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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  


1.1  Expansion draft  




1.2  Other transactions  




1.3  1968 MLB June amateur draft  






2 Regular season  


2.1  The first game  


2.1.1  Scorecard  




2.1.2  Batting  




2.1.3  Pitching  






2.2  Season standings  




2.3  Record vs. opponents  




2.4  Notable transactions  


2.4.1  Draft picks  






2.5  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Award winners  




5 Farm system  




6 References  




7 External links  













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1969 San Diego Padres
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkSan Diego Stadium
CitySan Diego, California
Record52–110 (.321)
Divisional place6th
OwnersC. Arnholdt Smith
General managersBuzzie Bavasi
ManagersPreston Gómez
TelevisionKOGO
RadioKOGO
(Duke Snider, Frank Sims, Jerry Gross)
Seasons 1970 →

The 1969 San Diego Padres season was the inaugural season in franchise history. They joined the National League along with the Montreal Expos via the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion. In their inaugural season, the Padres went 52–110 (the same record as their expansion counterpart), finishing last in the newly created National League West, 41 games behind the division champion Atlanta Braves. The Padres finished last in the majors as a team in runs scored (468), hits (1,203) and batting average (225).

Offseason[edit]

Expansion draft[edit]

Main article: 1968 MLB expansion draft

The 1968 MLB expansion draft was held on October 14, 1968. Below is a list of players drafted by the Padres. "Pick" refers to the overall draft position of a pick.

Player Former Team Pick
Ollie Brown[1] San Francisco Giants 1st
Dave Giusti St. Louis Cardinals 3rd
Dick Selma New York Mets 5th
Al Santorini[2] Atlanta Braves 7th
José Arcia Chicago Cubs 9th
Clay Kirby St. Louis Cardinals 12th
Fred Kendall Cincinnati Reds 14th
Jerry Morales New York Mets 16th
Nate Colbert[3] Houston Astros 18th
Zoilo Versalles Los Angeles Dodgers 20th
Frank Reberger Chicago Cubs 22nd
Jerry DaVanon St. Louis Cardinals 24th
Larry Stahl[4] New York Mets 26th
Dick Kelley Atlanta Braves 28th
Al Ferrara Los Angeles Dodgers 30th
Mike Corkins San Francisco Giants 31st
Tom Dukes Houston Astros 33rd
Rick James Chicago Cubs 35th
Tony González Philadelphia Phillies 37th
Dave Roberts Pittsburgh Pirates 39th
Don Shaw New York Mets 40th
Ivan Murrell Houston Astros 42nd
Jim Williams Los Angeles Dodgers 44th
Billy McCool Cincinnati Reds 46th
Roberto Peña Philadelphia Phillies 48th
Al McBean Pittsburgh Pirates 50th
Rafael Robles San Francisco Giants 51st
Fred Katawczik Cincinnati Reds 53rd
Ron Slocum Pittsburgh Pirates 55th
Steve Arlin Philadelphia Philles 57th
Cito Gaston[5] Atlanta Braves 59th

Other transactions[edit]

1968 MLB June amateur draft[edit]

The Padres and Montreal Expos, along with the two American League expansion teams set to debut in 1969, the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots, were allowed to participate in the June 1968 MLB first-year player draft, although the new teams were barred from the lottery's first three rounds. The Padres drafted only 16 players in the 1968 June draft, and of the players the Padres were able to sign, one (outfielder Dave Robinson) reached the major leagues.[8]

Regular season[edit]

The first game[edit]

Scorecard[edit]

April 8, 1969 at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
San Diego 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 2 4 0
WP: Dick Selma (1–0)   LP: Don Wilson (0–1)
Home runs:
HOU: None
SD: Ed Spiezio (1)

Batting[edit]

Houston Astros AB R H RBI San Diego Padres AB R H RBI
Alou rf 4 1 3 0 Roblesss 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 Peña 2b 3 1 0 0
Miller cf 4 0 0 0 Gonzálezcf 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 1 Brownrf 4 0 1 1
Blefary 1b 4 0 1 0 Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 0 0 0 Colbert 1b 0 0 0 0
Menke ss 3 0 0 0 Stahllf 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0 Spiezio 3b 3 1 1 0
Wilson p 2 0 0 0 Cannizzaroc 2 0 0 0
Geiger ph 1 0 0 0 Selmap 2 0 2 0
Billingham p 0 0 0 0 NONE 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1 Totals 28 2 4 2

Pitching[edit]

Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson, L (0–1) 6.0 3 2 2 1 4
Billingham 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals 8.0 4 2 2 1 7
San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Selma, W (1–0) 9.0 5 1 1 2 12
Totals 9.0 5 1 1 2 12

Season standings[edit]

  • t
  • e
    • NL West     		W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Atlanta Braves 93 69 0.574 — 50–31 43–38
    San Francisco Giants 90 72 0.556 3 52–29 38–43
    Cincinnati Reds 89 73 0.549 4 50–31 39–42
    Los Angeles Dodgers 85 77 0.525 8 50–31 35–46
    Houston Astros 81 81 0.500 12 52–29 29–52
    San Diego Padres 52 110 0.321 41 28–53 24–57

    Record vs. opponents[edit]

