1984 San Diego Padres season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 San Diego Padres 1984 National League championsNational League West champions National League West Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California 92–70 (.568) 1st Joan Kroc Jack McKeon Dick Williams KCSTSan Diego Cable Sports Network(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner) KFMB (AM)(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman)XEXX(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain) The 1984 San Diego Padres season was the 16th season in franchise history. San Diego won the National League (NL) championship and advanced to the World Series, which they lost to the Detroit Tigers four games to one. The Padres were led by manager Dick Williams and third-year player Tony Gwynn, who won the NL batting title and finished third in voting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award. In their first 15 seasons, the Padres had an overall won–lost record of 995–1372 for a .420 winning percentage,Lockwood Wayne This season, perhaps, the optimism will be rewarded March 27, 1984 The San Diego Union X-1 and finished with a winning record just once (1978). They had never finished higher than fourth in the National League West, and eight times they had finished in last place.Center Bill Remembering 1984 Going into Weekend of Celebration May 19, 2014 mlblogs.com http://padres.mlblogs.com/2014/05/19/remembering-1984-going-into-weekend-of-celebration/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150905125820/http://padres.mlblogs.com/2014/05/19/remembering-1984-going-into-weekend-of-celebration/ September 5, 2015 live mdy However, they were coming off consecutive 81–81 seasons in Williams' two years as San Diego's manager.Bloom Barry A new era? Padres are hoping to start one tonight against Pittsburgh April 3, 1984 Evening Tribune D-1 They won the NL West in 1984 with a 92–70 record, and set a then-franchise record in attendance, drawing nearly two million fans (1,983,904).Slocum Bob Padres, area reaped benefits, but much more could lie ahead October 24, 1984 Evening Tribune D-1 They defeated the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS, three games to two, becoming the first NL team to win the pennant after being down 2–0. Steve Garvey was named the NLCS Most Valuable Player. Owner Ray Kroc died on January 14, making this the Padres' first season under the sole ownership of Kroc's widow Joan. Joan Kroc would continue to own the team until 1990. This would be the final season that the team wore mustard yellow & chocolate brown uniforms, which had been in place since 1969, the year they joined the National League. They would switch to a more traditional buttoned down look with pinstripes the next season. Offseason October 21, 1983: Sandy Alomar Jr. was signed by the Padres as an amateur free agent.Sandy Alomar Jr. at Baseball-Reference December 6, 1983: Joe Pittman and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the San Francisco Giants for Champ Summers. The Padres completed the deal by sending Tommy Francis (minors) to the Giants on December 7.Champ Summers at Baseball-Reference December 7: Gary Lucas was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos as part of a three-team trade. The Expos sent Al Newman to the Padres, and the Chicago Cubs sent Carmelo Martínez, Craig Lefferts, and Fritzie Connally to the Padres. The Expos traded Scott Sanderson to the Cubs.Scott Sanderson at Baseball-Reference January 6, 1984: Rich Gossage was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Rich Gossage at Baseball-Reference January 14: Owner Ray Kroc dies. Ownership passes to his wife, Joan B. Kroc. January 17: Rodney McCray was drafted by the Padres in the 9th round of the 1984 amateur draft.Rodney McCray at Baseball-Reference March 25: Second baseman Juan Bonilla waived.Bloom Barry Bonilla: 'I have nothing to say right now' March 26, 1984 Evening Tribune C-1 March 30: Dennis Rasmussen and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the New York Yankees for Graig Nettles. The Padres completed the deal by sending Darin Cloninger (minors) to the Yankees on April 26.Graig Nettles at Baseball-Reference Regular season After spending $6 million to acquire free-agent first baseman Steve Garvey in 1983, the Padres signed free-agent reliever Goose Gossage to a five-year contract for $6.25 million in January 1984.Collier Phil Padres suffered quite a while October 2, 1984 The San Diego Union Baseball-11984: A chronology December 30, 1984 The San Diego Union-Tribune http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/1984/dec/30/1984-chronology/ The deal made Gossage the highest-salaried pitcher in baseball at the time. Manager Dick Williams, who had asked general manager Jack McKeon to obtain a strikeout-type reliever, declared that the acquisition made San Diego a playoff contender.Collier Phil Padres: 'Goose' signs on for five-year stint January 7, 1984 The San Diego Union C-1 Eight days after signing Gossage, Padres owner Ray Kroc died at the age of 81. The season was dedicated to his memory with the team wearing his initials, "RAK" on their jersey's left sleeve during the entire season.Collier Phil Power promised from the new M&M twins April 3, 1984 The San Diego Union D-1 Ownership of the team passed to his wife, Joan Kroc. In February, All-Star catcher Terry Kennedy underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee after being bothered by continuous inflammation since the middle of 1983.Bloom Barry The Kennedy era March 6, 1984 Evening Tribune C-1 During spring training, Alan Wiggins was named the team's new second baseman over incumbent Juan Bonilla, who was subsequently waived. In a gamble to generate offense, Wiggins had been moved from the outfield to make room in left field for Carmelo Martínez, who was moved from first base after being acquired in the offseason from the Chicago Cubs.Bloom Barry Williams: Wiggins will start at 2b March 17, 1984 Evening Tribune B-1 The Padres were hoping to bolster their starting outfield, which produced just 23 homers in 1983.Maisel Ivan San Diego April 2, 1984 Sports Illustrated https://www.si.com/vault/1984/04/02/619773/san-diego https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180133/http://www.si.com/vault/1984/04/02/619773/san-diego September 24, 2015 live mdy The rookie Martinez and center fielder Kevin McReynolds, whose 140 at-bats during the prior season disqualified him from being considered a rookie in 1984, were hyped by the media as the M&M Boys, alluding to the Yankees' 1960s power-hitting duo of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris.Bloom Barry Padres are hoping M & Ms won't melt in their hands April 5, 1984 Evening Tribune D-3 The two Padre outfielders along with Garvey, Nettles, and Kennedy supplied San Diego with five regulars who had the potential to hit at least 20 home runs. Third-year right fielder Tony Gwynn entered the season with a .302 lifetime batting average, the highest on the club. Gwynn, McReynolds, and Martinez formed the youngest outfield in the majors. Shortstop Garry Templeton was relieved of pain from a left knee that had bothered him for years and was expected to anchor the infield, especially with Wiggins moving to second base.Lorge Barry Barry Lorge March 19, 1984 The San Diego Union C-1 Templeton was also projected to bat leadoff for the Padres, but he was dropped to No. 8 in the order after he took a spike to his right knee toward the end of spring training.Bloom Barry Bonilla elects to take a little vacation April 4, 1984 Evening Tribune C-6 Three days before the season opener, 39-year-old third baseman Graig Nettles, a San Diego native, approved a trade from the New York Yankees to the Padres.Lorge Barry A season to remember October 15, 1984 The San Diego Union A-1NETTLES APPROVES TRADE TO PADRES April 1, 1984 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/01/sports/nettles-approves-trade-to-padres.