1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season
| 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 NL West Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Peter O'Malley | |
| General manager(s) | Al Campanis | |
| Manager(s) | Tommy Lasorda | |
| Local television | KTTV (11) | |
| Local radio | KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQ Jaime Jarrin, Rene Cardenas |
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The 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League Western Division but lost in the National League Championship Series to the Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 1.
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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
- January 11, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball Draft (January draft) notable picks:
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- Round 13: Wayne Kirby [1]
- Secondary phase
- Round 2: Rodney McCray (did not sign)[2]
- 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
| NL West | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 91 | 71 | -- | .562 |
| Atlanta Braves | 88 | 74 | 3.0 | .543 |
| Houston Astros | 85 | 77 | 6.0 | .525 |
| San Diego Padres | 81 | 81 | 10.0 | .500 |
| San Francisco Giants | 79 | 83 | 12.0 | .488 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 88 | 17.0 | .457 |
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Notable transactions
- May 2, 1983: Tom Klawitter was released by the Dodgers.[3]
- May 9, 1983: Acquired Rafael Landestoy from the Cincinnati Reds for Brett Wise and John Franco
- June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball Draft (June draft) notable picks:
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- Round 2: Luis Lopez
- Round 6: Scott May
- Round 21: Shawn Gilbert (did not sign)
- Round 22: Mike Fetters (did not sign)[4]
- August 19, 1983: Dave Stewart, Ricky Wright and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for Rick Honeycutt.[5]
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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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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| Pat Zachry | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.49 | 36 |
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 Dodger 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 |
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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) | ||||||||||||
Game 2
October 5, Dodger Stadium
| 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) | ||||||||||||
Game 3
October 7, Veterans Stadium
| 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) | ||||||||||||
Game 4
October 8, Veterans Stadium
| 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) | ||||||||||||
Awards and honors
- 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)
Farm system
Teams in BOLD won League Championships
Notes
References
External links
| Preceded by Atlanta Braves 1982 |
NL West Championship Season 1983 |
Succeeded by San Diego Padres 1984 |
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