1983 Montreal Expos season

The 1983 Montreal Expos season was the 15th season in franchise history. They finished 82–80, 8 games back of the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East. At the end of the season, the Expos had managed the best cumulative winning percentage in the National League from 1979 to 1983.[1]

1983 Montreal Expos
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkOlympic Stadium
CityMontreal
Record82–80 (.506)
Divisional place3rd
OwnersCharles Bronfman
General managersJohn McHale
ManagersBill Virdon
TelevisionCBC Television
(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider)
Télévision de Radio-Canada
(Jean-Pierre Roy, Raymond Lebrun)
RadioCFCF (English)
(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch)
CKAC (French)
(Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet)
← 1982 Seasons 1984 →

Offseason

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Spring training

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The Expos held spring training at West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium in West Palm Beach, Florida – a facility they shared with the Atlanta Braves. It was their seventh season at the stadium; they had conducted spring training there from 1969 to 1972 and since 1981.

Regular season

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Season standings

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 90 72 .556 50‍–‍31 40‍–‍41
Pittsburgh Pirates 84 78 .519 6 41‍–‍40 43‍–‍38
Montreal Expos 82 80 .506 8 46‍–‍35 36‍–‍45
St. Louis Cardinals 79 83 .488 11 44‍–‍37 35‍–‍46
Chicago Cubs 71 91 .438 19 43‍–‍38 28‍–‍53
New York Mets 68 94 .420 22 41‍–‍41 27‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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


Notable transactions

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Roster

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1983 Montreal Expos
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

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Manager

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Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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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
C Gary Carter 145 541 146 .270 17 79
1B Al Oliver 157 614 184 .300 8 84
2B Doug Flynn 143 452 107 .237 0 26
SS Chris Speier 88 261 67 .257 2 22
3B Tim Wallach 156 581 156 .269 19 70
LF Tim Raines 156 618 183 .298 11 71
CF Andre Dawson 159 633 189 .299 32 113
RF Warren Cromartie 120 360 100 .278 3 43

Other batters

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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
Bryan Little 106 350 91 .260 1 36
Terry Francona 120 230 59 .257 3 22
Jim Wohlford 83 141 39 .277 1 14
Manny Trillo 31 121 32 .264 2 16
Bobby Ramos 27 61 14 .230 0 5
Mike Vail 34 53 15 .283 2 4
Terry Crowley 50 44 8 .182 0 3
Mike Stenhouse 24 40 5 .125 0 2
Ángel Salazar 36 37 8 .216 0 1
Jerry White 40 34 5 .147 0 0
Brad Mills 14 20 5 .250 0 1
Tim Blackwell 6 15 3 .200 0 2
Gene Roof 8 12 2 .167 0 1
Mike Fuentes 6 4 1 .250 0 0
Wallace Johnson 3 2 1 .500 0 0
Razor Shines 3 2 1 .500 0 0
Mike Phillips 5 2 0 .000 0 0
Tom Wieghaus 1 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Steve Rogers 36 273.0 17 12 3.23 146
Bill Gullickson 34 242.1 17 12 3.75 120
Charlie Lea 33 222.0 16 11 3.12 137
Scott Sanderson 18 81.1 6 7 4.65 55

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bryn Smith 49 155.1 6 11 2.49 101
Ray Burris 40 154.0 4 7 3.68 100
Chris Welsh 16 44.2 0 1 5.04 17
Randy Lerch 19 38.2 1 3 6.75 24
Greg Bargar 8 20.0 2 0 6.75 9

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Jeff Reardon 66 7 9 21 3.03 78
Dan Schatzeder 58 5 2 2 3.21 48
Bob James 27 1 0 7 2.88 56
Woodie Fryman 6 0 3 0 21.00 1
Tom Dixon 4 0 1 0 9.82 4
Rick Grapenthin 1 0 1 0 9.00 3

Awards and honours

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1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Wichita Aeros American Association Felipe Alou
AA Memphis Chicks Southern League Rick Renick
A West Palm Beach Expos Florida State League Tommy Thompson
A Gastonia Expos South Atlantic League J. R. Miner
A-Short Season Jamestown Expos New York–Penn League Moby Benedict
Rookie Calgary Expos Pioneer League Ed Creech

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Gastonia

Notes

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  1. ^ Kiss Em Goodbye: An ESPN Treasury of failed, forgotten, and departed teams, p.183, Dennis Purdy, Ballantine Books, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-345-52012-8
  2. ^ Bobby Ramos at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Woodie Fryman at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Jerry Manuel at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Ken Phelps at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ a b "The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King". smackbomb.com/nolanryan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
  7. ^ Chris Welsh at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Cliff Young at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Sergio Valdez at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Greg Harris at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac

References

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  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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