1983 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1983 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Steve O'Neill Phil Seghi Mike Ferraro, Pat Corrales WUAB WWWE The 1983 Cleveland Indians season was the 83rd for the franchise. It was the final season under the ownership of Steve O'Neill, who had owned the team since 1978. He died on August 29, 1983, with his estate owning the team until 1986. Offseason November 18, 1982: Ed Whitson was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Broderick Perkins and Juan Eichelberger.Broderick Perkins at Baseball-Reference December 9, 1982: Von Hayes was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Manny Trillo, Jay Baller, Julio Franco, George Vukovich, and Jerry Willard.Manny Trillo at Baseball-Reference December 15, 1982: Rick Manning was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Rick Manning at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions April 1, 1983: Jerry Dybzinski was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Pat Tabler.Pat Tabler at Baseball-Reference June 6, 1983: Rick Manning and Rick Waits were traded by the Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers for Gorman Thomas, Ernie Camacho and Jamie Easterly.Gorman Thomas dealt to Tribe August 17, 1983: Manny Trillo was traded by the Indians to the Montreal Expos for Don Carter (minors) and $300,000. Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position21 Mike Hargrove 1B11 Toby Harrah 3B26 Bake McBride RF29 Andre Thornton DH24 George Vukovich LF8 Manny Trillo 2B 20 Rick Manning CF9 Ron Hassey C14 Julio Franco SS43 Rick Sutcliffe P 1983 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1983 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 51 Bud Anderson 39 Len Barker 27 Rich Barnes 32 Rick Behenna 28 Bert Blyleven 45 Tom Brennan 40,13 Ernie Camacho 36 Jamie Easterly 13 Juan Eichelberger 48 Ed Glynn 44 Neal Heaton 54 Mike Jeffcoat 35 Jerry Reed 38 Lary Sorensen 37 Dan Spillner 43 Rick Sutcliffe 36 Rick Waits Catchers 23 Chris Bando 17 Jim Essian  9 Ron Hassey Infielders 22 Mike Fischlin 14 Julio Franco 21 Mike Hargrove 11 Toby Harrah 16 Jack Perconte 15 Broderick Perkins  8 Manny Trillo Outfielders  7 Alan Bannister  8 Carmen Castillo 25 Wil Culmer 27 Miguel Diloné 20 Rick Manning 26 Bake McBride 30 Karl Pagel 54,12 Kevin Rhomberg 10 Pat Tabler 20 Gorman Thomas 24 George Vukovich Other batters 29 Andre Thornton 32 Otto Vélez Manager 18 Pat Corrales (Jul 31 - Oct 2)  2 Mike Ferraro (Apr 4 - Jul 30) Coaches  4 Johnny Goryl (Third Base) 47 Don McMahon (Pitching)  6 Dennis Sommers (Bullpen)  1 Ed Napoleon (First Base) Game log Regular season Cleveland Indians 1983 regular season game log: 70–92 (Home: 36–45; Away: 34–47)https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1983-schedule-scores.shtml 1983 Cleveland Indians schedule and results Baseball Reference May 20, 2026 y Cleveland Indians April: 9–11 (Home: 5–4; Away: 4–7) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians May: 12–14 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–9) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians June: 12–16 (Home: 7–8; Away: 5–8) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians July: 8–19 (Home: 5–10; Away: 3–9) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians August: 17–16 (Home: 8–12; Away: 9–4) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians September: 11–15 (Home: 6–6; Away: 5–9) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- y Cleveland Indians October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–1) # Date Time (ET) Opponent Score Win Loss Save Time of Game Attendance Record Box/Streak |- Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB Chris Bando 48 121 15 31 3 0 4 15 .256 0 Alan Bannister 117 377 51 100 25 4 5 45 .265 6 Carmelo Castillo 23 36 9 10 2 1 1 3 .278 1 Wil Culmer 7 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 .105 0 Miguel Dilone 32 68 15 13 3 1 0 7 .191 5 Jim Essian 48 93 11 19 4 0 2 11 .204 0 Mike Fischlin 95 225 31 47 5 2 2 23 .209 9 Julio Franco 149 560 68 153 24 8 8 80 .273 32 Mike Hargrove 134 469 57 134 21 4 3 57 .286 0 Toby Harrah 138 526 81 140 23 1 9 53 .266 16 Ron Hassey 117 341 48 92 21 0 6 42 .270 2 Rick Manning 50 194 20 54 6 0 1 10 .278 7 Bake McBride 70 230 21 67 8 1 1 18 .291 8 Karl Pagel 8 20 1 6 0 0 0 1 .300 0 Jack Perconte 14 26 1 7 1 0 0 0 .269 3 Broderick Perkins 79 184 23 50 10 0 0 24 .272 1 Kevin Rhomberg 12 21 2 10 0 0 0 2 .476 1 Pat Tabler 124 430 56 125 23 5 6 65 .291 2 Gorman Thomas 106 371 51 82 17 0 17 51 .221 8 Andre Thornton 141 508 78 143 27 1 17 77 .281 4 Manny Trillo 88 320 33 87 13 1 1 29 .272 1 Otto Velez 10 25 1 2 0 0 0 1 .080 0 George Vukovich 124 312 31 77 13 2 3 44 .247 3 Team totals 162 5476 704 1451 249 31 86 659 .265 109 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; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K Bud Anderson Bud Anderson (baseball) 1 6 4.08 39 1 7 68.1 64 34 31 32 32 Len Barker 8 13 5.11 24 24 0 149.1 150 92 85 52 105 Rich Barnes 1 1 6.94 4 2 0 11.1 18 10 9 10 2 Rick Behenna 0 2 4.15 5 4 0 26.0 22 13 12 14 9 Bert Blyleven 7 10 3.91 24 24 0 156.1 160 74 68 44 123 Tom Brennan Tom Brennan (baseball) 2 2 3.86 11 5 0 39.2 45 22 17 8 21 Ernie Camacho 0 1 5.06 4 0 0 5.1 5 3 3 2 2 Jamie Easterly 4 2 3.63 41 0 3 57.0 69 25 23 22 39 Juan Eichelberger 4 11 4.90 28 15 0 134.0 132 80 73 59 56 Ed Glynn 0 2 5.84 11 0 0 12.1 22 11 8 6 13 Neal Heaton 11 7 4.16 39 16 7 149.1 157 79 69 44 75 Mike Jeffcoat 1 3 3.31 11 2 0 32.2 32 13 12 13 9 Jerry Reed Jerry Reed (baseball) 0 0 7.17 7 0 0 21.1 26 19 17 9 11 Lary Sorensen 12 11 4.24 36 34 0 222.2 238 112 105 65 76 Dan Spillner 2 9 5.07 60 0 8 92.1 117 54 52 38 48 Rick Sutcliffe 17 11 4.29 36 35 0 243.1 251 131 116 102 160 Rick Waits 0 1 4.58 8 0 0 19.2 23 13 10 9 13 Team totals 70 92 4.43 162 162 25 1441.2 1531 785 710 529 794 Awards and honors All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Charleston Charlies International League Doc Edwards AA Buffalo Bisons Eastern League Al Gallagher A Waterloo Indians Midwest League Gomer Hodge A-Short Season Batavia Trojans New York–Penn League Brian DoyleJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 References 1983 Cleveland Indians team at Baseball-Reference 1983 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleve