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

• 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
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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hawaii, Amarillo, Reno, Walla Walla

Reno affiliation shared with Minnesota Twins^[13]

References

1. Randy Elliott at Baseball Reference
2. http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1976&t=SDN
3. Merv Rettenmund at Baseball Reference
4. Tom Dettore at Baseball Reference
5. Luis Meléndez at Baseball Reference
6. Diego Seguí at Baseball Reference
7. Bob Owchinko at Baseball-Reference
8. Craig Stimac at Baseball Reference
9. Mark Lee at Baseball Reference
10. Broderick Perkins at Baseball Reference
11. Gene Locklear at Baseball Reference
12. Willie McCovey at Baseball Reference
13. 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