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1976 San Diego Padres Season
The 1976 San Diego Padres season was the 8th season in franchise history. Offseason * February 26, 1976: Randy Elliott was released by the Padres. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League West
The National League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was formed for the 1969 season when the National League expanded to 12 teams by adding the San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos. For purpose of keeping a regular-season of 162 games, half of the teams were put into the new National League East, East Division and half into the new West Division. Within each division, the teams played 18 games each against their five division mates (90 games), and also 12 games against the teams in the opposite division (72 games), totaling 162 games. Geography Despite the geography, the owners of the Chicago Cubs insisted that their team be placed into the East Division along with the teams in New York City, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Also, the owners of the St. Louis Cardinals wanted that team to be in the same division with their natural rivals of the Cubs. The league could have insisted on a purely geographical alignment like the American League did. But ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Winfield
David Mark Winfield (born October 3, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder. He is the special assistant to the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Over his 22-year career, he played for six teams: the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, and Cleveland Indians. He had the winning hit in the 1992 World Series with the Blue Jays over the Atlanta Braves. Winfield is a 12-time MLB All-Star, a seven-time Gold Glove Award winner, and a six-time Silver Slugger Award winner. The Padres retired Winfield's No. 31 in his honor. He also wore No. 31 while playing for the Yankees and Indians and wore No. 32 with the Angels, Blue Jays and Twins. In 2004, ESPN named him the third-best all-around athlete of all time in any sport. He is a member of both the Baseball Hall of Fame and College Baseball Hall of Fame. Early life Winfield grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. His parent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Locklear
Gene Locklear is a former Major League Baseball outfielder, born in Lumberton, North Carolina. He played all or part of five seasons, from until , in the major leagues. He also played one season in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Nippon-Ham Fighters in . Locklear was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Reds in . He played in their farm system until . He made the Reds' Opening Day roster in 1973, making his major league debut on April 5. In June, he was traded to the San Diego Padres, for whom he played until . He was then traded to the New York Yankees, for whom he played 13 games in 1976 and one game in 1977. After spending most of the latter year with the Syracuse Chiefs minor league baseball team, he signed with the Fighters, where he ended his career. This included hitting four home runs in a single AAA game at Columbus, Ohio in 1978. Locklear is a full-blooded member of the Lumbee The Lumbee are a Native American people primarily centered in Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broderick Perkins
Broderick Phillip Perkins (born November 23, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1978 until 1984, for the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians, primarily as a first baseman. His only season as a full-time player was 1982, when he played in 125 games for the Padres, batting .271. Born in Pittsburg, CA, Perkins was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 15th round of the 1976 draft, making his major league debut for them on July 7, 1978. He played 5 seasons for the Padres, becoming their starting first baseman in 1982, appearing in 125 games. In 1982 he was traded by the Padres along with Juan Eichelberger Juan Tyrone Eichelberger (born October 21, 1953) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He graduated from Balboa High School of San Francisco, California, in 1971, played collegiately at the University of California, Berkeley and pi ... to the Cleveland Indians for Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Lee (right-handed Pitcher)
Mark Linden Lee is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Lee pitched in all or part of four seasons from until , the first two for the San Diego Padres and the last two for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was general manager of the Amarillo Dillas and subsequently the Amarillo Sox of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball The American Association of Professional Baseball is an independent professional baseball league founded in 2005. It operates in the central United States and Canada, mostly in cities not served by Major League Baseball teams or their minor lea ... from 2006 to 2014. References Sources , oRetrosheet oPura Pelota {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Mark 1953 births Living people Amarillo Gold Sox players Baseball players from Inglewood, California El Camino College alumni El Camino Warriors baseball players Evansville Triplets players Hawaii Islanders players Major League Baseball pitchers Pepperdine University alumni Pepperdine Waves ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Stimac
Craig Steven Stimac (November 18, 1954 – January 15, 2009) was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball. Stimac attended Morton West High School in Illinois and played college baseball at the University of Denver. Playing for the Denver Pioneers between 1973–1976, Stimac set several school records including total hits, home runs, total bases, runs scored, doubles and at bats. Stimac played parts of two seasons in the majors, and , for the San Diego Padres. After his major league career, he played in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ... from 1984 to 1989. Stimac was found dead on January 15, 2009, in San Marino, due to apparent suicide. References External links Craig Stimac's obituaryBaseball Almanac [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Owchinko
