1969 San Diego Padres season

March 2026 November 2013 San Diego Padres 1969 National League West San Diego Stadium San Diego, California 52 110 y 6th C. Arnholdt Smith Buzzie Bavasi Preston Gómez KOGO KOGO(Duke Snider, Frank Sims, Jerry Gross) The 1969 San Diego Padres season was the inaugural season in franchise history. They joined the National League along with the Montreal Expos via the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion. In their inaugural season, the Padres went 52–110 (the same record as their expansion counterpart), finishing last in the newly created National League West, 41 games behind the division champion Atlanta Braves. The Padres finished last in the majors as a team in runs scored (468), hits (1,203) and batting average (225). Offseason Expansion draft 1968 MLB expansion draft The 1968 MLB expansion draft was held on October 14, 1968. Below is a list of players drafted by the Padres. "Pick" refers to the overall draft position of a pick. Player Former Team PickOllie BrownPadres Timeline | padres.com: HistorySan Francisco Giants1stDave GiustiSt. Louis Cardinals3rdDick SelmaNew York Mets5thAl SantoriniAl Santorini at Baseball-ReferenceAtlanta Braves7thJosé ArciaChicago Cubs9thClay KirbySt. Louis Cardinals12thFred KendallCincinnati Reds14thJerry MoralesNew York Mets16thNate ColbertNate Colbert at Baseball ReferenceHouston Astros 18thZoilo VersallesLos Angeles Dodgers20thFrank RebergerChicago Cubs22ndJerry DaVanonSt. Louis Cardinals24thLarry StahlLarry Stahl at Baseball ReferenceNew York Mets 26thDick KelleyAtlanta Braves28thAl FerraraLos Angeles Dodgers 30thMike CorkinsSan Francisco Giants31stTom DukesHouston Astros33rdRick JamesChicago Cubs35thTony GonzálezPhiladelphia Phillies 37thDave RobertsPittsburgh Pirates39thDon ShawNew York Mets40thIvan MurrellHouston Astros42ndJim WilliamsLos Angeles Dodgers44thBilly McCool Cincinnati Reds46thRoberto PeñaPhiladelphia Phillies48thAl McBeanPittsburgh Pirates50thRafael Robles San Francisco Giants51stFred Katawczik Cincinnati Reds53rdRon Slocum Pittsburgh Pirates55thSteve Arlin Philadelphia Philles57thCito GastonCito Gaston at Baseball ReferenceAtlanta Braves59th Other transactions December 3, 1968: Dave Giusti was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ed Spiezio, Danny Breeden, Ron Davis and Phil Knuckles (minors).Ed Spiezio at Baseball Reference March 28, 1969: Ron Davis and Bobby Klaus were traded by the Padres to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Chris Cannizzaro and Tommie Sisk.Chris Cannizzaro at Baseball Reference 1968 MLB June amateur draft The Padres and Montreal Expos, along with the two American League expansion teams set to debut in 1969, the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots, were allowed to participate in the June 1968 MLB first-year player draft, although the new teams were barred from the lottery's first three rounds. The Padres drafted only 16 players in the 1968 June draft, and of the players the Padres were able to sign, one (outfielder Dave Robinson) reached the major leagues."1968 San Diego Padres Draft Picks in the June MLB Draft," Baseball Reference Regular season The first game Scorecard April 8, 1969 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California Houston HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 San Diego SD 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 2 4 0 Dick Selma (1–0) Don Wilson (0–1) Ed Spiezio (1) Batting Houston AstrosABRHRBISan Diego PadresABRHRBIAlou (RF)4130Robles (SS)4000Morgan (2B) 3000Peña (2B)3100Miller (CF)4000González (CF)4000Rader (3B)4011Brown (RF)4011Blefary (1B)4010Davis (1B)3000Watson (LF)4000Colbert (1B)0000Menke (SS)3000Stahl (LF)3000Edwards (C)3000Spiezio (3B)3110Wilson (P)2000Cannizzaro (C)2000Geiger (PH)1000Selma (P)2020Billingham (P)0000 - - - - -Totals32151Totals28242 Pitching Houston AstrosIPHRERBBSOWilson, L (0–1)6.032214Billingham2.010003Totals8.042217 San Diego PadresIPHRERBBSOSelma, W (1–0)9.0511212Totals9.0511212 Season standings Record vs. opponents SD Notable transactions April 14, 1969: Chris Krug was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Chris Krug at Baseball Reference April 17, 1969: Al McBean was traded by the Padres to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tommy Dean and Leon Everitt.Tommy Dean at Baseball Reference April 25, 1969: Dick Selma was traded by the Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Niekro, Frankie Libran and Gary Ross.Joe Niekro at Baseball Reference May 22, 1969: Bill Davis and Jerry DaVanon were traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Sipin and Sonny Ruberto.Sonny Ruberto at Baseball Reference May 23, 1969: Chris Krug was released by the Padres. June 13, 1969: Tony González was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Van Kelly, Walt Hriniak and Andy Finlay (minors).Van Kelly at Baseball Reference Draft picks June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball draft Randy Elliott was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (24th pick).Randy Elliott at Baseball Reference Doug DeCinces was drafted by the Padres in the 18th round, but did not sign.Doug DeCinces at Baseball Reference Roster 1969 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers 44 Steve Arlin 27 Jack Baldschun 30 Mike Corkins 44 Tom Dukes 31 Leon Everitt 22 Dick Kelley 43 Clay Kirby 34 Al McBean 42 Billy McCool 37 Joe Niekro 45 Johnny Podres 46 Frank Reberger 15 Dave Roberts 33 Gary Ross 23 Al Santorini 39 Dick Selma 16,25 Tommie Sisk Catchers 3,8 Chris Cannizzaro 25 Walt Hriniak 36 Fred Kendall 24 Chris Krug 10 Sonny Ruberto Infielders  5 José Arcia 17 Nate Colbert 36 Jerry DaVanon 12 Bill Davis  3 Tommy Dean 14,36 Van Kelly 35 Frankie Libran 11 Roberto Peña 35 Rafael Robles  2 John Sipin 12 Ron Slocum  7 Ed Spiezio Outfielders 26 Ollie Brown  9 Al Ferrara 21 Cito Gaston 25 Tony González 32 Jerry Morales 20 Ivan Murrell 14 Larry Stahl 39 Jim Williams Manager 18 Preston Gómez Coaches  1 Sparky Anderson 38 Roger Craig  6 Wally Moon 19 Whitey Wietelmann Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Chris Cannizzaro 134 418 23 92 .220 4 33 0 1B Nate Colbert 139 483 64 123 .255 2466 6 2B José Arcia 120 302 35 65 .215 0 10 14 3B Ed Spiezio 121 355 29 83 .234 13 43 1 SS Tommy Dean 101 273 14 48 .176 2 9 0 LF Al Ferrara 138 366 39 95 .260 14 56 0 CF Cito Gaston 129 391 20 90 .230 2 28 4 RF Ollie Brown Ollie Brown (baseball) 151 568 76 150 .264 20 61 10https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/1969.shtml 1969 San Diego Padres Statistics Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB Roberto Peña 139 472 44 118 .250 4 30 0 Ivan Murrell 111 247 19 63 .255 3 25 3 John Sipin 68 229 22 51 .223 2 9 2 Van Kelly 73 209 16 51 .244 3 15 0 Tony González Tony González (baseball) 53 182 17 41 .225 2 8 1 Larry Stahl 95 162 10 32 .198 3 10 3 Walt Hriniak 31 66 4 15 .227 0 1 0 Jerry DaVanon 24 59 4 8 .136 0 3 0 Bill Davis Bill Davis (baseball) 31 57 1 10 .175 0 1 0 Jerry Morales 19 41 5 8 .195 1 6 0 Fred Kendall 10 26 2 4 .154 0 0 0 Jim Williams Jim Williams (outfielder, born 1947) 13 25 4 7 .280 0 2 0 Ron Slocum 13 24 6 7 .292 1 5 0 Sonny Ruberto 17 21 3 3 .143 0 0 0 Rafael Robles 6 20 1 2 .100 0 0 1 Chris Krug 8 17 0 1 .059 0 0 0 Frankie Librán 10 10 1 1 .100 0 1 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 Clay Kirby 35 215.2 7 20 3.80 113 Joe Niekro 37 202.0 8 17 3.70 55 Al Santorini 32 184.2 8 14 3.95 111 Dick Kelley 27 136.0 4 8 3.57 96 Dick Selma 4 22.0 2 2 4.09 20 Al McBean 1 7.0 0 1 5.14 1 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 Tommie Sisk 53 143.0 2 13 4.78 59 Gary Ross Gary Ross (baseball) 46 109.2 3 12 4.19 58 Johnny Podres 17 64.2 5 6 4.31 17 Dave Roberts Dave Roberts (pitcher) 22 48.2 0 3 4.81 19 Mike Corkins 6 17.0 1 3 8.47 13 Steve Arlin 4 10.2 0 1 9.28 9 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 Billy McCool 54 3 5 7 4.30 35 Frank Reberger 67 1 2 6 3.59 65 Jack Baldschun 61 7 2 1 4.79 67 Tom Dukes 13 1 0 1 7.25 15 Leon Everitt 5 0 1 0 8.04 11 Award winners 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Chris Cannizzaro, catcher, reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Harry Bright A Key West Padres Florida State League Don Zimmer Rookie Salt Lake City Bees Pioneer League Dave GarciaElmira affiliation shared with Kansas City RoyalsJohnson, 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 1969 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1969 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac Category:San Diego Padres seasons San Diego Padres season Category:Major League Baseball inaugural teams seasons San Diego Padres Category:1960s in San Diego