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.
Offseason January 17, 1970: John Scott was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft (January).John Scott at Baseball-Reference
Regular season June 12, 1970: Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates threw a no-hitter against the Padres.Dock Ellis No Hitter 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.ESPN.com – Page2 – The List: Baseball's biggest rumors
Opening Day lineup Ollie Brown Dave Campbell Chris Cannizzaro Nate Colbert Tommy Dean Pat Dobson Cito Gaston Van Kelly Jerry Morales
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 4, 1970: Dan Spillner was drafted by the Padres in the 2nd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.Dan Spillner at Baseball Reference
Roster 1970 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 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 139 534 156 .292 23 89
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 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
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 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 2 12.2 1 0 2.84 3 Jerry Nyman 2 5.1 0 2 15.19 2
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 Dave Roberts 43 181.1 8 14 3.81 102 21 75.2 1 8 6.07 41 Earl Wilson 15 65.0 1 6 4.85 29
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 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
1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Cito Gaston, outfield, reserve
Farm system
Elmira affiliation shared with Kansas City RoyalsJohnson, 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 1970 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1970 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac