1970 San Diego Padres
[edit] Summary
The 1970 San Diego Padres finished with a record of 63-99. They scored 681 runs and belted 172 home runs to go along with a .246 batting average. Nate Colbert led the team in home runs with 38. The offense was powered by Cito Gaston, who led the team with 93 RBI and 186 hits.
The team allowed 788 runs and had a team ERA of 4.37. Pat Dobson led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 185 strikeouts. Tom Dukes was the team's best fireman, with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jose Arcia | SS | 114 | 229 | 28 | 51 | 0 | 17 | 3 | .282 | .288 | .570 | .223 |
| Dave Campbell | 2B | 154 | 581 | 71 | 127 | 12 | 40 | 18 | .268 | .336 | .604 | .219 |
| Nate Colbert | 1B | 156 | 572 | 84 | 148 | 38 | 86 | 3 | .328 | .509 | .837 | .259 |
| Tommy Dean | SS | 61 | 158 | 18 | 35 | 2 | 13 | 2 | .271 | .304 | .575 | .222 |
| Steve Huntz | SS | 106 | 352 | 54 | 77 | 11 | 37 | 0 | .341 | .335 | .676 | .219 |
| Van Kelly | 3B | 38 | 89 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .288 | .236 | .524 | .169 |
| Rafael Robles | SS | 23 | 89 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .263 | .225 | .488 | .213 |
| Ed Spiezio | 3B | 110 | 316 | 45 | 90 | 12 | 42 | 4 | .373 | .462 | .835 | .285 |
| Ramon Webster | 1B | 95 | 116 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .323 | .336 | .659 | .259 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ollie Brown | OF | 139 | 534 | 79 | 156 | 23 | 89 | 5 | .331 | .489 | .820 | .292 |
| Al Ferrara | OF | 138 | 372 | 44 | 103 | 13 | 51 | 0 | .372 | .444 | .816 | .277 |
| Cito Gaston | OF | 146 | 584 | 92 | 186 | 29 | 93 | 4 | .364 | .543 | .907 | .318 |
| Jerry Morales | OF | 28 | 58 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .197 | .241 | .438 | .155 |
| Ivan Murrell | OF | 125 | 347 | 43 | 85 | 12 | 35 | 9 | .287 | .392 | .679 | .245 |
| Dave Robinson | OF | 15 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .395 | .526 | .921 | .316 |
| Larry Stahl | OF | 52 | 66 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .206 | .212 | .418 | .182 |
| Jim Williams | OF | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .286 | .619 | .286 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Barton | C | 61 | 188 | 15 | 41 | 4 | 16 | 1 | .278 | .314 | .592 | .218 |
| Chris Cannizzaro | C | 111 | 341 | 27 | 95 | 5 | 42 | 2 | .366 | .378 | .744 | .279 |
| Fred Kendall | C | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ron Slocum | C | 60 | 71 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .237 | .268 | .505 | .141 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5494 | 681 | 1353 | 172 | 629 | 60 | .308 | .391 | .699 | .246 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Arlin | 2 | 2 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2.84 | 1.496 | |||
| Jack Baldschun | 12 | 0 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1.12 | 2.105 | |||
| Danny Coombs | 35 | 27 | 188.3 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 0 | 105 | 76 | 3.30 | 1.386 | |||
| Mike Corkins | 24 | 18 | 111 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 75 | 79 | 4.62 | 1.694 | |||
| Pat Dobson | 40 | 34 | 251 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 1 | 185 | 78 | 3.76 | 1.335 | |||
| Paul Doyle | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6.43 | 2.143 | |||
| Tom Dukes | 53 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 10 | 56 | 25 | 4.04 | 1.261 | |||
| Ron Herbel | 64 | 1 | 111 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 9 | 53 | 39 | 4.95 | 1.378 | |||
| Clay Kirby | 36 | 34 | 214.7 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 0 | 154 | 120 | 4.53 | 1.481 | |||
| Jerry Nyman | 2 | 2 | 5.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15.19 | 1.887 | |||
| Dave Roberts | 43 | 21 | 181.7 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 1 | 102 | 43 | 3.81 | 1.238 | |||
| Roberto Rodriguez | 10 | 0 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6.61 | 1.902 | |||
| Gary Ross | 33 | 2 | 62.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1 | 39 | 36 | 5.20 | 1.734 | |||
| Al Santorini | 21 | 12 | 75.7 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 1 | 41 | 43 | 6.07 | 1.770 | |||
| Ron Willis | 42 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 4.02 | 1.446 | |||
| Earl Wilson | 15 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 4.85 | 1.554 | |||
| Team Totals | 441 | 162 | 1440.3 | 63 | 99 | .389 | 32 | 886 | 611 | 4.37 | 1.454 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Nate Colbert | 156 |
| At Bats | Cito Gaston | 584 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Nate Colbert | 636 |
| Batting Average | Cito Gaston | .318 |
| On-Base % | Cito Gaston | .364 |
| Slugging % | Cito Gaston | .543 |
| OPS | Cito Gaston | .907 |
| Runs | Cito Gaston | 92 |
| Hits | Cito Gaston | 186 |
| Total Bases | Cito Gaston | 317 |
| Doubles | Ollie Brown | 34 |
| Triples | Cito Gaston | 9 |
| Home Runs | Nate Colbert | 38 |
| RBI | Cito Gaston | 93 |
| Walks | Steve Huntz | 66 |
| Strikeouts | Nate Colbert | 150 |
| Stolen Bases | Dave Campbell | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Chris Cannizzaro and Ivan Murrell | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pat Dobson | 19 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Ollie Brown | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Cito Gaston | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Pat Dobson | 14 |
| Losses | Clay Kirby | 16 |
| Saves | Tom Dukes | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Pat Dobson | .483 |
| ERA | Danny Coombs | 3.30 |
| WHIP | Dave Roberts | 1.238 |
| Innings Pitched | Pat Dobson | 251 |
| Games | Ron Herbel | 64 |
| Games Started | Pat Dobson and Clay Kirby | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Pat Dobson | 185 |
| Complete Games | Pat Dobson | 8 |
| Shutouts | Dave Roberts | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Pat Dobson | 1073 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Clay Kirby | 108 |
| Hits Allowed | Pat Dobson | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | Clay Kirby | 120 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Clay Kirby | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Danny Coombs | 42 |
| Triples Allowed | Ron Herbel | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Clay Kirby | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Clay Kirby | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Pat Dobson | 20 |
