1983 San Diego Padres season

1983 San Diego Padres
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Jack Murphy Stadium (since 1967)
San Diego (since 1969)
Other information
Owner(s)	Ray Kroc
General manager(s)	Jack McKeon
Manager(s)	Dick Williams
Local television	KFMB-TV
Local radio	KFMB (AM) (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler) XEXX (Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain)
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Offseason

• November 3, 1982: Dave Edwards was released by the Padres.^[1]
• November 18, 1982: Broderick Perkins and Juan Eichelberger were traded by the Padres to the Cleveland Indians for Ed Whitson.^[2]
• December 21, 1982: Steve Garvey was signed as a free agent by the Padres.^[3]

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 Templeton^[4]

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	91	71	0.562	—	48–32	43–39
Atlanta Braves	88	74	0.543	3	46–34	42–40
Houston Astros	85	77	0.525	6	46–36	39–41
San Diego Padres	81	81	0.500	10	47–34	34–47
San Francisco Giants	79	83	0.488	12	43–38	36–45
Cincinnati Reds	74	88	0.457	17	36–45	38–43

Record vs. opponents

1983 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	12–6	11–7	7–11	7–5	8–4	7–5	6–6	9–9	9–9	7–5
Chicago	7–5	—	4–8	5–7	6–6	7–11	9–9	5–13	9–9	5–7	4–8	10–8
Cincinnati	6–12	8–4	—	5–13	7–11	4–8	7–5	6–6	6–6	9–9	10–8	6–6
Houston	7–11	7–5	13–5	—	6–12	8–4	9–3	4–8	6–6	11–7	12–6	2–10
Los Angeles	11–7	6–6	11–7	12–6	—	7–5	7–5	11–1	6–6	6–12–1	5–13	9–3
Montreal	5–7	11–7	8–4	4–8	5–7	—	8–10	8–10–1	8–10	8–4	8–4	9–9
New York	4–8	9–9	5–7	3–9	5–7	10–8	—	6–12	9–9	6–6	5–7	6–12
Philadelphia	5-7	13–5	6–6	8–4	1–11	10–8–1	12–6	—	11–7	5–7	5–7	14–4
Pittsburgh	6–6	9–9	6–6	6–6	6–6	10–8	9–9	7–11	—	9–3	6–6	10–8
San Diego	9–9	7–5	9–9	7–11	12–6–1	4–8	6–6	7–5	3–9	—	11–7	6–6
San Francisco	9–9	8–4	8–10	6–12	13–5	4–8	7–5	7–5	6–6	7–11	—	4–8
St. Louis	5–7	8–10	6–6	10–2	3–9	9–9	12–6	4–14	8–10	6–6	8–4	—

Notable transactions

• April 19, 1983: Bobby Brown was signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.^[5]
• May 4, 1983: Chris Welsh was purchased from the Padres by the Montreal Expos.^[6]
• May 22, 1983: Joe Lefebvre was traded by the Padres to the Philadelphia Phillies for Sid Monge.^[7]
• 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.^[8]

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
1B	Garvey, SteveSteve Garvey	100	388	114	.294	14	59
SS	Templeton, GarryGarry Templeton	126	460	121	.263	3	40
LF	Brown, BobbyBobby Brown	57	225	60	.267	5	22
RF	Lezcano, SixtoSixto Lezcano	97	317	74	.233	8	49

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Gwynn, TonyTony Gwynn	86	304	94	.309	1	37
McReynolds, KevinKevin McReynolds	39	140	31	.221	4	14
Ramírez, MarioMario Ramírez	55	107	21	.196	0	12
Gwosdz, DougDoug Gwosdz	39	55	6	.109	1	4
Lefebvre, JoeJoe Lefebvre	18	20	5	.250	0	1
Davis, GerryGerry Davis	5	15	5	.333	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Show, EricEric Show	35	201	15	12	4.17	120
Hawkins, AndyAndy Hawkins	21	120	5	7	2.93	59

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Whitson, EdEd Whitson	31	144.1	5	7	4.30	81
Booker, GregGreg Booker	6	11.2	0	1	7.71	5

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
DeLeón, LuisLuis DeLeón	63	6	6	13	2.68	90
Decker, MartyMarty Decker	4	0	0	0	2.08	9
Fireovid, SteveSteve Fireovid	3	0	0	0	1.80	1

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^[9]

References

1. Dave Edwards at Baseball-Reference
2. Broderick Perkins at Baseball-Reference
3. Steve Garvey at Baseball-Reference
4. http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1983&t=SDN
5. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownbo04.shtml
6. Chris Welsh at Baseball-Reference
7. Joe Lefebvre at Baseball-Reference
8. Steve Fireovid at Baseball-Reference
9. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1983 San Diego Padres team at Baseball-Reference
• 1983 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac