1979 San Diego Padres Roster

The 1979 San Diego Padres team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 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 1979 San Diego Padres Opening Day starters list, a 1979 San Diego Padres salary list, a 1979 San Diego Padres uniform number breakdown and a 1979 San Diego Padres primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1979 San Diego Padres



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
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
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
27 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
49 Tom Tellmann 6-03 195 Right Right 1954-03-29
3 Bill Fahey 6-00 200 Right Left 1950-06-14
5 Fred Kendall 6-01 190 Right Right 1949-01-31
18 Gene Tenace 6-00 190 Right Right 1946-10-10
6 Bill Almon 6-03 190 Right Right 1952-11-21
7 Kurt Bevacqua 6-01 185 Right Right 1947-01-23
24 Dan Briggs 6-00 180 Left Left 1952-11-18
4 Paul Dade 6-00 195 Right Right 1951-12-07
8 Barry Evans 6-01 180 Right Right 1956-11-30
30 Tim Flannery 5-11 175 Right Left 1957-09-29
13 Fernando Gonzalez 5-10 170 Right Right 1950-06-19
21 Mike Hargrove 6-00 195 Left Left 1949-10-26
15 Broderick Perkins 5-10 180 Left Left 1954-11-23
40 Sam Perlozzo 5-09 170 Right Right 1951-03-04
1 Ozzie Smith 5-11 150 Right Both 1954-12-26
28 Bobby Tolan 5-11 170 Left Left 1945-11-19
9 Brian Greer 6-03 210 Right Right 1959-05-14
21 Jay Johnstone 6-01 175 Right Left 1945-11-20
26 Don Reynolds 5-08 178 Right Right 1953-04-16
17 Gene Richards 6-00 175 Left Left 1953-09-29
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
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The 1979 San Diego Padres played 161 games during the regular season, won 68 games, lost 93 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Jack Murphy Stadium (Park Factors: 94/95) where 1,456,967 fans witnessed their 1979 Padres finish the season with a .422 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 1979 San Diego Padres Opening Day starters list, a 1979 San Diego Padres salary list, a 1979 San Diego Padres uniform number breakdown and a 1979 San Diego Padres primary starters list:

1979 San Diego Padres
Opening Day Starters


Barry Evans
Fernando Gonzalez
Mike Hargrove
Gene Richards
Bob Shirley
Ozzie Smith
Gene Tenace
Jerry Turner
Dave Winfield

1979 San Diego Padres
Most Games by Position

C Gene Tenace (94)
1B Gene Tenace (72)
2B Fernando Gonzalez (103)
3B Paul Dade (70)
SS Ozzie Smith (155)
LF Jerry Turner (114)
CF Gene Richards (102)
RF Dave Winfield (157)
  
SP Randy Jones
SP Bob Owchinko
SP Gaylord Perry
SP Eric Rasmussen
SP Bob Shirley
  
RP Mark Lee
RP Mickey Lolich
RP Steve Mura
CL Rollie Fingers


1979 San Diego Padres
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1979 San Diego Padres
Uniform Numbers

#1 Ozzie Smith
#3 Bill Fahey
#4 Paul Dade
#5 Fred Kendall
#6 Bill Almon
#7 Kurt Bevacqua
#8 Barry Evans
#9 Brian Greer
#13 Fernando Gonzalez
#15 Broderick Perkins
#16 John D'Acquisto
#17 Gene Richards
#18 Gene Tenace
#20 Jerry Turner
#21 Mike Hargrove
#21 Jay Johnstone
#24 Dan Briggs
#25 Jim Wilhelm
#26 Don Reynolds
#27 Steve Mura
#28 Bobby Tolan
#29 Mickey Lolich
#30 Tim Flannery
#31 Dave Winfield
#32 Bob Shirley
#33 Juan Eichelberger
#34 Rollie Fingers
#35 Randy Jones
#36 Gaylord Perry
#40 Sam Perlozzo
#41 Eric Rasmussen
#42 Mark Lee
#44 Bob Owchinko
#48 Dennis Kinney
#49 Tom Tellmann

Did you know that a 1979 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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