The 1983 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 101st season in Major League Baseball, their 26th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 24th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in the National League West with a 79–83 record, 12 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Offseason October 15, 1982: Bill Bordley was released by the Giants.Bill Bordley at Baseball Reference October 15, 1982: Alan Hargesheimer was traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Herman Segelke.Alan Hargesheimer at Baseball Reference December 14, 1982: Joe Morgan and Al Holland were traded by the Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mike Krukow, Mark Davis, and Charles Penigar (minors).Mark Davis at Baseball Reference February 7, 1983: Joel Youngblood was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Joel Youngblood at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters Bob Brenly Jack Clark Chili Davis Darrell Evans Mike Krukow Duane Kuiper Johnnie LeMaster Jeffrey Leonard Tom O'Malley
Notable transactions May 1, 1983: Brian Kingman was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Brian Kingman at Baseball Reference June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft Charlie Hayes was drafted by the Giants in the 4th round.Charlie Hayes at Baseball Reference Mike Aldrete was drafted by the Giants in the 7th round. Player signed June 22, 1983.Mike Aldrete at Baseball Reference
Roster 1983 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (First Base) (Third Base) (Hitting) (Third Base) (Pitching) (Bullpen)
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 Brenly 104 281 63 .224 7 34 1B Darrell Evans 142 523 145 .277 30 82 2B Brad Wellman 82 182 39 .214 1 16 SS Johnny LeMaster 141 534 128 .240 6 30 3B Tom O'Malley 135 410 106 .259 5 45 LF Jeffrey Leonard 139 516 144 .279 21 87 CF Chili Davis 137 486 113 .233 11 59 RF Jack Clark 135 492 132 .268 20 66
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 124 373 109 .292 17 53 Max Venable 94 228 50 .219 6 27 Milt May 66 186 47 .247 6 20 Duane Kuiper 72 176 44 .250 0 14 Dave Bergman 90 140 40 .286 6 24 40 104 24 .231 1 14 Joe Pettini 61 86 16 .186 0 7 Chris Smith 22 67 22 .328 1 11 Dan Gladden 18 63 14 .222 1 9 Steve Nicosia 15 33 11 .333 0 6 Mike Vail 18 26 4 .154 0 3 Champ Summers 29 22 3 .136 0 3 Jeff Ransom 6 20 4 .200 1 3 Guy Sularz 10 20 2 .100 0 0 Rich Murray 4 10 2 .200 0 1 Wallace Johnson 7 8 1 .125 0 1 Ron Pruitt 1 1 0 .000 0 0
Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Fred Breining 32 202.2 11 12 3.82 117 31 184.1 11 11 3.95 136 Atlee Hammaker 23 172.1 10 9 2.25 127 Bill Laskey 25 148.1 13 10 4.19 81 20 111.0 6 4 3.49 83 Scott Garrelts 5 35.2 2 2 2.52 16
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 Andy McGaffigan 43 134.1 3 9 4.29 93 Renie Martin 37 94.1 2 4 4.20 43 Mark Calvert 18 37.1 1 4 6.27 14
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 Greg Minton 73 7 11 22 3.54 38 Gary Lavelle 56 7 4 20 2.59 68 53 5 3 2 3.98 47 Mike Chris 7 0 0 0 8.10 5 Randy Lerch 7 1 0 0 3.38 6 5 0 0 0 4.35 6 Brian Kingman 3 0 0 0 7.71 1
Awards and honors 1983 Darrell Evans 1B, Willie Mac Award All-Star Game
Farm system
References
External links 1983 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1983 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac