The 1976 San Diego Padres season was the eighth season in franchise history.
1976 San Diego Padres | ||
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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) | |
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Offseason
- February 26, 1976: Randy Elliott was released by the Padres.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 60 | 0.630 | — | 49–32 | 53–28 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 10 | 49–32 | 43–38 |
Houston Astros | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 22 | 46–36 | 34–46 |
San Francisco Giants | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 28 | 40–41 | 34–47 |
San Diego Padres | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 29 | 42–38 | 31–51 |
Atlanta Braves | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 32 | 34–47 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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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
- Bob Davis
- Willie Davis
- Tito Fuentes
- Johnny Grubb
- Mike Ivie
- Randy Jones
- Doug Rader
- Héctor Torres
- Dave Winfield[2]
Notable transactions
- 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
1976 San Diego Padres | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches |
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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
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
Starting pitchers
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
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
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
- Randy Jones, National League Cy Young Award
- Butch Metzger, Rookie of the Year
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hawaii, Amarillo, Reno, Walla Walla
Reno affiliation shared with Minnesota Twins[13]
References
External links
- 1976 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
- 1976 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac
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