# 1975 San Diego Padres season

The 1975 San Diego Padres season was the seventh in franchise history. The Padres finished in fourth place in the National League West, the first time that they did not finish last in the division.

## Offseason

* October 3, 1974: Horace Clarke was released by the Padres.
* November 8, 1974: Cito Gaston was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Danny Frisella.
* November 18, 1974: Nate Colbert was traded by the Padres to the Detroit Tigers as part of a 3-team trade. The Padres sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to the Padres, and the Cardinals sent Alan Foster, Rich Folkers, and Sonny Siebert to the Padres. The Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to the Cardinals. The Padres completed the deal by sending Danny Breeden to the Cardinals on December 12, 1974.
* December 6, 1974: Derrel Thomas was traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Tito Fuentes and Butch Metzger.

### Draft picks

* January 9, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft
** Gene Richards was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (1st pick).
** Rick Sweet was drafted in the 3rd round of the Secondary Phase.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 54 | .667 | — | 64‍–‍17 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 88 | 74 | .543 | 20 | 49‍–‍32 | 39‍–‍42 |
| San Francisco Giants | 80 | 81 | .497 | 27½ | 46‍–‍35 | 34‍–‍46 |
| San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | .438 | 37 | 38‍–‍43 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Atlanta Braves | 67 | 94 | .416 | 40½ | 37‍–‍43 | 30‍–‍51 |
| Houston Astros | 64 | 97 | .398 | 43½ | 37‍–‍44 | 27‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1975 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 3–15 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–11 | 8–9 | 3–9 |
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 1–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 11–7 |
| Cincinnati | 15–3 | 11–1 | — | 13–5 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 8–4 |
| Houston | 6–12 | 5–7 | 5–13 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 4–8–1 |
| Los Angeles | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 12–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 |
| Montreal | 4–8 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 11–7 |
| New York | 8–4 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 5–13 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 |
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 11–7 | — | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 10–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–6 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 13–5 | 7–11 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–8 |
| San Diego | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 4–8 |
| San Francisco | 9–8 | 7–5 | 5–13 | 13–5 | 8–10 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 10–8 | — | 5–7 |
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |

### Opening Day starters

* Glenn Beckert
* Tito Fuentes
* Johnny Grubb
* Enzo Hernández
* Randy Hundley
* Randy Jones
* Willie McCovey
* Bobby Tolan
* Dave Winfield

### Notable transactions

* April 7, 1975: Bill Laxton was released by the Padres.
* April 28, 1975: Glenn Beckert was released by the Padres.
* May 23, 1975: Chuck Hartenstein was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
* September 17, 1975: Gary Ross was traded by the Padres to the California Angels for Bobby Valentine and a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending Rudy Meoli to the Padres on November 4.

### 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 | Fred Kendall | 103 | 286 | 57 | .199 | 0 | 24 |
| 1B | Willie McCovey | 122 | 413 | 104 | .252 | 23 | 68 |
| 2B | Tito Fuentes | 146 | 565 | 158 | .280 | 4 | 43 |
| SS | Enzo Hernández | 116 | 344 | 75 | .218 | 0 | 19 |
| 3B | Mike Ivie | 111 | 377 | 94 | .249 | 8 | 46 |
| LF | Bobby Tolan | 147 | 506 | 129 | .255 | 5 | 43 |
| CF | Johnny Grubb | 144 | 553 | 149 | .269 | 4 | 38 |
| RF | Dave Winfield | 143 | 509 | 136 | .267 | 15 | 76 |

#### 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 |
| Héctor Torres | 112 | 352 | 91 | .259 | 5 | 26 |
| Gene Locklear | 100 | 237 | 76 | .321 | 5 | 27 |
| Ted Kubiak | 87 | 196 | 44 | .224 | 0 | 14 |
| Randy Hundley | 74 | 180 | 37 | .206 | 2 | 14 |
| Dick Sharon | 91 | 160 | 31 | .194 | 4 | 20 |
| Bob Davis | 43 | 128 | 30 | .234 | 0 | 7 |
| Dave Roberts | 33 | 113 | 32 | .283 | 2 | 12 |
| Steve Huntz | 22 | 53 | 8 | .151 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Hahn | 34 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry Turner | 11 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Moses | 13 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Beckert | 9 | 16 | 6 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Valentine | 7 | 15 | 2 | .133 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Almon | 6 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 0 |
| John Scott | 25 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hilton | 4 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### 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 |
| Randy Jones | 37 | 285.0 | 20 | 12 | 2.24 | 103 |
| Joe McIntosh | 37 | 183.0 | 8 | 15 | 3.69 | 71 |
| Dave Freisleben | 36 | 181.0 | 5 | 14 | 4.28 | 77 |
| Brent Strom | 18 | 120.1 | 8 | 8 | 2.54 | 56 |
| Sonny Siebert | 6 | 26.2 | 3 | 2 | 4.39 | 10 |

#### 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 |
| Dan Spillner | 37 | 166.2 | 5 | 13 | 4.27 | 104 |
| Rich Folkers | 45 | 142.0 | 6 | 11 | 4.18 | 87 |
| Jerry Johnson | 21 | 54.0 | 3 | 1 | 5.17 | 18 |
| Alan Foster | 17 | 44.2 | 3 | 1 | 2.42 | 20 |

#### 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 |
| Danny Frisella | 65 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3.13 | 67 |
| Bill Greif | 59 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3.88 | 43 |
| Dave Tomlin | 67 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.25 | 48 |
| Butch Metzger | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 6 |
| Larry Hardy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 |

## Awards and honors

* Randy Jones, The Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year honors
* Randy Jones, ERA Champion (2.24)

### All-Stars

1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Randy Jones

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Hawaii Islanders | Pacific Coast League | Roy Hartsfield |
| AA | Alexandria Aces | Texas League | Pat Corrales |
| A | Reno Silver Sox | California League | Harry Warner |
| A-Short Season | Walla Walla Padres | Northwest League | Cliff Ditto |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hawaii, Reno
Reno affiliation shared with Minnesota Twins