| 1975 San Diego Padres |
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| Owner(s) | Ray Kroc | |
| Manager(s) | John McNamara | |
| Local television | none | |
| Local radio | KOGO (Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler) |
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The 1975 San Diego Padres season was the seventh in franchise history. It was the first season in which the Padres did not finish in the National League West cellar. The team finishing in fourth place.
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Offseason[edit]
- October 3, 1974: Horace Clarke was released by the Padres.[1]
- November 8, 1974: Cito Gaston was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Danny Frisella.[2]
- November 18, 1974: Nate Colbert was traded by the Padres to the Detroit Tigers as part of a 3-team trade. The Padres sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to the Padres, and the Cardinals sent Alan Foster, Rich Folkers, and Sonny Siebert to the Padres. The Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to the Cardinals. The Padres completed the deal by sending Danny Breeden to the Cardinals on December 12, 1974.[3]
- December 6, 1974: Derrel Thomas was traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Tito Fuentes and Butch Metzger.[4]
Draft picks[edit]
- January 9, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball Draft
- Gene Richards was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (1st pick).[5]
- Rick Sweet was drafted in the 3rd round of the Secondary Phase.[6]
Regular season[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 54 | -- | .667 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | 20 | .543 |
| San Francisco Giants | 80 | 81 | 27.5 | .497 |
| San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | 37 | .438 |
| Atlanta Braves | 67 | 94 | 40.5 | .416 |
| Houston Astros | 64 | 97 | 43.5 | .398 |
Opening Day starters[edit]
- Glenn Beckert
- Tito Fuentes
- Johnny Grubb
- Enzo Hernández
- Randy Hundley
- Randy Jones
- Willie McCovey
- Bobby Tolan
- Dave Winfield[7]
Notable transactions[edit]
- April 7, 1975: Bill Laxton was released by the Padres.[8]
- April 28, 1975: Glenn Beckert was released by the Padres.[9]
- May 23, 1975: Chuck Hartenstein was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[10]
- September 17, 1975: Gary Ross was traded by the Padres to the California Angels for Bobby Valentine and a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending Rudy Meoli to the Padres on November 4.[11]
Roster[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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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| 1B | Willie McCovey | 122 | 413 | 104 | .252 | 23 | 68 |
| 2B | Tito Fuentes | 146 | 565 | 158 | .280 | 4 | 43 |
| SS | Enzo Hernández | 116 | 344 | 75 | .218 | 0 | 19 |
| RF | Dave Winfield | 143 | 509 | 136 | .267 | 15 | 76 |
Other batters[edit]
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 |
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| Gene Locklear | 100 | 237 | 76 | .321 | 5 | 27 |
| Dick Sharon | 91 | 160 | 31 | .194 | 4 | 20 |
| Don Hahn | 34 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry Turner | 11 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hilton | 4 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Dave Freisleben | 36 | 181 | 5 | 14 | 4.28 | 77 |
| Sonny Siebert | 6 | 26.2 | 3 | 2 | 4.39 | 10 |
Other pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Rich Folkers | 45 | 142 | 6 | 11 | 4.18 | 87 |
| Alan Foster | 17 | 44.2 | 3 | 1 | 2.42 | 20 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Danny Frisella | 65 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3.13 | 67 |
| Bill Greif | 59 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3.88 | 43 |
| Jerry Johnson | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.17 | 18 |
| Butch Metzger | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 6 |
| Larry Hardy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 |
Awards and honors[edit]
- Randy Jones, The Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year honors
- Randy Jones, ERA Champion (2.24)
All-Stars[edit]
1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Randy Jones
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hawaii, Reno
Reno affiliation shared with Minnesota Twins[12]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Horace Clarke page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Cito Gaston page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Nate Colbert page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tito Fuentes page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Gene Richards page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1975&t=SDN
- ^ Bill Laxton page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Glenn Beckert page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Craig Hartenstein page at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Bobby Valentine page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References[edit]
- 1975 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference
- 1975 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac
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