1977 San Diego Padres
[edit] Summary
The 1977 San Diego Padres finished with a record of 69-93. They scored 692 runs and belted 120 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. The offense was powered by Dave Winfield, who led the team with 25 home runs, 92 RBI, and 169 hits. Gene Richards had a great year on the basepaths with 56 stolen bases.
The team allowed 834 runs and had a team ERA of 4.45. Bob Shirley led the pitching staff with 12 wins and 146 strikeouts. Rollie Fingers led the team with 35 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Almon | SS | 155 | 613 | 75 | 160 | 2 | 43 | 20 | .303 | .336 | .639 | .261 |
| Tucker Ashford | 3B | 81 | 249 | 25 | 54 | 3 | 24 | 2 | .278 | .325 | .603 | .217 |
| Mike Champion | 2B | 150 | 507 | 35 | 116 | 1 | 43 | 3 | .271 | .286 | .557 | .229 |
| Enzo Hernandez | SS | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mike Ivie | 1B | 134 | 489 | 66 | 133 | 9 | 66 | 3 | .326 | .395 | .721 | .272 |
| Doug Rader | 3B | 52 | 170 | 19 | 46 | 5 | 27 | 0 | .392 | .441 | .833 | .271 |
| Pat Scanlon | 2B | 47 | 79 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .297 | .266 | .563 | .190 |
| Gary Sutherland | 2B | 80 | 103 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .291 | .301 | .592 | .243 |
| Bobby Valentine | 3B | 44 | 67 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .253 | .269 | .522 | .179 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Hendrick | OF | 152 | 541 | 75 | 168 | 23 | 81 | 11 | .381 | .492 | .873 | .311 |
| Dave Kingman | OF | 56 | 168 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 39 | 2 | .292 | .488 | .780 | .238 |
| Luis Melendez | OF | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Merv Rettenmund | OF | 107 | 126 | 23 | 36 | 4 | 17 | 1 | .432 | .444 | .876 | .286 |
| Gene Richards | OF | 146 | 525 | 79 | 152 | 5 | 32 | 56 | .363 | .390 | .753 | .290 |
| Jerry Turner | OF | 118 | 289 | 43 | 71 | 10 | 48 | 12 | .316 | .412 | .728 | .246 |
| Dave Winfield | OF | 157 | 615 | 104 | 169 | 25 | 92 | 16 | .335 | .467 | .802 | .275 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob Davis | C | 48 | 94 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .235 | .234 | .469 | .181 |
| Dave Roberts | C | 82 | 186 | 15 | 41 | 1 | 23 | 2 | .268 | .323 | .591 | .220 |
| Gene Tenace | C | 147 | 437 | 66 | 102 | 15 | 61 | 5 | .415 | .410 | .825 | .233 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Brian Greer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5602 | 692 | 1397 | 120 | 652 | 133 | .319 | .375 | .694 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Victor Bernal | 15 | 0 | 20.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5.31 | 1.576 | |||
| John D'Acquisto | 17 | 12 | 44 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 45 | 47 | 6.95 | 2.182 | |||
| Rollie Fingers | 78 | 0 | 132.3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 35 | 113 | 36 | 2.99 | 1.202 | |||
| Dave Freisleben | 33 | 23 | 138.7 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 72 | 71 | 4.61 | 1.521 | |||
| Tom Griffin | 38 | 20 | 151.3 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 79 | 88 | 4.46 | 1.533 | |||
| Randy Jones | 27 | 25 | 147.3 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 44 | 36 | 4.58 | 1.419 | |||
| Butch Metzger | 17 | 1 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 5.56 | 1.718 | |||
| Bob Owchinko | 30 | 28 | 170 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 101 | 67 | 4.45 | 1.518 | |||
| Rick Sawyer | 56 | 9 | 111 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 0 | 45 | 55 | 5.84 | 1.721 | |||
| Bob Shirley | 39 | 35 | 214 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 0 | 146 | 100 | 3.70 | 1.472 | |||
| Paul Siebert | 4 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.45 | 1.892 | |||
| Dan Spillner | 76 | 0 | 123 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 6 | 74 | 60 | 3.73 | 1.545 | |||
| Brent Strom | 8 | 3 | 16.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 12.42 | 2.096 | |||
| Dave Tomlin | 76 | 0 | 101.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 55 | 32 | 3.01 | 1.278 | |||
| Dave Wehrmeister | 30 | 6 | 69.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 32 | 44 | 6.07 | 1.793 | |||
| Team Totals | 544 | 162 | 1466.4 | 69 | 93 | .426 | 44 | 827 | 673 | 4.45 | 1.520 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dave Winfield | 157 |
| At Bats | Dave Winfield | 615 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dave Winfield | 678 |
| Batting Average | George Hendrick | .311 |
| On-Base % | Gene Tenace | .415 |
| Slugging % | George Hendrick | .492 |
| OPS | George Hendrick | .873 |
| Runs | Dave Winfield | 104 |
| Hits | Dave Winfield | 169 |
| Total Bases | Dave Winfield | 287 |
| Doubles | Mike Ivie and Dave Winfield | 29 |
| Triples | Bill Almon and Gene Richards | 11 |
| Home Runs | Dave Winfield | 25 |
| RBI | Dave Winfield | 92 |
| Walks | Gene Tenace | 125 |
| Strikeouts | Gene Tenace | 119 |
| Stolen Bases | Gene Richards | 56 |
| Caught Stealing | Gene Richards | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bill Almon | 20 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dave Winfield | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bill Almon | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Shirley | 12 |
| Losses | Bob Shirley | 18 |
| Saves | Rollie Fingers | 35 |
| Won-Loss % | Rick Sawyer and Dan Spillner | .538 |
| ERA | Bob Shirley | 3.70 |
| WHIP | Bob Shirley | 1.472 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Shirley | 214 |
| Games | Rollie Fingers | 78 |
| Games Started | Bob Shirley | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Shirley | 146 |
| Complete Games | Bob Owchinko | 3 |
| Shutouts | Bob Owchinko | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Shirley | 948 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Shirley | 88 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Shirley | 215 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Shirley | 100 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Shirley | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Tom Griffin | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Owchinko and Bob Shirley | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Rick Sawyer | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rick Sawyer | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Owchinko | 16 |
