1978 San Diego Padres Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 84-78
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,670,107, Avg. 21,402
Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium
Manager: Roger Craig (84-78)
Location: San Diego, California
1978 San Diego Padres StatisticsTeam Record: 84-78
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,670,107, Avg. 21,402
Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium
Manager: Roger Craig (84-78)
Location: San Diego, California
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 2 at San Diego Padres 6 | W | 15-11 | 11-22 | 26-33 | ||
| June 14, 1978 | Montreal Expos 0 at San Diego Padres 1 | 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 1 at San Diego Padres 6 | W | 22-15 | 11-22 | 33-37 | ||
| June 25, 1978 | Houston Astros 4 at San Diego Padres 7 | 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 |
