1983 San Diego Padres season

1983 San Diego Padres
Division	Western Division
Ballpark	Jack Murphy Stadium
City	San Diego
Owners	Ray Kroc
Managers	Dick Williams
Television	KFMB-TV
Radio	KFMB (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, excluding a tied game that was not included in the standings. They scored 653 runs and allowed 653 runs for a run differential of zero.

Offseason

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

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

Season standings

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Dodgers	91	71	.562	—	48‍–‍32	43‍–‍39
Atlanta Braves	88	74	.543	3	46‍–‍34	42‍–‍40
Houston Astros	85	77	.525	6	46‍–‍36	39‍–‍41
San Diego Padres	81	81	.500	10	47‍–‍34	34‍–‍47
San Francisco Giants	79	83	.488	12	43‍–‍38	36‍–‍45
Cincinnati Reds	74	88	.457	17	36‍–‍45	38‍–‍43

Record vs. opponents

1983 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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.
• May 4, 1983: Chris Welsh was purchased from the Padres by the Montreal Expos.
• May 22, 1983: Joe Lefebvre was traded by the Padres to the Philadelphia Phillies for Sid Monge.
• 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.

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	Steve Garvey	100	388	114	.294	14	59
SS	Garry Templeton	126	460	121	.263	3	40
LF	Bobby Brown	57	225	60	.267	5	22
RF	Sixto Lezcano	97	317	74	.233	8	49

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Tony Gwynn	86	304	94	.309	1	37
Kevin McReynolds	39	140	31	.221	4	14
Mario Ramírez	55	107	21	.196	0	12
Doug Gwosdz	39	55	6	.109	1	4
Joe Lefebvre	18	20	5	.250	0	1
Gerry Davis	5	15	5	.333	0	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Luis DeLeón	63	6	6	13	2.68	90
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

See also: Minor League Baseball

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

External links

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