1983 Milwaukee Brewers season

1983 Milwaukee Brewers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1969)
East Division (since 1972)
Location
Milwaukee County Stadium (since 1970)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (since 1970)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bud Selig
General manager(s)	Harry Dalton
Manager(s)	Harvey Kuenn
Local television	WVTV (Mike Hegan, Steve Shannon)
Local radio	WTMJ (AM) (Bob Uecker, Dwayne Mosley)
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The 1983 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers finishing 5th in the American League East with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses.

Offseason

• December 19, 1982: Ernie Camacho was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[1]
• January 11, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft
  • Bobby Thigpen was drafted by the Brewers in the 7th round, but did not sign.^[2]
  • Jim Morris was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (4th pick) of the Secondary Phase.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Baltimore Orioles	98	64	0.605	—	50–31	48–33
Detroit Tigers	92	70	0.568	6	48–33	44–37
New York Yankees	91	71	0.562	7	51–30	40–41
Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	0.549	9	48–33	41–40
Milwaukee Brewers	87	75	0.537	11	52–29	35–46
Boston Red Sox	78	84	0.481	20	38–43	40–41
Cleveland Indians	70	92	0.432	28	36–45	34–47

Record vs. opponents

1983 American League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• April 1, 1983: Steve Lake was traded by the Brewers to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later and cash. The Cubs completed the trade by sending Rich Buonantony (minors) to the Brewers on October 24.^[4]
• June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft
  • Dan Plesac was drafted by the Brewers in the 1st round (26th pick). Player signed June 8, 1983.^[5]
  • Joey Meyer was drafted by the Brewers in the 5th round.^[6]
• June 6, 1983: Gorman Thomas, Ernie Camacho and Jamie Easterly were traded by the Brewers to the Cleveland Indians for Rick Manning and Rick Waits.^[7]
• July 15, 1983: Danny Boone was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.^[8]

Roster

1983 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers 46 Jerry Augustine 26 Andy Beene 48 Mike Caldwell 49 Tom Candiotti 28 Jamie Easterly 40 Bob Gibson 30 Moose Haas 27 Pete Ladd 10 Bob McClure 43 Chuck Porter 41 Jim Slaton 20,21 Don Sutton 42 Tom Tellmann 50 Pete Vuckovich 36 Rick Waits		Catchers 21 Bill Schroeder 23 Ted Simmons  5 Ned Yost Infielders 15 Cecil Cooper 17 Jim Gantner  4 Paul Molitor  8 Rob Picciolo  2 Randy Ready 11 Ed Romero 19 Robin Yount		Outfielders 29 Mark Brouhard 16 Marshall Edwards 14 Dion James 28 Rick Manning 22 Charlie Moore 24 Ben Oglivie 26 Bob Skube 20 Gorman Thomas Other batters 13 Roy Howell  7 Don Money		Manager 32 Harvey Kuenn Coaches 45 Pat Dobson  1 Dave Garcia 12 Larry Haney 18 Ron Hansen

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
3B	Molitor, PaulPaul Molitor	152	613	167	.272	15	47

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
Thomas, GormanGorman Thomas	46	164	30	.183	5	18

Pitching

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
Sutton, DonDon Sutton	31	220	8	13	4.08	134
Porter, ChuckChuck Porter	25	134	7	9	4.50	76
Vuckovich, PetePete Vuckovich	3	14.2	0	2	4.91	10

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

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
Ladd, PetePete Ladd	44	3	4	25	2.55	41
Easterly, JamieJamie Easterly	12	0	1	1	3.86	6

Awards and honors

• Cecil Cooper, Roberto Clemente Award

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Vancouver Canadians	Pacific Coast League	Dick Phillips and Tony Muser
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Tony Muser and Lee Sigman
A	Stockton Mudville Nine	California League	Terry Bevington
A	Beloit Brewers	Midwest League	Tim Nordbrook
Rookie	Paintsville Brewers	Appalachian League	Tom Gamboa

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Paintsville

Notes

1. Ernie Camacho at Baseball-Reference
2. Bobby Thigpen at Baseball-Reference
3. Jim Morris at Baseball-Reference
4. Steve Lake at Baseball-Reference
5. Dan Plesac at Baseball-Reference
6. Joey Meyer at Baseball-Reference
7. Gorman Thomas dealt to Tribe
8. Danny Boone at Baseball-Reference

References

• 1983 Milwaukee Brewers team at Baseball-Reference
• 1983 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com