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150524145551/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/01/sports/nettles-approves-trade-to-padres.html May 24, 2015 live mdy A left-handed batter who had hit 333 career home runs, he was open to platooning with incumbent Luis Salazar, although Nettles was expected to get the majority of playing time given the larger number of right-handed starting pitchers in the majors.Collier Phil Nettles says it's OK to platoon him here April 1, 1984 The San Diego Union H-1 Heading into the season, Williams' biggest concern was their pitching.Bloom Barry Too many question marks dot Padres' lineup March 27, 1984 Evening Tribune X-2 The starters largely relied on finesse and off-speed pitches, and none of them had ever won more than 16 games. The Padres won their first four games of the season, and were 9–2 before leaving on their first road trip. They were 18–11 before losing seven in a row, their longest losing streak of the season. The streak was snapped on May 17, when Wiggins tied an NL record with five stolen bases, and the club swiped a team record of seven in a 5–4 home win over Montreal.Bloom Barry Here's a chronological look at Padre highlights of 1984 October 23, 1984 Evening Tribune D-3 They were tied for first in the West at the end of May, and were 2 1 2 games up by the end of June. After moving back into first place on June 9, they did not relinquish the lead the rest of the season. San Diego played at a steady pace, never falling below .500, while their longest winning streak was only six. For much of the final two months, they led the division by eight to ten games.Padres' president pleased with fans' support October 2, 1984 Times-Advocate C4 AP https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-times-advocate/155711904/ Newspapers.com September 21, 2024 San Diego clinched the division on September 20, when they beat San Francisco 5–4 behind a three-run homer by pitcher Tim Lollar, and Houston lost to Los Angeles 6–2 three hours later. '84 Padres postseason highlights October 26, 2004 The San Diego Union-Tribune http://www.utsandiego.com/sports/padres/20041026-9999-lz1s26padz.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121013222533/http://www.utsandiego.com/sports/padres/20041026-9999-lz1s26padz.html October 13, 2012 live The Padres finished the season with a 92–70 record, winning the NL West division by 12 games.Center Bill THE GREATEST PADRE: career timeline: '84 October 7, 2001 The San Diego Union-Tribune http://www.utsandiego.com/sports/padres/gwynn/timeline84.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140408213106/http://www.utsandiego.com/sports/padres/gwynn/timeline84.html April 8, 2014 dead mdy It was just the second winning season in the franchise's history. The future Hall-of-Famer Gwynn batted .351 to capture the first of his eight NL batting titles, while also gathering 213 hits to shatter the Padres record of 194 established by Gene Richards in 1980. Eric Show (15–9, 3.40 ERA) was the only starting pitcher with 15 wins, though the four main starters all recorded at least 11.Paris Jay To Goose Gossage, memories of the Padres' summer of '84 remain golden May 13, 2013 The San Diego Union-Tribune http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2013/may/13/goose-gossage-padres-world-series/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094027/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2013/may/13/goose-gossage-padres-world-series/ September 24, 2015 live mdy The acquisition of Gossage, who finished the season 10–6 with a 2.90 ERA and 25 saves, was a strong factor in San Diego's 34–24 record in one-run games. The team relied on small ball and moving runners from base to base. With the exception of Gwynn, who finished third in balloting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award, no Padre enjoyed an outstanding season individually.Lockwood Wayne Ray Kroc's dream finally materializes October 2, 1984 The San Diego Union Baseball-12 McReynolds led the team with a .465 slugging percentage and was tied with Nettles for the team lead in home runs with 20. Only two other Padres exceeded 10 homers. Garvey led the club with 86 RBIs, the only Padre with more than 75. Coming off his thumb injury from 1983, he hit only eight home runs and drew just 24 walks, but had 175 hits and did not commit an error. Wiggins' move to second base proved successful, as he exhibited excellent range with his quickness in spite of his 32 fielding errors.Appleman Marc Padres' Wiggins Signs for Four Years February 12, 1985 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-12-sp-3933-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151018155929/http://articles.latimes.com/1985-02-12/sports/sp-3933_1_wiggins-signs October 18, 2015 live mdy Berkow Ira Wiggins Touched The Hot Iron January 15, 1991 The Los Angeles Times https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/15/sports/sports-of-the-times-wiggins-touched-the-hot-iron.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150525225708/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/15/sports/sports-of-the-times-wiggins-touched-the-hot-iron.html May 25, 2015 live mdy Offensively as the leadoff hitter, he batted .258 and drew 75 walks for an on-base percentage of .342, while setting club records by stealing 70 bases and scoring 106 runs.Hewitt Brian PADRES 1989: 84' REVISITED? : MEMORIES : World Series Was a Disaster, but It Was Fun Getting There March 31, 1989 Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-31-sp-505-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20211223230535/http://articles.latimes.com/print/1989-03-31/sports/sp-505_1_world-series December 23, 2021 live mdy Center Bill Chemistry 101 October 26, 2004 The San Diego Union-Tribune http://www.utsandiego.com/sports/padres/20041026-9999-lz1s26chem.