1969 San Diego Padres season
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Owner(s) | C. Arnholdt Smith |
General manager(s) | Buzzie Bavasi |
Manager(s) | Preston Gómez |
Local television | KOGO |
Local radio | KOGO (Duke Snider, Frank Sims, Jerry Gross) |
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1969 was the first season for the San Diego Padres, who joined the National League along with the Montreal Expos via the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion. In their inaugural season, the Padres won 52 and lost 110, finishing last in the National League's newly created Western Division, 41 games behind the division champion Atlanta Braves.
Contents
Offseason
Expansion draft
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The 1968 MLB expansion draft was held on October 14, 1968. Below is a list of players drafted by the Padres. "Pick" refers to the overall draft position of a pick.
Player | Former Team | Pick |
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Ollie Brown[1] | San Francisco Giants | 1st |
Dave Giusti | St. Louis Cardinals | 3rd |
Dick Selma | New York Mets | 5th |
Al Santorini[2] | Atlanta Braves | 7th |
José Arcia | Chicago Cubs | 9th |
Clay Kirby | St. Louis Cardinals | 12th |
Fred Kendall | Cincinnati Reds | 14th |
Jerry Morales | New York Mets | 16th |
Nate Colbert[3] | Houston Astros | 18th |
Zoilo Versalles | Los Angeles Dodgers | 20th |
Frank Reberger | Chicago Cubs | 22nd |
Jerry DaVanon | St. Louis Cardinals | 24th |
Larry Stahl[4] | New York Mets | 26th |
Dick Kelley | Atlanta Braves | 28th |
Al Ferrara | Los Angeles Dodgers | 30th |
Mike Corkins | San Francisco Giants | 31st |
Tom Dukes | Houston Astros | 33rd |
Rick James | Chicago Cubs | 35th |
Tony González | Philadelphia Phillies | 37th |
Dave Roberts | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39th |
Don Shaw | New York Mets | 40th |
Ivan Murrell | Houston Astros | 42nd |
Jim Williams | Los Angeles Dodgers | 44th |
Billy McCool | Cincinnati Reds | 46th |
Roberto Peña | Philadelphia Phillies | 48th |
Al McBean | Pittsburgh Pirates | 50th |
Rafael Robles | San Francisco Giants | 51st |
Fred Katawczik | Cincinnati Reds | 53rd |
Ron Slocum | Pittsburgh Pirates | 55th |
Steve Arlin | Philadelphia Philles | 57th |
Cito Gaston[5] | Atlanta Braves | 59th |
Other transactions
- December 3, 1968: Dave Giusti was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ed Spiezio, Danny Breeden, Ron Davis and Phil Knuckles (minors).[6]
- March 28, 1969: Ron Davis and Bobby Klaus were traded by the Padres to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Chris Cannizzaro and Tommie Sisk.[7]
Regular season
The first game
Scorecard
April 8, San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
San Diego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 2 | 4 | 0 |
W: Selma (1–0) L: Wilson (0–1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: Spiezio (1) |
Batting
Houston Astros | AB | R | H | RBI | San Diego Padres | AB | R | H | RBI |
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Alou rf | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Robles ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Morgan 2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Peña 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Miller cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | González cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rader 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Brown rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Blefary 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Davis 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Watson lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colbert 1b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Menke ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Stahl lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Edwards c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Spiezio 3b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wilson p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cannizzaro c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Geiger ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Selma p | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Billingham p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Totals | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Pitching
Houston Astros | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Wilson, L (0–1) | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Billingham | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Totals | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
San Diego Padres | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Selma, W (1–0) | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Atlanta Braves | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — | 50–31 | 43–38 |
San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 3 | 52–29 | 38–43 |
Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 4 | 50–31 | 39–42 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 8 | 50–31 | 35–46 |
Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 12 | 52–29 | 29–52 |
San Diego Padres | 52 | 110 | 0.321 | 41 | 28–53 | 24–57 |
Record vs. opponents
1969 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 3–9 | 12–6 | 15–3 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 9–3 | — | 6–6–1 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 9–9 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–12 | 6–6–1 | — | 9–9 | 10–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 8–4 | |||||
Houston | 3–15 | 4–8 | 9–9 | — | 6–12 | 11–1 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 7–5 | |||||
Los Angeles | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 12–6 | — | 10–2 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 5–13 | 3–9 | |||||
