The 1983New York Yankees season was the 81st season for the Yankees. The team finished in third place in theAmerican League East with a record of 91–71, finishing 7 games behind theBaltimore Orioles. New York was managed byBilly Martin. The Yankees played their home games atYankee Stadium.

• November 3, 1982:Bobby Ramos was purchased from the Yankees by theMontreal Expos.^[1]
• December 1, 1982:Don Baylor was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[2]
• December 9, 1982:Dave Collins,Mike Morgan,Fred McGriff and cash were traded by the Yankees to theToronto Blue Jays forDale Murray andTom Dodd.^[3]
• December 14, 1982:Bobby Meacham was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals withStan Javier to the New York Yankees for Steve Fincher (minors), Bob Helsom (minors) and Marty Mason (minors).^[4]
• December 22, 1982:Lee Mazzilli was traded by the New York Yankees to thePittsburgh Pirates forTim Burke, Don Aubin (minors), John Holland (minors), and Jose Rivera (minors).^[5]
• January 11, 1983:Ozzie Canseco was drafted by the Yankees in the 2nd round of the1983 Major League Baseball draft.^[6]
• February 24, 1983:Bert Campaneris was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[7]
• February 28, 1983:Rowland Office was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.^[8]
• March 24, 1983:John Mayberry was released by the Yankees.^[9]

For the fourth straightspring training, the Yankees played an exhibition game at theLouisiana Superdome. On March 27, 1983, the Yankees beat theToronto Blue Jays 2 to 1 behind six shutout innings fromDoyle Alexander. Attendance was 15,129 for the game.^[10]

• June 11, 1983: Longtime Yankee Bobby Murcer played in the last game of his career.^[11]
• June 20, 1983: Bobby Murcer announced his retirement from the New York Yankees. On the same day, he became part of the Yankees Broadcasting Team forWPIX TV.^[12]
• July 4, 1983:Dave Righetti threw a no-hitter against theBoston Red Sox^[13]
• August 4, 1983:Dave Winfield, while warming up before the 5th inning of a game at Toronto'sExhibition Stadium, accidentally killed a seagull with a thrown ball. He doffed his cap in mock sorrow. Fans responded by hurling obscenities and improvised missiles. After the game, he was brought to theOntario Provincial Police station on charges ofcruelty to animals and was forced to post a$500 bond before being released. Quipped Yankees managerBilly Martin,"It's the first time he's hit the cutoff man." The charges were dropped the following day.^[14] For years afterward Winfield's appearances in Toronto were greeted with loud choruses of boos, but he later became a fan favorite.

ThePine Tar Game refers to a controversial incident that took place in anAmerican Leaguebaseball game played between theKansas City Royals andNew York Yankees on July 24, 1983.

Playing at New York'sYankee Stadium, the Royals were trailing 4–3 with two outs in the top of the ninth andU L Washington on first base. In the on deck circle,George Brett was heard remarking to a teammate, "Watch this baby fly" as he shook his bat. He then came to the plate and connected off Yankee relieverRich "Goose" Gossage for a two-runhome run and a 5–4 lead. As Brett crossed the plate, New York managerBilly Martin approached home plate umpireTim McClelland and requested that Brett's bat be examined. Earlier in the season, Martin and other members (most notably, third basemanGraig Nettles, who as a member of theMinnesota Twins, recalled a similar incident involvingThurman Munson) of the Yankees had noticed the amount of pine tar used by Brett, but Martin had chosen not to say anything until the home run.

With Brett watching from the dugout, McClelland and the rest of the umpiring crew inspected the bat. Measuring the bat against the width ofhome plate (which is 17 inches), they determined that the amount ofpine tar on the bat's handle exceeded that allowed by Rule 1.10(b) of the Major League Baseball rule book, which read that "a bat may not be covered by such a substance more than 18 inches from the tip of the handle."

• May 31, 1983:Doyle Alexander was released by the Yankees.^[15]
• June 6, 1983: University of Nebraska quarterbackTurner Gill was selected by the Yankees in the 18th round of the1983 Major League Baseball draft.^[16]
• June 9, 1983:Rick Reuschel was released by the Yankees.^[17]
• June 15, 1983:Ben Callahan,Marshall Brant and cash were traded by the Yankees to theOakland Athletics forMatt Keough.^[18]
• June 17, 1983:Dave Wehrmeister was traded by the Yankees to thePhiladelphia Phillies for Jim Rasmussen (minors) and Kelly Faulk (minors).^[19]
• July 22, 1983:Mike York was released by the Yankees.^[20]

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Ron Guidry andDave Winfield represented the Yankees at the1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Gold Gloves were awarded topitcher, Guidry andoutfielder, Winfield.

Winfield also won theSilver Slugger Award.

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• 1983 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
• 1983 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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