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1978 San Diego Padres
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1876) Western Division (since 1969)
Location
San Diego Stadium (since 1967) San Diego, California (since 1969)
1978 information
Owner(s)	Ray Kroc
Manager(s)	Roger Craig
Local television	XETV (Jerry Gross, Al Schuff)
Local radio	KOGO (Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler)

The 1978 San Diego Padres season was the tenth in franchise history. Gaylord Perry became the first player to win Cy Young Awards in both leagues as he finished the season with the National League Cy Young Award.^[1]

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Awards and honors
5 Farm system
6 Notes
7 References

Offseason

November 29, 1977: Oscar Gamble was signed as a free agent by the Padres.^[2]
January 10, 1978: Mike Martin was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft Secondary Phase.^[3]
January 25, 1978: Dave Tomlin was traded along with $125,000 by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Gaylord Perry.^[4]
February 2, 1978: Mickey Lolich was signed as a free agent by the Padres. ^[5]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	95	67	--	.586
Cincinnati Reds	92	69	2.5	.571
San Francisco Giants	89	73	6	.549
San Diego Padres	84	78	11	.519
Houston Astros	74	88	21	.457
Atlanta Braves	69	93	26	.426

Notable transactions

May 26, 1978: George Hendrick was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Eric Rasmussen.^[6]
June 5, 1978: Steve Hamrick (minors) was traded by the Padres to the Kansas City Royals for a player to be named later. The Royals completed the deal by sending Gary Lance to the Padres on September 29.^[7]
June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball Draft
- Andy Hawkins was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (5th pick).^[8]
- Doug Gwosdz was drafted by the Padres in the 2nd round.^[9]
- Steve Fireovid was drafted by the Padres in the 7th round.^[10]
June 14, 1978: Dan Spillner was traded by the Padres to the Cleveland Indians for Dennis Kinney.^[11]

Major League debuts

Batters:
- Chuck Baker (Apr 7)
- Jim Beswick (Aug 9)
- Tony Castillo (Sep 22)
- Barry Evans (Sep 4)
- Broderick Perkins (Jul 7)
- Don Reynolds (Apr 7)
- Ozzie Smith (Apr 7)
- Rick Sweet (Apr 8)
- Jim Wilhelm (Sep 4)
Pitchers:
- Juan Eichelberger (Sep 7)
- Dennis Kinney (Apr 9)
- Mark Lee (Apr 23)
- Steve Mura (Sep 5) ^[12]

Roster

1978 San Diego Padres roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

14 Jim Beswick
17 Oscar Gamble
25 George Hendrick
26 Don Reynolds
29 Gene Richards
30 Derrel Thomas
20 Jerry Turner
25 Jim Wilhelm
31 Dave Winfield

Manager

38 Roger Craig

Coaches

Player stats

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
C	Sweet, RickRick Sweet	88	226	50	.221	1	11
2B	González, FernandoFernando González	101	320	80	.250	2	29
CF	Winfield, DaveDave Winfield	158	587	181	.308	24	97
RF	Gamble, OscarOscar Gamble	126	375	103	.275	7	47

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Perkins, BroderickBroderick Perkins	62	217	52	.240	2	33
Hendrick, GeorgeGeorge Hendrick	36	111	27	.243	3	8
Roberts, DaveDave Roberts	54	97	21	.216	1	7
Evans, BarryBarry Evans	24	90	24	.267	0	4
Davis, BobBob Davis	19	40	8	.200	0	2
Castillo, TonyTony Castillo	5	8	1	.125	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry	37	260.2	21	6	2.73	154
Rasmussen, EricEric Rasmussen	27	146.1	12	10	4.06	59

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Shirley, BobBob Shirley	50	166	8	11	3.69	102
Wiley, MarkMark Wiley	4	7.2	1	0	5.87	1

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Fingers, RollieRollie Fingers	67	6	13	37	2.52	72
Lee, MarkMark Lee	56	5	1	2	3.28	31
D'Acquisto, JohnJohn D'Acquisto	45	4	3	10	2.13	104
Lolich, MickeyMickey Lolich	20	2	1	1	1.56	13
Spillner, DanDan Spillner	17	1	0	0	4.56	16
Kinney, DennisDennis Kinney	7	0	1	0	6.43	2
Wehrmeister, DaveDave Wehrmeister	4	1	0	0	6.14	2
Eichelberger, JuanJuan Eichelberger	3	0	0	0	10.80	2

Awards and honors

Gaylord Perry, Cy Young Award Winner

1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	Dick Phillips
AA	Amarillo Gold Sox	Texas League	Glenn Ezell
A	Reno Silver Sox	California League	Eddie Watt
Short-Season A	Walla Walla Padres	Northwest League	Cliff Ditto

Notes

^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.236, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Oscar Gamble page at Baseball Reference
^ Mike Martin page at Baseball Reference
^ Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference
^ Mickey Lolich page at Baseball Reference
^ Eric Rasmussen page at Baseball Reference
^ Gary Lance page at Baseball Reference
^ Andy Hawkins page at Baseball Reference
^ Doug Gwosdz page at Baseball Reference
^ Steve Fireovid page at Baseball Reference
^ Dan Spillner page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1978/24.shtml
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1978 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montreal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1978 Major League Baseball Draft • 1978 All-Star Game • 1978 World Series

San Diego Padres

Based in San Diego, California

The Franchise

History • Expansion Draft • Seasons • Roster • Players • Managers • Division • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers

Ballparks

Qualcomm Stadium • Petco Park
Spring Training: Desert Sun Stadium • Peoria Sports Complex

Culture

Swinging Friar • 4SD • San Diego sports curse • The San Diego Chicken • Garvey Home Run • 2007 National League Wild-Card tie-breaker game

Key Personnel

Owners: Jeff Moorad • John Moores • General Manager: Jed Hoyer • Manager: Bud Black

Important Figures

Bruce Bochy • Ken Caminiti • Jerry Coleman • Mark Davis • Steve Garvey • Rich Gossage • Sterling Hitchcock • Trevor Hoffman • Rollie Fingers • Tony Gwynn • Randy Jones • Ray Kroc • John Moores • Graig Nettles • Jake Peavy • Gaylord Perry • Benito Santiago • Kevin Towers • Dick Williams • Dave Winfield •

Team Hall of Fame

Buzzie Bavasi • Nate Colbert • Jerry Coleman • Tony Gwynn • Randy Jones • Ray Kroc • Dick Williams • Dave Winfield

Retired Numbers

6 • 19 • 31 • 35 • 42

National League
Pennants (2)

1984 • 1998

Division Titles (5)

1984 • 1996 • 1998 • 2005 • 2006

Minor League
Affiliates

Portland Beavers (AAA) • San Antonio Missions (AA) • Lake Elsinore Storm (A) • Fort Wayne TinCaps (A) • Eugene Emeralds (A) • AZL Padres (Rookie)

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