The 1976

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

season was the 8th season in franchise history.

Offseason

* February 26, 1976:

Randy Elliott Randy Lee Elliott (born June 5, 1951) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in 114 games over parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball spread out over nine years for the San Diego Padres ( and ), San Francisco G ...

was released by the Padres.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

* Bob Davis * Willie Davis *

Tito Fuentes Rigoberto Fuentes Peat (born January 4, 1944) is a retired professional baseball player. He played for 13 seasons in the major leagues between 1965 and 1978, primarily as a second baseman. Fuentes played for most of his career with the San Fra ...

Johnny Grubb John Maywood Grubb, Jr. (born August 4, 1948 in Richmond, Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter, who also occasionally played at first base. He played with the San Diego Padres (1972–1976), Cleveland In ...

Mike Ivie Michael Wilson Ivie (born August 8, 1952), is an American people, American former professional baseball player. He played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, and Detroit Tige ...

* Randy Jones *

Doug Rader Douglas Lee Rader (born July 30, 1944), nicknamed "The Red Rooster", is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who was known primarily for his defensive ability, winning five straight Gold Glove Awards from 1970 to 1974. Rader's career ...

Héctor Torres Héctor Epitacio Torres Marroquin (born September 16, 1945) is a Mexican former Major League Baseball shortstop. Nicknamed "La Malita" in his native Mexico, he played all or parts of nine seasons in the majors, between and , with the Houston As ...

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 playe ...

Notable transactions

* April 5, 1976:

Rudy Meoli Rudolph Bartholomew Meoli (born May 1, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player who appeared in 310 games over all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball for the California Angels (, –), Chicago Cubs () and Philadelphi ...

was traded by the Padres to the

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for

Merv Rettenmund Mervin Weldon Rettenmund (born June 6, 1943) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from through , most notably as a member of the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won three ...

. * April 29, 1976:

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 le ...

was signed as a free agent by the Padres. * May 19, 1976:

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 G ...

was traded by the Padres to the

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for Luis Meléndez. * May 29, 1976:

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 ...

was signed as a free agent by the Padres. * June 8, 1976:

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 ma ...

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, Oak ...

was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (5th pick). **

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 ...

was drafted by the Padres in the 9th round. ** Mark Lee was drafted by the Padres in the 13th round. **

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, primaril ...

was drafted by the Padres in the 15th round. * July 10, 1976:

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-H ...

was traded by the Padres to the

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for a

player to be named later In Major League Baseball, a player to be named later (PTBNL) is an unnamed player involved in exchange or "trade" of players between teams. The terms of a trade are not finalized until a later date, most often following the conclusion of the seaso ...

. The Yankees completed the deal by sending

Rick Sawyer Richard Clyde Sawyer is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1974 through 1977 for the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres ...

to the Padres on July 31. * August 30, 1976:

Willie McCovey Willie Lee McCovey (January 10, 1938 – October 31, 2018), nicknamed "Stretch", "Mac" and "Willie Mac", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1959 to 1980, most notably as a mem ...

was purchased from the Padres by the

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Roster

Player stats

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

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 The Cy Young Award is given annually to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB), one each for the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall ...

Butch Metzger Clarence Edward Metzger (born May 23, 1952) is an American former professional baseball player and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from through for the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardin ...

, Rookie of the Year

1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 47th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 13, 1976 ...

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hawaii, Amarillo, Reno, Walla Walla
Reno affiliation shared with

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links

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