1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season

March 2026 November 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 National League West Champions National League West Dodger Stadium Los Angeles 91 71 1 y 1st Peter O'Malley Al Campanis Tommy Lasorda KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter ONTVGeoff Witcher, Al Downing KABCVin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQJaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas The 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 94th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 26th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 22nd season playing their home games at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers rebounded from being eliminated from the playoffs on the final day of the previous season to win their second National League West title in three years, but lost in the NLCS to the Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 1. Offseason December 28, 1982: Acquired Pat Zachry from the New York Mets for Jorge Orta. January 20, 1983: Acquired Vance Lovelace and Dan Cataline from the Chicago Cubs for Ron Cey. March 28, 1983: Acquired Ivan Mesa from the Minnesota Twins for Tack Wilson. March 29, 1983: Acquired Steve Walker, Jody Johnston and cash from the New York Mets for Mark Bradley. Regular season Season standings Los Angeles Dodgers Record vs. opponents LAD Opening Day lineup +Opening Day StartersName Position Steve Sax Second basemanKen Landreaux Center fielderDusty Baker Left fielderPedro Guerrero Third basemanGreg Brock First basemanMike Marshall Right fielderBill Russell ShortstopSteve YeagerCatcherFernando Valenzuela Starting pitcher Roster 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster Pitchers 27 Joe Beckwith 50 Sid Fernandez 55 Orel Hershiser 23,40 Rick Honeycutt 46 Burt Hooton 57 Steve Howe 49 Tom Niedenfuer 26 Alejandro Peña 41 Jerry Reuss 56 Rich Rodas 48 Dave Stewart 34 Fernando Valenzuela 35 Bob Welch 47 Larry White 21 Ricky Wright 38 Pat Zachry Catchers 31 Jack Fimple 15 Gilberto Reyes 22 Dave Sax 14 Mike Scioscia  7 Steve Yeager Infielders 10,62 Dave Anderson  9 Greg Brock 33 Sid Bream 28 Pedro Guerrero 17 Rafael Landestoy 43 José Morales 25 Germán Rivera 18 Bill Russell  3 Steve Sax 37 Alex Taveras Outfielders 12 Dusty Baker 52 Cecil Espy 44 Ken Landreaux 20 Candy Maldonado  5 Mike Marshall 16 Rick Monday 23 R. J. Reynolds 40 Ron Roenicke 30 Derrel Thomas Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches  8 Joey Amalfitano 54 Monty Basgall 58 Mark Cresse 11 Manny Mota 29 Ron Perranoski Notable transactions May 2, 1983: Tom Klawitter was released by the Dodgers.Tom Klawitter page at Baseball Reference May 9, 1983: Acquired Rafael Landestoy from the Cincinnati Reds for Brett Wise and John Franco August 19, 1983: Dave Stewart, Ricky Wright and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for Rick Honeycutt.Dave Stewart page at Baseball Reference Legend Dodgers win Dodgers loss Postponement Clinched divisionBoldDodgers team member Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 regular season game log: 91–71–1 (Home: 50–31; Away: 45–35–1)https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAN/1983-schedule-scores.shtml 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers schedule and results Baseball Reference September 10, 2025 y Los Angeles Dodgers April: 14–6 (Home: 6–3; Away: 8–3) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 5, 1983 || || @ Astros || W 16–7 || || || || || || 1–0 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 6, 1983 || || @ Astros || W 4–2 || || || || || || 2–0 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 8, 1983 || || Expos || L 3–8 || || || || || || 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 9, 1983 || || Expos || L 2–7 || || || || || || 2–2 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 10, 1983 || || Expos || W 3–0 || || || || || || 3–2 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || April 11, 1983 || || Astros || W 4–3 (11) || || || || || || 4–2 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 12, 1983 || || Astros || W 3–1 || || || || || || 5–2 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 13, 1983 || || Astros || W 5–3 (14) || || || || || || 6–2 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 15, 1983 || || Padres || W 6–2 || || || || || || 7–2 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 16, 1983 || || Padres || W 8–5 || || || || || || 8–2 || W6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 17, 1983 || || Padres || L 1–9 || || || || || || 8–3 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 22, 1983 || || @ Pirates || W 4–2 || || || || || || 10–4 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 23, 1983 || || @ Pirates || W 3–2 || || || || || || 11–4 || W2 |-style="background:#bbb;" | — || April 24, 1983 || 10:35a.m. PDT || @ Pirates || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 19 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 25, 1983 || || @ Cardinals || W 8–0 || || || || || || 12–4 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || April 26, 1983 || || @ Cardinals || W 3–1 || || || || || || 13–4 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 27, 1983 || || @ Cardinals || L 6–7 || || || || || || 13–5 || L1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May: 18–8 (Home: 9–5; Away: 9–3) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || May 2, 1983 || || Pirates || L 1–5 || || || || || || 15–7 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || May 3, 1983 || || Pirates || W 5–4 || || || || || || 16–7 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || May 4, 1983 || || Pirates || W 3–2 || || || || || || 17–7 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || May 6, 1983 || || Cardinals || W 16–10 || || || || || || 18–7 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || May 7, 1983 || || Cardinals || W 5–3 || || || || || || 19–7 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 27 || May 8, 1983 || || Cardinals || W 6–4 || || || || || || 20–7 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 12, 1983 || || @ Padres || W 4–3 || || || || || || 22–8 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 13, 1983 || || @ Padres || L 4–6 || || || || || || 22–9 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 14, 1983 || || @ Padres || W 4–1 || || || || || || 23–9 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 15, 1983 || || @ Padres || W 3–2 || || || || || || 24–9 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 17, 1983 || || @ Expos || L 2–3 (15) || || || || || || 24–10 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 18, 1983 || || @ Expos || W 13–3 || || || || || || 25–10 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || May 23, 1983 || || @ Phillies || W 2–0 || || || || || || 27–11 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || May 24, 1983 || || @ Phillies || W 3–0 || || || || || || 28–11 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 25, 1983 || || @ Phillies || W 6–1 || || || || || || 29–11 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 30, 1983 || || Phillies || W 5–2 || || || || || || 31–14 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 31, 1983 || || Phillies || W 4–1 || || || || || || 32–14 || W2 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June: 14–14 (Home: 9–9; Away: 5–5) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || June 1, 1983 || || Phillies || W 1–0 || || || || || || 33–14 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || June 7, 1983 || || @ Braves || L 1–4 || || || || || || 35–17 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || June 8, 1983 || || @ Braves || W 11–5 || || || || || || 36–17 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 54 || June 9, 1983 || || @ Braves || W 4–2 || || || || || || 37–17 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 14, 1983 || || Braves || W 4–3 || || || || || || 40–19 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || June 15, 1983 || || Braves || L 2–3 || || || || || || 40–20 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 61 || June 16, 1983 || || Braves || W 6–1 || || || || || || 41–20 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 20, 1983 || || Padres || L 1–4 || || || || || || 43–22 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 21, 1983 || || Padres || L 0–2 || || || || || || 43–23 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 22, 1983 || || Padres || L 2–5 || || || || || || 43–24 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 23, 1983 || || Padres || L 5–7 || || || || || || 43–25 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 69 || June 24, 1983 || || Astros || W 7–2 || || || || || || 44–25 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 25, 1983 || || Astros || W 2–1 (11) || || || || || || 45–25 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 26, 1983 || || Astros || L 7–9 || || || || || || 45–26 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 72 || June 28, 1983 || || @ Padres || W 9–5 || || || || || || 46–26 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 29, 1983 || || @ Padres || L 2–13 || || || || || || 46–27 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 30, 1983 || || @ Padres || L 6–7 || || || || || || 46–28 || L2 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July: 11–17 (Home: 5–5; Away: 6–12) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || July 1, 1983 || || @ Astros || W 5–2 (10) || || || || || || 47–28 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || July 2, 1983 || || @ Astros || L 1–3 || || || || || || 47–29 