1970 San Diego Padres season
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Owner(s) | C. Arnholdt Smith |
General manager(s) | Buzzie Bavasi |
Manager(s) | Preston Gómez |
Local television | KOGO |
Local radio | KOGO (Duke Snider, Frank Sims, Jerry Gross) |
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The 1970 San Diego Padres season was the second season in franchise history.
Offseason[]
- January 17, 1970: John Scott was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft (January).[1]
Regular season[]
- June 12, 1970: Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates threw a no-hitter against the Padres.[2] The rumour is that Dock Ellis pitched the no-hitter on acid. The way Ellis tells the story, in Donald Hall's book, "In the Country of Baseball", the Pirates were starting a west-coast road trip. After the Pirates landed in San Diego, Ellis visited his hometown of L.A. for a party. Ellis forgot he was slated to pitch the next day. So he started doing acid the night before the game, and around 10 a.m., after catching maybe an hour of sleep, he realized he was in the wrong place.[3]
Opening Day lineup[]
- Ollie Brown
- Dave Campbell
- Chris Cannizzaro
- Nate Colbert
- Tommy Dean
- Pat Dobson
- Cito Gaston
- Van Kelly
- Jerry Morales[4]
Season standings[]
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 102 | 60 | 0.630 | — | 57–24 | 45–36 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 87 | 74 | 0.540 | 14½ | 39–42 | 48–32 |
San Francisco Giants | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 16 | 48–33 | 38–43 |
Houston Astros | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 23 | 44–37 | 35–46 |
Atlanta Braves | 76 | 86 | 0.469 | 26 | 42–39 | 34–47 |
San Diego Padres | 63 | 99 | 0.389 | 39 | 31–50 | 32–49 |
Record vs. opponents[]
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 | — | 8–4 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 7–5 | |||||
Chicago | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 13–5 | 5–7 | — | 15–3 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 9–3 | |||||
Houston | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–15 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Los Angeles | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | |||||
New York | 6–6 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–14 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 14–4 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 12–6 | |||||
San Diego | 9–9 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 4–14 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 11–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 13–5 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–7 | 11–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions[]
- June 4, 1970: Dan Spillner was drafted by the Padres in the 2nd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.[5]
Roster[]
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Player stats[]
= Indicates team leader |
Batting[]
Starters by position[]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Chris Cannizzaro | 111 | 341 | 95 | .279 | 5 | 42 |
1B | Nate Colbert | 156 | 572 | 148 | .259 | 38 | 86 |
2B | Dave Campbell | 154 | 581 | 127 | .219 | 12 | 40 |
SS | Tommy Dean | 61 | 158 | 35 | .222 | 2 | 13 |
3B | Ed Spezio | 110 | 316 | 90 | .285 | 12 | 42 |
LF | Al Ferrara | 138 | 372 | 103 | .277 | 13 | 51 |
CF | Cito Gaston | 146 | 584 | 186 | .318 | 29 | 93 |
RF | Ollie Brown | 139 | 534 | 156 | .292 | 23 | 89 |
Other batters[]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Steve Huntz | 106 | 352 | 77 | .219 | 11 | 37 |
Ivan Murrell | 125 | 347 | 85 | .245 | 12 | 35 |
José Arcia | 114 | 229 | 51 | .223 | 0 | 17 |
Bob Barton | 61 | 188 | 41 | .218 | 4 | 16 |
Ray Webster | 95 | 116 | 30 | .259 | 2 | 11 |
Van Kelly | 38 | 89 | 15 | .169 | 1 | 9 |
Rafael Robles | 23 | 89 | 19 | .213 | 0 | 3 |
Ron Slocum | 60 | 71 | 10 | .141 | 1 | 11 |
Larry Stahl | 52 | 66 | 12 | .182 | 0 | 3 |
Jerry Morales | 28 | 58 | 9 | .155 | 1 | 4 |
Dave Robinson | 15 | 38 | 12 | .316 | 2 | 6 |
Jim Williams | 11 | 14 | 4 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Kendall | 4 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching[]
Starting pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Pat Dobson | 40 | 251 | 14 | 15 | 3.76 | 185 |
Clay Kirby | 36 | 214.2 | 10 | 16 | 4.53 | 154 |
Danny Coombs | 35 | 188.1 | 10 | 14 | 3.30 | 105 |
Mike Corkins | 24 | 111 | 5 | 6 | 4.62 | 75 |
Steve Arlin | 2 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 3 |
Jerry Nyman | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 15.19 | 2 |
Other pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dave Roberts | 43 | 181.1 | 8 | 14 | 3.81 | 102 |
Al Santorini | 21 | 75.2 | 1 | 8 | 6.07 | 41 |
Earl Wilson | 15 | 65 | 1 | 6 | 4.85 | 29 |
Relief pitchers[]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Ron Herbel | 64 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4.95 | 53 |
Tom Dukes | 53 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4.04 | 56 |
Ron Willis | 42 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4.02 | 20 |
Gary Ross | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.20 | 39 |
Jack Baldschun | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.13 | 12 |
Roberto Rodríguez | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.61 | 8 |
Paul Doyle | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.43 | 2 |
Award winners[]
1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Cito Gaston, outfield, reserve
Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Salt Lake City Bees | Pacific Coast League | Don Zimmer |
AA | Elmira Pioneers | Eastern League | Harry Malmberg |
A | Lodi Padres | California League | Sonny Ruberto and Ken Bracey |
A-Short Season | Tri-City Padres | Northwest League | Marty Keough |
Elmira affiliation shared with Kansas City Royals[6]
References[]
- ^ John Scott at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Dock Ellis No Hitter
- ^ ESPN.com – Page2 – The List: Baseball's biggest rumors
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1970&t=SDN
- ^ Dan Spillner at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links[]
- 1970 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
- 1970 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac
Categories:
- San Diego Padres seasons
- 1970 Major League Baseball season
- 1970 in sports in California