1969 Padres - From VA to CA

1972 Preview

Things certainly look promising for the 1972 season. The offense is starting to come in to it's own and looks like they will certainly be able to put up some runs this season. If the pitching can hold its own then the Padres should surely win some games. I'm thinking we might even win more than we lose for the first time in team history.

Sisk is starting to decline in his old age, but it looks like Randy Jones might be ready to turn in to that pitcher that everyone thought he would be. Mike Caldwell is poised to have another great season as he starts off as the ACE of the staff in every sense of the word.

Newcomer Jerry Bell will be playing his first full season for the Padres and we expect big things from him. The bullpen is still a bit shaky, but should be able to hold up enough to win some games for us.

Two rookies will find themselves in the starting lineup for us this year. With the release of Al Ferrara and Ollie Brown, OF's Johnny Grubb and Dwight Evans will get their chance to shine. Both should be just fine at the major league level.

Jerry Morales continues to get better and this should be a big year for him now that he has some real protection behind him. Rico still anchors the middle of the lineup and Nate Colbert finds himself a little bit further down in the lineup this year.

Projected W/L: 70-92

Cash: 3,225,665
Payroll: 1,958,025
Payroll Budget: 2,224,117

Farm System: 4th
Scouting: 4th
Medical: 3rd


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1972 Amateur Draft


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One more

1972 All Star Break

The season has been good to San Diego thus far. We are playing far better than anyone could have imagined. The team is currently in first place. This doesn't seem to be any kind of fluke either.

The Padres have a 7 game lead over Houston and have gone 8-2 in their last 10 games. Johnny Grubb is playing spectacular ball and Dwight Evans leads the team in home runs at the all star break. At this point both of them have to be in the running for rookie of the year.

The pitching staff hasn't been what we expected though. Randy Jones still struggles and many believe it is because he doesn't have that one dominant pitch that he can throw when he HAS to get someone out.

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1972 Pitching            Team    IP  ERA    G  GS  W  L  SV    K  BB  R/9
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  141.2  3.37  20  20  8  5  0  75  24 10.16
Sisk, Tommie              SDP  134.1  3.82  20  20  7  6  0  76  74 13.27
Arlin, Steve              SDP  132.0  4.70  20  20  8  3  0  89  68 14.45
Jones, Randy              SDP  122.0  5.16  19  19  8  6  0  52  53 14.90
Bell, Jerry              SDP  52.0  3.12  23  0  3  1  1  13  19 10.90
Dukes, Tom                SDP  51.1  3.16  36  0  0  6  2  34  29 12.45
Kirby, Clay              SDP  47.1  5.13    8  8  4  2  0  36  27 13.50
Roberts, Dave            SDP  45.2  3.55  28  0  4  1  2  24  22 14.39
Schaeffer, Mark          SDP  31.2  4.55  21  0  4  3  1  24  13 12.51
McBean, Al                SDP  29.0  4.97  12  1  2  1  0  20  13 11.79
Corkins, Mike            SDP  28.2  1.88  28  0  2  4  16  16    8  7.53

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1972 Batting            Team    G  AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR  BB    K  SB  CS    R  RBI  SLG  OBP
Clarke, Horace            SDP  81  .285  337  96  18  4  2  30  24  10  4  54  23  .380  .347
Evans, Dwight            SDP  88  .248  326  81  21  6  16  38  64    1  2  44  56  .497  .323
Petrocelli, Rico          SDP  88  .302  324  98  18  0  17  49  60    1  0  50  76  .515  .393
Morales, Jerry            SDP  81  .253  316  80  16  0  9  45  47    1  0  50  34  .389  .351
Colbert, Nate            SDP  86  .208  312  65  15  1  15  23  74    2  1  39  44  .407  .262
Grubb, Johnny            SDP  83  .313  304  95  17  2  9  64  48    1  1  57  44  .470  .432
Ruberto, Sonny            SDP  84  .276  290  80  18  0  1  21  72    0  1  26  21  .348  .324
Bailey, Bob              SDP  66  .264  242  64  8  3  10  39  52    3  0  37  39  .446  .366
Gaston, Cito              SDP  64  .222  117  26  5  1  2    5  27    0  0  11  15  .333  .254
Davanon, Jerry            SDP  45  .165  109  18  3  1  0  20  15    0  1  21    6  .211  .290
Robinson, Dave            SDP  63  .260  104  27  11  0  4    7  22    0  0  12  20  .481  .298
Sipin, John              SDP  33  .282    71  20  3  0  0    0  13    3  0    7    4  .324  .282
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  20  .068    44    3  0  0  0    1  23    0  0    2    1  .068  .089
Arlin, Steve              SDP  20  .182    44    8  2  0  0    2  22    0  0    7    2  .227  .217
Sisk, Tommie              SDP  20  .119    42    5  0  0  0    1  17    0  0    1    3  .119  .140
Jones, Randy              SDP  19  .098    41    4  0  0  0    2  12    0  0    0    1  .098  .140
Slocum, Ron              SDP  29  .235    34    8  4  0  0    4    8    0  0    4    7  .353  .316
Robles, Rafael            SDP  12  .214    14    3  0  0  0    0    1    0  0    2    1  .214  .200
Kirby, Clay              SDP    8  .071    14    1  0  0  0    2    7    0  0    0    0  .071  .188
Bell, Jerry              SDP  23  .000    9    0  0  0  0    0    5    0  0    0    0  .000  .000
McBean, Al                SDP  12  .143    7    1  0  0  0    0    3    0  0    0    0  .143  .143
Roberts, Dave            SDP  28  .200    5    1  0  0  0    0    3    0  0    0    0  .200  .200
Schaeffer, Mark          SDP  21  .000    4    0  0  0  0    0    0    0  0    0    0  .000  .000
Dukes, Tom                SDP  36  .000    2    0  0  0  0    0    0    0  0    0    0  .000  .000

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1972 Review

The Padres finished 1972 over .500. This was the first time in team history that this has happened. San Diego found themselves in first place for a long time during the season and held an 8 game lead over Houston at one point. The youth and inexperience caught up with them and they subsequently lost the lead. It was a disappointment not to win the division but finishing 85-77 was very promising for the future.

The young guys played well during the year. Johnny Grubb batted over .300 and Dwight Evans showed some impressive power. Mike Caldwell continued to pitch well and Randy Jones is getting better every day. His stints in the minors appear to be over.

When most of the veterans were let go to begin the year there were some doubts in San Diego as to what direction the team was headed. GM James Barr silenced those critics though with the 1972 season and hopes to continue the progress.

So far the Padres have been a profitable team as well as a progressive team. Rumor is that a new stadium, or at least upgrades to the current stadium might be in the works.

1972 Results

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AMERICAN LEAGUE (1972)

 EAST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 Boston                99  63  .611    --  .280  236    27  4.28
 Baltimore            92  70  .568  7.0  .269  153    66  4.35
 New York              79  83  .488  20.0  .264  129    75  4.50
 Detroit              78  84  .481  21.0  .271  152    76  4.63
 Milwaukee            61 101  .377  38.0  .262    99    61  5.53
 Cleveland            50 112  .309  49.0  .259  138    87  5.18

 WEST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 Oakland              113  49  .698    --  .271  223    50  3.47
 California            87  75  .537  26.0  .279  124    85  3.82
 Kansas City          86  76  .531  27.0  .264  120  108  4.21
 Minnesota            83  79  .512  30.0  .280  113    84  4.60
 Texas                81  81  .500  32.0  .256  103    92  4.03
 Chicago              63  99  .389  50.0  .248  130    44  4.93


NATIONAL LEAGUE (1972)

 EAST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 St. Louis            91  71  .562    --  .282  121  119  4.14
 Pittsburgh            87  75  .537  4.0  .299  139  102  4.66
 Philadelphia          84  78  .519  7.0  .263  198    33  4.54
 Chicago              81  81  .500  10.0  .255  178    60  4.13
 Montreal              75  87  .463  16.0  .268  120    45  5.02
 New York              70  92  .432  21.0  .249  102    84  4.13

 WEST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 San Francisco        87  75  .537    --  .271  187    61  4.64
 Houston              85  77  .525  2.0  .262  163    48  4.52
 San Diego            85  77  .525  2.0  .254  149    37  4.12
 Los Angeles          83  79  .512  4.0  .278  164    61  4.51
 Cincinnati            74  88  .457  13.0  .280  163    74  5.43
 Atlanta              70  92  .432  17.0  .271  153    44  4.51

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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
 Athletics defeat Red Sox, 3-1
 Cardinals defeat Giants, 3-1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
 Athletics defeat Cardinals, 4-1

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Awards

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AMERICAN LEAGUE (1972)

Cy Young                  Blue Moon Odom (OAK)
Player of the Year:      Rick Monday (OAK)
Rookie Of The Year:      Don Newhauser (BOS)

Gold Glove (P):          Tommy John (TEX)
Gold Glove (C):          Gene Tenace (OAK)
Gold Glove (1B):          John Ellis (NYY)
Gold Glove (2B):          Billy Parker (CAL)
Gold Glove (3B):          Bill Melton (CHW)
Gold Glove (SS):          Mark Belanger (BAL)
Gold Glove (LF):          Rick Monday (OAK)
Gold Glove (CF):          Roy White (NYY)
Gold Glove (RF):          Fred Rico (KCR)

NATIONAL LEAGUE (1972)

Cy Young                  Gaylord Perry (SFG)
Player of the Year:      Johnny Bench (CIN)
Rookie Of The Year:      Johnny Grubb (SDP)

Gold Glove (P):          Mike Caldwell (SDP)
Gold Glove (C):          Bob Boone (PHI)
Gold Glove (1B):          Nate Colbert (SDP)
Gold Glove (2B):          Steve Huntz (PHI)
Gold Glove (3B):          Garry Jestadt (MON)
Gold Glove (SS):          Dave Concepcion (CIN)
Gold Glove (LF):          Jerry Morales (SDP)
Gold Glove (CF):          Pete Rose (CIN)
Gold Glove (RF):          Tommy Harper (NYM)

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Finances

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AMERICAN LEAGUE (1972)      Tickets  Revenue  Payroll  Profit    Cash
 Baltimore Orioles            35,963    $4.8M    $4.4M  $5,000    $1.0M
 Boston Red Sox              39,027    $4.6M    $3.8M    $291K    $1.2M
 California Angels            37,811    $4.4M    $3.7M    $238K    $1.0M
 Chicago White Sox            29,646    $3.6M    $3.1M  $39,000    $674K
 Cleveland Indians            28,330    $3.2M    $2.8M  -$266K    $645K
 Detroit Tigers              35,926    $4.2M    $3.0M    $477K    $876K
 Kansas City Royals          34,779    $4.2M    $3.6M  -$156K    $1.1M
 Milwaukee Brewers            29,550    $3.3M    $2.2M    $285K    $1.1M
 Minnesota Twins              36,131    $4.4M    $3.7M  -$172K    $976K
 New York Yankees            33,369    $4.2M    $3.3M  $47,000    $553K
 Oakland Athletics            42,105    $5.7M    $5.4M  -$346K    $510K
 Texas Rangers                34,137    $3.9M    $3.6M  -$127K    $677K

NATIONAL LEAGUE (1972)      Tickets  Revenue  Payroll  Profit    Cash
 Atlanta Braves              34,328    $4.1M    $3.6M  -$104K    $626K
 Chicago Cubs                36,867    $4.4M    $4.0M  -$115K    $743K
 Cincinnati Reds              34,200    $4.0M    $3.9M -$14,000    $634K
 Houston Astros              35,074    $4.3M    $4.4M -$94,000    $869K
 Los Angeles Dodgers          35,407    $4.6M    $4.4M  -$366K    $476K
 Montreal Expos              36,985    $3.9M    $3.7M  $66,000    $519K
 New York Mets                31,905    $4.1M    $3.9M  $75,000    $543K
 Philadelphia Phillies        36,934    $4.4M    $3.9M  -$118K    $784K
 Pittsburgh Pirates          37,411    $4.3M    $3.6M  -$146K    $1.1M
 SAN DIEGO PADRES            44,992    $4.4M    $1.8M    $1.2M    $4.4M
 San Francisco Giants        38,714    $5.0M    $4.1M    $128K    $1.2M
 St. Louis Cardinals          40,858    $4.9M    $4.3M    $128K    $1.1M

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1972 Batting            Team    G  AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR  BB    K  SB  CS    R  RBI  SLG  OBP
Morales, Jerry            SDP  153  .263  597  157  26  2  16  78  87    3  3  82  63  .394  .349
Evans, Dwight            SDP  160  .225  587  132  36  9  24  78  118    2  3  68  95  .440  .315
Petrocelli, Rico          SDP  162  .305  567  173  35  0  32  86  102    2  0  99  127  .536  .396
Colbert, Nate            SDP  156  .241  544  131  29  4  27  46  129    2  2  63  79  .458  .300
Clarke, Horace            SDP  130  .260  538  140  26  5  2  46  51  14  7  74  30  .338  .322
Bailey, Bob              SDP  140  .290  527  153  20  4  21  72  112    4  0  82  92  .463  .375
Grubb, Johnny            SDP  138  .314  500  157  32  2  16  84  74    2  3  95  65  .482  .413
Ruberto, Sonny            SDP  154  .271  487  132  28  1  1  35  125    1  1  43  36  .339  .320
Robinson, Dave            SDP  124  .271  258  70  23  2  5  19  59    0  0  31  40  .434  .320
Gaston, Cito              SDP  108  .216  185  40  6  2  4  13  40    0  0  22  28  .335  .264
Sipin, John              SDP  68  .255  184  47  10  0  0    2  44    4  1  16    6  .310  .263
Davanon, Jerry            SDP  72  .204  167  34  7  1  0  29  26    0  2  27    8  .257  .318
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  34  .080    75    6  1  0  0    1  35    0  0    5    4  .093  .091
Jones, Randy              SDP  33  .095    74    7  0  0  0    3  30    0  0    2    3  .095  .130
Slocum, Ron              SDP  70  .254    71  18  6  0  1  10  14    0  0  10  11  .380  .346
Arlin, Steve              SDP  31  .152    66  10  4  0  0    3  33    0  1    8    2  .212  .188
Kirby, Clay              SDP  23  .053    38    2  0  0  0    4  14    0  0    0    1  .053  .140
Bell, Jerry              SDP  48  .095    21    2  0  0  0    0    9    0  0    1    1  .095  .095
Davis, Bill              SDP  12  .158    19    3  2  0  0    3    4    1  0    3    0  .263  .273
Kelly, Van                SDP  20  .222    18    4  0  0  0    2    2    1  0    2    0  .222  .300
Iorg, Dane                SDP  18  .278    18    5  2  0  0    0    4    0  0    2    3  .389  .278
Robles, Rafael            SDP  16  .200    15    3  0  0  0    0    1    0  0    2    1  .200  .188
Roberts, Dave            SDP  42  .273    11    3  0  0  0    0    4    0  0    1    0  .273  .273
Spiezio, Ed              SDP    4  .375    8    3  3  0  0    2    2    0  0    2    0  .750  .500
Schaeffer, Mark          SDP  44  .000    5    0  0  0  0    0    0    0  0    0    0  .000  .000
Williams, Jim            SDP    4  .667    3    2  1  0  0    1    0    0  0    0    3 1.000  .750
Arcia, Jose              SDP    3  .500    2    1  1  0  0    1    0    1  0    1    0 1.000  .667
Dukes, Tom                SDP  67  .000    2    0  0  0  0    0    0    0  0    0    0  .000  .000
Hernandez, Enzo          SDP    1  .000    1    0  0  0  0    0    0    0  0    0    0  .000  .000

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1972 Pitching            Team    IP  ERA    G  GS  W  L  SV    K  BB  R/9
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  234.2  3.64  34  34  12  11  0  124  56 10.93
Jones, Randy              SDP  222.2  4.65  33  33  12  12  0  95  86 13.90
Arlin, Steve              SDP  203.2  4.42  31  31  11  8  0  131  107 14.23
Kirby, Clay              SDP  134.2  5.55  23  23  8  7  0  101  88 14.24
Bell, Jerry              SDP  107.2  3.18  48  0  7  1  3  28  46 12.12
Dukes, Tom                SDP  87.1  4.23  67  0  6  6  3  62  42 13.29
Roberts, Dave            SDP  79.2  3.39  42  0  6  4  3  39  34 13.90
Schaeffer, Mark          SDP  64.2  3.48  44  0  6  4  3  53  25 11.69
Corkins, Mike            SDP  49.1  2.74  48  0  4  8  28  32  14  8.57

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Contract Negotiations

SP Mike Caldwell
This was an easy call. You just don't let a guy like this walk away from the team. He has been everything that we could have hoped for and more. He has gotten better every year and shows no signs of slowing down.

C Ron Slocum
Ron is a valuable bench player and we were able to sign him to an extension at the league minimum. We couldn't pass that chance up.

P Randy Jones
The former face of the franchise, Randy has gotten better over the last two years and is finally starting to show why he was so touted coming up as a rookie in the majors. Randy still has some confidence issues but he has been working through those recently.

RP Jerry Bell
We picked up bell in a trade with the Brewers and he has been one of our most stable bullpen arms.

SP Tommie Sisk
Tommie's days had passed and his large salary was not one that we could hold on to without getting the production back. Sisk will be missed in the clubhouse and everything he did for the early days of the San Diego Padres will always be appreciated.

P Dick Selma
Selma was well liked but he failed to put up the numbers that the Padres were looking for. He has recently spent time down in AAA as well to try and get his "groove" back so to speak.

P Billy McCool
Billy was just making too much money for his talent level. His abilities had really started to fall lately and the Padres just grew impatient with him.

P Al McBean
Pretty much the same as McCool. GM James Barr isn't one to put up with dead space on the roster. These two were just sucking up payroll and there really was no reason to let it continue.

2B Horace Clarke
Clarke has picked up the pace recently and was rewarded with a new contract. He now becomes one of the highest paid Padres. Clarke will continue to set the pace for the offense.

3B Bob Bailey
Bob has been one of the most consistent offensive players since we singed him and he is very valuable to the offense. Van Kelly is waiting in the wings, but it still a few more years before he is ready. Locking up Bailey just seemed like the right thing to do.

P Gary Gentry
Gary is young and had a pretty good year last year. Teams are always in the market for good pitching and when you find some in free agency that is young and you can afford it, you have to jump at it.



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1973 Amateur Draft

Rounds 1-3

Rounds 4-6

1973 All Star Break

Mike Caldwell has arrived ladies and gentlement. The man is on fire and just keeps getting better for us each and every year. At this rate Randy Jones may just become his trusty sidekick when all is said and done.

Once again we find ourselves in the driver's seat come all star time. We currently lead the division, but by only two games.

The team pitching has been amazing. We currently have a team ERA of 3.88 which is much better than we had expected to have this year. The starting rotation is still lacking a solid number 5 that we can count on day in and day out, and we could use one more arm in the pen to really solidify our chances. We hope to pick one up before the trade deadline and if not we will more than likely sign one in free agency when the time comes around.

Batting average is down a little and there have been some minor changes to the lineup. SS Rico Petrocelli has yet to find his stroke this year, and Dave Hilton has taken over duties at 1B after replacing Nate Colbert due to an injury. Dave has been playing so well that he has yet to give up his starting role.

The following Padres were also named to the NL all star team:

P Mike Caldwell
P Dave Roberts
P Mike Corkins

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1973 Pitching            Team    IP  ERA    G  GS  W  L  SV    K  BB  R/9
Roberts, Dave            SDP  150.1  3.23  20  20  9  4  0  73  48 11.14
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  147.0  2.14  20  20  13  2  0  75  32  8.94
Jones, Randy              SDP  140.0  4.05  20  20  8  4  0  68  35 11.89
Kirby, Clay              SDP  112.2  5.27  19  19  7  5  0  92  62 14.30
Dukes, Tom                SDP  59.2  4.98  37  0  5  4  5  44  35 13.73
Arlin, Steve              SDP  38.2  7.45    9  6  0  4  0  22  26 18.85
Bell, Jerry              SDP  36.1  3.47  23  0  3  6  2    9  15 10.90
Corkins, Mike            SDP  26.1  3.08  26  0  2  3  18  13  12 11.28
Schaeffer, Mark          SDP  26.0  4.50  21  0  2  1  2  17  13 11.77
Troedson, Rich            SDP  25.0  2.52    9  1  3  1  0  21    6  9.00
Gentry, Gary              SDP  13.1  5.40    7  0  0  0  1    8    5 10.80

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1973 Batting            Team    G  AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR  BB    K  SB  CS    R  RBI  SLG  OBP
Clarke, Horace            SDP  85  .253  356  90  9  2  4  30  36    6  4  51  19  .323  .314
Grubb, Johnny            SDP  84  .331  305  101  20  6  10  52  44    2  2  50  39  .534  .426
Evans, Dwight            SDP  86  .261  299  78  17  2  10  53  60    1  2  47  42  .431  .374
Petrocelli, Rico          SDP  76  .232  289  67  17  2  9  41  58    0  2  40  47  .398  .322
Bailey, Bob              SDP  80  .272  287  78  16  0  11  45  68    2  4  39  53  .443  .367
Morales, Jerry            SDP  68  .333  276  92  17  2  14  36  39    0  4  56  35  .562  .411
Ruberto, Sonny            SDP  75  .177  226  40  8  0  0  12  46    0  0    9  15  .212  .217
Colbert, Nate            SDP  55  .174  178  31  4  1  6  22  49    4  0  19  30  .309  .276
Hilton, Dave              SDP  37  .314  118  37  4  3  2  15  16    2  2  19  14  .449  .397
Gaston, Cito              SDP  54  .291  103  30  4  1  5    8  18    0  0  21  20  .495  .348
Kelly, Van                SDP  63  .282    85  24  5  0  1  12  10    0  1  12    8  .376  .371
Robinson, Dave            SDP  47  .222    72  16  4  0  1    5  14    1  0  11  14  .319  .266
Slocum, Ron              SDP  42  .250    64  16  1  0  0    7  14    0  0    4    7  .266  .319
Sipin, John              SDP  33  .297    64  19  7  0  0    6    7    1  0    9    8  .406  .342
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  20  .100    50    5  0  0  0    1  18    0  0    1    4  .100  .118
Roberts, Dave            SDP  20  .063    48    3  0  0  0    1  14    0  0    0    3  .063  .080
Jones, Randy              SDP  20  .128    47    6  1  0  0    0  14    0  0    2    2  .149  .128
Kirby, Clay              SDP  19  .086    35    3  0  0  0    2  17    0  0    1    0  .086  .135
Arlin, Steve              SDP    9  .400    10    4  0  0  0    0    2    0  0    0    6  .400  .400
Dukes, Tom                SDP  37  .167    6    1  0  0  0    0    2    0  0    1    0  .167  .167
Troedson, Rich            SDP    9  .167    6    1  0  0  0    0    5    0  0    0    0  .167  .167
Bell, Jerry              SDP  23  .250    4    1  0  0  0    0    0    0  0    0    1  .250  .250
Gentry, Gary              SDP    7  .000    2    0  0  0  0    0    1    0  0    0    0  .000  .000
Corkins, Mike            SDP  26  .000    1    0  0  0  0    0    1    0  0    0    0  .000  .000

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Let's hope that the Pads can hang on this year. It seems that your pitching will keep the other team from scoring, now if only those bats start to heat up...

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Let's hope that the Pads can hang on this year. It seems that your pitching will keep the other team from scoring, now if only those bats start to heat up...

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Yep, we made a great run at it, but came up just a little bit short. Read below for the 1973 recap.

1973 Review

Many thought this was the year of the Padres. Johnny Grubb and Dwight Evans were coming off very impressive rookie seasons and the pitching staff looked to be one of the strongest in the league. There were a few short comings on offense, but we were hoping that we could overcome them with the strong pitching.

In the end the Padres came up just a little bit short of the post season. Mike Caldwell posted one of the most impressive seasons for a pitcher that the Padres will likely see for a while. Randy Jones finally showed what all the hype was about and is becoming a very solid number two guy in the rotation. Mike Corkins was one of the league's best closers and for the most part the rest of the pen was very solid.

A few players that had been putting up big numbers decided to take the 1973 season off though, it seemed. Rico Petrocelli had an off season compared to what he had been doing. This was disappointing considering this was the best Padres lineup that we had ever seen coming in to the season.

Nate Colbert finds himself on the bench behind Dave Hilton. Hilton has proven that he can hit for average and gets on base a lot more often then the slugging Colbert. 24 year old Jerry Morales lead the team in homers and Rico, despite batting in the .230's lead the team in RBI with 98.

The 1973 season has come and gone, but we made progress again and will be back in 1974. Just wait til next year!!

Standings / Playoffs

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AMERICAN LEAGUE (1973)

 EAST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 Baltimore            100  62  .617    --  .293  178    83  4.89
 New York              87  75  .537  13.0  .287  160    40  5.00
 Boston                86  76  .531  14.0  .291  229    47  5.44
 Detroit              79  83  .488  21.0  .270  177    42  5.24
 Milwaukee            77  85  .475  23.0  .267  178    75  5.04
 Cleveland            61 101  .377  39.0  .262  134    51  5.44

 WEST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 Oakland              105  57  .648    --  .281  244    34  4.14
 Minnesota            90  72  .556  15.0  .284  133    85  4.69
 California            83  79  .512  22.0  .287  117    75  4.36
 Kansas City          81  81  .500  24.0  .285  143    72  4.35
 Chicago              70  92  .432  35.0  .272  142    50  5.64
 Texas                53 109  .327  52.0  .265  102    75  5.55


NATIONAL LEAGUE (1973)

 EAST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 Pittsburgh            93  69  .574    --  .293  150    82  4.25
 St. Louis            91  71  .562  2.0  .268  126    98  4.03
 New York              85  77  .525  8.0  .252  135    78  3.72
 Philadelphia          78  84  .481  15.0  .259  181    40  4.89
 Montreal              75  87  .463  18.0  .272  123    42  4.80
 Chicago              73  89  .451  20.0  .252  165    53  4.41

 WEST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 San Francisco        96  66  .593    --  .266  190    51  3.87
 San Diego            93  69  .574  3.0  .247  131    35  3.84
 Los Angeles          83  79  .512  13.0  .267  113  110  3.94
 Atlanta              74  88  .457  22.0  .265  161    62  4.80
 Houston              73  89  .451  23.0  .262  127    84  4.36
 Cincinnati            58 104  .358  38.0  .265  113    76  5.26

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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
 Orioles defeat Athletics, 3-0
 Giants defeat Pirates, 3-2

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
 Giants defeat Orioles, 4-3

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Awards

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AMERICAN LEAGUE (1973)

Cy Young                  Jim Palmer (BAL)
Player of the Year:      Don Baylor (BAL)
Rookie Of The Year:      John Balaz (CAL)

Gold Glove (P):          Mel Stottlemyre (NYY)
Gold Glove (C):          Ray Fosse (CLE)
Gold Glove (1B):          John Ellis (NYY)
Gold Glove (2B):          Tom Ragland (TEX)
Gold Glove (3B):          Toby Harrah (BOS)
Gold Glove (SS):          Mark Belanger (BAL)
Gold Glove (LF):          Al Yates (MIL)
Gold Glove (CF):          Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)
Gold Glove (RF):          John Balaz (CAL)

NATIONAL LEAGUE (1973)

Cy Young                  Gaylord Perry (SFG)
Player of the Year:      George Foster (SFG)
Rookie Of The Year:      Frank Taveras (PIT)

Gold Glove (P):          Randy Jones (SDP)
Gold Glove (C):          Johnny Bench (NYM)
Gold Glove (1B):          Wes Parker (LAD)
Gold Glove (2B):          Steve Huntz (STL)
Gold Glove (3B):          Darrell Evans (ATL)
Gold Glove (SS):          Dave Concepcion (CIN)
Gold Glove (LF):          Jerry Morales (SDP)
Gold Glove (CF):          Ken Griffey (CIN)
Gold Glove (RF):          Dwight Evans (SDP)

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Finances

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AMERICAN LEAGUE (1973)      Tickets  Revenue  Payroll  Profit    Cash
 Baltimore Orioles            40,966    $6.1M    $5.1M    $526K    $1.5M
 Boston Red Sox              37,578    $5.3M    $4.5M  -$151K    $1.0M
 California Angels            33,181    $4.6M    $4.4M -$32,000    $1.0M
 Chicago White Sox            31,031    $4.1M    $3.3M  $74,000    $748K
 Cleveland Indians            31,556    $3.9M    $2.8M  $96,000    $742K
 Detroit Tigers              35,442    $4.8M    $5.0M  $7,000    $882K
 Kansas City Royals          34,699    $4.7M    $4.4M  -$450K    $669K
 Milwaukee Brewers            35,107    $4.2M    $3.3M    $117K    $1.2M
 Minnesota Twins              36,347    $5.0M    $4.3M -$71,000    $905K
 New York Yankees            36,219    $5.0M    $4.5M    $197K    $751K
 Oakland Athletics            40,960    $6.1M    $5.7M    $204K    $713K
 Texas Rangers                26,629    $3.7M    $3.4M  -$212K    $464K

NATIONAL LEAGUE (1973)      Tickets  Revenue  Payroll  Profit    Cash
 Atlanta Braves              34,981    $4.6M    $4.0M    $171K    $796K
 Chicago Cubs                31,835    $4.3M    $4.0M  -$115K    $627K
 Cincinnati Reds              30,979    $4.1M    $3.5M  -$112K    $521K
 Houston Astros              34,216    $4.7M    $4.2M  -$9,000    $859K
 Los Angeles Dodgers          38,157    $5.3M    $4.6M    $381K    $857K
 Montreal Expos              34,269    $4.2M    $3.7M      $0    $519K
 New York Mets                35,816    $5.0M    $4.0M    $389K    $932K
 Philadelphia Phillies        34,142    $4.8M    $3.8M -$36,000    $747K
 Pittsburgh Pirates          37,834    $5.0M    $4.0M  $69,000    $1.1M
 SAN DIEGO PADRES            46,730    $5.3M    $2.3M    $1.8M    $6.3M
 San Francisco Giants        40,904    $6.3M    $5.4M    $435K    $1.6M
 St. Louis Cardinals          38,325    $5.6M    $4.8M  $16,000    $1.1M

