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1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| season | 1983 |
| misc | National League West Champions |
| league | National League |
| division | West |
| ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| city | Los Angeles |
| record | |
| divisional_place | 1st |
| owner | Peter O'Malley |
| general_managers | Al Campanis |
| managers | Tommy Lasorda |
| television | KTTV (11) |
| Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter | |
| radio | KABC |
| Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter | |
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KTNQ Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas |}}
The 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 94th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 26th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 22nd season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers rebounded from being eliminated from the playoffs on the final day of the previous season to win their second National League West title in three years, but lost in the NLCS to the Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 1.
Offseason
- December 28, 1982: Acquired Pat Zachry from the New York Mets for Jorge Orta.
- January 20, 1983: Acquired Vance Lovelace and Dan Cataline from the Chicago Cubs for Ron Cey.
- March 28, 1983: Acquired Ivan Mesa from the Minnesota Twins for Tack Wilson.
- March 29, 1983: Acquired Steve Walker, Jody Johnston and cash from the New York Mets for Mark Bradley.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
| Opening Day Starters | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Sax | Second baseman | |
| Ken Landreaux | Center fielder | |
| Dusty Baker | Left fielder | |
| Pedro Guerrero | Third baseman | |
| Greg Brock | First baseman | |
| Mike Marshall | Right fielder | |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop | |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher | |
| Fernando Valenzuela | Starting pitcher |
Roster
| 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Notable transactions
- May 2, 1983: Tom Klawitter was released by the Dodgers.
- May 9, 1983: Acquired Rafael Landestoy from the Cincinnati Reds for Brett Wise and John Franco
- August 19, 1983: Dave Stewart, Ricky Wright and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for Rick Honeycutt.
| Legend |
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| **Bold** |
|-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || || || @ Astros || W 16–7 || || || || || || 1–0 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || || || @ Astros || W 4–2 || || || || || || 2–0 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || || || Expos || L 3–8 || || || || || || 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || || || Expos || L 2–7 || || || || || || 2–2 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || || || Expos || W 3–0 || || || || || || 3–2 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || || || Astros || W 4–3 (11) || || || || || || 4–2 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || || || Astros || W 3–1 || || || || || || 5–2 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || || || Astros || W 5–3 (14) || || || || || || 6–2 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || || || Padres || W 6–2 || || || || || || 7–2 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || || || Padres || W 8–5 || || || || || || 8–2 || W6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || || || Padres || L 1–9 || || || || || || 8–3 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || || || @ Pirates || W 4–2 || || || || || || 10–4 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || || || @ Pirates || W 3–2 || || || || || || 11–4 || W2 |-style="background:#bbb;" | — || || 10:35a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 19 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || || || @ Cardinals || W 8–0 || || || || || || 12–4 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || || || @ Cardinals || W 3–1 || || || || || || 13–4 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || || || @ Cardinals || L 6–7 || || || || || || 13–5 || L1 |- |-style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || || || Pirates || L 1–5 || || || || || || 15–7 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || || || Pirates || W 5–4 || || || || || || 16–7 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || || || Pirates || W 3–2 || || || || || || 17–7 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || || || Cardinals || W 16–10 || || || || || || 18–7 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || || || Cardinals || W 5–3 || || || || || || 19–7 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 27 || || || Cardinals || W 6–4 || || || || || || 20–7 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || || || @ Padres || W 4–3 || || || || || || 22–8 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || || || @ Padres || L 4–6 || || || || || || 22–9 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || || || @ Padres || W 4–1 || || || || || || 23–9 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || || || @ Padres || W 3–2 || || || || || || 24–9 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || || || @ Expos || L 2–3 (15) || || || || || || 24–10 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || || || @ Expos || W 13–3 || || || || || || 25–10 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || || || @ Phillies || W 2–0 || || || || || || 27–11 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || || || @ Phillies || W 3–0 || || || || || || 28–11 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || || || @ Phillies || W 6–1 || || || || || || 29–11 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || || || Phillies || W 5–2 || || || || || || 31–14 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || || || Phillies || W 4–1 || || || || || || 32–14 || W2 |- |-style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || || || Phillies || W 1–0 || || || || || || 33–14 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || || || @ Braves || L 1–4 || || || || || || 35–17 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || || || @ Braves || W 11–5 || || || || || || 36–17 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 54 || || || @ Braves || W 4–2 || || || || || || 37–17 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || || || Braves || W 4–3 || || || || || || 40–19 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || || || Braves || L 2–3 || || || || || || 40–20 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 61 || || || Braves || W 6–1 || || || || || || 41–20 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || || || Padres || L 1–4 || || || || || || 43–22 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || || || Padres || L 0–2 || || || || || || 43–23 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || || || Padres || L 2–5 || || || || || || 43–24 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || || || Padres || L 5–7 || || || || || || 43–25 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 69 || || || Astros || W 7–2 || || || || || || 44–25 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || || || Astros || W 2–1 (11) || || || || || || 45–25 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || || || Astros || L 7–9 || || || || || || 45–26 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 72 || || || @ Padres || W 9–5 || || || || || || 46–26 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || || || @ Padres || L 2–13 || || || || || || 46–27 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || || || @ Padres || L 6–7 || || || || || || 46–28 || L2 |- |-style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || || || @ Astros || W 5–2 (10) || || || || || || 47–28 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || || || @ Astros || L 1–3 || || || || || || 47–29 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || || || @ Astros || L 1–8 || || || || || || 47–30 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || || || @ Astros || L 4–5 || || || || || || 47–31 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || || 5:30p.m. PDT || 54th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois) |-style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || || || Pirates || L 3–4 || || || || || || 47–32 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || || || Pirates || L 0–3 || || || || || || 47–33 || L5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 81 || || || Pirates || W 10–3 || || || || || || 48–33 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 82 || || || Cardinals || W 7–6 || || || || || || 49–33 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 83 || || || Cardinals || W 3–1 || || || || || || 50–33 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || || || Cardinals || L 5–6 || || || || || || 50–34 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 89 (1) || || || @ Pirates || L 1–4 || || || || || || 52–37 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 90 (2) || || || @ Pirates || W 3–2 (11) || || || || || || 53–37 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || || || @ Pirates || L 3–7 || || || || || || 53–38 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || || || @ Pirates || L 4–5 || || || || || || 53–39 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 93 || || || @ Cardinals || W 9–4 || || || || || || 54–39 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 94 || || || @ Cardinals || W 10–5 || || || || || || 55–39 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 95 || || || @ Cardinals || L 0–3 || || || || || || 55–40 || L1 |- |-style="background:#bfb;" | 107 || || || Braves || W 2–1 || || || || || || 60–47 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 108 || || || Braves || W 4–2 || || || || || || 61–47 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 109 || || || Braves || L 2–5 || || || || || || 61–48 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 113 || || || @ Braves || W 5–3 || || || || || || 63–50 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 114 || || || @ Braves || L 7–8 || || || || || || 63–51 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 115 || || || @ Braves || W 5–4 || || || || || || 64–51 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 119 || || || Phillies || W 3–0 || || || || || || 67–52 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 120 || || || Phillies || W 4–3 || || || || || || 68–52 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 121 || || || Phillies || W 6–0 || || || || || || 69–52 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 122 || || || Expos || W 4–1 || || || || || || 70–52 || W6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 123 || || || Expos || W 6–3 || || || || || || 71–52 || W7 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 124 || || || Expos || W 3–2 || || || || || || 72–52 || W8 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 125 || || || @ Phillies || L 1–4 || || || || || || 72–53 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 126 || || || @ Phillies || W 6–1 || || || || || || 73–53 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 127 || || || @ Phillies || W 8–3 || || || || || || 74–53 || W2 |- |-style="background:#fbb;" | 133 || || || @ Expos || L 3–8 || || || || || || 77–56 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 134 || || || @ Expos || W 4–1 || || || || || || 78–56 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 135 || || || @ Expos || W 4–0 || || || || || || 78–56 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 136 || || || @ Expos || L 2–3 (12) || || || || || || 79–57 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 137 || || || Padres || L 2–5 || || || || || || 79–58 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 138 || || || Padres || L 3–8 || || || || || || 79–59 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 141 || || || Braves || W 3–2 || || || || || || 82–59 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 142 || || || Braves || L 3–6 (10) || || || || || || 82–60 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 143 || || || Braves || W 7–6 || || || || || || 83–60 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 144 || || || @ Astros || W 5–1 || || || || || || 84–60 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 146 || || || @ Astros || W 6–0 || || || || || || 85–61 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 150 || || || Astros || W 9–2 || || || || || || 86–64 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 151 || || || Astros || L 2–15 || || || || || || 86–65 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 152 || || || Astros || W 2–1 || || || || || || 87–65 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 153 || || || @ Braves || W 11–2 || || || || || || 88–65 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 154 || || || @ Braves || L 2–3 || || || || || || 88–66 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 155 || || || @ Braves || L 1–7 || || || || || || 88–67 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 158 (1) || || || @ Padres || L 1–7 || || || || || || 90–68 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 159 (2) || || || @ Padres || L 1–4 || || || || || || 90–69 || L2
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Detailed records
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pct. | Runs scored | Runs allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **NL East** | ||||||
| [Chicago Cubs](1983-chicago-cubs-season) | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 43 | 57 | |
| [Montreal Expos](1983-montreal-expos-season) | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 49 | 39 | |
| [Philadelphia Phillies](1983-philadelphia-phillies-season) | 6–0 | 5–1 | 11–1 | 49 | 15 | |
| [Pittsburgh Pirates](1983-pittsburgh-pirates-season) | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 40 | 43 | |
| [St. Louis Cardinals](1983-st-louis-cardinals-season) | 5–1 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 78 | 50 | |
| 21–9 | 18–12 | 39–21 | 259 | 204 | ||
| **NL West** | ||||||
| [Atlanta Braves](1983-atlanta-braves-season) | 6–3 | 5–4 | 11–7 | 80 | 67 | |
| [Houston Astros](1983-houston-astros-season) | 7–2 | 5–4 | 12–6 | 85 | 69 | |
| **Los Angeles Dodgers** | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| [San Diego Padres](1983-san-diego-padres-season) | 2–7 | 4–5 | 6–12 | 66 | 99 | |
| [San Francisco Giants](1983-san-francisco-giants-season) | 3–6 | 2–7 | 5–13 | 51 | 75 | |
| 18–18 | 16–20 | 34–38 | 282 | 310 |
Postseason Game log
|-style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || || 5:20p.m. PDT || Phillies || L 0–1 || Carlton (1–0) || Reuss (0–1) || Holland (1) || 2:17 || 55,524 || PHI 1–0 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || || 5:20p.m. PDT || Phillies || W 4–1 || Valenzuela (1–0) || Denny (0–1) || Niedenfuer (1) || 2:44 || 55,967 || TIE 1–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || || 12:05p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || L 2–7 || Hudson (1–0) || Welch (0–1) || — || 2:51 || 53,490 || PHI 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || || 5:20p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || L 2–7 || Carlton (2–0) || Reuss (0–2) || — || 2:50 || 64,494 || PHI 3–1 || L2 |-
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 113 | 335 | 68 | .203 | 15 | 41 | |
| 1B | 146 | 455 | 102 | .224 | 20 | 66 | |
| 2B | 155 | 623 | 175 | .281 | 5 | 41 | |
| SS | 131 | 451 | 111 | .246 | 1 | 30 | |
| 3B | 160 | 584 | 174 | .298 | 32 | 103 | |
| LF | 149 | 531 | 138 | .260 | 15 | 73 | |
| CF | 141 | 481 | 135 | .281 | 17 | 66 | |
| RF | 140 | 465 | 132 | .284 | 17 | 65 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 192 | 48 | .250 | 2 | 8 | |
| 99 | 178 | 44 | .247 | 6 | 20 | |
| 54 | 148 | 37 | .250 | 2 | 22 | |
| 81 | 145 | 32 | .221 | 2 | 12 | |
| 61 | 115 | 19 | .165 | 1 | 2 | |
| 64 | 64 | 11 | .172 | 1 | 1 | |
| 42 | 62 | 12 | .194 | 1 | 6 | |
| 24 | 55 | 13 | .236 | 2 | 11 | |
| 47 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 3 | 8 | |
| 12 | 35 | 11 | .314 | 1 | 7 | |
| 19 | 31 | 5 | .161 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 2 | |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 257.0 | 15 | 10 | 3.75 | 189 | |
| 32 | 223.1 | 12 | 11 | 2.94 | 143 | |
| 31 | 204.0 | 15 | 12 | 2.65 | 156 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 177.0 | 12 | 9 | 2.75 | 120 | |
| 33 | 160.0 | 9 | 8 | 4.22 | 87 | |
| 9 | 39.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.77 | 18 | |
| 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 1.44 | 52 | |
| 66 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1.90 | 66 | |
| 46 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2.96 | 54 | |
| 42 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.55 | 50 | |
| 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.49 | 36 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 5 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 5 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 5 |
1983 National League Championship Series
Main article: 1983 National League Championship Series
The National League West champion Dodgers faced the National League East champion Philadelphia Phillies in the 1983 NLCS and lost the series 3 games to 1. Noteworthy was that the Dodgers had won 11 of 12 games against the Phillies during the regular season.
