1981 San Diego Padres season

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1981 San Diego Padres
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
San Diego Stadium (Since 1967) San Diego, California (Since 1969)
1981 Information
Owner(s)	Ray Kroc
Manager(s)	Frank Howard
Local television	KFMB-TV
Local radio	KFMB (AM) (Ed Doucette, Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner)

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Opening Day Starters 2.2 Season standings 2.3 Roster 2.4 Notable Transactions 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Other batters 3.2 Starting pitchers 3.2.1 Other pitchers 3.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 4 Awards and Honors 5 References

[edit] Offseason

• December 8, 1980: Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley, and Gene Tenace were traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Terry Kennedy, Steve Swisher, Mike Phillips, John Littlefield, John Urrea, Kim Seaman, and Al Olmsted. The San Diego Padres sent Bob Geren (December 10, 1980) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.
• December 15, 1980: Randy Jones was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Mets for John Pacella and Jose Moreno.
• March 27, 1981: Tony Phillips was traded by the San Diego Padres with Eric Mustad (minors) and Kevin Bell to the Oakland Athletics for Bob Lacey and Roy Moretti (minors). ^[1]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

NL West First Half Standings	W	L	Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers	36	21	.632
Cincinnati Reds	35	21	.625
Houston Astros	28	29	.491
Atlanta Braves	25	29	.463
San Francisco Giants	27	32	.458
San Diego Padres	23	33	.411

NL West Second Half Standings	W	L	Pct.
Houston Astros	33	20	.623
Cincinnati Reds	31	21	.596
San Francisco Giants	29	23	.558
Los Angeles Dodgers	27	26	.509
Atlanta Braves	25	27	.481
San Diego Padres	18	36	.333

[edit] Roster

1981 San Diego Padres roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Notable Transactions

• June 8, 1981: Tony Gwynn was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft. Gwynn signed on June 16, 1981.
• June 8, 1981: Kevin McReynolds was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.
• June 8, 1981: John Kruk was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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
Ozzie Smith	110	450	100	.222	0	21

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO	SV
Eric Show	15	23	1	3	3.13	22	3

[edit] Awards and Honors

• Ozzie Smith, SS, Gold Glove Award
• Ozzie Smith, National League Leader Games Played (110)
• Ozzie Smith, National League Leader At-Bats (450)

1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

[edit] References

• 1981 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference
• 1981 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac

v • d • e 1981 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto AL West California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas NL East Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis NL West Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco 1981 All-Star Game • 1981 World Series

v • d • e San Diego Padres Based in San Diego, California The Franchise History • Roster • Players • Division • Broadcasters Ballparks Qualcomm Stadium • Petco Park Culture Garvey Home Run • 4SD • San Diego Sports Curse • Swinging Friar • The San Diego Chicken • "Holliday Never Touched Home!" Key Personnel Owner: John Moores • General Manager: Kevin Towers • Manager: Bud Black Important Figures Tony Gwynn • Randy Jones • Dave Winfield • Ray Kroc • John Moores • Kevin Towers • Trevor Hoffman • Bruce Bochy • Dick Williams • Jake Peavy • Rich Gossage Team Hall of Fame Buzzie Bavasi • Nate Colbert • Jerry Coleman • Tony Gwynn • Randy Jones • Ray Kroc • Dave Winfield Retired Numbers 6 • 19 • 31 • 35 • 42 National League Pennants (2) 1984 • 1998 Division Titles Western: 1984 • 1996 • 1998 • 2005 • 2006 • Wild Card: none Minor League Affiliates Portland Beavers (AAA) • San Antonio Missions (AA) • Lake Elsinore Storm (A) • Fort Wayne Wizards (A) • Eugene Emeralds (A) • AZL Padres (Rookie)   Seasons (40) 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

v • d • e San Diego Padres managers Gómez • Zimmer • McNamara • Skinner • Dark • Craig • Coleman • Howard • Williams • Boros • Bowa • McKeon • Riddoch • Riggleman • Bochy • Black

v • d • e San Diego Padres franchise
AAA	AA	A	Rookie
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