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1973 Pitching            Team    IP  ERA    G  GS  W  L  SV    K  BB  R/9
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  282.0  2.59  39  39  20  9  0  149  55  9.22
Jones, Randy              SDP  280.0  3.05  39  39  19  8  0  142  60 10.32
Roberts, Dave            SDP  276.1  3.91  39  39  15  12  0  123  95 11.99
Kirby, Clay              SDP  225.1  5.07  38  38  13  12  0  186  110 14.14
Bell, Jerry              SDP  65.0  4.85  41  0  4  7  2  12  30 13.15
Schaeffer, Mark          SDP  53.0  5.09  46  0  5  4  3  47  25 13.42
Troedson, Rich            SDP  46.1  3.30  21  1  4  2  2  36  11  9.52
Corkins, Mike            SDP  43.1  2.91  45  0  6  5  31  29  20 11.22
Gentry, Gary              SDP  28.0  3.54  13  0  0  0  2  21  12 11.25

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1973 Batting            Team    G  AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR  BB    K  SB  CS    R  RBI  SLG  OBP
Clarke, Horace            SDP  160  .252  636  160  20  4  4  56  58  11  9  91  35  .314  .314
Morales, Jerry            SDP  143  .315  577  182  32  4  25  70  78    4  10  105  74  .515  .389
Petrocelli, Rico          SDP  152  .232  557  129  35  3  24  74  104    0  2  84  98  .434  .317
Evans, Dwight            SDP  161  .254  556  141  29  7  19  85  111    2  2  82  84  .433  .354
Grubb, Johnny            SDP  154  .313  546  171  34  10  20  86  84    2  4  89  79  .522  .406
Bailey, Bob              SDP  156  .256  544  139  30  0  19  83  119    4  8  72  93  .415  .354
Hilton, Dave              SDP  113  .268  370  99  16  5  3  44  55    4  3  38  41  .362  .347
Colbert, Nate            SDP  58  .188  181  34  4  1  8  22  49    4  0  21  34  .354  .286
Gaston, Cito              SDP  106  .287  150  43  5  2  5  13  27    1  0  27  35  .447  .347
Slocum, Ron              SDP  86  .207  145  30  3  0  0  13  28    0  0  10  12  .228  .267
Kelly, Van                SDP  122  .275  138  38  9  0  2  20  19    0  1  24  10  .384  .371
Robinson, Dave            SDP  75  .219  114  25  8  0  1    8  20    1  1  15  19  .316  .264
Jones, Randy              SDP  39  .090    89    8  1  0  0    1  30    0  0    5    3  .101  .100
Sipin, John              SDP  50  .261    88  23  9  0  0    9  12    2  0  11  10  .364  .320
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  39  .102    88    9  1  1  0    1  35    0  0    1    6  .136  .112
Roberts, Dave            SDP  39  .115    87  10  1  0  0    2  28    0  1    2    6  .126  .132
Kirby, Clay              SDP  38  .119    67    8  0  0  0    3  31    0  1    3    1  .119  .157
Iorg, Dane                SDP  19  .314    35  11  3  0  1  12    6    0  0    9    4  .486  .489
Davanon, Jerry            SDP    6  .111    9    1  0  0  0    1    1    0  0    0    0  .111  .273
Troedson, Rich            SDP  21  .111    9    1  0  0  0    0    6    0  0    0    0  .111  .111
Bell, Jerry              SDP  41  .167    6    1  0  0  0    0    2    0  0    0    1  .167  .167
Gentry, Gary              SDP  13  .000    4    0  0  0  0    1    1    0  0    0    0  .000  .200
Williams, Jim            SDP    3  .000    2    0  0  0  0    1    0    0  0    1    0  .000  .333
Goddard, Joe              SDP    3  .000    1    0  0  0  0    0    0    0  0    0    0  .000  .000
Corkins, Mike            SDP  45  .000    1    0  0  0  0    0    1    0  0    0    0  .000  .000

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Contract Negotiations

CF Jerry Morales
Not even a question. He has been one of our best hitters since we called him up. There was no way that we were going to let him test the FA waters.

3B Van kelly
Van had a rough start with the Padres, but that wasn't his fault. He was forced to start at thrid for us and he wasn't ready. Time has worked in his favor and he has been able to learn some valuable things on the bench behind Bob Bailey. He is a great pinch hitter.

RP Mike Corkins
Mike continues to be one of the best closers in the league. The price was right to locke him up for 4 more years.

P Dick Kelley
He was getting old and not putting up the numbers that we needed. He has been tooling around in the minors for the last few years as well.

P Tom Dukes
Tom had been a big part of the pen, but he was getting up in age and his skills were diminished to say the least.

P Steve Arlin
Steve had great potential but he just wasn't reaching it in San Diego. We wish him the best of luck wherever he ends up. He will certainly find a spot with another team.

CF Cito Gaston
Gaston has been a big contributor to the team. He offers a great solution to injury of any of our OF'ers. Cito gets a lot of playing time as a pinch hitter as well.

C Sonny Ruberto
Sonny played hard but he just didn't have the skills that we needed to keep him around for the money that he was asking for.

P Ken Tatum
Ken was the best relief pitcher that was available in free agency. We could have used some offense but we are still moving along with the thought that pitching wins championship.



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1974 Preveiw

The 1974 season should be one to remember. The Padres are coming off the best season in franchise history where they won an astounding 93 games but somehow still managed to finish in second in the division behind the Giants. A lot of things happened in 1973 that lead many to believe the Padres may very well stand a chance to win the division in the coming year.

The lineup has changes slightly as Horace Clarke will find himself batting in the 8th spot. His OBP just wasn’t high enough to warrant him staying in the leadoff spot. That job goes to 1B Dave Hilton. Dave isn’t your prototypical 1B. He doesn’t hit for power but he finds a way to get on base and has decent speed which is everything you can ask for when hitting number one in the lineup.

The rest of the lineup is very strong. Rico Petrocelli is hoping to bounce back from an off year. Dwight Evans and Johnny Grubb continue to get better and Jerry Morales is turning in to one of the better outfielders in the game today. Bob Bailey is always solid at third and will put up good numbers in the five hole for sure.

Catcher is the lone weak offensive spot in the lineup as Ron Slocum is known more for his defense than his bat. This position has been one that the Padres have been looking to upgrade for some time. Pitching however, has proven to be more of a need and therefore has garnered most of the attention to this point. That may change during the season by way of trade.

The pitching staff should once again be strong this year. Mike Caldwell is the obvious number one and Randy Jones is become a very close number two man in the rotation. If they can put up another year like 1973 the Padres are going to be a very hard team to sweep in a series.

The pen is still solid with veterans Mike Corkins, Ken Tatum, and Jerry Bell leading the way. Rookie Jimmy Freeman will find himself in the long reliever spot to start the year but could very well end up in the rotation at some point of someone struggles or gets hurt.

Another rookie will find himself in the starting rotation to begin the year. Randy Sterling will get the nod as the number 4 starter and should do pretty well in his firs season in the bigs. He put up impressive numbers in AAA last year and played very well in the spring.

The minors are a strong point for the Padres. We have several good looking prospects coming through the system. To name a few;

P Rich Mahler (72/85)
P Don Demola (71/87)
P Roy Branch (57/92)
P Al Autry (62/88)
SS Enzo Hernandez (77/93)
SS Frankie Libran (75/90)
1B Jason Thompson (55/82)

There have been a few disappointments in the farm system as well though. Joaquin Andujar doesn’t appear to be the great prospect that we had once hoped. He still finds himself in AA when Jimmy Freeman and Randy Sterling are already at the major league level. He still may develop in to a quality pitcher, but he is taking a bit longer than the Padres would like to see.

Projected Record: 80-82
No way that can be right. They haven't been giving San Diego any credit for a long time. For the last three seasons we have been predicted to finish under .500. Last year we won 93 games and the year before that we won 85.

Farm System: 4th
Scouting: 4th
Medical: 4th

Cash: $6,353,974
Payroll: $2,482,825
Payroll Budget: $3,470,105

1974 Amateur Draft

We really liked Sprowl's potential and we have had very good luck drafting guys that come up with only two pitches. It seems like they can concentrate on those two and can mold them in to some dominant pitches.

Herr is depenadable and durable. He has a great eye. When you get the chance to take a very talented second baseman in the ammy draft you have to jump all over it.

Cooper was the best position player left in the third round and we didn't want to miss out on him.

Hobbs has great potential. He is quite a few years from being ready, but that shouldn't be too much of a concern.

Cliburn was a risk. We really need to upgrade at catcher and there wasn't much in the draft. We are hoping that we can get lucky with him and he will develop in to a major league talent some day.

Dave Ford, well we got lucky with this pick. We found a player in the 6th round that still has decent potential and a shot to make it to the majors someday.

1974 All Star Break

Well...what can I say? The season isn't exactly going as I had hoped that it would. The hitting has just been well, not good. The pitching has been amazing but we can't hit enough to really get anything going. We are playing well. I guess that a few years of success has made me want a division title pretty badly. It's almost as if I'm expecting it a little bit.

Dave Hilton started off the year slowly and found himself down in the number 8 hole pretty quickly. He continued to struggle and Nate Colbert has taken over the first base duties. Nate doesn't hit for much average, at all, but he does hit the ball over the fence quite often which is more than what Dave was doing for us.

As you can see, we have a team ERA of 3.24 which is just crazy to be honest. I haven't had a pitching staff that good in quite some time. Randy Jones and Mike Caldwell continue to pitch well as we head in to the second half of the season. Dave Roberts is contributing alot as well. Randy Sterling is having some rookie growing pains, but overall he has pitched very well, especially in the early part of the year.

