The 1979 San Diego Padres season was the 11th season in franchise history.

Offseason

* October 25, 1978:

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, Dave Roberts and $300,000 were traded by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Mike Hargrove,

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, and

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. * March 1, 1979:

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was signed as a free agent by the Padres.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* June 5, 1979:

Bob Geren Robert Peter Geren (born September 22, 1961) is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (–) and San Diego Padres (). Geren managed the Oakland Athletics f ...

was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft. * June 15, 1979:

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was traded by the Padres to the Yankees for

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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''

Awards and honors

1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 50th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues constituting Major League Baseball. It was held on Tuesday, J ...

Farm system

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

1979 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference

1979 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac
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