| 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
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| National League West Champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |||
| City | Los Angeles | |||
| Record | 91–71–1 (.561) | |||
| Divisional place | 1st | |||
| Owner | Peter O'Malley | |||
| General managers | Al Campanis | |||
| Managers | Tommy Lasorda | |||
| Television | KTTV (11) Vin Scully,Jerry Doggett,Ross Porter ONTV Geoff Witcher,Al Downing | |||
| Radio | KABC Vin Scully,Jerry Doggett,Ross Porter KTNQ Jaime Jarrín,René Cárdenas | |||
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The1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 94th season for theLos Angeles Dodgers franchise inMajor League Baseball (MLB), their 26th season inLos Angeles,California, and their 22nd season playing their home games atDodger Stadium. The Dodgers rebounded from being eliminated from the playoffs on the final day of the previous season to win their secondNational League West title in three years, but lost in theNLCS to thePhiladelphia Phillies 3 games to 1.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 48–32 | 43–39 |
| Atlanta Braves | 88 | 74 | .543 | 3 | 46–34 | 42–40 |
| Houston Astros | 85 | 77 | .525 | 6 | 46–36 | 39–41 |
| San Diego Padres | 81 | 81 | .500 | 10 | 47–34 | 34–47 |
| San Francisco Giants | 79 | 83 | .488 | 12 | 43–38 | 36–45 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 88 | .457 | 17 | 36–45 | 38–43 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 6–12 | 8–4 | — | 5–13 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
| Houston | 7–11 | 7–5 | 13–5 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 2–10 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 11–7 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 6–12–1 | 5–13 | 9–3 | |||||
| Montreal | 5–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10–1 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
| New York | 4–8 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 10–8 | — | 6–12 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 5-7 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 1–11 | 10–8–1 | 12–6 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 7–11 | — | 9–3 | 6–6 | 10–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 9–9 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6–1 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 4–8 | |||||
| St. Louis | 5–7 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 4–14 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–4 | — | |||||
| 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||
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| Bold | Dodgers team member |
| 1983 regular season game log (91–71)–1 (Home: 50–31; Away: 45–35–1)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 18–8 (Home: 9–5; Away: 9–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
July: 11–17 (Home: 5–5; Away: 6–12)
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August: 20–10 (Home: 12–4; Away: 8–6)
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September: 14–14–1 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–10–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–0)
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| National League | ||||||
| Opponent | Home | Away | Total | Pct. | Runs scored | Runs allowed |
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| NL East | ||||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | 6–0 | 5–1 | 11–1 | .917 | 49 | 15 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .500 | 40 | 43 |
| 9–3 | 8–4 | 11–7 | .708 | 89 | 58 | |
| NL West | ||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 6–3 | 5–4 | 11–7 | .611 | 80 | 67 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6–3 | 5–4 | 11–7 | .611 | 80 | 67 | |
| 1983 Postseason game log: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| C | Steve Yeager | 113 | 335 | 68 | .203 | 15 | 41 |
| 1B | Greg Brock | 146 | 455 | 102 | .224 | 20 | 66 |
| 2B | Steve Sax | 155 | 623 | 175 | .281 | 5 | 41 |
| SS | Bill Russell | 131 | 451 | 111 | .246 | 1 | 30 |
| 3B | Pedro Guerrero | 160 | 584 | 174 | .298 | 32 | 103 |
| LF | Dusty Baker | 149 | 531 | 138 | .260 | 15 | 73 |
| CF | Ken Landreaux | 141 | 481 | 135 | .281 | 17 | 66 |
| RF | Mike Marshall | 140 | 465 | 132 | .284 | 17 | 65 |
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 |
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| Derrel Thomas | 118 | 192 | 48 | .250 | 2 | 8 |
| Rick Monday | 99 | 178 | 44 | .247 | 6 | 20 |
| Jack Fimple | 54 | 148 | 37 | .250 | 2 | 22 |
| Ron Roenicke | 81 | 145 | 32 | .221 | 2 | 12 |
| Dave Anderson | 61 | 115 | 19 | .165 | 1 | 2 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 64 | 64 | 11 | .172 | 1 | 1 |
| Candy Maldonado | 42 | 62 | 12 | .194 | 1 | 6 |
| R.J. Reynolds | 24 | 55 | 13 | .236 | 2 | 11 |
| José Morales | 47 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 3 | 8 |
| Mike Scioscia | 12 | 35 | 11 | .314 | 1 | 7 |
| Gilberto Reyes | 19 | 31 | 5 | .161 | 0 | 0 |
| Germán Rivera | 13 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Bream | 15 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 2 |
| Cecil Espy | 20 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Sax | 7 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Taveras | 10 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Fernando Valenzuela | 35 | 257.0 | 15 | 10 | 3.75 | 189 |
| Jerry Reuss | 32 | 223.1 | 12 | 11 | 2.94 | 143 |
| Bob Welch | 31 | 204.0 | 15 | 12 | 2.65 | 156 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Alejandro Peña | 34 | 177.0 | 12 | 9 | 2.75 | 120 |
| Burt Hooton | 33 | 160.0 | 9 | 8 | 4.22 | 87 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 9 | 39.0 | 2 | 3 | 5.77 | 18 |
| Sid Fernandez | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 9 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Steve Howe | 46 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 1.44 | 52 |
| Tom Niedenfuer | 66 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1.90 | 66 |
| Dave Stewart | 46 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2.96 | 54 |
| Joe Beckwith | 42 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.55 | 50 |
| Pat Zachry | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.49 | 36 |
| Orel Hershiser | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 5 |
| Rich Rodas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 5 |
| Ricky Wright | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 5 |
| Larry White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | 5 |
TheNational League West champion Dodgers faced theNational League East championPhiladelphia Phillies in the 1983 NLCS and lost the series 3 games to 1. Noteworthy was that the Dodgers had won 11 of 12 games against the Phillies during the regular season.
October 4,Dodger Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| W:Steve Carlton (1-0) L:Jerry Reuss (0-1) SV:Al Holland (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs:PHI –Mike Schmidt (1) | ||||||||||||
October 5,Dodger Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Philadelphia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Los Angeles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| W:Fernando Valenzuela (1-0) L:John Denny (0-1) SV:Tom Niedenfuer (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs:PHI –Gary Matthews (1) | ||||||||||||
October 7,Veterans Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| W: Charles Hudson (1-0) L:Bob Welch (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs:LAD –Mike Marshall (1);PHI –Gary Matthews (2) | ||||||||||||
October 8,Veterans Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| W:Steve Carlton (2-0) L:Jerry Reuss (0-2) | ||||||||||||
| HRs:LAD –Dusty Baker (1);PHI –Gary Matthews (3),Sixto Lezcano (1) | ||||||||||||
| 1983 Postseason Game Log: (1–3) | |||||||||
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National League Championship Series (1–3)
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The Dodgers drafted 35 players in the June draft and 17 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. They received two extra picks in the 2nd round as compensation for losing free agentsSteve Garvey andTerry Forster.
The first round pick in the June draft was pitcher Erik Sonberg ofWichita State University. He played six seasons in the minors and was 19-38 with a 6.20 ERA in 107 games. None of this years signings amounted to much of anything in the Majors.
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