1969 San Diego Padres

52-110 • .321 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1969 San Diego Padres went 52-110 (.321) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 468 runs, allowed 746, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included Nate Colbert (24 HR, 66 RBI) and Joe Niekro (8-17, 3.70 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

52 Wins
110 Losses
.321 Win %
6th Rank
468 R 746 RA
Diff -278

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468 Runs Scored
746 Runs Allowed
-278 Run Diff
626K Attendance

📈 vs. 1969 NL Average

Batting Avg .224 10% below the 1969 league average (.250)
OBP .284 11% below the 1969 league average (.319)
SLG .329 11% below the 1969 league average (.369)
Team ERA 4.24 18% worse than the 1969 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 468 29% below the 1969 league average (658 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 626,847
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Avg per Game 7,738

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1969

Batting Avg

1 Ollie Brown 0.264 2 Al Ferrara 0.260 3 Ivan Murrell 0.255 4 Nate Colbert 0.255 5 Roberto Peña 0.250

Home Runs

1 Nate Colbert 24 2 Ollie Brown 20 3 Al Ferrara 14 4 Ed Spiezio 13 5 Chris Cannizzaro 4

RBI

1 Nate Colbert 66 2 Ollie Brown 61 3 Al Ferrara 56 4 Ed Spiezio 43 5 Chris Cannizzaro 33
1969 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ollie Brown 151 568 76 150 18 3 20 61 44 97 10 0.264
Nate Colbert 139 483 64 123 20 9 24 66 45 123 6 0.255
Roberto Peña 139 472 44 118 16 3 4 30 21 63 0 0.250
Chris Cannizzaro 134 418 23 92 14 3 4 33 42 81 0 0.220
Cito Gaston 129 391 20 90 11 7 2 28 24 117 4 0.230
Al Ferrara 138 366 39 95 22 1 14 56 45 69 0 0.260
Ed Spiezio 121 355 29 83 9 0 13 43 38 64 1 0.234
Jose Arcia 120 302 35 65 11 3 0 10 14 47 14 0.215
Tommy Dean 101 273 14 48 9 2 2 9 27 54 0 0.176
Ivan Murrell 111 247 19 63 10 6 3 25 11 65 3 0.255
John Sipin 68 229 22 51 12 2 2 9 8 44 2 0.223
Van Kelly 73 209 16 51 7 1 3 15 12 24 0 0.244
Tony Gonzalez 53 182 17 41 4 0 2 8 19 24 1 0.225
Larry Stahl 95 162 10 32 6 2 3 10 17 31 3 0.198
Walt Hriniak 31 66 4 15 0 0 0 1 8 11 0 0.227
Clay Kirby 35 66 3 4 1 0 0 0 7 37 0 0.061
Al Santorini 32 63 2 7 0 0 1 2 2 33 0 0.111
Jerry DaVanon 24 59 4 8 1 0 0 3 3 12 0 0.136
Bill Davis 31 57 1 10 1 0 0 1 8 18 0 0.175
Joe Niekro 38 51 1 6 1 0 0 2 6 17 0 0.118
Dick Kelley 27 47 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 24 0 0.106
Jerry Morales 19 41 5 8 2 0 1 6 5 7 0 0.195
Fred Kendall 10 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.154
Tommie Sisk 53 25 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 12 0 0.120
Jim Williams 13 25 4 7 1 0 0 2 3 11 0 0.280
Ron Slocum 13 24 6 7 1 0 1 5 0 5 0 0.292
Gary Ross 46 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0.000
Sonny Ruberto 19 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.143
Rafael Robles 6 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.100
Chris Krug 8 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.059
Johnny Podres 17 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.062
Dave Roberts 23 15 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.267
Frankie Libran 10 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.100
Dick Selma 4 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.286
Frank Reberger 67 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Jack Baldschun 61 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.250
Mike Corkins 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Leon Everitt 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Steve Arlin 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al McBean 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Tom Dukes 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Billy McCool 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1969

ERA

1 Dick Kelley 3.57 2 Frank Reberger 3.59 3 Joe Niekro 3.70 4 Clay Kirby 3.80 5 Al Santorini 3.95

Wins

1 Joe Niekro 8 2 Al Santorini 8 3 Jack Baldschun 7 4 Clay Kirby 7 5 Johnny Podres 5

Strikeouts

1 Clay Kirby 113 2 Al Santorini 111 3 Dick Kelley 96 4 Jack Baldschun 67 5 Frank Reberger 65
1969 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Clay Kirby 7 20 3.80 35 35 0 215.2 204 91 100 113
Joe Niekro 8 17 3.70 37 31 0 202.0 213 83 45 55
Al Santorini 8 14 3.95 32 30 0 184.2 194 81 73 111
Tommie Sisk 2 13 4.78 53 13 6 143.0 160 76 48 59
Dick Kelley 4 8 3.57 27 23 0 136.0 113 54 61 96
Gary Ross 3 12 4.19 46 7 3 109.2 104 51 56 58
Frank Reberger 1 2 3.59 67 0 6 87.2 83 35 41 65
Jack Baldschun 7 2 4.79 61 0 1 77.0 80 41 29 67
Johnny Podres 5 6 4.31 17 9 0 64.2 66 31 28 17
Billy McCool 3 5 4.30 54 0 7 58.2 59 28 42 35
Dave Roberts 0 3 4.81 22 5 1 48.2 65 26 19 19
Tom Dukes 1 0 7.25 13 0 1 22.1 26 18 10 15
Dick Selma 2 2 4.09 4 3 0 22.0 19 10 9 20
Mike Corkins 1 3 8.47 6 4 0 17.0 27 16 8 13
Leon Everitt 0 1 8.04 5 0 0 15.2 18 14 12 11
Steve Arlin 0 1 9.28 4 1 0 10.2 13 11 9 9
Al McBean 0 1 5.14 1 1 0 7.0 10 4 2 1

👥 Roster (42)

Jose Arcia Steve Arlin Jack Baldschun Ollie Brown Chris Cannizzaro Nate Colbert Mike Corkins Jerry DaVanon Bill Davis Tommy Dean Tom Dukes Leon Everitt +30 more

42 players

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The 1969 San Diego Padres in brief

The record for the 1969 San Diego Padres reads 52 wins and 110 losses, good for 6th in the NL West. The San Diego Padres scored 468 runs and allowed 746, a run differential of -278. At the plate the San Diego Padres hit .224, 10% worse than the league's .250. Pitchers allowed 4.24 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.60. The 468 runs scored compare with a league average of 658 per club, 29% fewer.

Jack Murphy Stadium was home in 1969, drawing a total attendance of 626,847. The home run leader was Nate Colbert, who hit 24. Ollie Brown collected the most hits, 150. On the mound, Al Santorini won 8 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Clay Kirby with 113.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1969 San Diego Padres

What was the 1969 San Diego Padres record?
The 1969 San Diego Padres finished 52-110 (.321 win pct).
Who led the 1969 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Nate Colbert led the 1969 San Diego Padres with 24 home runs.
What was the 1969 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1969 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 4.24.
Did the 1969 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1969 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1969 San Diego Padres play?
The 1969 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Who led the 1969 San Diego Padres in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Nate Colbert (24 HR, 66 RBI) and Joe Niekro (8-17, 3.70 ERA).
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