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1983 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

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

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

    • 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.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Contents

    Award winners

    1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Beaumont

    References

    1983 San Diego Padres season Wikipedia
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