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1977 San Diego Padres season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1977 San Diego Padres season was the ninth season in franchise history.
Quick Facts San Diego Padres, League ...
1977 San Diego Padres | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Division | West | |||
Ballpark | San Diego Stadium | |||
City | San Diego, California | |||
Record | 69–93 (.426) | |||
Divisional place | 5th | |||
Owners | Ray Kroc | |||
General managers | Bob Fontaine | |||
Managers | John McNamara, Alvin Dark | |||
Television | XETV | |||
Radio | KOGO (Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler) | |||
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- October 22, 1976: Diego Seguí was purchased from the Padres by the Seattle Mariners.[1]
- November 5, 1976: Chuck Hartenstein was purchased from the Padres by the Toronto Blue Jays.[2]
- December 14, 1976: Rollie Fingers was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[3]
- December 14, 1976: Gene Tenace was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[4]
- January 25, 1977: Mike Allen (minors) was traded by the Padres to the Houston Astros for Paul Siebert.[5]
Opening Day starters
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# | Name | Position |
29 | Gene Richards | LF |
10 | Mike Champion | 2B |
31 | Dave Winfield | RF |
25 | George Hendrick | CF |
18 | Gene Tenace | C |
15 | Mike Ivie | 1B |
12 | Doug Rader | 3B |
6 | Bill Almon | SS |
35 | Randy Jones | P |
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Season standings
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NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 51–30 | 47–34 |
Cincinnati Reds | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 10 | 48–33 | 40–41 |
Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 17 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
San Francisco Giants | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 23 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
San Diego Padres | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 29 | 35–46 | 34–47 |
Atlanta Braves | 61 | 101 | 0.377 | 37 | 40–41 | 21–60 |
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Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 4–14 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 1–11 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–4 | 5–7 | — | 5–13 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
Houston | 9–9 | 6–6 | 13–5 | — | 9–9 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 13–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 12–6 | 14–4 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 5–13 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10-2 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 11–7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–3 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 14–4 | 10–8 | — | 10–2 | 2–10 | 9–9 | |||||
San Diego | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 2–10 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–2 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–1 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — |
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Notable transactions
- May 17, 1977: Butch Metzger was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for John D'Acquisto and Pat Scanlon.[8]
- June 7, 1977: 1977 Major League Baseball draft
- Barry Evans was drafted by the Padres in the 2nd round.[9]
- Ozzie Smith was drafted by the Padres in the 4th round.[10]
- June 15, 1977: Bobby Valentine and Paul Siebert were traded by the Padres to the New York Mets for Dave Kingman.[5]
- September 29, 1977: Rick Sawyer was selected off waivers from the Padres by the Montreal Expos.[11]
Roster
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Outfielders
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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
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Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Gene Tenace | 147 | 437 | 102 | .233 | 15 | 61 |
1B | Mike Ivie | 134 | 489 | 133 | .272 | 9 | 66 |
2B | Mike Champion | 150 | 507 | 116 | .229 | 1 | 43 |
SS | Bill Almon | 155 | 613 | 160 | .261 | 2 | 43 |
3B | Tucker Ashford | 81 | 249 | 54 | .217 | 3 | 24 |
LF | Gene Richards | 146 | 525 | 152 | .290 | 5 | 32 |
CF | George Hendrick | 152 | 541 | 168 | .311 | 23 | 81 |
RF | Dave Winfield | 157 | 615 | 169 | .275 | 25 | 92 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Jerry Turner | 118 | 289 | 71 | .246 | 10 | 48 |
Dave Roberts | 82 | 186 | 41 | .220 | 1 | 23 |
Doug Rader | 52 | 170 | 46 | .271 | 5 | 27 |
Dave Kingman | 56 | 168 | 40 | .238 | 11 | 39 |
Merv Rettenmund | 107 | 126 | 36 | .286 | 4 | 17 |
Gary Sutherland | 80 | 103 | 25 | .243 | 1 | 11 |
Bob Davis | 48 | 94 | 17 | .181 | 1 | 10 |
Pat Scanlon | 47 | 79 | 15 | .190 | 1 | 11 |
Bobby Valentine | 44 | 67 | 12 | .179 | 1 | 10 |
Luis Meléndez | 8 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Enzo Hernández | 7 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Greer | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bob Shirley | 39 | 214.0 | 12 | 18 | 3.70 | 146 |
Bob Owchinko | 30 | 170.0 | 9 | 12 | 4.45 | 101 |
Randy Jones | 27 | 147.1 | 6 | 12 | 4.58 | 44 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
More information Player, G ...
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tom Griffin | 38 | 151.1 | 6 | 9 | 4.46 | 79 |
Dave Freisleben | 33 | 138.2 | 7 | 9 | 4.61 | 72 |
Rick Sawyer | 56 | 111.0 | 7 | 6 | 5.84 | 45 |
Dave Wehrmeister | 30 | 69.2 | 1 | 3 | 6.07 | 32 |
John D'Acquisto | 17 | 44.0 | 1 | 2 | 6.95 | 45 |
Brent Strom | 8 | 16.2 | 0 | 2 | 12.42 | 8 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Rollie Fingers | 78 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 2.99 | 113 |
Dan Spillner | 76 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3.73 | 74 |
Dave Tomlin | 76 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.01 | 55 |
Butch Metzger | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 | 6 |
Victor Bernal | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.31 | 6 |
Paul Siebert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 1 |
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1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Dave Winfield
See also: Minor League Baseball
More information Level, Team ...
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Hawaii Islanders | Pacific Coast League | Dick Phillips |
AA | Amarillo Gold Sox | Texas League | Dave Campbell |
A | Reno Silver Sox | California League | Glenn Ezell |
A-Short Season | Walla Walla Padres | Northwest League | Cliff Ditto |
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- Diego Seguí at Baseball-Reference
- Chuck Hartenstein at Baseball-Reference
- Rollie Fingers at Baseball-Reference
- Gene Tenace at Baseball-Reference
- Paul Siebert at Baseball-Reference
- 1977 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
- Pat Scanlon at Baseball-Reference
- Barry Evans at Baseball-Reference
- Ozzie Smith at Baseball-Reference
- Rick Sawyer at Baseball-Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
- 1977 San Diego Padres team at Baseball-Reference
- 1977 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac