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1970 San Diego Padres Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1969 / 1971)
63-99, Finished 6th in NL West
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Scored 681 runs, Allowed 788 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 70-92
Manager: Preston Gomez (63-99)
Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 643,679 (12th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 98;   one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 97
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1969 / 1971 Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

October 22, 1969

Purchased Danny Coombs from the Houston Astros.

December 4, 1969

Traded Joe Niekro to the Detroit Tigers. Received Dave Campbell and Pat Dobson.

December 5, 1969

Traded Frank Reberger to the San Francisco Giants. Received Bob Barton, Bobby Etheridge and Ron Herbel.

January 7, 1970

Purchased Aurelio Monteagudo from the Kansas City Royals.

January 17, 1970

Drafted John Scott in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (January).

Drafted Doug Ault in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.

March 24, 1970

Traded Roberto Pena to the Oakland Athletics. Received Ray Webster.

March 30, 1970

Traded Tommie Sisk to the Chicago White Sox. Received Jerry Nyman.

April 2, 1970 (Standings)

Traded Billy McCool to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Steve Huntz.

April 5, 1970 (Standings)

Released Jack Baldschun.

Returned Aurelio Monteagudo to the Kansas City Royals following previous purchase.

May 26, 1970 (Standings)

Purchased Roberto Rodriguez from the Oakland Athletics.

June 4, 1970 (Standings)

Drafted Mike Ivie in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1970 amateur draft.

Drafted Dan Spillner in the 2nd round of the 1970 amateur draft.

Drafted Steve Simpson in the 4th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

Drafted Bob Davis in the 6th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

Drafted Steve Dillard in the 13th round of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Ralph Garcia in the 18th round of the 1970 amateur draft.

Drafted Larry Hardy in the 23rd round of the 1970 amateur draft.

June 15, 1970 (Standings)

Purchased Ron Willis from the St. Louis Cardinals.

June 23, 1970 (Standings)

Sold Roberto Rodriguez to the Chicago Cubs.

July 15, 1970 (Standings)

Purchased Earl Wilson from the Detroit Tigers.

August 25, 1970 (Standings)

Purchased Paul Doyle from the California Angels.

September 1, 1970 (Standings)

Traded Ron Herbel to the New York Mets. Received a player to be named later. The New York Mets sent Rod Gaspar (October 20, 1970) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

October 19, 1970

Sold Ray Webster to the Oakland Athletics.

October 20, 1970

Sent Sonny Ruberto to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.

November 30, 1970

Vic Albury selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 1970 minor league draft.

Drafted Bill Laxton from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1970 rule 5 draft.

December 1, 1970

Traded Pat Dobson and Tom Dukes to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Fred Beene, Enzo Hernandez, Tom Phoebus and Al Severinsen. Fred Beene returned to original team on May 16, 1971.

December 4, 1970

Traded Steve Huntz to the San Francisco Giants. Received Bill Frost (minors) and Don Mason.

January 13, 1971

Released Earl Wilson.

Drafted Dave Hilton in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (January).

Drafted Johnny Grubb in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1971 amateur draft (January Secondary).

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

1969 / 1971 Trades and Transactions

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