1978 San Diego Padres

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W-L Record: 84-78 -- 4th in National League West Manager: Roger Craig Location: Baseball Stadium: San Diego Stadium Top Draft Pick: Andy Hawkins (#5) Attendance: 1,670,107 Youngest Player: Jim Beswick (20) Oldest Player: Gaylord Perry (39) Longest Tenure: Dave Roberts, Randy Jones, Dave Winfield (6)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1978 San Diego Padres

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
6	Bill Almon	SS-3B	25	R	R	6-3	190	11/21/1952	Providence,Rhode Island	MLB	1974-1988
46	Tucker Ashford	3B-2B	23	R	R	6-1	195	12/4/1954	Memphis,Tennessee	MLB	1976-1984
21	Chuck Baker	SS-2B	25	R	R	5-11	180	12/6/1952	Seattle,Washington	MLB	1978-1981
14	Jim Beswick	OF	20	B	R	6-1	180	2/12/1958	Wilkinsburg,Pennsylvania	MLB	1978-1978
27	Tony Castillo	C	21	R	R	6-4	190	6/14/1957	San Jose,California	MLB	1978-1978
10	Mike Champion	2B	23	R	R	6-0	185	2/10/1955	Montgomery,Alabama	MLB	1976-1978
16	John D'Acquisto	P	26	R	R	6-2	205	12/24/1951	San Diego,California	MLB	1973-1982
7	Bob Davis	C	26	R	R	6-0	180	3/1/1952	Pryor,Oklahoma	MLB	1973-1981
33	Juan Eichelberger	P	24	R	R	6-3	205	10/21/1953	St. Louis,Missouri	MLB	1978-1988
8	Barry Evans	3B-2B	21	R	R	6-1	180	11/30/1956	Atlanta,Georgia	MLB	1978-1982
34	Rollie Fingers	P	31	R	R	6-4	195	8/25/1946	Steubenville,Ohio	MLB	1968-1985
14	Dave Freisleben	P	26	R	R	5-11	200	10/31/1951	Coraopolis,Pennsylvania	MLB	1974-1979
17	Oscar Gamble	OF	28	L	R	5-11	165	12/20/1949	Ramer,Alabama	MLB	1969-1985
8,13	Fernando Gonzalez	2B-3B	28	R	R	5-10	170	6/19/1950	Arecibo,Puerto Rico	MLB	1972-1979
25	George Hendrick	OF	28	R	R	6-3	195	10/18/1949	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1971-1988
35	Randy Jones	P	28	R	L	6-0	178	1/12/1950	Fullerton,California	MLB	1973-1982
48	Dennis Kinney	P	26	L	L	6-1	190	2/26/1952	Toledo,Ohio	MLB	1978-1982
42	Mark Lee	P	25	R	R	6-4	225	6/14/1953	Inglewood,California	MLB	1978-1981
29	Mickey Lolich	P	37	B	L	6-0	210	9/12/1940	Portland,Oregon	MLB	1963-1979
59	Steve Mura	P	23	R	R	6-2	190	2/12/1955	New Orleans,Louisiana	MLB	1978-1985
44	Bob Owchinko	P	23	L	L	6-2	195	1/1/1955	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1976-1986
15	Broderick Perkins	1B	23	L	L	5-10	180	11/23/1954	Pittsburg,California	MLB	1978-1984
36	Gaylord Perry	P	39	R	R	6-4	215	9/15/1938	Williamston,North Carolina	MLB	1962-1983
41	Eric Rasmussen	P	26	R	R	6-3	205	3/22/1952	Racine,Wisconsin	MLB	1975-1983
26	Don Reynolds	OF	25	R	R	5-8	178	4/16/1953	Arkadelphia,Arkansas	MLB	1978-1979
29	Gene Richards	OF	24	L	L	6-0	175	9/29/1953	Monticello,South Carolina	MLB	1977-1984
3	Dave Roberts	3B-C	27	R	R	6-3	215	2/17/1951	Lebanon,Oregon	MLB	1972-1982
32	Bob Shirley	P	24	R	L	5-11	185	6/25/1954	Cushing,Oklahoma	MLB	1977-1987
1	Ozzie Smith	SS	23	B	R	5-11	150	12/26/1954	Mobile,Alabama	MLB	1978-1996
48	Dan Spillner	P	26	R	R	6-1	190	11/27/1951	Casper,Wyoming	MLB	1974-1985
2	Rick Sweet	C	25	B	R	6-1	200	9/7/1952	Longview,Washington	MLB	1978-1983
18	Gene Tenace	C-1B	31	R	R	6-0	190	10/10/1946	Russellton,Pennsylvania	MLB	1969-1983
30	Derrel Thomas	2B-OF	27	B	R	6-0	160	1/14/1951	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1971-1985
20	Jerry Turner	OF	24	L	L	5-9	180	1/17/1954	Texarkana,Arkansas	MLB	1974-1983
24	Dave Wehrmeister	P	25	R	R	6-4	195	11/9/1952	Berwyn,Illinois	MLB	1976-1985
27	Mark Wiley	P	30	R	R	6-1	200	2/28/1948	National City,California	MLB	1975-1978
25	Jim Wilhelm	OF	25	R	R	6-3	190	9/20/1952	San Rafael,California	MLB	1978-1979
31	Dave Winfield	RF	26	R	R	6-6	220	10/3/1951	St. Paul,Minnesota	MLB	1973-1995

Team Personnel

Ken Bracey (Scout)
Dave Campbell (Broadcaster)
Bob Chandler (Broadcaster)
Jerry Coleman (Broadcaster)
Roger Craig (Manager)
Roger Craig (Pitching Coach)
Cliff Ditto (Scout)
Chuck Estrada (Pitching Coach)
Bob Fontaine (Scout)
Bob Fontaine (General Manager)
Al Heist (Scout)
Billy Herman (Hitting Coach)
Gustavo Lopez Moreno (Broadcaster)
Doug Rader (Assistant Coach)
Phil Roof (Assistant Coach)
Mario Thomas (Broadcaster)
Whitey Wietelmann (Assistant Coach)
Don Williams (Assistant Coach)

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