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151208155053/http://www.utsandiego.com/sports/padres/20041026-9999-lz1s26chem.html December 8, 2015 live mdy Benefitting from the higher number of fastballs opposing pitchers threw in response to Wiggins' speed,Will George F. George Will Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball 2010 HarperCollins 178–180 978-0061999819 https://books.google.com/books?id=rUbjngR5YqIC&q=gwynn%20wiggins%20fastball&pg=PA178 June 11, 2012 Gwynn batted above .400 when his speedy teammate was on base. According to Williams, Wiggins "was absolutely the most valuable player in the National League in 1984."Weyler John Starting over, again : Alan Wiggins, dogged by a troubled past, tries to establish a future With Baltimore https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-27-sp-20582-story.html Los Angeles Times June 27, 1986 https://archive.today/20240527112945/https://www.webcitation.org/6aw14MT2G?url=http://articles.latimes.com/print/1986-06-27/sports/sp-20582_1_alan-wiggins May 27, 2024 live mdy No longer a .300 hitter like in his earlier days with St. Louis, Templeton enjoyed his most successful season since 1981. Hitting eighth in the lineup, he did not receive many pitches to hit. He batted .258 with 24 extra-base hits and six game-winning RBI, and was praised by Williams for his defense.Schoenfeld Bruce Templeton's here to say he can still play the game October 2, 1984 The San Diego Union D-2 Both Templeton and Gwynn were honored by The Sporting News with Silver Slugger Awards, and Martinez (.249, 13 HR, 68 walks) was named to the Topps All-Star Rookie Team.Steve Goldman You Could Look It Up: 1984 Part III: Ghostbusters February 19, 2014 Baseball Prospectus https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/2578/you-could-look-it-up-1984-part-iii-ghostbusters/ November 7, 2022Pirates put on the block after losses November 21, 1984 The San Diego Union C-3 Martinez however, hit only three homers in the second half, and just one after July 18, after hitting 10 in the first half. Troubled by his knees, Kennedy slumped to .240 while his RBIs fell to 57 from 98 a year earlier. Nettles hit .222, which was 29 points below his career average, and most of his homers came in two hot streaks.Bloom Barry Padres look to climb one more step October 16, 1984 Evening Tribune C-1 However, his averages of .252/.355/.469 against right-handed pitching were near his career norms. San Diego's pitching staff was last in the league in strikeouts per nine innings, and were among the team leaders in most home runs allowed and walks allowed. Still, they were adept at forcing fly balls and had a low ground ball/fly ball ratio. In addition to Show, the starting rotation included fellow 28-year-old Mark Thurmond (14–8, 2.97), as well as veterans Ed Whitson (14–8, 3.24) and Lollar (11–13, 3.91). Andy Hawkins (8–9, 4.68) and Dave Dravecky (9–8, 2.93) split time as the fifth starter. In the bullpen, Gossage and Craig Lefferts (2.13 ERA and 10 saves) each appeared in 62 games and logged over 100 innings apiece. Unlike modern closers, Gossage often entered games in the seventh or eighth innings, with Lefferts filling in as the stopper when Gossage needed a game off after working successive long stints. Dravecky also recorded eight saves. At age 33, Gossage experienced a decline in his fastball, and did not record a save after August 25. Williams led the team with a tough, no-nonsense approach. He cited the advantage of having the experience of veterans Garvey, Nettles, and Gossage on the team.Rains Rob NETTLES, AT AGE 40, IS STILL STARRING July 15, 1985 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/15/sports/nettles-at-age-40-is-still-starring.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150524170953/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/15/sports/nettles-at-age-40-is-still-starring.html May 24, 2015 live mdy Prior to joining the Padres, Garvey and Nettles had advanced to the World Series four times, while Gossage had participated in two.Jenkins Chris Nettles' and Gossage's deeds still inspire former Yankees October 2, 1984 The San Diego Union Baseball-17 Throughout the season, they stressed the value of consistency and an even temperament to youngsters like Gwynn, McReynolds, and Martinez, who were among the 11 players on the team with less than four years of major league experience.Schrotenboer Brent 1984: A classic season June 27, 2009 The San Diego Union-Tribune http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2009/jun/27/pads1984152650/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150924093957/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2009/jun/27/pads1984152650/ September 24, 2015 live mdy Lorge Barry Barry Lorge October 2, 1984 The San Diego Union D-1 Gossage and Nettles, in particular, would stay after games and talk baseball and have a beer with the youngsters. Additionally, Templeton befriended Wiggins, helping his transition from the outfield to second base. Brawl with the Atlanta Braves 1984 Braves–Padres bean brawl The Padres' regular season is most remembered for an August 12 Sunday afternoon game at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium against the Atlanta Braves. From the start, the game was tense and erupted into a series of brawls which ended with a total of 13 ejections and 5 arrests. All fans who participated in the taunting and brawls were detained and arrested. The Braves eventually won the game by a score of 5–3.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuJZ3gYrRVA 8/12/1984: Benches empty again in Padres-Braves 9th YouTube August 12, 2019 Fines and suspensions were issued four days later on August 16 to Williams ($10,000, ten days) and Summers, Brown, Torre ($1,000), Perry ($700), Bedrosian ($600) and Mahler ($700) who each received three-day suspensions. Virgil, Krol, Whitson, Booker, Lefferts, Bevacqua, Flannery, Nettles and Gossage for the Padres (all undisclosed) and Moore ($350) and Pérez ($300) for the Braves were all fined but not suspended."Williams and Torre Suspended, Fined," The Associated Press (AP), Friday, August 17, 1984. Retrieved October 18, 2022. Opening Day starters Steve Garvey Tony Gwynn Terry Kennedy Carmelo Martínez Kevin McReynolds Graig Nettles Eric Show Garry Templeton Alan Wigginshttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1984&t=SDN 1984 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac Season standings Record vs. opponents SD Notable transactions July 20, 1984: Al Newman was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Montreal Expos for Greg Harris.https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newmaal01.shtml Al Newman Stats Roster 1984 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers 51 Greg Booker 25 Floyd Chiffer 35 Luis DeLeón 43 Dave Dravecky 54 Goose Gossage 42 Greg Harris 40 Andy Hawkins 37 Craig Lefferts 48 Tim Lollar 42 Sid Monge 30 Eric Show 38 Mark Thurmond 31 Ed Whitson Catchers 15 Bruce Bochy 10 Doug Gwosdz 16 Terry Kennedy Infielders  7 Kurt Bevacqua 11 Tim Flannery  6 Steve Garvey  9 Graig Nettles 12 Mario Ramírez  4 Luis Salazar 24 Champ Summers  1 Garry Templeton  2 Alan Wiggins Outfielders 20 Bobby Brown 19 Tony Gwynn 14 Carmelo Martínez 18 Kevin McReynolds 39 Eddie Miller 41 Ron Roenicke Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches 33 Harry Dunlop 34 Jack Krol 46 Norm Sherry 32 Ozzie Virgil Game log San Diego Padres; 1984 regular season game log: 92–70 (Home: 48–33; Away: 44–37)1984 San Diego Padres Schedule