1976 San Diego Padres
[edit] Summary
The 1976 San Diego Padres finished with a record of 73-89. They scored 570 runs and belted 64 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. The offense was powered by Dave Winfield, who led the team with 13 home runs and 139 hits. Mike Ivie knocked in 70 runs.
The team allowed 662 runs and had a team ERA of 3.65. Leading the team in wins was Randy Jones, with 22. Brent Strom led the team with 103 strikeouts. Butch Metzger was the team's best fireman, with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Almon | SS | 14 | 57 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .271 | .351 | .622 | .246 |
| Tucker Ashford | 3B | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .667 | .800 | 1.467 | .600 |
| Mike Champion | 2B | 11 | 38 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .256 | .368 | .624 | .237 |
| Tito Fuentes | 2B | 135 | 520 | 48 | 137 | 2 | 36 | 5 | .287 | .310 | .597 | .263 |
| Enzo Hernandez | SS | 113 | 340 | 31 | 87 | 1 | 24 | 12 | .319 | .321 | .640 | .256 |
| Mike Ivie | 1B | 140 | 405 | 51 | 118 | 7 | 70 | 6 | .345 | .415 | .760 | .291 |
| Ted Kubiak | 3B | 96 | 212 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .314 | .278 | .592 | .236 |
| Willie McCovey | 1B | 71 | 202 | 20 | 41 | 7 | 36 | 0 | .281 | .351 | .632 | .203 |
| Doug Rader | 3B | 139 | 471 | 45 | 121 | 9 | 55 | 3 | .335 | .378 | .713 | .257 |
| Hector Torres | SS | 74 | 215 | 8 | 42 | 4 | 15 | 2 | .254 | .279 | .533 | .195 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Willie Davis | OF | 141 | 493 | 61 | 132 | 5 | 46 | 14 | .295 | .375 | .670 | .268 |
| Johnny Grubb | OF | 109 | 384 | 54 | 109 | 5 | 27 | 1 | .391 | .385 | .776 | .284 |
| Gene Locklear | OF | 43 | 67 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .264 | .269 | .533 | .224 |
| Luis Melendez | OF | 72 | 119 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .260 | .286 | .546 | .244 |
| Merv Rettenmund | OF | 86 | 140 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 11 | 4 | .361 | .321 | .682 | .229 |
| Jerry Turner | OF | 105 | 281 | 41 | 75 | 5 | 37 | 12 | .339 | .413 | .752 | .267 |
| Bobby Valentine | OF | 15 | 49 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .436 | .449 | .885 | .367 |
| Dave Winfield | OF | 137 | 492 | 81 | 139 | 13 | 69 | 26 | .366 | .431 | .797 | .283 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Davis | C | 51 | 83 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .244 | .229 | .473 | .205 |
| Fred Kendall | C | 146 | 456 | 30 | 112 | 2 | 39 | 1 | .302 | .296 | .598 | .246 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5369 | 570 | 1327 | 64 | 528 | 92 | .304 | .337 | .641 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Dupree | 12 | 0 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9.19 | 1.592 | |||
| Rich Folkers | 33 | 3 | 59.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 5.28 | 1.541 | |||
| Alan Foster | 26 | 11 | 86.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 3.22 | 1.269 | |||
| Dave Freisleben | 34 | 24 | 172 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 1 | 81 | 66 | 3.51 | 1.331 | |||
| Bill Greif | 5 | 5 | 22.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8.06 | 1.704 | |||
| Tom Griffin | 11 | 11 | 70.3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 36 | 42 | 2.94 | 1.394 | |||
| Jerry Johnson | 24 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 5.31 | 1.667 | |||
| Randy Jones | 40 | 40 | 315.3 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 0 | 93 | 50 | 2.74 | 1.028 | |||
| Butch Metzger | 77 | 0 | 123.3 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 16 | 89 | 52 | 2.92 | 1.387 | |||
| Bob Owchinko | 2 | 2 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16.62 | 3.256 | |||
| Ken Reynolds | 19 | 2 | 32.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 6.40 | 2.074 | |||
| Rick Sawyer | 13 | 11 | 81.7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 33 | 38 | 2.53 | 1.493 | |||
| Dan Spillner | 32 | 14 | 106.7 | 2 | 11 | .154 | 0 | 57 | 55 | 5.06 | 1.640 | |||
| Brent Strom | 36 | 33 | 210.7 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 0 | 103 | 73 | 3.29 | 1.239 | |||
| Dave Tomlin | 49 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 43 | 20 | 2.84 | 1.123 | |||
| Dave Wehrmeister | 7 | 4 | 19.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 7.45 | 1.969 | |||
| Team Totals | 420 | 162 | 1432.3 | 73 | 89 | .451 | 18 | 652 | 543 | 3.65 | 1.334 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Fred Kendall | 146 |
| At Bats | Tito Fuentes | 520 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dave Winfield | 567 |
| Batting Average | Dave Winfield | .283 |
| On-Base % | Dave Winfield | .366 |
| Slugging % | Dave Winfield | .431 |
| OPS | Dave Winfield | .797 |
| Runs | Dave Winfield | 81 |
| Hits | Dave Winfield | 139 |
| Total Bases | Dave Winfield | 212 |
| Doubles | Dave Winfield | 26 |
| Triples | Willie Davis | 10 |
| Home Runs | Dave Winfield | 13 |
| RBI | Mike Ivie | 70 |
| Walks | Johnny Grubb and Dave Winfield | 65 |
| Strikeouts | Doug Rader | 102 |
| Stolen Bases | Dave Winfield | 26 |
| Caught Stealing | Enzo Hernandez and Dave Winfield | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tito Fuentes and Enzo Hernandez | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Doug Rader | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Fred Kendall | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Randy Jones | 22 |
| Losses | Brent Strom | 16 |
| Saves | Butch Metzger | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Butch Metzger | .733 |
| ERA | Randy Jones | 2.74 |
| WHIP | Randy Jones | 1.028 |
| Innings Pitched | Randy Jones | 315.3 |
| Games | Butch Metzger | 77 |
| Games Started | Randy Jones | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Brent Strom | 103 |
| Complete Games | Randy Jones | 25 |
| Shutouts | Randy Jones | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Randy Jones | 1251 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Randy Jones | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Randy Jones | 274 |
| Walks Allowed | Brent Strom | 73 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Randy Jones and Brent Strom | 15 |
| Doubles Allowed | Randy Jones | 40 |
| Triples Allowed | Brent Strom | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Brent Strom | 13 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave Freisleben | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Randy Jones | 34 |
