1978 San Diego Padres Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 84-78
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,669,349, Avg. 21,402
Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium
Manager: Roger Craig (84-78)
Location: San Diego, California
1978 San Diego Padres Statistics
1978 San Diego Padres Roster

The San Diego Padres of the National League ended the 1978 season with a record of 84 wins and 78 losses, finishing fourth in the NL's West Division.

The Padres scored 591 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 598 runs. Dave Winfield led San Diego with 24 home runs, while Gene Tenace walloped 20 or more, too. Dave Winfield drove in 97 runs. Gene Richards and Dave Winfield paced hitters with significant playing time by hitting .308. Gaylord Perry topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 2.73 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Roger Craig coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 587
Regular Season Runs Against: 597

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 7, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at San Francisco Giants 2 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 8, 1978 San Diego Padres 0 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 9, 1978 San Diego Padres 5 at San Francisco Giants 7 L 0-0 1-2 1-2
April 10, 1978 San Diego Padres 7 at Atlanta Braves 8 L 0-0 1-3 1-3
April 11, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 0-0 2-3 2-3
April 14, 1978 San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego Padres 2 L 0-1 2-3 2-4
April 16, 1978 San Francisco Giants 8 at San Diego Padres 4 L 0-2 2-3 2-5
April 18, 1978 Houston Astros 5 at San Diego Padres 1 L 0-3 2-3 2-6
April 19, 1978 Houston Astros 2 at San Diego Padres 1 L 0-4 2-3 2-7
April 20, 1978 Atlanta Braves 0 at San Diego Padres 2 W 1-4 2-3 3-7
April 21, 1978 Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego Padres 9 W 2-4 2-3 4-7
April 22, 1978 Atlanta Braves 0 at San Diego Padres 2 W 3-4 2-3 5-7
April 23, 1978 Atlanta Braves 4 at San Diego Padres 5 W 4-4 2-3 6-7
April 24, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Houston Astros 4 L 4-4 2-4 6-8
April 25, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Houston Astros 4 L 4-4 2-5 6-9
April 26, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Houston Astros 1 W 4-4 3-5 7-9
April 28, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 4-4 3-6 7-10
April 29, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 L 4-4 3-7 7-11
April 30, 1978 San Diego Padres 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 11 L 4-4 3-8 7-12
May 1, 1978 San Diego Padres 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 4-4 3-9 7-13
May 2, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 4-4 4-9 8-13
May 3, 1978 San Diego Padres 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 4-4 5-9 9-13
May 5, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 4-4 6-9 10-13
May 6, 1978 San Diego Padres 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 4-4 6-10 10-14
May 7, 1978 San Diego Padres 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 L 4-4 6-11 10-15
May 9, 1978 Chicago Cubs 8 at San Diego Padres 5 L 4-5 6-11 10-16
May 10, 1978 Chicago Cubs 0 at San Diego Padres 1 W 5-5 6-11 11-16
May 11, 1978 Chicago Cubs 4 at San Diego Padres 3 L 5-6 6-11 11-17
May 12, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at San Diego Padres 6 W 6-6 6-11 12-17
May 13, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Diego Padres 6 W 7-6 6-11 13-17
May 14, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Diego Padres 0 L 7-7 6-11 13-18
May 15, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Diego Padres 4 W 8-7 6-11 14-18
May 16, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at San Diego Padres 7 W 9-7 6-11 15-18
May 17, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Diego Padres 5 W 10-7 6-11 16-18
May 19, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 10-7 6-12 16-19
May 20, 1978 San Diego Padres 6 at Cincinnati Reds 10 L 10-7 6-13 16-20
May 21, 1978 San Diego Padres 0 at Cincinnati Reds 1 L 10-7 6-14 16-21
May 21, 1978 San Diego Padres 7 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 10-7 7-14 17-21
May 22, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at San Diego Padres 1 L 10-8 7-14 17-22
May 23, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Diego Padres 3 W 11-8 7-14 18-22
May 24, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Diego Padres 9 W 12-8 7-14 19-22
May 26, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Diego Padres 1 L 12-9 7-14 19-23
May 27, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 5 at San Diego Padres 2 L 12-10 7-14 19-24
May 28, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 1 at San Diego Padres 3 W 13-10 7-14 20-24
May 29, 1978 San Diego Padres 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 9 L 13-10 7-15 20-25
May 30, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 10 L 13-10 7-16 20-26
