1977 San Diego Padres

Trades and Transactions

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976 / 1978

69-93, Finished 5th in NL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: John McNamara (20-28), Bob Skinner (1-0) and Al Dark (48-65)
Scored 692 runs, Allowed 834 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 67-95

Ballparks: San Diego Stadium · Attendance: 1,376,269 (7th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 89, Pitching - 91 · one-year: Batting - 88, Pitching - 89

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

October 22, 1976

Sold Diego Segui to the Seattle Mariners.

Sold Dave Hilton, Dave Roberts and John Scott to the Toronto Blue Jays.

November 5, 1976

Sold Chuck Hartenstein to the Toronto Blue Jays.

December 1, 1976

Tito Fuentes granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1976

Traded Johnny Grubb, Fred Kendall and Hector Torres to the Cleveland Indians. Received George Hendrick.

December 14, 1976

Signed Rollie Fingers as a free agent.

Signed Gene Tenace as a free agent.

1977

Released Jim Shellenback.

January 22, 1977

Released Willie Davis.

January 25, 1977

Traded Mike Allen (minors) to the Houston Astros. Received Paul Siebert.

February 16, 1977

Traded Jerry Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays. Received Dave Roberts.

March 22, 1977

Sold Ken Reynolds to the Toronto Blue Jays.

March 23, 1977

Rich Folkers selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers.

March 29, 1977

Released Alan Foster.

April 1, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Gary Sutherland as a free agent.

April 12, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Mark Wiley as a free agent.

May 17, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Butch Metzger to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received John D'Acquisto and Pat Scanlon.

June 7, 1977 (Standings)

Drafted Brian Greer in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Barry Evans in the 2nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Ozzie Smith in the 4th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Ron Tingley in the 10th round of the 1977 amateur draft.

Drafted Gary Weiss in the 23rd round of the 1977 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 8, 1977 (Standings)

Sold Doug Rader to the Toronto Blue Jays.

June 15, 1977 (Standings)

Traded Paul Siebert and Bobby Valentine to the New York Mets. Received Dave Kingman.

July 5, 1977 (Standings)

Signed Pedro Garcia as a free agent.

September 6, 1977 (Standings)

Dave Kingman selected by the California Angels off waivers.

September 29, 1977 (Standings)

Rick Sawyer selected by the Montreal Expos off waivers.

October 27, 1977

Luis Melendez granted Free Agency.

October 28, 1977

Tom Griffin granted Free Agency.

November 2, 1977

Merv Rettenmund granted Free Agency.

November 29, 1977

Signed Oscar Gamble as a free agent.

December 10, 1977

Released Gary Sutherland.

January 10, 1978

Drafted Mike Martin in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1978 amateur draft (January Secondary).

Drafted Ed Vande Berg in the 3rd round of the 1978 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.

January 25, 1978

Traded Dave Tomlin and $125,000 to the Texas Rangers. Received Gaylord Perry.

February 2, 1978

Signed Mickey Lolich as a free agent.

February 28, 1978

Traded Mike Ivie to the San Francisco Giants. Received Derrel Thomas.

March 14, 1978

Released Enzo Hernandez.

March 28, 1978

Released Brent Strom.

1976 / 1978 Trades and Transactions