1978 San Diego Padres Roster

The 1978 San Diego Padres team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 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 1978 San Diego Padres Opening Day starters list, a 1978 San Diego Padres salary list, a 1978 San Diego Padres uniform number breakdown and a 1978 San Diego Padres primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1978 San Diego Padres



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Complete Roster  
 

16 John D'Acquisto 6-02 205 Right Right 1951-12-24
33 Juan Eichelberger 6-03 205 Right Right 1953-10-21
34 Rollie Fingers 6-04 195 Right Right 1946-08-25
14 Dave Freisleben 5-11 200 Right Right 1951-10-31
35 Randy Jones 6-00 178 Left Right 1950-01-12
48 Dennis Kinney 6-01 190 Left Left 1952-02-26
42 Mark Lee 6-04 225 Right Right 1953-06-14
29 Mickey Lolich 6-00 210 Left Both 1940-09-12
59 Steve Mura 6-02 190 Right Right 1955-02-12
44 Bob Owchinko 6-02 195 Left Left 1955-01-01
36 Gaylord Perry 6-04 215 Right Right 1938-09-15
41 Eric Rasmussen 6-03 205 Right Right 1952-03-22
32 Bob Shirley 5-11 185 Left Right 1954-06-25
48 Dan Spillner 6-01 190 Right Right 1951-11-27
24 Dave Wehrmeister 6-04 195 Right Right 1952-11-09
27 Mark Wiley 6-01 200 Right Right 1948-02-28
27 Tony Castillo 6-04 190 Right Right 1957-06-14
7 Bob Davis 6-00 180 Right Right 1952-03-01
3 Dave Roberts 6-03 215 Right Right 1951-02-17
2 Rick Sweet 6-01 200 Right Both 1952-09-07
6 Bill Almon 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-11-21
12 Tucker Ashford 6-01 195 Right Right 1954-12-04
21 Chuck Baker 5-11 180 Right Right 1952-12-06
10 Mike Champion 6-00 185 Right Right 1955-02-10
8 Barry Evans 6-01 180 Right Right 1956-11-30
8, 13 Fernando Gonzalez 5-10 170 Right Right 1950-06-19
15 Broderick Perkins 5-10 180 Left Left 1954-11-23
1 Ozzie Smith 5-11 150 Right Both 1954-12-26
18 Gene Tenace 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-10-10
14 Jim Beswick 6-01 180 Right Both 1958-02-12
17 Oscar Gamble 5-11 165 Right Left 1949-12-20
25 George Hendrick 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-10-18
26 Don Reynolds 5-08 178 Right Right 1953-04-16
19 Gene Richards 6-00 175 Left Left 1953-09-29
30 Derrel Thomas 6-00 160 Right Both 1951-01-14
20 Jerry Turner 5-09 180 Left Left 1954-01-17
25 Jim Wilhelm 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-09-20
31 Dave Winfield 6-06 220 Right Right 1951-10-03


The 1978 San Diego Padres played 162 games during the regular season, won 84 games, lost 78 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Jack Murphy Stadium (Park Factors: 92/93) where 1,670,107 fans witnessed their 1978 Padres finish the season with a .519 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 1978 San Diego Padres Opening Day starters list, a 1978 San Diego Padres salary list, a 1978 San Diego Padres uniform number breakdown and a 1978 San Diego Padres primary starters list:

1978 San Diego Padres
Opening Day Starters


Bill Almon
Oscar Gamble
George Hendrick
Randy Jones
Gene Richards
Ozzie Smith
Gene Tenace
Derrel Thomas
Dave Winfield

1978 San Diego Padres
Most Games by Position

C Rick Sweet (76)
1B Gene Tenace (80)
2B Fernando Gonzalez (94)
3B Bill Almon (114)
SS Ozzie Smith (159)
LF Gene Richards (115)
CF Dave Winfield (82)
RF Dave Winfield (113)
  
SP Randy Jones
SP Bob Owchinko
SP Gaylord Perry
SP Eric Rasmussen
SP Bob Shirley
  
RP John D'Acquisto
RP Mark Lee
RP Mickey Lolich
CL Rollie Fingers


1978 San Diego Padres
Salaries

Dave Winfield $350,000.00
Gene Tenace $310,000.00
Rollie Fingers $266,667.00
Gaylord Perry $175,000.00
Tucker Ashford $21,000.00
Chuck Baker $21,000.00
Jim Beswick $21,000.00
Tony Castillo $21,000.00
Mike Champion $21,000.00
Juan Eichelberger $21,000.00
Barry Evans $21,000.00
Dennis Kinney $21,000.00
Mark Lee $21,000.00
Steve Mura $21,000.00
Bob Owchinko $21,000.00
Broderick Perkins $21,000.00
Don Reynolds $21,000.00
Gene Richards $21,000.00
Bob Shirley $21,000.00
Ozzie Smith $21,000.00
Rick Sweet $21,000.00
Dave Wehrmeister $21,000.00
Jim Wilhelm $21,000.00


1978 San Diego Padres
Uniform Numbers

#1 Ozzie Smith
#2 Rick Sweet
#3 Dave Roberts
#6 Bill Almon
#7 Bob Davis
#8 Barry Evans
#8 Fernando Gonzalez
#10 Mike Champion
#12 Tucker Ashford
#13 Fernando Gonzalez
#14 Jim Beswick
#14 Dave Freisleben
#15 Broderick Perkins
#16 John D'Acquisto
#17 Oscar Gamble
#18 Gene Tenace
#19 Gene Richards
#20 Jerry Turner
#21 Chuck Baker
#24 Dave Wehrmeister
#25 George Hendrick
#25 Jim Wilhelm
#26 Don Reynolds
#27 Tony Castillo
#27 Mark Wiley
#29 Mickey Lolich
#30 Derrel Thomas
#31 Dave Winfield
#32 Bob Shirley
#33 Juan Eichelberger
#34 Rollie Fingers
#35 Randy Jones
#36 Gaylord Perry
#41 Eric Rasmussen
#42 Mark Lee
#44 Bob Owchinko
#48 Dennis Kinney
#48 Dan Spillner
#59 Steve Mura

Did you know that a 1978 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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