https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/1984-schedule-scores.shtml y San Diego Padres; April: 15–8 (Home: 13–5; Away: 2–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 1 || April 3 || Pirates || 5–1 || Show (1–0) || Rhoden (0–1) || || 44,553 || 1-0 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 2 || April 5 || Pirates || 8–6 || DeLeón (1–0) || Scurry (0–1) || Gossage (1) || 19,361 || 2-0 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 3 || April 6 || Cubs || 3–2 (wo) || Monge (1–0) || Smith (0–1) || || 15,834 || 3-0 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 4 || April 7 || Cubs || 7–6 || Dravecky (1–0) || Trout (0–1) || Gossage (2) || 27,799 || 4-0 || W4 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 5 || April 8 || Cubs || 5–8 || Smith (1-1) || Thurmond (0–1) || || 24,285 || 4-1 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 6 || April 10 || Cardinals || 7–3 || Hawkins (1–0) || Forsch (0–1) || Dravecky (1) || 15,115 || 5-1 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 7 || April 11 || Cardinals || 7–5 || Lollar (1–0) || Andújar (1-1) || || 15,835 || 6-1 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 8 || April 12 || Braves || 6–1 || Whitson (1–0) || Falcone (0–2) || Dravecky (2) || 12,419 || 7-1 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 9 || April 13 || Braves || 5–2 || Show (2–0) || Barker (1–2) || Gossage (3) || 22,614 || 8-1 || W4 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 10 || April 14 || Braves || 1–5 || Camp (1–0) || Thurmond (0–2) || Dedmon (1) || 46,322 || 8-2 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 11 || April 15 || Braves || 6–4 || Monge (2–0) || McMurtry (1–2) || Gossage (4) || 27,973 || 9-2 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 12 || April 17 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Lollar (2–0) || Davis (0–3) || Gossage (5) || 13,998 || 10-2 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 13 || April 19 || @ Dodgers || 0–4 || Peña (2–1) || Whitson (1-1) || || 46,595 || 10-3 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 14 || April 20 || @ Dodgers || 2–8 || Valenzuela (1–2) || Show (2–1) || || 50,916 || 10-4 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 15 || April 21 || @ Dodgers || 9–6 || Thurmond (1–2) || Reuss (1-1) || Gossage (6) || 43,784 || 11-4 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 16 || April 22 || @ Dodgers || 7–15 || Honeycutt (3–0) || Lollar (2–1) || || 47,938 || 11-5 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 17 || April 23 || Giants || 8–2 || Hawkins (2–0) || Robinson (2-2) || || 25,569 || 12-5 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 18 || April 24 || Giants || 6–1 || Whitson (2–1) || Krukow (1–3) || || 12,341 || 13-5 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 19 || April 25 || Giants || 3–0 || Show (3–1) || Laskey (0–2) || Gossage (7) || 13,059 || 14-5 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 20 || April 26 || Dodgers || 5–6 || Diaz (1–0) || Dravecky (1-1) || Niedenfuer (4) || 39,609 || 14-6 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 21 || April 27 || Dodgers || 0–1 (7) || Honeycutt (4–0) || Lollar (2-2) || || 34,222 || 14-7 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 22 || April 28 || Dodgers || 5–1 || Hawkins (3–0) || Welch (2–3) || || 42,576 || 15-7 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 23 || April 29 || Dodgers || 0–6 || Peña (4–1) || Whitson (2-2) || || 36,147 || 15-8 || L1 y San Diego Padres; May: 10–13 (Home: 3–7; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 24 || May 1 || @ Braves || 3–2 || Show (4–1) || McMurtry (2–3) || Gossage (8) || 10,748 || 16-8 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 25 || May 3 || @ Braves || 5–6 || Bedrosian (2–1) || Gossage (0–1) || Forster (2) || 8,072 || 16-9 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 26 || May 4 || @ Cubs || 6–7 (wo) || Smith (2-2) || Monge (2–1) || || 6,533 || 16-10 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 27 || May 5 || @ Cubs || 5–6 (10/wo) || Brusstar (1–0) || Lefferts (0–1) || || 28,441 || 16-11 || L3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 28 || May 6 || @ Cubs || 8–5 || Show (5–1) || Ruthven (2–3) || || 31,700 || 17-11 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 29 || May 9 || @ Cardinals || 3–2 || Thurmond (2-2) || Stuper (0–2) || Gossage (9) || 14,734 || 18-11 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 30 || May 10 || @ Cardinals || 0–7 || Andújar (5–3) || Lollar (2–3) || || 20,926 || 18-12 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 31 || May 11 || Phillies || 4–6 || Holland (1–2) || Dravecky (1–2) || || 18,009 || 18-13 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 32 || May 12 || Phillies || 2–3 || Campbell (3–0) || Hawkins (3–1) || Holland (6) || 36,916 || 18-14 || L3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 33 || May 13 || Phillies || 3–8 || Denny (3-3) || Whitson (2–3) || || 38,645 || 18-15 || L4 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 34 || May 14 || Expos || 6–7 (10) || Reardon (1-1) || Dravecky (1–3) || || 9,389 || 18-16 || L5 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 35 || May 15 || Expos || 4–6 || Smith (5–2) || Lollar (2–4) || Schatzeder (1) || 11,025 || 18-17 || L6 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 36 || May 16 || Expos || 2–3 || Lea (6–2) || Show (5–2) || Reardon (6) || 11,462 || 18-18 || L7 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 37 || May 17 || Expos || 5–4 || Gossage (1-1) || McGaffigan (2-2) || Lefferts (1) || 17,066 || 19-18 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 38 || May 18 || Mets || 5–4 || Whitson (3-3) || Gooden (3-3) || Gossage (10) || 17,319 || 20-18 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 39 || May 19 || Mets || 8–3 || Thurmond (3–2) || Lynch (4–1) || Dravecky (3) || 20,017 || 21-18 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 40 || May 20 || Mets || 2–4 (10) || Orosco (4–1) || Lefferts (0–2) || || 20,263 || 21-19 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 41 || May 22 || @ Expos || 2–3 || Lea (7–2) || Show (5–3) || || 19,847 || 21-20 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 42 || May 23 || @ Expos || 2–1 (11) || Dravecky (2–3) || McGaffigan (3-3) || || 8,573 || 22-20 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 43 || May 25 || @ Phillies || 7–3 || Whitson (4–3) || Hudson (5–3) || || 25,964 || 23-20 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 44 || May 26 || @ Phillies || 2–7 || Bystrom (2–1) || Thurmond (3-3) || || 32,898 || 23-21 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 45 || May 27 || @ Phillies || 4–0 || Lollar (3–4) || Koosman (4–6) || Lefferts (2) || 34,352 || 24-21 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 46 || May 28 || @ Mets || 5–4 || Show (6–3) || Gaff (0–1) || Gossage (11) || 36,204 || 25-21 || W2 y San Diego Padres; June: 19–10 (Home: 10–6; Away: 9–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 47 || Jun 1 || @ Giants || 7–11 || Williams (2–0) || Hawkins (3–2) || Minton (2) || 10,087 || 25-22 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 48 || Jun 2 || @ Giants || 3–2 || Gossage (2–1) || Garrelts (1-1) || || 12,662 || 26-22 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 49 || Jun 3 (1) || @ Giants || 7–5 || Lollar (4-4) || Cornell (0–1) || Dravecky (4) || || 27-22 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 50 || Jun 3 (2) || @ Giants || 7–6 || Show (7–3) || Lavelle (2-2) || Gossage (12) || 22,863 || 28-22 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 51 || Jun 4 || Astros || 3–0 || Whitson (5–3) || Scott (2–4) || Dravecky (5) || 9,922 || 29-22 || W4 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 52 || Jun 5 || Astros || 3–0 || Hawkins (4–2) || Ruhle (0–4) || || 11,799 || 30-22 || W5 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 53 || Jun 6 || Astros || 4–3 (10/wo) || Gossage (3–1) || Smith (0–2) || || 11,087 || 31-22 || W6 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 54 || Jun 7 || Reds || 1–12 || Berenyi (3–6) || Show (7–4) || Cato (1) || 15,507 || 31-23 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 55 || Jun 8 || Reds || 6–0 || Lollar (5–4) || Price (2–4) || || 14,002 || 32-23 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 56 || Jun 9 || Reds || 12–2 || Whitson (6–3) || Russell (2–7) || Lefferts (3) || 48,805 || 33-23 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 57 || Jun 10 || Reds || 7–5 || Chiffer (1–0) || Hume (3–6) || Dravecky (6) || 18,723 || 34-23 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 58 || Jun 11 || Braves || 5–4 (wo) || Dravecky (3-3) || Bedrosian (4–3) || || 9,271 || 35-23 || W4 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 59 || Jun 12 || Braves || 7–6 (12/wo) || Lefferts (1–2) || Bedrosian (4-4) || || 19,920 || 36-23 || W5 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 60 || Jun 14 || Giants || 2–5 || Davis (3–6) || Lollar (5-5) || Lavelle (7) || 17,310 || 36-24 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 61 || Jun 15 || Giants || 3–2 || Whitson (7–3) || Robinson (3–7) || Gossage (13) || 20,353 || 37-24 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 62 || Jun 16 || Giants || 3–6 || Laskey (3–6) || Hawkins (4–3) || Minton (4) || 48,375 || 37-25 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 63 || Jun 17 || Giants || 3–5 (15) || Williams (4–0) || Lefferts (1–3) || || 24,183 || 37-26 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 64 || Jun 19 || @ Astros || 2–0 || Show (8–4) || Knepper (6–7) || || 12,765 || 38-26 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 65 || Jun 20 || @ Astros || 6–2 || Lollar (6–5) || Madden (2-2) || Dravecky (7) || 12,543 || 39-26 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 66 || Jun 21 || @ Astros || 5–11 || Niekro (6–7) || Whitson (7–4) || LaCoss (3) || 12,934 || 39-27 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 67 || Jun 22 || @ Reds || 7–8 (wo) || Franco (3–0) || Gossage (3–2) || || 23,552 || 39-28 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 68 || Jun 23 || @ Reds || 5–2 || Thurmond (4–3) || Puleo (0–1) || || 22,192 || 40-28 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 69 || Jun 24 || @ Reds || 8–3 (13) || Dravecky (4–3) || Hume (3–7) || || 19,183 || 41-28 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 70 || Jun 25 || @ Dodgers || 9–4 || Lollar (7–5) || Zachry (4–2) || || 36,629 || 42-28 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 71 || Jun 26 || @ Dodgers || 5–0 || Whitson (8–4) || Welch (6–8) || || 48,287 || 43-28 || W4 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 72 || Jun 27 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 || Valenzuela (8-8) || Dravecky (4-4) || Niedenfuer (9) || 49,132 || 43-29 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 73 || Jun 28 || Cardinals || 7–3 || Thurmond (5–3) || Dayley (0–5) || || 14,097 || 44-29 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 74 || Jun 29 || Cardinals || 0–5 || Horton (4–1) || Show (8–5) || || 45,468 || 44-30 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 75 || Jun 30 || Cardinals || 1–4 || Andújar (13–6) || Lollar (7–6) || Sutter (19) || 31,432 || 44-31 || L2 y San Diego Padres; July: 19–11 (Home: 12–5; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 76 || Jul 1 || Cardinals || 3–1 || Whitson (9–4) || LaPoint (6–8) || Gossage (14) || 17,664 || 45-31 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 77 || Jul 2 || Cubs || 5–1 || Dravecky (5–4) || Reuschel (4-4) || || 13,444 || 46-31 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 78 || Jul 3 || Cubs || 2–3 || Trout (9–3) || Thurmond (5–4) || Stoddard (5) || 20,287 || 46-32 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 79 || Jul 4 || Cubs || 1–2 || Sutcliffe (7–6) || Show (8–6) || Smith (16) || 52,134 || 46-33 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 80 || Jul 5 || Pirates || 2–1 (wo) || Gossage (4–2) || Scurry (1–5) || || 14,907 || 47-33 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 81 || Jul 6 || Pirates || 7–3 || Whitson (10–4) || Rhoden (6–7) || || 18,368 || 48-33 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 82 || Jul 7 || Pirates || 1–0 || Dravecky (6–4) || McWilliams (4–8) || Gossage (15) || 28,995 || 49-33 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 83 || Jul 8 || Pirates || 3–4 || Candelaria (7–6) || Thurmond (5-5) || Tekulve (7) || 17,950 || 49-34 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 84 || Jul 12 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Show (9–6) || Andújar (13–7) || Lefferts (4) || 27,419 || 50-34 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 85 || Jul 13 || @ Cardinals || 4–7 (10/wo) || Allen (5–3) || DeLeón (1-1) || || 29,954 || 50-35 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 86 || Jul 14 || @ Cardinals || 6–7 || LaPoint (7–8) || Lollar (7-7) || Sutter (22) || 41,260 || 50-36 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 87 || Jul 15 || @ Cardinals || 6–1 || Dravecky (7–4) || Kepshire (1-1) || || 33,205 || 51-36 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 88 || Jul 16 || @ Cubs || 4–0 || Thurmond (6–5) || Ruthven (2–6) || || 23,642 || 52-36 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 89 || Jul 17 || @ Cubs || 6–5 || Show (10–6) || Trout (9–4) || Gossage (16) || 29,499 || 53-36 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 90 || Jul 18 || @ Cubs || 1–4 || Sutcliffe (10–6) || Whitson (10–5) || || 27,471 || 53-37 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 91 || Jul 19 || @ Pirates || 1–5 || Candelaria (9–6) || Lollar (7–8) || || 10,048 || 53-38 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 92 || Jul 20 (1) || @ Pirates || 3–4 || Rhoden (8–7) || Dravecky (7–5) || Robinson (5) || || 53-39 || L3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 93 || Jul 20 (2) || @ Pirates || 3–2 || Hawkins (5–3) || Tudor (5–8) || Gossage (17) || 18,007 || 54-39 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 94 || Jul 21 || @ Pirates || 6–4 || Thurmond (7–5) || Walk (1-1) || Gossage (18) || 11,593 || 55-39 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 95 || Jul 22 (1) || @ Pirates || 5–1 || Whitson (11–5) || DeLeón (6-6) || || || 56-39 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 96 || Jul 22 (2) || @ Pirates || 2–3 (11/wo) || Winn (1–0) || Gossage (4–3) || || 22,971 || 56-40 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 97 || Jul 24 || Reds || 2–4 || Soto (11–3) || Lollar (7–9) || || 18,381 || 56-41 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 98 || Jul 25 || Reds || 6–5 (wo) || Gossage (5–3) || Owchinko (3–5) || || 16,248 || 57-41 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 99 || Jul 26 || Reds || 8–2 || Thurmond (8–5) || Russell (4–12) || || 20,924 || 58-41 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 100 || Jul 27 || Astros || 7–3 || Whitson (12–5) || Ruhle (1–8) || Lefferts (5) || 28,868 || 59-41 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 101 || Jul 28 (1) || Astros || 1–3 || Niekro (11–8) || Hawkins (5–4) || || || 59-42 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 102 || Jul 28 (2) || Astros || 1–0 || Show (11–6) || Ryan (8–7) || Gossage (19) || 34,730 || 60-42 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 103 || Jul 29 || Astros || 9–0 || Lollar (8–9) || LaCoss (5–2) || || 23,084 || 61-42 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 104 || Jul 30 || Dodgers || 12–0 || Dravecky (8–5) || Valenzuela (9–12) || || 40,568 || 62-42 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 105 || Jul 31 || Dodgers || 1–0 || Thurmond (9–5) || Honeycutt (8–6) || Gossage (20) || 35,704 || 63-42 || W4 y San Diego Padres; August: 15–14 (Home: 5–4; Away: 10–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 106 || Aug 1 || Dodgers || 4–3 || Lefferts (2–3) || Peña (11–6) || Gossage (21) || 39,076 || 64-42 || W5 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 107 || Aug 3 || @ Astros || 2–6 || Ryan (9–7) || Show (11–7) || || 16,456 || 64-43 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 108 || Aug 4 || @ Astros || 5–2 || Lollar (9-9) || LaCoss (5–3) || Lefferts (6) || 19,482 || 65-43 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 109 || Aug 5 || @ Astros || 9–5 || Hawkins (6–4) || Niekro (11–9) || || 11,637 || 66-43 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 110 || Aug 6 || @ Reds || 1–0 || Gossage (6–3) || Price (5–8) || || 10,798 || 67-43 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 111 || Aug 7 || @ Reds || 7–8 (wo) || Power (7–5) || Harris (0–2) || || 11,767 || 67-44 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 112 || Aug 8 || @ Reds || 2–4 (wo) || Soto (12–5) || Gossage (6–4) || || 11,222 || 67-45 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 113 || Aug 9 || @ Reds || 0–8 || Russell (5–12) || Lollar (9–10) || || 10,881 || 67-46 || L3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 114 || Aug 10 (1) || @ Braves || 1–3 || Bedrosian (8–6) || Dravecky (8–6) || Moore (14) || || 67-47 || L4 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 115 || Aug 10 (2) || @ Braves || 10–4 || Hawkins (7–4) || Falcone (5–7) || Gossage (22) || 41,287 || 68-47 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 116 || Aug 11 || @ Braves || 4–1 || Thurmond (10–5) || Mahler (8–7) || Lefferts (7) || 45,099 || 69-47 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 117 || Aug 12 || @ Braves || 3–5 || Pérez (11–4) || Whitson (12–6) || || 23,912 || 69-48 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 118 || Aug 14 || Phillies || 3–2 || Show (12–7) || Koosman (12–10) || Lefferts (8) || 23,799 || 70-48 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 119 || Aug 15 || Phillies || 4–3 (wo) || Gossage (7–4) || Holland (5–7) || || 21,078 || 71-48 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 120 || Aug 16 || Phillies || 3–8 || Denny (5–3) || Hawkins (7–5) || || 23,125 || 71-49 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 121 || Aug 17 || Expos || 4–8 || Rogers (4–12) || Thurmond (10–6) || Reardon (17) || 17,136 || 71-50 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 122 || Aug 19 || Expos || 0–3 || Hesketh (1–0) || Whitson (12–7) || Reardon (18) || 21,697 || 71-51 || L3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 123 || Aug 20 || Mets || 3–1 || Show (13–7) || Fernandez (4–2) || Gossage (23) || 50,869 || 72-51 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 124 || Aug 21 || Mets || 7–4 || Lollar (10-10) || Lynch (8-8) || Gossage (24) || 20,998 || 73-51 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 125 || Aug 22 || Mets || 2–5 || Gooden (12–8) || Hawkins (7–6) || || 25,250 || 73-52 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 126 || Aug 24 (1) || @ Expos || 1–4 || Rogers (5–12) || Thurmond (10–7) || Reardon (19) || x || 73-53 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 127 || Aug 24 (2) || @ Expos || 5–4 || Gossage (8–4) || Reardon (5-5) || Harris (3) || 34,626 || 74-53 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 128 || Aug 25 || @ Expos || 4–3 (13) || Harris (1–2) || Reardon (5–6) || Gossage (25) || 29,665 || 75-53 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 129 || Aug 26 || @ Expos || 2–1 || Show (14–7) || Schatzeder (6–5) || || 31,778 || 76-53 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 130 || Aug 27 || @ Phillies || 1–9 || Koosman (14–10) || Lollar (10–11) || || 26,302 || 76-54 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 131 || Aug 28 || @ Phillies || 8–11 || Rawley (9–6) || Hawkins (7-7) || Holland (28) || 25,679 || 76-55 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 132 || Aug 29 || @ Phillies || 2–0 || Thurmond (11–7) || Denny (6–5) || Lefferts (9) || 25,131 || 77-55 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 133 || Aug 31 (1) || @ Mets || 5–1 || Whitson (13–7) || Fernandez (4–3) || || || 78-55 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 134 || Aug 31 (2) || @ Mets || 0–4 || Berenyi (10–13) || Dravecky (8–7) || || 38,323 || 78-56 || L1 y San Diego Padres; September: 14–14 (Home: 5–6; Away: 9–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record BoxStreak |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 135 || Sep 1 (1) || @ Mets || 4–7 || Gooden (14–8) || Hawkins (7–8) || Orosco (28) || || 78-57 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 136 || Sep 1 (2) || @ Mets || 6–10 || Gorman (4–0) || Show (14–8) || Orosco (29) || 35,688 || 78-58 || L3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 137 || Sep 2 || @ Mets || 2–3 (12/wo) || Gaff (3–2) || Gossage (8–5) || || 36,915 || 78-59 || L4 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 138 || Sep 3 || @ Dodgers || 4–3 || Thurmond (12–7) || Reuss (2–7) || Lefferts (10) || 43,176 || 79-59 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 139 || Sep 4 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 (wo) || Howell (3–4) || Hawkins (7–9) || || 31,988 || 79-60 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 140 || Sep 5 || Reds || 15–11 || Lefferts (3-3) || Hume (4–13) || || 17,759 || 80-60 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 141 || Sep 6 || Reds || 3–10 || Price (7–11) || Show (14–9) || Owchinko (2) || 11,986 || 80-61 