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.

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.Ozzie Smith at Baseball-Reference January 27, 1982: Craig Stimac was purchased from the Padres by the Cleveland Indians.Craig Stimac at Baseball-Reference 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.Al Olmstead at Baseball-Reference February 22, 1982: Barry Evans was purchased from the Padres by the New York Yankees.Barry Evans at Baseball-Reference February 25, 1982: John Littlefield was released by the Padres.John Littlefield at Baseball-Reference

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.SI.com – Statitudes – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM 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. 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

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters Juan Bonilla Juan Eichelberger Ruppert Jones Terry Kennedy Sixto Lezcano Broderick Perkins Gene Richards Luis Salazar Garry Templeton 1982 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac

Notable transactions May 22, 1982: Kim Seaman was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Manuel.Jerry Manuel at Baseball-Reference June 7, 1982: Mark Wasinger was drafted by the Padres in the 3rd round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft.Mark Wasinger at Baseball-Reference June 8, 1982: Danny Boone was traded by the Padres to the Houston Astros for Joe Pittman.Danny Boone at Baseball-Reference 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.Benito Santiago at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1982 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 153 562 166 .295 21 97 1B 125 342 94 .271 2 34 2B 122 379 100 .264 0 30 3B 145 524 127 .242 8 62 SS 141 563 139 .247 6 64 LF 132 521 149 .286 3 28 CF 116 424 120 .283 12 61 RF 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 54 190 55 .289 1 17 45 182 51 .280 0 8 Kurt Bevacqua 64 123 31 .252 0 24 55 118 30 .254 0 7 Steve Swisher 26 58 10 .172 2 3 71 55 10 .182 1 2 Rick Lancellotti 17 39 7 .179 0 4 Randy Bass 13 30 6 .200 1 8 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 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 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 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 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 65 97.1 1 10 16 3.24 64 61 102.0 9 5 15 2.03 60 51 79.1 4 3 4 2.95 48 10 16.0 1 0 1 5.63 8 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

Johnson, 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 1982 San Diego Padres team at Baseball-Reference 1982 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac