| 1983 Boston Red Sox | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| Record | 78–84 (.481) |
| Divisional place | 6th |
| Owners | Buddy LeRoux,Haywood Sullivan,Jean Yawkey |
| President | Jean Yawkey |
| General manager | Haywood Sullivan |
| Manager | Ralph Houk |
| Television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Ned Martin,Bob Montgomery) |
| Radio | WPLM-FM 99.1 WPLM-AM 1390 (Ken Coleman,Joe Castiglione) |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference |
The1983 Boston Red Sox season was the 83rd season in the franchise'sMajor League Baseball history. TheRed Sox finished sixth in theAmerican League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses, 20games behind theBaltimore Orioles, who went on to win the1983 World Series. It was the Red Sox' first losing season since1966.
On June 6, general partnerBuddy LeRoux attempted to replace general managerHaywood Sullivan with former general managerDick O'Connell, leading to protracted legal proceedings between LeRoux and the team's other two general partners, Sullivan andJean Yawkey.[1] LeRoux ultimately lost in court the following June.
| Month | Record | Cumulative | AL East | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB | ||
| April | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2nd (tie) | 1⁄2 | [9] |
| May | 16 | 11 | 26 | 20 | 2nd | 1⁄2 | [10] |
| June | 11 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 5th | 5 | [11] |
| July | 14 | 14 | 51 | 50 | 6th | 9 | [12] |
| August | 12 | 19 | 63 | 69 | 6th | 15+1⁄2 | [13] |
| September | 14 | 14 | 77 | 83 | 6th | 20 | [14] |
| October | 1 | 1 | 78 | 84 | 6th | 20 | [15] |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 50–31 | 48–33 |
| Detroit Tigers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 6 | 48–33 | 44–37 |
| New York Yankees | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7 | 51–30 | 40–41 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | 48–33 | 41–40 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11 | 52–29 | 35–46 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 38–43 | 40–41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 70 | 92 | .432 | 28 | 36–45 | 34–47 |
Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 11–2 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–6 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| California | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 3–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| Chicago | 5–7 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 5–7 |
| Cleveland | 7–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 4–9 |
| Detroit | 8–5 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
| Kansas City | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 8–5–1 | 6–6 |
| Milwaukee | 2–11 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 8–4 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–5 |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| New York | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| Oakland | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–4 | 2–11 | 6–6 |
| Seattle | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 1–12 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8–1 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 7–6 | — | 4–8 |
| Toronto | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | — |
| 26 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
| 24 | Dwight Evans | RF |
| 14 | Jim Rice | LF |
| 20 | Tony Armas | CF |
| 8 | Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
| 11 | Dave Stapleton | 1B |
| 10 | Rich Gedman | C |
| 18 | Glenn Hoffman | SS |
| 12 | Julio Valdez | 2B |
| 43 | Dennis Eckersley | P |
Source:[18]
| 1983 Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rice | 155 | 626 | 90 | 191 | 34 | 1 | 39 | 126 | 0 | 52 | .305 | .550 |
| Jerry Remy | 146 | 592 | 73 | 163 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 11 | 40 | .275 | .319 |
| Wade Boggs | 153 | 582 | 100 | 210 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 3 | 92 | .361 | .486 |
| Tony Armas | 145 | 574 | 77 | 125 | 23 | 2 | 36 | 107 | 0 | 29 | .218 | .453 |
| Dave Stapleton | 151 | 542 | 54 | 134 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 66 | 1 | 40 | .247 | .363 |
| Glenn Hoffman | 143 | 473 | 56 | 123 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 30 | .260 | .340 |
| Dwight Evans | 126 | 470 | 74 | 112 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 58 | 3 | 70 | .238 | .436 |
| Carl Yastrzemski | 119 | 380 | 38 | 101 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 56 | 0 | 54 | .266 | .408 |
| Reid Nichols | 100 | 274 | 35 | 78 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 26 | .285 | .438 |
| Rick Miller | 104 | 262 | 41 | 75 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 28 | .286 | .363 |
| Gary Allenson | 84 | 230 | 19 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 27 | .230 | .317 |
| Rich Gedman | 81 | 204 | 21 | 60 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 15 | .294 | .412 |
| Ed Jurak | 75 | 159 | 19 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 18 | .277 | .377 |
| Jeff Newman | 59 | 132 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | .189 | .288 |
| Marty Barrett | 33 | 44 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .227 | .295 |
| Julio Valdez | 12 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .120 | .120 |
| Jackie Gutiérrez | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .300 |
| Lee Graham | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Chico Walker | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | 1.200 |
| Team totals | 162 | 5590 | 724 | 1512 | 287 | 32 | 142 | 691 | 30 | 536 | .270 | .409 |
Source:[15]
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; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tudor | 13 | 12 | 4.09 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 242.0 | 236 | 122 | 110 | 81 | 136 |
| Bruce Hurst | 12 | 12 | 4.09 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 211.1 | 241 | 102 | 96 | 62 | 115 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 9 | 13 | 5.61 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 176.1 | 223 | 119 | 110 | 39 | 77 |
| Bob Ojeda | 12 | 7 | 4.04 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 173.2 | 173 | 85 | 78 | 73 | 94 |
| Bob Stanley | 8 | 10 | 2.85 | 64 | 0 | 33 | 145.1 | 145 | 56 | 46 | 38 | 65 |
| Mike Brown | 6 | 6 | 4.67 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 104.0 | 110 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Oil Can Boyd | 4 | 8 | 3.28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 98.2 | 103 | 46 | 36 | 23 | 43 |
| Mark Clear | 4 | 5 | 6.28 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 96.0 | 101 | 71 | 67 | 68 | 81 |
| Doug Bird | 1 | 4 | 6.65 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 67.2 | 91 | 52 | 50 | 16 | 33 |
| Luis Aponte | 5 | 4 | 3.63 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 62.0 | 74 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 32 |
| John Henry Johnson | 3 | 2 | 3.71 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 53.1 | 58 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 51 |
| Al Nipper | 1 | 1 | 2.25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Team totals | 78 | 84 | 4.34 | 162 | 162 | 42 | 1446.1 | 1572 | 775 | 697 | 493 | 767 |
Source:[16]
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| Category | Player | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Youngest player | Oil Can Boyd Rich Gedman Lee Graham Jackie Gutiérrez | 23 |
| Oldest player | Carl Yastrzemski | 43 |
| Wins Above Replacement | Wade Boggs | 7.8 |
Source:[19]
| Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | Games played | Jim Rice | 155 |
| PA | Plate appearances | Jim Rice | 689 |
| AB | At bats | Jim Rice | 626 |
| R | Runs scored | Wade Boggs | 100 |
| H | Hits | Wade Boggs | 210 |
| 2B | Doubles | Wade Boggs | 44 |
| 3B | Triples | Wade Boggs | 7 |
| HR | Home runs | Jim Rice | 39 |
| RBI | Runs batted in | Jim Rice | 126 |
| SB | Stolen bases | Jerry Remy | 11 |
| CS | Caught stealing | Reid Nichols | 5 |
| BB | Base on balls | Wade Boggs | 92 |
| SO | Strikeouts | Tony Armas | 131 |
| BA | Batting average | Wade Boggs | .361 |
| OBP | On-base percentage | Wade Boggs | .444 |
| SLG | Slugging percentage | Jim Rice | .550 |
| OPS | On-base plus slugging | Wade Boggs | .931 |
| OPS+ | Adjusted OPS | Wade Boggs | 150 |
| TB | Total bases | Jim Rice | 344 |
| GIDP | Grounded into double play | Jim Rice | 31 |
| HBP | Hit by pitch | Jim Rice | 6 |
| SH | Sacrifice hits | Jerry Remy | 12 |
| SF | Sacrifice flies | Dave Stapleton | 8 |
| IBB | Intentional base on balls | Carl Yastrzemski | 11 |
Source:[19]
| Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | Wins | John Tudor | 13 |
| L | Losses | Dennis Eckersley | 13 |
| W-L % | Winning percentage | Bob Ojeda | .632 (12–7) |
| ERA | Earned run average | Bob Ojeda | 4.04 |
| G | Games pitched | Bob Stanley | 64 |
| GS | Games started | John Tudor | 34 |
| GF | Games finished | Bob Stanley | 53 |
| CG | Complete games | John Tudor | 7 |
| SHO | Shutouts | Bruce Hurst | 2 |
| John Tudor | |||
| SV | Saves | Bob Stanley | 33 |
| IP | Innings pitched | John Tudor | 242 |
| SO | Strikeouts | John Tudor | 136 |
| WHIP | Walks plus hits per inning pitched | John Tudor | 1.310 |
Source:[19]
TheNew Britain Red Sox replaced theBristol Red Sox as aDouble-A affiliate.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: New Britain
Source:[20][21]
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