1969 was the first season for the San Diego Padres, who joined the National League along with the Montreal Expos via the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion. In their inaugural season, the Padres won 52 and lost 110, finishing last in the National League's newly-created Western Division, 41 games behind the division champion Atlanta Braves.
Offseason [edit]
Expansion draft [edit]
The 1968 MLB expansion draft was held on October 14, 1968. Below is a list of players drafted by the Padres. "Pick" refers to the overall draft position of a pick.
Other transactions [edit]
Regular season [edit]
The first game [edit]
Scorecard [edit]
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) |
Batting [edit]
| 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 |
Peña 2b |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Miller cf |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
González 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 |
Pitching [edit]
| 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 |
Season standings [edit]
Notable transactions [edit]
Draft picks [edit]
Roster [edit]
| 1969 San Diego Padres |
| Roster |
| Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Pos |
Player |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
Avg. |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
| C |
Cannizzaro, ChrisChris Cannizzaro |
134 |
418 |
23 |
92 |
.220 |
4 |
33 |
0 |
| 1B |
Colbert, NateNate Colbert |
139 |
483 |
64 |
123 |
.255 |
24 |
66 |
6 |
| 2B |
Arcia, JoséJosé Arcia |
120 |
302 |
35 |
65 |
.215 |
0 |
10 |
14 |
| 3B |
Spiezio, EdEd Spiezio |
121 |
355 |
29 |
83 |
.234 |
13 |
43 |
1 |
| SS |
Dean, TommyTommy Dean |
101 |
273 |
14 |
48 |
.176 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
| LF |
Ferrara, AlAl Ferrara |
138 |
366 |
39 |
95 |
.260 |
14 |
56 |
0 |
| CF |
Gaston, CitoCito Gaston |
129 |
391 |
20 |
90 |
.230 |
2 |
28 |
4 |
| RF |
Brown, OllieOllie Brown |
151 |
568 |
76 |
150 |
.264 |
20 |
61 |
10 |
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Other batters [edit]
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
Avg. |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
| Peña, RobertoRoberto Peña |
139 |
472 |
44 |
118 |
.250 |
4 |
30 |
0 |
| Murrell, IvanIvan Murrell |
111 |
247 |
19 |
63 |
.255 |
3 |
25 |
3 |
| Sipin, JohnJohn Sipin |
68 |
229 |
22 |
51 |
.223 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
| Kelly, VanVan Kelly |
73 |
209 |
16 |
51 |
.244 |
3 |
15 |
0 |
| González, TonyTony González |
53 |
182 |
17 |
41 |
.225 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
| Stahl, LarryLarry Stahl |
95 |
162 |
10 |
32 |
.198 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
| DaVanon, JerryJerry DaVanon |
24 |
59 |
4 |
8 |
.136 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Morales, JerryJerry Morales |
19 |
41 |
5 |
8 |
.195 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
| Kendall, FredFred Kendall |
10 |
26 |
2 |
4 |
.154 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ruberto, SonnySonny Ruberto |
17 |
21 |
3 |
3 |
.143 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Award winners [edit]
1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system [edit]
Elmira affiliation shared with Kansas City Royals[16]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
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