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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Opening Day lineup  




2.4  Notable transactions  




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 Awards and honors  




5 Farm system  




6 References  




7 External links  













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1979 San Diego Padres
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkSan Diego Stadium
CitySan Diego, California
Record68–93 (.422)
Divisional place5th
OwnersRay Kroc
General managersBob Fontaine
ManagersRoger Craig
TelevisionXETV
RadioKFMB
(Jerry Coleman, Dave Campbell)
← 1978 Seasons 1980 →

The 1979 San Diego Padres season was the 11th season in franchise history.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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    • NL West
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Cincinnati Reds 90 71 .559 — 48‍–‍32 42‍–‍39
    Houston Astros 89 73 .549 1½ 52‍–‍29 37‍–‍44
    Los Angeles Dodgers 79 83 .488 11½ 46‍–‍35 33‍–‍48
    San Francisco Giants 71 91 .438 19½ 38‍–‍43 33‍–‍48
    San Diego Padres 68 93 .422 22 39‍–‍42 29‍–‍51
    Atlanta Braves 66 94 .412 23½ 34‍–‍45 32‍–‍49

    Record vs. opponents

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    1979 National League record
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    • 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 — 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 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
    Pittsburgh 8–4 12–6 4–8 8–4 8–4 11–7 10–8 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 7–11 8–4 7–5 —


    Opening Day lineup

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    Notable transactions

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    Roster

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    1979 San Diego Padres
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats

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    Batting

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    Starters by position

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    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 Gene Tenace 151 463 122 .263 20 67
    1B Dan Briggs 104 227 47 .207 8 30
    2B Fernando González 114 323 70 .217 9 34
    SS Ozzie Smith 156 587 124 .211 0 27
    3B Paul Dade 76 283 78 .276 1 19
    LF Jerry Turner 138 448 111 .248 9 61
    CF Gene Richards 150 545 152 .279 4 41
    RF Dave Winfield 159 597 184 .308 34 118

    Other batters

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    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
    Kurt Bevacqua 114 297 75 .253 1 34
    Bill Fahey 73 209 60 .287 3 19
    Jay Johnstone 75 201 59 .294 0 32
    Bill Almon 100 198 45 .227 1 8
    Barry Evans 56 162 35 .216 1 14
    Mike Hargrove 52 125 24 .192 0 8
    Jim Wilhelm 39 103 25 .243 0 8
    Fred Kendall 46 102 17 .167 1 6
    Broderick Perkins 57 87 23 .264 0 8
    Tim Flannery 22 65 10 .154 0 4
    Don Reynolds 30 45 10 .222 0 6
    Bobby Tolan 22 21 4 .190 0 2
    Brian Greer 4 3 0 .000 0 0
    Sam Perlozzo 2 2 0 .000 0 0

    Pitching

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    Starting pitchers

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Randy Jones 39 263.0 11 12 3.63 112
    Gaylord Perry 32 232.2 12 11 3.06 140
    Juan Eichelberger 3 21.0 1 1 3.43 12

    Other pitchers

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Bob Shirley 49 205.0 8 16 3.38 117
    Eric Rasmussen 45 156.2 6 9 3.27 54
    Bob Owchinko 42 149.1 6 12 3.74 66
    John D'Acquisto 51 133.2 9 13 4.92 137

    Relief pitchers

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

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Rollie Fingers 54 9 9 13 4.52 65
    Mark Lee 46 2 4 5 4.29 25
    Steve Mura 38 4 4 2 3.08 59
    Mickey Lolich 27 0 2 0 4.74 20
    Dennis Kinney 13 0 0 0 3.50 11
    Tom Tellmann 1 0 0 0 16.88 1

    Awards and honors

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    1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

    Farm system

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    See also: Minor League Baseball
    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

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    References

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    1. ^ Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Fred Kuhaulua page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Bob Geren page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Yanks fall, 9-5
  • ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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