1983 San Diego Padres season

March 2026 November 2013 San Diego Padres 1983 National League West Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego 81 81 y 4th Ray Kroc Jack McKeon Dick Williams KFMB-TV KFMB (AM)(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler)XEXX(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain) The 1983 San Diego Padres season was the 15th season in franchise history. The team finished with an 81–81 record, their second year in a row finishing 81–81. They scored 653 runs and allowed 653 runs for a run differential of zero,https://www.mlb.com/standings/1983 1983 Baseball Standings MLB.com September 21, 2018 becoming only the second team (after the 1922 Chicago White Sox) with a .500 winning percentage and a zero run differential.Sarah Langs https://www.mlb.com/news/true-500-teams-baseball-history What does a true .500 team look like? MLB.com June 22, 2020 April 23, 2021 This was the final season under the ownership of Ray Kroc, as he died on January 14, 1984. Ownership of the Padres would pass to Kroc's widow Joan, who would continue to own the team until 1990. Offseason November 3, 1982: Dave Edwards was released by the Padres.Dave Edwards at Baseball-Reference November 18, 1982: Broderick Perkins and Juan Eichelberger were traded by the Padres to the Cleveland Indians for Ed Whitson.Broderick Perkins at Baseball-Reference December 21, 1982: Steve Garvey was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Steve Garvey at Baseball-Reference Regular season In 1983, Steve Garvey set a National League record with 1207 consecutive games played. The streak lasted from September 3, 1975, to July 29, 1983. The streak ended when he broke his thumb in a collision at home plate against the Atlanta Braves. Opening Day starters Juan Bonilla Dave Dravecky Steve Garvey Ruppert Jones Terry Kennedy Sixto Lezcano Gene Richards Luis Salazar Garry Templetonhttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1983&t=SDN 1983 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac Season standings Record vs. opponents SD Notable transactions April 19, 1983: Bobby Brown was signed as a free agent with the San Diego Padres.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownbo04.shtml Bobby Brown Stats May 4, 1983: Chris Welsh was purchased from the Padres by the Montreal Expos.Chris Welsh at Baseball-Reference May 22, 1983: Joe Lefebvre was traded by the Padres to the Philadelphia Phillies for Sid Monge.Joe Lefebvre at Baseball-Reference August 31, 1983: Sixto Lezcano and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the Philadelphia Phillies for players to be named later. The Phillies completed their part of the deal by sending Marty Decker, Ed Wojna, Lance McCullers, and Darren Burroughs (minors) to the Padres on September 20. The Padres completed their part of the deal by sending Steve Fireovid to the Phillies on October 11.Steve Fireovid at Baseball-Reference Roster 1983 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers 51 Greg Booker 39 Floyd Chiffer 49 Mike Couchee 44 Marty Decker 35 Luis DeLeon 43 Dave Dravecky 62 Steve Fireovid 40 Andy Hawkins 48 Tim Lollar 25 Gary Lucas 42 Sid Monge 27 John Montefusco 27 Dennis Rasmussen 30 Eric Show 29 Elías Sosa 58 Mark Thurmond 26 Chris Welsh 31 Ed Whitson Catchers 15 Bruce Bochy 10 Doug Gwosdz 16 Terry Kennedy Infielders  7 Kurt Bevacqua  3 Juan Bonilla 11 Tim Flannery  6 Steve Garvey 22 George Hinshaw 21 Jody Lansford 12 Mario Ramírez 36 Edwin Rodríguez  4 Luis Salazar  1 Garry Templeton Outfielders 20 Bobby Brown 50 Gerry Davis 19 Tony Gwynn  9 Ruppert Jones 18 Joe Lefebvre 14 Sixto Lezcano 18 Kevin McReynolds 17 Gene Richards 20 Jerry Turner  2 Alan Wiggins Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches 34 Jack Krol 46 Norm Sherry 28 Bobby Tolan 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 149 549 156 .284 17 98 1B Steve Garvey 100 388 114 .294 14 59 2B Juan Bonilla 152 556 132 .237 4 45 SS Garry Templeton 126 460 121 .263 3 40 3B Luis Salazar 134 481 124 .258 14 45 LF Bobby Brown Bobby Brown (outfielder) 57 225 60 .267 5 22 CF Ruppert Jones 133 335 78 .233 12 49 RF Sixto Lezcano 97 317 74 .233 8 49 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 144 503 139 .276 0 22 Tony Gwynn 86 304 94 .309 1 37 Gene Richards 95 233 64 .275 3 22 Tim Flannery 92 214 50 .234 3 19 Kurt Bevacqua 74 156 38 .244 2 24 Kevin McReynolds 39 140 31 .221 4 14 Mario Ramírez Mario Ramírez (baseball) 55 107 21 .196 0 12 Doug Gwosdz 39 55 6 .109 1 4 Bruce Bochy 23 42 9 .214 0 3 Jerry Turner 25 23 3 .130 0 0 Joe Lefebvre 18 20 5 .250 0 1 George Hinshaw 7 16 7 .438 0 4 Gerry Davis Gerry Davis (outfielder) 5 15 5 .333 0 1 Edwin Rodríguez 7 12 2 .167 0 0 Jody Lansford 12 8 2 .250 1 2 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 35 201.0 15 12 4.17 120 Dave Dravecky 28 183.2 14 10 3.58 74 Tim Lollar 30 175.2 7 12 4.61 135 Andy Hawkins 21 120.0 5 7 2.93 59 Mark Thurmond 21 115.1 7 3 2.65 49 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 Ed Whitson 31 144.1 5 7 4.30 81 John Montefusco 31 95.1 9 4 3.30 52 Chris Welsh 7 14.1 0 1 2.51 5 Dennis Rasmussen 4 13.2 0 0 1.98 13 Greg Booker 6 11.2 0 1 7.71 5 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 Gary Lucas 62 5 8 17 2.87 60 Luis DeLeón 63 6 6 13 2.68 90 Sid Monge 47 7 3 7 3.15 32 Elias Sosa 41 1 4 1 4.35 45 Floyd Chiffer 15 0 2 1 3.18 15 Mike Couchee 8 0 1 0 5.14 5 Marty Decker 4 0 0 0 2.08 9 Steve Fireovid 3 0 0 0 1.80 1 Award winners 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Las Vegas Stars Pacific Coast League Harry Dunlop and Bob Cluck AA Beaumont Golden Gators Texas League Jack Maloof A Reno Padres California League Jim Skaalen A Salem Redbirds Carolina League Steve Smith A Miami Marlins Florida State League Jim Breazeale A-Short Season Spokane Indians Northwest League Ed OlsenLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: BeaumontJohnson, 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 1983 San Diego Padres team at Baseball-Reference 1983 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac 100 Category:San Diego Padres seasons Category:1980s in San Diego San Diego Padres season San Diego Padres