1973 San Diego Padres season

March 2026 November 2013 San Diego Padres 1973 National League West San Diego Stadium San Diego, California 60 102 y 6th C. Arnholt Smith Don Zimmer KOGO(Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler) The 1973 San Diego Padres season was the fifth season in franchise history. Offseason December 27, 1972: Curt Blefary was released by the Padres.Curt Blefary at Baseball Reference January 10, 1973: Dave Wehrmeister was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft.Dave Wehrmeister at Baseball Reference Regular season Dave Winfield Dave Winfield came to the Padres in 1973 from the University of Minnesota without having played a single game in the minor leagues. Winfield was also drafted by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League, the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association and the Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association. Winfield made his Major League Baseball debut on June 19 against the Houston Astros. Winfield had 4 at bats and 1 hit.Dave Winfield at Baseball Reference Season standings Record vs. opponents SD Opening Day starters Nate Colbert Bob Davis Cito Gaston Johnny Grubb Enzo Hernández Dave Hilton Clay Kirby Leron Lee Dave Roberts http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1973&t=SDN 1973 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions June 5, 1973: Dave Winfield was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft. June 12, 1973: Fred Norman was traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Gene Locklear and Mike Johnson.Gene Locklear at Baseball Reference Roster 1973 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers 22 Steve Arlin 23 Mike Caldwell 30 Mike Corkins 27 Bill Greif 35 Randy Jones 43 Clay Kirby 42 Bob Miller 35 Fred Norman 44 Vicente Romo 33 Gary Ross 42 Frank Snook 47 Rich Troedson Catchers 28 Pat Corrales  6 Bob Davis 16 Fred Kendall Infielders 10 Dwain Anderson 10 Dave Campbell 17 Nate Colbert 11 Enzo Hernández 18 Dave Hilton  6 Don Mason  6 Rich Morales 20 Dave Roberts 30 Derrel Thomas Outfielders 21 Cito Gaston  1 Johnny Grubb 24 Leron Lee  5 Gene Locklear  8 Dave Marshall 32 Jerry Morales 14 Ivan Murrell 31 Dave Winfield Manager  9 Don Zimmer Coaches  2 Dave Garcia 45 Johnny Podres  4 Bob Skinner 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 145 507 143 .282 10 59 1B Nate Colbert 145 529 153 .270 22 80 2B Rich Morales 90 244 40 .164 0 16 SS Derrel Thomas 113 404 96 .238 0 22 3B Dave Roberts 127 479 137 .286 21 64 LF Leron Lee 118 333 79 .237 3 30 CF Johnny Grubb 113 389 121 .311 8 37 RF Cito Gaston 133 476 119 .250 16 57 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 Morales 122 388 109 .281 9 34 Enzo Hernández 70 247 55 .223 0 9 Dave Hilton Dave Hilton (baseball) 70 234 46 .197 5 16 Ivan Murrell 93 210 48 .229 9 21 Gene Locklear 67 154 37 .240 3 25 Dave Winfield 56 141 39 .277 3 12 Dwain Anderson 53 107 13 .121 0 3 Dave Campbell 33 98 22 .224 0 8 Pat Corrales 29 72 15 .208 0 3 Dave Marshall 39 49 14 .286 0 4 Bob Davis Bob Davis (catcher) 5 11 1 .091 0 0 Don Mason 8 8 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 Bill Greif 36 199.1 10 17 3.21 120 Clay Kirby 34 191.2 8 18 4.79 129 Steve Arlin 34 180.0 11 14 5.10 98 Randy Jones 20 139.2 7 6 3.16 77 Fred Norman Fred Norman (baseball) 12 74.0 1 7 4.26 49 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 Rich Troedson 50 152.1 7 9 4.25 81 Mike Caldwell Mike Caldwell (baseball) 55 149.0 5 14 3.74 86 Mike Corkins 47 122.0 5 8 4.50 82 Mike Caldwell led the Padres in saves with 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 Gary Ross 58 4 4 0 5.42 44 Vicente Romo 49 2 3 7 3.70 51 Bob Miller 18 0 0 0 4.11 15 Frank Snook 18 0 2 1 3.62 13 Award winners 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Hawaii Islanders Pacific Coast League Rocky Bridges, Warren Hacker and Roy Hartsfield AA Alexandria Aces Texas League Jackie Brandt A-Short Season Walla Walla Padres Northwest League Cliff DittoLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Walla WallaJohnson, 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 1973 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1973 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac Category:San Diego Padres seasons Category:1970s in San Diego San Diego Padres season San Diego Padres