1973 San Diego Padres season

MLB yearly infobox
name = San Diego Padres
season = 1973
misc = Dave Winfield's Major League Debut

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = San Diego Stadium
y4 = 1967
city = San Diego, California
y5 = 1969
owners = C. Arnholt Smith
managers = Don Zimmer
television = none
radio = KOGO
(Jerry Coleman, Bob Chandler)|

Offseason

*December 27, 1972: Curt Blefary was released by the Padres. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/blefacu01.shtml Curt Blefary page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 10, 1973: Dave Wehrmeister was drafted by the Padres in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1973 Major League Baseball Draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wehrmda01.shtml Dave Wehrmeister page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

Dave Winfield

* 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, 1973. It was a game against the Houston Astros. Winfield had 4 At-Bats, and 1 Hit. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/winfida01.shtml]

Opening Day Starters

eason standings

Notable Transactions

* June 5, 1973: Dave Winfield was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/winfida01.shtml Dave Winfield page at Baseball Reference] ]
* June 12, 1973: Fred Norman were traded by the Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Gene Locklear and Mike Johnson. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/locklge01.shtml Gene Locklear page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Other batters

Relief pitchers

Award Winners

1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/1973.shtml 1973 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1973&t=SDN 1973 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac]