1970 San Diego Padres

63-99 • .389 Win% • 6th in NL W

The 1970 San Diego Padres went 63-99 (.389) finishing 6th in the NL W division. The club scored 681 runs, allowed 788, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included Nate Colbert (38 HR, 86 RBI) and Pat Dobson (14-15, 3.76 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

63 Wins
99 Losses
.389 Win %
6th Rank
681 R 788 RA
Diff -107

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681 Runs Scored
788 Runs Allowed
-107 Run Diff
633K Attendance

📈 vs. 1970 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 5% below the 1970 league average (.258)
OBP .312 5% below the 1970 league average (.329)
SLG .391 equal to the 1970 league average (.391)
Team ERA 4.36 8% worse than the 1970 league average (4.05)
Runs Scored 681 7% below the 1970 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 633,369
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Avg per Game 7,819

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1970

Batting Avg

1 Cito Gaston 0.318 2 Ollie Brown 0.292 3 Ed Spiezio 0.285 4 Chris Cannizzaro 0.279 5 Al Ferrara 0.277

Home Runs

1 Nate Colbert 38 2 Cito Gaston 29 3 Ollie Brown 23 4 Al Ferrara 13 5 Dave Campbell 12

RBI

1 Cito Gaston 93 2 Ollie Brown 89 3 Nate Colbert 86 4 Al Ferrara 51 5 Chris Cannizzaro 42
1970 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cito Gaston 146 584 92 186 26 9 29 93 41 142 4 0.318
Dave Campbell 154 581 71 127 28 2 12 40 40 115 18 0.219
Nate Colbert 156 572 84 148 17 6 38 86 56 150 3 0.259
Ollie Brown 139 534 79 156 34 1 23 89 34 78 5 0.292
Al Ferrara 138 372 44 103 15 4 13 51 46 63 0 0.277
Steve Huntz 106 352 54 77 8 0 11 37 66 69 0 0.219
Ivan Murrell 125 347 43 85 9 3 12 35 17 93 9 0.245
Chris Cannizzaro 111 341 27 95 13 3 5 42 48 49 2 0.279
Ed Spiezio 110 316 45 90 18 1 12 42 43 42 4 0.285
Jose Arcia 114 229 28 51 9 3 0 17 12 36 3 0.223
Bob Barton 61 188 15 41 6 0 4 16 15 37 1 0.218
Tommy Dean 61 158 18 35 5 1 2 13 11 29 2 0.222
Ramon Webster 95 116 12 30 3 0 2 11 11 12 1 0.259
Van Kelly 38 89 9 15 3 0 1 9 15 21 0 0.169
Rafael Robles 23 89 5 19 1 0 0 3 5 11 3 0.213
Clay Kirby 36 74 4 11 1 0 0 1 5 38 0 0.149
Pat Dobson 40 71 5 10 1 0 0 4 5 17 0 0.141
Ron Slocum 60 71 8 10 2 2 1 11 8 24 0 0.141
Larry Stahl 52 66 5 12 2 0 0 3 2 14 2 0.182
Dave Roberts 43 59 6 9 1 0 2 6 1 16 0 0.153
Jerry Morales 28 58 6 9 0 1 1 4 3 11 0 0.155
Danny Coombs 35 52 3 5 2 0 0 1 3 29 0 0.096
Dave Robinson 15 38 5 12 2 0 2 6 5 4 2 0.316
Mike Corkins 25 37 6 8 1 0 1 4 2 23 0 0.216
Al Santorini 21 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.000
Earl Wilson 15 17 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 12 0 0.059
Jim Williams 11 14 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.286
Ron Herbel 64 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.000
Fred Kendall 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Gary Ross 33 8 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.500
Tom Dukes 53 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Steve Arlin 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ron Willis 42 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Roberto Rodriguez 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Doyle 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Baldschun 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Nyman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1970

ERA

1 Danny Coombs 3.30 2 Pat Dobson 3.76 3 Dave Roberts 3.81 4 Ron Willis 4.02 5 Tom Dukes 4.04

Wins

1 Pat Dobson 14 2 Danny Coombs 10 3 Clay Kirby 10 4 Dave Roberts 8 5 Ron Herbel 7

Strikeouts

1 Pat Dobson 185 2 Clay Kirby 154 3 Danny Coombs 105 4 Dave Roberts 102 5 Mike Corkins 75
1970 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pat Dobson 14 15 3.76 40 34 1 251.0 257 105 78 185
Clay Kirby 10 16 4.53 36 34 0 214.2 198 108 120 154
Danny Coombs 10 14 3.30 35 27 0 188.1 185 69 76 105
Dave Roberts 8 14 3.81 43 21 1 181.2 182 77 43 102
Mike Corkins 5 6 4.62 24 18 0 111.0 109 57 79 75
Ron Herbel 7 5 4.95 64 1 9 111.0 114 61 39 53
Al Santorini 1 8 6.07 21 12 1 75.2 91 51 43 41
Tom Dukes 1 6 4.04 53 0 10 69.0 62 31 25 56
Earl Wilson 1 6 4.85 15 9 0 65.0 82 35 19 29
Gary Ross 2 3 5.20 33 2 1 62.1 72 36 36 39
Ron Willis 2 2 4.02 42 0 4 56.0 53 25 28 20
Roberto Rodriguez 0 0 6.61 10 0 3 16.1 26 12 5 8
Jack Baldschun 1 0 10.13 12 0 0 13.1 24 15 4 12
Steve Arlin 1 0 2.84 2 2 0 12.2 11 4 8 3
Paul Doyle 0 2 6.43 9 0 2 7.0 9 5 6 2
Jerry Nyman 0 2 15.19 2 2 0 5.1 8 9 2 2

👥 Roster (37)

Jose Arcia Steve Arlin Jack Baldschun Bob Barton Ollie Brown Dave Campbell Chris Cannizzaro Nate Colbert Danny Coombs Mike Corkins Tommy Dean Pat Dobson +25 more

37 players

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The 1970 San Diego Padres in brief

A 63-99 record (.389) put the 1970 San Diego Padres 6th in the NL West. The San Diego Padres scored 681 runs and allowed 788, a run differential of -107. At the plate the San Diego Padres hit .246, 5% worse than the league's .258. Pitchers allowed 4.36 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.05. The 1970 San Diego Padres scored 7% fewer runs than the average club (681 against 731).

The home park, Jack Murphy Stadium, recorded 633,369 in attendance, about 7,819 a game. Nate Colbert led the club in home runs with 38. The RBI leader was Cito Gaston, with 93. Pat Dobson was the top winner, with 14 victories. The saves leader was Tom Dukes with 10. In all, the roster shows 37 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1970 San Diego Padres

What was the 1970 San Diego Padres record?
The 1970 San Diego Padres finished 63-99 (.389 win pct).
Who led the 1970 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Nate Colbert led the 1970 San Diego Padres with 38 home runs.
What was the 1970 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1970 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 4.36.
Did the 1970 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1970 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1970 San Diego Padres play?
The 1970 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Who led the 1970 San Diego Padres in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Nate Colbert (38 HR, 86 RBI) and Pat Dobson (14-15, 3.76 ERA).
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