1976 San Diego Padres season

1976 San Diego Padres
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1969)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
San Diego Stadium (since 1969)
San Diego, California (since 1969)
Other information
Owner(s)	Ray Kroc
General manager(s)	Peter Bavasi
Manager(s)	John McNamara
Local television	none
Local radio	KPGP (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

1976 National League Records Sources:
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

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

Roster

Pitchers

43 Mike Dupree

26 Rich Folkers

21 Alan Foster

14 Dave Freisleben

27 Bill Greif

34 Tom Griffin

40 Jerry Johnson

35 Randy Jones

36 Butch Metzger

44 Bob Owchinko

34 Ken Reynolds

27 Rick Sawyer

48 Dan Spillner

22 Brent Strom

37 Dave Tomlin

24 Dave Wehrmeister

Catchers

7 Bob Davis

16 Fred Kendall

Infielders

6 Bill Almon

4 Tucker Ashford

18 Mike Champion

23 Tito Fuentes

11 Enzo Hernández

15 Mike Ivie

8 Ted Kubiak

44 Willie McCovey

12 Doug Rader

30 Héctor Torres

Outfielders

3 Willie Davis

2 Johnny Grubb

32 Gene Locklear

25 Luis Meléndez

16 Merv Rettenmund

42 Jerry Turner

13 Bobby Valentine

31 Dave Winfield

Manager

1 John McNamara

Coaches

5 Joey Amalfitano

38 Roger Craig

9 Dick Sisler

19 Whitey Wietelmann

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	Kendall, FredFred Kendall	146	456	112	.246	2	39
1B	Ivie, MikeMike Ivie	140	405	118	.291	7	70
2B	Fuentes, TitoTito Fuentes	135	520	137	.263	2	36
3B	Rader, DougDoug Rader	139	471	121	.257	9	55
SS	Hernández, EnzoEnzo Hernández	113	340	87	.256	1	24
LF	Turner, JerryJerry Turner	105	281	75	.267	5	37
CF	Davis, WillieWillie Davis	141	493	132	.268	5	46
RF	Winfield, DaveDave 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
Grubb, JohnnyJohnny Grubb	109	384	109	.284	5	27
Torres, HéctorHéctor Torres	74	215	42	.195	4	15
McCovey, WillieWillie McCovey	71	202	41	.203	7	36
Rettenmund, MervMerv Rettenmund	86	140	32	.229	2	11
Meléndez, LuisLuis Meléndez	72	119	29	.244	0	5
Davis, BobBob Davis	51	83	17	.205	0	5
Locklear, GeneGene Locklear	43	67	15	.224	0	8

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
Jones, RandyRandy Jones	40	315.1	22	14	2.74	93
Sawyer, RickRick Sawyer	13	81.2	5	3	2.53	33
Greif, BillBill Greif	5	22.1	1	3	8.06	5
Owchinko, BobBob 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
Wehrmeister, DaveDave 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
Metzger, ButchButch Metzger	77	11	4	16	2.92	89
Folkers, RichRich Folkers	33	2	3	0	5.28	26
Dupree, MikeMike Dupree	12	0	0	0	9.19	5

Award winners

Randy Jones, National League Cy Young Award
Butch Metzger, Rookie of the Year

1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	Roy Hartsfield
AA	Amarillo Gold Sox	Texas League	Bob Miller
A	Reno Silver Sox	California League	Johnny Goryl
A-Short Season	Walla Walla Padres	Northwest League	Cliff Ditto

References

↑ Randy Elliott at Baseball Reference
↑ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1976&t=SDN
↑ 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

1976 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
1976 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac

1976 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1976 All-Star Game 1976 World Series

San Diego Padres

Based in San Diego, California

Franchise

Ballparks

Qualcomm Stadium
Petco Park
Spring training
- Desert Sun Stadium
- Peoria Sports Complex

Culture and lore

Key personnel

Owner: Ron Fowler
General Manager: A. J. Preller
Sr. VP of Baseball Operations: Omar Minaya
Manager: Andy Green

League pennants (2)

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Division titles (5)

Minor league affiliates

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