1983 Oakland Athletics season

1983 Oakland Athletics
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (since 1968)
Oakland, California (since 1968)
Results
Record	74–88 (.457)
Other information
Owner(s)	Walter A. Haas, Jr.
General manager(s)	Sandy Alderson
Manager(s)	Steve Boros
Local television	KBHK (Bill King, Bill Rigney, Lon Simmons)
Local radio	KSFO (Bill King, Lon Simmons, Wayne Hagin)
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The Oakland Athletics' 1983 season involved the A's finishing 4th in the American League West with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses.

Offseason

• October 9, 1982: Jack Daugherty was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.^[1]
• November 4, 1982: Mickey Klutts was released by the Athletics.^[2]
• December 13, 1982: Kevin Bell was released by the Athletics.^[3]
• December 20, 1982: Preston Hanna was released by the Athletics.^[4]
• January 11, 1983: Steve Howard was drafted by the Athletics in the 8th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft.^[5]
• January 17, 1983: Brian Kingman was purchased from the Athletics by the Boston Red Sox.^[6]
• March 28, 1983: Bob Owchinko was released by the Oakland Athletics.^[7]

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	99	63	0.611	—	55–26	44–37
Kansas City Royals	79	83	0.488	20	45–36	34–47
Texas Rangers	77	85	0.475	22	44–37	33–48
Oakland Athletics	74	88	0.457	25	42–39	32–49
California Angels	70	92	0.432	29	35–46	35–46
Minnesota Twins	70	92	0.432	29	37–44	33–48
Seattle Mariners	60	102	0.370	39	30–51	30–51

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

• June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Greg Cadaret was drafted by the Athletics in the 11th round. Player signed June 11, 1983.^[8]
  • Rob Nelson was drafted by the Athletics in the 1st round (7th pick) of the Secondary Phase.^[9]
• June 15, 1983: Matt Keough was traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Ben Callahan, Marshall Brant, and cash.^[10]
• July 22, 1983: Kelvin Moore was traded by the Athletics to the New York Mets for Scott Dye (minors).^[11]

Roster

1983 Oakland Athletics
Roster
Pitchers 55 Keith Atherton 36 Steve Baker 33 Dave Beard 53 Bert Bradley 39 Tom Burgmeier 48 Ben Callahan 23 Chris Codiroli 24,37 Tim Conroy 40 Ed Farmer 13 Gorman Heimueller 38 Jeff Jones 27 Matt Keough 32 Bill Krueger 22 Rick Langford 54 Steve McCatty 17 Mike Norris 49 Mark Smith 31 Tom Underwood 43 Mike Warren 45 Rich Wortham 29 Curt Young		Catchers  9 Darryl Cias  2 Mike Heath 30 Bob Kearney Infielders 34 Bill Almon 19 Marshall Brant 10 Wayne Gross 25 Donnie Hill 51 Dave Hudgens  4 Carney Lansford 15 Davey Lopes  7 Dan Meyer 25 Kelvin Moore 18 Tony Phillips 52 Luis Quiñones		Outfielders 16 Mike Davis 11 Garry Hancock 35 Rickey Henderson 47 Rusty McNealy 21 Dwayne Murphy  8 Rick Peters Other batters  3 Jeff Burroughs  6 Mitchell Page		Manager 14 Steve Boros Coaches 41 Clete Boyer 45 Jackie Moore 44 Ed Nottle 43 Ron Schueler 28 Billy Williams

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
1B	Gross, WayneWayne Gross	136	339	79	.233	12	44
LF	Henderson, RickeyRickey Henderson	145	513	150	.292	9	48
RF	Davis, MikeMike Davis	128	443	122	.275	8	62

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
Hancock, GarryGarry Hancock	101	256	70	.273	8	30
Peters, RickRick Peters	55	178	51	.287	0	20
Moore, KelvinKelvin Moore	41	124	26	.210	5	16
Cias, DarrylDarryl Cias	19	18	6	.333	0	1
Brant, MarshallMarshall Brant	5	14	2	.143	0	2

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
Heimueller, GormanGorman Heimueller	16	83.2	3	5	4.41	31

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
Keough, MattMatt Keough	14	44	2	3	5.52	28
Callahan, BenBen Callahan	4	9.1	1	2	12.54	2

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
Baker, SteveSteve Baker	35	3	3	5	4.33	23
Atherton, KeithKeith Atherton	29	2	5	4	2.77	40
Jones, JeffJeff Jones	13	1	1	0	5.76	14
Gross, WayneWayne Gross	1	0	0	0	0.00	0
Wortham, RichRich Wortham	1	0	0	0	∞	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tacoma Tigers	Pacific Coast League	Bob Didier
AA	Albany-Colonie A's	Eastern League	Pete Whisenant and Keith Lieppman
A	Modesto A's	California League	George Mitterwald
A	Madison Muskies	Midwest League	Brad Fischer
A-Short Season	Medford A's	Northwest League	Dennis Rogers
Rookie	Idaho Falls A's	Pioneer League	Keith Lieppman and Jim Nettles

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Medford

References

1. Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference
2. Mickey Klutts page at Baseball Reference
3. Kevin Bell page at Baseball Reference
4. Preston Hanna page at Baseball Reference
5. Steve Howard page at Baseball Reference
6. Brian Kingman page at Baseball Reference
7. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/owchibo01.shtml
8. Greg Cadaret page at Baseball Reference
9. Rob Nelson page at Baseball Reference
10. Matt Keough page at Baseball Reference
11. Kelvin Moore page at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1983 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference
• 1983 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com