Robert Dennis Owchinko (born January 1, 1955) is a former professional baseball pitcher. A left-handed pitcher, he played all or parts of ten seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1976 and 1986, for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and Montreal Expos. Career Owchinko attended Eastern Michigan University, from where he was picked in the first round (fifth overall) by Peter Bavasi for the San Diego Padres in the 1976 Major League Baseball draft. During his career, Owchinko worked as both a starter and in relief. In 1978, he won a career-high 10 games with the San Diego Padres, along with posting a career-low earned run average (ERA) of 3.56. In 1979, he appeared in a career-high 42 games. On December 9, 1980, he was included in a six-player trade for Bert Blyleven and Manny Sanguillén Manuel De Jesus Sanguillén Magan, better known as Manny Sanguillén or "Sangy" (born March 21, 1944), is a Panamanian former pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Major League Baseball Draft
First round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1976 Major League Baseball draft. ''*'' Did not sign Other notable Selections ''*'' Did not sign Background The 1976 Arizona State University team, considered by many to be the best collegiate team ever, played a major role in the draft. Floyd Bannister was picked number one by the Astros while Ken Landreaux was selected sixth by the Angels. In all, 12 players from that team went on to play in the majors. Bannister and Landreaux anchored a June draft that was one of the most talented ever. The first 10 selections went on to play in the big leagues. Among those picked in the June draft were Rickey Henderson (Oakland), Alan Trammell, Jack Morris and Dan Petry (Detroit), Wade Boggs and Bruce Hurst (Boston), Steve Trout (Chicago White Sox), Leon Durham (St. Louis), and Pat Tabler (New York Yankees). Willie McGee (Chicago White Sox) and Ozzie Smith (Detroit) were selected in the seventh round but did n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Seguí
Diego Pablo Seguí González (born August 17, 1937) is a Cuban former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Washington Senators, Seattle Pilots, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox. and Seattle Mariners. Seguí was a forkball specialist who was the 1970 American League ERA leader. Professional baseball career Seguí was born in Holguín, Cuba. In 1970 with Oakland, Seguí went 10–10 with two saves in 47 appearances (19 starts) while leading the American League pitchers with a 2.56 ERA. On December 7, 1973, he was traded by St. Louis along with Reggie Cleveland and Terry Hughes to the Red Sox in exchange for John Curtis, Lynn McGlothen and Mike Garman. Seguí holds the unique distinction of having pitched for both of Seattle's major league baseball teams, the Pilots and the Mariners, in the first game ever played by each franchise. In these contests, he earned a hold fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Meléndez (baseball)
Luis Antonio Meléndez Santana (born August 11, 1949) is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball from 1970 until 1977, for the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres, primarily as an outfielder. He was traded from the 1976 St. Louis Cardinals season, Cardinals to the 1976 San Diego Padres season, Padres for Bill Greif on May 19, 1976. Retrieved November 17, 2022. Following his playing career, Meléndez was a minor league manager (baseball), manager and coach in the Cardinals and Phillies systems, winning the South Atlantic League championship with the Savannah Cardinals in 1994. He has also managed in the Puerto Rico Baseball League. He was most r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Greif
William Briley Greif (born April 25, 1950) is a retired professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1971 to 1976, for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals. Astros Greif graduated from John H. Reagan High School (Austin, Texas). He was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1968 Major League Baseball Draft by the Astros, making his major league debut with them three years later. He was traded along with Derrel Thomas and Mark Schaeffer from the Astros to the Padres for Dave Roberts on December 3, 1971. Padres Greif pitched four full seasons and part of a fifth with the Padres. A knuckle-curve specialist, he was the team's Opening Day starter in 1974, then in 1975 he was moved full-time to the bullpen. After moving back to the starting rotation to start the 1976 season, he made five starts for the Padres before being dealt to the Cardinals for Luis Meléndez on May 19. Remaining career The Cardinals m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Dettore
Thomas Anthony Dettore, Jr. (born November 17, 1947 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates () and Chicago Cubs (–). From –, Dettore was a pitching coach in the Pirates minor league system. He then became the Pirates minor league pitching coordinator. On January 13, , he was named the pitching coach for the Double-A West Tenn Diamond Jaxx in the Seattle Mariners organization. After the 2009 season, he was named the pitching coach for the Class-A Advanced High Desert Mavericks The High Desert Mavericks were an American Minor League Baseball team in Adelanto, California, that played their home games at Heritage Field at Stater Bros. Stadium. They played in the Class A-Advanced California League. The franchise had eigh ... of the California League. References External links , oRetrosheet [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