Right now we find ourselves 6.5 games out of first place. That isn't an impossible amount to overcome, but I sure would like to be closer. There is still a lot of baseball to go and we should be able to climb back in to this thing. If not, there is always NEXT YEAR!!

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1974 Batting            Team    G  AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR  BB    K  SB  CS    R  RBI  SLG  OBP
Morales, Jerry            SDP  96  .297  357  106  21  3  6  43  52    1  2  57  38  .423  .370
Petrocelli, Rico          SDP  95  .280  343  96  22  1  19  45  51    0  1  62  78  .516  .367
Evans, Dwight            SDP  97  .216  343  74  12  3  11  62  75    0  1  39  49  .364  .336
Bailey, Bob              SDP  95  .265  332  88  15  5  14  55  64    5  4  52  72  .467  .367
Grubb, Johnny            SDP  95  .288  313  90  24  3  14  74  45    0  1  73  50  .518  .429
Clarke, Horace            SDP  88  .275  302  83  13  3  0  23  24    7  4  32  27  .338  .330
Slocum, Ron              SDP  90  .202  258  52  4  1  1  32  55    0  0  17  16  .236  .290
Hilton, Dave              SDP  63  .214  220  47  11  2  3  25  38    1  3  34  14  .323  .300
Colbert, Nate            SDP  58  .200  215  43  11  1  13  16  51    3  0  33  30  .442  .258
Iorg, Dane                SDP  59  .307    88  27  6  0  1  12  10    0  1  10  17  .409  .379
Gaston, Cito              SDP  47  .312    77  24  4  3  2    5  11    2  0  17  16  .519  .349
Kelly, Van                SDP  63  .329    70  23  8  0  0    7  13    0  0  12    6  .443  .380
Goddard, Joe              SDP  44  .167    66  11  0  0  0    5  13    0  1    2    6  .167  .233
Davanon, Jerry            SDP  34  .351    57  20  4  3  0    2    9    0  1    8    8  .526  .377
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  21  .061    49    3  0  0  0    1  26    0  0    1    0  .061  .080
Jones, Randy              SDP  21  .174    46    8  0  0  0    0  15    0  0    1    3  .174  .170
Sterling, Randy          SDP  19  .152    46    7  1  0  0    2  14    0  0    0    3  .174  .188
Roberts, Dave            SDP  19  .119    42    5  1  0  0    0  16    1  0    1    3  .143  .116
Kirby, Clay              SDP  18  .171    35    6  0  0  0    0  13    0  1    4    2  .171  .171
Freeman, Jimmy            SDP  11  .167    6    1  0  0  0    0    2    0  0    0    0  .167  .167
Gentry, Gary              SDP    9  .200    5    1  0  0  0    1    3    0  0    2    0  .200  .333
Troedson, Rich            SDP  49  .000    4    0  0  0  0    0    2    0  0    0    0  .000  .000
Tatum, Ken                SDP  21  .500    2    1  0  0  0    0    1    0  0    0    1  .500  .500
Corkins, Mike            SDP  21  .000    1    0  0  0  0    0    0    0  0    0    0  .000  .000

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1974 Pitching            Team    IP  ERA    G  GS  W  L  SV    K  BB  R/9
Jones, Randy              SDP  157.2  2.23  21  21  12  3  0  71  44  9.59
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  154.1  2.68  21  21  12  3  0  94  36 10.03
Roberts, Dave            SDP  135.0  3.00  19  19  7  6  0  59  50 12.27
Sterling, Randy          SDP  122.1  4.27  19  19  8  6  0  84  45 11.70
Kirby, Clay              SDP  109.1  3.87  18  17  7  9  0  86  57 13.58
Troedson, Rich            SDP  66.0  4.91  49  0  2  10  5  55  26 13.77
Tatum, Ken                SDP  35.2  5.30  21  0  2  1  0  22  18 15.39
Freeman, Jimmy            SDP  30.0  2.70  11  0  1  1  0  18  15 12.30
Corkins, Mike            SDP  23.0  2.35  21  0  1  2  15  25  11  9.78
Bell, Jerry              SDP  19.0  1.42  16  0  2  1  2  11  10  9.95
Gentry, Gary              SDP  18.0  1.50    9  0  0  1  1    9  15 14.00

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1974 All Star Teams

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AMERICAN LEAGUE ALL STAR TEAM

      C : Gene Tenace (OAK)          3,203,310 votes
      1B : Boog Powell (BAL)          1,025,985
      2B : Rod Carew (MIN)            1,955,001
      3B : Toby Harrah (BOS)          3,059,873
      SS : Dave Concepcion (BOS)      2,407,967
      OF : Joe Rudi (OAK)              1,662,749
      OF : Rick Monday (OAK)          1,475,319
      OF : Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)      1,228,222
  Bench : Lou Piniella (CAL)       
  Bench : Roe Skidmore (CHW)       
  Bench : Chris Chambliss (CLE)     
  Bench : Graig Nettles (DET)       
  Bench : Ron Cey (KCR)             
  Bench : Gorman Thomas (MIL)       
  Bench : Roy White (NYY)           
  Bench : Tony Conigliaro (TEX)     
  Bench : Reggie Smith (BOS)       
  Bench : Pat Kelly (KCR)           
  Bench : George Hendrick (OAK)     
 Pitcher : Catfish Hunter (OAK)     
 Pitcher : Chuck Dobson (OAK)       
 Pitcher : Blue Moon Odom (OAK)     
 Pitcher : Tommy John (TEX)         
 Pitcher : Jim Palmer (BAL)         
 Pitcher : Ray Culp (BOS)           
 Pitcher : Vida Blue (OAK)           
 Pitcher : Chuck Seelbach (DET)     
 Pitcher : Terry Ley (NYY)           
 Pitcher : Ralph Garcia (MIL)       
 Pitcher : Rich Folkers (MIN)       

NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL STAR TEAM

      C : Johnny Bench (NYM)          2,249,061 votes
      1B : John Milner (NYM)          1,553,691
      2B : Dave Cash (PIT)            1,202,328
      3B : Richie Hebner (PIT)        2,140,967
      SS : Rico Petrocelli (SDP)      2,206,151
      OF : Al Oliver (PIT)            1,547,565
      OF : Richie Zisk (PIT)          1,267,037
      OF : Dick Allen (PHI)            1,238,090
  Bench : Mike Schmidt (PHI)       
  Bench : Dusty Baker (ATL)         
  Bench : Rick Bladt (CHC)         
  Bench : Ken Griffey (CIN)         
  Bench : Willie McCovey (SFG)     
  Bench : Lou Brock (STL)           
  Bench : Doug Rader (HOU)         
  Bench : George Foster (SFG)       
  Bench : Thurman Munson (SFG)     
  Bench : Darrell Evans (ATL)       
  Bench : Mike Lum (ATL)           
 Pitcher : J.R. Richard (HOU)       
 Pitcher : Don Sutton (LAD)         
 Pitcher : Steve Rogers (MON)       
 Pitcher : Randy Jones (SDP)         
 Pitcher : Jerry Koosman (NYM)       
 Pitcher : Mike Caldwell (SDP)       
 Pitcher : Gaylord Perry (SFG)       
 Pitcher : Buddy Schultz (CHC)       
 Pitcher : Harry Parker (STL)       
 Pitcher : Charlie Hough (LAD)       
 Pitcher : Ken Wright (PIT)

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1974 Review

It was another disappointing season in 1974. Heh...who would have thought that the Padres would be upset about winning 96 games just 5 seasons ago? Winning has become something of a tradition already. We have enjoyed three winning seasons in a row at this pont and things look very good for the future.

We have a few holes in the lineup that need to be fixed, but we are pretty happy with where the pitching staff sits at this point. Catcher, or First Base will likely be the one thing that we sign this offseason in free agency.

The team played tremendous. We were everything that we had hoped to be. In the end however the Giants just proved to be a little bit better. In just 5 years this team has become a consistent contender. We put fans in the seats and we win games. What more could someone ask for? A World Series!! San Diego fans and ownership are starting to get a little anxious.

Some highlights of the year;

Randy Jones wins 20 games
All 5 starters had an ERA under 4.00
Randy Sterling 16-8, 3.64 as a rookie
Rico Petrocelli .278, 25 HR, 113 RBI

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1974 Pitching            Team    IP  ERA    G  GS  W  L  SV    K  BB  R/9
Jones, Randy              SDP  247.0  2.62  34  34  20  6  0  115  71 10.24
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  244.0  2.77  34  34  18  8  0  133  52 10.66
Roberts, Dave            SDP  226.0  3.46  32  32  11  11  0  113  82 12.50
Sterling, Randy          SDP  217.1  3.64  32  32  16  8  0  152  89 11.60
Kirby, Clay              SDP  192.1  3.93  31  30  12  10  0  155  101 13.34
Troedson, Rich            SDP  108.0  3.92  80  0  7  12  12  89  36 13.08
Freeman, Jimmy            SDP  77.1  3.26  31  0  5  3  2  44  36 12.22
Tatum, Ken                SDP  42.0  5.79  24  0  2  1  0  28  23 15.00
Corkins, Mike            SDP  39.0  2.31  34  0  2  3  23  38  15  9.00
Bell, Jerry              SDP  38.2  2.33  27  0  2  3  3  18  17 10.01
Gentry, Gary              SDP  35.2  3.53  18  0  1  1  2  26  24 14.38

