TEAM HISTORY Tuesday, 4/4/1976

Final Record :

Wins : 74, Losses : 80, Pct. : .481, Position in Division : 7, 13.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1951 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: LF Bob Nieman. Signing Bonus: $970,000 Round 2 pick: RF Harry Simpson. Signing Bonus: $94,500 Round 3 pick: SS Rocky Bridges. Signing Bonus: $50,000 Round 4 pick: P Art Schallock. Signing Bonus: $25,000 Round 5 pick: P Jack Crimian. Signing Bonus: $25,000 Ewell Blackwell was named NL-Pitcher of the year ! In 42 games started, he pitched 349 innings, fanning 256 and walking 155 batters.

Final Record :

Wins : 81, Losses : 73, Pct. : .526, Position in Division : 4, 7.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1952 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: LF Dusty Rhodes. Signing Bonus: $290,000 Round 2 pick: P Joe Black. Signing Bonus: $80,500 Round 3 pick: SS Jerry Snyder. Signing Bonus: $25,000 Round 4 pick: 3B Sonny Senerchia. Signing Bonus: $25,000 Round 5 pick: P Mike Clark. Signing Bonus: $25,000

Final Record :

Wins : 67, Losses : 87, Pct. : .435, Position in Division : 6, 25.5 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1953 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Average...

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 1B Ernie Banks. Signing Bonus: $518,400

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: C Ed Bailey. Signing Bonus: $562,600

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Roy Face. Signing Bonus: $156,550

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Frank Sullivan. Signing Bonus: $485,000

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Don Larsen. Signing Bonus: $128,750 Round 3 pick: SS Billy Consolo. Signing Bonus: $25,000 Round 4 pick: P Fred Baczewski. Signing Bonus: $25,000 Dusty Rhodes was named NL Rookie Of The Year Award ! He batted .274 in 463 AB, with 24 homers and 85 RBI.

Final Record :

Wins : 49, Losses : 105, Pct. : .318, Position in Division : 8, 42.5 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1954 Recap :

Round 4 pick: P Corky Valentine Round 5 pick: P Ron Mrozinski

Final Record :

Wins : 58, Losses : 96, Pct. : .377, Position in Division : 8, 38.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1955 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: RF Bob Hazle. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: LF Hector Lopez. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: C Hal Smith. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Don Gross. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Jim Owens. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 6 pick: P Herb Moford

Final Record :

Wins : 84, Losses : 70, Pct. : .545, Position in Division : 4, 9.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1956 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 1B Bill White. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: C Danny Kravitz. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Joe Margoneri Frank Smith was named NL-Pitcher of the year ! In 41 games started, he pitched 313 innings, fanning 225 and walking 93 batters.

Final Record :

Wins : 92, Losses : 62, Pct. : .597, Position in Division : 2, 14.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1957 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: LF Harry Anderson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: C Joe Pignatano. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Whammy Douglas. Signing Bonus: $0 Frank Smith was named NL-Pitcher of the year ! In 42 games started, he pitched 323.1 innings, fanning 271 and walking 67 batters.

Final Record :

Wins : 109, Losses : 45, Pct. : .708, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1958 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 1B Pancho Herrera. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: C Bob Schmidt. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: RF Jim Mcanany. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Curt Raydon. Signing Bonus: $0 Frank Smith was named NL-Pitcher of the year ! In 38 games started, he pitched 297.2 innings, fanning 249 and walking 64 batters.

Final Record :

Wins : 98, Losses : 56, Pct. : .636, Position in Division : 2, 21.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1959 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Jim Perry. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Jim Owens. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: SS Jim Mahoney Round 4 pick: CF Barry Shetrone Frank Smith was named NL-Pitcher of the year ! In 42 games started, he pitched 345.2 innings, fanning 274 and walking 65 batters.

Final Record :

Wins : 98, Losses : 56, Pct. : .636, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1960 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Joe Gibbon. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Don Lee. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Diomedes Olivo. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: C Dick Bertell. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Ed Bauta. Signing Bonus: $0 Bill White was named NL Rookie Of The Year Award ! He batted .328 in 500 AB, with 24 homers and 95 RBI. Frank Smith was named NL-Pitcher of the year ! In 42 games started, he pitched 329.2 innings, fanning 281 and walking 49 batters.

Final Record :

Wins : 102, Losses : 51, Pct. : .667, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1961 Recap :

Fan loyalty increases to Good!

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Don Nottebart. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 2B Jake Wood. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Chi-chi Olivo. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Bob Allen. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Ron Nischwitz. Signing Bonus: $0 Frank Smith was named NL-Pitcher of the year ! In 47 games started, he pitched 360 innings, fanning 306 and walking 63 batters.

Final Record :

Wins : 107, Losses : 55, Pct. : .660, Position in Division : 2, 1.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1962 Recap :

Fan loyalty increases to Very Good! Team market grows to Slightly Above Average!

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Bob Miller. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: 1B Fred Whitfield. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Joe Bonikowski. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: RF Mike Hershberger. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: CF Ron Davis. Signing Bonus: $0 Frank Smith was named NL-Pitcher of the year ! In 45 games started, he pitched 353.1 innings, fanning 329 and walking 59 batters. Hector Lopez won the Gold Glove Award at Second Base.

