1976 San Diego Padres season

The 1976 San Diego Padres season was the eighth season in franchise history.

1976 San Diego Padres
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	San Diego Stadium
City	San Diego, California
Record	73–89 (.451)
Divisional place	5th
Owners	Ray Kroc
General managers	Peter Bavasi
Managers	John McNamara
Radio	KOGO (Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler)
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Offseason

• February 26, 1976: Randy Elliott was released by the Padres.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	102	60	.630	—	49‍–‍32	53‍–‍28
Los Angeles Dodgers	92	70	.568	10	49‍–‍32	43‍–‍38
Houston Astros	80	82	.494	22	46‍–‍36	34‍–‍46
San Francisco Giants	74	88	.457	28	40‍–‍41	34‍–‍47
San Diego Padres	73	89	.451	29	42‍–‍38	31‍–‍51
Atlanta Braves	70	92	.432	32	34‍–‍47	36‍–‍45

Record vs. opponents

1976 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MTL	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

= Indicates team leader

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	Fred Kendall	146	456	112	.246	2	39
1B	Mike Ivie	140	405	118	.291	7	70
2B	Tito Fuentes	135	520	137	.263	2	36
3B	Doug Rader	139	471	121	.257	9	55
SS	Enzo Hernández	113	340	87	.256	1	24
LF	Jerry Turner	105	281	75	.267	5	37
CF	Willie Davis	141	493	132	.268	5	46
RF	Dave 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
Johnny Grubb	109	384	109	.284	5	27
Héctor Torres	74	215	42	.195	4	15
Ted Kubiak	96	212	50	.236	0	26
Willie McCovey	71	202	41	.203	7	36
Merv Rettenmund	86	140	32	.229	2	11
Luis Meléndez	72	119	29	.244	0	5
Bob Davis	51	83	17	.205	0	5
Gene Locklear	43	67	15	.224	0	8
Bill Almon	14	57	14	.246	1	6
Bobby Valentine	15	49	18	.367	0	4
Mike Champion	11	38	9	.237	1	2
Tucker Ashford	4	5	3	.600	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
Randy Jones	40	315.1	22	14	2.74	93
Brent Strom	36	210.2	12	16	3.29	103
Dave Freisleben	34	172.0	10	13	3.51	81
Rick Sawyer	13	81.2	5	3	2.53	33
Tom Griffin	11	70.1	4	3	2.94	36
Bill Greif	5	22.1	1	3	8.06	5
Bob 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
Dan Spillner	32	106.2	2	11	5.06	57
Alan Foster	26	86.2	3	6	3.22	22
Dave 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
Butch Metzger	77	11	4	16	2.92	89
Dave Tomlin	49	0	1	0	2.84	43
Rich Folkers	33	2	3	0	5.28	26
Jerry Johnson	24	1	3	0	5.31	27
Ken Reynolds	19	0	3	1	6.40	18
Mike 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

See also: Minor League Baseball

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]