1975 San Diego Padres season

MLB yearly infobox
name = San Diego Padres
season = 1975
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = San Diego Stadium
y4 = 1967
city = San Diego, California
y5 = 1969
owners = Ray Kroc
managers = John McNamara
television = none
radio = KOGO
(Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler)|

The 1975 San Diego Padres season was the 7th in franchise history. It would be the first season that the Padres would not finish in the National League West cellar (finishing fourth), and brought the promise of an owner who would make the necessary changes to the organization.

Offseason

* November 8, 1974: Cito Gaston was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Danny Frisella. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gastoci01.shtml Cito Gaston page 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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colbena01.shtml Nate Colbert page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 6, 1974: Tito Fuentes was traded by the San Francisco Giants with Butch Metzger to the San Diego Padres for Derrel Thomas. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fuentti01.shtml]
*January 9, 1975: Rick Sweet was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary phase). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sweetri01.shtml Rick Sweet page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

*Glenn Beckert
*Tito Fuentes
*Johnny Grubb
*Enzo Hernández
*Randy Hundley
*Randy Jones]
*Willie McCovey
*Bobby Tolan
*Dave Winfield [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1975&t=SDN]

eason standings

Notable transactions

* April 7, 1975: Bill Laxton was released by the Padres. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/laxtobi01.shtml Bill Laxton page 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. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/valenbo01.shtml Bobby Valentine page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Awards and Honors

* Randy Jones, The Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year honors
* Randy Jones, ERA Champion (2.24) 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Randy Jones

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/1975.shtml 1975 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1975&t=SDN 1975 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac]