1976 San Diego Padres season

March 2026 November 2013 San Diego Padres 1976 National League West San Diego Stadium San Diego, California 73 89 y 5th Ray Kroc Peter Bavasi John McNamara KOGO(Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler) The 1976 San Diego Padres season was the eighth season in franchise history. Offseason February 26, 1976: Randy Elliott was released by the Padres.Randy Elliott at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents SD Opening Day starters Bob Davis Willie Davis Tito Fuentes Johnny Grubb Mike Ivie Randy Jones Doug Rader Héctor Torres Dave Winfieldhttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1976&t=SDN 1976 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions April 5, 1976: Rudy Meoli was traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Merv Rettenmund.Merv Rettenmund at Baseball Reference April 29, 1976: Tom Dettore was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Tom Dettore at Baseball Reference May 19, 1976: Bill Greif was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Meléndez.Luis Meléndez at Baseball Reference May 29, 1976: Diego Seguí was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Diego Seguí at Baseball Reference June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft Bob Owchinko was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (5th pick).Bob Owchinko at Baseball-Reference Craig Stimac was drafted by the Padres in the 9th round.Craig Stimac at Baseball Reference Mark Lee was drafted by the Padres in the 13th round.Mark Lee at Baseball Reference Broderick Perkins was drafted by the Padres in the 15th round.Broderick Perkins at Baseball Reference 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.Gene Locklear at Baseball Reference August 30, 1976: Willie McCovey was purchased from the Padres by the Oakland Athletics.Willie McCovey at Baseball Reference 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 Jerry Turner (baseball) 105 281 75 .267 5 37 CF Willie Davis Willie Davis (baseball) 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 Luis Meléndez (baseball) 72 119 29 .244 0 5 Bob Davis Bob Davis (catcher) 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 Randy Jones (baseball) 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 Mike Dupree (baseball) 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 Minor League Baseball 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 DittoLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hawaii, Amarillo, Reno, Walla WallaReno affiliation shared with Minnesota TwinsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1976 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1976 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac Category:San Diego Padres seasons Category:1970s in San Diego San Diego Padres season San Diego Padres