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1979 San Diego Padres season
The 1979 San Diego Padres season was the 11th season in franchise history.
| 1979 San Diego Padres |
|---|
| National League |
| West |
| San Diego Stadium |
| San Diego, California |
| 68–93 (.422) |
| 5th |
| Ray Kroc |
| Bob Fontaine |
| Roger Craig |
| XETV |
| KFMB(Jerry Coleman, Dave Campbell) |
| Seasons |
The 1979 San Diego Padres season was the 11th season in franchise history.
- October 25, 1978: Oscar Gamble, Dave Roberts and $300,000 were traded by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Mike Hargrove, Kurt Bevacqua, and Bill Fahey.
- March 1, 1979: Fred Kuhaulua was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 71 | .559 | — | 48–32 | 42–39 |
| Houston Astros | 89 | 73 | .549 | 1½ | 52–29 | 37–44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11½ | 46–35 | 33–48 |
| San Francisco Giants | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19½ | 38–43 | 33–48 |
| San Diego Padres | 68 | 93 | .422 | 22 | 39–42 | 29–51 |
| Atlanta Braves | 66 | 94 | .412 | 23½ | 34–45 | 32–49 |
- June 5, 1979: Bob Geren was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1979 Major League Baseball draft.
- June 15, 1979: Dave Wehrmeister was traded by the Padres to the Yankees for Jay Johnstone.
| 1979 San Diego Padres | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | ||||||
| Pitchers | ||||||
| 16 John D'Acquisto | ||||||
| 33 Juan Eichelberger | ||||||
| 34 Rollie Fingers | ||||||
| 35 Randy Jones | ||||||
| 48 Dennis Kinney | ||||||
| 42 Mark Lee | ||||||
| 29 Mickey Lolich | ||||||
| 27 Steve Mura | ||||||
| 44 Bob Owchinko | ||||||
| 36 Gaylord Perry | ||||||
| 41 Eric Rasmussen | ||||||
| 32 Bob Shirley | ||||||
| 49 Tom Tellmann | Catchers | |||||
| 3 Bill Fahey | ||||||
| 5 Fred Kendall | ||||||
| 18 Gene Tenace | ||||||
| Infielders |
6 Bill Almon 7 Kurt Bevacqua 24 Dan Briggs 4 Paul Dade 8 Barry Evans 30 Tim Flannery 13 Fernando González 21 Mike Hargrove 15 Broderick Perkins 40 Sam Perlozzo 1 Ozzie Smith 28 Bobby Tolan | | Outfielders 9 Brian Greer 21 Jay Johnstone 26 Don Reynolds 17 Gene Richards 20 Jerry Turner 25 Jim Wilhelm 31 Dave Winfield | | Manager 38 Roger Craig Coaches
23 Chuck Estrada (Pitching) 22 Billy Herman (Hitting) 4 Doug Rader (assistant coach) 19 Whitey Wietelmann (assistant coach) 28 Don Williams (assistant coach) |
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 | 151 | 463 | 122 | .263 | 20 | 67 |
| 1B | Dan Briggs | 104 | 227 | 47 | .207 | 8 | 30 |
| 2B | Fernando González | 114 | 323 | 70 | .217 | 9 | 34 |
| SS | Ozzie Smith | 156 | 587 | 124 | .211 | 0 | 27 |
| 3B | Paul Dade | 76 | 283 | 78 | .276 | 1 | 19 |
| LF | Jerry Turner | 138 | 448 | 111 | .248 | 9 | 61 |
| CF | Gene Richards | 150 | 545 | 152 | .279 | 4 | 41 |
| RF | Dave Winfield | 159 | 597 | 184 | .308 | 34 | 118 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Bevacqua | 114 | 297 | 75 | .253 | 1 | 34 |
| Bill Fahey | 73 | 209 | 60 | .287 | 3 | 19 |
| Jay Johnstone | 75 | 201 | 59 | .294 | 0 | 32 |
| Bill Almon | 100 | 198 | 45 | .227 | 1 | 8 |
| Barry Evans | 56 | 162 | 35 | .216 | 1 | 14 |
| Mike Hargrove | 52 | 125 | 24 | .192 | 0 | 8 |
| Jim Wilhelm | 39 | 103 | 25 | .243 | 0 | 8 |
| Fred Kendall | 46 | 102 | 17 | .167 | 1 | 6 |
| Broderick Perkins | 57 | 87 | 23 | .264 | 0 | 8 |
| Tim Flannery | 22 | 65 | 10 | .154 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Reynolds | 30 | 45 | 10 | .222 | 0 | 6 |
| Bobby Tolan | 22 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Greer | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Perlozzo | 2 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Jones | 39 | 263.0 | 11 | 12 | 3.63 | 112 |
| Gaylord Perry | 32 | 232.2 | 12 | 11 | 3.06 | 140 |
| Juan Eichelberger | 3 | 21.0 | 1 | 1 | 3.43 | 12 |
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 | 49 | 205.0 | 8 | 16 | 3.38 | 117 |
| Eric Rasmussen | 45 | 156.2 | 6 | 9 | 3.27 | 54 |
| Bob Owchinko | 42 | 149.1 | 6 | 12 | 3.74 | 66 |
| John D'Acquisto | 51 | 133.2 | 9 | 13 | 4.92 | 137 |
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 | 54 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 4.52 | 65 |
| Mark Lee | 46 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.29 | 25 |
| Steve Mura | 38 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3.08 | 59 |
| Mickey Lolich | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.74 | 20 |
| Dennis Kinney | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 | 11 |
| Tom Tellmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.88 | 1 |
1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAA | Hawaii Islanders | Pacific Coast League | Dick Phillips |
| AA | Amarillo Gold Sox | Texas League | Glenn Ezell and Rusty Gerhardt |
| A | Reno Silver Sox | California League | Eddie Watt |
| A-Short Season | Walla Walla Padres | Northwest League | Curt Daniels |
- 1979 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference
- 1979 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac
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