1983 Montreal Expos season

Offseason

• November 3, 1982: Bobby Ramos was purchased by the Expos from the New York Yankees.
• December 23, 1982: Woodie Fryman was signed as a free agent with the Expos.
• February 7, 1983: Jerry Manuel was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Butch Benton.
• March 31, 1983: Ken Phelps was purchased from the Expos by the Seattle Mariners.

Spring training

The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their seventh season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.

Regular season

• April 17, 1983: Andre Dawson became Nolan Ryan's 3500th strikeout.
• April 27, 1983: Nolan Ryan of the Astros struck out Brad Mills to break Walter Johnson's all time mark for strikeouts in a career. Mills was the 3,509th strikeout of Ryan's career.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• May 4, 1983: Chris Welsh was purchased by the Expos from the San Diego Padres.
• June 6, 1983: Cliff Young was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.
• June 18, 1983: Sergio Valdez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos.
• August 17, 1983: Don Carter (minors) and $300,000 were traded by the Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Manny Trillo.
• September 27, 1983: Greg Harris was selected off waivers by the Expos from the Cincinnati Reds.

Roster

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; SB = Stolen bases

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honours

• Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove
• Tim Raines, National League Stolen Base Leader, 90 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Gastonia

Notes

References

References

1. Kiss Em Goodbye: An ESPN Treasury of failed, forgotten, and departed teams, p.183, Dennis Purdy, Ballantine Books, New York, 2010, {{ISBN. 978-0-345-52012-8
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ramosbo01.shtml Bobby Ramos] at ''Baseball Reference''
3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/frymawo01.shtml Woodie Fryman] at ''Baseball Reference''
4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/manueje01.shtml Jerry Manuel] at ''Baseball Reference''
5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phelpke01.shtml Ken Phelps] at ''Baseball Reference''
6. "The Nolan Ryan Express {{!}} The Strikeout King".
7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/w/welshch01.shtml Chris Welsh] at ''Baseball Reference''
8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/y/youngcl01.shtml Cliff Young] at ''Baseball Reference''
9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/v/valdese01.shtml Sergio Valdez] at ''Baseball Reference''
10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/trillma01.shtml Manny Trillo] at ''Baseball Reference''
11. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/harrigr01.shtml Greg Harris] at ''Baseball Reference''
12. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/hisb2nl.shtml Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac]