The 1970 San Diego Padres season was the second season in franchise history. The Padres improved by 11 wins from their inaugural season in 1969.
1970 San Diego Padres | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | San Diego Stadium | |
City | San Diego, California | |
Record | 63–99 (.389) | |
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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Offseason edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- Ollie Brown
- Dave Campbell
- Chris Cannizzaro
- Nate Colbert
- Tommy Dean
- Pat Dobson
- Cito Gaston
- Van Kelly
- Jerry Morales[4]
Season standings edit
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 edit
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 edit
- June 4, 1970: Dan Spillner was drafted by the Padres in the 2nd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.[5]
Roster edit
1970 San Diego Padres | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats edit
= Indicates team leader |
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 edit
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 edit
Starting pitchers edit
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 | 251.0 | 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 | 111.0 | 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 edit
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 | 65.0 | 1 | 6 | 4.85 | 29 |
Relief pitchers edit
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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Tom Dukes | 53 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4.04 | 56 |
Ron Herbel | 64 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4.95 | 53 |
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 edit
1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Cito Gaston, outfield, reserve
Farm system edit
Elmira affiliation shared with Kansas City Royals[6]
References edit
- ^ John Scott at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Dock Ellis No Hitter
- ^ ESPN.com – Page2 – The List: Baseball's biggest rumors
- ^ "1970 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ 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 edit
- 1970 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
- 1970 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac