0 | 8 |
| Bill Almon | 14 | 57 | 14 | .246 | 1 | 6 |
| Bobby Valentine | 15 | 49 | 18 | .367 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Champion | 11 | 38 | 9 | .237 | 1 | 2 |
| Tucker Ashford | 4 | 5 | 3 | .600 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Jones | 40 | 315.1 | 22 | 14 | 2.74 | 93 |
| Brent Strom | 36 | 210.2 | 12 | 16 | 3.29 | 103 |
| Dave Freisleben | 34 | 172.0 | 10 | 13 | 3.51 | 81 |
| Rick Sawyer | 13 | 81.2 | 5 | 3 | 2.53 | 33 |
| Tom Griffin | 11 | 70.1 | 4 | 3 | 2.94 | 36 |
| Bill Greif | 5 | 22.1 | 1 | 3 | 8.06 | 5 |
| Bob Owchinko | 2 | 4.1 | 0 | 2 | 16.62 | 4 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Spillner | 32 | 106.2 | 2 | 11 | 5.06 | 57 |
| Alan Foster | 26 | 86.2 | 3 | 6 | 3.22 | 22 |
| Dave Wehrmeister | 7 | 19.1 | 0 | 4 | 7.45 | 10 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Metzger | 77 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 2.92 | 89 |
| Dave Tomlin | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 43 |
| Rich Folkers | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.28 | 26 |
| Jerry Johnson | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.31 | 27 |
| Ken Reynolds | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.40 | 18 |
| Mike Dupree | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.19 | 5 |
Award winners
[edit]- Randy Jones, National League Cy Young Award
- Butch Metzger, Rookie of the Year
1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hawaii, Amarillo, Reno, Walla Walla
Reno affiliation shared with Minnesota Twins[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Randy Elliott at Baseball Reference
- ^ "1976 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Merv Rettenmund at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tom Dettore at Baseball Reference
- ^ Luis Meléndez at Baseball Reference
- ^ Diego Seguí at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Owchinko at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Craig Stimac at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Lee at Baseball Reference
- ^ Broderick Perkins at Baseball Reference
- ^ Gene Locklear at Baseball Reference
- ^ Willie McCovey at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
[edit]- 1976 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
- 1976 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac