The 1974 San Diego Padres season was the sixth in franchise history. The team finished last in the National League West with a record of 60–102, 42 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason October 25, 1973: Mike Caldwell was traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Willie McCovey and Bernie Williams.Willie McCovey at Baseball Reference November 7, 1973: Jerry Morales was traded by the Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Glenn Beckert and Bobby Fenwick.Glenn Beckert at Baseball Reference

Regular season In his first home game as the Padres' new owner in 1974, Ray Kroc grabbed the public address system microphone and apologized to fans for the poor performance of the team, saying, "I've never seen such stupid ballplaying in my life." At the same time, a streaker raced across the field, eluding security personnel. Kroc shouted, "Throw him in jail!"

Opening Day starters Steve Arlin Glenn Beckert Nate Colbert Johnny Grubb Enzo Hernández Fred Kendall Willie McCovey Derrel Thomas Bobby Tolan

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 31, 1974: Horace ClarkeHorace Clarke at Baseball-Reference and Lowell PalmerLowell Palmer at Baseball-Reference was purchased by the Padres from the New York Yankees. June 5, 1974: 1974 Major League Baseball draft Bill Almon was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (1st pick).Bill Almon at Baseball Reference Lenn Sakata was drafted by the Padres in the 5th round, but did not sign.Lenn Sakata at Baseball-Reference Bump Wills was drafted by the Padres in the 12th round, but did not sign.Bump Wills at Baseball Reference

Roster 1974 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 C 141 424 98 .231 8 45 1B 128 344 87 .253 22 63 2B 141 523 129 .247 3 41 SS 147 512 119 .232 0 34 3B Dave Roberts 113 318 53 .167 5 18 LF 145 498 132 .265 20 75 CF 140 444 127 .286 8 42 RF 95 357 95 .266 8 40

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 119 368 76 .207 14 54 Cito Gaston 106 267 57 .213 6 33 74 217 52 .240 1 12 64 172 44 .256 0 7 42 90 17 .189 0 4 Bob Barton 30 81 19 .235 0 7 Matty Alou 48 81 16 .198 0 3 39 74 20 .270 1 3 Rich Morales 54 61 12 .197 1 5 Chris Cannizzaro 26 60 11 .183 0 4 Jerry Turner 17 48 14 .292 0 2 Bill Almon 16 38 12 .316 0 3 Mike Ivie 12 34 3 .088 1 3 13 33 7 .212 1 2 John Scott 14 15 1 .067 0 0 14 15 2 .133 0 0 Rod Gaspar 33 14 3 .214 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 43 226.0 9 19 4.66 137 33 211.2 9 14 3.66 130 40 208.1 8 22 4.45 124 Dan Spillner 30 148.0 9 11 4.01 95 16 64.0 1 7 5.91 18

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 22 73.0 2 5 5.67 52 Jim McAndrew 15 41.2 1 4 5.62 16 Joe McIntosh 10 37.1 0 4 3.62 22

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 54 5 5 9 4.56 26 76 9 4 2 4.69 57 Dave Tomlin 47 2 0 2 4.34 29 30 0 1 0 4.03 40 25 2 2 0 4.79 41 23 2 1 1 7.07 22 18 0 2 0 4.64 15 Rich Troedson 15 1 1 1 8.68 11 Gary Ross 9 0 0 0 4.50 11 8 0 0 0 6.10 9

Awards and honors

1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Johnny Grubb, OF, reserve

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links 1974 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1974 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac