1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 94th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 26th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 22nd season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers rebounded from being eliminated from the playoffs on the final day of the previous season to win their second National League West title in three years, but lost in the NLCS to the Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 1.

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. 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

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup +Opening Day StartersName Position Steve Sax Second basemanKen Landreaux Center fielderDusty Baker Left fielderPedro Guerrero Third basemanGreg Brock First basemanMike Marshall Right fielderBill Russell ShortstopSteve YeagerCatcherFernando Valenzuela Starting pitcher

Roster 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Notable transactions May 2, 1983: Tom Klawitter was released by the Dodgers.Tom Klawitter page at Baseball Reference May 9, 1983: Acquired Rafael Landestoy from the Cincinnati Reds for Brett Wise and John Franco August 19, 1983: Dave Stewart, Ricky Wright and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for Rick Honeycutt.Dave Stewart page at Baseball Reference

Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Clinched divisionBoldDodgers team member

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || || || @ Astros || W 16–7 || || || || || || 1–0 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || || || @ Astros || W 4–2 || || || || || || 2–0 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || || || Expos || L 3–8 || || || || || || 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || || || Expos || L 2–7 || || || || || || 2–2 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || || || Expos || W 3–0 || || || || || || 3–2 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || || || Astros || W 4–3 || || || || || || 4–2 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || || || Astros || W 3–1 || || || || || || 5–2 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || || || Astros || W 5–3 || || || || || || 6–2 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || || || Padres || W 6–2 || || || || || || 7–2 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || || || Padres || W 8–5 || || || || || || 8–2 || W6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || || || Padres || L 1–9 || || || || || || 8–3 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || || || @ Pirates || W 4–2 || || || || || || 10–4 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || || || @ Pirates || W 3–2 || || || || || || 11–4 || W2 |-style="background:#bbb;" | — || || 10:35a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 19 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || || || @ Cardinals || W 8–0 || || || || || || 12–4 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || || || @ Cardinals || W 3–1 || || || || || || 13–4 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || || || @ Cardinals || L 6–7 || || || || || || 13–5 || L1

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || || || Pirates || L 1–5 || || || || || || 15–7 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || || || Pirates || W 5–4 || || || || || || 16–7 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || || || Pirates || W 3–2 || || || || || || 17–7 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || || || Cardinals || W 16–10 || || || || || || 18–7 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || || || Cardinals || W 5–3 || || || || || || 19–7 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 27 || || || Cardinals || W 6–4 || || || || || || 20–7 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || || || @ Padres || W 4–3 || || || || || || 22–8 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || || || @ Padres || L 4–6 || || || || || || 22–9 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || || || @ Padres || W 4–1 || || || || || || 23–9 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || || || @ Padres || W 3–2 || || || || || || 24–9 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || || || @ Expos || L 2–3 || || || || || || 24–10 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || || || @ Expos || W 13–3 || || || || || || 25–10 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || || || @ Phillies || W 2–0 || || || || || || 27–11 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || || || @ Phillies || W 3–0 || || || || || || 28–11 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || || || @ Phillies || W 6–1 || || || || || || 29–11 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || || || Phillies || W 5–2 || || || || || || 31–14 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || || || Phillies || W 4–1 || || || || || || 32–14 || W2

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || || || Phillies || W 1–0 || || || || || || 33–14 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || || || @ Braves || L 1–4 || || || || || || 35–17 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || || || @ Braves || W 11–5 || || || || || || 36–17 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 54 || || || @ Braves || W 4–2 || || || || || || 37–17 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || || || Braves || W 4–3 || || || || || || 40–19 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || || || Braves || L 2–3 || || || || || || 40–20 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 61 || || || Braves || W 6–1 || || || || || || 41–20 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || || || Padres || L 1–4 || || || || || || 43–22 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || || || Padres || L 0–2 || || || || || || 43–23 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || || || Padres || L 2–5 || || || || || || 43–24 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || || || Padres || L 5–7 || || || || || || 43–25 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 69 || || || Astros || W 7–2 || || || || || || 44–25 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || || || Astros || W 2–1 || || || || || || 45–25 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || || || Astros || L 7–9 || || || || || || 45–26 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 72 || || || @ Padres || W 9–5 || || || || || || 46–26 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || || || @ Padres || L 2–13 || || || || || || 46–27 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || || || @ Padres || L 6–7 || || || || || || 46–28 || L2

