1983 San Diego Padres
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Ray Kroc
General manager(s)Jack McKeon
Manager(s)Dick Williams
Local televisionKFMB-TV
Local radioKFMB (AM)
(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler)
XEXX
(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain)
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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]

Offseason

Regular season

Opening Day starters

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: [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

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
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 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 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 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
Luis DeLeón 63 6 6 13 2.68 90
Gary Lucas 62 5 8 17 2.87 60
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

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[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

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