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1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1983 Los Angeles 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.
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| 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
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| National League West Champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |||
| City | Los Angeles | |||
| Owners | Peter O'Malley | |||
| General managers | Al Campanis | |||
| Managers | Tommy Lasorda | |||
| Television | KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter ONTV Geoff Witcher, Al Downing | |||
| Radio | KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQ Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas | |||
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- 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.
Season standings
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| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — | 48–32 | 43–39 |
| Atlanta Braves | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 3 | 46–34 | 42–40 |
| Houston Astros | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 6 | 46–36 | 39–41 |
| San Diego Padres | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 10 | 47–34 | 34–47 |
| San Francisco Giants | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 12 | 43–38 | 36–45 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 17 | 36–45 | 38–43 |
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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 | — | |||||
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Opening Day lineup
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Roster
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Notable transactions
- May 2, 1983: Tom Klawitter was released by the Dodgers.[1]
- 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.[2]
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
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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Steve Yeager | 113 | 335 | 68 | .203 | 15 | 41 |
| 1B | Greg Brock | 146 | 455 | 102 | .224 | 20 | 66 |
| 2B | Steve Sax | 155 | 623 | 175 | .281 | 5 | 41 |
| SS | Bill Russell | 131 | 451 | 111 | .246 | 1 | 30 |
| 3B | Pedro Guerrero | 160 | 584 | 174 | .298 | 32 | 103 |
| LF | Dusty Baker | 149 | 531 | 138 | .260 | 15 | 73 |
| CF | Ken Landreaux | 141 | 481 | 135 | .281 | 17 | 66 |
| RF | Mike Marshall | 140 | 465 | 132 | .284 | 17 | 65 |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Derrel Thomas | 118 | 192 | 48 | .250 | 2 | 8 |
| Rick Monday | 99 | 178 | 44 | .247 | 6 | 20 |
| Jack Fimple | 54 | 148 | 37 | .250 | 2 | 22 |
| Ron Roenicke | 81 | 145 | 32 | .221 | 2 | 12 |
| Dave Anderson | 61 | 115 | 19 | .165 | 1 | 2 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 64 | 64 | 11 | .172 | 1 | 1 |
| Candy Maldonado | 42 | 62 | 12 | .194 | 1 | 6 |
| R.J. Reynolds | 24 | 55 | 13 | .236 | 2 | 11 |
| José Morales | 47 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 3 | 8 |
| Mike Scioscia | 12 | 35 | 11 | .314 | 1 | 7 |
| Gilberto Reyes | 19 | 31 | 5 | .161 | 0 | 0 |
| Germán Rivera | 13 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Bream | 15 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
| Cecil Espy | 20 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Sax | 7 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Taveras | 10 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Fernando Valenzuela | 35 | 257.0 | 15 | 10 | 3.75 | 189 |
| Jerry Reuss | 32 | 223.1 | 12 | 11 | 2.94 | 143 |
| Bob Welch | 31 | 204.0 | 15 | 12 | 2.65 | 156 |
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Alejandro Peña | 34 | 177.0 | 12 | 9 | 2.75 | 120 |
| Burt Hooton | 33 | 160.0 | 9 | 8 | 4.22 | 87 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 9 | 39.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.77 | 18 |
| Sid Fernandez | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 9 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Steve Howe | 46 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 1.44 | 52 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 66 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1.90 | 66 |
| Dave Stewart | 46 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2.96 | 54 |
| Joe Beckwith | 42 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.55 | 50 |
| Pat Zachry | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.49 | 36 |
| Orel Hershiser | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 5 |
| Rich Rodas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 5 |
| Ricky Wright | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 5 |
| Larry White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 5 |
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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
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
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Game 2
October 5, Dodger Stadium
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
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Game 3
October 7, Veterans Stadium
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
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Game 4
October 8, Veterans Stadium
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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) | ||||||||||||
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Postseason game log
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- 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Steve Sax starter
- Pedro Guerrero reserve
- Fernando Valenzuela reserve
- Silver Slugger Award
- 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)
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Teams in BOLD won League Championships
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.
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