1979 San Diego Padres season

1979 San Diego Padres
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1969);
	Western Division (since 1969);
Location
	San Diego Stadium (since 1969);
	San Diego, California (since 1969);
Other information
Owner(s)	Ray Kroc
Manager(s)	Roger Craig
Local television	XETV
Local radio	KFMB (AM); (Jerry Coleman, Dave Campbell)
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Offseason

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.^[1]
March 1, 1979: Fred Kuhaulua was signed as a free agent by the Padres.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	90	71	--	.559
Houston Astros	89	73	1.5	.549
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	83	11.5	.488
San Francisco Giants	71	91	19.5	.438
San Diego Padres	68	93	22	.422
Atlanta Braves	66	94	23.5	.413

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

June 5, 1979: Bob Geren was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft.^[3]
June 15, 1979: Dave Wehrmeister was traded by the Padres to the Yankees for Jay Johnstone.^[4]

Roster

1979 San Diego Padres

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

38 Roger Craig

Coaches

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
1B	Briggs, DanDan Briggs	104	227	47	.207	8	30
2B	González, FernandoFernando González	114	323	70	.217	9	34
LF	Turner, JerryJerry Turner	138	448	111	.248	9	61
CF	Richards, GeneGene Richards	150	545	152	.279	4	41
RF	Winfield, DaveDave Winfield	159	597	184	.308	34	118

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
Bevacqua, KurtKurt Bevacqua	114	297	75	.253	1	34
Fahey, BillBill Fahey	73	209	60	.287	3	19
Johnstone, JayJay Johnstone	75	201	59	.294	0	32
Evans, BarryBarry Evans	56	162	35	.216	1	14
Hargrove, MikeMike Hargrove	52	125	24	.192	0	8
Perkins, BroderickBroderick Perkins	57	87	23	.264	0	8
Flannery, TimTim Flannery	22	65	10	.154	0	4

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
Jones, RandyRandy Jones	39	263	11	12	3.63	112
Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry	32	232.2	12	11	3.06	140
Eichelberger, JuanJuan Eichelberger	3	21	1	1	3.43	12

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
Rasmussen, EricEric Rasmussen	45	156.2	6	9	3.27	54
D'Acquisto, JohnJohn D'Acquisto	51	133.2	9	13	4.92	137

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
Fingers, RollieRollie Fingers	54	9	9	13	4.52	65
Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich	27	0	2	0	4.74	20
Lee, MarkMark Lee	46	2	4	5	4.29	25
Kinney, DennisDennis Kinney	13	0	0	0	3.50	11

Awards and honors

1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

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References

^ Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference
^ Fred Kuhaulua page at Baseball Reference
^ Bob Geren page at Baseball Reference
^ Dave Wehrmeister 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

External links

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[1] Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference

[2] Fred Kuhaulua page at Baseball Reference

[3] Bob Geren page at Baseball Reference

[4] Dave Wehrmeister page at Baseball Reference

[5] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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