1983 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs logo.svg 1983 National League East Wrigley Field Chicago 71 91 y 5th Tribune Company Dallas Green Lee Elia (before August 22), Charlie Fox (after August 22) WGN-TV(Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Milo Hamilton) WGN(Milo Hamilton, Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau, Harry Caray) chc CHC The 1983 Chicago Cubs season was the 112th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 108th in the National League and the 68th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 71–91. Offseason October 15, 1982: Herman Segelke was traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Alan Hargesheimer.Alan Hargesheimer https://web.archive.org/web/20090220234820/http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hargeal01.shtml February 20, 2009 at Baseball-Reference December 9, 1982: Steve Henderson was traded by the Cubs to the Seattle Mariners for Rich Bordi.Rich Bordi https://web.archive.org/web/20090210133941/http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bordiri01.shtml February 10, 2009 at Baseball-Reference December 10, 1982: Wayne Nordhagen was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.Wayne Nordhagen https://web.archive.org/web/20090210144337/http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nordhwa01.shtml February 10, 2009 at Baseball-Reference January 19, 1983: Dan Cataline and Vance Lovelace were traded by the Cubs to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Cey. January 25, 1983: Scott Fletcher, Pat Tabler, Randy Martz, and Dick Tidrow were traded by the Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Steve Trout and Warren Brusstar.Steve Trout https://web.archive.org/web/20090203135328/http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/troutst01.shtml February 3, 2009 at Baseball-Reference February 7, 1983: Butch Benton was traded by the Cubs to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Manuel.Jerry Manuel https://web.archive.org/web/20081205195114/http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/manueje01.shtml December 5, 2008 at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions April 1, 1983: The Cubs traded a player to be named later and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers for Steve Lake. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Rich Buonantony (minors) to the Brewers on October 24.Steve Lake https://web.archive.org/web/20090226024335/http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lakest01.shtml February 26, 2009 at Baseball-Reference May 22, 1983: Willie Hernández was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Ruthven and Bill Johnson.Willie Hernández https://web.archive.org/web/20080117213319/http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hernawi01.shtml January 17, 2008 at Baseball-Reference June 9, 1983: Wayne Nordhagen was released by the Cubs. June 28, 1983: Rick Reuschel was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.Rick Reuschel at Baseball-Reference Draft picks June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft Rich Amaral was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round. Player signed June 10, 1983.Rich Amaral at Baseball-Reference Jacob Brumfield was drafted by the Cubs in the 7th round. Player signed June 9, 1983.Jacob Brumfield https://web.archive.org/web/20090212175234/http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brumfja01.shtml February 12, 2009 at Baseball-Reference Roster 1983 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 42 Rich Bordi 41 Warren Brusstar 39 Bill Campbell 50 Alan Hargesheimer 38 Willie Hernández 31 Ferguson Jenkins 37 Bill Johnson 32 Craig Lefferts 37 Paul Moskau 48 Dickie Noles 52 Reggie Patterson 36 Mike Proly 30 Chuck Rainey 47 Rick Reuschel 44 Dick Ruthven 43 Don Schulze 46 Lee Smith 34 Steve Trout Catchers  7 Jody Davis 15 Mike Diaz 16 Steve Lake Infielders  1 Larry Bowa 22 Bill Buckner 11 Ron Cey 26 Fritzie Connally 15 Junior Kennedy 12 Carmelo Martínez 19 Dave Owen 17 Dan Rohn 23 Ryne Sandberg 29 Tom Veryzer Outfielders 20 Thad Bosley 33 Joe Carter 10 Leon Durham 38 Tom Grant 27 Mel Hall 21 Jay Johnstone 24 Jerry Morales  6 Keith Moreland 20 Wayne Nordhagen 18 Scot Thompson 25 Gary Woods Other batters 17 Jay Loviglio Manager  4 Lee Elia  4 Charlie Fox Coaches  5 Rubén Amaro  3 Billy Connors  8 Duffy Dyer 51 Fred Koenig  2 John Vukovich Player stats = Indicates team 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 Pos Position Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in C Jody Davis Jody Davis (baseball) 151 510 138 .271 24 84 1B Bill Buckner 153 626 175 .280 16 66 2B Ryne Sandberg 158 633 165 .261 8 48 SS Larry Bowa 147 499 133 .267 2 43 3B Ron Cey 159 581 160 .275 24 90 LF Leon Durham 100 337 87 .258 12 55 CF Mel Hall 112 410 116 .283 17 56 RF Keith Moreland 154 533 161 .302 16 70 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Gary Woods Gary Woods (baseball) 93 190 46 .242 4 22 Jay Johnstone 86 140 36 .257 6 22 Carmelo Martínez 29 89 23 .258 6 16 Tom Veryzer 59 88 18 .205 1 3 Scot Thompson Scot Thompson (baseball) 53 88 17 .193 0 10 Jerry Morales 63 87 17 .195 0 11 Steve Lake 38 85 22 .259 1 7 Thad Bosley 43 72 21 .292 2 12 Joe Carter 23 51 9 .176 0 1 Wayne Nordhagen 21 35 5 .143 0 4 Dan Rohn 23 31 12 .387 0 6 Dave Owen Dave Owen (baseball) 16 22 2 .091 0 2 Junior Kennedy 17 22 3 .136 0 3 Tom Grant Tom Grant (baseball) 16 20 3 .150 0 2 Fritzie Connally 8 10 1 .100 0 0 Mike Diaz 6 7 2 .286 0 1 Jay Loviglio 1 1 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 Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Chuck Rainey Chuck Rainey (baseball) 34 191.0 14 13 4.48 84 Steve Trout 34 180.0 10 14 4.65 80 Ferguson Jenkins 33 167.1 6 9 4.30 96 Dick Ruthven 25 149.1 12 9 4.10 73 Dickie Noles 24 116.1 5 10 4.72 59 Rick Reuschel 4 20.2 1 1 3.92 9 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Paul Moskau 8 32.0 3 2 6.75 16 Reggie Patterson 5 18.2 1 2 4.82 10 Don Schulze 4 14.0 0 1 7.07 8 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games W Wins L Losses SV Saves ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Lee Smith Lee Smith (baseball) 66 4 10 29 1.65 91 Bill Campbell Bill Campbell (baseball) 82 6 8 8 4.49 97 Mike Proly 60 1 5 1 3.58 31 Warren Brusstar 59 3 1 1 2.35 46 Craig Lefferts 56 3 4 1 3.13 60 Rich Bordi 11 0 2 1 4.97 20 Willie Hernández 11 1 0 1 3.20 18 Bill Johnson Bill Johnson (pitcher) 10 1 0 0 4.38 4 Alan Hargesheimer 5 0 0 0 9.00 5 Awards and honors Records Bill Buckner, National League record (since broken), Most Assists in One Season (161)Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.47, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Iowa Cubs American Association Jim Napier AA Midland Cubs Texas League Tom Harmon A Salinas Spurs California League George Enright A Quad Cities Cubs Midwest League Larry Cox A-Short Season Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League Tony Franklin Rookie Pikeville Cubs Appalachian League Jim Fairey 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 1983 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago