1974 San Diego Padres season

The 1974 San Diego Padres season was the sixth in franchise history. The team finished last in the National League West with a record of 60–102, 42 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Offseason

 * October 25, 1973: Mike Caldwell was traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Willie McCovey and Bernie Williams.
 * November 7, 1973: Jerry Morales was traded by the Padres to the Chicago Cubs for Glenn Beckert and Bobby Fenwick.

Regular season
In his first home game as the Padres' new owner in 1974, Ray Kroc grabbed the public address system microphone and apologized to fans for the poor performance of the team, saying, "I've never seen such stupid ballplaying in my life." At the same time, a streaker raced across the field, eluding security personnel. Kroc shouted, "Throw him in jail!"

Opening Day starters

 * Steve Arlin
 * Glenn Beckert
 * Nate Colbert
 * Johnny Grubb
 * Enzo Hernández
 * Fred Kendall
 * Willie McCovey
 * Derrel Thomas
 * Bobby Tolan

Notable transactions

 * May 31, 1974: Horace Clarke and Lowell Palmer was purchased by the Padres from the New York Yankees.
 * June 5, 1974: 1974 Major League Baseball draft
 * Bill Almon was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (1st pick).
 * Lenn Sakata was drafted by the Padres in the 5th round, but did not sign.
 * Bump Wills was drafted by the Padres in the 12th round, but did not sign.

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''

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
1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
 * Johnny Grubb, OF, reserve