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

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

Record vs. opponents

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.Chris Welsh at Baseball-Reference May 22, 1983: Joe Lefebvre was traded by the Padres to the Philadelphia Phillies for Sid Monge.Joe Lefebvre at Baseball-Reference 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.Steve Fireovid at Baseball-Reference

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 100 388 114 .294 14 59 2B Juan Bonilla 152 556 132 .237 4 45 SS 126 460 121 .263 3 40 3B Luis Salazar 134 481 124 .258 14 45 LF 57 225 60 .267 5 22 CF Ruppert Jones 133 335 78 .233 12 49 RF 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 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 39 140 31 .221 4 14 55 107 21 .196 0 12 39 55 6 .109 1 4 Bruce Bochy 23 42 9 .214 0 3 Jerry Turner 25 23 3 .130 0 0 18 20 5 .250 0 1 George Hinshaw 7 16 7 .438 0 4 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 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 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 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 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 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 4 0 0 0 2.08 9 3 0 0 0 1.80 1

Award winners

1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: BeaumontJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links 1983 San Diego Padres team at Baseball-Reference 1983 San Diego Padres at Baseball Almanac