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || July 2, 1983 || || @ Astros || L 1–8 || || || || || || 47–30 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || July 2, 1983 || || @ Astros || L 4–5 || || || || || || 47–31 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || July 6, 1983 || 5:30p.m. PDT || 54th All-Star Game || colspan=8 | National League vs. American League (Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois) |-style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 8, 1983 || || Pirates || L 3–4 || || || || || || 47–32 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || July 9, 1983 || || Pirates || L 0–3 || || || || || || 47–33 || L5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 81 || July 10, 1983 || || Pirates || W 10–3 || || || || || || 48–33 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 82 || July 11, 1983 || || Cardinals || W 7–6 || || || || || || 49–33 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 83 || July 12, 1983 || || Cardinals || W 3–1 || || || || || || 50–33 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || July 13, 1983 || || Cardinals || L 5–6 || || || || || || 50–34 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 89 (1) || July 19, 1983 || || @ Pirates || L 1–4 || || || || || || 52–37 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 90 (2) || July 19, 1983 || || @ Pirates || W 3–2 (11) || || || || || || 53–37 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 20, 1983 || || @ Pirates || L 3–7 || || || || || || 53–38 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || July 21, 1983 || || @ Pirates || L 4–5 || || || || || || 53–39 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 93 || July 22, 1983 || || @ Cardinals || W 9–4 || || || || || || 54–39 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 94 || July 23, 1983 || || @ Cardinals || W 10–5 || || || || || || 55–39 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 95 || July 24, 1983 || || @ Cardinals || L 0–3 || || || || || || 55–40 || L1 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August: 20–10 (Home: 12–4; Away: 8–6) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |-style="background:#bfb;" | 107 || August 5, 1983 || || Braves || W 2–1 || || || || || || 60–47 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 108 || August 6, 1983 || || Braves || W 4–2 || || || || || || 61–47 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 109 || August 7, 1983 || || Braves || L 2–5 || || || || || || 61–48 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 113 || August 12, 1983 || || @ Braves || W 5–3 || || || || || || 63–50 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 114 || August 13, 1983 || || @ Braves || L 7–8 || || || || || || 63–51 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 115 || August 14, 1983 || || @ Braves || W 5–4 || || || || || || 64–51 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 119 || August 19, 1983 || || Phillies || W 3–0 || || || || || || 67–52 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 120 || August 20, 1983 || || Phillies || W 4–3 || || || || || || 68–52 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 121 || August 21, 1983 || || Phillies || W 6–0 || || || || || || 69–52 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 122 || August 22, 1983 || || Expos || W 4–1 || || || || || || 70–52 || W6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 123 || August 23, 1983 || || Expos || W 6–3 || || || || || || 71–52 || W7 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 124 || August 24, 1983 || || Expos || W 3–2 || || || || || || 72–52 || W8 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 125 || August 26, 1983 || || @ Phillies || L 1–4 || || || || || || 72–53 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 126 || August 27, 1983 || || @ Phillies || W 6–1 || || || || || || 73–53 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 127 || August 28, 1983 || || @ Phillies || W 8–3 || || || || || || 74–53 || W2 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September: 14–14–1 (Home: 7–4; Away: 7–10–1) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 133 || September 1, 1983 || || @ Expos || L 3–8 || || || || || || 77–56 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 134 || September 2, 1983 || || @ Expos || W 4–1 || || || || || || 78–56 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 135 || September 3, 1983 || || @ Expos || W 4–0 || || || || || || 78–56 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 136 || September 4, 1983 || || @ Expos || L 2–3 (12) || || || || || || 79–57 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 137 || September 5, 1983 || || Padres || L 2–5 || || || || || || 79–58 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 138 || September 6, 1983 || || Padres || L 3–8 || || || || || || 79–59 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 141 || September 9, 1983 || || Braves || W 3–2 || || || || || || 82–59 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 142 || September 10, 1983 || || Braves || L 3–6 (10) || || || || || || 82–60 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 143 || September 11, 1983 || || Braves || W 7–6 || || || || || || 83–60 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 144 || September 13, 1983 || || @ Astros || W 5–1 || || || || || || 84–60 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 146 || September 15, 1983 || || @ Astros || W 6–0 || || || || || || 85–61 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 150 || September 19, 1983 || || Astros || W 9–2 || || || || || || 86–64 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 151 || September 20, 1983 || || Astros || L 2–15 || || || || || || 86–65 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 152 || September 21, 1983 || || Astros || W 2–1 || || || || || || 87–65 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 153 || September 23, 1983 || || @ Braves || W 11–2 || || || || || || 88–65 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 154 || September 24, 1983 || || @ Braves || L 2–3 || || || || || || 88–66 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 155 || September 25, 1983 || || @ Braves || L 1–7 || || || || || || 88–67 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 158 (1) || September 29, 1983 || || @ Padres || L 1–7 || || || || || || 90–68 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 159 (2) || September 29, 1983 || || @ Padres || L 1–4 || || || || || || 90–69 || L2 |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Away: 0–0) # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record BoxStreak |- Detailed records National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed NL East Chicago Cubs 3–3 3–3 6–6 6 6 43 57 Montreal Expos 4–2 3–3 7–5 7 5 49 39 New York Mets 3–2 4–3 7–5 7 5 38 34 Philadelphia Phillies 6–0 5–1 11–1 11 1 49 15 Pittsburgh Pirates 3–3 3–3 6–6 6 6 40 43 St. Louis Cardinals 5–1 4–2 9–3 9 3 78 50 24–11 22–15 46–26 46 26 297 238 NL West Atlanta Braves 6–3 5–4 11–7 11 7 80 67 Cincinnati Reds 6–3 5–4 11–7 11 7 75 61 Houston Astros 7–2 5–4 12–6 12 6 85 69 Los Angeles Dodgers — — — — — — San Diego Padres 2–7 4–5 6–12 6 12 66 99 San Francisco Giants 3–6 2–7 5–13 5 13 51 75 24–21 21–24 45–45 45 45 357 371 Month-by-Month Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 20 14 6 14 6 y 91 75 May 26 18 8 18 8 y 115 76 June 28 14 14 14 14 y 100 100 July 28 11 17 11 17 y 107 132 August 30 20 10 12 10 y 121 94 September 29 14 14 14 14 y 116 121 October 2 0 2 0 2 y 4 8 Total 163 91 71 91 71 y 654 609 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 48 32 48 32 y 316 296 Road 82 43 39 43 39 y 338 313 Total 163 91 71 91 71 y 654 609 Composite Box + 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers Inning–by–Inning Boxscore Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E Opponents 80 53 71 69 67 89 64 66 39 8 1 1 0 0 1 609 1336 0 Dodgers 93 74 54 74 67 89 71 72 42 12 3 0 0 3 0 654 1358 0 Sources: Postseason Game log Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 Postseason game log: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–2) y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Chsmpionship Series vs. Philadelphia Phillies 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Away: 0–2)1983 National League Championship Series https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1983_NLCS.shtml Baseball Reference 10 September 2025 # Date Time (PT) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Series Box/Streak |-style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || October 4, 1983 || 5:20p.m. PDT || Phillies || L 0–1 || Carlton (1–0) || Reuss (0–1) || Holland (1) || 2:17 || 55,524 || PHI 1–0 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 5, 1983 || 5:20p.m. PDT || Phillies || W 4–1 || Valenzuela (1–0) || Denny (0–1) || Niedenfuer (1) || 2:44 || 55,967 || TIE 1–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || October 7, 1983 || 12:05p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || L 2–7 || Hudson (1–0) || Welch (0–1) || — || 2:51 || 53,490 || PHI 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || October 8, 1983 || 5:20p.m. PDT || @ Phillies || L 2–7 || Carlton (2–0) || Reuss (0–2) || — || 2:50 || 64,494 || PHI 3–1 || L2 |- Starting Lineups Regular Season Batting Order Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 Regular Season Batting Order game log y Los Angeles Dodgers April # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |38 | May 23, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |39 | May 24, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |40 | May 25, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |45 | May 30, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |46 | May 31, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |47 | June 1, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |119 | August 19, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |120 | August 20, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |121 | August 21, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |125 | August 26, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |126 | August 27, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |127 | August 28, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |- Defensive Lineup Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 Regular Season Defensive Lineup game log y Los Angeles Dodgers April # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |38 | May 23, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |39 | May 24, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |40 | May 25, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |45 | May 30, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |46 | May 31, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |47 | June 1, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |119 | August 19, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |120 | August 20, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |121 | August 21, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |125 | August 26, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |126 | August 27, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |127 | August 28, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |- Postseason Batting Order Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 Postseason Batting Order game log y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies # Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |1 | October 4, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |2 | October 5, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |3 | October 7, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |4 | October 8, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |- Defensive Lineup Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 Postseason Defensive Lineup game log y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies # Date Opponent C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF P |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |1 | October 4, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |2 | October 5, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |3 | October 7, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |4 | October 8, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI |- Game Umpires Regular Season Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 Regular Season Umpire game log y Los Angeles Dodgers April # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Los Angeles Dodgers May # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |38 | May 23, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI | #2Jerry Crawford | #8Doug Harvey(crew chief) | #3Jerry Dale | #14Frank Pulli |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |39 | May 24, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI | #8Doug Harvey(crew chief) | #3Jerry Dale | #14Frank Pulli | #2Jerry Crawford |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |40 | May 25, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI | #3Jerry Dale | #14Frank Pulli | #2Jerry Crawford | #8Doug Harvey(crew chief) |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |45 | May 30, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI | #18Dick Stello | #22Joe West | (none) | #20Ed Vargo(crew chief) |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |46 | May 31, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI | #22Joe West | #20Ed Vargo(crew chief) | (none) | #18Dick Stello |- y Los Angeles Dodgers June # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |47 | June 1, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI | #20Ed Vargo(crew chief) | #18Dick Stello | (none) | #22Joe West |- y Los Angeles Dodgers July # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Los Angeles Dodgers August # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |119 | August 19, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI | #10John McSherry(crew chief) | #28Fred Brocklander | #19Terry Tata | #30Randy Marsh |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |120 | August 20, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI | #28Fred Brocklander | #19Terry Tata | #30Randy Marsh | #10John McSherry(crew chief) |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |121 | August 21, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI | #19Terry Tata | #30Randy Marsh | #10John McSherry(crew