1983 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 1983 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers finishing 5th in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.
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Owner(s) | Bud Selig |
General manager(s) | Harry Dalton |
Manager(s) | Harvey Kuenn |
Local television | WVTV (Steve Shannon, Mike Hegan) |
Local radio | WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Dwayne Mosley) |
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Offseason
- December 19, 1982: Ernie Camacho was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[1]
- January 11, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft
- Bobby Thigpen was drafted by the Brewers in the 7th round, but did not sign.[2]
- Jim Morris was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (4th pick) of the Secondary Phase.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 50–31 | 48–33 |
Detroit Tigers | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 6 | 48–33 | 44–37 |
New York Yankees | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 7 | 51–30 | 40–41 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 9 | 48–33 | 41–40 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 11 | 52–29 | 35–46 |
Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 20 | 38–43 | 40–41 |
Cleveland Indians | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 28 | 36–45 | 34–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 1, 1983: Steve Lake was traded by the Brewers to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later and cash. The Cubs completed the trade by sending Rich Buonantony (minors) to the Brewers on October 24.[4]
- June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft
- Dan Plesac was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (26th pick). Player signed June 8, 1983.[5]
- Joey Meyer was drafted by the Brewers in the 5th round.[6]
- June 6, 1983: Gorman Thomas, Ernie Camacho and Jamie Easterly were traded by the Brewers to the Cleveland Indians for Rick Manning and Rick Waits.[7]
- July 15, 1983: Danny Boone was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.[8]
- August 31, 1983: Sixto Lezcano was traded by the San Diego Padres with a player to be named later to the Philadelphia Phillies for players to be named later. [9]
Roster
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Player stats
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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3B | Paul Molitor | 152 | 613 | 167 | .272 | 15 | 47 |
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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Gorman Thomas | 46 | 164 | 30 | .183 | 5 | 18 |
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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Don Sutton | 31 | 220 | 8 | 13 | 4.08 | 134 |
Chuck Porter | 25 | 134 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 | 76 |
Pete Vuckovich | 3 | 14.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.91 | 10 |
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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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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Pete Ladd | 44 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 2.55 | 41 |
Jamie Easterly | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 | 6 |
Awards and honors
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of five minor league affiliates in 1983.[10] The Paintsville Brewers won the Appalachian League championship.[11]
Notes
- Ernie Camacho at Baseball-Reference
- Bobby Thigpen at Baseball-Reference
- Jim Morris at Baseball-Reference
- Steve Lake at Baseball-Reference
- Dan Plesac at Baseball-Reference
- Joey Meyer at Baseball-Reference
- Gorman Thomas dealt to Tribe
- Danny Boone at Baseball-Reference
- "Sixto Lezacano: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- "1983 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- "Appalachian League Champions". Appalachian League. Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
References
- 1983 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference
- 1983 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com