1982 San Diego Padres season

The 1982 San Diego Padres season was the 14th in franchise history. The Padres finished with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses (.500), good for fourth place in the National League West, eight games behind the division champion Atlanta Braves.

1982 San Diego Padres
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Jack Murphy Stadium
City	San Diego, California
Record	81–81 (.500)
Divisional place	4th
Owners	Ray Kroc
General managers	Jack McKeon
Managers	Dick Williams
Television	KFMB-TV (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Ted Leitner, Bob Chandler)
Radio	KFMB (AM) (Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler) XEXX (Gustavo Lopez, Mario Thomas Zapiain)
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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.^[1]
• January 27, 1982: Craig Stimac was purchased from the Padres by the Cleveland Indians.^[2]
• 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.^[3]
• February 22, 1982: Barry Evans was purchased from the Padres by the New York Yankees.^[4]
• February 25, 1982: John Littlefield was released by the Padres.^[5]

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.^[6]
• July 19, 1982: Tony Gwynn made his Major League Baseball debut.^[7] In a 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, Gwynn had four at-bats with two hits, one run scored, and one RBI.^[8]
• September 18, 1982: Clyde McCullough was serving as the Padres' bullpen coach when he was found dead in his San Francisco hotel room on September 18 during a road trip. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball for 15 years (1940s-1950s) for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was interred in Rosewood Memorial Park Cemetery, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Season standings

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NL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Atlanta Braves	89	73	.549	—	42‍–‍39	47‍–‍34
Los Angeles Dodgers	88	74	.543	1	43‍–‍38	45‍–‍36
San Francisco Giants	87	75	.537	2	45‍–‍36	42‍–‍39
San Diego Padres	81	81	.500	8	43‍–‍38	38‍–‍43
Houston Astros	77	85	.475	12	43‍–‍38	34‍–‍47
Cincinnati Reds	61	101	.377	28	33‍–‍48	28‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1982 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MTL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	8–4	14–4	10–8	7–11	5–7	9–3	6–6	4–8	11–7	8–10	7–5
Chicago	4–8	—	6–6	9–3	5–7	6–12	9–9	9–9	9–9	4–8	6–6	6–12
Cincinnati	4–14	6–6	—	7–11	7–11	4–8	7–5	5–7	4–8	6–12	6–12	5–7
Houston	8–10	3–9	11–7	—	7–11	4–8	8–4	7–5	9–3	9–9	5–13	6–6
Los Angeles	11–7	7–5	11–7	11–7	—	8–4	6–6	4–8	5–7	9–9	9–9	7–5
Montreal	7–5	12–6	8–4	8–4	4–8	—	11–7	8–10	7–11	7–5	4–8	10–8
New York	3–9	9–9	5–7	4–8	6–6	7–11	—	7–11	8–10	6–6	4–8	6–12
Philadelphia	6-6	9–9	7–5	5–7	8–4	10–8	11–7	—	9–9	7–5	10–2	7–11
Pittsburgh	8–4	9–9	8–4	3–9	7–5	11–7	10–8	9–9	—	6–6	6–6	7–11
San Diego	7–11	8–4	12–6	9–9	9–9	5–7	6–6	5–7	6–6	—	10–8	4–8
San Francisco	10–8	6–6	12–6	13–5	9–9	8–4	8–4	2–10	6–6	8–10	—	5–7
St. Louis	5–7	12–6	7–5	6–6	5–7	8–10	12–6	11–7	11–7	8–4	7–5	—

Opening Day starters

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

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Notable transactions

• May 22, 1982: Kim Seaman was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Manuel.^[10]
• June 7, 1982: Mark Wasinger was drafted by the Padres in the 3rd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft.^[11]
• June 8, 1982: Danny Boone was traded by the Padres to the Houston Astros for Joe Pittman.^[12]
• 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.^[10]
• September 1, 1982: Benito Santiago was signed by the Padres as an amateur free agent.^[13]

