1976 San Diego Padres Roster

The 1976 San Diego Padres team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1976 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1976 San Diego Padres Opening Day starters list, a 1976 San Diego Padres salary list, a 1976 San Diego Padres uniform number breakdown and a 1976 San Diego Padres primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1976 San Diego Padres



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Complete Roster  
 

43 Mike Dupree 6-01 185 Right Right 1953-05-29
26 Rich Folkers 6-02 180 Left Left 1946-10-17
21 Alan Foster 6-00 180 Right Right 1946-12-08
14 Dave Freisleben 5-11 200 Right Right 1951-10-31
27 Bill Greif 6-05 205 Right Right 1950-04-25
34 Tom Griffin 6-03 210 Right Right 1948-02-22
40 Jerry Johnson 6-03 200 Right Right 1943-12-03
35 Randy Jones 6-00 178 Left Right 1950-01-12
36 Butch Metzger 6-01 185 Right Right 1952-05-23
44 Bob Owchinko 6-02 195 Left Left 1955-01-01
34 Ken Reynolds 6-00 180 Left Left 1947-01-04
27 Rick Sawyer 6-02 205 Right Right 1948-04-07
48 Dan Spillner 6-01 190 Right Right 1951-11-27
22 Brent Strom 6-03 190 Left Right 1948-10-14
37 Dave Tomlin 6-03 185 Left Left 1949-06-22
24 Dave Wehrmeister 6-04 195 Right Right 1952-11-09
7 Bob Davis 6-00 180 Right Right 1952-03-01
16 Fred Kendall 6-01 190 Right Right 1949-01-31
6 Bill Almon 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-11-21
4 Tucker Ashford 6-01 195 Right Right 1954-12-04
18 Mike Champion 6-00 185 Right Right 1955-02-10
23 Tito Fuentes 5-11 175 Right Both 1944-01-04
11 Enzo Hernandez 5-08 155 Right Right 1949-02-12
15 Mike Ivie 6-03 205 Right Right 1952-08-08
8 Ted Kubiak 6-00 175 Right Both 1942-05-12
44 Willie McCovey 6-04 210 Left Left 1938-01-10
12 Doug Rader 6-03 215 Right Right 1944-07-30
30 Hector Torres 6-00 175 Right Right 1945-09-16
3 Willie Davis 6-02 181 Left Left 1940-04-15
2 Johnny Grubb 6-03 188 Right Left 1948-08-04
32 Gene Locklear 5-10 165 Right Left 1949-07-19
25 Luis Melendez 6-00 165 Right Right 1949-08-11
16 Merv Rettenmund 5-10 195 Right Right 1943-06-06
42 Jerry Turner 5-09 180 Left Left 1954-01-17
13 Bobby Valentine 5-10 189 Right Right 1950-05-13
31 Dave Winfield 6-06 220 Right Right 1951-10-03


The 1976 San Diego Padres played 162 games during the regular season, won 73 games, lost 89 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Jack Murphy Stadium (Park Factors: 92/93) where 1,458,478 fans witnessed their 1976 Padres finish the season with a .451 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1976 San Diego Padres Opening Day starters list, a 1976 San Diego Padres salary list, a 1976 San Diego Padres uniform number breakdown and a 1976 San Diego Padres primary starters list:

1976 San Diego Padres
Opening Day Starters


Bob Davis
Willie Davis
Tito Fuentes
Johnny Grubb
Mike Ivie
Randy Jones
Doug Rader
Hector Torres
Dave Winfield

1976 San Diego Padres
Most Games by Position

C Fred Kendall (146)
1B Mike Ivie (135)
2B Tito Fuentes (127)
3B Doug Rader (137)
SS Enzo Hernandez (101)
LF Jerry Turner (74)
CF Willie Davis (128)
RF Dave Winfield (127)
  
SP Dave Freisleben
SP Randy Jones
SP Brent Strom
  
RP Rich Folkers
RP Jerry Johnson
RP Dave Tomlin
CL Butch Metzger


1976 San Diego Padres
Salaries

Willie McCovey $110,000.00
Tito Fuentes $75,000.00
Randy Jones $62,000.00
Dave Winfield $57,000.00
Tom Griffin $45,000.00
Merv Rettenmund $42,500.00
Brent Strom $35,000.00
Bobby Valentine $28,000.00
Mike Ivie $27,000.00
Dave Freisleben $25,000.00
Dan Spillner $24,000.00
Bob Davis $21,000.00
Bill Almon $19,000.00
Tucker Ashford $19,000.00
Mike Champion $19,000.00
Mike Dupree $19,000.00
Butch Metzger $19,000.00
Bob Owchinko $19,000.00
Rick Sawyer $19,000.00
Dave Tomlin $19,000.00
Jerry Turner $19,000.00
Dave Wehrmeister $19,000.00


1976 San Diego Padres
Uniform Numbers

#2 Johnny Grubb
#3 Willie Davis
#4 Tucker Ashford
#6 Bill Almon
#7 Bob Davis
#8 Ted Kubiak
#11 Enzo Hernandez
#12 Doug Rader
#13 Bobby Valentine
#14 Dave Freisleben
#15 Mike Ivie
#16 Fred Kendall
#16 Merv Rettenmund
#18 Mike Champion
#21 Alan Foster
#22 Brent Strom
#23 Tito Fuentes
#24 Dave Wehrmeister
#25 Luis Melendez
#26 Rich Folkers
#27 Bill Greif
#27 Rick Sawyer
#30 Hector Torres
#31 Dave Winfield
#32 Gene Locklear
#34 Tom Griffin
#34 Ken Reynolds
#35 Randy Jones
#36 Butch Metzger
#37 Dave Tomlin
#40 Jerry Johnson
#42 Jerry Turner
#43 Mike Dupree
#44 Willie McCovey
#44 Bob Owchinko
#48 Dan Spillner

Did you know that a 1976 San Diego Padres Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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