1974 San Diego Padres season

March 2026 November 2013 San Diego Padres 1974 National League West San Diego Stadium San Diego, California 60 102 y 6th C. Arnholt Smith, Ray Kroc Peter Bavasi John McNamara KOGO(Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler) The 1974 San Diego Padres season was the sixth in franchise history. The team finished last in the National League West with a record of 60–102, 42 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Offseason October 25, 1973: Mike Caldwell was traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Willie McCovey and Bernie Williams.Willie McCovey at Baseball Reference November 7, 1973: Jerry Morales was traded by the Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Glenn Beckert and Bobby Fenwick.Glenn Beckert at Baseball Reference Regular season In his first home game as the Padres' new owner in 1974, Ray Kroc grabbed the public address system microphone and apologized to fans for the poor performance of the team, saying, "I've never seen such stupid ballplaying in my life." At the same time, a streaker raced across the field, eluding security personnel. Kroc shouted, "Throw him in jail!"National League Has Own Version Of Charles Finley Effingham Daily News April 10, 1974 14 Opening Day starters Steve Arlin Glenn Beckert Nate Colbert Johnny Grubb Enzo Hernández Fred Kendall Willie McCovey Derrel Thomas Bobby Tolanhttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1974&t=SDN 1974 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac Season standings Record vs. opponents SD Notable transactions May 31, 1974: Horace ClarkeHorace Clarke at Baseball-Reference and Lowell PalmerLowell Palmer at Baseball-Reference was purchased by the Padres from the New York Yankees. June 5, 1974: 1974 Major League Baseball draft Bill Almon was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (1st pick).Bill Almon at Baseball Reference Lenn Sakata was drafted by the Padres in the 5th round, but did not sign.Lenn Sakata at Baseball-Reference Bump Wills was drafted by the Padres in the 12th round, but did not sign.Bump Wills at Baseball Reference Roster 1974 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers 22 Steve Arlin 40 Mike Corkins 43 Dave Freisleben 46 Ralph Garcia 38 Rusty Gerhardt 27 Bill Greif 25 Larry Hardy 22 Mike Johnson 35 Randy Jones 36 Bill Laxton 36 Jim McAndrew 24 Joe McIntosh 29 Lowell Palmer 45 Vicente Romo 33 Gary Ross 48 Dan Spillner 37 Dave Tomlin 47 Rich Troedson Catchers 26 Bob Barton 10 Chris Cannizzaro 16 Fred Kendall Infielders  6 Bill Almon 18 Glenn Beckert  7 Horace Clarke 17 Nate Colbert 11 Enzo Hernández  8 Dave Hilton 15 Mike Ivie 44 Willie McCovey  6 Rich Morales 20 Dave Roberts 30 Derrel Thomas Outfielders 32 Matty Alou  3 Randy Elliott 23 Rod Gaspar 21 Cito Gaston  2 Johnny Grubb 32 Gene Locklear 34 John Scott 28 Bobby Tolan 42 Jerry Turner 23 Bernie Williams 31 Dave Winfield Manager  1 John McNamara Coaches  4 Jack Bloomfield 12 Jim Davenport  9 Bill Posedel 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 141 424 98 .231 8 45 1B Willie McCovey 128 344 87 .253 22 63 2B Derrel Thomas 141 523 129 .247 3 41 SS Enzo Hernández 147 512 119 .232 0 34 3B Dave Roberts 113 318 53 .167 5 18 LF Dave Winfield 145 498 132 .265 20 75 CF Johnny Grubb 140 444 127 .286 8 42 RF Bobby Tolan 95 357 95 .266 8 40 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 Nate Colbert 119 368 76 .207 14 54 Cito Gaston 106 267 57 .213 6 33 Dave Hilton Dave Hilton (baseball) 74 217 52 .240 1 12 Glenn Beckert 64 172 44 .256 0 7 Horace Clarke 42 90 17 .189 0 4 Bob Barton 30 81 19 .235 0 7 Matty Alou 48 81 16 .198 0 3 Gene Locklear 39 74 20 .270 1 3 Rich Morales 54 61 12 .197 1 5 Chris Cannizzaro 26 60 11 .183 0 4 Jerry Turner 17 48 14 .292 0 2 Bill Almon 16 38 12 .316 0 3 Mike Ivie 12 34 3 .088 1 3 Randy Elliott 13 33 7 .212 1 2 John Scott 14 15 1 .067 0 0 Bernie Williams Bernie Williams (1970s outfielder) 14 15 2 .133 0 0 Rod Gaspar 33 14 3 .214 0 1 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 Bill Greif 43 226.0 9 19 4.66 137 Dave Freisleben 33 211.2 9 14 3.66 130 Randy Jones Randy Jones (baseball) 40 208.1 8 22 4.45 124 Dan Spillner 30 148.0 9 11 4.01 95 Steve Arlin 16 64.0 1 7 5.91 18 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 Lowell Palmer 22 73.0 2 5 5.67 52 Jim McAndrew 15 41.2 1 4 5.62 16 Joe McIntosh 10 37.1 0 4 3.62 22 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 Vicente Romo 54 5 5 9 4.56 26 Larry Hardy Larry Hardy (baseball) 76 9 4 2 4.69 57 Dave Tomlin 47 2 0 2 4.34 29 Bill Laxton 30 0 1 0 4.03 40 Mike Corkins 25 2 2 0 4.79 41 Rusty Gerhardt 23 2 1 1 7.07 22 Mike Johnson Mike Johnson (1970s pitcher) 18 0 2 0 4.64 15 Rich Troedson 15 1 1 1 8.68 11 Gary Ross 9 0 0 0 4.50 11 Ralph Garcia 8 0 0 0 6.10 9 Awards and honors 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Johnny Grubb, OF, reservehttps://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/1974_all_star_game_play_by_play.shtml 1974 All-Star Game Play by Play Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Hawaii Islanders Pacific Coast League Roy Hartsfield AA Alexandria Aces Texas League Jackie Brandt and Ken Bracey 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 1974 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1974 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac Category:San Diego Padres seasons Category:1970s in San Diego San Diego Padres season San Diego Padres