1979 San Diego Padres
[edit] Summary
The 1979 San Diego Padres finished with a record of 68-93. They scored 603 runs and belted 93 home runs to go along with a .242 batting average. The offense was powered by Dave Winfield, who led the team with 34 home runs, 118 RBI, and 184 hits.
The team allowed 681 runs and had a team ERA of 3.70. Gaylord Perry led the pitching staff with 12 wins and 140 strikeouts. Rollie Fingers was the team's best fireman, with 13 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bill Almon | 2B | 100 | 198 | 20 | 45 | 1 | 8 | 6 | .299 | .258 | .557 | .227 |
| Kurt Bevacqua | 3B | 114 | 297 | 23 | 75 | 1 | 34 | 2 | .331 | .330 | .661 | .253 |
| Dan Briggs | 1B | 104 | 227 | 34 | 47 | 8 | 30 | 2 | .277 | .357 | .634 | .207 |
| Paul Dade | 3B | 76 | 283 | 38 | 78 | 1 | 19 | 13 | .311 | .367 | .678 | .276 |
| Barry Evans | 3B | 56 | 162 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .237 | .265 | .502 | .216 |
| Tim Flannery | 2B | 22 | 65 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .222 | .185 | .407 | .154 |
| Fernando Gonzalez | 2B | 114 | 323 | 22 | 70 | 9 | 34 | 0 | .258 | .359 | .617 | .217 |
| Mike Hargrove | 1B | 52 | 125 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .325 | .232 | .557 | .192 |
| Broderick Perkins | 1B | 57 | 87 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .323 | .264 | .587 | .264 |
| Sam Perlozzo | 2B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Ozzie Smith | SS | 156 | 587 | 77 | 124 | 0 | 27 | 28 | .260 | .262 | .522 | .211 |
| Bobby Tolan | 1B | 22 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .190 | .286 | .476 | .190 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Brian Greer | OF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jay Johnstone | OF | 75 | 201 | 10 | 59 | 0 | 32 | 1 | .348 | .353 | .701 | .294 |
| Don Reynolds | OF | 30 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .321 | .333 | .654 | .222 |
| Gene Richards | OF | 150 | 545 | 77 | 152 | 4 | 41 | 24 | .343 | .365 | .708 | .279 |
| Jerry Turner | OF | 138 | 448 | 55 | 111 | 9 | 61 | 4 | .301 | .368 | .669 | .248 |
| Jim Wilhelm | OF | 39 | 103 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .255 | .340 | .595 | .243 |
| Dave Winfield | OF | 159 | 597 | 97 | 184 | 34 | 118 | 15 | .395 | .558 | .953 | .308 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Fahey | C | 73 | 209 | 14 | 60 | 3 | 19 | 1 | .348 | .378 | .726 | .287 |
| Fred Kendall | C | 46 | 102 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .248 | .216 | .464 | .167 |
| Gene Tenace | C | 151 | 463 | 61 | 122 | 20 | 67 | 2 | .403 | .445 | .848 | .263 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5446 | 603 | 1316 | 93 | 559 | 100 | .305 | .348 | .653 | .242 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| John D'Acquisto | 51 | 11 | 133.7 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 2 | 97 | 86 | 4.92 | 1.690 | |||
| Juan Eichelberger | 3 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 3.43 | 1.238 | |||
| Rollie Fingers | 54 | 0 | 83.7 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 13 | 65 | 37 | 4.52 | 1.529 | |||
| Randy Jones | 39 | 39 | 263 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 0 | 112 | 64 | 3.63 | 1.221 | |||
| Dennis Kinney | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3.50 | 1.389 | |||
| Mark Lee | 46 | 1 | 65 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 4.29 | 1.738 | |||
| Mickey Lolich | 27 | 5 | 49.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 4.74 | 1.643 | |||
| Steve Mura | 38 | 5 | 73 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 59 | 37 | 3.08 | 1.288 | |||
| Bob Owchinko | 42 | 20 | 149.3 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 66 | 55 | 3.74 | 1.333 | |||
| Gaylord Perry | 32 | 32 | 232.7 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 140 | 67 | 3.06 | 1.255 | |||
| Eric Rasmussen | 45 | 20 | 156.7 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3 | 54 | 42 | 3.27 | 1.174 | |||
| Bob Shirley | 49 | 25 | 205 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 0 | 117 | 59 | 3.38 | 1.244 | |||
| Tom Tellmann | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.88 | 2.593 | |||
| Team Totals | 440 | 161 | 1453.1 | 68 | 93 | .422 | 25 | 779 | 513 | 3.70 | 1.343 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dave Winfield | 159 |
| At Bats | Dave Winfield | 597 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dave Winfield | 686 |
| Batting Average | Dave Winfield | .308 |
| On-Base % | Gene Tenace | .403 |
| Slugging % | Dave Winfield | .558 |
| OPS | Dave Winfield | .953 |
| Runs | Dave Winfield | 97 |
| Hits | Dave Winfield | 184 |
| Total Bases | Dave Winfield | 333 |
| Doubles | Dave Winfield | 27 |
| Triples | Dave Winfield | 10 |
| Home Runs | Dave Winfield | 34 |
| RBI | Dave Winfield | 118 |
| Walks | Gene Tenace | 105 |
| Strikeouts | Gene Tenace | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | Ozzie Smith | 28 |
| Caught Stealing | Dave Winfield | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ozzie Smith | 22 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Kurt Bevacqua and Gene Tenace | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Kurt Bevacqua | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Gaylord Perry | 12 |
| Losses | Bob Shirley | 16 |
| Saves | Rollie Fingers | 13 |
| Won-Loss % | Gaylord Perry | .522 |
| ERA | Gaylord Perry | 3.06 |
| WHIP | Randy Jones | 1.221 |
| Innings Pitched | Randy Jones | 263 |
| Games | Rollie Fingers | 54 |
| Games Started | Randy Jones | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Gaylord Perry | 140 |
| Complete Games | Gaylord Perry | 10 |
| Shutouts | Eric Rasmussen | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Randy Jones | 1088 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Randy Jones | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Randy Jones | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | John D'Acquisto | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Randy Jones | 17 |
| Doubles Allowed | Randy Jones | 44 |
| Triples Allowed | Randy Jones | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Gaylord Perry | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Shirley | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Randy Jones | 24 |
