1983 Montreal Expos season

March 2026 November 2013 Montreal Expos 1983 National League East Olympic Stadium Montreal Charles Bronfman John McHale Bill Virdon CBC Television(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider)Télévision de Radio-Canada(Jean-Pierre Roy, Raymond Lebrun) CFCF (English)(Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French)(Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) 82–80 (.506) 3rd 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.Kiss Em Goodbye: An ESPN Treasury of failed, forgotten, and departed teams, p.183, Dennis Purdy, Ballantine Books, New York, 2010, 978-0-345-52012-8 Offseason November 3, 1982: Bobby Ramos was purchased by the Expos from the New York Yankees.Bobby Ramos at Baseball Reference December 23, 1982: Woodie Fryman was signed as a free agent with the Expos.Woodie Fryman at Baseball Reference February 7, 1983: Jerry Manuel was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Butch Benton.Jerry Manuel at Baseball Reference March 31, 1983: Ken Phelps was purchased from the Expos by the Seattle Mariners.Ken Phelps at Baseball Reference Spring training 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 April 17, 1983: Andre Dawson became Nolan Ryan's 3500th strikeout. http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html The Nolan Ryan Express The Strikeout King smackbomb.com/nolanryan July 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716092407/http://www.smackbomb.com/nolanryan/strikeouts.html July 16, 2011 dead mdy-all 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. Season standings Montreal Expos Record vs. opponents MON Notable transactions May 4, 1983: Chris Welsh was purchased by the Expos from the San Diego Padres.Chris Welsh at Baseball Reference June 6, 1983: Cliff Young was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.Cliff Young at Baseball Reference June 18, 1983: Sergio Valdez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos.Sergio Valdez at Baseball Reference August 17, 1983: Don Carter (minors) and $300,000 were traded by the Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Manny Trillo.Manny Trillo at Baseball Reference September 27, 1983: Greg Harris was selected off waivers by the Expos from the Cincinnati Reds.Greg Harris at Baseball Reference Roster 1983 Montreal Expos Roster Pitchers 39 Greg Bargar 48 Ray Burris 37 Tom Dixon 35 Woodie Fryman 50 Rick Grapenthin 34 Bill Gullickson 42 Bob James 53 Charlie Lea 47 Randy Lerch 41 Jeff Reardon 45 Steve Rogers 21 Scott Sanderson 43 Dan Schatzeder 38 Bryn Smith 26 Chris Welsh Catchers 17 Tim Blackwell  8 Gary Carter 44 Bobby Ramos 11 Tom Wieghaus Infielders 15 Terry Crowley 23 Doug Flynn  3 Bryan Little 24 Brad Mills  0 Al Oliver 12 Mike Phillips  6 Ángel Salazar  4 Chris Speier 17 Manny Trillo 29 Tim Wallach Outfielders 49 Warren Cromartie 10 Andre Dawson 16 Terry Francona 30 Tim Raines 47 Gene Roof 31 Razor Shines 32 Mike Stenhouse 33 Mike Vail 18 Jerry White  5 Jim Wohlford Other batters 25 Mike Fuentes  1 Wallace Johnson Manager  7 Bill Virdon Coaches 36 Galen Cisco (Pitching)  2 Billy DeMars (Hitting/Third Base) 40 Joe Kerrigan (Bullpen)  9 Vern Rapp (First Base) 22 Mel Wright (Unknown-Died on May 16, 1983) Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader 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; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI SB C Gary Carter 145 541 146 37 3 .270 17 791 1B Al Oliver 157 614 184 38 3 .300 8 841 2B Doug Flynn 143 452 107 18 4 .237 0 262 SS Chris Speier 88 261 67 12 2 .257 2 222 3B Tim Wallach 156 581 156 33 3 .269 19 700 LF Tim Raines 156 618 183 32 8 .298 11 7190 CF Andre Dawson 159 633 189 36 10 .299 32 11325 RF Warren Cromartie 120 360 100 26 2 .278 3 438 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 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 Ángel Salazar (baseball) 36 37 8 .216 0 1 Jerry White 40 34 5 .147 0 0 Brad Mills Brad Mills (infielder) 14 20 5 .250 0 1 Tim Blackwell 6 15 3 .200 0 2 Gene Roof 8 12 2 .167 0 1 Mike Fuentes Mike Fuentes (baseball) 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 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 Steve Rogers Steve Rogers (baseball) 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 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 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 Tom Dixon (pitcher) 4 0 1 0 9.82 4 Rick Grapenthin 1 0 1 0 9.00 3 Awards and honours Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove Tim Raines, National League Stolen Base Leader, 90Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links 1983 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference 1983 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac Category:Montreal Expos seasons Category:1983 Major League Baseball season Category:1983 in Montreal Category:1983 in sports in Quebec