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.Horace Clarke at Baseball Reference November 8, 1974: Cito Gaston was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Danny Frisella.Cito Gaston at Baseball Reference 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.Nate Colbert at Baseball Reference December 6, 1974: Derrel Thomas was traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Tito Fuentes and Butch Metzger.Tito Fuentes at Baseball Reference

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

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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.Bill Laxton at Baseball Reference April 28, 1975: Glenn Beckert was released by the Padres.Padres release veteran Beckert May 23, 1975: Chuck Hartenstein was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Craig Hartenstein at Baseball-Reference 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.Bobby Valentine at Baseball Reference

Roster 1975 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 122 413 104 .252 23 68 2B 146 565 158 .280 4 43 SS 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 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 26 100 237 76 .321 5 27 Ted Kubiak 87 196 44 .224 0 14 Randy Hundley 74 180 37 .206 2 14 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 34 26 6 .231 0 3 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 4 8 0 .000 0 0

Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 36 181.0 5 14 4.28 77 Brent Strom 18 120.1 8 8 2.54 56 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 45 142.0 6 11 4.18 87 Jerry Johnson 21 54.0 3 1 5.17 18 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 65 1 6 9 3.13 67 59 4 6 9 3.88 43 Dave Tomlin 67 4 2 1 3.25 48 4 1 0 0 7.71 6 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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Hawaii, Reno

Reno affiliation shared with Minnesota TwinsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

Notes

References 1975 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference 1975 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac