1983 Boston Red Sox season
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1983 Boston Red Sox season
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| Owner(s) | JRY Trust, Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan | |
| Manager(s) | Ralph Houk | |
| Local television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery) |
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| Local radio | WPLM-FM 99.1 (Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione) |
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The 1983 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 6th in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses.
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Offseason
- November 1, 1982: Tony Pérez was released by the Red Sox.[1]
- December 6, 1982: Carney Lansford‚ Garry Hancock‚ and a minor leaguer (Jerry King) were traded by the Red Sox to the Oakland Athletics for Tony Armas and Jeff Newman.[2]
- January 10, 1983: Josias Manzanillo was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.[3]
- January 11, 1983: Ellis Burks was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round of the January portion of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft. Burks signed on May 17.[4]
- January 13, 1983: Mike Torrez was traded by the Red Sox to the New York Mets for a player to be named later. The Mets completed the deal by sending Mike Davis (minors) to the Red Sox on February 15.[5]
- March 25, 1983: Brian Kingman was released by the Red Sox.[6]
Regular season
- Jim Rice led American League in home runs (39) and total bases (344), and tied for lead in RBI (126) while hitting a .305 batting average.
- Wade Boggs led AL hitters with a .361 average and a .444 on base percentage, ending second in hits (210) and doubles (44).
- Tony Armas may not have had enough hits to keep his average up (.218), but finished second in the league with 36 home runs and seventh with 107 RBI.
- Carl Yastrzemski retired after 23 seasons, all with the Red Sox.
Season standings
| Team | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 6.0 |
| New York Yankees | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7.0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9.0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20.0 |
| Cleveland Indians | 70 | 92 | .432 | 28.0 |
Notable transactions
- June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball Draft
- Roger Clemens was drafted by the Red Sox in the 1st round (19th pick). Clemens signed on June 21.[7]
- John Mitchell was drafted by the Red Sox in the 7th round.[8]
Opening Day lineup
| 26 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
| 24 | Dwight Evans | RF |
| 14 | Jim Rice | LF |
| 20 | Tony Armas | CF |
| 8 | Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| 11 | Dave Stapleton | 1B |
| 10 | Rich Gedman | C |
| 18 | Glenn Hoffman | SS |
| 12 | Julio Valdez | 2B |
| 43 | Dennis Eckersley | P |
Roster
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Manager
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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 |
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| 1B | Dave Stapleton | 151 | 542 | 134 | .247 | 10 | 66 |
| LF | Jim Rice | 155 | 626 | 191 | .305 | 39 | 126 |
| CF | Tony Armas | 145 | 574 | 125 | .218 | 36 | 107 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Luis Aponte | 34 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3.63 | 32 |
Awards and honors
- Jim Rice, OF, American League Leader Home Runs (39)
- Jim Rice, OF, American League Leader RBIs (126)
- Jim Rice (Starting LF)
- Bob Stanley
- Carl Yastrzemski
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: New Britain
Notes
- ^ Tony Pérez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Tony Armas page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Josias Manzanillo page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ellis Burks page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Torrez page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Brian Kingman page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Roger Clemens page at Baseball Reference
- ^ John Mitchell page at Baseball Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1983 Boston Red Sox team page at Baseball Reference
- 1983 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com
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