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Contents

   



(Top)
  


1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Dave Winfield  




2.2  Season standings  




2.3  Record vs. opponents  




2.4  Opening Day starters  




2.5  Notable transactions  




2.6  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Award winners  




5 Farm system  




6 References  




7 External links  













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1973 San Diego Padres
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkSan Diego Stadium
CitySan Diego, California
Record60–102 (.370)
Divisional place6th
OwnersC. Arnholt Smith
ManagersDon Zimmer
RadioKOGO
(Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler)
← 1972 Seasons 1974 →

The 1973 San Diego Padres season was the fifth season in franchise history.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Dave Winfield

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Dave Winfield came to the Padres in 1973 from the University of Minnesota without having played a single game in the minor leagues. Winfield was also drafted by the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League, the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association and the Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association. Winfield made his Major League Baseball debut on June 19 against the Houston Astros. Winfield had 4 at bats and 1 hit.[3]

Season standings

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  • e
    • NL West
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Cincinnati Reds 99 63 .611 — 50‍–‍31 49‍–‍32
    Los Angeles Dodgers 95 66 .590 3½ 50‍–‍31 45‍–‍35
    San Francisco Giants 88 74 .543 11 47‍–‍34 41‍–‍40
    Houston Astros 82 80 .506 17 41‍–‍40 41‍–‍40
    Atlanta Braves 76 85 .472 22½ 40‍–‍40 36‍–‍45
    San Diego Padres 60 102 .370 39 31‍–‍50 29‍–‍52

    Record vs. opponents

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    1973 National League record
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    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
    Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
    Atlanta — 7–5 5–13 11–7 2–15–1 6–6 6–6 6–6 7–5 12–6 8–10 6–6
    Chicago 5–7 — 8–4 6–6 5–7 9–9 10–7 10–8 6–12 7–5 2–10 9–9
    Cincinnati 13–5 4–8 — 11–7 11–7 8–4 8–4 8–4 7–5 13–5 10–8 6–6
    Houston 7–11 6–6 7–11 — 11–7 6–6 6–6 7–5 6–6 10–8 11–7 5–7
    Los Angeles 15–2–1 7–5 7–11 7–11 — 7–5 7–5 9–3 10–2 9–9 9–9 8–4
    Montreal 6–6 9–9 4–8 6–6 5–7 — 9–9 13–5 6–12 7–5 6–6 8–10
    New York 6–6 7–10 4–8 6–6 5–7 9–9 — 9–9 13–5 8–4 5–7 10–8
    Philadelphia 6-6 8–10 4–8 5–7 3–9 5–13 9–9 — 8–10 9–3 5–7 9–9
    Pittsburgh 5–7 12–6 5–7 6–6 2–10 12–6 5–13 10–8 — 8–4 5–7 10–8
    San Diego 6–12 5–7 5–13 8–10 9–9 5–7 4–8 3–9 4–8 — 7–11 4–8
    San Francisco 10–8 10–2 8–10 7–11 9–9 6–6 7–5 7–5 7–5 11–7 — 6–6
    St. Louis 6–6 9–9 6–6 7–5 4–8 10–8 8–10 9–9 8–10 8–4 6–6 —


    Opening Day starters

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    [4]

    Notable transactions

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    Roster

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    1973 San Diego Padres
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats

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    = Indicates team leader

    Batting

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    Starters by position

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    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 Fred Kendall 145 507 143 .282 10 59
    1B Nate Colbert 145 529 153 .270 22 80
    2B Rich Morales 90 244 40 .164 0 16
    SS Derrel Thomas 113 404 96 .238 0 22
    3B Dave Roberts 127 479 137 .286 21 64
    LF Leron Lee 118 333 79 .237 3 30
    CF Johnny Grubb 113 389 121 .311 8 37
    RF Cito Gaston 133 476 119 .250 16 57

    Other batters

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    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
    Jerry Morales 122 388 109 .281 9 34
    Enzo Hernández 70 247 55 .223 0 9
    Dave Hilton 70 234 46 .197 5 16
    Ivan Murrell 93 210 48 .229 9 21
    Gene Locklear 67 154 37 .240 3 25
    Dave Winfield 56 141 39 .277 3 12
    Dwain Anderson 53 107 13 .121 0 3
    Dave Campbell 33 98 22 .224 0 8
    Pat Corrales 29 72 15 .208 0 3
    Dave Marshall 39 49 14 .286 0 4
    Bob Davis 5 11 1 .091 0 0
    Don Mason 8 8 0 .000 0 0

    Pitching

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    Starting pitchers

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Bill Greif 36 199.1 10 17 3.21 120
    Clay Kirby 34 191.2 8 18 4.79 129
    Steve Arlin 34 180.0 11 14 5.10 98
    Randy Jones 20 139.2 7 6 3.16 77
    Fred Norman 12 74.0 1 7 4.26 49

    Other pitchers

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Rich Troedson 50 152.1 7 9 4.25 81
    Mike Caldwell 55 149.0 5 14 3.74 86
    Mike Corkins 47 122.0 5 8 4.50 82

    Mike Caldwell led the Padres in saves with 10.

    Relief pitchers

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

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Gary Ross 58 4 4 0 5.42 44
    Vicente Romo 49 2 3 7 3.70 51
    Bob Miller 18 0 0 0 4.11 15
    Frank Snook 18 0 2 1 3.62 13

    Award winners

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    1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

    Farm system

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    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Hawaii Islanders Pacific Coast League Rocky Bridges, Warren Hacker
    and Roy Hartsfield
    AA Alexandria Aces Texas League Jackie Brandt
    A-Short Season Walla Walla Padres Northwest League Cliff Ditto

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Walla Walla[6]

    References

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    1. ^ Curt BlefaryatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Dave WehrmeisteratBaseball Reference
  • ^ a b Dave WinfieldatBaseball Reference
  • ^ "1973 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
  • ^ Gene LocklearatBaseball Reference
  • ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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