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1976 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
  
KPGP (Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler)

Offseason

  • February 26, 1976: Randy Elliott was released by the Padres.

    • 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.
  • April 29, 1976: Tom Dettore was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
  • May 19, 1976: Bill Greif was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Meléndez.
  • May 29, 1976: Diego Seguí was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
  • June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
  • Bob Owchinko was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (5th pick).
  • Craig Stimac was drafted by the Padres in the 9th round.
  • Mark Lee was drafted by the Padres in the 13th round.
  • Broderick Perkins was drafted by the Padres in the 15th round.
  • 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.
  • August 30, 1976: Willie McCovey was purchased from the Padres by the Oakland Athletics.

    • Starters by position

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

    Contents

    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

    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 Walla

    Reno affiliation shared with Minnesota Twins

    References

    1976 San Diego Padres season Wikipedia
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