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1974 Batting            Team    G  AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR  BB    K  SB  CS    R  RBI  SLG  OBP
Morales, Jerry            SDP  154  .284  592  168  28  4  16  59  84    2  2  91  64  .426  .346
Evans, Dwight            SDP  162  .243  568  138  27  4  25  104  115    0  2  80  97  .437  .360
Bailey, Bob              SDP  155  .258  555  143  24  6  20  74  104    8  8  86  107  .431  .345
Clarke, Horace            SDP  149  .276  544  150  28  5  1  32  49    9  9  57  42  .351  .321
Petrocelli, Rico          SDP  144  .278  526  146  31  3  25  72  96    0  2  90  113  .490  .367
Grubb, Johnny            SDP  160  .277  523  145  41  3  22  122  71    1  2  114  77  .493  .417
Slocum, Ron              SDP  148  .200  444  89  9  1  3  51  98    0  0  35  35  .245  .284
Iorg, Dane                SDP  123  .292  315  92  21  2  4  40  34    1  1  35  45  .410  .370
Hilton, Dave              SDP  81  .216  236  51  11  2  3  27  42    1  4  35  16  .318  .302
Colbert, Nate            SDP  88  .209  235  49  11  1  14  17  56    3  0  37  33  .443  .264
Gaston, Cito              SDP  80  .284  155  44  6  3  5  11  28    2  0  29  30  .458  .333
Davanon, Jerry            SDP  66  .278  144  40  7  3  0  11  19    0  2  20  19  .368  .331
Kelly, Van                SDP  112  .351  131  46  11  0  1  14  26    0  0  19  13  .458  .416
Goddard, Joe              SDP  65  .225  102  23  1  0  0    8  23    0  2    5    9  .235  .283
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  34  .051    78    4  1  0  0    2  34    0  0    2    1  .064  .075
Jones, Randy              SDP  34  .158    76  12  0  0  0    0  26    0  0    1    3  .158  .156
Sterling, Randy          SDP  32  .133    75  10  2  0  0    4  27    0  0    2    4  .160  .175
Roberts, Dave            SDP  32  .129    70    9  1  0  0    2  24    1  0    2    3  .143  .151
Kirby, Clay              SDP  31  .148    61    9  1  0  0    1  29    0  1    6    2  .164  .161
Robinson, Dave            SDP  12  .208    24    5  0  0  0    0    8    0  0    3    3  .208  .200
Freeman, Jimmy            SDP  31  .143    14    2  0  0  0    0    7    0  0    0    0  .143  .143
Sipin, John              SDP  10  .200    10    2  0  1  0    1    3    0  0    1    1  .400  .273
Troedson, Rich            SDP  80  .250    8    2  0  0  0    0    2    0  0    0    1  .250  .250
Gentry, Gary              SDP  18  .143    7    1  0  0  0    1    4    0  0    2    0  .143  .250
Williams, Jim            SDP    4  .250    4    1  0  0  0    0    2    0  0    0    1  .250  .250
Bell, Jerry              SDP  27  .250    4    1  0  0  0    0    2    0  0    0    1  .250  .250
Tatum, Ken                SDP  24  .333    3    1  0  0  0    0    1    0  0    0    1  .333  .333
Libran, Frankie          SDP    1 1.000    1    1  0  0  0    0    0    0  0    0    1 1.000 1.000
Corkins, Mike            SDP  34  .000    1    0  0  0  0    0    0    0  0    0    0  .000  .000

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Standings / Playoffs

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AMERICAN LEAGUE (1974)

 EAST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 Boston              107  55  .660    --  .295  251    43  4.63
 Baltimore            93  69  .574  14.0  .290  158    71  4.77
 Milwaukee            82  80  .506  25.0  .277  164    47  5.32
 Detroit              71  91  .438  36.0  .268  171    18  5.45
 New York              70  92  .432  37.0  .259  129    45  4.85
 Cleveland            42 120  .259  65.0  .274  134    51  6.19

 WEST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 Oakland              113  49  .698    --  .288  250    51  4.00
 Kansas City          91  71  .562  22.0  .297  131    81  4.97
 Minnesota            86  76  .531  27.0  .284  111    73  4.40
 California            84  78  .519  29.0  .289  130    76  4.53
 Chicago              67  95  .414  46.0  .280  146    51  5.29
 Texas                66  96  .407  47.0  .270  137    60  4.76


NATIONAL LEAGUE (1974)

 EAST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 Pittsburgh          108  54  .667    --  .299  159    94  3.80
 New York              90  72  .556  18.0  .256  141    63  3.65
 St. Louis            84  78  .519  24.0  .273  122    86  4.22
 Philadelphia          81  81  .500  27.0  .256  154    69  4.33
 Chicago              77  85  .475  31.0  .250  134    52  4.22
 Montreal              56 106  .346  52.0  .256    97    50  4.67

 WEST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 San Francisco        98  64  .605    --  .270  161    79  3.72
 San Diego            96  66  .593  2.0  .251  139    28  3.32
 Houston              92  70  .568  6.0  .267  132    71  3.75
 Los Angeles          79  83  .488  19.0  .255    99    97  4.15
 Atlanta              59 103  .364  39.0  .257  138    60  5.23
 Cincinnati            52 110  .321  46.0  .260    89    97  5.32

  defeat , 0-0
  defeat , 0-0
  defeat , 0-0
  defeat , 0-0

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
 Red Sox defeat Athletics, 3-1
 Pirates defeat Giants, 3-2

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
 Red Sox defeat Pirates, 4-3

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Individual Awards

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AMERICAN LEAGUE (1974)

Cy Young                  Catfish Hunter (OAK)
Player of the Year:      Toby Harrah (BOS)
Rookie Of The Year:      Marvin Lane (DET)

Gold Glove (P):          Mark Fidrych (BOS)
Gold Glove (C):          Bill Freehan (DET)
Gold Glove (1B):          John Ellis (NYY)
Gold Glove (2B):          Tom Ragland (TEX)
Gold Glove (3B):          Toby Harrah (BOS)
Gold Glove (SS):          Dave Concepcion (BOS)
Gold Glove (LF):          Joe Rudi (OAK)
Gold Glove (CF):          Roy White (NYY)
Gold Glove (RF):          Bobby Brooks (KCR)

NATIONAL LEAGUE (1974)

Cy Young                  Randy Jones (SDP)
Player of the Year:      Al Oliver (PIT)
Rookie Of The Year:      Randy Sterling (SDP)

Gold Glove (P):          Randy Jones (SDP)
Gold Glove (C):          Johnny Bench (NYM)
Gold Glove (1B):          Wes Parker (LAD)
Gold Glove (2B):          Steve Huntz (STL)
Gold Glove (3B):          Mike Schmidt (PHI)
Gold Glove (SS):          Larry Bowa (PHI)
Gold Glove (LF):          George Foster (SFG)
Gold Glove (CF):          Garry Maddox (SFG)
Gold Glove (RF):          Amos Otis (NYM)

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Finances

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AMERICAN LEAGUE (1974)      Tickets  Revenue  Payroll  Profit    Cash
 Baltimore Orioles            37,786    $6.3M    $6.2M  -$447K    $1.1M
 Boston Red Sox              41,321    $6.3M    $5.5M    $423K    $1.5M
 California Angels            34,217    $5.2M    $4.0M  $31,000    $1.0M
 Chicago White Sox            30,669    $4.4M    $3.6M  $49,000    $797K
 Cleveland Indians            24,688    $3.6M    $3.6M  -$654K  $87,000
 Detroit Tigers              31,385    $4.7M    $4.9M  -$662K    $220K
 Kansas City Royals          36,807    $5.6M    $4.8M    $599K    $1.2M
 Milwaukee Brewers            35,310    $4.8M    $3.5M    $343K    $1.5M
 Minnesota Twins              36,035    $5.4M    $4.9M    $216K    $1.1M
 New York Yankees            32,411    $5.0M    $4.3M -$32,000    $717K
 Oakland Athletics            42,995    $7.0M    $6.0M    $571K    $1.2M
 Texas Rangers                30,575    $4.4M    $3.7M    $236K    $700K

NATIONAL LEAGUE (1974)      Tickets  Revenue  Payroll  Profit    Cash
 Atlanta Braves              32,241    $4.6M    $4.2M -$59,000    $737K
 Chicago Cubs                33,913    $4.9M    $4.6M  $74,000    $701K
 Cincinnati Reds              26,810    $4.0M    $2.9M    $205K    $726K
 Houston Astros              38,840    $5.8M    $5.2M    $180K    $1.0M
 Los Angeles Dodgers          35,644    $5.3M    $4.8M  $48,000    $904K
 Montreal Expos              27,236    $4.0M    $3.8M  -$298K    $220K
 New York Mets                36,577    $5.5M    $4.9M    $157K    $1.0M
 Philadelphia Phillies        33,533    $5.2M    $4.7M -$98,000    $647K
 Pittsburgh Pirates          41,558    $6.4M    $5.6M    $926K    $2.1M
 SAN DIEGO PADRES            44,618    $5.9M    $3.0M    $2.1M    $356K
 San Francisco Giants        40,348    $6.8M    $6.6M  -$192K    $1.4M
 St. Louis Cardinals          35,157    $5.7M    $5.2M  -$244K    $873K

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Contract Negotiations

SS Rafael Robles
We thought that this guy might turn in to something valuable but apparently we were wrong. He has been tooling around in AAA for the last couple of seasons and we thought that it was finally time to just let him go.

SP Dave Roberts
Dave has been excellent for us. There was no way that we were going to break up the starting rotation at this point. They played too well last year and Roberts was a big part of that success. Having him on the roster takes a bit of pressure off the big two (Jones, Caldwell).

SS Jerry Davanon
Jerry just wanted too much money. He turned in to quite the SS but we just had too many coming up through the system and with Rico playing every day it wasn't looking good for Jerry to be playing all that much. He was too good to be a bench player and I think we all knew it.

C Ron Slocum
This position has not been one that has been good to us. Every player we have played there has been pretty inept when it comes to offense. Ron was no different. When he asked for over 200K per year, we just couldn't do that. We liked Ron, and we wish him the best of luck.

SS Rico Petrocelli
Rico has been a staple in the middle of the lineup for the Padres and we would like to keep it that way. When his contract is up it will probably either be time for him to retire, or we would be parting ways with him.

LF Johnny Grubb
Johnny has turned in to a star and we took the opportunity to sign him long term. 200K per year is a deal for this guy and we knew it. His health is a little bit of a concern, but at this price I think it is going to be well worth it.

