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1997 San Diego Padres (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1996/1998)
76-86, Finished 4th in NL Western Division
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Scored 795 runs, Allowed 891 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 73-89
Managed by Bruce Bochy

Ballpark: Qualcomm Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,089,333 (7th of 14)
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Batting - 93, Pitching - 93
  (one-year): Batting - 92, Pitching - 93
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1997 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1996/1998) / Lineups / Batting Orders / Minor League Teams / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

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

November 4, 1996

Signed Chris Jones as a free agent.

Signed Terry Shumpert as a free agent.

November 5, 1996

Fernando Valenzuela granted Free Agency.

November 21, 1996

Traded Dustin Hermanson to the Florida Marlins. Received Quilvio Veras.

December 2, 1996

Signed Bryan Eversgerd as a free agent.

Signed Rene Gonzales as a free agent.

Signed Carlos Hernandez as a free agent.

December 3, 1996

Signed Jim Bruske as a free agent.

December 5, 1996

Signed Terry Burrows as a free agent.

December 6, 1996

Traded Scott Sanders to the Seattle Mariners. Received Sterling Hitchcock.

December 7, 1996

Craig Shipley granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1996

Drafted Will Cunnane from the Florida Marlins in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Wiki Gonzalez from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1996 rule 5 draft.

December 16, 1996

Traded Willie Blair and Brian Johnson to the Detroit Tigers. Received Joey Eischen and Cam Smith (minors).

December 19, 1996

Signed Greg Vaughn as a free agent.

December 23, 1996

Signed Craig Shipley as a free agent.

Signed Don Slaught as a free agent.

January 7, 1997

Released Jason Thompson.

Signed Fernando Valenzuela as a free agent.

January 9, 1997

Traded Leroy McKinnis (minors) to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Mark Smith.

January 12, 1997

Signed Pete Smith as a free agent.

January 13, 1997

Purchased Hideki Irabu from the Chiba Lotte Marines (Japan Pacific).

January 17, 1997

Signed Phil Plantier as a free agent.

January 22, 1997

Sold Sean Mulligan to the Cleveland Indians.

January 30, 1997

Signed Tim Scott as a free agent.

February 7, 1997

Signed Stan Spencer as a free agent.

March 13, 1997

Traded Antonio Fernandez (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Brian Tollberg.

March 15, 1997

Traded Joey Eischen to the Cincinnati Reds. Received a player to be named later. The Cincinnati Reds sent Ray Brown (minors) (March 19, 1997) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

Traded Luis Lopez to the Houston Astros. Received Sean Runyan.

March 22, 1997

Traded Jody Reed to the Detroit Tigers. Received Mike Darr and Matt Skrmetta.

Released Bryan Eversgerd.

March 29, 1997

Traded Mark Smith and Hal Garrett (minors) to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Received Trey Beamon and Angelo Encarnacion.

April 22, 1997 (Standings)

Traded players to be named later, Homer Bush, and Gordon Amerson (minors) to the New York Yankees. Received Rafael Medina, Ruben Rivera, and $3. The San Diego Padres sent Hideki Irabu (May 29, 1997) and Vernon Maxwell (minors) (June 9, 1997) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

Released Rene Gonzales.

May 18, 1997 (Standings)

Released Tim Scott.

May 20, 1997 (Standings)

Signed Steve Scarsone as a free agent.

May 27, 1997 (Standings)

Released Don Slaught.

May 29, 1997 (Standings)

Signed Bob Scanlan as a free agent.

May 30, 1997 (Standings)

Signed Steve Mintz as a free agent.

June 1, 1997 (Standings)

Signed Bobby Munoz as a free agent.

June 3, 1997 (Standings)

Drafted Kevin Nicholson in the 1st round (27th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed July 15, 1997.

Drafted Ben Howard in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1997.

Drafted Tim Hummel in the 5th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Junior Herndon in the 9th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1997.

Drafted Dave Maurer in the 11th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1997.

Drafted Shawn Camp in the 16th round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1997.

June 10, 1997 (Standings)

Traded Andres Berumen to the Seattle Mariners. Received Paul Menhart.

June 13, 1997 (Standings)

Traded Scott Livingstone, Phil Plantier, and Fernando Valenzuela to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Rich Batchelor, Danny Jackson, and Mark Sweeney.

July 15, 1997 (Standings)

Released Terry Burrows.

Released Bobby Munoz.

July 16, 1997 (Standings)

Traded Earl Johnson (minors) to the Detroit Tigers. Received Dave Hajek.

August 5, 1997 (Standings)

Released Terry Shumpert.

August 13, 1997 (Standings)

Traded Rickey Henderson to the Anaheim Angels. Received a player to be named later, Ryan Hancock, and Stevenson Agosto (minors). The Anaheim Angels sent George Arias (August 19, 1997) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

August 19, 1997 (Standings)

Signed Mike Maddux as a free agent.

August 23, 1997 (Standings)

Traded Angelo Encarnacion to the Anaheim Angels. Received Aaron Guiel.

October 6, 1997 (Standings)

Jim Bruske selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers off waivers.

Chris Jones granted Free Agency.

October 13, 1997 (Standings)

Selected Ed Giovanola off waivers from the Atlanta Braves.

October 15, 1997 (Standings)

Joey Long granted Free Agency.

Mike Maddux granted Free Agency.

Steve Mintz granted Free Agency.

Bob Scanlan granted Free Agency.

Steve Scarsone granted Free Agency.

Stan Spencer granted Free Agency.

Jim Tatum granted Free Agency.

October 17, 1997

Cam Cairncross granted Free Agency.

October 30, 1997

Pete Smith granted Free Agency.

October 31, 1997

Purchased Daniel Garibay from the Mexico City Tigers (Mexican).

Carlos Hernandez granted Free Agency.

November 6, 1997

Craig Shipley granted Free Agency.

November 7, 1997

Signed Archie Corbin as a free agent.

Signed Carlos Reyes as a free agent.

November 12, 1997

Signed Carlos Hernandez as a free agent.

Signed Alan Newman as a free agent.

November 18, 1997

Traded John Flaherty to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Received Brian Boehringer and Andy Sheets.

Gabe Alvarez selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 5th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

Todd Erdos selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 41st pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

November 19, 1997

Traded Trey Beamon and Tim Worrell to the Detroit Tigers. Received Dan Miceli, Donne Wall, and Ryan Balfe (minors).

November 20, 1997

Signed Creighton Gubanich as a free agent.

Traded Chris Clark (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Ed Vosberg.

November 25, 1997

Released Rich Batchelor.

Signed Greg Myers as a free agent.

November 26, 1997

Traded Doug Bochtler and Jorge Velandia to the Oakland Athletics. Received David Newhan and Don Wengert.

December 15, 1997

Traded Derrek Lee, Rafael Medina, and Steve Hoff (minors) to the Florida Marlins. Received Kevin Brown.

Sean Runyan drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1997 rule 5 draft.

December 16, 1997

Signed Pete Smith as a free agent.

December 29, 1997

Signed Stan Spencer as a free agent.

January 7, 1998

Signed Mark Langston as a free agent.

January 13, 1998

Signed Eddie Williams as a free agent.

January 14, 1998

Traded Sean Bergman to the Houston Astros. Received James Mouton.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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