The 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 102nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 97th in the National League. This was their 14th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished second in the National League East with a record of 84–78.
1983 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium | |
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |
Record | 84–78 (.519) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | John W. Galbreath Warner Communications | |
General managers | Harding "Pete" Peterson | |
Managers | Chuck Tanner | |
Television | KDKA-TV (Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders) HSE (Steve Blass, Bob Prince, Willie Stargell) | |
Radio | KDKA-AM (Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker) | |
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Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 50–31 | 40–41 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 78 | .519 | 6 | 41–40 | 43–38 |
Montreal Expos | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 | 46–35 | 36–45 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | 44–37 | 35–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19 | 43–38 | 28–53 |
New York Mets | 68 | 94 | .420 | 22 | 41–41 | 27–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–12 | 8–4 | — | 5–13 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 7–11 | 7–5 | 13–5 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 2–10 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11–7 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 6–12–1 | 5–13 | 9–3 | |||||
Montreal | 5–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10–1 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
New York | 4–8 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 10–8 | — | 6–12 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 1–11 | 10–8–1 | 12–6 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 7–11 | — | 9–3 | 6–6 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 9–9 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6–1 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 4–8 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–7 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 4–14 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–4 | — |
Game log
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April: 8–9 (Home: 3–7; Away: 5–2)
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May: 10–15 (Home: 5–5; Away: 5–10)
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June: 14–15 (Home: 7–5; Away: 7–10)
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July: 22–10 (Home: 10–7; Away: 12–3)
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August: 14–14 (Home: 8–11; Away: 6–3)
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September: 15–14 (Home: 8–5; Away: 7–9)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
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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Opening Day lineup
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# | Name | Position |
17 | Lee Lacy | LF |
11 | Lee Mazzilli | CF |
5 | Bill Madlock | 3B |
30 | Jason Thompson | 1B |
39 | Dave Parker | RF |
3 | Johnny Ray | 2B |
6 | Tony Peña | C |
4 | Dale Berra | SS |
45 | John Candelaria | SP |
Player stats
edit- Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Awards and honors
edit1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Bill Madlock, 3B, reserve
Transactions
edit- October 4, 1982 – Released Grant Jackson.
- October 4, 1982 – Released Paul Moskau.
- October 20, 1982 – Bob Long granted free agency.
- November 10, 1982 – Omar Moreno granted free agency.
- December 1, 1982 – Signed Gene Tenace as a free agent.
- December 3, 1982 – Signed Jose Lind as an amateur free agent.
- December 6, 1982 – Odell Jones drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1982 rule 5 draft.
- December 22, 1982 – Traded Jerry Aubin (minors), Bubba Holland (minors), Jose Rivera (minors) and Tim Burke to the New York Yankees. Received Lee Mazzilli.
- January, 1982 – Signed Randy Jones as a free agent.
- January, 1982 – Jim Smith sent to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.
- January 11, 1983 – Drafted Rich Sauveur in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
- January 11, 1983 – Drafted Tim Drummond in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January).
- January 28, 1983 – Signed Nino Espinosa as a free agent.
- March 8, 1983 – Signed Tom Hausman as a free agent.
- March 27, 1983 – Released Randy Jones.
- March 28, 1983 – Released Ross Baumgarten.
- March 28, 1983 – Released Dick Davis.
- March 28, 1983 – Released John Milner.
- May 2, 1983 – Signed Bob Owchinko as a free agent.
- June 6, 1983 – Drafted Stan Fansler in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
- June 6, 1983 – Drafted Rich Sauveur in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 8, 1983.
- June 6, 1983 – Drafted John Smiley in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1983.
- June 6, 1983 – Drafted Steve Carter in the 21st round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
- June 8, 1983 – Traded Steve Farr to the Cleveland Indians. Received John Malkin (minors).
- June 11, 1983 – Signed Félix Fermín as an amateur free agent.
- June 14, 1983 – Traded Arthur Ray (minors) and Junior Ortiz to the New York Mets. Received Steve Senteney and Marvell Wynne.
- August 2, 1983 – Purchased Dave Tomlin from the Montreal Expos.
- August 19, 1983 – Traded Steve Nicosia to the San Francisco Giants. Received Milt May and cash.
- August 29, 1983 – Signed Jose Melendez as an amateur free agent.
- September 1, 1983 – Purchased Alfonso Pulido from Mexico City Reds (Mexican).
- September 7, 1983 – Traded Randy Niemann to the Chicago White Sox. Received Mike Maitland (minors) and Miguel Diloné.
Farm system
editNotes
edit- ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
References
edit- 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
- 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.