The 1983 Cleveland Indians season was the 83rd for the franchise. It was the final season under the ownership of Steve O'Neill, who had owned the team since 1978. He died on August 29, 1983, with his estate owning the team until 1986.

Offseason November 18, 1982: Ed Whitson was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Broderick Perkins and Juan Eichelberger.Broderick Perkins at Baseball-Reference December 9, 1982: Von Hayes was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Manny Trillo, Jay Baller, Julio Franco, George Vukovich, and Jerry Willard.Manny Trillo at Baseball-Reference December 15, 1982: Rick Manning was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Rick Manning at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 1, 1983: Jerry Dybzinski was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Pat Tabler.Pat Tabler at Baseball-Reference June 6, 1983: Rick Manning and Rick Waits were traded by the Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers for Gorman Thomas, Ernie Camacho and Jamie Easterly.Gorman Thomas dealt to Tribe August 17, 1983: Manny Trillo was traded by the Indians to the Montreal Expos for Don Carter (minors) and $300,000.

Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position21 Mike Hargrove 1B11 Toby Harrah 3B26 Bake McBride RF29 Andre Thornton DH24 George Vukovich LF8 Manny Trillo 2B 20 Rick Manning CF9 Ron Hassey C14 Julio Franco SS43 Rick Sutcliffe P 1983 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1983 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager (Jul 31 - Oct 2) (Apr 4 - Jul 30) Coaches (Third Base) (Pitching) (Bullpen) (First Base)

Game log Regular season

Player stats

Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB 48 121 15 31 3 0 4 15 .256 0 117 377 51 100 25 4 5 45 .265 6 23 36 9 10 2 1 1 3 .278 1 7 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 .105 0 32 68 15 13 3 1 0 7 .191 5 48 93 11 19 4 0 2 11 .204 0 95 225 31 47 5 2 2 23 .209 9 149 560 68 153 24 8 8 80 .273 32 134 469 57 134 21 4 3 57 .286 0 138 526 81 140 23 1 9 53 .266 16 117 341 48 92 21 0 6 42 .270 2 50 194 20 54 6 0 1 10 .278 7 70 230 21 67 8 1 1 18 .291 8 8 20 1 6 0 0 0 1 .300 0 14 26 1 7 1 0 0 0 .269 3 79 184 23 50 10 0 0 24 .272 1 12 21 2 10 0 0 0 2 .476 1 124 430 56 125 23 5 6 65 .291 2 106 371 51 82 17 0 17 51 .221 8 141 508 78 143 27 1 17 77 .281 4 88 320 33 87 13 1 1 29 .272 1 10 25 1 2 0 0 0 1 .080 0 124 312 31 77 13 2 3 44 .247 3 Team totals 162 5476 704 1451 249 31 86 659 .265 109

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; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K 1 6 4.08 39 1 7 68.1 64 34 31 32 32 8 13 5.11 24 24 0 149.1 150 92 85 52 105 1 1 6.94 4 2 0 11.1 18 10 9 10 2 0 2 4.15 5 4 0 26.0 22 13 12 14 9 7 10 3.91 24 24 0 156.1 160 74 68 44 123 2 2 3.86 11 5 0 39.2 45 22 17 8 21 0 1 5.06 4 0 0 5.1 5 3 3 2 2 4 2 3.63 41 0 3 57.0 69 25 23 22 39 4 11 4.90 28 15 0 134.0 132 80 73 59 56 0 2 5.84 11 0 0 12.1 22 11 8 6 13 11 7 4.16 39 16 7 149.1 157 79 69 44 75 1 3 3.31 11 2 0 32.2 32 13 12 13 9 0 0 7.17 7 0 0 21.1 26 19 17 9 11 12 11 4.24 36 34 0 222.2 238 112 105 65 76 2 9 5.07 60 0 8 92.1 117 54 52 38 48 17 11 4.29 36 35 0 243.1 251 131 116 102 160 0 1 4.58 8 0 0 19.2 23 13 10 9 13 Team totals 70 92 4.43 162 162 25 1441.2 1531 785 710 529 794

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Farm system

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

Notes

References 1983 Cleveland Indians team at Baseball-Reference 1983 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com