Montreal | 4–8 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 2–10 | — | 5–13 | 11–7 | 5–13 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 7–11 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 13–5 | — | 12–6 | 10–8 | 11–1 | 8–4 | 12–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 6–12 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–11 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 4–8 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–10 | — | 10–2 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
San Diego | 5–13 | 1–11 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 1–11 | 4–8 | 2–10 | — | 6–12 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 11–1 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 12–6 | — | 3–9 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 9–3 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 14, 1969: Chris Krug was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[8]
- April 17, 1969: Al McBean was traded by the Padres to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tommy Dean and Leon Everitt.[9]
- April 25, 1969: Dick Selma was traded by the Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Niekro, Frankie Libran and Gary Ross.[10]
- May 22, 1969: Bill Davis and Jerry DaVanon were traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Sipin and Sonny Ruberto.[11]
- May 23, 1969: Chris Krug was released by the Padres.[8]
- June 13, 1969: Tony González was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Van Kelly, Walt Hriniak and Andy Finlay (minors).[12]
Draft picks
- June 5, 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball Draft
- Randy Elliott was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (24th pick).[13]
- Doug DeCinces was drafted by the Padres in the 18th round, but did not sign.[14]
Roster
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Player stats
= Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Chris Cannizzaro | 134 | 418 | 23 | 92 | .220 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
1B | Nate Colbert | 139 | 483 | 64 | 123 | .255 | 24 | 66 | 6 |
2B | José Arcia | 120 | 302 | 35 | 65 | .215 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
3B | Ed Spiezio | 121 | 355 | 29 | 83 | .234 | 13 | 43 | 1 |
SS | Tommy Dean | 101 | 273 | 14 | 48 | .176 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
LF | Al Ferrara | 138 | 366 | 39 | 95 | .260 | 14 | 56 | 0 |
CF | Cito Gaston | 129 | 391 | 20 | 90 | .230 | 2 | 28 | 4 |
RF | Ollie Brown | 151 | 568 | 76 | 150 | .264 | 20 | 61 | 10 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | ||
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Roberto Peña | 139 | 472 | 44 | 118 | .250 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
Ivan Murrell | 111 | 247 | 19 | 63 | .255 | 3 | 25 | 3 |
John Sipin | 68 | 229 | 22 | 51 | .223 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Van Kelly | 73 | 209 | 16 | 51 | .244 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
Tony González | 53 | 182 | 17 | 41 | .225 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Larry Stahl | 95 | 162 | 10 | 32 | .198 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
Jerry DaVanon | 24 | 59 | 4 | 8 | .136 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Jerry Morales | 19 | 41 | 5 | 8 | .195 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Fred Kendall | 10 | 26 | 2 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sonny Ruberto | 17 | 21 | 3 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Clay Kirby | 35 | 215.2 | 7 | 20 | 3.80 | 113 |
Joe Niekro | 37 | 202 | 8 | 17 | 3.70 | 55 |
Al Santorini | 32 | 184.2 | 8 | 14 | 3.95 | 111 |
Dick Kelley | 27 | 136 | 4 | 8 | 3.57 | 96 |
Dick Selma | 4 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4.09 | 20 |
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 |
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Dave Roberts | 22 | 48.2 | 0 | 3 | 4.81 | 19 |
Mike Corkins | 6 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 8.47 | 13 |
Steve Arlin | 4 | 10.2 | 0 | 1 | 9.28 | 9 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Frank Reberger | 67 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.59 | 65 |
Jack Baldschun | 61 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4.79 | 67 |
Billy McCool | 54 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4.30 | 35 |
Tom Dukes | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.25 | 15 |
Leon Everitt | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.04 | 11 |
Award winners
1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Chris Cannizzaro, Catcher, Reserve
Farm system
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Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Elmira Pioneers | Eastern League | Harry Bright |
A | Key West Padres | Florida State League | Don Zimmer |
Rookie | Salt Lake City Bees | Pioneer League | Dave Garcia |
Elmira affiliation shared with Kansas City Royals[16]
References
- ↑ Padres Timeline | padres.com: History
- ↑ Al Santorini page at Baseball-Reference
- ↑ Nate Colbert page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Larry Stahl page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Cito Gaston page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Ed Spiezio page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Chris Cannizzaro page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chris Krug page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Tommy Dean page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Joe Niekro page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Sonny Ruberto page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Van Kelly page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Randy Elliott page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Doug DeCinces page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/1969.shtml
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007