The 1983 Oakland Athletics season was the 83rd season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 16th season in Oakland. The Athletics finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.

Offseason October 9, 1982: Jack Daugherty was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference November 4, 1982: Mickey Klutts was released by the Athletics.Mickey Klutts page at Baseball Reference December 13, 1982: Kevin Bell was released by the Athletics.Kevin Bell page at Baseball Reference December 20, 1982: Preston Hanna was released by the Athletics.Preston Hanna page at Baseball Reference January 11, 1983: Steve Howard was drafted by the Athletics in the 8th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.Steve Howard page at Baseball Reference January 17, 1983: Brian Kingman was purchased from the Athletics by the Boston Red Sox.Brian Kingman page at Baseball Reference March 28, 1983: Bob Owchinko was released by the Oakland Athletics.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft Greg Cadaret was drafted by the Athletics in the 11th round. Player signed June 11, 1983.Greg Cadaret page at Baseball Reference Rob Nelson was drafted by the Athletics in the 1st round (7th pick) of the Secondary Phase.Rob Nelson page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1983: Matt Keough was traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Ben Callahan, Marshall Brant, and cash.Matt Keough page at Baseball Reference July 22, 1983: Kelvin Moore was traded by the Athletics to the New York Mets for Scott Dye (minors).Kelvin Moore page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1983 Oakland Athletics Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

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

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 C Bob Kearney 108 298 76 .255 8 32 1B 136 339 79 .233 12 44 2B Davey Lopes 147 494 137 .277 17 67 SS Tony Phillips 148 412 102 .248 4 35 3B Carney Lansford 80 299 92 .308 10 45 LF 145 513 150 .292 9 48 CF Dwayne Murphy 130 471 107 .227 17 75 RF 128 443 122 .275 8 62 DH Jeff Burroughs 121 401 108 .269 10 56

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 Bill Almon 143 451 120 .266 4 63 Mike Heath 96 345 97 .281 6 33 101 256 70 .273 8 30 55 178 51 .287 0 20 Dan Meyer 69 169 32 .189 1 13 Donnie Hill 53 158 42 .266 2 15 41 124 26 .210 5 16 Mitchell Page 57 79 19 .241 0 1 Luis Quiñones 19 42 8 .190 0 4 19 18 6 .333 0 1 5 14 2 .143 0 2 Dave Hudgens 6 7 1 .143 0 0 Rusty McNealy 15 4 0 .000 0 0

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 Chris Codiroli 37 205.2 12 12 4.46 85 Bill Krueger 17 109.2 7 6 3.61 58 Mike Norris 16 88.2 4 5 3.76 63 16 83.2 3 5 4.41 31 Mike Warren 12 65.2 5 3 4.11 30 Rick Langford 7 20.0 0 4 12.15 2

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 Steve McCatty 38 167.0 6 9 3.99 65 Tim Conroy 39 162.1 7 10 3.94 112 Tom Underwood 51 144.2 9 7 4.04 62 14 44.0 2 3 5.52 28 Mark Smith 8 14.2 1 0 6.75 10 Ed Farmer 5 10.1 0 0 3.48 7 4 9.1 1 2 12.54 2 Curt Young 8 9.0 0 1 16.00 5

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 Dave Beard 43 5 5 10 5.61 40 Tom Burgmeier 49 6 7 4 2.81 39 35 3 3 5 4.33 23 29 2 5 4 2.77 40 13 1 1 0 5.76 14 Bert Bradley 6 0 0 0 6.48 3 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 inf 0

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Medford

References

External links 1983 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1983 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com