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || || || @ Astros || W 5–2 || || || || || || 47–28 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || || || @ Astros || L 1–3 || || || || || || 47–29 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || || || @ Astros || L 1–8 || || || || || || 47–30 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || || || @ Astros || L 4–5 || || || || || || 47–31 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || || 5:30p.m. PDT || 54th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois) |-style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || || || Pirates || L 3–4 || || || || || || 47–32 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || || || Pirates || L 0–3 || || || || || || 47–33 || L5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 81 || || || Pirates || W 10–3 || || || || || || 48–33 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 82 || || || Cardinals || W 7–6 || || || || || || 49–33 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 83 || || || Cardinals || W 3–1 || || || || || || 50–33 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || || || Cardinals || L 5–6 || || || || || || 50–34 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 89 || || || @ Pirates || L 1–4 || || || || || || 52–37 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 90 || || || @ Pirates || W 3–2 || || || || || || 53–37 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || || || @ Pirates || L 3–7 || || || || || || 53–38 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || || || @ Pirates || L 4–5 || || || || || || 53–39 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 93 || || || @ Cardinals || W 9–4 || || || || || || 54–39 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 94 || || || @ Cardinals || W 10–5 || || || || || || 55–39 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 95 || || || @ Cardinals || L 0–3 || || || || || || 55–40 || L1

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 107 || || || Braves || W 2–1 || || || || || || 60–47 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 108 || || || Braves || W 4–2 || || || || || || 61–47 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 109 || || || Braves || L 2–5 || || || || || || 61–48 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 113 || || || @ Braves || W 5–3 || || || || || || 63–50 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 114 || || || @ Braves || L 7–8 || || || || || || 63–51 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 115 || || || @ Braves || W 5–4 || || || || || || 64–51 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 119 || || || Phillies || W 3–0 || || || || || || 67–52 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 120 || || || Phillies || W 4–3 || || || || || || 68–52 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 121 || || || Phillies || W 6–0 || || || || || || 69–52 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 122 || || || Expos || W 4–1 || || || || || || 70–52 || W6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 123 || || || Expos || W 6–3 || || || || || || 71–52 || W7 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 124 || || || Expos || W 3–2 || || || || || || 72–52 || W8 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 125 || || || @ Phillies || L 1–4 || || || || || || 72–53 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 126 || || || @ Phillies || W 6–1 || || || || || || 73–53 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 127 || || || @ Phillies || W 8–3 || || || || || || 74–53 || W2

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 133 || || || @ Expos || L 3–8 || || || || || || 77–56 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 134 || || || @ Expos || W 4–1 || || || || || || 78–56 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 135 || || || @ Expos || W 4–0 || || || || || || 78–56 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 136 || || || @ Expos || L 2–3 || || || || || || 79–57 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 137 || || || Padres || L 2–5 || || || || || || 79–58 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 138 || || || Padres || L 3–8 || || || || || || 79–59 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 141 || || || Braves || W 3–2 || || || || || || 82–59 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 142 || || || Braves || L 3–6 || || || || || || 82–60 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 143 || || || Braves || W 7–6 || || || || || || 83–60 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 144 || || || @ Astros || W 5–1 || || || || || || 84–60 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 146 || || || @ Astros || W 6–0 || || || || || || 85–61 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 150 || || || Astros || W 9–2 || || || || || || 86–64 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 151 || || || Astros || L 2–15 || || || || || || 86–65 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 152 || || || Astros || W 2–1 || || || || || || 87–65 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 153 || || || @ Braves || W 11–2 || || || || || || 88–65 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 154 || || || @ Braves || L 2–3 || || || || || || 88–66 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 155 || || || @ Braves || L 1–7 || || || || || || 88–67 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 158 || || || @ Padres || L 1–7 || || || || || || 90–68 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 159 || || || @ Padres || L 1–4 || || || || || || 90–69 || L2

Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed NL East Chicago Cubs 3–3 3–3 6–6 43 57 Montreal Expos 4–2 3–3 7–5 49 39 New York Mets 3–2 4–3 7–5 38 34 Philadelphia Phillies 6–0 5–1 11–1 49 15 Pittsburgh Pirates 3–3 3–3 6–6 40 43 St. Louis Cardinals 5–1 4–2 9–3 78 50 24–11 22–15 46–26 297 238 NL West Atlanta Braves 6–3 5–4 11–7 80 67 Cincinnati Reds 6–3 5–4 11–7 75 61 Houston Astros 7–2 5–4 12–6 85 69 Los Angeles Dodgers — — — — — — San Diego Padres 2–7 4–5 6–12 66 99 San Francisco Giants 3–6 2–7 5–13 51 75 24–21 21–24 45–45 357 371

Month-by-Month Month Games Won Lost Win % April 20 14 6 91 75 May 26 18 8 115 76 June 28 14 14 100 100 July 28 11 17 107 132 August 30 20 10 121 94 September 29 14 14 116 121 October 2 0 2 4 8 Total 163 91 71 654 609 Games Won Lost Win % Home 81 48 32 316 296 Road 82 43 39 338 313 Total 163 91 71 654 609

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