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 142 || Sep 7 || Astros || 4–6 || Niekro (14–10) || Lollar (10–12) || DiPino (13) || 23,713 || 80-62 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 143 || Sep 9 || Astros || 8–4 || Thurmond (13–7) || LaCoss (7–4) || || 14,153 || 81-62 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 144 || Sep 11 || Dodgers || 2–5 || Valenzuela (12–15) || Whitson (13–8) || || 24,505 || 81-63 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 145 || Sep 12 || Dodgers || 1–8 || Hooton (3–4) || Dravecky (8-8) || || 28,560 || 81-64 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 146 || Sep 14 || @ Astros || 4–2 || Gossage (9–5) || DiPino (4–9) || || 13,119 || 82-64 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 147 || Sep 15 || @ Astros || 2–3 || Dawley (9–4) || Lefferts (3–4) || || 15,456 || 82-65 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 148 || Sep 16 || @ Astros || 9–10 || Smith (4–3) || Gossage (9–6) || || 10,397 || 82-66 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 149 || Sep 17 || @ Reds || 3–2 (11) || Gossage (10–6) || Power (8–6) || || 7,728 || 83-66 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 150 || Sep 18 || @ Reds || 2–0 || Dravecky (9–8) || Price (7–12) || || 10,414 || 84-66 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 151 || Sep 19 || Giants || 5–4 (10/wo) || Hawkins (8–9) || Garrelts (1–3) || || 32,964 || 85-66 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 152 || Sep 20 || Giants || 5–4 || Lollar (11–12) || Krukow (10–12) || Dravecky (8) || 15,766 || 86-66 || W4 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 153 || Sep 21 || Braves || 1–3 || Mahler (12–9) || Thurmond (13–8) || || 46,137 || 86-67 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 154 || Sep 22 || Braves || 2–5 || Pérez (13–7) || DeLeón (1–2) || Garber (10) || 47,217 || 86-68 || L2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 155 || Sep 23 || Braves || 2–1 (11/wo) || Booker (1–0) || Moore (4–5) || || 40,910 || 87-68 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 156 || Sep 24 (1) || @ Giants || 7–1 || Harris (2-2) || Robinson (7–15) || || || 88-68 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 157 || Sep 24 (2) || @ Giants || 8–6 (11) || DeLeón (2-2) || Lacey (1–3) || || 3,296 || 89-68 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 158 || Sep 25 || @ Giants || 3–4 || Krukow (11–12) || Lollar (11–13) || Minton (19) || 4,199 || 89-69 || L1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 159 || Sep 26 || @ Giants || 4–0 || Show (15–9) || Laskey (9–14) || || 5,634 || 90-69 || W1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 160 || Sep 28 || @ Braves || 4–2 || Thurmond (14–8) || Murtry (9–17) || || 15,733 || 91-69 || W2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 161 || Sep 29 || @ Braves || 6–2 || Whitson (14–8) || Mahler (13–10) || || 30,131 || 92-69 || W3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 162 || Sep 30 || @ Braves || 3–4 || Pérez (14–7) || Booker (1-1) || Garber (11) || 13,489 || 92-70 || L1 |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #bfb darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Padres team member Postseason game log San Diego Padres; 1984 postseason game log: 4–6 (Home: 4–1; Away: 0–5) y San Diego Padres; National League Championship Series: 3–2 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 1 || Oct 2 || @ Cubs || 0–13 || Sutcliffe (1–0) || Show (0–1) || || 36,282 || 0–1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 2 || Oct 3 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Trout (1–0) || Thurmond (0–1) || Smith (1) || 36,282 || 0–2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 3 || Oct 4 || Cubs || 7–1 || Whitson (1–0) || Eckersley (0–1) || || 58,346 || 1–2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 4 || Oct 6 || Cubs || 7–5 (wo) || Lefferts (1–0) || Smith (0–1) || || 58,354 || 2-2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 5 || Oct 7 || Cubs || 6–3 || Lefferts (2–0) || Sutcliffe (1-1) || Gossage (1) || 58,359 || 3–2 y San Diego Padres World Series: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Series |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 1 || Oct 9 || Tigers || 2–3 || Morris (2–0) || Thurmond (0–2) || || 57,908 || 0–1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 2 || Oct 10 || Tigers || 5–3 || Hawkins (1–0) || Petry (0–1) || Lefferts (1) || 57,911 || 1-1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 3 || Oct 12 || @ Tigers || 2–5 || Wilcox (2–0) || Lollar (0–1) || Hernández (2) || 51,970 || 1–2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 4 || Oct 13 || @ Tigers || 2–4 || Morris (2–0) || Show (0–2) || || 52,130 || 1–3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 5 || Oct 14 || @ Tigers || 4–8 || López (2–0) || Hawkins (1-1) || Hernández (3) || 51,901 || 1–4 |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #bfb darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Padres team member 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 148 530 127 .240 14 57 1B Steve Garvey 161 617 175 .284 8 86 2B Alan Wiggins 158 596 154 .258 3 34 3B Graig Nettles 124 395 90 .228 20 65 SS Garry Templeton 148 493 127 .258 2 35 LF Carmelo Martínez 149 488 122 .250 13 66 CF Kevin McReynolds 147 525 146 .278 20 75 RF Tony Gwynn 158 606 213 .351 5 711984 San Diego Padres Statistics and Roster Baseball-Reference.com 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 Luis Salazar 93 228 55 .241 3 17 Bobby Brown 85 171 43 .251 3 29 Tim Flannery 86 128 35 .273 2 10 Bruce Bochy 37 92 21 .228 4 15 Kurt Bevacqua 59 80 16 .200 1 9 Mario Ramírez 48 59 7 .119 2 9 Champ Summers 47 54 10 .185 1 12 Ron Roenicke 12 20 6 .300 1 2 Eddie Miller 13 14 4 .286 1 2 Doug Gwosdz 7 8 2 .250 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 Eric Show 32 207.0 15 9 3.40 104 Tim Lollar 31 195.2 11 13 3.91 131 Ed Whitson 31 189.0 14 8 3.24 103 Mark Thurmond 32 178.2 14 8 2.97 57 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 Dave Dravecky 50 156.2 9 8 2.93 71 Andy Hawkins 36 146.0 8 9 4.68 77 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Goose Gossage 62 10 6 25 2.90 84 Craig Lefferts 62 3 4 10 2.13 56 Greg Booker 32 1 1 0 3.30 28 Luis DeLeón 32 2 2 0 5.48 44 Greg Harris 19 2 1 1 2.70 30 Floyd Chiffer 15 1 0 0 7.71 20 Sid Monge 13 2 1 0 4.80 7 NLCS 150px|thumb|right|Cub-Busters T-shirts were popular with Padres fans. 1984 National League Championship Series In the 1984 NLCS, the Padres faced the NL East champion Chicago Cubs, who were making their first post-season appearance since 1945 and featured NL Most Valuable Player Ryne Sandberg and Cy Young Award winner Rick Sutcliffe. The Cubs would win the first two games at Wrigley Field, but the Padres swept the final three games at then-Jack Murphy Stadium (the highlight arguably being Steve Garvey's dramatic, game-winning home run off of Lee Smith in Game 4) to win the 1984 National League pennant.Baseball-Reference.com 1984 NLCS They became the first National League team to win a playoff series after being down 2–0. Garvey finished the series batting .400 with seven RBIs,Wulf Steve You've Got To Hand It To The Padres October 15, 1984 Sports Illustrated https://www.si.com/vault/1984/10/15/627634/youve-got-to-hand-it-to-the-padres https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180343/http://www.si.com/vault/1984/10/15/627634/youve-got-to-hand-it-to-the-padres September 24, 2015 live mdy Wallner Peter J. Steve Garvey on facing '84 Tigers in World Series: They were a team of destiny July 30, 2014 Mlive.com http://www.mlive.com/whitecaps/index.ssf/2014/07/steve_garvey.