1983 Boston Red Sox season Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1983 Boston Red Sox season was the 83rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished sixth in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses, 20 games behind the Baltimore Orioles , who went on to win the 1983 World Series . It was the Red Sox' first losing season since 1966 .
On June 6, general partner Buddy LeRoux attempted to replace general manager Haywood Sullivan with former general manager Dick O'Connell , leading to protracted legal proceedings between LeRoux and the team's other two general partners, Sullivan and Jean Yawkey .[ 1]
Offseason
Regular season
Record by month[ 8]
Month
Record
Cumulative
AL East Ref.
Won
Lost
Won
Lost
Position
GB
April
10
9
10
9
2nd (tie)
1 ⁄2 [ 9]
May
16
11
26
20
2nd
1 ⁄2 [ 10]
June
11
16
37
36
5th
5
[ 11]
July
14
14
51
50
6th
9
[ 12]
August
12
19
63
69
6th
15+ 1 ⁄2 [ 13]
September
14
14
77
83
6th
20
[ 14]
October
1
1
78
84
6th
20
[ 15]
Highlights
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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
Opening Day lineup
Source:[ 18]
Roster
1983 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
Source:[15]
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
John Tudor 13
12
4.09
34
34
0
242.0
236
122
110
81
136
Bruce Hurst 12
12
4.09
33
32
0
211.1
241
102
96
62
115
Dennis Eckersley 9
13
5.61
28
28
0
176.1
223
119
110
39
77
Bob Ojeda 12
7
4.04
29
28
0
173.2
173
85
78
73
94
Bob Stanley 8
10
2.85
64
0
33
145.1
145
56
46
38
65
Mike Brown 6
6
4.67
19
18
0
104.0
110
62
54
43
35
Oil Can Boyd 4
8
3.28
15
13
0
98.2
103
46
36
23
43
Mark Clear 4
5
6.28
48
0
4
96.0
101
71
67
68
81
Doug Bird 1
4
6.65
22
6
1
67.2
91
52
50
16
33
Luis Aponte 5
4
3.63
34
0
3
62.0
74
28
25
23
32
John Henry Johnson 3
2
3.71
34
1
1
53.1
58
28
22
20
51
Al Nipper 1
1
2.25
3
2
0
16.0
17
4
4
7
5
Team Totals 78 84 4.34 162 162 42 1446.1 1572 775 697 493 767
Source:[16]
Statistical leaders
Wade Boggs Source:[ 19]
Batting
Source:[ 19]
Pitching
Source:[ 19]
Awards and honors
Awards Accomplishments Jim Rice , American League Leader Home Runs (39)Jim Rice , American League Leader RBIs (126)All-Star Game
Farm system
The New Britain Red Sox replaced the Bristol Red Sox as a Double-A affiliate.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: New Britain
[ 20] [ 21]
References
^ Wulf, Steve (June 20, 1983). "The Fight is Over the Red Sox, Not in Them" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved October 6, 2022 . ^ Tony Pérez at Baseball Reference ^ Tony Armas at Baseball Reference ^ Josías Manzanillo at Baseball-Reference ^ Ellis Burks at Baseball-Reference ^ Mike Torrez at Baseball-Reference ^ Brian Kingman at Baseball-Reference ^ "The 1983 Boston Red Sox" . Retrosheet . Retrieved October 11, 2020 .^ "Events of Saturday, April 30, 1983" .^ "Events of Tuesday, May 31, 1983" .^ "Events of Thursday, June 30, 1983" .^ "Events of Sunday, July 31, 1983" .^ "Events of Wednesday, August 31, 1983" .^ "Events of Friday, September 30, 1983" .^ "Events of Sunday, October 2, 1983" .^ Roger Clemens at Baseball-Reference ^ John Mitchell at Baseball-Reference ^ "Toronto Blue Jays 7, Boston Red Sox 1" . Retrosheet . Retrieved October 11, 2020 .^ a b c "1983 Boston Red Sox Statistics" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved October 13, 2020 .^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball , 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
^ Boston Red Sox Media Guide . Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine .
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