chief) | #28Fred Brocklander |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |125 | August 26, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI | #26Dave Pallone | #31Bob Davidson | #15Jim Quick | #17Paul Runge(crew chief) |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |126 | August 27, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI | #31Bob Davidson | #15Jim Quick | #17Paul Runge(crew chief) | #26Dave Pallone |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |127 | August 28, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI | #15Jim Quick | #17Paul Runge(crew chief) | #26Dave Pallone | #31Bob Davidson |- y Los Angeles Dodgers September # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- y Los Angeles Dodgers October # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B |- Postseason Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 Postseason Umpire game log y Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championship Series: vs. Philadelphia Phillies # Date Opponent HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |1 | October 4, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI | #19Terry Tata | #18Dick Stello | #10John McSherry | #23Lee Weyer | #8Doug Harvey(crew chief) | #2Jerry Crawford |-style="background:#bfb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |2 | October 5, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |PHI | #18Dick Stello | #10John McSherry | #23Lee Weyer | #8Doug Harvey(crew chief) | #2Jerry Crawford | #19Terry Tata |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |3 | October 7, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI | #10John McSherry | #23Lee Weyer | #8Doug Harvey(crew chief) | #2Jerry Crawford | #19Terry Tata | #18Dick Stello |-style="background:#fbb;" ! style="Los Angeles Dodgers 1983 2;" |4 | October 8, 1983 ! style="Philadelphia Phillies 1975thru1991 1983 2;" |@ PHI | #23Lee Weyer | #8Doug Harvey(crew chief) | #2Jerry Crawford | #19Terry Tata | #18Dick Stello | #10John McSherry |- 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 C Steve Yeager 113 335 68 .203 15 41 1B Greg Brock Greg Brock (baseball) 146 455 102 .224 20 66 2B Steve Sax 155 623 175 .281 5 41 SS Bill Russell Bill Russell (shortstop) 131 451 111 .246 1 30 3B Pedro Guerrero Pedro Guerrero (baseball, born 1956) 160 584 174 .298 32 103 LF Dusty Baker 149 531 138 .260 15 73 CF Ken Landreaux 141 481 135 .281 17 66 RF Mike Marshall Mike Marshall (outfielder) 140 465 132 .284 17 65 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 Derrel Thomas 118 192 48 .250 2 8 Rick Monday 99 178 44 .247 6 20 Jack Fimple 54 148 37 .250 2 22 Ron Roenicke 81 145 32 .221 2 12 Dave Anderson Dave Anderson (infielder) 61 115 19 .165 1 2 Rafael Landestoy 64 64 11 .172 1 1 Candy Maldonado 42 62 12 .194 1 6 R.J. Reynolds R.J. Reynolds (baseball) 24 55 13 .236 2 11 José Morales Jose Morales (designated hitter) 47 53 15 .283 3 8 Mike Scioscia 12 35 11 .314 1 7 Gilberto Reyes 19 31 5 .161 0 0 Germán Rivera 13 17 6 .353 0 0 Sid Bream 15 11 2 .182 0 2 Cecil Espy 20 11 3 .273 0 1 Dave Sax 7 8 0 .000 0 1 Alex Taveras 10 4 0 .000 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 Fernando Valenzuela 35 257.0 15 10 3.75 189 Jerry Reuss 32 223.1 12 11 2.94 143 Bob Welch Bob Welch (baseball) 31 204.0 15 12 2.65 156 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 Alejandro Peña 34 177.0 12 9 2.75 120 Burt Hooton 33 160.0 9 8 4.22 87 Rick Honeycutt 9 39.0 2 3 5.77 18 Sid Fernandez 2 6.0 0 1 6.00 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 Steve Howe Steve Howe (baseball) 46 4 7 18 1.44 52 Tom Niedenfuer 66 8 3 11 1.90 66 Dave Stewart Dave Stewart (baseball) 46 5 2 8 2.96 54 Joe Beckwith 42 3 4 1 3.55 50 Pat Zachry 40 6 1 0 2.49 36 Orel Hershiser 8 0 0 1 3.38 5 Rich Rodas 7 0 0 0 1.93 5 Ricky Wright Ricky Wright (baseball) 6 0 0 0 2.84 5 Larry White Larry White (baseball) 4 0 0 0 1.29 5 1983 National League Championship Series 1983 National League Championship Series The National League West champion Dodgers faced the National League East champion Philadelphia Phillies in the 1983 NLCS and lost the series 3 games to 1. Noteworthy was that the Dodgers had won 11 of 12 games against the Phillies during the regular season. Game 1 October 4, Dodger Stadium Team123456789RHEPhiladelphia100000000151Los Angeles000000000070W: Steve Carlton (1–0)  L: Jerry Reuss (0–1)  SV: Al Holland (1)HRs: PHI – Mike Schmidt (1) Game 2 October 5, Dodger Stadium Team123456789RHEPhiladelphia010000000172Los Angeles10002001X461W: Fernando Valenzuela (1–0)  L: John Denny (0–1)  SV: Tom Niedenfuer (1)HRs: PHI – Gary Matthews (1) Game 3 October 7, Veterans Stadium Team123456789RHELos Angeles000200000240Philadelphia02112010X791W: Charles Hudson (1–0)  L: Bob Welch (0–1)  HRs: LAD – Mike Marshall (1); PHI – Gary Matthews (2) Game 4 October 8, Veterans Stadium