1969 San Diego Padres season

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1969 San Diego Padres
Inaugural Season
Major league affiliations
Location
1969 Information
Owner(s) C. Arnholt Smith
Manager(s) Preston Gomez
Local television KOGO
Local radio KOGO
(Duke Snider, Frank Sims, Jerry Gross)

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] Expansion Draft

The MLB Expansion Draft was held on October 14, 1968

Player Former Team Pick
Ollie Brown San Francisco Giants 1st
Jose Arcia Chicago Cubs 9th
Nathan Colbert Houston Astros 18th
Al Ferrara Los Angeles Dodgers 30th
Ivan Murrell Houston Astros 42nd
Roberto Pena Philadelphia Phillies 48th
Cito Gaston Atlanta Braves 59th
  • Larry Stahl Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the New York Mets as the 26th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.
  • Tony Gonzalez Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the Philadelphia Phillies as the 37th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

[edit] Transactions

  • December 3, 1968: Ed Spiezio was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Phil Knuckles (minors), Danny Breeden, and Ron Davis to the San Diego Padres for Dave Giusti.
  • March 28, 1969: Chris Connizzaro was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Tommie Sisk to the San Diego Padres for Ron Davis and Bobby Klaus.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

  • Ollie Brown
  • Chris Cannizzaro
  • Bill Davis
  • Tony Gonzalez
  • Roberto Pena
  • Rafael Robles
  • Dick Selma
  • Ed Spiezio
  • Larry Stahl

[edit] Season standings

NL West W L GB Pct.
Atlanta Braves 93 69 -- .574
San Francisco Giants 90 72 3 .556
Cincinnati Reds 89 73 4 .549
Los Angeles Dodgers 85 77 8 .525
Houston Astros 81 81 12 .500
San Diego Padres 52 110 41 .321

[edit] Notable Transactions

  • April 17, 1969: Tommy Dean was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Leon Everitt to the San Diego Padres for Al McBean.
  • April 25, 1969: Joe Niekro was traded by the Chicago Cubs with Frankie Libran and Gary Ross to the San Diego Padres for Dick Selma.
  • May 22, 1969: John Sipin was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Sonny Ruberto to the San Diego Padres for Bill Davis and Jerry Davanon.
  • June 13, 1969: Van Kelly was traded by the Atlanta Braves with Andy Finlay (minors) and Walt Hriniak to the San Diego Padres for Tony Gonzalez.

[edit] Roster

1969 San Diego Padres roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] The First Game

[edit] Scorecard

April 8, San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
San Diego 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 x 2 4 0
W: Selma (1-0)  L: Wilson (0-1)  
HRs: Spiezio (1)

[edit] Batting

Houston Astros AB R H RBI San Diego Padres AB R H RBI
Alou rf 4 1 3 0 Robles ss 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 Pena 2b 3 1 0 0
Miller cf 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez cf 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 1 Brown rf 4 0 1 1
Blefary 1b 4 0 1 0 Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 0 0 0 Colbert 1b 0 0 0 0
Menke ss 3 0 0 0 Stahl lf 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0 Spiezio 3b 3 1 1 0
Wilson p 2 0 0 0 Cannizzaro c 2 0 0 0
Geiger ph 1 0 0 0 Selma p 2 0 2 0
Billingham p 0 0 0 0 NONE 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1 Totals 28 2 4 2

[edit] Pitching

Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson, L (0-1) 6.0 3 2 2 1 4
Billingham 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals 8.0 4 2 2 1 7
San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Selma, W (1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 2 12
Totals 9.0 5 1 1 2 12

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] Award Winners

1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Chris Cannizzaro, Catcher, Reserve

[edit] Team Leaders

  • Home Runs – Nate Colbert (24)
  • RBI - Nate Colbert (66)
  • Batting Average – Ollie Brown (.264)
  • Hits - Ollie Brown (150)
  • Stolen Bases – Jose Arcia (14)
  • Walks - Nate Colbert, Al Ferrara (45)
  • Wins - Joe Niekro, Al Santorini (8)
  • Earned Run Average - Dick Kelley (3.57)
  • Strikeouts – Clay Kirby (113)

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AL East: Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Washington
AL West: California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle

           

NL East: Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
NL West: Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco
1969 All-Star Game • 1969 World Series
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