1974 San Diego Padres | ||
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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) | |
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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.
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!"[ citation needed]
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 102 | 60 | 0.630 | — | 52–29 | 50–31 |
Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | 4 | 50–31 | 48–33 |
Atlanta Braves | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 14 | 46–35 | 42–39 |
Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 21 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 30 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
San Diego Padres | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 42 | 36–45 | 24–57 |
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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 | — |
1974 San Diego Padres | |||||||||
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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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 |
1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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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 |