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160305204111/http://www.mlive.com/whitecaps/index.ssf/2014/07/steve_garvey.html March 5, 2016 live mdy and was named the NLCS Most Valuable Player for the second time in his career.Anderson Dave Those Four To Martinez October 8, 1984 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/08/sports/those-four-to-martinez.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150524152506/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/08/sports/those-four-to-martinez.html May 24, 2015 live mdy After returning from Chicago on a delayed flight, the team boarded buses from the airport, and was boosted by the surprising 2,000 fans waiting to greet them at the Jack Murphy Stadium parking lot at about 9:45 P.M. Goose Gossage, a former New York Yankee, said the San Diego crowd at Game 3 was "the loudest crowd I've ever heard anywhere."Johnson Jay Hughes Joe Full house beats 9 Cubs October 5, 1984 Evening Tribune A-1 The scene was joyous pandemonium after the game, as long-suffering fans danced in the aisles, hugged total strangers, whooped and sang along as "Cub-Busters" played on the stadium's loudspeakers. Gwynn agreed as well.Staples Billy Herschlag Rich Before the Glory: 20 Baseball Heroes Talk about Growing Up and Turning Hard Times Into Home Runs 386 HCI 2007 https://books.google.com/books?id=0DoprUPyhqEC&q=cub%20buster%20padres&pg=PA386 978-0-7573-0626-6 October 6, 2011 The home crowd had another weapon up its sleeve, a ditty called "Cub-busters", a parody of the theme from the Chicago-based 1984 hit movie Ghostbusters. Jack Murphy Stadium played "Cub-Busters", a parody of the theme song from the 1984 movie Ghostbusters. Cub-Busters T-shirts inspired from the movie were popular attire for Padres fans.Sauer Mark With a toast from the host ... Padres' faithful primed for game 4 -- and maybe game 5 October 6, 1984 The San Diego Union A-1 'The Cub Busters T-shirts have been the hottest item, but stuff we hadn't sold in years suddenly started moving,' said Croasdale.Laurence Robert P. 'Busters' promoter Cub at heart October 2, 1984 The San Diego Union B-1 Logan came up with the design after hearing the 'Ghostbusters' theme song at a Padres-Mets game in August, and his creation is without a doubt the hottest selling item in the Padres' inventory as excitement builds going into today's first game of the National League playoffs. They featured a cartoon of a bear cub with a glove on while dropping a ball. The cub is inside a red circle with a red line going across.Kirk Kenney Padres fans’ ‘Cub-busters’ spirit alive and well four decades later September 29, 2026 The San Diego Union-Tribune https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/09/29/padres-fans-cub-busters-spirit-alive-and-well-four-decades-later/ subscription September 30, 2026 World Series 1984 World Series In the 1984 World Series, the Padres faced the powerful Detroit Tigers, who steamrolled through the regular season with 104 victories (and had started out with a 35–5 record, the best ever through the first 40 games). The Tigers were managed by Sparky Anderson and featured shortstop and native San Diegan Alan Trammell and outfielder Kirk Gibson, along with Lance Parrish and DH Darrell Evans. The pitching staff was bolstered by ace Jack Morris (19–11, 3.60 ERA), Dan Petry (18–8), Milt Wilcox (17–8), and closer Willie Hernández (9–3, 1.92 ERA with 32 saves).Baseball-Reference.com Detroit Tigers 1984 season Jack Morris would win games 1 and 4 and the Tigers would go on to win the Series in five games.Baseball-Reference.com 1984 World Series stats San Diego's starting pitchers crumbled in the postseason with a combined ERA of 9.09, including 13.94 against Detroit, surpassing the Cubs mark of 9.50 in 1932 as the worst in the then-82-year history of the World Series.Lorge Barry Barry Lorge October 16, 1984 The San Diego Union D-1 Show, Thurmond, Lollar, and Whitson combined to throw only 10 2 3 innings versus the Tigers while surrendering 25 hits, eight walks, and 16 earned runs.Snyder John The World Series' Most Wanted Potomac Books 2004 https://books.google.com/books?id=3CBwa-yFmL0C&q=padres%2013.94%20world%20series&pg=PT81 9781612340524 August 13, 2015 Only once did a starter pitch at least five innings. Whitson (NLCS Game 3) was the only starter to earn a win in the playoffs. Out of the bullpen, Lefferts was excellent in the postseason with 10 scoreless innings in six appearances, while Hawkins and Dravecky pitched well in the playoffs as well. After a disappointing season for 37-year-old journeyman Kurt Bevacqua, he hit .412 in the World Series as the Padres designated hitter, hitting the game-winning home run in Game 2 as well as an eighth-inning homer in the finale, which had cut San Diego's deficit to 5–4. Playing in place of the injured McReynolds, Bobby Brown had the team's only two RBIs by Padres outfielders against the Tigers, but he batted just 1-for-15. Reporter Barry Bloom of MLB.com wrote in 2011 that "the postseason in '84 is still the most exciting week of Major League Baseball ever played in San Diego."Bloom Barry M. Dark cloud hovers over 1984 Padres March 22, 2011 MLB.com http://barrybloom.mlblogs.com/2011/03/22/dark-cloud-hovers-over-1984-padres-2/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110414133430/http://barrybloom.mlblogs.com/2011/03/22/dark-cloud-hovers-over-1984-padres-2/ April 14, 2011 live mdy Gossage, who is mostly remembered as a Yankee, called it "special being a part of turning on a city for the first time, going to the World Series for the first time". Summary Award winners Tony Gwynn, National League Batting Champion (.351) Tony Gwynn, National League Leader in Hits (213) 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Steve Garvey, first baseman (starter) – 9th selection Tony Gwynn, left field (starter) – 1st selection Goose Gossage, pitcher (reserve) – 8th selection Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Las Vegas Stars Pacific Coast League Bob Cluck AA Beaumont Golden Gators Texas League Bobby Tolan A Reno Padres California League Jim Skaalen A Miami Marlins Florida State League Steve Smith A-Short Season Spokane Indians Northwest League Jack MaloofJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1984 San Diego Padres team at Baseball-Reference 1984 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac A look back at the '84 NL ChampsFebruary 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes 100 Category:San Diego Padres seasons Category:1980s in San Diego San Diego Padres season 1984 1984 San Diego Padres