1975 San Diego Padres season

March 2026 November 2013 San Diego Padres 1975 National League West San Diego Stadium San Diego, California 71 91 y 4th Ray Kroc Peter Bavasi John McNamara KOGO(Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler) The 1975 San Diego Padres season was the seventh in franchise history. The Padres finished in fourth place in the National League West, the first time that they did not finish last in the division. Offseason October 3, 1974: Horace Clarke was released by the Padres.Horace Clarke at Baseball Reference November 8, 1974: Cito Gaston was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Danny Frisella.Cito Gaston at Baseball Reference November 18, 1974: Nate Colbert was traded by the Padres to the Detroit Tigers as part of a 3-team trade. The Padres sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to the Padres, and the Cardinals sent Alan Foster, Rich Folkers, and Sonny Siebert to the Padres. The Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to the Cardinals. The Padres completed the deal by sending Danny Breeden to the Cardinals on December 12, 1974.Nate Colbert at Baseball Reference December 6, 1974: Derrel Thomas was traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Tito Fuentes and Butch Metzger.Tito Fuentes at Baseball Reference Draft picks January 9, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft Gene Richards was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (1st pick).Gene Richards at Baseball Reference Rick Sweet was drafted in the 3rd round of the Secondary Phase.Rick Sweet at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents SD Opening Day starters Glenn Beckert Tito Fuentes Johnny Grubb Enzo Hernández Randy Hundley Randy Jones Willie McCovey Bobby Tolan Dave Winfieldhttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1975&t=SDN 1975 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions April 7, 1975: Bill Laxton was released by the Padres.Bill Laxton at Baseball Reference April 28, 1975: Glenn Beckert was released by the Padres.Padres release veteran Beckert May 23, 1975: Chuck Hartenstein was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Craig Hartenstein at Baseball-Reference September 17, 1975: Gary Ross was traded by the Padres to the California Angels for Bobby Valentine and a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending Rudy Meoli to the Padres on November 4.Bobby Valentine at Baseball Reference Roster 1975 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers 26 Rich Folkers 21 Alan Foster 14 Dave Freisleben 34 Danny Frisella 27 Bill Greif 25 Larry Hardy 40 Jerry Johnson 35 Randy Jones 24 Joe McIntosh 36 Butch Metzger 40 Sonny Siebert 48 Dan Spillner 22 Brent Strom 37 Dave Tomlin Catchers  7 Bob Davis  4 Randy Hundley 16 Fred Kendall 17 Jerry Moses Infielders  5 Bill Almon 18 Glenn Beckert 23 Tito Fuentes 11 Enzo Hernández 10 Dave Hilton 18 Steve Huntz 15 Mike Ivie  8 Ted Kubiak 44 Willie McCovey 20 Dave Roberts 30 Héctor Torres Outfielders  2 Johnny Grubb  6 Don Hahn 32 Gene Locklear  6 John Scott 13 Dick Sharon 28 Bobby Tolan 42 Jerry Turner  3 Bobby Valentine 31 Dave Winfield Manager  1 John McNamara Coaches 12 Jim Davenport 29 Tom Morgan  9 Dick Sisler 19 Whitey Wietelmann 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 C Fred Kendall 103 286 57 .199 0 24 1B Willie McCovey 122 413 104 .252 23 68 2B Tito Fuentes 146 565 158 .280 4 43 SS Enzo Hernández 116 344 75 .218 0 19 3B Mike Ivie 111 377 94 .249 8 46 LF Bobby Tolan 147 506 129 .255 5 43 CF Johnny Grubb 144 553 149 .269 4 38 RF Dave Winfield 143 509 136 .267 15 76 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 Héctor Torres 112 352 91 .259 5 26 Gene Locklear 100 237 76 .321 5 27 Ted Kubiak 87 196 44 .224 0 14 Randy Hundley 74 180 37 .206 2 14 Dick Sharon 91 160 31 .194 4 20 Bob Davis 43 128 30 .234 0 7 Dave Roberts 33 113 32 .283 2 12 Steve Huntz 22 53 8 .151 0 4 Don Hahn Don Hahn (baseball) 34 26 6 .231 0 3 Jerry Turner Jerry Turner (baseball) 11 22 6 .273 0 0 Jerry Moses 13 19 3 .158 0 1 Glenn Beckert 9 16 6 .375 0 0 Bobby Valentine 7 15 2 .133 1 1 Bill Almon 6 10 4 .400 0 0 John Scott 25 9 0 .000 0 0 Dave Hilton Dave Hilton (baseball) 4 8 0 .000 0 0 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 37 285.0 20 12 2.24 103 Joe McIntosh 37 183.0 8 15 3.69 71 Dave Freisleben 36 181.0 5 14 4.28 77 Brent Strom 18 120.1 8 8 2.54 56 Sonny Siebert 6 26.2 3 2 4.39 10 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 37 166.2 5 13 4.27 104 Rich Folkers 45 142.0 6 11 4.18 87 Jerry Johnson 21 54.0 3 1 5.17 18 Alan Foster Alan Foster (baseball) 17 44.2 3 1 2.42 20 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 Danny Frisella 65 1 6 9 3.13 67 Bill Greif 59 4 6 9 3.88 43 Dave Tomlin 67 4 2 1 3.25 48 Butch Metzger 4 1 0 0 7.71 6 Larry Hardy Larry Hardy (baseball) 3 0 0 0 13.50 3 Awards and honors Randy Jones, The Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year honors Randy Jones, ERA Champion (2.24) All-Stars 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Randy Jones Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Hawaii Islanders Pacific Coast League Roy Hartsfield AA Alexandria Aces Texas League Pat Corrales A Reno Silver Sox California League Harry Warner A-Short Season Walla Walla Padres Northwest League Cliff DittoLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hawaii, Reno Reno 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 Notes 2 References 1975 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1975 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac Category:San Diego Padres seasons Category:1970s in San Diego San Diego Padres season San Diego Padres