1974 San Diego Padres season

1974 San Diego Padres
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	San Diego Stadium
City	San Diego, California
Record	60–102 (.370)
Divisional place	6th
Owners	C. Arnholt Smith, Ray Kroc
General managers	Peter Bavasi
Managers	John McNamara
Radio	KOGO (Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler)
Seasons

The 1974 San Diego Padres season was the sixth in franchise history. The team finished last in the National League West with a record of 60–102, 42 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

• October 25, 1973: Mike Caldwell was traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Willie McCovey and Bernie Williams.[1]
• November 7, 1973: Jerry Morales was traded by the Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Glenn Beckert and Bobby Fenwick.[2]

Regular season

In his first home game as the Padres' new owner in 1974, Ray Kroc grabbed the public address system microphone and apologized to fans for the poor performance of the team, saying, "I've never seen such stupid ballplaying in my life." At the same time, a streaker raced across the field, eluding security personnel. Kroc shouted, "Throw him in jail!"[3]

Opening Day starters

• Steve Arlin
• Glenn Beckert
• Nate Colbert
• Johnny Grubb
• Enzo Hernández
• Fred Kendall
• Willie McCovey
• Derrel Thomas
• Bobby Tolan[4]

Season standings

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	102	60	.630	—	52‍–‍29	50‍–‍31
Cincinnati Reds	98	64	.605	4	50‍–‍31	48‍–‍33
Atlanta Braves	88	74	.543	14	46‍–‍35	42‍–‍39
Houston Astros	81	81	.500	21	46‍–‍35	35‍–‍46
San Francisco Giants	72	90	.444	30	37‍–‍44	35‍–‍46
San Diego Padres	60	102	.370	42	36‍–‍45	24‍–‍57

Record vs. opponents

1974 National League record v 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	—	4–8	7–11–1	6–12	8–10	9–3	8–4	8–4	4–8	17–1	8–10	9–3
Chicago	8–4	—	5–7	4–8	2–10	5–13	8–10	8–10	9–9	6–6	6–6	5–13
Cincinnati	11–7–1	7–5	—	14–4	6–12	6–6	9–3	8–4	8–4	12–6	11–7	6–6
Houston	12–6	8–4	4–14	—	5–13	6–6	6–6	6–6	5–7	7–11	10–8	8–4
Los Angeles	10–8	10–2	12–6	13–5	—	8–4	5–7	6–6	4–8	16–2	12–6	6–6
Montreal	3–9	13–5	6–6	6–6	4–8	—	9–9	11–7	9–9	6–6	4–8	8–9
New York	4–8	10–8	3–9	6–6	7–5	9–9	—	7–11	7–11	6–6	6–6	6–12
Philadelphia	4-8	10–8	4–8	6–6	6–6	7–11	11–7	—	10–8	5–7	8–4	9–9
Pittsburgh	8–4	9–9	4–8	7–5	8–4	9–9	11–7	8–10	—	9–3	8–4	7–11
San Diego	1–17	6–6	6–12	7–11	2–16	6–6	6–6	7–5	3–9	—	11–7	5–7
San Francisco	10–8	6–6	7–11	8–10	6–12	8–4	6–6	4–8	4–8	7–11	—	6–6
St. Louis	3–9	13–5	6–6	4–8	6–6	9–8	12–6	9–9	11–7	7–5	6–6	—

Notable transactions

• May 31, 1974: Horace Clarke[5] and Lowell Palmer[6] was purchased by the Padres from the New York Yankees.
• June 5, 1974: 1974 Major League Baseball draft
  • Bill Almon was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (1st pick).[7]
  • Lenn Sakata was drafted by the Padres in the 5th round, but did not sign.[8]
  • Bump Wills was drafted by the Padres in the 12th round, but did not sign.[9]

Roster

1974 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers 22 Steve Arlin 40 Mike Corkins 43 Dave Freisleben 46 Ralph Garcia 38 Rusty Gerhardt 27 Bill Greif 25 Larry Hardy 22 Mike Johnson 35 Randy Jones 36 Bill Laxton 36 Jim McAndrew 24 Joe McIntosh 29 Lowell Palmer 45 Vicente Romo 33 Gary Ross 48 Dan Spillner 37 Dave Tomlin 47 Rich Troedson		Catchers 26 Bob Barton 10 Chris Cannizzaro 16 Fred Kendall Infielders  6 Bill Almon 18 Glenn Beckert  7 Horace Clarke 17 Nate Colbert 11 Enzo Hernández  8 Dave Hilton 15 Mike Ivie 44 Willie McCovey  6 Rich Morales 20 Dave Roberts 30 Derrel Thomas		Outfielders 32 Matty Alou  3 Randy Elliott 23 Rod Gaspar 21 Cito Gaston  2 Johnny Grubb 32 Gene Locklear 34 John Scott 28 Bobby Tolan 42 Jerry Turner 23 Bernie Williams 31 Dave Winfield		Manager  1 John McNamara Coaches  4 Jack Bloomfield 12 Jim Davenport  9 Bill Posedel 19 Whitey Wietelmann

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	Fred Kendall	141	424	98	.231	8	45
1B	Willie McCovey	128	344	87	.253	22	63
2B	Derrel Thomas	141	523	129	.247	3	41
SS	Enzo Hernández	147	512	119	.232	0	34
3B	Dave Roberts	113	318	53	.167	5	18
LF	Dave Winfield	145	498	132	.265	20	75
CF	Johnny Grubb	140	444	127	.286	8	42
RF	Bobby Tolan	95	357	95	.266	8	40

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
Nate Colbert	119	368	76	.207	14	54
Cito Gaston	106	267	57	.213	6	33
Dave Hilton	74	217	52	.240	1	12
Glenn Beckert	64	172	44	.256	0	7
Horace Clarke	42	90	17	.189	0	4
Bob Barton	30	81	19	.235	0	7
Matty Alou	48	81	16	.198	0	3
Gene Locklear	39	74	20	.270	1	3
Rich Morales	54	61	12	.197	1	5
Chris Cannizzaro	26	60	11	.183	0	4
Jerry Turner	17	48	14	.292	0	2
Bill Almon	16	38	12	.316	0	3
Mike Ivie	12	34	3	.088	1	3
Randy Elliott	13	33	7	.212	1	2
John Scott	14	15	1	.067	0	0
Bernie Williams	14	15	2	.133	0	0
Rod Gaspar	33	14	3	.214	0	1

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
Bill Greif	43	226.0	9	19	4.66	137
Dave Freisleben	33	211.2	9	14	3.66	130
Randy Jones	40	208.1	8	22	4.45	124
Dan Spillner	30	148.0	9	11	4.01	95
Steve Arlin	16	64.0	1	7	5.91	18

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
Lowell Palmer	22	73.0	2	5	5.67	52
Jim McAndrew	15	41.2	1	4	5.62	16
Joe McIntosh	10	37.1	0	4	3.62	22

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
Vicente Romo	54	5	5	9	4.56	26
Larry Hardy	76	9	4	2	4.69	57
Dave Tomlin	47	2	0	2	4.34	29
Bill Laxton	30	0	1	0	4.03	40
Mike Corkins	25	2	2	0	4.79	41
Rusty Gerhardt	23	2	1	1	7.07	22
Mike Johnson	18	0	2	0	4.64	15
Rich Troedson	15	1	1	1	8.68	11
Gary Ross	9	0	0	0	4.50	11
Ralph Garcia	8	0	0	0	6.10	9

Awards and honors

1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Johnny Grubb, OF, reserve[10]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	Roy Hartsfield
AA	Alexandria Aces	Texas League	Jackie Brandt and Ken Bracey
A-Short Season	Walla Walla Padres	Northwest League	Cliff Ditto

[11]

References

1. Willie McCovey at Baseball Reference
2. Glenn Beckert at Baseball Reference
3. "National League Has Own Version Of Charles Finley". Effingham Daily News. April 10, 1974. p. 14.
4. "1974 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
5. Horace Clarke at Baseball-Reference
6. Lowell Palmer at Baseball-Reference
7. Bill Almon at Baseball Reference
8. Lenn Sakata at Baseball-Reference
9. Bump Wills at Baseball Reference
10. "1974 All-Star Game Play by Play".
11. 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

• 1974 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
• 1974 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac