1977 San Diego Padres season

March 2026 November 2013 San Diego Padres 1977 National League West San Diego Stadium San Diego, California 69 93 y 5th Ray Kroc Bob Fontaine John McNamara, Alvin Dark XETV KOGO(Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler) The 1977 San Diego Padres season was the ninth season in franchise history. Offseason October 22, 1976: Diego Seguí was purchased from the Padres by the Seattle Mariners.Diego Seguí at Baseball-Reference November 5, 1976: Chuck Hartenstein was purchased from the Padres by the Toronto Blue Jays.Chuck Hartenstein at Baseball-Reference December 14, 1976: Rollie Fingers was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Rollie Fingers at Baseball-Reference December 14, 1976: Gene Tenace was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Gene Tenace at Baseball-Reference January 25, 1977: Mike Allen (minors) was traded by the Padres to the Houston Astros for Paul Siebert.Paul Siebert at Baseball-Reference Regular season Opening Day starters +Opening Day Starters # Name Position29 Gene Richards LF10 Mike Champion 2B31 Dave Winfield RF25 George Hendrick CF18 Gene Tenace C15 Mike Ivie 1B12 Doug Rader 3B6 Bill Almon SS35 Randy Jones P 1977 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1977&t=SDN 1977 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac Season standings Record vs. opponents SD Notable transactions May 17, 1977: Butch Metzger was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for John D'Acquisto and Pat Scanlon.Pat Scanlon at Baseball-Reference June 7, 1977: 1977 Major League Baseball draft Barry Evans was drafted by the Padres in the 2nd round.Barry Evans at Baseball-Reference Ozzie Smith was drafted by the Padres in the 4th round.Ozzie Smith at Baseball-Reference June 15, 1977: Bobby Valentine and Paul Siebert were traded by the Padres to the New York Mets for Dave Kingman. September 29, 1977: Rick Sawyer was selected off waivers from the Padres by the Montreal Expos.Rick Sawyer at Baseball-Reference Roster 1977 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers 39 Victor Bernal 16 John D'Acquisto 34 Rollie Fingers 14 Dave Freisleben 32 Tom Griffin 35 Randy Jones 36 Butch Metzger 44 Bob Owchinko 27 Rick Sawyer 47 Bob Shirley 46 Paul Siebert 48 Dan Spillner 22 Brent Strom 37 Dave Tomlin 24 Dave Wehrmeister Catchers  7 Bob Davis  3 Dave Roberts 18 Gene Tenace Infielders  6 Bill Almon 46 Tucker Ashford 10 Mike Champion 11 Enzo Hernández 15 Mike Ivie 12 Doug Rader  8 Pat Scanlon 21 Gary Sutherland 13 Bobby Valentine Outfielders 25 George Hendrick 26 Dave Kingman  2 Luis Meléndez 16 Merv Rettenmund 29 Gene Richards 20 Jerry Turner 31 Dave Winfield Other batters 36 Brian Greer Manager  1 Alvin Dark  1 John McNamara  4 Bob Skinner Coaches  5 Joey Amalfitano 38 Roger Craig  4 Bob Skinner 19 Whitey Wietelmann 28 Don Williams 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 Gene Tenace 147 437 102 .233 15 61 1B Mike Ivie 134 489 133 .272 9 66 2B Mike Champion Mike Champion (baseball) 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 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 Pat Scanlon (third baseman) 47 79 15 .190 1 11 Bobby Valentine 44 67 12 .179 1 10 Luis Meléndez Luis Meléndez (baseball) 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 Bob Shirley 39 214.0 12 18 3.70 146 Bob Owchinko 30 170.0 9 12 4.45 101 Randy Jones Randy Jones (baseball) 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 Tom Griffin Tom Griffin (baseball) 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 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 baseball 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 Minor League Baseball 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 DittoJohnson, 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 1977 San Diego Padres team at Baseball-Reference 1977 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac Category:San Diego Padres seasons Category:1970s in San Diego San Diego Padres season San Diego Padres