1969 San Diego Padres
[edit] Summary
The 1969 San Diego Padres finished with a record of 52-110. They scored 468 runs and belted 99 home runs to go along with a .225 batting average. The offense was powered by Nate Colbert, who led the team with 24 home runs and 66 RBI. Ollie Brown led the team with 150 hits for a .264 average.
The team allowed 746 runs and had a team ERA of 4.24. Joe Niekro and Al Santorini were tied for the team lead in wins with 8. Clay Kirby struck out 113 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jose Arcia | 2B | 120 | 302 | 35 | 65 | 0 | 10 | 14 | .255 | .272 | .527 | .215 |
| Nate Colbert | 1B | 139 | 483 | 64 | 123 | 24 | 66 | 6 | .322 | .482 | .804 | .255 |
| Jerry DaVanon | 2B | 24 | 59 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .177 | .153 | .330 | .136 |
| Bill Davis | 1B | 31 | 57 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .288 | .193 | .481 | .175 |
| Tommy Dean | SS | 101 | 273 | 14 | 48 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .251 | .245 | .496 | .176 |
| Van Kelly | 3B | 73 | 209 | 16 | 51 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .285 | .330 | .615 | .244 |
| Frankie Libran | SS | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .200 | .382 | .100 |
| Roberto Pena | SS | 139 | 472 | 44 | 118 | 4 | 30 | 0 | .286 | .322 | .608 | .250 |
| Rafael Robles | SS | 6 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .100 | .243 | .100 |
| John Sipin | 2B | 68 | 229 | 22 | 51 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .251 | .319 | .570 | .223 |
| Ron Slocum | 3B | 13 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .280 | .458 | .738 | .292 |
| Ed Spiezio | 3B | 121 | 355 | 29 | 83 | 13 | 43 | 1 | .313 | .369 | .682 | .234 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ollie Brown | OF | 151 | 568 | 76 | 150 | 20 | 61 | 10 | .319 | .412 | .731 | .264 |
| Al Ferrara | OF | 138 | 366 | 39 | 95 | 14 | 56 | 0 | .349 | .440 | .789 | .260 |
| Cito Gaston | OF | 129 | 391 | 20 | 90 | 2 | 28 | 4 | .275 | .309 | .584 | .230 |
| Tony Gonzalez | OF | 53 | 182 | 17 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .309 | .280 | .589 | .225 |
| Jerry Morales | OF | 19 | 41 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .283 | .317 | .600 | .195 |
| Ivan Murrell | OF | 111 | 247 | 19 | 63 | 3 | 25 | 3 | .291 | .381 | .672 | .255 |
| Larry Stahl | OF | 95 | 162 | 10 | 32 | 3 | 10 | 3 | .278 | .315 | .593 | .198 |
| Jim Williams | OF | 13 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .345 | .320 | .665 | .280 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Chris Cannizzaro | C | 134 | 418 | 23 | 92 | 4 | 33 | 0 | .290 | .297 | .587 | .220 |
| Walt Hriniak | C | 31 | 66 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .329 | .227 | .556 | .227 |
| Fred Kendall | C | 10 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .154 | .368 | .154 |
| Chris Krug | C | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .059 | .170 | .059 |
| Sonny Ruberto | C | 19 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .143 | .325 | .143 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5357 | 468 | 1203 | 99 | 431 | 45 | .282 | .329 | .611 | .225 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Arlin | 4 | 1 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.28 | 2.056 | |||
| Jack Baldschun | 61 | 0 | 77 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1 | 67 | 29 | 4.79 | 1.416 | |||
| Mike Corkins | 6 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 8.47 | 2.059 | |||
| Tom Dukes | 13 | 0 | 22.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7.25 | 1.614 | |||
| Leon Everitt | 5 | 0 | 15.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 8.04 | 1.911 | |||
| Dick Kelley | 27 | 23 | 136 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 96 | 61 | 3.57 | 1.279 | |||
| Clay Kirby | 35 | 35 | 215.7 | 7 | 20 | .259 | 0 | 113 | 100 | 3.80 | 1.409 | |||
| Al McBean | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.14 | 1.714 | |||
| Billy McCool | 54 | 0 | 58.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 4.30 | 1.721 | |||
| Joe Niekro | 37 | 31 | 202 | 8 | 17 | .320 | 0 | 55 | 45 | 3.70 | 1.277 | |||
| Johnny Podres | 17 | 9 | 64.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 4.31 | 1.453 | |||
| Frank Reberger | 67 | 0 | 87.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6 | 65 | 41 | 3.59 | 1.414 | |||
| Dave Roberts | 22 | 5 | 48.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 4.81 | 1.725 | |||
| Gary Ross | 46 | 7 | 109.7 | 3 | 12 | .200 | 3 | 58 | 56 | 4.19 | 1.459 | |||
| Al Santorini | 32 | 30 | 184.7 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 0 | 111 | 73 | 3.95 | 1.446 | |||
| Dick Selma | 4 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 4.09 | 1.273 | |||
| Tommie Sisk | 53 | 13 | 143 | 2 | 13 | .133 | 6 | 59 | 48 | 4.78 | 1.455 | |||
| Team Totals | 484 | 162 | 1422.6 | 52 | 110 | .321 | 25 | 764 | 592 | 4.24 | 1.438 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ollie Brown | 151 |
| At Bats | Ollie Brown | 568 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ollie Brown | 621 |
| Batting Average | Ollie Brown | .264 |
| On-Base % | Nate Colbert | .322 |
| Slugging % | Nate Colbert | .482 |
| OPS | Nate Colbert | .804 |
| Runs | Ollie Brown | 76 |
| Hits | Ollie Brown | 150 |
| Total Bases | Ollie Brown | 234 |
| Doubles | Al Ferrara | 22 |
| Triples | Nate Colbert | 9 |
| Home Runs | Nate Colbert | 24 |
| RBI | Nate Colbert | 66 |
| Walks | Nate Colbert and Al Ferrara | 45 |
| Strikeouts | Nate Colbert | 123 |
| Stolen Bases | Jose Arcia | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Jose Arcia | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Chris Cannizzaro | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Al Ferrara | 3 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Chris Cannizzaro | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joe Niekro and Al Santorini | 8 |
| Losses | Clay Kirby | 20 |
| Saves | Billy McCool | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Al Santorini | .364 |
| ERA | Joe Niekro | 3.70 |
| WHIP | Joe Niekro | 1.277 |
| Innings Pitched | Clay Kirby | 215.7 |
| Games | Frank Reberger | 67 |
| Games Started | Clay Kirby | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Clay Kirby | 113 |
| Complete Games | Joe Niekro | 8 |
| Shutouts | Joe Niekro | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Clay Kirby | 931 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Clay Kirby | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Joe Niekro | 213 |
| Walks Allowed | Clay Kirby | 100 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Clay Kirby | 18 |
| Doubles Allowed | Clay Kirby | 31 |
| Triples Allowed | Clay Kirby | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Al Santorini | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Al Santorini | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Clay Kirby | 22 |
