1977 San Diego Padres season
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The 1977 San Diego Padres season was the ninth season in franchise history.
1977 San Diego Padres | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | San Diego Stadium | |
City | San Diego, California | |
Record | 69–93 (.426) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | Ray Kroc | |
General managers | Bob Fontaine | |
Managers | John McNamara, Alvin Dark | |
Television | XETV | |
Radio | KOGO (Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler) | |
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Offseason
- October 22, 1976: Diego Seguí was purchased from the Padres by the Seattle Mariners.[1]
- November 5, 1976: Chuck Hartenstein was purchased from the Padres by the Toronto Blue Jays.[2]
- December 14, 1976: Rollie Fingers was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[3]
- December 14, 1976: Gene Tenace was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[4]
- January 25, 1977: Mike Allen (minors) was traded by the Padres to the Houston Astros for Paul Siebert.[5]
Regular season
Summarize
Perspective
Opening Day starters
Opening Day Starters | ||
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# | Name | Position |
29 | Gene Richards | LF |
10 | Mike Champion | 2B |
31 | Dave Winfield | RF |
25 | George Hendrick | CF |
18 | Gene Tenace | C |
15 | Mike Ivie | 1B |
12 | Doug Rader | 3B |
6 | Bill Almon | SS |
35 | Randy Jones | P |
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 51–30 | 47–34 |
Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 74 | .543 | 10 | 48–33 | 40–41 |
Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
San Francisco Giants | 75 | 87 | .463 | 23 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
San Diego Padres | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29 | 35–46 | 34–47 |
Atlanta Braves | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | 40–41 | 21–60 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 4–14 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 1–11 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–4 | 5–7 | — | 5–13 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
Houston | 9–9 | 6–6 | 13–5 | — | 9–9 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 13–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 12–6 | 14–4 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 5–13 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10-2 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 11–7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–3 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 14–4 | 10–8 | — | 10–2 | 2–10 | 9–9 | |||||
San Diego | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 2–10 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–2 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–1 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- May 17, 1977: Butch Metzger was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for John D'Acquisto and Pat Scanlon.[8]
- June 7, 1977: 1977 Major League Baseball draft
- Barry Evans was drafted by the Padres in the 2nd round.[9]
- Ozzie Smith was drafted by the Padres in the 4th round.[10]
- June 15, 1977: Bobby Valentine and Paul Siebert were traded by the Padres to the New York Mets for Dave Kingman.[5]
- September 29, 1977: Rick Sawyer was selected off waivers from the Padres by the Montreal Expos.[11]
Roster
1977 San Diego Padres | |||||||||
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Summarize
Perspective
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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C | Gene Tenace | 147 | 437 | 102 | .233 | 15 | 61 |
1B | Mike Ivie | 134 | 489 | 133 | .272 | 9 | 66 |
2B | Mike Champion | 150 | 507 | 116 | .229 | 1 | 43 |
SS | Bill Almon | 155 | 613 | 160 | .261 | 2 | 43 |
3B | Tucker Ashford | 81 | 249 | 54 | .217 | 3 | 24 |
LF | Gene Richards | 146 | 525 | 152 | .290 | 5 | 32 |
CF | George Hendrick | 152 | 541 | 168 | .311 | 23 | 81 |
RF | Dave Winfield | 157 | 615 | 169 | .275 | 25 | 92 |
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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Jerry Turner | 118 | 289 | 71 | .246 | 10 | 48 |
Dave Roberts | 82 | 186 | 41 | .220 | 1 | 23 |
Doug Rader | 52 | 170 | 46 | .271 | 5 | 27 |
Dave Kingman | 56 | 168 | 40 | .238 | 11 | 39 |
Merv Rettenmund | 107 | 126 | 36 | .286 | 4 | 17 |
Gary Sutherland | 80 | 103 | 25 | .243 | 1 | 11 |
Bob Davis | 48 | 94 | 17 | .181 | 1 | 10 |
Pat Scanlon | 47 | 79 | 15 | .190 | 1 | 11 |
Bobby Valentine | 44 | 67 | 12 | .179 | 1 | 10 |
Luis Meléndez | 8 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Enzo Hernández | 7 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Greer | 1 | 1 | 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 |
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Bob Shirley | 39 | 214.0 | 12 | 18 | 3.70 | 146 |
Bob Owchinko | 30 | 170.0 | 9 | 12 | 4.45 | 101 |
Randy Jones | 27 | 147.1 | 6 | 12 | 4.58 | 44 |
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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Tom Griffin | 38 | 151.1 | 6 | 9 | 4.46 | 79 |
Dave Freisleben | 33 | 138.2 | 7 | 9 | 4.61 | 72 |
Rick Sawyer | 56 | 111.0 | 7 | 6 | 5.84 | 45 |
Dave Wehrmeister | 30 | 69.2 | 1 | 3 | 6.07 | 32 |
John D'Acquisto | 17 | 44.0 | 1 | 2 | 6.95 | 45 |
Brent Strom | 8 | 16.2 | 0 | 2 | 12.42 | 8 |
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 | 78 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 2.99 | 113 |
Dan Spillner | 76 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3.73 | 74 |
Dave Tomlin | 76 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.01 | 55 |
Butch Metzger | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 | 6 |
Victor Bernal | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.31 | 6 |
Paul Siebert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 1 |
Award winners
1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Dave Winfield
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Hawaii Islanders | Pacific Coast League | Dick Phillips |
AA | Amarillo Gold Sox | Texas League | Dave Campbell |
A | Reno Silver Sox | California League | Glenn Ezell |
A-Short Season | Walla Walla Padres | Northwest League | Cliff Ditto |
References
External links
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