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 | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Olympic Stadium | |
City | Montreal | |
Record | 82–80 (.506) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Charles Bronfman | |
General managers | John McHale | |
Managers | Bill Virdon | |
Television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Raymond Lebrun) | |
Radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) | |
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Offseason
edit- November 3, 1982: Bobby Ramos was purchased by the Expos from the New York Yankees.[2]
- December 23, 1982: Woodie Fryman was signed as a free agent with the Expos.[3]
- February 7, 1983: Jerry Manuel was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Butch Benton.[4]
- March 31, 1983: Ken Phelps was purchased from the Expos by the Seattle Mariners.[5]
Spring training
editThe 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
edit- April 17, 1983: Andre Dawson became Nolan Ryan's 3500th strikeout.[6]
- April 27, 1983: Nolan Ryan of the Astros struck out Brad Mills to break Walter Johnson's all time mark for strikeouts in a career. Mills was the 3,509th strikeout of Ryan's career.[6]
Season standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
edit- May 4, 1983: Chris Welsh was purchased by the Expos from the San Diego Padres.[7]
- June 6, 1983: Cliff Young was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.[8]
- June 18, 1983: Sergio Valdez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos.[9]
- August 17, 1983: Don Carter (minors) and $300,000 were traded by the Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Manny Trillo.[10]
- September 27, 1983: Greg Harris was selected off waivers by the Expos from the Cincinnati Reds.[11]
Roster
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Manager
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Player stats
edit= Indicates team leader |
Batting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | 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
editNote: 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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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
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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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
editNote: 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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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
editNote: 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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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
edit- Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove
- Tim Raines, National League Stolen Base Leader, 90[12]
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Gastonia
Notes
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Bobby Ramos at Baseball Reference
- ^ Woodie Fryman at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jerry Manuel at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ken Phelps at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b "The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King". smackbomb.com/nolanryan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
- ^ Chris Welsh at Baseball Reference
- ^ Cliff Young at Baseball Reference
- ^ Sergio Valdez at Baseball Reference
- ^ Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference
- ^ Greg Harris at Baseball Reference
- ^ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
References
edit- 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.
External links
edit- 1983 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
- 1983 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac