1976 San Diego Padres season

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 the 15th round.
• July 10, 1976: Gene Locklear was traded by the Padres to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Rick Sawyer to the Padres on July 31.
• August 30, 1976: Willie McCovey was purchased from the Padres by the Oakland Athletics.

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
• Butch Metzger, Rookie of the Year 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

References

References

1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/elliora01.shtml Randy Elliott] at ''Baseball Reference''
2. "1976 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/retteme01.shtml Merv Rettenmund] at ''Baseball Reference''
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dettoto01.shtml Tom Dettore] at ''Baseball Reference''
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/melenlu01.shtml Luis Meléndez] at ''Baseball Reference''
6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/seguidi01.shtml Diego Seguí] at ''Baseball Reference''
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/owchibo01.shtml Bob Owchinko] at ''Baseball-Reference''
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stimacr01.shtml Craig Stimac] at ''Baseball Reference''
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leema01.shtml Mark Lee] at ''Baseball Reference''
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perkibr01.shtml Broderick Perkins] at ''Baseball Reference''
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/locklge01.shtml Gene Locklear] at ''Baseball Reference''
12. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mccovwi01.shtml Willie McCovey] at ''Baseball Reference''
13. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007