1983 San Diego Padres
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkJack Murphy Stadium
CitySan Diego
Record81–81 (.500)
Divisional place4th
OwnersRay Kroc
General managersJack McKeon
ManagersDick Williams
TelevisionKFMB-TV
RadioKFMB (AM)
(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler)
XEXX
(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain)
Seasons

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,[1] becoming only the second team (after the 1922 Chicago White Sox) with a .500 winning percentage and a zero run differential.[2]

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

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 9171 0.562 — 48–32 43–39
Atlanta Braves 8874 0.543 3 46–34 42–40
Houston Astros 8577 0.525 6 46–36 39–41
San Diego Padres 8181 0.500 10 47–34 34–47
San Francisco Giants 7983 0.488 12 43–38 36–45
Cincinnati Reds 7488 0.457 17 36–45 38–43

Record vs. opponents

1983 National League record

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta—5–712–611–77–117–58–47–56–69–99–97–5
Chicago7–5—4–85–76–67–119–95–139–95–74–810–8
Cincinnati6–128–4—5–137–114–87–56–66–69–910–86–6
Houston7–117–513–5—6–128–49–34–86–611–712–62–10
Los Angeles 11–76–611–712–6—7–57–511–16–66–12–15–139–3
Montreal5–711–78–44–85–7—8–108–10–18–108–48–49–9
New York4–89–95–73–95–710–8—6–129–96–65–76–12
Philadelphia5-713–56–68–41–1110–8–112–6—11–75–75–714–4
Pittsburgh6–69–96–66–66–610–89–97–11—9–36–610–8
San Diego9–97–59–97–1112–6–14–86–67–53–9—11–76–6
San Francisco9–98–48–106–1213–54–87–57–56–67–11—4–8
St. Louis5–78–106–610–23–99–912–64–148–106–68–4—

Notable transactions

Roster

1983 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
CTerry Kennedy149549156.2841798
1BSteve Garvey100388114.2941459
2BJuan Bonilla152556132.237445
SSGarry Templeton126460121.263340
3BLuis Salazar134481124.2581445
LFBobby Brown5722560.267522
CFRuppert Jones13333578.2331249
RFSixto Lezcano9731774.233849

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 Wiggins144503139.276022
Tony Gwynn8630494.309137
Gene Richards9523364.275322
Tim Flannery9221450.234319
Kurt Bevacqua7415638.244224
Kevin McReynolds3914031.221414
Mario Ramírez5510721.196012
Doug Gwosdz39556.10914
Bruce Bochy23429.21403
Jerry Turner25233.13000
Joe Lefebvre18205.25001
George Hinshaw7167.43804
Gerry Davis5155.33301
Edwin Rodríguez7122.16700
Jody Lansford1282.25012

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 Show35201.015124.17120
Dave Dravecky28183.214103.5874
Tim Lollar30175.27124.61135
Andy Hawkins21120.0572.9359
Mark Thurmond21115.1732.6549

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 Whitson31144.1574.3081
John Montefusco3195.1943.3052
Chris Welsh714.1012.515
Dennis Rasmussen413.2001.9813
Greg Booker611.2017.715

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 Lucas6258172.8760
Luis DeLeón6366132.6890
Sid Monge477373.1532
Elias Sosa411414.3545
Floyd Chiffer150213.1815
Mike Couchee80105.145
Marty Decker40002.089
Steve Fireovid30001.801

Award winners

1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
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 Olsen

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Beaumont[11]

References

  1. ↑ "1983 Baseball Standings". MLB.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ Langs, Sarah (June 22, 2020). "What does a true .500 team look like?". MLB.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ Dave Edwards at Baseball-Reference
  4. ↑ Broderick Perkins at Baseball-Reference
  5. ↑ Steve Garvey at Baseball-Reference
  6. ↑ "1983 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  7. ↑ "Bobby Brown Stats".
  8. ↑ Chris Welsh at Baseball-Reference
  9. ↑ Joe Lefebvre at Baseball-Reference
  10. ↑ Steve Fireovid at Baseball-Reference
  11. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.