1972 San Diego Padres season
The 1972 San Diego Padres season was the fourth season in franchise history.
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Owner(s) | C. Arnholdt Smith |
General manager(s) | Buzzie Bavasi |
Manager(s) | Preston Gómez, Don Zimmer |
Local television | KCST |
Local radio | KOGO (Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler) |
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Offseason
- January 12, 1972: Rich Troedson was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (6th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
Regular season
As of 2016, no Padres pitcher has ever thrown a no-hitter. On July 18 against the Philadelphia Phillies, Steve Arlin came within one out of a no-hitter before a Denny Doyle single broke up the bid.[2]
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Cincinnati Reds | 95 | 59 | 0.617 | — | 42–34 | 53–25 |
Houston Astros | 84 | 69 | 0.549 | 10½ | 41–36 | 43–33 |
Los Angeles Dodgers | 85 | 70 | 0.548 | 10½ | 41–34 | 44–36 |
Atlanta Braves | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 25 | 36–41 | 34–43 |
San Francisco Giants | 69 | 86 | 0.445 | 26½ | 34–43 | 35–43 |
San Diego Padres | 58 | 95 | 0.379 | 36½ | 26–54 | 32–41 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7–1 | 9–9 | 7–7 | 7–8 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–11 | 7–11 | 6–6 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5–1 | — | 8–4 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 10–5 | 10–8 | 10–7 | 3–12 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–9 | 4–8 | — | 11–6 | 9–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 10–5 | 10–2 | |||||
Houston | 7–7 | 9–3 | 6–11 | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 12–2 | 13–5 | 4–8 | |||||
Los Angeles | 8–7 | 4–8 | 5–9 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 8–4 | |||||
Montreal | 8–4 | 5–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–12 | 10–6 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–8 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 12–6 | — | 13–5 | 8–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 6-6 | 7–10 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–10 | 5–13 | — | 5–13 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 12–3 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 12–6 | 6–8 | 13–5 | — | 10–2 | 9–3 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 11–6 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 2–12 | 5–13 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 2–10 | — | 4–10 | 4–8 | |||||
San Francisco | 11–7 | 5–7 | 5–10 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 10–4 | — | 5–7 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–6 | 8–10 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–9 | 9–7 | 7–8 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — |
Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
- May 17, 1972: Ollie Brown was traded by the Padres to the Oakland Athletics for Curt Blefary, Mike Kilkenny and a player to be named later. The Athletics completed the deal by sending Greg Schubert (minors) to the Padres on September 11.[4]
- June 6, 1972: 1972 Major League Baseball draft
- Randy Jones was drafted by the Padres in the 5th round.[5]
- Warren Cromartie was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (5th pick) of the Secondary Phase, but did not sign.[6]
Roster
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Player stats
= Indicates team leader |
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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1B | Nate Colbert | 151 | 563 | 141 | .250 | 38 | 111 |
SS | Enzo Hernández | 114 | 329 | 64 | .195 | 1 | 15 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Dave Campbell | 33 | 100 | 24 | .240 | 0 | 3 |
Bob Barton | 29 | 88 | 17 | .193 | 0 | 9 |
Randy Elliott | 14 | 49 | 10 | .204 | 0 | 6 |
Dave Hilton | 13 | 47 | 10 | .213 | 0 | 5 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Arlin | 38 | 250 | 10 | 21 | 3.60 | 159 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mike Caldwell | 42 | 163.2 | 7 | 11 | 4.01 | 102 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Ed Acosta | 46 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4.45 | 53 |
Awards and honors
1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Nate Colbert, reserve[7]
Colbert scored the winning run, but he brought the wrong uniform with him to Atlanta. The San Diego Padres' slugger donned his road jersey with SAN DIEGO on it instead of his home one with PADRES on it.
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Hawaii Islanders | Pacific Coast League | Rocky Bridges |
AA | Alexandria Aces | Texas League | Duke Snider |
A-Short Season | Tri-City Padres | Northwest League | Cliff Ditto |
References
- Rich Troedson at Baseball-Reference
- Arlin misses no-hitter by a strike as ball bounces over Roberts' head
- http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1972&t=SDN
- Curt Blefary at Baseball Reference
- Randy Jones at Baseball Reference
- Warren Cromartie at Baseball Reference
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NLS/NLS197207250.shtml
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
- 1972 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
- 1972 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac