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1975 San Diego Padres season

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Owner(s)
  
Ray Kroc

Manager(s)
  
John McNamara

General manager(s)
  
Peter Bavasi

Local television
  
none

Local radio
  
KOGO(Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler)

The 1975 San Diego Padres season was the seventh in franchise history. It was the first season in which the Padres did not finish in the National League West cellar. The team finishing in fourth place.

Contents

Offseason

  • October 3, 1974: Horace Clarke was released by the Padres.
  • November 8, 1974: Cito Gaston was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Danny Frisella.
  • November 18, 1974: Nate Colbert was traded by the Padres to the Detroit Tigers as part of a 3-team trade. The Padres sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to the Padres, and the Cardinals sent Alan Foster, Rich Folkers, and Sonny Siebert to the Padres. The Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to the Cardinals. The Padres completed the deal by sending Danny Breeden to the Cardinals on December 12, 1974.
  • December 6, 1974: Derrel Thomas was traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Tito Fuentes and Butch Metzger.

    • Draft picks

  • January 9, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft
  • Gene Richards was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (1st pick).
  • Rick Sweet was drafted in the 3rd round of the Secondary Phase.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Glenn Beckert
  • Tito Fuentes
  • Johnny Grubb
  • Enzo Hernández
  • Randy Hundley
  • Randy Jones
  • Willie McCovey
  • Bobby Tolan
  • Dave Winfield

    • Notable transactions

  • April 7, 1975: Bill Laxton was released by the Padres.
  • April 28, 1975: Glenn Beckert was released by the Padres.
  • May 23, 1975: Chuck Hartenstein was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
  • September 17, 1975: Gary Ross was traded by the Padres to the California Angels for Bobby Valentine and a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending Rudy Meoli to the Padres on November 4.

    • Starters by position

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

    Other batters

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

    Starting pitchers

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

    Other pitchers

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

    Relief pitchers

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

    Awards and honors

  • Randy Jones, The Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year honors
  • Randy Jones, ERA Champion (2.24)

    • All-Stars

    1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Randy Jones

    • Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hawaii, Reno

    Reno affiliation shared with Minnesota Twins

    References

    1975 San Diego Padres season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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