Английская Википедия:1978 San Diego Padres season
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The 1978 San Diego Padres season was the tenth in franchise history. They finished in fourth place in the National League West with a record of 84–78, eleven games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers. This was the Padres' first-ever winning season.
Offseason
- November 29, 1977: Oscar Gamble was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[1]
- January 10, 1978: Mike Martin was selected in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1978 Draft secondary phase.[2]
- January 25, 1978: Dave Tomlin was traded along with $125,000 by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Gaylord Perry.[3]
- February 2, 1978: Mickey Lolich was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[4]
Regular season
In 1978, the Padres achieved their first winning season in team history, finishing Шаблон:Winpct, six games over .500. On June 9, the one-third point of the season, the team stood at Шаблон:Winpct. The last two-thirds of the season, they went Шаблон:Winpct, which included a ten-game winning streak from July 25 to August 4. The Padres were also extremely impressive at home that season, going Шаблон:Winpct.
Notable contributing players:
Gaylord Perry became the second Padre in three seasons to win the National League Cy Young Award, leading the league in wins (21) and winning percentage (.778). Rollie Fingers won the league's Rolaids Relief Award, leading the league in saves (37). As for position players, OF Dave Winfield lead the team with his best offensive season to date (.308, 24 HR, 97 RBI, 21 SB, 151 OPS+). SS Ozzie Smith finished 2nd in the National League Rookie of the Year voting (40 SB). Along with their notable contributions, all 4 players have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Along with the 1979 season, this is the only time in franchise history that the Padres had 4 future Hall-of-Famers on their roster.
Opening Day lineup
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Шаблон:1978 NL Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- May 26, 1978: George Hendrick was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Eric Rasmussen.[5]
- June 5, 1978: Steve Hamrick (minors) was traded 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.[6]
- June 6, 1978: 1978 Major League Baseball Draft
- Andy Hawkins was selected in the first round (fifth overall).[7]
- Doug Gwosdz was selected in the second round.[8]
- Steve Fireovid was selected in the seventh round.[9]
- June 14, 1978: Dan Spillner was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Dennis Kinney.[10]
Roster
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 | Шаблон:Sortname | 88 | 226 | 50 | .221 | 1 | 11 |
| 1B | Gene Tenace | 142 | 401 | 90 | .224 | 16 | 61 |
| 2B | Шаблон:Sortname | 101 | 320 | 80 | .250 | 2 | 29 |
| SS | Ozzie Smith | 159 | 590 | 152 | .258 | 1 | 46 |
| 3B | Bill Almon | 138 | 405 | 102 | .252 | 0 | 21 |
| LF | Gene Richards | 154 | 555 | 171 | .308 | 4 | 45 |
| CF | Derrel Thomas | 128 | 352 | 80 | .227 | 3 | 26 |
| RF | Шаблон:Sortname | 158 | 587 | 181 | .308 | 24 | 97 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Gamble | 126 | 375 | 103 | .275 | 7 | 47 |
| Jerry Turner | 106 | 225 | 63 | .280 | 8 | 37 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 62 | 217 | 52 | .240 | 2 | 33 |
| Tucker Ashford | 75 | 155 | 38 | .245 | 3 | 26 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 36 | 111 | 27 | .243 | 3 | 8 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 54 | 97 | 21 | .216 | 1 | 7 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 24 | 90 | 24 | .267 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Reynolds | 57 | 87 | 22 | .253 | 0 | 10 |
| Chuck Baker | 44 | 58 | 12 | .207 | 0 | 3 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 32 | 53 | 12 | .226 | 0 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 19 | 40 | 8 | .200 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Beswick | 17 | 20 | 1 | .050 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wilhelm | 10 | 19 | 7 | .368 | 0 | 4 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 5 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 37 | 260.2 | 21 | 6 | 2.73 | 154 |
| Randy Jones | 37 | 253.0 | 13 | 14 | 2.88 | 71 |
| Bob Owchinko | 36 | 202.1 | 10 | 13 | 3.56 | 94 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 27 | 146.1 | 12 | 10 | 4.06 | 59 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 50 | 166.0 | 8 | 11 | 3.69 | 102 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 12 | 26.2 | 0 | 3 | 6.08 | 16 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 4 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 5.87 | 1 |
| Steve Mura | 5 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 11.74 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | 67 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 2.52 | 72 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 45 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2.13 | 104 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 56 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3.28 | 31 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.56 | 13 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.56 | 16 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.43 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 2 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 |
Awards and honors
- Gaylord Perry, Cy Young Award Winner
All-Stars
1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
References
External links
- 1978 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference
- 1978 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
