1981 San Diego Padres season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = San Diego Padres

| season = 1981

| misc =

| league = National League

| division = West

| ballpark = San Diego Stadium

| city = San Diego, California

| record = {{winpct|41|69|record=y}}

| divisional_place = 6th

| owners = Ray Kroc

| general_managers = Jack McKeon

| managers = Frank Howard

| television = KFMB-TV

| radio = KFMB (AM)
(Ed Doucette, Dave Campbell, Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner)

|}}

The 1981 San Diego Padres season was the 13th season in franchise history.

Offseason

December 8, 1980: Rollie Fingers, Bob Shirley, Gene Tenace and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Terry Kennedy, Steve Swisher, Mike Phillips, John Littlefield, John Urrea, Kim Seaman, and Al Olmsted. The Padres completed the deal by sending Bob Geren to the Cardinals on December 10.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fingero01.shtml Rollie Fingers] at Baseball Reference
December 8, 1980: Chuck Baker was traded by the Padres to the Minnesota Twins for Dave Edwards.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/edwarda01.shtml Dave Edwards] at Baseball Reference
December 8, 1980: Mario Ramírez was selected by the Padres from the New York Mets in the rule 5 draft.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ramirma01.shtml Mario Ramírez] at Baseball Reference
December 15, 1980: Randy Jones was traded by the Padres to the New York Mets for John Pacella and José Moreno.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/morenjo01.shtml José Moreno] at Baseball Reference
December 15, 1980: Rick Sweet was purchased from the Padres by the Seattle Mariners.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sweetri01.shtml Rick Sweet] at Baseball Reference
January 13, 1981: Eric Bullock was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1981 amateur draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bulloer01.shtml|title = Eric Bullock Stats}}
March 27, 1981: Tony Phillips, Kevin Bell and Eric Mustad (minors) was traded by the Padres to the Oakland Athletics for Bob Lacey and Roy Moretti (minors).[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phillto02.shtml Tony Phillips] at Baseball Reference
March 27, 1981: Eric Rasmussen was released by the Padres.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rasmuer01.shtml Eric Rasmussen] at Baseball Reference

Regular season

= Season standings =

=Record vs. opponents=

= Notable transactions =

June 8, 1981: 1981 Major League Baseball draft
Kevin McReynolds was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (6th pick).[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcreyke01.shtml Kevin McReynolds] at Baseball Reference
Tony Gwynn was drafted by the Padres in the 3rd round. Player signed June 16, 1981.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gwynnto01.shtml Tony Gwynn] at Baseball Reference
Greg Booker was drafted by the Padres in the 10th round.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bookegr01.shtml Greg Booker] at Baseball Reference
John Kruk was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the Secondary Phase.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/krukjo01.shtml John Kruk] at Baseball Reference

= Roster =

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valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|36\|Mike Armstrong}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Danny Boone}} {{MLBplayer\|51\|John Curtis}} {{MLBplayer\|13\|Juan Eichelberger}} {{MLBplayer\|62\|Steve Fireovid}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Fred Kuhaulua}} {{MLBplayer\|50\|John Littlefield}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Tim Lollar}} {{MLBplayer\|25\|Gary Lucas}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Steve Mura}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Eric Show}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|John Urrea}} {{MLBplayer\|26\|Chris Welsh}} {{MLBplayer\|40\|Rick Wise}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\|10\|Doug Gwosdz}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Terry Kennedy}} {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Steve Swisher}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\| 5\|Randy Bass}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Juan Bonilla}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Barry Evans}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|Tim Flannery}} {{MLBplayer\|15\|Broderick Perkins}} {{MLBplayer\|10\|Mike Phillips}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|Mario Ramírez}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Luis Salazar}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Ozzie Smith}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|24\|Dave Edwards}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Ruppert Jones}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Joe Lefebvre}} {{MLBplayer\|14\|José Moreno}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Gene Richards}} {{MLBplayer\|20\|Jerry Turner}} {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Alan Wiggins}} Other batters {{MLBplayer\| 7\|Craig Stimac}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|33\|Frank Howard}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|37\|Ed Brinkman}} {{MLBplayer\|23\|Chuck Estrada}} {{MLBplayer\|34\|Jack Krol}} {{MLBplayer\|28\|Bobby Tolan}}

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valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

Other batters

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | 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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" \| Pos ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| C	Terry Kennedy	101	382	115	.301	2	41
align="center" \| 1B	Broderick Perkins	92	254	71	.280	2	40
align="center" \| 2B	Juan Bonilla	99	369	107	.290	1	25
align="center" \| SS	Ozzie Smith	110	450	100	.222	0	21
align="center" \| 3B	Luis Salazar	109	400	121	.303	3	38
align=center \| LF	Gene Richards	104	393	113	.288	3	42
align="center" \| CF	Ruppert Jones	105	397	99	.249	4	39
align=center \| RF	Joe Lefebvre	86	246	63	.256	8	31

== Other batters ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| RBI
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Randy Bass	69	176	37	.210	4	20
align=center \| Dave Edwards	58	112	24	.214	2	13
align="center" \| Barry Evans	54	93	30	.323	0	7
align="center" \| Tim Flannery	37	67	17	.254	0	6
align=center \| José Moreno	34	48	11	.229	0	6
align="center" \| Jerry Turner	33	31	7	.226	2	6
align="center" \| Mike Phillips	14	29	6	.207	0	0
align="center" \| Steve Swisher	16	28	4	.143	0	0
align="center" \| Doug Gwosdz	16	24	4	.167	0	3
align="center" \| Alan Wiggins	15	14	5	.357	0	0
align=center \| Mario Ramírez	13	13	1	.077	0	1
align="center" \| Craig Stimac	9	9	1	.111	0	0

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Juan Eichelberger	25	141.1	8	8	3.50	81
align="center" \| Steve Mura	23	138.2	5	14	4.28	70
align=center \| Chris Welsh	22	123.2	6	7	3.78	51
align=center \| Rick Wise	18	98.0	4	8	3.77	27
align=center \| Fred Kuhaulua	5	29.1	1	0	2.45	16
align="center" \| Steve Fireovid	5	26.1	0	1	2.73	11
align="center"

== Other pitchers ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Tim Lollar	24	76.2	2	8	6.10	38
align=center \| John Curtis	28	66.2	2	6	5.13	31
align="center"

== Relief pitchers ==

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

bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" \| Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
align="center" \| Gary Lucas	57	90.0	7	7	13	2.00	53
align=center \| John Littlefield	42	64.0	2	3	2	3.66	19
align="center" \| John Urrea	38	49.0	2	2	2	2.39	19
align="center" \| Danny Boone	37	63.1	1	0	2	2.84	43
align="center" \| Eric Show	15	23.0	1	3	3	3.13	22
align="center" \| Mike Armstrong	10	12.0	0	2	0	6.00	9

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

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Hawaii Islanders|league15=Pacific Coast League|manager15=Doug Rader

|level16=AA |team16=Amarillo Gold Sox|league16=Texas League|manager16=Eddie Watt

|level17=A |team17=Reno Silver Sox|league17=California League|manager17=Jack Maloof

|level18=A|team18=Salem Redbirds|league18=Carolina League|manager18=Glenn Ezell

|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Walla Walla Padres|league19=Northwest League|manager19=Bill Bryk

|level20=Rookie|team20=GCL Padres|league20=Gulf Coast League|manager20=Jim Zerilla

}}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

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/1981.shtml 1981 San Diego Padres] at Baseball Reference
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1981&t=SDN 1981 San Diego Padres] at Baseball Almanac

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