1983 California Angels season

The 1983 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing tied for fifth in the American League west with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses.

1983 California Angels
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkAnaheim Stadium
CityAnaheim, California
OwnersGene Autry
General managersBuzzie Bavasi
ManagersJohn McNamara
TelevisionKTLA
RadioKMPC
(Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Joe Buttitta, Allan Elconin)
KLVE
(Antonio Gonzalez, Ulpiano Cos Villa)
← 1982 Seasons 1984 →

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Sox 99 63 .611 55‍–‍26 44‍–‍37
Kansas City Royals 79 83 .488 20 45‍–‍36 34‍–‍47
Texas Rangers 77 85 .475 22 44‍–‍37 33‍–‍48
Oakland Athletics 74 88 .457 25 42‍–‍39 32‍–‍49
California Angels 70 92 .432 29 35‍–‍46 35‍–‍46
Minnesota Twins 70 92 .432 29 37‍–‍44 33‍–‍48
Seattle Mariners 60 102 .370 39 30‍–‍51 30‍–‍51

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team BAL BOS CAL CWS CLE DET KC MIL MIN NYY OAK SEA TEX TOR
Baltimore 8–5 7–5 7–5 6–7 5–8 8–4 11–2 8–4 6–7 8–4 8–4 9–3 7–6
Boston 5–8 6–6 6–6 7–6 4–9 5–7 4–9 5–7 7–6 8–4 7–5 7–5 7–6
California 5–7 6–6 3–10 8–4 4–8 6–7 6–6 6–7 5–7 5–8 6–7 6–7 4–8
Chicago 5–7 6–6 10–3 8–4 8–4 9–4 4–8 8–5 8–4 8–5 12–1 8–5 5–7
Cleveland 7–6 6–7 4–8 4–8 5–8 7–5 3–10 6–6 6–7 7–5 8–4 3–9 4–9
Detroit 8–5 9–4 8–4 4–8 8–5 7–5 6–7 9–3 5–8 6–6 8–4 8–4 6–7
Kansas City 4–8 7–5 7–6 4–9 5–7 5–7 6–6 6–7 6–6 7–6 8–5 8–5–1 6–6
Milwaukee 2–11 9–4 6–6 8–4 10–3 7–6 6–6 8–4 4–9 6–6 5–7 8–4 8–5
Minnesota 4–8 7–5 7–6 5–8 6–6 3–9 7–6 4–8 4–8 4–9 9–4 5–8 5–7
New York 7–6 6–7 7–5 4–8 7–6 8–5 6–6 9–4 8–4 8–4 7–5 7–5 7–6
Oakland 4–8 4–8 8–5 5–8 5–7 6–6 6–7 6–6 9–4 4–8 9–4 2–11 6–6
Seattle 4–8 5–7 7–6 1–12 4–8 4–8 5–8 7–5 4–9 5–7 4–9 6–7 4–8
Texas 3–9 5–7 7–6 5–8 9–3 4–8 5–8–1 4–8 8–5 5–7 11–2 7–6 4–8
Toronto 6–7 6–7 8–4 7–5 9–4 7–6 6–6 5–8 7–5 6–7 6–6 8–4 8–4


Roster

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1983 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

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Manager

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Bob Boone 142 468 120 .256 9 52
1B Rod Carew 129 472 160 .339 2 44
2B Bobby Grich 120 387 113 .292 16 62
SS Tim Foli 88 330 83 .252 2 29
3B Doug DeCinces 95 370 104 .281 18 65
LF Brian Downing 113 403 99 .246 19 53
CF Fred Lynn 117 437 119 .272 22 74
RF Ellis Valentine 86 271 65 .240 13 43
DH Reggie Jackson 116 397 77 .194 14 49

Other batters

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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
Ron Jackson 102 348 80 .230 8 39
Juan Beníquez 92 315 96 .305 3 34
Daryl Sconiers 106 314 86 .274 8 46
Bobby Clark 76 212 49 .231 5 21
Rob Wilfong 65 177 45 .254 2 17
Steve Lubratich 57 156 34 .218 0 7
Rick Burleson 33 119 34 .286 0 11
Ricky Adams 58 112 28 .250 2 6
Mike Brown 31 104 24 .231 3 9
Gary Pettis 22 85 25 .294 3 6
Mike O'Berry 26 60 10 .167 1 5
Dick Schofield 21 54 11 .204 3 4
Joe Ferguson 12 27 2 .074 0 2
Jerry Narron 10 22 3 .136 1 4

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Tommy John 34 234.2 11 13 4.33 65
Ken Forsch 31 219.1 11 12 4.06 81
Geoff Zahn 29 203.0 9 11 3.33 81

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Mike Witt 43 154.0 7 14 4.91 77
Bruce Kison 26 126.2 11 5 4.05 83
Dave Goltz 15 63.2 0 6 6.22 27
Rick Steirer 19 61.2 3 2 4.82 25
Byron McLaughlin 16 55.2 2 4 5.17 45
Steve Brown 12 46.0 2 3 3.52 23
Bill Travers 10 42.2 0 3 5.91 24

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Luis Sánchez 56 10 8 7 3.66 49
Andy Hassler 42 0 5 4 5.45 20
John Curtis 37 1 2 5 3.80 36
Doug Corbett 11 1 1 0 3.63 18
Curt Brown 10 1 1 0 7.31 7
Bob Lacey 8 1 2 0 5.19 7

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Edmonton Trappers Pacific Coast League Moose Stubing
AA Nashua Angels Eastern League Winston Llenas
A Redwood Pioneers California League Jack Lind
A Peoria Suns Midwest League Joe Coleman
A-Short Season Salem Angels Northwest League Joe Maddon

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Redwood

Notes

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  1. ^ Ellis Valentine at Baseball Reference

References

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  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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Preceded by California Angels seasons
1983
Succeeded by