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1982 San Diego Padres season

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Owner(s)
  
Ray Kroc

Manager(s)
  
Dick Williams

General manager(s)
  
Jack McKeon

Local television
  
KFMB-TV(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler)

Local radio
  
KFMB (AM)(Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler)XEXX(Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain)

The 1982 San Diego Padres season was the 14th in franchise history.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 10, 1981: Ozzie Smith, Steve Mura and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Sixto Lezcano, Garry Templeton and a player to be named later.
  • January 27, 1982: Craig Stimac was purchased from the Padres by the Cleveland Indians.
  • February 19, 1982: The Padres and Cardinals completed their December 10 deal, with the Padres sending Al Olmsted to the Cardinals and the Cardinals sending Luis DeLeón to the Padres.
  • February 22, 1982: Barry Evans was purchased from the Padres by the New York Yankees.
  • February 25, 1982: John Littlefield was released by the Padres.

    • Regular season

  • In 1982, Sixto Lezcano became the only player to hit grand slams on two different opening day games. He hit the first grand slam in 1980.
  • July 19, 1982: Tony Gwynn made his Major League Baseball debut. In a 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, Gwynn had four at-bats with two hits, one run scored, and one RBI.

    • Opening Day starters

  • Juan Bonilla
  • Juan Eichelberger
  • Ruppert Jones
  • Terry Kennedy
  • Sixto Lezcano
  • Broderick Perkins
  • Gene Richards
  • Luis Salazar
  • Garry Templeton

    • Notable transactions

  • May 22, 1982: Kim Seaman was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Manuel.
  • June 7, 1982: Mark Wasinger was drafted by the Padres in the 3rd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft.
  • June 8, 1982: Danny Boone was traded by the Padres to the Houston Astros for Joe Pittman.
  • June 8, 1982: Jerry Manuel was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later. The Expos completed the deal by sending Mike Griffin to the Padres on August 30.
  • September 1, 1982: Benito Santiago was signed by the Padres as an amateur free agent.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

    Award winners

    1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Ruppert Jones, Reserve

    • References

    1982 San Diego Padres season Wikipedia
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