The 1976 San Diego Padres season was the eighth season in franchise history. Offseason February 26, 1976: Randy Elliott was released by the Padres.Randy Elliott at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters Bob Davis Willie Davis Tito Fuentes Johnny Grubb Mike Ivie Randy Jones Doug Rader Héctor Torres Dave Winfield

Notable transactions April 5, 1976: Rudy Meoli was traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Merv Rettenmund.Merv Rettenmund at Baseball Reference April 29, 1976: Tom Dettore was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Tom Dettore at Baseball Reference May 19, 1976: Bill Greif was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Meléndez.Luis Meléndez at Baseball Reference May 29, 1976: Diego Seguí was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Diego Seguí at Baseball Reference June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft Bob Owchinko was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (5th pick).Bob Owchinko at Baseball-Reference Craig Stimac was drafted by the Padres in the 9th round.Craig Stimac at Baseball Reference Mark Lee was drafted by the Padres in the 13th round.Mark Lee at Baseball Reference Broderick Perkins was drafted by the Padres in the 15th round.Broderick Perkins at Baseball Reference July 10, 1976: Gene Locklear was traded by the Padres to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Rick Sawyer to the Padres on July 31.Gene Locklear at Baseball Reference August 30, 1976: Willie McCovey was purchased from the Padres by the Oakland Athletics.Willie McCovey at Baseball Reference

Roster 1976 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader 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 C 146 456 112 .246 2 39 1B 140 405 118 .291 7 70 2B 135 520 137 .263 2 36 3B 139 471 121 .257 9 55 SS 113 340 87 .256 1 24 LF 105 281 75 .267 5 37 CF 141 493 132 .268 5 46 RF 137 492 139 .283 13 69

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 109 384 109 .284 5 27 74 215 42 .195 4 15 Ted Kubiak 96 212 50 .236 0 26 71 202 41 .203 7 36 86 140 32 .229 2 11 72 119 29 .244 0 5 51 83 17 .205 0 5 43 67 15 .224 0 8 Bill Almon 14 57 14 .246 1 6 Bobby Valentine 15 49 18 .367 0 4 Mike Champion 11 38 9 .237 1 2 Tucker Ashford 4 5 3 .600 0 0

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 40 315.1 22 14 2.74 93 Brent Strom 36 210.2 12 16 3.29 103 Dave Freisleben 34 172.0 10 13 3.51 81 13 81.2 5 3 2.53 33 Tom Griffin 11 70.1 4 3 2.94 36 5 22.1 1 3 8.06 5 2 4.1 0 2 16.62 4

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 Dan Spillner 32 106.2 2 11 5.06 57 Alan Foster 26 86.2 3 6 3.22 22 7 19.1 0 4 7.45 10

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 77 11 4 16 2.92 89 Dave Tomlin 49 0 1 0 2.84 43 33 2 3 0 5.28 26 Jerry Johnson 24 1 3 0 5.31 27 Ken Reynolds 19 0 3 1 6.40 18 12 0 0 0 9.19 5

Award winners Randy Jones, National League Cy Young Award Butch Metzger, Rookie of the Year 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hawaii, Amarillo, Reno, Walla WallaReno affiliation shared with Minnesota TwinsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links 1976 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1976 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac