The 1975 San Diego Padres season was the seventh in franchise history. The Padres finished in fourth place in the National League West, the first time that they did not finish last in the division.
Offseason
October 3, 1974: Horace Clarke was released by the Padres. November 8, 1974: Cito Gaston was traded by the Padres to the Atlanta Braves for Danny Frisella. November 18, 1974: Nate Colbert was traded by the Padres to the Detroit Tigers as part of a 3-team trade. The Padres sent a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Tigers sent Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon to the Padres, and the Cardinals sent Alan Foster, Rich Folkers, and Sonny Siebert to the Padres. The Tigers sent Ed Brinkman to the Cardinals. The Padres completed the deal by sending Danny Breeden to the Cardinals on December 12, 1974. December 6, 1974: Derrel Thomas was traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Tito Fuentes and Butch Metzger.
Draft picks
January 9, 1975: 1975 Major League Baseball draft
Gene Richards was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (1st pick). Rick Sweet was drafted in the 3rd round of the Secondary Phase.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters
Glenn Beckert
Tito Fuentes
Johnny Grubb
Enzo Hernández
Randy Hundley
Randy Jones
Willie McCovey
Bobby Tolan
Dave Winfield
Notable transactions
April 7, 1975: Bill Laxton was released by the Padres. April 28, 1975: Glenn Beckert was released by the Padres. May 23, 1975: Chuck Hartenstein was signed as a free agent by the Padres. September 17, 1975: Gary Ross was traded by the Padres to the California Angels for Bobby Valentine and a player to be named later. The Angels completed the deal by sending Rudy Meoli to the Padres on November 4.
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
Randy Jones, The Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year honors
Randy Jones, ERA Champion (2.24)