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 involved the Angels finishing tied for fifth 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
1983 American League record
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
| Catchers
Infielders
| Outfielders
Other batters | 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
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Edmonton Trappers | Pacific Coast League | Moose Stubing |
AA | Nashua Angels | Eastern League | Winston Llenas |
A | Redwood Pioneers | California League | Jack Lind |
A | Peoria Suns | Midwest League | Joe Coleman |
A-Short Season | Salem Angels | Northwest League | Joe Maddon |
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
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