RF Dwight Evans
Evans may have a little bit more potential, and he is certainly going to turn in to more of a power hitter than Grubb. Locking him up for 7 years was a little more costly than Grubb, but at the end it will look like a good deal.

No free agent signings this year. We were looking for a catcher, but the best one out there was Bill Freehan. Not that Bill is a bad player, but we couldn't justify paying over 300K for a guy who hits .250 a year and spends a lot of time recovering from nagging knee injuries.



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Padres Hope To Have An Answer At Catcher

In a long anticipated move this afternoon, the Padres finally obtained what they hope to be the answer at catcher.

Padres Send:
SS Frankie Libran

Red Sox Send:
C Vic Correll


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Do you feel safe trading for a Catcher that has spent most of his time in the Minors?

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Originally Posted by rockiesfan4ever

Do you feel safe trading for a Catcher that has spent most of his time in the Minors?

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To be honest I wasn't completely sold on this trade. Libran was one of the young guys that I could afford to lose because I have several other IF prospects that are looking just as good as him if not better.

Vic hasn't gotten the chance to play much but that is because he is sitting behind Carlton Fisk in Boston who is averaging 30+ homers and 100 RBI every season.

I think he is better than what I had for sure, and if I don't like him then I can just dump him at the end of the year when his contract.

1975 Preview

This year has to be the year. That is the rally call of Padres fans all over the state.

The pitching staff is as strong from top to bottom as it has been in any season. We have a couple of guys down in AAA that are more than ready to fill in if we have any issues with the veterans in the pen.

The offense may be the best that the Padres have seen to date. Dwight Evans seems to have his stuff together for a great season. Johnny Grubb is always grea and Dane Iorg gets the chance to play every day this season after an impressive year taking over at first base last season.

Projected Record: 86-76
Finally we get a little bit of respect. It is nice to actually be predicted to win more games than we are going to lose for once.

Farm System: 1st
Scouting: 1st
Medical: 1st

Cash: 355,754
Payroll: 3,295,625
Payroll Budget: 3,543,067


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Well, you know what they say: 4th time's the charm!

Good luck in '75.

1975 Amateur Draft

Rounds 4-6

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Originally Posted by jcbarr

Padres Hope To Have An Answer At Catcher

In a long anticipated move this afternoon, the Padres finally obtained what they hope to be the answer at catcher.

Padres Send:
SS Frankie Libran

Red Sox Send:
C Vic Correll

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GM filihok says: I don't like his defense. He's not going to help that pitching staff any

Dodgers Fan filihok say: Great move. You really ripped the Red Sox off on this one.

1975 All Star Break

Disappointment does not even begin to describe the feeling of both GM Barr and the people of San Diego. Despite being 50-38 we find ourselves 8 games out of first place and unable to gain any ground on the dominant Giants.

The team has played very well and through no fault of their own they find themselves on the outside looking in at the moment. The pitching staff has been solid as they have posted a team ERA of under 4.00. The offense has been a little touchy this season as the team batting average is hovering around .260 which is among the worst in the division right now.

The offense is being anchored by Johnny Grubb as he leads the team in both average and home runs at the all star break. His supporting staff hasn't been so bad either. Dwight Evans has put up good power numbers as has Jerry Morales and Rico Petrocelli.

The two aces of the staff, Mike Caldwell and Randy Jones, are pitching woderfully going in to the break. The same cannot be said for the other three in the starting rotation. Jimmy Freeman could find himself in one of those spots during the second half of the season.

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1975 Batting            Team    G  AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR  BB    K  SB  CS    R  RBI  SLG  OBP
Evans, Dwight            SDP  88  .262  332  87  17  2  16  68  63    2  2  70  56  .470  .386
Iorg, Dane                SDP  86  .289  325  94  20  1  2  44  38    0  1  54  37  .375  .372
Bailey, Bob              SDP  85  .258  302  78  14  2  14  35  62    0  2  37  51  .457  .334
Grubb, Johnny            SDP  81  .310  290  90  20  1  16  66  37    0  1  58  65  .552  .436
Correll, Vic              SDP  84  .256  285  73  14  0  3  38  57    0  0  24  24  .337  .343
Hernandez, Enzo          SDP  78  .263  274  72  11  1  0  35  21  13  5  48  13  .310  .344
Petrocelli, Rico          SDP  78  .279  272  76  14  0  12  40  58    0  0  40  51  .463  .370
Morales, Jerry            SDP  73  .300  270  81  18  3  12  43  32    0  1  41  59  .522  .399
Clarke, Horace            SDP  62  .236  127  30  4  1  0    7  14    1  2  13  10  .283  .281
Gaston, Cito              SDP  40  .226    93  21  4  0  1  12  32    0  0  11  13  .301  .315
Kelly, Van                SDP  62  .274    62  17  6  0  0    8  15    1  0    9    9  .371  .347
Colbert, Nate            SDP  34  .158    57    9  2  1  1    6  13    0  0    7    6  .281  .238
Jones, Randy              SDP  18  .114    44    5  0  0  0    3  20    0  0    2    2  .114  .170
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  18  .128    39    5  0  0  0    1  13    0  0    1    4  .128  .150
Roberts, Dave            SDP  16  .282    39  11  0  0  0    1    8    0  0    3    1  .282  .300
Sterling, Randy          SDP  17  .105    38    4  0  0  0    3  17    0  0    1    0  .105  .171
Kirby, Clay              SDP  17  .121    33    4  0  0  0    2  21    0  0    2    1  .121  .171
Hilton, Dave              SDP  22  .258    31    8  1  1  0    1    7    0  1    5    3  .355  .281
Kendall, Fred            SDP    9  .087    23    2  1  0  0    3    5    0  1    3    2  .130  .185
Gentry, Gary              SDP  26  .000    8    0  0  0  0    0    6    0  0    0    1  .000  .000
Troedson, Rich            SDP  32  .000    6    0  0  0  0    0    3    0  0    0    0  .000  .000
Bell, Jerry              SDP  17  .000    6    0  0  0  0    1    5    0  0    1    0  .000  .143
Tatum, Ken                SDP    8  .200    5    1  0  0  0    0    2    0  0    1    0  .200  .200
Freeman, Jimmy            SDP  15  .250    4    1  1  0  0    0    1    0  0    1    0  .500  .250

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1975 Pitching            Team    IP  ERA    G  GS  W  L  SV    K  BB  R/9
Jones, Randy              SDP  134.2  2.74  18  18  11  3  0  48  28 10.49
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  126.2  3.20  18  18  9  7  0  75  20 10.94
Sterling, Randy          SDP  116.1  4.26  17  17  6  3  0  83  40 12.84
Roberts, Dave            SDP  111.1  4.45  16  16  8  5  0  47  49 13.42
Kirby, Clay              SDP  101.1  5.68  17  17  6  6  0  61  62 14.83
Gentry, Gary              SDP  56.2  4.92  26  0  1  6  1  35  33 15.56
Troedson, Rich            SDP  45.2  4.53  32  0  4  1  6  38  20 13.01
Bell, Jerry              SDP  34.0  2.38  17  0  0  1  2    9  22 14.56
Tatum, Ken                SDP  23.1  1.93    8  2  2  1  0  17    8 10.80
Freeman, Jimmy            SDP  21.2  3.32  15  0  2  1  0  12  14 13.71
Corkins, Mike            SDP  16.2  3.24  16  0  1  4  10    7    9 11.88

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At least Randy Jones has turned into a superstar...

What are your plans to combat the Giants' dominance?

Randy certainly has turned things around. Caldwell has really turned it on as well and I didn't see that one coming.

At this point I'm not sure what we are going to do do combat the Giants. I don't really have any pieces that I can trade away at this point. I don't want to hurt our future and I think we have a very good team. I have been thinking this year was the year for a while now, and maybe one of these days it will be.

I am thinking that if we can keep the fans interested as we have been doing, we may be able to sign a big name pitcher this offseason and see if that can help sway things in our favor. With that said, we still have a chance this eason to catch them, so we will see what happens.

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GM filihok says: I don't like his defense. He's not going to help that pitching staff any

Dodgers Fan filihok say: Great move. You really ripped the Red Sox off on this one.

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Doesn't seem to have really hurt the staff though. Randy and Caldwell are still playing great. Those two have been the only consistent pitchers that I have had on the staff so I'm not real sure how to gauge his impact on the pitching staff really.

1975 Season Review

It was another tough year for the Padres. We played hard, and made pretty much no movement with players. We really thought that we had the team to compete this year, and overall we did. We won 96 games during the regular season but it still wasn't enough to overcome the dominant Giants.

The offense played well, the pitching was above average, and really there isn't one big reason why we didn't win the whole thing this year. The fans in San Diego are going to be a little disappointed I'm sure, but they still do have a winning team to watch every year and we have given them everything that they could possibly want.

With a few seasons under most of the players belts, it could be time to start making some moves. There have been many rumors about the future of Clay Kirby. Clay's potential is through the roof but he has yet to really come through for the Padres like they need him to. Minus one good year, Clay has really been below average for most of his career and it seems its time for a change of venue.

To combat the Giants this year, look for the Padres to make a big move to sign a big name starting pitcher, or a dominant bullpen arm.

