1969 San Diego Padres season 1969 San Diego Padres season was the inaugural season in franchise history. They joined the National League along with the Montreal Expos via the 1969 Major League Baseball expansion . In their inaugural season, the Padres went 52–110, finishing last in the National League's newly created Western Division , 41 games behind the division champion Atlanta Braves . The Padres finished last in the majors as a team in runs scored, hits and batting average .Offseason Expansion draft 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.Player Former Team Pick Ollie Brown San Francisco Giants 1st Dave Giusti St. Louis Cardinals 3rd Dick Selma New York Mets5th Al Santorini Atlanta Braves 7th José Arcia Chicago Cubs 9th Clay Kirby St. Louis Cardinals 12th Fred Kendall Cincinnati Reds 14th Jerry Morales New York Mets 16th Nate Colbert Houston Astros 18th Zoilo Versalles Los Angeles Dodgers 20th Frank Reberger Chicago Cubs 22nd Jerry DaVanon St. Louis Cardinals 24th Larry Stahl New York Mets 26th Dick Kelley Atlanta Braves 28th Al Ferrara Los Angeles Dodgers 30th Mike Corkins San Francisco Giants 31st Tom Dukes Houston Astros 33rd Rick James Chicago Cubs 35th Tony González Philadelphia Phillies 37th Dave Roberts Pittsburgh Pirates 39th Don Shaw New York Mets 40th Ivan Murrell Houston Astros 42nd Jim Williams Los Angeles Dodgers 44th Billy McCool Cincinnati Reds 46th Roberto Peña Philadelphia Phillies 48th Al McBean Pittsburgh Pirates 50th Rafael Robles San Francisco Giants 51st Fred Katawczik Cincinnati Reds 53rd Ron Slocum Pittsburgh Pirates 55th Steve Arlin Philadelphia Philles 57th Cito Gaston Atlanta Braves 59th
Other transactions The Padres and Montreal Expos, along with the two American League expansion teams set to debut in 1969, the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots , were allowed to participate in the June 1968 MLB first-year player draft , although the new teams were barred from the lottery's first three rounds. The Padres drafted only 16 players in the 1968 June draft, and of the players the Padres were able to sign, one reached the major leagues.Regular season The first game Scorecard April 8, San Diego Stadium , San Diego, California Batting Pitching San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO Selma, W 9.0 5 1 1 2 12 Totals 9.0 5 1 1 2 12
Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions April 14, 1969: Chris Krug was signed as a free agent by the Padres. April 17, 1969: Al McBean was traded by the Padres to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tommy Dean and Leon Everitt . April 25, 1969: Dick Selma was traded by the Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Niekro , Frankie Libran and Gary Ross . May 22, 1969: Bill Davis and Jerry DaVanon were traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for John Sipin and Sonny Ruberto . May 23, 1969: Chris Krug was released by the Padres. June 13 , 1969: Tony González was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Van Kelly , Walt Hriniak and Andy Finlay.Draft picks June 5 , 1969: 1969 Major League Baseball draft *Randy Elliott was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round. *Doug DeCinces was drafted by the Padres in the 18th round, but did not sign .Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position 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 134 418 23 92 .220 4 33 0 1B 139 483 64 123 .255 24 66 6 2B 120 302 35 65 .215 0 10 14 3B 121 355 29 83 .234 13 43 1 SS 101 273 14 48 .176 2 9 0 LF 138 366 39 95 .260 14 56 0 CF 129 391 20 90 .230 2 28 4 RF 151 568 76 150 .264 20 61 10
Other batters 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 139 472 44 118 .250 4 30 0 111 247 19 63 .255 3 25 3 68 229 22 51 .223 2 9 2 73 209 16 51 .244 3 15 0 53 182 17 41 .225 2 8 1 95 162 10 32 .198 3 10 3 31 66 4 15 .227 0 1 0 24 59 4 8 .136 0 3 0 31 57 1 10 .175 0 1 0 19 41 5 8 .195 1 6 0 10 26 2 4 .154 0 0 0 13 25 4 7 .280 0 2 0 13 24 6 7 .292 1 5 0 17 21 3 3 .143 0 0 0 6 20 1 2 .100 0 0 1 8 17 0 1 .059 0 0 0 10 10 1 1 .100 0 1 0
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 35 215.2 7 20 3.80 113 37 202 8 17 3.70 55 32 184.2 8 14 3.95 111 27 136 4 8 3.57 96 4 22 2 2 4.09 20 1 7 0 1 5.14 1
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 53 143 2 13 4.78 59 46 109.2 3 12 4.19 58 17 64.2 5 6 4.31 17 22 48.2 0 3 4.81 19 6 17 1 3 8.47 13 4 10.2 0 1 9.28 9
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 67 1 2 6 3.59 65 61 7 2 1 4.79 67 54 3 5 7 4.30 35 13 1 0 1 7.25 15 5 0 1 0 8.04 11
Award winners 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Chris Cannizzaro, Catcher, ReserveFarm system Kansas City Royals
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