Game 1
October 4, Dodger Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Philadelphia** | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **1** | **5** | **1** |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **0** | **7** | **0** |
| **W**: Steve Carlton (1-0) **L**: Jerry Reuss (0-1) **SV**: Al Holland (1) | ||||||||||||
| **HRs**: **PHI** – Mike Schmidt (1) |
Game 2
October 5, Dodger Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **1** | **7** | **2** |
| **Los Angeles** | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | **4** | **6** | **1** |
| **W**: Fernando Valenzuela (1-0) **L**: John Denny (0-1) **SV**: Tom Niedenfuer (1) | ||||||||||||
| **HRs**: **PHI** – Gary Matthews (1) |
Game 3
October 7, Veterans Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **2** | **4** | **0** |
| **Philadelphia** | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | **7** | **9** | **1** |
| **W**: Charles Hudson (1-0) **L**: Bob Welch (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| **HRs**: **LAD** – Mike Marshall (1); **PHI** – Gary Matthews (2) |
Game 4
October 8, Veterans Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | **2** | **10** | **0** |
| **Philadelphia** | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | **7** | **13** | **1** |
| **W**: Steve Carlton (2-0) **L**: Jerry Reuss (0-2) | ||||||||||||
| **HRs**: **LAD** – Dusty Baker (1); **PHI** – Gary Matthews (3), Sixto Lezcano (1) |
Postseason game log
Awards and honors
- 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Steve Sax starter
- Pedro Guerrero reserve
- Fernando Valenzuela reserve
- Silver Slugger Award
- Fernando Valenzuela
- NL Pitcher of the Month
- Burt Hooton (June 1983)
- NL Player of the Month
- Dusty Baker (July 1983)
- NL Player of the Week
- Dusty Baker (July 11–17)
- Mike Marshall (Sep. 5–11)
Farm system
Terry Collins Rick Ollar Dave Wallace
Teams in BOLD won League Championships
Major League Baseball Draft
Main article: 1983 Major League Baseball Draft
The Dodgers drafted 35 players in the June draft and 17 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. They received two extra picks in the 2nd round as compensation for losing free agents Steve Garvey and Terry Forster.
The first round pick in the June draft was pitcher Erik Sonberg of Wichita State University. He played six seasons in the minors and was 19-38 with a 6.20 ERA in 107 games. None of this years signings amounted to much of anything in the Majors.
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Lee | RHP | Sacramento City College | Yes | 1983–1984 | A |
| 2 | Todd Cobbs | RHP | Vincennes University | Yes | 1983–1985 | A |
| 3 | Patrick Sullivan | C | Sacramento City College | No | ||
| Blue Jays-1985 | 1985 | Rookie | ||||
| 4 | Mark Tindall | LHP | Sinclair Community College | No | ||
| Expos-1983 | 1983–1984 | A- | ||||
| 5 | Victor Marin | RHP | Chaffey College | No | ||
| 6 | Randy Hamrick | LHP | Spartanburg Methodist College | Yes | 1983–1985 | A |
| 7 | John Partridge | RHP | Alvin Community College | No | ||
| 8 | Rob Leary | RHP | College of San Mateo | No | ||
| Expos-1986 | 1986–1990 | AAA | ||||
| 9 | Kenneth Boone | RHP | Citrus College | No | ||
| 10 | Theodore Parker | OF | Spartanburg Methodist College | No | ||
| Cardinals-1986 | 1986–1987 | A | ||||
| 11 | Scott Campbell | OF | Citrus College | No | ||
| Royals-1983 | 1983 | Rookie | ||||
| 12 | Mark Reynolds | OF | Austin Community College | Yes | 1983–1986 | AA |
| 13 | Wayne Kirby | OF | Newport News Apprentice School | Yes | 1983–2001 | **MLB** |
| 14 | Karl Ciamaichelo | SS | Yes | 1983 | Rookie | |
| 15 | Gerald Robinson | C | No |
January Secondary phase
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Woods | OF | Spartanburg Methodist College | No | ||
| 2 | Rodney McCray | OF | West Los Angeles College | No | ||
