1983 California Angels season
1983 California Angels | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |
City | Anaheim, California | |
Owners | Gene Autry | |
General managers | Buzzie Bavasi | |
Managers | John McNamara | |
Television | KTLA | |
Radio | KMPC (Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Joe Buttitta, Allan Elconin) KLVE (Antonio Gonzalez, Ulpiano Cos Villa) | |
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The 1983 California Angels season was the 23rd season of the California Angels franchise in the American League, the 18th in Anaheim, and their 18th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished in fifth place in the American League west with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses.
Offseason
- January 21, 1983: Ellis Valentine was signed as a free agent by the Angels.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Sox | 99 | 63 | .611 | — | 55–26 | 44–37 |
Kansas City Royals | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 | 45–36 | 34–47 |
Texas Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 22 | 44–37 | 33–48 |
Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25 | 42–39 | 32–49 |
California Angels | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29 | 35–46 | 35–46 |
Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29 | 37–44 | 33–48 |
Seattle Mariners | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39 | 30–51 | 30–51 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 11–2 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–6 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
California | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 3–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
Chicago | 5–7 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 7–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 4–9 |
Detroit | 8–5 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 8–5–1 | 6–6 |
Milwaukee | 2–11 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 8–4 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–5 |
Minnesota | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
New York | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
Oakland | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–4 | 2–11 | 6–6 |
Seattle | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 1–12 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 4–8 |
Texas | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8–1 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 7–6 | — | 4–8 |
Toronto | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Bob Boone | 142 | 468 | 120 | .256 | 9 | 52 |
1B | Rod Carew | 129 | 472 | 160 | .339 | 2 | 44 |
2B | Bobby Grich | 120 | 387 | 113 | .292 | 16 | 62 |
SS | Tim Foli | 88 | 330 | 83 | .252 | 2 | 29 |
3B | Doug DeCinces | 95 | 370 | 104 | .281 | 18 | 65 |
LF | Brian Downing | 113 | 403 | 99 | .246 | 19 | 53 |
CF | Fred Lynn | 117 | 437 | 119 | .272 | 22 | 74 |
RF | Ellis Valentine | 86 | 271 | 65 | .240 | 13 | 43 |
DH | Reggie Jackson | 116 | 397 | 77 | .194 | 14 | 49 |
Other batters
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 |
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Ron Jackson | 102 | 348 | 80 | .230 | 8 | 39 |
Juan Beníquez | 92 | 315 | 96 | .305 | 3 | 34 |
Daryl Sconiers | 106 | 314 | 86 | .274 | 8 | 46 |
Bobby Clark | 76 | 212 | 49 | .231 | 5 | 21 |
Rob Wilfong | 65 | 177 | 45 | .254 | 2 | 17 |
Steve Lubratich | 57 | 156 | 34 | .218 | 0 | 7 |
Rick Burleson | 33 | 119 | 34 | .286 | 0 | 11 |
Ricky Adams | 58 | 112 | 28 | .250 | 2 | 6 |
Mike Brown | 31 | 104 | 24 | .231 | 3 | 9 |
Gary Pettis | 22 | 85 | 25 | .294 | 3 | 6 |
Mike O'Berry | 26 | 60 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 5 |
Dick Schofield | 21 | 54 | 11 | .204 | 3 | 4 |
Joe Ferguson | 12 | 27 | 2 | .074 | 0 | 2 |
Jerry Narron | 10 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 1 | 4 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tommy John | 34 | 234.2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 | 65 |
Ken Forsch | 31 | 219.1 | 11 | 12 | 4.06 | 81 |
Geoff Zahn | 29 | 203.0 | 9 | 11 | 3.33 | 81 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mike Witt | 43 | 154.0 | 7 | 14 | 4.91 | 77 |
Bruce Kison | 26 | 126.2 | 11 | 5 | 4.05 | 83 |
Dave Goltz | 15 | 63.2 | 0 | 6 | 6.22 | 27 |
Rick Steirer | 19 | 61.2 | 3 | 2 | 4.82 | 25 |
Byron McLaughlin | 16 | 55.2 | 2 | 4 | 5.17 | 45 |
Steve Brown | 12 | 46.0 | 2 | 3 | 3.52 | 23 |
Bill Travers | 10 | 42.2 | 0 | 3 | 5.91 | 24 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Luis Sánchez | 56 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3.66 | 49 |
Andy Hassler | 42 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5.45 | 20 |
John Curtis | 37 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3.80 | 36 |
Doug Corbett | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 18 |
Curt Brown | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.31 | 7 |
Bob Lacey | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.19 | 7 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Redwood
Notes
- ^ Ellis Valentine at Baseball Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
External links
- 1983 California Angels at Baseball Reference
- 1983 California Angels at Baseball Almanac