| 1983 San Diego Padres | |
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| Owner(s) | Ray Kroc |
| 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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Contents
Offseason[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Juan Bonilla
- Dave Dravecky
- Steve Garvey
- Ruppert Jones
- Terry Kennedy
- Sixto Lezcano
- Gene Richards
- Luis Salazar
- Garry Templeton[4]
Season standings[edit]
| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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[edit]
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1983 National League Records
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 | — | 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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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| 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[edit]
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| 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[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Show, EricEric Show | 35 | 201 | 15 | 12 | 4.17 | 120 |
| Hawkins, AndyAndy Hawkins | 21 | 120 | 5 | 7 | 2.93 | 59 |
Other pitchers[edit]
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Whitson, EdEd Whitson | 31 | 144.1 | 5 | 7 | 4.30 | 81 |
| Booker, GregGreg Booker | 6 | 11.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 5 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| 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[edit]
1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system[edit]
See also: Minor League Baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Beaumont[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Dave Edwards page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Broderick Perkins page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Steve Garvey page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1983&t=SDN
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brownbo04.shtml
- ^ Chris Welsh page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Lefebvre page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Steve Fireovid page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links[edit]
- 1983 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference
- 1983 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac
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