1975 San Diego Padres season

The 1975 San Diego Padres season was the seventh in franchise history. It was the first season in which the Padres did not finish in the National League West cellar. The team finishing in fourth place.

Offseason

• October 3, 1974: Horace Clarke was released by the Padres.
• November 8, 1974: Cito Gaston was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Danny Frisella.
• November 18, 1974: Nate Colbert was traded by the Padres to the Detroit Tigers as part of a 3-team trade. The Padres sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to the Padres, and the Cardinals sent Alan Foster, Rich Folkers, and Sonny Siebert to the Padres. The Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to the Cardinals. The Padres completed the deal by sending Danny Breeden to the Cardinals on December 12, 1974.
• December 6, 1974: Derrel Thomas was traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Tito Fuentes and Butch Metzger.

Draft picks

• January 9, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Gene Richards was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (1st pick).
  • Rick Sweet was drafted in the 3rd round of the Secondary Phase.

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	108	54	0.667	—	64–17	44–37
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	74	0.543	20	49–32	39–42
San Francisco Giants	80	81	0.497	27½	46–35	34–46
San Diego Padres	71	91	0.438	37	38–43	33–48
Atlanta Braves	67	94	0.416	40½	37–43	30–51
Houston Astros	64	97	0.398	43½	37–44	27–53

Record vs. opponents

1975 National League Records 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	—	5–7	3–15	12–6	8–10	8–4	4–8	5–7	4–8	7–11	8–9	3–9
Chicago	7–5	—	1–11	7–5	5–7	9–9	7–11	12–6	6–12	5–7	5–7	11–7
Cincinnati	15–3	11–1	—	13–5	8–10	8–4	8–4	7–5	6–6	11–7	13–5	8–4
Houston	6–12	5–7	5–13	—	6–12	8–4	4–8	6–6	6–5	9–9	5–13	4–8–1
Los Angeles	10–8	7–5	10–8	12–6	—	5–7	6–6	7–5	5–7	11–7	10–8	5–7
Montreal	4–8	9–9	4–8	4–8	7–5	—	10–8	7–11	7–11	7–5	5–7	11–7
New York	8–4	11–7	4–8	8–4	6–6	8–10	—	7–11	5–13	8–4	8–4	9–9
Philadelphia	7-5	6–12	5–7	6–6	5–7	11–7	11–7	—	11–7	7–5	7–5	10–8
Pittsburgh	8–4	12–6	6–6	5–6	7–5	11–7	13–5	7–11	—	8–4	5–7	10–8
San Diego	11–7	7–5	7–11	9–9	7–11	5–7	4–8	5–7	4–8	—	8–10	4–8
San Francisco	9–8	7–5	5–13	13–5	8–10	7–5	4–8	5–7	7–5	10–8	—	5–7
St. Louis	9–3	7–11	4–8	8–4–1	7–5	7–11	9–9	8–10	8–10	8–4	7–5	—

Opening Day starters

• Glenn Beckert
• Tito Fuentes
• Johnny Grubb
• Enzo Hernández
• Randy Hundley
• Randy Jones
• Willie McCovey
• Bobby Tolan
• Dave Winfield

Notable transactions

• April 7, 1975: Bill Laxton was released by the Padres.
• April 28, 1975: Glenn Beckert was released by the Padres.
• May 23, 1975: Chuck Hartenstein was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
• September 17, 1975: Gary Ross was traded by the Padres to the California Angels for Bobby Valentine and a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending Rudy Meoli to the Padres on November 4.

Roster

1975 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers 26 Rich Folkers 21 Alan Foster 14 Dave Freisleben 34 Danny Frisella 27 Bill Greif 25 Larry Hardy 40 Jerry Johnson 35 Randy Jones 24 Joe McIntosh 36 Butch Metzger 40 Sonny Siebert 48 Dan Spillner 22 Brent Strom 37 Dave Tomlin		Catchers  7 Bob Davis  4 Randy Hundley 16 Fred Kendall 17 Jerry Moses Infielders  5 Bill Almon 18 Glenn Beckert 23 Tito Fuentes 11 Enzo Hernández 10 Dave Hilton 18 Steve Huntz 15 Mike Ivie  8 Ted Kubiak 44 Willie McCovey 20 Dave Roberts 30 Héctor Torres		Outfielders  2 Johnny Grubb  6 Don Hahn 32 Gene Locklear  6 John Scott 13 Dick Sharon 28 Bobby Tolan 42 Jerry Turner  3 Bobby Valentine 31 Dave Winfield		Manager  1 John McNamara Coaches 12 Jim Davenport 29 Tom Morgan  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
1B	Willie McCovey	122	413	104	.252	23	68
2B	Tito Fuentes	146	565	158	.280	4	43
SS	Enzo Hernández	116	344	75	.218	0	19
RF	Dave Winfield	143	509	136	.267	15	76

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
Gene Locklear	100	237	76	.321	5	27
Dick Sharon	91	160	31	.194	4	20
Don Hahn	34	26	6	.231	0	3
Jerry Turner	11	22	6	.273	0	0
Dave Hilton	4	8	0	.000	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
Dave Freisleben	36	181	5	14	4.28	77
Sonny Siebert	6	26.2	3	2	4.39	10

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
Rich Folkers	45	142	6	11	4.18	87
Alan Foster	17	44.2	3	1	2.42	20

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
Danny Frisella	65	1	6	9	3.13	67
Bill Greif	59	4	6	9	3.88	43
Jerry Johnson	21	3	1	0	5.17	18
Butch Metzger	4	1	0	0	7.71	6
Larry Hardy	3	0	0	0	13.50	3

Awards and honors

• Randy Jones, The Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year honors
• Randy Jones, ERA Champion (2.24)

All-Stars

1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Randy Jones

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	Roy Hartsfield
AA	Alexandria Aces	Texas League	Pat Corrales
A	Reno Silver Sox	California League	Harry Warner
Short-Season A	Walla Walla Padres	Northwest League	Cliff Ditto

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hawaii, Reno

Reno affiliation shared with Minnesota Twins

References

• 1975 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference
• 1975 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac