1976 San Diego Padres season

Offseason

• February 26, 1976: Randy Elliott was released by the Padres.

  Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

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

  Notable transactions

• April 5, 1976: Rudy Meoli was traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Merv Rettenmund.
• April 29, 1976: Tom Dettore was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
• May 19, 1976: Bill Greif was traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Meléndez.
• May 29, 1976: Diego Seguí was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
• June 8, 1976: 1976 Major League Baseball draft
• *Bob Owchinko was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round.
• *Craig Stimac was drafted by the Padres in the 9th round.
• *Mark Lee was drafted by the Padres in the 13th round.
• *Broderick Perkins was drafted by the Padres in the 15th round.
• July 10, 1976: Gene Locklear was traded by the Padres to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Rick Sawyer to the Padres on July 31.
• August 30, 1976: Willie McCovey was purchased from the Padres by the Oakland Athletics.

  Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Other batters

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Award winners

• Randy Jones, National League Cy Young Award
• Butch Metzger, Rookie of the Year

Farm system