1979 Santa Clara Padres Roster

California League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 47-93
Finished 5th in the CL's North Division
Manager: Joseph Volpi (47-93)
Location: Santa Clara, California
Ballpark: Washington Park
Attendance: 19,952, Avg. 285
1979 Santa Clara Padres Statistics

The Santa Clara Padres of the California League ended the 1979 season with a record of 47 wins and 93 losses, finishing fifth in the league's North Division.

The Padres scored 692 runs and surrendered 984 runs, most in the circuit. Jim Bennett led Santa Clara with 17 home runs and drove in 80 runs. Steven Grimes paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .285 clip. John Hills topped the team with 7 wins and a team-best 5.3 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

John Hobbs and Ron Tingley both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Joseph Volpi served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rudy ÁriasRRJune 22, 19576'0"185
Eric AttawayLLMay 13, 19586'0"175
David BedrosianRRNovember 22, 19546'0"160
Jim BennettLLFebruary 8, 19586'0"175
Fulvio BertolottiRR5'11"185
Mark BoggsRR6'3"175
Dennis CairaSRSeptember 1, 19596'2"185
Robert DavisRR6'8"215
Donald EaganRRJanuary 4, 19576'0"178
Gary FioranteRR6'0"180
Paul GivensRL6'4"195
Filiberto GonzalezLL6'2"185
Steven GrimesRRNovember 8, 19556'0"165San Diego, CA US
Julian GutierrezRRJune 23, 19595'9"150Ponce, PR
Tracy HarrisRR6'3"200
Richard HertelRR6'3"180
John HillsLL6'2"200
John HobbsRLNovember 11, 19556'3"190Philadelphia, PA US
Jack HolmesLL6'1"185
Kent HunzikerRR6'3"180
Tony IncavigliaRR6'0"190
Tommy JonesRROctober 13, 19546'1"185Stockton, CA US
Daniel KeenRL6'2"195
Robert KlebbaRR5'11"175
Christopher KrajewskiRR6'3"195
Stephen LettrichRR6'1"175
Joe MaddonRRFebruary 8, 19545'11"190Hazleton, PA US
David NoblesR6'0"175
Tadeusz NowakowskiSR6'3"200
Edward PackardRR6'2"195
Mike ParkerRRAugust 5, 19566'0"190
Charles PhillipsLL6'2"180
Randy PutmanLR6'1"190
Howard RobinsonSRNovember 30, 19576'1"170
Martin SerranoRRApril 17, 19565'10"165
Gary SkowRR6'1"200
Douglas ThomsonRR6'0"185
Ron TingleyRRMay 27, 19596'2"160Presque Isle, ME US
Joseph VolpiL5'11"180
Michael WhiteRL6'3"210
Mark WulfemeyerRR6'2"182
Paul WysockiRR6'3"190

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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