| 1969 San Diego Padres | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | San Diego Stadium | |||
| City | San Diego, California | |||
| Record | 52–110 (.321) | |||
| Divisional place | 6th | |||
| Owners | C. Arnholdt Smith | |||
| General managers | Buzzie Bavasi | |||
| Managers | Preston Gómez | |||
| Television | KOGO | |||
| Radio | KOGO (Duke Snider,Frank Sims, Jerry Gross) | |||
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The1969San Diego Padres season was the inaugural season in franchise history. They joined theNational League along with theMontreal Expos via the1969 Major League Baseball expansion. In their inaugural season, the Padres went 52–110 (the same record as their expansion counterpart), finishing last in the newly createdNational League West, 41 games behind the division championAtlanta Braves. The Padres finished last in the majors as a team in runs scored (468), hits (1,203) and batting average (225).
The1968 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The Padres andMontreal Expos, along with the twoAmerican League expansion teams set to debut in 1969, theKansas City Royals andSeattle Pilots, were allowed to participate in theJune 1968 MLB first-year player draft, although the new teams were barred from the lottery's first three rounds. The Padres drafted only 16 players in the 1968 June draft, and of the players the Padres were able to sign, one (outfielderDave Robinson) reached the major leagues.[8]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Dick Selma (1–0) LP:Don Wilson (0–1) Home runs: HOU: None SD: Ed Spiezio (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Astros | AB | R | H | RBI | San Diego Padres | AB | R | H | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Houston Astros | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selma, W (1–0) | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 50–31 | 43–38 |
| San Francisco Giants | 90 | 72 | .556 | 3 | 52–29 | 38–43 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 | 50–31 | 39–42 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 85 | 77 | .525 | 8 | 50–31 | 35–46 |
| Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 12 | 52–29 | 29–52 |
| San Diego Padres | 52 | 110 | .321 | 41 | 28–53 | 24–57 |
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 | — | |||||
| 1969 San Diego Padres | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Walt Hriniak | 31 | 66 | 4 | 15 | .227 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry DaVanon | 24 | 59 | 4 | 8 | .136 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Davis | 31 | 57 | 1 | 10 | .175 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Morales | 19 | 41 | 5 | 8 | .195 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Fred Kendall | 10 | 26 | 2 | 4 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Williams | 13 | 25 | 4 | 7 | .280 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Slocum | 13 | 24 | 6 | 7 | .292 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sonny Ruberto | 17 | 21 | 3 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Robles | 6 | 20 | 1 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Krug | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .059 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Librán | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Kirby | 35 | 215.2 | 7 | 20 | 3.80 | 113 |
| Joe Niekro | 37 | 202.0 | 8 | 17 | 3.70 | 55 |
| Al Santorini | 32 | 184.2 | 8 | 14 | 3.95 | 111 |
| Dick Kelley | 27 | 136.0 | 4 | 8 | 3.57 | 96 |
| Dick Selma | 4 | 22.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.09 | 20 |
| Al McBean | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.14 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommie Sisk | 53 | 143.0 | 2 | 13 | 4.78 | 59 |
| Gary Ross | 46 | 109.2 | 3 | 12 | 4.19 | 58 |
| Johnny Podres | 17 | 64.2 | 5 | 6 | 4.31 | 17 |
| Dave Roberts | 22 | 48.2 | 0 | 3 | 4.81 | 19 |
| Mike Corkins | 6 | 17.0 | 1 | 3 | 8.47 | 13 |
| Steve Arlin | 4 | 10.2 | 0 | 1 | 9.28 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy McCool | 54 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4.30 | 35 |
| Frank Reberger | 67 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.59 | 65 |
| Jack Baldschun | 61 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4.79 | 67 |
| Tom Dukes | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.25 | 15 |
| Leon Everitt | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.04 | 11 |
1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 withKansas City Royals[17]