Final Record :

Wins : 98, Losses : 64, Pct. : .605, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1963 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Danny Coombs. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Tommie Sisk. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Dan Osinski. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 3B Derrell Griffith. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Aurelio Monteagudo. Signing Bonus: $0 Frank Smith was named NL-Pitcher of the year ! In 46 games started, he pitched 358.1 innings, fanning 318 and walking 65 batters.

Final Record :

Wins : 89, Losses : 73, Pct. : .549, Position in Division : 3, 9.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1964 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 3B Jim ray Hart. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Wayne Schurr. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Bill Kelso. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P John O'donoghue. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Ed Sukla. Signing Bonus: $0 Frank Smith was named NL-Pitcher of the year ! In 44 games started, he pitched 344.2 innings, fanning 291 and walking 72 batters. Bob Schmidt won the Gold Glove Award at Catcher.

Final Record :

Wins : 103, Losses : 59, Pct. : .636, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1965 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Dick Joyce. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Dennis Aust. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Don Dennis. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Don Arlich. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: 3B Don Lejohn. Signing Bonus: $0 Jim ray Hart was named NL Rookie Of The Year Award ! He batted .285 in 568 AB, with 36 homers and 119 RBI. Frank Smith was named NL-Pitcher of the year ! In 41 games started, he pitched 309 innings, fanning 239 and walking 68 batters.

Final Record :

Wins : 100, Losses : 62, Pct. : .617, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1966 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 3B Joe Foy. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Dennis Higgins. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Casey Cox. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: LF Hank Allen. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Bill Hepler. Signing Bonus: $0 Frank Smith was named NL-Pitcher of the year ! In 46 games started, he pitched 351.2 innings, fanning 260 and walking 93 batters.

Final Record :

Wins : 98, Losses : 65, Pct. : .601, Position in Division : 1. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1967 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: CF Cito Gaston. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Bruce Dal canton. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P George Lauzerique. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: C Russ Gibson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: C Hank Izquierdo. Signing Bonus: $0

Final Record :

Wins : 79, Losses : 83, Pct. : .488, Position in Division : 6, 17.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1968 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: CF Merv Rettenmund. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Les Cain. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: C Bill Plummer. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: CF Bobby Trevino Jim Hickman won the Gold Glove Award at Centerfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 88, Losses : 74, Pct. : .543, Position in Division : 5, 11.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1969 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Good... Round 5 pick: P Ken Tatum Jim Hickman won the Gold Glove Award at Centerfield. Albie Pearson won the Gold Glove Award at Rightfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 85, Losses : 77, Pct. : .525, Position in Division : 2, 7.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1970 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: P Terry Cox Round 3 pick: CF Bob Taylor. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Dick Mills Round 5 pick: P Bob Chlupsa Round 6 pick: CF Tom Silverio

Final Record :

Wins : 63, Losses : 99, Pct. : .389, Position in Division : 6, 29.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1971 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Average...

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 1B Cecil Cooper. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: P Jack Whillock. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: 2B Chris Arnold Round 4 pick: 2B Tom Ragland Round 5 pick: P Bob Kaiser

Final Record :

Wins : 69, Losses : 93, Pct. : .426, Position in Division : 5, 26.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1972 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Fair... Round 2 pick: P Doug Rau. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: 3B Celerino Sanchez. Signing Bonus: $0 Jim Hickman won the Gold Glove Award at Centerfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 64, Losses : 98, Pct. : .395, Position in Division : 6, 29.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1973 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: LF Dave Parker. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: P Kevin Kobel. Signing Bonus: $0

Final Record :

Wins : 74, Losses : 87, Pct. : .460, Position in Division : 4, 29.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1974 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Poor...

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: C John Wockenfuss. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: CF Leon Roberts. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: LF Dan Meyer. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 1B John Doherty. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Joe Henderson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 6 pick: P Tom Carroll. Signing Bonus: $0 Jose Martinez won the Gold Glove Award at Shortstop.

Final Record :

Wins : 52, Losses : 109, Pct. : .323, Position in Division : 6, 52.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1975 Recap :

Fan loyalty drops to Extremely Poor...

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: CF Lyman Bostock. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: C Ron Pruitt. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Eric Rasmussen. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 2B Rob Andrews. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Jose Sosa Round 6 pick: 3B Tommy Bianco Lyman Bostock was named NL Rookie Of The Year Award ! He batted .331 in 598 AB, with 8 homers and 74 RBI. Eric Rasmussen won the Gold Glove Award at Pitcher. Cecil Cooper won the Gold Glove Award at First Base. Jose Martinez won the Gold Glove Award at Shortstop. Dave Parker won the Gold Glove Award at Leftfield. Duke Carmel won the Gold Glove Award at Rightfield.

Final Record :

Wins : 57, Losses : 105, Pct. : .352, Position in Division : 6, 39.0 games behind leader. ----------------------------------------------------

Year 1976 Recap :

Draft Picks :

Round 1 pick: 1B Jason Thompson. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 2 pick: C John Tamargo. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 3 pick: P Tommy Boggs. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 4 pick: 1B Orlando Gonzalez. Signing Bonus: $0 Round 5 pick: P Frank Maccormack

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