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1976 San Diego Padres season
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1976 San Diego Padres | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | San Diego Stadium | |
City | San Diego, California | |
Record | 73–89 (.451) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | Ray Kroc | |
General managers | Peter Bavasi | |
Managers | John McNamara | |
Radio | KOGO (Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler) | |
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The 1976 San Diego Padres season was the eighth season in franchise history.
Offseason
- February 26, 1976: Randy Elliott was released by the Padres.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 60 | 0.630 | — | 49–32 | 53–28 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 10 | 49–32 | 43–38 |
Houston Astros | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 22 | 46–36 | 34–46 |
San Francisco Giants | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 28 | 40–41 | 34–47 |
San Diego Padres | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 29 | 42–38 | 31–51 |
Atlanta Braves | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 32 | 34–47 | 36–45 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 6–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | |||||
Chicago | 6–6 | — | 3–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 12–6 | |||||
Cincinnati | 12–6 | 9–3 | — | 12–6 | 13–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 5–13 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 9–3 | |||||
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 9–3 | 5–13 | 13–5 | — | 10–2 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 10–2 | |||||
Montreal | 4–8 | 7–11 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 2–10 | — | 8–10 | 3–15 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–11 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 10–8 | — | 5–13 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 9–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7-5 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 15–3 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–3 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | 9–3 | 12–6 | |||||
San Diego | 8–10 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 4–8 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–4 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Opening Day starters
- Bob Davis
- Willie Davis
- Tito Fuentes
- Johnny Grubb
- Mike Ivie
- Randy Jones
- Doug Rader
- Héctor Torres
- Dave Winfield[2]
Notable transactions
- April 5, 1976: Rudy Meoli was traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Merv Rettenmund.[3]
- April 29, 1976: Tom Dettore was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[4]
- May 19, 1976: Bill Greif was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Meléndez.[5]
- May 29, 1976: Diego Seguí was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[6]
- June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
- Bob Owchinko was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (5th pick).[7]
- Craig Stimac was drafted by the Padres in the 9th round.[8]
- Mark Lee was drafted by the Padres in the 13th round.[9]
- Broderick Perkins was drafted by the Padres in the 15th round.[10]
- July 10, 1976: Gene Locklear was traded by the Padres to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Rick Sawyer to the Padres on July 31.[11]
- August 30, 1976: Willie McCovey was purchased from the Padres by the Oakland Athletics.[12]
Roster
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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 |
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C | Fred Kendall | 146 | 456 | 112 | .246 | 2 | 39 |
1B | Mike Ivie | 140 | 405 | 118 | .291 | 7 | 70 |
2B | Tito Fuentes | 135 | 520 | 137 | .263 | 2 | 36 |
3B | Doug Rader | 139 | 471 | 121 | .257 | 9 | 55 |
SS | Enzo Hernández | 113 | 340 | 87 | .256 | 1 | 24 |
LF | Jerry Turner | 105 | 281 | 75 | .267 | 5 | 37 |
CF | Willie Davis | 141 | 493 | 132 | .268 | 5 | 46 |
RF | Dave Winfield | 137 | 492 | 139 | .283 | 13 | 69 |
Other battersedit
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in