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1983 San Diego Padres (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1982/1984)
81-81, Finished 4th in NL Western Division
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Scored 653 runs, Allowed 653 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 81-81
Managed by Dick Williams

Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,539,815 (6th of 12)
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Batting - 97, Pitching - 97
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1983 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1982/1984) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 3, 1982

Released Dave Edwards.

November 10, 1982

Steve Swisher granted Free Agency.

November 18, 1982

Traded Juan Eichelberger and Broderick Perkins to the Cleveland Indians. Received Ed Whitson.

December 6, 1982

Luis Quinones drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1982 rule 5 draft.

December 15, 1982

Received Ray Searage from the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

December 21, 1982

Signed Steve Garvey as a free agent.

January 11, 1983

Drafted Bob Milacki in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Mike Smith in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Dennis Cook in the 6th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

February 23, 1983

Signed Bruce Bochy as a free agent.

February 28, 1983

Signed Jerry Turner as a free agent.

March 27, 1983

Released Mike Griffin.

March 28, 1983

Returned Ray Searage to the Cleveland Indians as part of a conditional deal.

April 19, 1983 (Standings)

Signed Bobby Brown as a free agent.

May 4, 1983 (Standings)

Signed Efrain Valdez as an amateur free agent.

Sold Chris Welsh to the Montreal Expos.

May 22, 1983 (Standings)

Traded Joe Lefebvre to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Sid Monge.

May 29, 1983 (Standings)

Signed Candy Sierra as an amateur free agent.

June 6, 1983 (Standings)

Drafted Ray Hayward in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.

Drafted Ed Vosberg in the 3rd round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1983.

July 26, 1983 (Standings)

Released Jerry Turner.

August 2, 1983 (Standings)

Signed Rick Lancellotti as a free agent.

August 26, 1983 (Standings)

Traded John Montefusco to the New York Yankees. Received players to be named later and $200,000. The New York Yankees sent Dennis Rasmussen (September 12, 1983) and Edwin Rodriguez (September 12, 1983) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

August 31, 1983 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later and Sixto Lezcano to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received players to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Marty Decker (September 20, 1983), Ed Wojna (September 20, 1983), Darren Burroughs (minors) (September 20, 1983), and Lance McCullers (September 20, 1983) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade. The San Diego Padres sent Steve Fireovid (October 11, 1983) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

October 21, 1983

Signed Sandy Alomar as an amateur free agent.

November 7, 1983

Ruppert Jones granted Free Agency.

Gene Richards granted Free Agency.

Elias Sosa granted Free Agency.

December 6, 1983

Traded a player to be named later and Joe Pittman to the San Francisco Giants. Received Champ Summers. The San Diego Padres sent Tommy Francis (minors) (December 7, 1983) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

December 7, 1983

As part of a 3-team trade, traded Gary Lucas to the Montreal Expos. Received Al Newman from the Montreal Expos and Carmelo Martinez, Craig Lefferts, and Fritzie Connally from the Chicago Cubs. In addition, the Montreal Expos sent Scott Sanderson to the Chicago Cubs.

January 6, 1984

Signed Rich Gossage as a free agent.

January 17, 1984

Drafted Randy Byers in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

Drafted Rodney McCray in the 9th round of the 1984 amateur draft.

March 26, 1984

Released Juan Bonilla.

March 30, 1984

Traded a player to be named later and Dennis Rasmussen to the New York Yankees. Received Graig Nettles. The San Diego Padres sent Darin Cloninger (minors) (April 26, 1984) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

April 1, 1984

Traded Ron Tingley to the Seattle Mariners. Received Bill Wrona (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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