# 1983 San Diego Padres season

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, becoming only the second team (after the 1922 Chicago White Sox) with a .500 winning percentage and a zero run differential.
This was the final season under the ownership of Ray Kroc, as he died on January 14, 1984. Ownership of the Padres would pass to Kroc's widow Joan, who would continue to own the team until 1990.

## 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

vteNL 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 recordvte 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.
* 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
## 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 |
| Gary Lucas | 62 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 2.87 | 60 |
| Luis DeLeón | 63 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2.68 | 90 |
| 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

| 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