May 31, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 13-10 8-16 21-26
June 2, 1978 San Diego Padres 5 at New York Mets 4 W 13-10 9-16 22-26
June 3, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at New York Mets 3 L 13-10 9-17 22-27
June 4, 1978 San Diego Padres 5 at New York Mets 2 W 13-10 10-17 23-27
June 5, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Montreal Expos 4 L 13-10 10-18 23-28
June 6, 1978 San Diego Padres 0 at Montreal Expos 4 L 13-10 10-19 23-29
June 7, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Montreal Expos 8 L 13-10 10-20 23-30
June 9, 1978 San Diego Padres 0 at Chicago Cubs 5 L 13-10 10-21 23-31
June 10, 1978 San Diego Padres 10 at Chicago Cubs 8 W 13-10 11-21 24-31
June 11, 1978 San Diego Padres 4 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 13-10 11-22 24-32
June 12, 1978 New York Mets 2 at San Diego Padres 3 W 14-10 11-22 25-32
June 13, 1978 New York Mets 3 at San Diego Padres 2 L 14-11 11-22 25-33
June 14, 1978 Montreal Expos 0 at San Diego Padres 1 W 15-11 11-22 26-33
June 14, 1978 Montreal Expos 2 at San Diego Padres 6 W 16-11 11-22 27-33
June 15, 1978 Montreal Expos 3 at San Diego Padres 1 L 16-12 11-22 27-34
June 16, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at San Diego Padres 0 L 16-13 11-22 27-35
June 17, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 0 at San Diego Padres 7 W 17-13 11-22 28-35
June 18, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Diego Padres 4 W 18-13 11-22 29-35
June 20, 1978 Atlanta Braves 5 at San Diego Padres 3 L 18-14 11-22 29-36
June 21, 1978 Atlanta Braves 2 at San Diego Padres 0 L 18-15 11-22 29-37
June 22, 1978 Atlanta Braves 0 at San Diego Padres 2 W 19-15 11-22 30-37
June 23, 1978 Houston Astros 0 at San Diego Padres 3 W 20-15 11-22 31-37
June 24, 1978 Houston Astros 5 at San Diego Padres 6 W 21-15 11-22 32-37
June 25, 1978 Houston Astros 4 at San Diego Padres 7 W 22-15 11-22 33-37
June 25, 1978 Houston Astros 1 at San Diego Padres 6 W 23-15 11-22 34-37
June 26, 1978 San Francisco Giants 1 at San Diego Padres 2 W 24-15 11-22 35-37
June 27, 1978 San Francisco Giants 9 at San Diego Padres 1 L 24-16 11-22 35-38
June 28, 1978 San Francisco Giants 1 at San Diego Padres 4 W 25-16 11-22 36-38
June 28, 1978 San Francisco Giants 4 at San Diego Padres 2 L 25-17 11-22 36-39
June 30, 1978 San Diego Padres 5 at Houston Astros 2 W 25-17 12-22 37-39
July 1, 1978 San Diego Padres 9 at Houston Astros 3 W 25-17 13-22 38-39
July 1, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Houston Astros 9 L 25-17 13-23 38-40
July 2, 1978 San Diego Padres 6 at Houston Astros 2 W 25-17 14-23 39-40
July 3, 1978 San Diego Padres 4 at San Francisco Giants 3 W 25-17 15-23 40-40
July 4, 1978 San Diego Padres 7 at San Francisco Giants 5 W 25-17 16-23 41-40
July 5, 1978 San Diego Padres 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 L 25-17 16-24 41-41
July 6, 1978 San Diego Padres 4 at San Francisco Giants 5 L 25-17 16-25 41-42
July 7, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Atlanta Braves 11 L 25-17 16-26 41-43
July 8, 1978 San Diego Padres 7 at Atlanta Braves 0 W 25-17 17-26 42-43
July 8, 1978 San Diego Padres 4 at Atlanta Braves 6 L 25-17 17-27 42-44
July 9, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Atlanta Braves 5 L 25-17 17-28 42-45
July 13, 1978 San Diego Padres 5 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 25-17 18-28 43-45
July 14, 1978 San Diego Padres 9 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 25-17 19-28 44-45
July 15, 1978 San Diego Padres 1 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 25-17 19-29 44-46
July 16, 1978 San Diego Padres 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 L 25-17 19-30 44-47
July 16, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 25-17 19-31 44-48
July 17, 1978 San Diego Padres 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 L 25-17 19-32 44-49
July 18, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 25-17 20-32 45-49
July 19, 1978 San Diego Padres 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 25-17 21-32 46-49
July 20, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 25-17 21-33 46-50
July 21, 1978 Chicago Cubs 5 at San Diego Padres 4 L 25-18 21-33 46-51
July 22, 1978 Chicago Cubs 2 at San Diego Padres 4 W 26-18 21-33 47-51
July 23, 1978 Chicago Cubs 4 at San Diego Padres 3 L 26-19 21-33 47-52
July 25, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Diego Padres 2 W 27-19 21-33 48-52
July 26, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Diego Padres 6 W 28-19 21-33 49-52
July 27, 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Diego Padres 6 W 29-19 21-33 50-52
July 28, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Diego Padres 8 W 30-19 21-33 51-52
July 29, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Diego Padres 7 W 31-19 21-33 52-52
July 30, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Diego Padres 3 W 32-19 21-33 53-52
July 31, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Diego Padres 4 W 33-19 21-33 54-52
August 1, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at San Diego Padres 1 W 34-19 21-33 55-52
August 2, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Diego Padres 2 W 35-19 21-33 56-52
August 4, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 35-19 22-33 57-52
August 5, 1978 San Diego Padres 1 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 35-19 22-34 57-53
August 6, 1978 San Diego Padres 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 35-19 22-35 57-54
August 7, 1978 San Diego Padres 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 35-19 22-36 57-55
August 8, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 35-19 22-37 57-56
August 9, 1978 San Diego Padres 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 35-19 22-38 57-57
August 10, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 3 at San Diego Padres 15 W 36-19 22-38 58-57
August 11, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Diego Padres 0 L 36-20 22-38 58-58
August 12, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Diego Padres 4 W 37-20 22-38 59-58
August 13, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Diego Padres 3 W 38-20 22-38 60-58
August 15, 1978 San Diego Padres 1 at New York Mets 3 L 38-20 22-39 60-59
August 16, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at New York Mets 1 W 38-20 23-39 61-59
August 17, 1978 San Diego Padres 9 at New York Mets 2 W 38-20 24-39 62-59
August 18, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Montreal Expos 2 W 38-20 25-39 63-59
August 19, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Montreal Expos 2 W 38-20 26-39 64-59
August 20, 1978 San Diego Padres 5 at Montreal Expos 4 W 38-20 27-39 65-59
August 21, 1978 San Diego Padres 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 38-20 28-39 66-59
August 22, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 38-20 28-40 66-60
August 23, 1978 San Diego Padres 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 W 38-20 29-40 67-60
August 24, 1978 New York Mets 6 at San Diego Padres 3 L 38-21 29-40 67-61
August 25, 1978 New York Mets 2 at San Diego Padres 1 L 38-22 29-40 67-62
August 26, 1978 New York Mets 1 at San Diego Padres 2 W 39-22 29-40 68-62
August 27, 1978 New York Mets 0 at San Diego Padres 3 W 40-22 29-40 69-62
August 28, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at San Diego Padres 1 L 40-23 29-40 69-63
August 29, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at San Diego Padres 5 L 40-24 29-40 69-64
August 30, 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 6 at San Diego Padres 5 L 40-25 29-40 69-65
August 31, 1978 Montreal Expos 1 at San Diego Padres 6 W 41-25 29-40 70-65
September 1, 1978 Montreal Expos 3 at San Diego Padres 2 L 41-26 29-40 70-66
September 2, 1978 Montreal Expos 3 at San Diego Padres 2 L 41-27 29-40 70-67
September 4, 1978 San Diego Padres 8 at Atlanta Braves 4 W 41-27 30-40 71-67
September 5, 1978 San Diego Padres 1 at Atlanta Braves 8 L 41-27 30-41 71-68
September 6, 1978 San Diego Padres 5 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 41-27 31-41 72-68
September 7, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 41-27 31-42 72-69
September 8, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 41-27 32-42 73-69
September 9, 1978 San Diego Padres 4 at Houston Astros 10 L 41-27 32-43 73-70
September 10, 1978 San Diego Padres 2 at Houston Astros 3 L 41-27 32-44 73-71
September 11, 1978 Atlanta Braves 7 at San Diego Padres 2 L 41-28 32-44 73-72
September 12, 1978 Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego Padres 3 W 42-28 32-44 74-72
September 13, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Diego Padres 6 W 43-28 32-44 75-72
September 14, 1978 Cincinnati Reds 1 at San Diego Padres 8 W 44-28 32-44 76-72
September 15, 1978 Houston Astros 8 at San Diego Padres 4 L 44-29 32-44 76-73
September 16, 1978 Houston Astros 1 at San Diego Padres 2 W 45-29 32-44 77-73
September 17, 1978 Houston Astros 1 at San Diego Padres 3 W 46-29 32-44 78-73
September 19, 1978 San Francisco Giants 1 at San Diego Padres 4 W 47-29 32-44 79-73
September 20, 1978 San Francisco Giants 6 at San Diego Padres 3 L 47-30 32-44 79-74
September 21, 1978 San Francisco Giants 1 at San Diego Padres 5 W 48-30 32-44 80-74
September 22, 1978 San Diego Padres 12 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 48-30 33-44 81-74
September 23, 1978 San Diego Padres 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 48-30 33-45 81-75
September 24, 1978 San Diego Padres 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 L 48-30 33-46 81-76
September 27, 1978 San Diego Padres 0 at San Francisco Giants 1 L 48-30 33-47 81-77
September 29, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Diego Padres 3 W 49-30 33-47 82-77
September 30, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at San Diego Padres 0 L 49-31 33-47 82-78
October 1, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at San Diego Padres 4 W 50-31 33-47 83-78


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