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1983 Cleveland Indians season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Cleveland Indians |
| season | 1983 |
| league | American League |
| division | East |
| ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| city | Cleveland, Ohio |
| owners | Steve O'Neill |
| general_managers | Phil Seghi |
| managers | Mike Ferraro, Pat Corrales |
| television | WUAB |
| radio | WWWE |
|}} The 1983 Cleveland Indians season was the 83rd for the franchise. It was the final season under the ownership of Steve O'Neill, who had owned the team since 1978. He died on August 29, 1983, with his estate owning the team until 1986.
Offseason
- November 18, 1982: Ed Whitson was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Broderick Perkins and Juan Eichelberger.
- December 9, 1982: Von Hayes was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Manny Trillo, Jay Baller, Julio Franco, George Vukovich, and Jerry Willard.
- December 15, 1982: Rick Manning was signed as a free agent by the Indians.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions
- April 1, 1983: Jerry Dybzinski was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Pat Tabler.
- June 6, 1983: Rick Manning and Rick Waits were traded by the Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers for Gorman Thomas, Ernie Camacho and Jamie Easterly.
- August 17, 1983: Manny Trillo was traded by the Indians to the Montreal Expos for Don Carter (minors) and $300,000.
Opening Day Lineup
| Cleveland Indians}}" | Opening Day Starters | Cleveland Indians}}; | # | Cleveland Indians}}; | Name | Cleveland Indians}}; | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Mike Hargrove | 1B | |||||
| 11 | Toby Harrah | 3B | |||||
| 26 | Bake McBride | RF | |||||
| 29 | Andre Thornton | DH | |||||
| 24 | George Vukovich | LF | |||||
| 8 | Manny Trillo | 2B | |||||
| 20 | Rick Manning | CF | |||||
| 9 | Ron Hassey | C | |||||
| 14 | Julio Franco | SS | |||||
| 43 | Rick Sutcliffe | P |
Roster
| 1983 Cleveland Indians |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| **Player** | **G** | **AB** | **R** | **H** | **2B** | **3B** | **HR** | **RBI** | **AVG** | **SB** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 121 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .256 | 0 | |
| 117 | 377 | 51 | 100 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 45 | .265 | 6 | |
| 23 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .278 | 1 | |
| 7 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .105 | 0 | |
| 32 | 68 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .191 | 5 | |
| 48 | 93 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .204 | 0 | |
| 95 | 225 | 31 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | .209 | 9 | |
| 149 | 560 | 68 | 153 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 80 | .273 | 32 | |
| 134 | 469 | 57 | 134 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 57 | .286 | 0 | |
| 138 | 526 | 81 | 140 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 53 | .266 | 16 | |
| 117 | 341 | 48 | 92 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 42 | .270 | 2 | |
| 50 | 194 | 20 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .278 | 7 | |
| 70 | 230 | 21 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .291 | 8 | |
| 8 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | 0 | |
| 14 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | 3 | |
| 79 | 184 | 23 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .272 | 1 | |
| 12 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .476 | 1 | |
| 124 | 430 | 56 | 125 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 65 | .291 | 2 | |
| 106 | 371 | 51 | 82 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 51 | .221 | 8 | |
| 141 | 508 | 78 | 143 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 77 | .281 | 4 | |
| 88 | 320 | 33 | 87 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 29 | .272 | 1 | |
| 10 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .080 | 0 | |
| 124 | 312 | 31 | 77 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 44 | .247 | 3 | |
| **Team Totals** | **162** | **5476** | **704** | **1451** | **249** | **31** | **86** | **659** | **.265** | **109** |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| **Player** | **W** | **L** | **ERA** | **G** | **GS** | **SV** | **IP** | **H** | **R** | **ER** | **BB** | **K** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4.08 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 68.1 | 64 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | |
| 8 | 13 | 5.11 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 149.1 | 150 | 92 | 85 | 52 | 105 | |
| 1 | 1 | 6.94 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11.1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | |
| 0 | 2 | 4.15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 26.0 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 | |
| 7 | 10 | 3.91 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 156.1 | 160 | 74 | 68 | 44 | 123 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3.86 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 39.2 | 45 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 21 | |
| 0 | 1 | 5.06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3.63 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 57.0 | 69 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 39 | |
| 4 | 11 | 4.90 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 134.0 | 132 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 56 | |
| 0 | 2 | 5.84 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 13 | |
| 11 | 7 | 4.16 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 149.1 | 157 | 79 | 69 | 44 | 75 | |
| 1 | 3 | 3.31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 32.2 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | |
| 0 | 0 | 7.17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 11 | |
| 12 | 11 | 4.24 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 222.2 | 238 | 112 | 105 | 65 | 76 | |
| 2 | 9 | 5.07 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 92.1 | 117 | 54 | 52 | 38 | 48 | |
| 17 | 11 | 4.29 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 243.1 | 251 | 131 | 116 | 102 | 160 | |
| 0 | 1 | 4.58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | |
| **Team Totals** | **70** | **92** | **4.43** | **162** | **162** | **25** | **1441.2** | **1531** | **785** | **710** | **529** | **794** |
Awards and honors
Farm system
Notes
References
- 1983 Cleveland Indians team at Baseball-Reference
- 1983 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perkibr01.shtml Broderick Perkins] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/trillma01.shtml Manny Trillo] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/manniri01.shtml Rick Manning] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tablepa01.shtml Pat Tabler] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1908&dat=19830607&id=u6EfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ytUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2103,5479870&hl=en Gorman Thomas dealt to Tribe]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK198304040.shtml 1983 Opening Day Lineup] at ''Baseball-Reference''
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition''. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
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