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1982 San Diego Padres season
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San Diego Padres 1982 National League West Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California 81 81 y 4th Ray Kroc Jack McKeon Dick Williams KFMB-TV(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler) KFMB (AM)(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler)XEXX(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain)
The 1982 San Diego Padres season was the 14th in franchise history. The Padres finished with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses (.500), good for fourth place in the National League West, eight games behind the division champion Atlanta Braves.
Offseason
December 10, 1981: Ozzie Smith, Steve Mura and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Sixto Lezcano, Garry Templeton and a player to be named later.Ozzie Smith at Baseball-Reference
January 27, 1982: Craig Stimac was purchased from the Padres by the Cleveland Indians.Craig Stimac at Baseball-Reference
February 19, 1982: The Padres and Cardinals completed their December 10 deal, with the Padres sending Al Olmsted to the Cardinals and the Cardinals sending Luis DeLeón to the Padres.Al Olmstead at Baseball-Reference
February 22, 1982: Barry Evans was purchased from the Padres by the New York Yankees.Barry Evans at Baseball-Reference
February 25, 1982: John Littlefield was released by the Padres.John Littlefield at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
In 1982, Sixto Lezcano became the only player to hit grand slams on two different opening day games. He hit the first grand slam in 1980.SI.com – Statitudes – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM
July 19, 1982: Tony Gwynn made his Major League Baseball debut.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gwynnto01.shtml?redir Tony Gwynn Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com baseball-reference.com 2014-02-14 In a 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, Gwynn had four at-bats with two hits, one run scored, and one RBI.http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=198207190SDN Box Score of Game played on Monday, July 19, 1982, at Jack Murphy Stadium baseball-almanac.com 2014-02-14
September 18, 1982: Clyde McCullough was serving as the Padres' bullpen coach when he was found dead in his San Francisco hotel room on September 18 during a road trip. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball for 15 years (1940s-1950s) for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was interred in Rosewood Memorial Park Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
SD
Opening Day starters
Juan Bonilla
Juan Eichelberger
Ruppert Jones
Terry Kennedy
Sixto Lezcano
Broderick Perkins
Gene Richards
Luis Salazar
Garry Templeton
1982 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac
Notable transactions
May 22, 1982: Kim Seaman was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Manuel.Jerry Manuel at Baseball-Reference
June 7, 1982: Mark Wasinger was drafted by the Padres in the 3rd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft.Mark Wasinger at Baseball-Reference
June 8, 1982: Danny Boone was traded by the Padres to the Houston Astros for Joe Pittman.Danny Boone at Baseball-Reference
June 8, 1982: Jerry Manuel was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Mike Griffin to the Padres on August 30.
September 1, 1982: Benito Santiago was signed by the Padres as an amateur free agent.Benito Santiago at Baseball-Reference
Roster
1982 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers
29 Danny Boone
39 Floyd Chiffer
51 John Curtis
35 Luis DeLeon
43 Dave Dravecky
13 Juan Eichelberger
45 Mike Griffin
40 Andy Hawkins
48 Tim Lollar
25 Gary Lucas
27 John Montefusco
30 Eric Show
26 Chris Welsh
40 Rick Wise Catchers
10 Doug Gwosdz
16 Terry Kennedy
9 Steve Swisher
5 Ron Tingley
Infielders
5 Randy Bass
7 Kurt Bevacqua
3 Juan Bonilla
6 Tim Flannery
20 Rick Lancellotti
21 Jody Lansford
18 Joe Lefebvre
11 Jerry Manuel
15 Broderick Perkins
8 Joe Pittman
12 Mario Ramírez
4 Luis Salazar
1 Garry Templeton Outfielders
24 Dave Edwards
19 Tony Gwynn
11 George Hinshaw
22 Ruppert Jones
14 Sixto Lezcano
17 Gene Richards
2 Alan Wiggins Manager
23 Dick Williams
Coaches
34 Jack Krol
46 Norm Sherry
28 Bobby Tolan
- Clyde McCullough
32 Ozzie Virgil
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
Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Terry Kennedy Terry Kennedy (baseball) 153 562 166 .295 21 97 1B Broderick Perkins 125 342 94 .271 2 34 2B Tim Flannery Tim Flannery (baseball) 122 379 100 .264 0 30 3B Luis Salazar 145 524 127 .242 8 62 SS Garry Templeton 141 563 139 .247 6 64 LF Gene Richards Gene Richards (baseball) 132 521 149 .286 3 28 CF Ruppert Jones 116 424 120 .283 12 61 RF Sixto Lezcano 138 470 136 .289 16 84
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Alan Wiggins 72 254 65 .256 1 15 Joe Lefebvre 102 239 57 .238 4 21 Tony Gwynn 54 190 55 .289 1 17 Juan Bonilla Juan Bonilla (baseball) 45 182 51 .280 0 8 Kurt Bevacqua 64 123 31 .252 0 24 Joe Pittman baseball 55 118 30 .254 0 7 Steve Swisher 26 58 10 .172 2 3 Dave Edwards Dave Edwards (baseball) 71 55 10 .182 1 2 Rick Lancellotti 17 39 7 .179 0 4 Randy Bass 13 30 6 .200 1 8 Mario Ramírez Mario Ramírez (baseball) 13 23 4 .174 0 1 Joe Lansford 13 22 4 .182 0 3 Ron Tingley 8 20 2 .100 0 0 Doug Gwosdz 7 17 3 .176 0 0 George Hinshaw 6 15 4 .267 0 1 Jerry Manuel 2 5 1 .200 0 1
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L ERA SO Tim Lollar 34 232.2 16 9 3.13 150 John Montefusco 32 184.1 10 11 4.00 83 Juan Eichelberger 31 177.2 7 14 4.20 74 Chris Welsh 28 139.1 8 8 4.91 48
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L ERA SO Eric Show 47 150.0 10 6 2.64 88 John Curtis 26 116.1 8 6 4.10 54 Dave Dravecky 31 105.0 5 3 2.57 59 Andy Hawkins 15 63.2 2 5 4.10 25
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player G IP W L SV ERA SO Gary Lucas Gary Lucas (baseball) 65 97.1 1 10 16 3.24 64 Luis DeLeón 61 102.0 9 5 15 2.03 60 Floyd Chiffer 51 79.1 4 3 4 2.95 48 Danny Boone 10 16.0 1 0 1 5.63 8 Mike Griffin Mike Griffin (pitcher) 7 10.1 0 1 0 3.48 4 Rick Wise 1 2.0 0 0 0 9.00 0
Award winners
1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Ruppert Jones, reserve
Farm system
Minor League Baseball
AAA Hawaii Islanders Pacific Coast League Doug Rader AA Amarillo Gold Sox Texas League Glenn Ezell A Reno Padres California League Jack Maloof A Salem Redbirds Carolina League Jim Zerilla A-Short Season Walla Walla Padres Northwest League Jim Skaalen Rookie GCL Padres Gulf Coast League Manny CrespoJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
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External links
1982 San Diego Padres team at Baseball-Reference
1982 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac
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