    1969 National League record
  • t
  • e

    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
    Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
    Atlanta — 3–9 12–6 15–3 9–9 8–4 4–8 6–6 8–4 13–5 9–9 6–6
    Chicago 9–3 — 6–6–1 8–4 6–6 10–8 8–10 12–6 7–11 11–1 6–6 9–9
    Cincinnati 6–12 6–6–1 — 9–9 10–8 8–4 6–6 10–2 5–7 11–7 10–8 8–4
    Houston 3–15 4–8 9–9 — 6–12 11–1 10–2 8–4 3–9 10–8 10–8 7–5
    Los Angeles 9–9 6–6 8–10 12–6 — 10–2 4–8 8–4 8–4 12–6 5–13 3–9
    Montreal 4–8 8–10 4–8 1–11 2–10 — 5–13 11–7 5–13 4–8 1–11 7–11
    New York 8–4 10–8 6–6 2–10 8–4 13–5 — 12–6 10–8 11–1 8–4 12–6
    Philadelphia 6-6 6–12 2–10 4–8 4–8 7–11 6–12 — 10–8 8–4 3–9 7–11
    Pittsburgh 4–8 11–7 7–5 9–3 4–8 13–5 8–10 8–10 — 10–2 5–7 9–9
    San Diego 5–13 1–11 7–11 8–10 6–12 8–4 1–11 4–8 2–10 — 6–12 4–8
    San Francisco 9–9 6–6 8–10 8–10 13–5 11–1 4–8 9–3 7–5 12–6 — 3–9
    St. Louis 6–6 9–9 4–8 5–7 9–3 11–7 6–12 11–7 9–9 8–4 9–3 —


    Notable transactions[edit]

    Draft picks[edit]

    Roster[edit]

    1969 San Diego Padres
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats[edit]

    = Indicates team leader

    Batting[edit]

    Starters by position[edit]

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

    Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB
    C Chris Cannizzaro 134 418 23 92 .220 4 33 0
    1B Nate Colbert 139 483 64 123 .255 24 66 6
    2B José Arcia 120 302 35 65 .215 0 10 14
    3B Ed Spiezio 121 355 29 83 .234 13 43 1
    SS Tommy Dean 101 273 14 48 .176 2 9 0
    LF Al Ferrara 138 366 39 95 .260 14 56 0
    CF Cito Gaston 129 391 20 90 .230 2 28 4
    RF Ollie Brown 151 568 76 150 .264 20 61 10

    [16]

    Other batters[edit]

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

    Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB
    Roberto Peña 139 472 44 118 .250 4 30 0
    Ivan Murrell 111 247 19 63 .255 3 25 3
    John Sipin 68 229 22 51 .223 2 9 2
    Van Kelly 73 209 16 51 .244 3 15 0
    Tony González 53 182 17 41 .225 2 8 1
    Larry Stahl 95 162 10 32 .198 3 10 3
    Walt Hriniak 31 66 4 15 .227 0 1 0
    Jerry DaVanon 24 59 4 8 .136 0 3 0
    Bill Davis 31 57 1 10 .175 0 1 0
    Jerry Morales 19 41 5 8 .195 1 6 0
    Fred Kendall 10 26 2 4 .154 0 0 0
    Jim Williams 13 25 4 7 .280 0 2 0
    Ron Slocum 13 24 6 7 .292 1 5 0
    Sonny Ruberto 17 21 3 3 .143 0 0 0
    Rafael Robles 6 20 1 2 .100 0 0 1
    Chris Krug 8 17 0 1 .059 0 0 0
    Frankie Librán 10 10 1 1 .100 0 1 0

    Pitching[edit]

    Starting pitchers[edit]

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Clay Kirby 35 215.2 7 20 3.80 113
    Joe Niekro 37 202.0 8 17 3.70 55
    Al Santorini 32 184.2 8 14 3.95 111
    Dick Kelley 27 136.0 4 8 3.57 96
    Dick Selma 4 22.0 2 2 4.09 20
    Al McBean 1 7.0 0 1 5.14 1

    Other pitchers[edit]

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Tommie Sisk 53 143.0 2 13 4.78 59
    Gary Ross 46 109.2 3 12 4.19 58
    Johnny Podres 17 64.2 5 6 4.31 17
    Dave Roberts 22 48.2 0 3 4.81 19
    Mike Corkins 6 17.0 1 3 8.47 13
    Steve Arlin 4 10.2 0 1 9.28 9

    Relief pitchers[edit]

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Billy McCool 54 3 5 7 4.30 35
    Frank Reberger 67 1 2 6 3.59 65
    Jack Baldschun 61 7 2 1 4.79 67
    Tom Dukes 13 1 0 1 7.25 15
    Leon Everitt 5 0 1 0 8.04 11

    Award winners[edit]

    1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

    Farm system[edit]

    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AA Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Harry Bright
    A Key West Padres Florida State League Don Zimmer
    Rookie Salt Lake City Bees Pioneer League Dave Garcia

    Elmira affiliation shared with Kansas City Royals[17]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Padres Timeline | padres.com: History
  • ^ Al SantoriniatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Nate ColbertatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Larry StahlatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Cito GastonatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Ed SpiezioatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Chris CannizzaroatBaseball Reference
  • ^ "1968 San Diego Padres Draft Picks in the June MLB Draft," Baseball Reference
  • ^ a b Chris KrugatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Tommy DeanatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Joe NiekroatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Sonny RubertoatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Van KellyatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Randy ElliottatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Doug DeCincesatBaseball Reference
  • ^ "1969 San Diego Padres Statistics".
  • ^ 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[edit]


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