1978 San Diego Padres
[edit] Summary
The 1978 San Diego Padres finished with a record of 84-78. They scored 591 runs and belted 75 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Dave Winfield, who led the team with 24 home runs, 97 RBI, and 181 hits. Ozzie Smith had a great year on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
The team allowed 598 runs and had a team ERA of 3.28. Gaylord Perry led the pitching staff with 21 wins and 154 strikeouts. Rollie Fingers was the team's best fireman, with 37 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Almon | 3B | 138 | 405 | 39 | 102 | 0 | 21 | 17 | .308 | .309 | .617 | .252 |
| Tucker Ashford | 3B | 75 | 155 | 11 | 38 | 3 | 26 | 1 | .301 | .374 | .675 | .245 |
| Chuck Baker | 2B | 44 | 58 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .233 | .224 | .457 | .207 |
| Mike Champion | 2B | 32 | 53 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .293 | .302 | .595 | .226 |
| Barry Evans | 3B | 24 | 90 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .295 | .300 | .595 | .267 |
| Fernando Gonzalez | 2B | 101 | 320 | 27 | 80 | 2 | 29 | 4 | .286 | .313 | .599 | .250 |
| Broderick Perkins | 1B | 62 | 217 | 14 | 52 | 2 | 33 | 4 | .253 | .341 | .594 | .240 |
| Ozzie Smith | SS | 159 | 590 | 69 | 152 | 1 | 46 | 40 | .311 | .312 | .623 | .258 |
| Gene Tenace | 1B | 142 | 401 | 60 | 90 | 16 | 61 | 6 | .392 | .409 | .801 | .224 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Beswick | OF | 17 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .050 | .145 | .050 |
| Oscar Gamble | OF | 126 | 375 | 46 | 103 | 7 | 47 | 1 | .366 | .387 | .753 | .275 |
| George Hendrick | OF | 36 | 111 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .317 | .360 | .677 | .243 |
| Don Reynolds | OF | 57 | 87 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .363 | .276 | .639 | .253 |
| Gene Richards | OF | 154 | 555 | 90 | 171 | 4 | 45 | 37 | .381 | .420 | .801 | .308 |
| Derrel Thomas | OF | 128 | 352 | 36 | 80 | 3 | 26 | 11 | .301 | .293 | .594 | .227 |
| Jerry Turner | OF | 106 | 225 | 28 | 63 | 8 | 37 | 6 | .348 | .436 | .784 | .280 |
| Jim Wilhelm | OF | 10 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .381 | .474 | .855 | .368 |
| Dave Winfield | OF | 158 | 587 | 88 | 181 | 24 | 97 | 21 | .367 | .499 | .866 | .308 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tony Castillo | C | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Bob Davis | C | 19 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .220 | .225 | .445 | .200 |
| Dave Roberts | C | 54 | 97 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .309 | .309 | .618 | .216 |
| Rick Sweet | C | 88 | 226 | 15 | 50 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .306 | .270 | .576 | .221 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5360 | 591 | 1349 | 75 | 542 | 152 | .315 | .348 | .663 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| John D'Acquisto | 45 | 3 | 93 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 10 | 104 | 56 | 2.13 | 1.247 | |||
| Juan Eichelberger | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.80 | 1.818 | |||
| Rollie Fingers | 67 | 0 | 107.3 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 37 | 72 | 29 | 2.52 | 1.053 | |||
| Dave Freisleben | 12 | 4 | 26.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 6.07 | 2.097 | |||
| Randy Jones | 37 | 36 | 253 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 0 | 71 | 64 | 2.88 | 1.292 | |||
| Dennis Kinney | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6.43 | 1.429 | |||
| Mark Lee | 56 | 0 | 85 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2 | 31 | 36 | 3.28 | 1.294 | |||
| Mickey Lolich | 20 | 2 | 34.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 1.56 | 1.182 | |||
| Steve Mura | 5 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11.74 | 2.597 | |||
| Bob Owchinko | 36 | 33 | 202.3 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 0 | 94 | 78 | 3.56 | 1.364 | |||
| Gaylord Perry | 37 | 37 | 260.7 | 21 | 6 | .778 | 0 | 154 | 66 | 2.73 | 1.178 | |||
| Eric Rasmussen | 27 | 24 | 146.3 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 59 | 43 | 4.06 | 1.347 | |||
| Bob Shirley | 50 | 20 | 166 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 5 | 102 | 61 | 3.69 | 1.355 | |||
| Dan Spillner | 17 | 0 | 25.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 4.56 | 1.518 | |||
| Dave Wehrmeister | 4 | 0 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6.14 | 1.781 | |||
| Mark Wiley | 4 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.87 | 1.558 | |||
| Team Totals | 427 | 162 | 1433.7 | 84 | 78 | .519 | 55 | 744 | 483 | 3.28 | 1.303 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ozzie Smith | 159 |
| At Bats | Ozzie Smith | 590 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ozzie Smith | 668 |
| Batting Average | Gene Richards and Dave Winfield | .308 |
| On-Base % | Gene Tenace | .392 |
| Slugging % | Dave Winfield | .499 |
| OPS | Dave Winfield | .866 |
| Runs | Gene Richards | 90 |
| Hits | Dave Winfield | 181 |
| Total Bases | Dave Winfield | 293 |
| Doubles | Dave Winfield | 30 |
| Triples | Gene Richards | 12 |
| Home Runs | Dave Winfield | 24 |
| RBI | Dave Winfield | 97 |
| Walks | Gene Tenace | 101 |
| Strikeouts | Gene Tenace | 98 |
| Stolen Bases | Ozzie Smith | 40 |
| Caught Stealing | Gene Richards | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ozzie Smith | 28 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Oscar Gamble, Fernando Gonzalez, and Dave Winfield | 5 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dave Winfield | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Gaylord Perry | 21 |
| Losses | Randy Jones | 14 |
| Saves | Rollie Fingers | 37 |
| Won-Loss % | Gaylord Perry | .778 |
| ERA | Gaylord Perry | 2.73 |
| WHIP | Gaylord Perry | 1.178 |
| Innings Pitched | Gaylord Perry | 260.7 |
| Games | Rollie Fingers | 67 |
| Games Started | Gaylord Perry | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Gaylord Perry | 154 |
| Complete Games | Randy Jones | 7 |
| Shutouts | Randy Jones, Gaylord Perry, and Eric Rasmussen | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Randy Jones | 1058 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Randy Jones | 81 |
| Hits Allowed | Randy Jones | 263 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Owchinko | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Eric Rasmussen | 16 |
| Doubles Allowed | Randy Jones | 51 |
| Triples Allowed | Randy Jones | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | John D'Acquisto | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Shirley | 3 |
| Double Plays Induced | Randy Jones | 36 |