Standings / Playoffs

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AMERICAN LEAGUE (1975)

 EAST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 Boston              108  54  .667    --  .310  268    65  4.79
 Baltimore            101  61  .623  7.0  .280  149    86  4.13
 Milwaukee            83  79  .512  25.0  .297  128    76  5.04
 Detroit              78  84  .481  30.0  .289  148    50  4.95
 New York              67  95  .414  41.0  .270  133    52  4.76
 Cleveland            45 117  .278  63.0  .265  118    36  6.26

 WEST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 Oakland              100  62  .617    --  .280  238    49  4.21
 Minnesota            96  66  .593  4.0  .294    96    63  4.24
 Chicago              80  82  .494  20.0  .283  173    58  4.86
 Kansas City          77  85  .475  23.0  .282  140    65  5.18
 California            75  87  .463  25.0  .272  114    73  4.63
 Texas                62 100  .383  38.0  .270  104    74  5.36


NATIONAL LEAGUE (1975)

 EAST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 New York            102  60  .630    --  .266  133    62  3.43
 Philadelphia          90  72  .556  12.0  .272  180    66  4.51
 Pittsburgh            87  75  .537  15.0  .279  162    88  4.39
 Chicago              85  77  .525  17.0  .260  147    43  3.71
 St. Louis            82  80  .506  20.0  .263  122    72  4.10
 Montreal              51 111  .315  51.0  .248    72    38  4.99

 WEST                  W  L  PCT    GB  AVG    HR    SB  ERA
 San Francisco        101  61  .623    --  .273  164    55  3.42
 San Diego            96  66  .593  5.0  .261  152    31  3.84
 Los Angeles          82  80  .506  19.0  .269  121  101  4.12
 Houston              73  89  .451  28.0  .266  111    54  4.40
 Cincinnati            67  95  .414  34.0  .269  107    88  4.84
 Atlanta              56 106  .346  45.0  .257  133    34  5.11

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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
 Red Sox defeat Athletics, 3-2
 Mets defeat Giants, 3-1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
 Red Sox defeat Mets, 4-0

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Awards

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AMERICAN LEAGUE (1975)

Cy Young                  Blue Moon Odom (OAK)
Player of the Year:      Toby Harrah (BOS)
Rookie Of The Year:      Wilbur Howard (MIL)

Gold Glove (P):          Mark Fidrych (BOS)
Gold Glove (C):          Ellie Rodriguez (KCR)
Gold Glove (1B):          John Ellis (NYY)
Gold Glove (2B):          Tom Ragland (TEX)
Gold Glove (3B):          Toby Harrah (BOS)
Gold Glove (SS):          Dave Concepcion (BOS)
Gold Glove (LF):          Al Bumbry (BAL)
Gold Glove (CF):          Ben Oglivie (BOS)
Gold Glove (RF):          Carlos May (CHW)

NATIONAL LEAGUE (1975)

Cy Young                  Tom Seaver (NYM)
Player of the Year:      Mike Schmidt (PHI)
Rookie Of The Year:      Ernie Whitt (MON)

Gold Glove (P):          Randy Jones (SDP)
Gold Glove (C):          Ted Simmons (STL)
Gold Glove (1B):          Bill Buckner (LAD)
Gold Glove (2B):          Enzo Hernandez (SDP)
Gold Glove (3B):          Bruce Miller (SFG)
Gold Glove (SS):          Bill Russell (LAD)
Gold Glove (LF):          Jerry Morales (SDP)
Gold Glove (CF):          Scott Reid (PHI)
Gold Glove (RF):          Bake McBride (STL)

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Finances

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AMERICAN LEAGUE (1975)      Tickets  Revenue  Payroll  Profit    Cash
 Baltimore Orioles            38,053    $7.0M    $6.5M  -$140K    $1.0M
 Boston Red Sox              42,314    $7.7M    $7.0M -$45,000    $1.4M
 California Angels            35,173    $5.7M    $5.1M -$50,000    $990K
 Chicago White Sox            34,759    $5.3M    $4.3M    $290K    $1.0M
 Cleveland Indians            25,997    $4.2M    $3.7M    $195K    $280K
 Detroit Tigers              37,916    $5.9M    $4.9M    $405K    $625K
 Kansas City Royals          32,956    $5.7M    $5.4M  -$210K    $1.0M
 Milwaukee Brewers            35,082    $5.4M    $4.8M  -$185K    $1.4M
 Minnesota Twins              35,760    $6.2M    $6.1M  $5,000    $1.1M
 New York Yankees            33,166    $5.5M    $4.6M    $135K    $855K
 Oakland Athletics            42,018    $7.7M    $7.6M  -$415K    $865K
 Texas Rangers                30,150    $4.7M    $3.7M    $120K    $820K

NATIONAL LEAGUE (1975)      Tickets  Revenue  Payroll  Profit    Cash
 Atlanta Braves              29,285    $4.7M    $4.5M  -$275K    $460K
 Chicago Cubs                36,147    $5.7M    $5.4M      $0    $700K
 Cincinnati Reds              31,326    $4.9M    $3.7M    $280K    $1.0M
 Houston Astros              33,038    $5.7M    $5.4M  -$305K    $730K
 Los Angeles Dodgers          38,152    $6.3M    $6.2M    $350K    $1.2M
 Montreal Expos              27,698    $4.4M    $3.9M    $160K    $380K
 New York Mets                40,022    $6.7M    $5.9M    $655K    $1.7M
 Philadelphia Phillies        37,039    $6.1M    $5.3M    $445K    $1.0M
 Pittsburgh Pirates          36,382    $6.4M    $5.9M  -$805K    $1.2M
 SAN DIEGO PADRES            44,506    $6.8M    $2.7M    $2.0M    $2.4M
 San Francisco Giants        43,579    $7.9M    $8.3M    $460K    $1.9M
 St. Louis Cardinals          35,224    $6.2M    $5.4M -$35,000    $830K

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1975 Pitching            Team    IP  ERA    G  GS  W  L  SV    K  BB  R/9
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  235.0  2.80  33  33  17  10  0  136  39 10.30
Jones, Randy              SDP  233.2  3.00  32  32  18  6  0  98  63 11.48
Sterling, Randy          SDP  222.0  3.73  32  32  14  7  0  164  70 12.77
Roberts, Dave            SDP  151.1  4.70  25  21  12  6  0  65  65 13.44
Freeman, Jimmy            SDP  109.1  3.46  28  13  8  5  0  67  48 12.35
Gentry, Gary              SDP  102.0  4.59  50  0  3  11  2  60  58 14.29
Troedson, Rich            SDP  90.2  4.57  66  0  9  5  12  71  31 12.01
Bell, Jerry              SDP  54.1  4.14  30  0  0  1  2  15  40 16.23
Tatum, Ken                SDP  37.1  3.38  16  3  2  1  0  27  19 13.02
Corkins, Mike            SDP  36.0  3.50  35  0  3  4  23  25  18 11.50

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1975 Batting            Team    G  AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR  BB    K  SB  CS    R  RBI  SLG  OBP
Evans, Dwight            SDP  162  .282  606  171  29  8  34  126  111    2  2  124  109  .525  .405
Bailey, Bob              SDP  158  .256  550  141  30  2  22  70  111    1  6  67  81  .438  .339
Morales, Jerry            SDP  147  .296  541  160  36  8  22  86  61    0  1  95  117  .514  .392
Iorg, Dane                SDP  142  .303  532  161  37  2  5  72  58    0  1  92  67  .408  .387
Petrocelli, Rico          SDP  147  .276  519  143  28  0  25  68  114    1  0  69  108  .474  .359
Hernandez, Enzo          SDP  144  .265  514  136  22  1  0  62  41  22  7  94  21  .311  .343
Grubb, Johnny            SDP  153  .319  511  163  33  6  30  132  68    0  2  116  120  .583  .456
Kelly, Van                SDP  113  .261  119  31  9  0  2  18  23    1  1  18  15  .387  .353
Sterling, Randy          SDP  32  .110    82    9  0  0  0    3  41    0  0    4    0  .110  .141
Jones, Randy              SDP  32  .128    78  10  0  0  0    4  31    1  0    2    2  .128  .171
Caldwell, Mike            SDP  33  .125    72    9  1  0  0    3  26    0  0    2    5  .139  .160
Roberts, Dave            SDP  25  .226    53  12  0  0  0    1  10    0  0    4    1  .226  .241
Hilton, Dave              SDP  41  .213    47  10  3  1  0    2    8    0  1    6    3  .319  .245
Kendall, Fred            SDP  19  .091    44    4  1  0  0    3  10    0  1    4    3  .114  .163
Freeman, Jimmy            SDP  28  .182    33    6  3  0  0    2  12    0  0    3    1  .273  .229
Robinson, Dave            SDP  15  .296    27    8  2  0  1    1    6    1  0    2  12  .481  .321
Reynolds, Craig          SDP    4  .133    15    2  0  1  0    0    2    0  0    1    1  .267  .133
Gentry, Gary              SDP  50  .077    13    1  0  0  0    1    7    0  0    0    1  .077  .143
Troedson, Rich            SDP  66  .083    12    1  0  0  0    0    5    0  0    0    0  .083  .083
Goddard, Joe              SDP    4  .375    8    3  0  0  0    0    1    0  0    2    1  .375  .375
Bell, Jerry              SDP  30  .000    8    0  0  0  0    1    7    0  0    1    0  .000  .111
Tatum, Ken                SDP  16  .286    7    2  0  0  0    0    3    0  0    1    1  .286  .286
Sipin, John              SDP    3  .167    6    1  1  0  0    1    2    0  0    0    0  .333  .286
Williams, Jim            SDP    4  .750    4    3  2  0  0    0    0    0  0    2    4 1.250  .750

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Contract Negotiations

The end of 1975 brought about some interesting decisions for the Padres. Some that may have people scratching their heads around town.

C Vic Correll
Vic was picked up last year in a trade and everyone thought that he was going to be the answer to the catching problem in San Diego. Apparently GM Barr didn't think this was true. Rather than trying to trade him he was released.

P Rich Troedson
Rich has been a rock in the pen and GM Barr didn't waste any time in signing him to an extension.

P Clay Kirby
Clay was the center piece of trade talks going in to the off season and it was assumed that he would be signed and then traded. This wasn't the case though. GM Barr was hoping that by letting him go it would free up enough money to be very aggressive in the free agent market. That didn't work out as planned as there were no other big name pitchers available this year.

3B Dave Hilton
Dave can still swing the bat and while he isn't starter material, he is a very high quality role player and backup.

CF Cito Gaston
Cito gave the Padres some good years but it was time for him to move on and find another place to hang his hat.

2B Horace Clarke
Horace had used up his days in San Diego. Enzo Hernandez has taken over the full time duties at 2B these days and it doesn't look like he is going to be giving it up at this point.

1B Nate Colbert
Nate never turned things around and it was time to let him go. Colbert appeared to be a big time prospect and was hoped to really lead the offense, but that never happened. The Padres have waited for him for quite some time and finally it had just been long enough.