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
General manager(s)	Bob Fontaine
Manager(s)	Roger Craig
Local television	XETV
Local radio	KFMB (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	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	90	71	0.559	—	48–32	42–39
Houston Astros	89	73	0.549	1½	52–29	37–44
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	83	0.488	11½	46–35	33–48
San Francisco Giants	71	91	0.438	19½	38–43	33–48
San Diego Padres	68	93	0.422	22	39–42	29–51
Atlanta Braves	66	94	0.412	23½	34–45	32–49

Record vs. opponents

1979 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	4–8	6–12	7–11	12–6	1–9	4–8	7–5	4–8	6–12	11–7	4–8
Chicago	8–4	—	7–5	6–6	5–7	6–12	8–10	9–9	6–12	9–3	8–4	8–10
Cincinnati	12–6	5–7	—	8–10	11–7	6–6	8–4	8–4	8–4	10–7	6–12	8–4
Houston	11–7	6–6	10–8	—	10–8	7–5	9–3	5–7	4–8	14–4	7–11	6–6
Los Angeles	6–12	7–5	7–11	8–10	—	6–6	9–3	3–9	4–8	9–9	14–4	6–6
Montreal	9–1	12–6	6–6	5–7	6–6	—	15–3	11–7	7–11	7–5	7–5	10–8
New York	8–4	10–8	4–8	3–9	3–9	3–15	—	5–13	8–10–1	4–8	8–4	7–11
Philadelphia	5-7	9–9	4–8	7–5	9–3	7–11	13–5	—	8–10	9–3	6–6	7–11–1
Pittsburgh	8–4	12–6	4–8	8–4	8–4	11–7	10–8–1	10–8	—	7–5	9–3	11–7
San Diego	12–6	3–9	7–10	4–14	9–9	5–7	8–4	3–9	5–7	—	8–10	4–8
San Francisco	7–11	4–8	12–6	11–7	4–14	5–7	4–8	6–6	3–9	10–8	—	5–7
St. Louis	8–4	10–8	4–8	6–6	6–6	8–10	11–7	11–7–1	7–11	8–4	7–5	—

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 16 John D'Acquisto 33 Juan Eichelberger 34 Rollie Fingers 35 Randy Jones 48 Dennis Kinney 42 Mark Lee 29 Mickey Lolich 27 Steve Mura 44 Bob Owchinko 36 Gaylord Perry 41 Eric Rasmussen 32 Bob Shirley 49 Tom Tellmann		Catchers  3 Bill Fahey  5 Fred Kendall 18 Gene Tenace Infielders  6 Bill Almon  7 Kurt Bevacqua 24 Dan Briggs  4 Paul Dade  8 Barry Evans 30 Tim Flannery 13 Fernando González 21 Mike Hargrove 15 Broderick Perkins 40 Sam Perlozzo  1 Ozzie Smith 28 Bobby Tolan		Outfielders  9 Brian Greer 21 Jay Johnstone 26 Don Reynolds 17 Gene Richards 20 Jerry Turner 25 Jim Wilhelm 31 Dave Winfield		Manager 38 Roger Craig Coaches 23 Chuck Estrada 22 Billy Herman  4 Doug Rader 19 Whitey Wietelmann 28 Don Williams

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
AAA	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	Dick Phillips
AA	Amarillo Gold Sox	Texas League	Glenn Ezell and Rusty Gerhardt
A	Reno Silver Sox	California League	Eddie Watt
A-Short Season	Walla Walla Padres	Northwest League	Curt Daniels

^[5]

References

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, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1979 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference
• 1979 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac