The 1983 Boston Red Sox season was the 83rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished sixth in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses, 20 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, who went on to win the 1983 World Series. It was the Red Sox' first losing season since 1966.

On June 6, general partner Buddy LeRoux attempted to replace general manager Haywood Sullivan with former general manager Dick O'Connell, leading to protracted legal proceedings between LeRoux and the team's other two general partners, Sullivan and Jean Yawkey. LeRoux ultimately lost in court the following June.

Offseason November 1, 1982: Tony Pérez was released by the Red Sox.Tony Pérez at Baseball Reference 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.Tony Armas at Baseball Reference January 10, 1983: Josías Manzanillo was signed as an amateur free agent by the Red Sox.Josías Manzanillo at Baseball-Reference 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.Ellis Burks at Baseball-Reference 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.Mike Torrez at Baseball-Reference March 25, 1983: Brian Kingman was released by the Red Sox.Brian Kingman at Baseball-Reference

Regular season +Record by monthMonth Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 10 9 10 9 2nd (tie) May 16 11 26 20 2nd June 11 16 37 36 5th 5 July 14 14 51 50 6th 9 August 12 19 63 69 6th September 14 14 77 83 6th 20 October 1 1 78 84 6th 20

Highlights Jim Rice led the American League in home runs (39) and total bases (344), and tied for the lead in RBIs (126) while hitting for a .305 batting average. Wade Boggs led American League hitters with a .361 average and a .444 on-base percentage, finishing 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, one of the longest careers with one franchise in MLB history.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 6, 1983: In the 1983 Major League Baseball draft, the Red Sox drafted Roger Clemens in the 1st round (19th pick) and John Mitchell in the 7th round.Roger Clemens at Baseball-ReferenceJohn Mitchell at Baseball-Reference

Opening Day lineup 26 Wade Boggs 3B 24 Dwight Evans RF14 Jim Rice LF20 Tony Armas CF  8 Carl Yastrzemski DH11 Dave Stapleton 1B10 Rich Gedman C18 Glenn Hoffman SS12 Julio Valdez 2B43 Dennis Eckersley     P Source:

Roster 1983 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (First base) (Bullpen) (Hitting) (Pitching) (Third base)

Player stats

Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGJim Rice1556269019134139126052.305.550Jerry Remy146592731631650431140.275.319Wade Boggs153582100210447574392.361.486Tony Armas1455747712523236107029.218.453Dave Stapleton151542541343111066140.247.363Glenn Hoffman14347356123241441130.260.340Dwight Evans126470741121942258370.238.436Carl Yastrzemski119380381012401056054.266.408Reid Nichols1002743578221622726.285.438Rick Miller1042624175102221328.286.363Gary Allenson842301953110330027.230.317Rich Gedman812042160161218015.294.412Ed Jurak75159194484018118.277.377Jeff Newman5913211254037010.189.288Marty Barrett3344710110203.227.295Julio Valdez122533000001.120.120Jackie Gutiérrez51023000001.300.300Lee Graham5620000100.000.000Chico Walker4522020100.4001.200Team totals162559072415122873214269130536.270.409 Source:

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSOJohn Tudor13124.0934340242.023612211081136Bruce Hurst12124.0933320211.12411029662115Dennis Eckersley9135.6128280176.12231191103977Bob Ojeda1274.0429280173.217385787394Bob Stanley8102.8564033145.114556463865Mike Brown664.6719180104.011062544335Oil Can Boyd483.281513098.210346362343Mark Clear456.28480496.010171676881Doug Bird146.65226167.29152501633Luis Aponte543.63340362.07428252332John Henry Johnson323.71341153.15828222051Al Nipper112.2532016.0174475Team totals78844.34162162421446.11572775697493767 Source:

Statistical leaders

Category Player Statistic Youngest player Oil Can BoydRich GedmanLee GrahamJackie Gutiérrez 23 Oldest player Carl Yastrzemski 43 Wins Above Replacement Wade Boggs 7.8 Source:

Batting Abbr. Category Player Statistic G Games played Jim Rice 155 PA Plate appearances Jim Rice 689 AB At bats Jim Rice 626 R Runs scored Wade Boggs 100 H Hits Wade Boggs 210 2B Doubles Wade Boggs 44 3B Triples Wade Boggs 7 HR Home runs Jim Rice 39 RBI Runs batted in Jim Rice 126 SB Stolen bases Jerry Remy 11 CS Caught stealing Reid Nichols 5 BB Base on balls Wade Boggs 92 SO Strikeouts Tony Armas 131 BA Batting average Wade Boggs .361 OBP On-base percentage Wade Boggs .444 SLG Slugging percentage Jim Rice .550 OPS On-base plus slugging Wade Boggs .931 OPS+ Adjusted OPS Wade Boggs 150 TB Total bases Jim Rice 344 GIDP Grounded into double play Jim Rice 31 HBP Hit by pitch Jim Rice 6 SH Sacrifice hits Jerry Remy 12 SF Sacrifice flies Dave Stapleton 8 IBB Intentional base on balls Carl Yastrzemski 11 Source:

Pitching Abbr. Category Player Statistic W Wins John Tudor 13 L Losses Dennis Eckersley 13 W-L % Winning percentage Bob Ojeda .632 (12–7) ERA Earned run average Bob Ojeda 4.04 G Games pitched Bob Stanley 64 GS Games started John Tudor 34 GF Games finished Bob Stanley 53 CG Complete games John Tudor 7SHO Shutouts Bruce Hurst 2 John Tudor SV Saves Bob Stanley 33 IP Innings pitched John Tudor 242 SO Strikeouts John Tudor 136 WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched John Tudor 1.310 Source:

Awards and honors Awards Wade Boggs – Silver Slugger Award (3B) Dwight Evans – Gold Glove Award (OF) Jim Rice – Silver Slugger Award (OF) Accomplishments Jim Rice, American League Leader Home Runs (39) Jim Rice, American League Leader RBIs (126) All-Star Game Jim Rice, starting LF Bob Stanley, reserve P Carl Yastrzemski, reserve DH

Farm system

The New Britain Red Sox replaced the Bristol Red Sox as a Double-A affiliate.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: New Britain

Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links 1983 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference 1983 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com