1974 San Diego Padres season

1974 San Diego Padres
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkSan Diego Stadium
CitySan Diego, California
Record60–102 (.370)
Divisional place6th
OwnersC. Arnholt Smith, Ray Kroc
General managersPeter Bavasi
ManagersJohn McNamara
RadioKOGO
(Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler)
← 1973 Seasons 1975 →

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

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!"[citation needed]

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

Record vs. opponents


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

Roster

1974 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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

Farm system

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

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