1979 San Diego Padres season
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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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Contents
Offseason
- October 25, 1978: Oscar Gamble, Dave Roberts and $300,000 were traded by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Mike Hargrove, Kurt Bevacqua, and Bill Fahey.[1]
- March 1, 1979: Fred Kuhaulua was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 71 | 0.559 | — | 48–32 | 42–39 |
Houston Astros | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 1½ | 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
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 | — | 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
- June 5, 1979: Bob Geren was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]
- June 15, 1979: Dave Wehrmeister was traded by the Padres to the Yankees for Jay Johnstone.[4]
Roster
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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External links
- 1979 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference
- 1979 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac
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- ↑ Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Fred Kuhaulua page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Bob Geren page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dave Wehrmeister page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007