Team123456789RHELos Angeles0001000102100Philadelphia30002200X7131W: Steve Carlton (2–0)  L: Jerry Reuss (0–2)  HRs: LAD – Dusty Baker (1); PHI – Gary Matthews (3), Sixto Lezcano (1) Awards and honors 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Steve Sax starter Pedro Guerrero reserve Fernando Valenzuela reserve Silver Slugger Award Fernando Valenzuela NL Pitcher of the Month Burt Hooton (June 1983) NL Player of the Month Dusty Baker (July 1983) NL Player of the Week Dusty Baker (July 11–17) Mike Marshall (Sep. 5–11) Farm system AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Del CrandallTerry Collins AA San Antonio Dodgers Texas League Terry CollinsRick OllarDave Wallace High A Lodi Dodgers California League Don LeJohn High A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League Stan Wasiak Rookie Lethbridge Dodgers Pioneer League Gail Henley Rookie Gulf Coast Dodgers Gulf Coast League Gary LaRocque Teams in BOLD won League Championships Major League Baseball draft 1983 Major League Baseball Draft The Dodgers drafted 35 players in the June draft and 17 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. They received two extra picks in the 2nd round as compensation for losing free agents Steve Garvey and Terry Forster. The first-round pick in the June draft was pitcher Erik Sonberg of Wichita State University. He played six seasons in the minors and was 19–38 with a 6.20 ERA in 107 games. None of this years signings amounted to much of anything in the Majors. 1983 Draft PicksJanuary draft 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Derek LeeRHP Sacramento City CollegeYes 1983–1984A2Todd CobbsRHP Vincennes UniversityYes1983–1985 A3Patrick SullivanC Sacramento City CollegeNoBlue Jays-1985 1985Rookie4Mark TindallLHP Sinclair Community CollegeNoExpos-1983 1983–1984 A-5Victor MarinRHP Chaffey CollegeNo 6Randy HamrickLHP Spartanburg Methodist CollegeYes1983–1985 A7John PartridgeRHP Alvin Community CollegeNo 8Rob LearyRHP College of San MateoNo Expos-1986 1986–1990 AAA9Kenneth BooneRHP Citrus CollegeNo 10Theodore ParkerOF Spartanburg Methodist CollegeNo Cardinals-1986 1986–1987 A11Scott CampbellOF Citrus CollegeNo Royals-1983 1983 Rookie12Mark ReynoldsOF Austin Community CollegeYes 1983–1986 AA13Wayne KirbyOF Newport News Apprentice SchoolYes 1983–2001 MLB14Karl CiamaicheloSS Yes 1983 Rookie15Gerald RobinsonC No January Secondary phase 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Dennis WoodsOF Spartanburg Methodist College No 2Rodney McCrayOF West Los Angeles College No Padres-1984 1984–1993 MLB June draft 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Erik SonbergLHPWichita State UniversityYes1983–1989AAA2Michael CherryRHPThe CitadelYes1983–1986AA2Robert HamiltonRHPNortheast High SchoolYes1983–1987AA2Luis LopezCLafayette High SchoolYes1984–2004MLB3Mitchell MoranOFUniversity of Texas–Pan AmericanYes1983–1985A4Bert FloresOFMt. Whitney High SchoolYes1983–1986A5Richard ThurmanRHPPepperdine UniversityYes1983A6Scott MayRHPUniversity of Wisconsin–Stevens PointYes1983–1995MLB7Timothy Zaploski3BBoulder City High SchoolYes1983–1985A-8Dave EichbornRHPUniversity of MiamiNo 9Curtis CampbellCGardena High SchoolYes 1983–1984 Rookie10Chuck BartlettCMississippi State UniversityYes 1983–1984 A11Joe Karmeris3BReavis High SchoolYes1983–1985A12Samuel DotsonCUniversity of MemphisYes1983 Rookie13Kenneth Harvey2BUniversity of RichmondYes1983–1987 AA14Barry WohlerLHP University of MinnesotaYes1984–1988 AA15Richard Ross3BNorth Park UniversityNo 16Steven ShieldsRHPCalifornia State University, Los AngelesYes1983–1985A17Michael BlairCJacksonville State UniversityYes 1983–1984A18Fred LaGroueRHP Holy Cross High SchoolNo 19Christopher ChapmanOFSouthern University and A&M CollegeYes 1983–1987AA20Mark StevensOFCitrus CollegeNo 21Shawn GilbertSSAgua Fria High SchoolNoTwins-1987 1987–2003 MLB22Mike FettersRHPʻIolani SchoolNoAngels-19861986–2004MLB23Robert RowenLHPLassen CollegeYes1983–1988 AA24Vincent BeringheleOF University of California, Los AngelesYes 1983–1985A25John RexrodeRHPDallas Baptist UniversityYes 1983–1984 A26Scott ParrishRHPClemson UniversityNoAthletics-1984 1984–1985 A-27Dale Hamrick3BSpartanburg Methodist CollegeNoBraves-1984 1984 Rookie28Fernando Fernández3BLennox High SchoolNo 29Kevin Monk1BFremont High SchoolNo 30Daniel KapeaLHPWaipahu High SchoolNoBrewers-1988 1988 Rookie June secondary phase 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase RoundNamePositionSchoolSignedCareer spanHighest level 1Jon Leake3B Sacramento City CollegeNoBrewers-1985 1985–1989A2Terence GuzmanLHP Ferrum CollegeNo 3Tim CriswellRHP Georgia Perimeter CollegeYes 1983–1987 AA Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform Los Angeles Dodgers official web site Category:Los Angeles Dodgers seasons Los Angeles Dodgers season Category:National League West champion seasons Los