Roster

1982 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers 29 Danny Boone 39 Floyd Chiffer 51 John Curtis 35 Luis DeLeon 43 Dave Dravecky 13 Juan Eichelberger 45 Mike Griffin 40 Andy Hawkins 48 Tim Lollar 25 Gary Lucas 27 John Montefusco 30 Eric Show 26 Chris Welsh 40 Rick Wise		Catchers 10 Doug Gwosdz 16 Terry Kennedy  9 Steve Swisher  5 Ron Tingley Infielders  5 Randy Bass  7 Kurt Bevacqua  3 Juan Bonilla  6 Tim Flannery 20 Rick Lancellotti 21 Jody Lansford 18 Joe Lefebvre 11 Jerry Manuel 15 Broderick Perkins  8 Joe Pittman 12 Mario Ramírez  4 Luis Salazar  1 Garry Templeton		Outfielders 24 Dave Edwards 19 Tony Gwynn 11 George Hinshaw 22 Ruppert Jones 14 Sixto Lezcano 17 Gene Richards  2 Alan Wiggins		Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches 34 Jack Krol 46 Norm Sherry 28 Bobby Tolan - Clyde McCullough 32 Ozzie Virgil

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	153	562	166	.295	21	97
1B	Broderick Perkins	125	342	94	.271	2	34
2B	Tim Flannery	122	379	100	.264	0	30
3B	Luis Salazar	145	524	127	.242	8	62
SS	Garry Templeton	141	563	139	.247	6	64
LF	Gene Richards	132	521	149	.286	3	28
CF	Ruppert Jones	116	424	120	.283	12	61
RF	Sixto Lezcano	138	470	136	.289	16	84

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	72	254	65	.256	1	15
Joe Lefebvre	102	239	57	.238	4	21
Tony Gwynn	54	190	55	.289	1	17
Juan Bonilla	45	182	51	.280	0	8
Kurt Bevacqua	64	123	31	.252	0	24
Joe Pittman	55	118	30	.254	0	7
Steve Swisher	26	58	10	.172	2	3
Dave Edwards	71	55	10	.182	1	2
Rick Lancellotti	17	39	7	.179	0	4
Randy Bass	13	30	6	.200	1	8
Mario Ramírez	13	23	4	.174	0	1
Joe Lansford	13	22	4	.182	0	3
Ron Tingley	8	20	2	.100	0	0
Doug Gwosdz	7	17	3	.176	0	0
George Hinshaw	6	15	4	.267	0	1
Jerry Manuel	2	5	1	.200	0	1

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
Tim Lollar	34	232.2	16	9	3.13	150
John Montefusco	32	184.1	10	11	4.00	83
Juan Eichelberger	31	177.2	7	14	4.20	74
Chris Welsh	28	139.1	8	8	4.91	48

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
Eric Show	47	150.0	10	6	2.64	88
John Curtis	26	116.1	8	6	4.10	54
Dave Dravecky	31	105.0	5	3	2.57	59
Andy Hawkins	15	63.2	2	5	4.10	25

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Gary Lucas	65	97.1	1	10	16	3.24	64
Luis DeLeón	61	102.0	9	5	15	2.03	60
Floyd Chiffer	51	79.1	4	3	4	2.95	48
Danny Boone	10	16.0	1	0	1	5.63	8
Mike Griffin	7	10.1	0	1	0	3.48	4
Rick Wise	1	2.0	0	0	0	9.00	0

Award winners

1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Ruppert Jones, reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	Doug Rader
AA	Amarillo Gold Sox	Texas League	Glenn Ezell
A	Reno Padres	California League	Jack Maloof
A	Salem Redbirds	Carolina League	Jim Zerilla
A-Short Season	Walla Walla Padres	Northwest League	Jim Skaalen
Rookie	GCL Padres	Gulf Coast League	Manny Crespo

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