1977 San Diego Padres

69-93 • .426 Win% • 5th in NL W

The 1977 San Diego Padres went 69-93 (.426) finishing 5th in the NL W division. The club scored 692 runs, allowed 834, and played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Team leaders included Dave Winfield (25 HR, 92 RBI) and Bob Shirley (12-18, 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

69 Wins
93 Losses
.426 Win %
5th Rank
692 R 834 RA
Diff -142

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692 Runs Scored
834 Runs Allowed
-142 Run Diff
1,375K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 NL Average

Batting Avg .249 5% below the 1977 league average (.261)
OBP .323 1% below the 1977 league average (.327)
SLG .374 5% below the 1977 league average (.396)
Team ERA 4.43 13% worse than the 1977 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 692 3% below the 1977 league average (713 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumJack Murphy Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,375,269
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Avg per Game 16,978

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 George Hendrick 0.311 2 Gene Richards 0.290 3 Merv Rettenmund 0.286 4 Dave Winfield 0.275 5 Mike Ivie 0.272

Home Runs

1 Dave Winfield 25 2 George Hendrick 23 3 Gene Tenace 15 4 Dave Kingman 11 5 Jerry Turner 10

RBI

1 Dave Winfield 92 2 George Hendrick 81 3 Mike Ivie 66 4 Gene Tenace 61 5 Jerry Turner 48
1977 San Diego Padres — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Winfield 157 615 104 169 29 7 25 92 58 75 16 0.275
Bill Almon 155 613 75 160 18 11 2 43 37 114 20 0.261
George Hendrick 152 541 75 168 25 2 23 81 61 74 11 0.311
Gene Richards 146 525 79 152 16 11 5 32 60 80 56 0.290
Mike Champion 150 507 35 116 14 6 1 43 27 85 3 0.229
Mike Ivie 134 489 66 133 29 2 9 66 39 57 3 0.272
Gene Tenace 147 437 66 102 24 4 15 61 125 119 5 0.233
Jerry Turner 118 289 43 71 16 1 10 48 31 43 12 0.246
Tucker Ashford 81 249 25 54 18 0 3 24 21 35 2 0.217
Dave Roberts 82 186 15 41 14 1 1 23 11 32 2 0.220
Doug Rader 52 170 19 46 8 3 5 27 33 40 0 0.271
Dave Kingman 56 168 16 40 9 0 11 39 12 48 2 0.238
Merv Rettenmund 107 126 23 36 6 1 4 17 33 28 1 0.286
Gary Sutherland 80 103 5 25 3 0 1 11 7 15 0 0.243
Bob Davis 48 94 9 17 2 0 1 10 5 24 0 0.181
Pat Scanlon 47 79 9 15 3 0 1 11 12 20 0 0.190
Bob Shirley 39 74 5 9 2 0 0 2 2 34 0 0.122
Bobby Valentine 44 67 5 12 3 0 1 10 7 10 0 0.179
Bob Owchinko 30 49 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 18 0 0.082
Tom Griffin 39 45 2 6 3 0 2 4 0 23 0 0.133
Randy Jones 28 43 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 20 0 0.116
Dave Freisleben 33 37 4 5 1 0 0 1 4 14 0 0.135
Rollie Fingers 78 20 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.050
Rick Sawyer 56 20 2 3 0 0 0 2 5 8 0 0.150
Dan Spillner 76 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 12 0 0.118
Dave Wehrmeister 30 12 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.167
Dave Tomlin 76 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.286
John D'Acquisto 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Enzo Hernandez 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Melendez 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Butch Metzger 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Brent Strom 8 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Victor Bernal 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Brian Greer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Paul Siebert 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Rollie Fingers 2.99 2 Dave Tomlin 3.01 3 Bob Shirley 3.70 4 Dan Spillner 3.73 5 Bob Owchinko 4.45

Wins

1 Bob Shirley 12 2 Bob Owchinko 9 3 Rollie Fingers 8 4 Dave Freisleben 7 5 Rick Sawyer 7

Strikeouts

1 Bob Shirley 146 2 Rollie Fingers 113 3 Bob Owchinko 101 4 Tom Griffin 79 5 Dan Spillner 74
1977 San Diego Padres — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Shirley 12 18 3.70 39 35 0 214.0 215 88 100 146
Bob Owchinko 9 12 4.45 30 28 0 170.0 191 84 67 101
Tom Griffin 6 9 4.46 38 20 0 151.1 144 75 88 79
Randy Jones 6 12 4.58 27 25 0 147.1 173 75 36 44
Dave Freisleben 7 9 4.61 33 23 0 138.2 140 71 71 72
Rollie Fingers 8 9 2.99 78 0 35 132.1 123 44 36 113
Dan Spillner 7 6 3.73 76 0 6 123.0 130 51 60 74
Rick Sawyer 7 6 5.84 56 9 0 111.0 136 72 55 45
Dave Tomlin 4 4 3.01 76 0 3 101.2 98 34 32 55
Dave Wehrmeister 1 3 6.07 30 6 0 69.2 81 47 44 32
John D'Acquisto 1 2 6.95 17 12 0 44.0 49 34 47 45
Butch Metzger 0 0 5.56 17 1 0 22.2 27 14 12 6
Victor Bernal 1 1 5.31 15 0 0 20.1 23 12 9 6
Brent Strom 0 2 12.42 8 3 0 16.2 23 23 12 8
Paul Siebert 0 0 2.45 4 0 0 3.2 3 1 4 1

👥 Roster (35)

Bill Almon Tucker Ashford Victor Bernal Mike Champion John D'Acquisto Bob Davis Rollie Fingers Dave Freisleben Brian Greer Tom Griffin George Hendrick Enzo Hernandez +23 more

35 players

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The 1977 San Diego Padres in brief

A 69-93 record (.426) put the 1977 San Diego Padres 5th in the NL West. The San Diego Padres scored 692 runs and allowed 834, a run differential of -142. At the plate the San Diego Padres hit .249, 5% worse than the league's .261. Pitchers allowed 4.43 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.91. League clubs averaged 713 runs that year, so the San Diego Padres scored 3% fewer.

Jack Murphy Stadium was home in 1977, drawing a total attendance of 1,375,269. Dave Winfield led the club in home runs with 25. On the mound, Bob Shirley won 12 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Rollie Fingers with 35. In all, the roster shows 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 San Diego Padres

What was the 1977 San Diego Padres record?
The 1977 San Diego Padres finished 69-93 (.426 win pct).
Who led the 1977 San Diego Padres in home runs?
Dave Winfield led the 1977 San Diego Padres with 25 home runs.
What was the 1977 San Diego Padres team ERA?
The 1977 San Diego Padres posted a team ERA of 4.43.
Did the 1977 San Diego Padres win the World Series?
No. The 1977 San Diego Padres did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 San Diego Padres play?
The 1977 San Diego Padres played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Who led the 1977 San Diego Padres in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Winfield (25 HR, 92 RBI) and Bob Shirley (12-18, 3.70 ERA).
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