| Padres-1984 | 1984–1993 | **MLB** |
June draft
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Sonberg | LHP | Wichita State University | Yes | 1983–1989 | AAA |
| 2 | Michael Cherry | RHP | The Citadel | Yes | 1983–1986 | AA |
| 2 | Robert Hamilton | RHP | Northeast High School | Yes | 1983–1987 | AA |
| 2 | Luis Lopez | C | Lafayette High School | Yes | 1984–2004 | **MLB** |
| 3 | Mitchell Moran | OF | University of Texas–Pan American | Yes | 1983–1985 | A |
| 4 | Bert Flores | OF | Mt. Whitney High School | Yes | 1983–1986 | A |
| 5 | Richard Thurman | RHP | Pepperdine University | Yes | 1983 | A |
| 6 | Scott May | RHP | University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Yes | 1983–1995 | **MLB** |
| 7 | Timothy Zaploski | 3B | Boulder City High School | Yes | 1983–1985 | A- |
| 8 | Dave Eichborn | RHP | University of Miami | No | ||
| 9 | Curtis Campbell | C | Gardena High School | Yes | 1983–1984 | Rookie |
| 10 | Chuck Bartlett | C | Mississippi State University | Yes | 1983–1984 | A |
| 11 | Joe Karmeris | 3B | Reavis High School | Yes | 1983–1985 | A |
| 12 | Samuel Dotson | C | University of Memphis | Yes | 1983 | Rookie |
| 13 | Kenneth Harvey | 2B | University of Richmond | Yes | 1983–1987 | AA |
| 14 | Barry Wohler | LHP | University of Minnesota | Yes | 1984–1988 | AA |
| 15 | Richard Ross | 3B | North Park University | No | ||
| 16 | Steven Shields | RHP | California State University, Los Angeles | Yes | 1983–1985 | A |
| 17 | Michael Blair | C | Jacksonville State University | Yes | 1983–1984 | A |
| 18 | Fred LaGroue | RHP | Holy Cross High School | No | ||
| 19 | Christopher Chapman | OF | Southern University and A&M College | Yes | 1983–1987 | AA |
| 20 | Mark Stevens | OF | Citrus College | No | ||
| 21 | Shawn Gilbert | SS | Agua Fria High School | No | ||
| Twins-1987 | 1987–2003 | **MLB** | ||||
| 22 | Mike Fetters | RHP | ʻIolani School | No | ||
| Angels-1986 | 1986–2004 | **MLB** | ||||
| 23 | Robert Rowen | LHP | Lassen College | Yes | 1983–1988 | AA |
| 24 | Vincent Beringhele | OF | University of California, Los Angeles | Yes | 1983–1985 | A |
| 25 | John Rexrode | RHP | Dallas Baptist University | Yes | 1983–1984 | A |
| 26 | Scott Parrish | RHP | Clemson University | No | ||
| Athletics-1984 | 1984–1985 | A- | ||||
| 27 | Dale Hamrick | 3B | Spartanburg Methodist College | No | ||
| Braves-1984 | 1984 | Rookie | ||||
| 28 | Fernando Fernández | 3B | Lennox High School | No | ||
| 29 | Kevin Monk | 1B | Fremont High School | No | ||
| 30 | Daniel Kapea | LHP | Waipahu High School | No | ||
| Brewers-1988 | 1988 | Rookie |
June secondary phase
| Round | Name | Position | School | Signed | Career span | Highest level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Leake | 3B | Sacramento City College | No | ||
| Brewers-1985 | 1985–1989 | A | ||||
| 2 | Terence Guzman | LHP | Ferrum College | No | ||
| 3 | Tim Criswell | RHP | Georgia Perimeter College | Yes | 1983–1987 | AA |
|}
Notes
References
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/klawito01.shtml Tom Klawitter page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/stewada01.shtml Dave Stewart page at Baseball Reference]
- "1983 Los Angeles Dodgers schedule and results". Baseball Reference.
- "1983 National League Championship Series".
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1983&draft_type=janreg& 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase ]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1983&draft_type=jansec& 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase ]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1983&draft_type=junreg& 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=LAD&year_ID=1983&draft_type=junsec& 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase]
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