1979 San Diego Padres season

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1979 San Diego Padres
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Ray Kroc
General manager(s) Bob Fontaine
Manager(s) Roger Craig
Local television XETV
Local radio KFMB
(Jerry Coleman, Dave Campbell)
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 90 71 0.559 48–32 42–39
Houston Astros 89 73 0.549 52–29 37–44
Los Angeles Dodgers 79 83 0.488 11½ 46–35 33–48
San Francisco Giants 71 91 0.438 19½ 38–43 33–48
San Diego Padres 68 93 0.422 22 39–42 29–51
Atlanta Braves 66 94 0.412 23½ 34–45 32–49

Record vs. opponents

1979 National League Records

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Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta 4–8 6–12 7–11 12–6 1–9 4–8 7–5 4–8 6–12 11–7 4–8
Chicago 8–4 7–5 6–6 5–7 6–12 8–10 9–9 6–12 9–3 8–4 8–10
Cincinnati 12–6 5–7 8–10 11–7 6–6 8–4 8–4 8–4 10–7 6–12 8–4
Houston 11–7 6–6 10–8 10–8 7–5 9–3 5–7 4–8 14–4 7–11 6–6
Los Angeles 6–12 7–5 7–11 8–10 6–6 9–3 3–9 4–8 9–9 14–4 6–6
Montreal 9–1 12–6 6–6 5–7 6–6 15–3 11–7 7–11 7–5 7–5 10–8
New York 8–4 10–8 4–8 3–9 3–9 3–15 5–13 8–10–1 4–8 8–4 7–11
Philadelphia 5-7 9–9 4–8 7–5 9–3 7–11 13–5 8–10 9–3 6–6 7–11–1
Pittsburgh 8–4 12–6 4–8 8–4 8–4 11–7 10–8–1 10–8 7–5 9–3 11–7
San Diego 12–6 3–9 7–10 4–14 9–9 5–7 8–4 3–9 5–7 8–10 4–8
San Francisco 7–11 4–8 12–6 11–7 4–14 5–7 4–8 6–6 3–9 10–8 5–7
St. Louis 8–4 10–8 4–8 6–6 6–6 8–10 11–7 11–7–1 7–11 8–4 7–5


Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

1979 San Diego Padres
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
1B Dan Briggs 104 227 47 .207 8 30
2B Fernando González 114 323 70 .217 9 34
LF Jerry Turner 138 448 111 .248 9 61
CF Gene Richards 150 545 152 .279 4 41
RF Dave Winfield 159 597 184 .308 34 118

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
Kurt Bevacqua 114 297 75 .253 1 34
Bill Fahey 73 209 60 .287 3 19
Jay Johnstone 75 201 59 .294 0 32
Barry Evans 56 162 35 .216 1 14
Mike Hargrove 52 125 24 .192 0 8
Broderick Perkins 57 87 23 .264 0 8
Tim Flannery 22 65 10 .154 0 4

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 39 263 11 12 3.63 112
Gaylord Perry 32 232.2 12 11 3.06 140
Juan Eichelberger 3 21 1 1 3.43 12

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
Eric Rasmussen 45 156.2 6 9 3.27 54
John D'Acquisto 51 133.2 9 13 4.92 137

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
Rollie Fingers 54 9 9 13 4.52 65
Mickey Lolich 27 0 2 0 4.74 20
Mark Lee 46 2 4 5 4.29 25
Dennis Kinney 13 0 0 0 3.50 11

Awards and honors

1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Hawaii Islanders Pacific Coast League Dick Phillips
AA Amarillo Gold Sox Texas League Glenn Ezell and Rusty Gerhardt
A Reno Silver Sox California League Eddie Watt
Short-Season A Walla Walla Padres Northwest League Curt Daniels

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References

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External links


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  1. Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference
  2. Fred Kuhaulua page at Baseball Reference
  3. Bob Geren page at Baseball Reference
  4. Dave Wehrmeister page at Baseball Reference
  5. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007