San Diego Padres
In 1983, Whitson was 2-6 with a 4.73 ERA when Padres manager Dick Williams demoted him to the bullpen. He found his way back in the starting rotation by the end of the season, and was 3-0 with a 2.20 ERA upon his return. For the season, he was 5-7 with a 4.30 ERA and one save.
Whitson had a career year in 1984, going 14-8 with a 3.24 ERA. The Padres ran away with the National League West by twelve games over the Atlanta Braves to face the Chicago Cubs in the 1984 National League Championship Series. The Cubs won the first two games in Chicago. Facing elimination, Whitson pitched a gem, holding the Cubs to five hits and one run in eight innings.
The Padres went on to win games four and five of the NLCS to face the Detroit Tigers in the World Series. Whitson started game two, lasting only two-third of an inning, giving up three runs on five hits. The Padres actually came back and won the game, as Andy Hawkins and Craig Lefferts both pitched brilliantly out of the bullpen, holding the Tigers to two hits and no runs from that point forward. It was, however, San Diego's only win as the Tigers went on to win the 1984 World Series four games to one.
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