1981 San Diego Padres season
| 1981 San Diego Padres | ||
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| Division | Western Division | |
| Ballpark | San Diego Stadium | |
| City | San Diego, California | |
| Owners | Ray Kroc | |
| Managers | Frank Howard | |
| Television | KFMB-TV | |
| Radio | KFMB (AM) (Ed Doucette, Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner) | |
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The 1981 San Diego Padres season was the 13th season in franchise history.
Offseason
- December 8, 1980: Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley, Gene Tenace and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Terry Kennedy, Steve Swisher, Mike Phillips, John Littlefield, John Urrea, Kim Seaman, and Al Olmsted. The Padres completed the deal by sending Bob Geren to the Cardinals on December 10.[1]
- December 8, 1980: Chuck Baker was traded by the Padres to the Minnesota Twins for Dave Edwards.[2]
- December 8, 1980: Mario Ramírez was selected by the Padres from the New York Mets in the rule 5 draft.[3]
- December 15, 1980: Randy Jones was traded by the Padres to the New York Mets for John Pacella and José Moreno.[4]
- December 15, 1980: Rick Sweet was purchased from the Padres by the Seattle Mariners.[5]
- January 13, 1981: Eric Bullock was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.[6]
- March 27, 1981: Tony Phillips, Kevin Bell and Eric Mustad (minors) was traded by the Padres to the Oakland Athletics for Bob Lacey and Roy Moretti (minors).[7]
- March 27, 1981: Eric Rasmussen was released by the Padres.[8]
Regular season
Opening Day Starters
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 42 | .611 | — | 32–22 | 34–20 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 63 | 47 | .573 | 4 | 33–23 | 30–24 |
| Houston Astros | 61 | 49 | .555 | 6 | 31–20 | 30–29 |
| San Francisco Giants | 56 | 55 | .505 | 11½ | 29–24 | 27–31 |
| Atlanta Braves | 50 | 56 | .472 | 15 | 22–27 | 28–29 |
| San Diego Padres | 41 | 69 | .373 | 26 | 20–35 | 21–34 |
| NL West First Half Standings |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 36 | 21 | .632 | — |
| Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 21 | .625 | 1⁄2 |
| Houston Astros | 28 | 29 | .491 | 8 |
| Atlanta Braves | 25 | 29 | .463 | 9+1⁄2 |
| San Francisco Giants | 27 | 32 | .458 | 10 |
| San Diego Padres | 23 | 33 | .411 | 12+1⁄2 |
| NL West Second Half Standings |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 33 | 20 | .623 | — |
| Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 21 | .596 | 1+1⁄2 |
| San Francisco Giants | 29 | 23 | .558 | 3+1⁄2 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 27 | 26 | .509 | 6 |
| Atlanta Braves | 25 | 27 | .481 | 7+1⁄2 |
| San Diego Padres | 18 | 36 | .333 | 15+1⁄2 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 3–2–1 | 6–5 | 4–8 | 7–7 | 3–7 | 3–3 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 9–6 | 5–7 | 4–3 | |||||
| Chicago | 2–3–1 | — | 1–5 | 1–6 | 6–4 | 4–7 | 5–8–1 | 2–10 | 4–10 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 5–4–1 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 5–6 | 5–1 | — | 8–4 | 8–8 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 10–2 | 9–5 | 0–5 | |||||
| Houston | 8–4 | 6–1 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 5–2 | 6–3 | 4–6 | 2–4 | 11–3 | 9–6 | 2–4 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 7–7 | 4–6 | 8–8 | 8–4 | — | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–5 | 7–5 | 5–5 | |||||
| Montreal | 7–3 | 7–4 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 2–5 | — | 9–3 | 7–4 | 10–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 6–9 | |||||
| New York | 3–3 | 8–5–1 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 3–9 | — | 7–7 | 3–6–1 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 6–5 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5-4 | 10–2 | 2–5 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4–7 | 7–7 | — | 7–5 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–6 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 3–2 | 10–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–10 | 6–3–1 | 5–7 | — | 6–4 | 3–7 | 3–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 6–9 | 3–3 | 2–10 | 3–11 | 5–6 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–6 | — | 6–7 | 3–7 | |||||
| San Francisco | 7–5 | 5–5 | 5–9 | 6–9 | 5–7 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 7–3 | 7–6 | — | 2–3 | |||||
| St. Louis | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–5 | 9–6 | 5–6 | 6–7 | 8–3 | 7–3 | 3–2 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- June 8, 1981: 1981 Major League Baseball draft
- Kevin McReynolds was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (6th pick).[9]
- Tony Gwynn was drafted by the Padres in the 3rd round. Player signed June 16, 1981.[10]
- Greg Booker was drafted by the Padres in the 10th round.[11]
- John Kruk was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the Secondary Phase.[12]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Manager
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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 |
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| C | Terry Kennedy | 101 | 382 | 115 | .301 | 2 | 41 |
| 1B | Broderick Perkins | 92 | 254 | 71 | .280 | 2 | 40 |
| 2B | Juan Bonilla | 99 | 369 | 107 | .290 | 1 | 25 |
| SS | Ozzie Smith | 110 | 450 | 100 | .222 | 0 | 21 |
| LF | Gene Richards | 104 | 393 | 113 | .288 | 3 | 42 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Edwards | 58 | 112 | 24 | .214 | 2 | 13 |
| Barry Evans | 54 | 93 | 30 | .323 | 0 | 7 |
| José Moreno | 34 | 48 | 11 | .229 | 0 | 6 |
| Jerry Turner | 33 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 2 | 6 |
| Mike Phillips | 14 | 29 | 6 | .207 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Swisher | 16 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Gwosdz | 16 | 24 | 4 | .167 | 0 | 3 |
| Mario Ramírez | 13 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Stimac | 9 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Eichelberger | 25 | 141.1 | 8 | 8 | 3.50 | 81 |
| Fred Kuhaulua | 5 | 29.1 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 16 |
| Steve Fireovid | 5 | 26.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.73 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Curtis | 28 | 66.2 | 2 | 6 | 5.13 | 31 |
| Tim Lollar | 24 | 76.2 | 2 | 8 | 6.10 | 38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Littlefield | 42 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.66 | 19 |
| John Urrea | 38 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.39 | 19 |
| Danny Boone | 37 | 63.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.84 | 43 |
| Eric Show | 15 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.13 | 22 |
Awards and honors
- Ozzie Smith, SS, Gold Glove Award
- Ozzie Smith, National League Leader Games Played (110)
- Ozzie Smith, National League Leader At-Bats (450)
1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
References
- ^ Rollie Fingers at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Edwards at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mario Ramírez at Baseball Reference
- ^ José Moreno at Baseball Reference
- ^ Rick Sweet at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Eric Bullock Stats".
- ^ Tony Phillips at Baseball Reference
- ^ Eric Rasmussen at Baseball Reference
- ^ Kevin McReynolds at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tony Gwynn at Baseball Reference
- ^ Greg Booker at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Kruk at Baseball Reference
- ^ 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
- 1981 San Diego Padres at Baseball Reference
- 1981 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac