1983 Oakland Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Oakland Athletics 1983 American League West Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, California 74–88 (.457) Walter A. Haas, Jr. Sandy Alderson Steve Boros KBHK-TV(Bill King, Bill Rigney, Lon Simmons) KSFO(Bill King, Lon Simmons, Wayne Hagin) 4th The 1983 Oakland Athletics season was the 83rd season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their 16th season in Oakland. The Athletics finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. Offseason October 9, 1982: Jack Daugherty was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.Jack Daugherty page at Baseball Reference November 4, 1982: Mickey Klutts was released by the Athletics.Mickey Klutts page at Baseball Reference December 13, 1982: Kevin Bell was released by the Athletics.Kevin Bell page at Baseball Reference December 20, 1982: Preston Hanna was released by the Athletics.Preston Hanna page at Baseball Reference January 11, 1983: Steve Howard was drafted by the Athletics in the 8th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.Steve Howard page at Baseball Reference January 17, 1983: Brian Kingman was purchased from the Athletics by the Boston Red Sox.Brian Kingman page at Baseball Reference March 28, 1983: Bob Owchinko was released by the Oakland Athletics.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/owchibo01.shtml Bob Owchinko Stats Regular season Season standings Oakland Athletics Record vs. opponents OAK Notable transactions June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft Greg Cadaret was drafted by the Athletics in the 11th round. Player signed June 11, 1983.Greg Cadaret page at Baseball Reference Rob Nelson was drafted by the Athletics in the 1st round (7th pick) of the Secondary Phase.Rob Nelson page at Baseball Reference June 15, 1983: Matt Keough was traded by the Athletics to the New York Yankees for Ben Callahan, Marshall Brant, and cash.Matt Keough page at Baseball Reference July 22, 1983: Kelvin Moore was traded by the Athletics to the New York Mets for Scott Dye (minors).Kelvin Moore page at Baseball Reference Roster 1983 Oakland Athletics Roster Pitchers 55 Keith Atherton 36 Steve Baker 33 Dave Beard 53 Bert Bradley 39 Tom Burgmeier 48 Ben Callahan 23 Chris Codiroli 24,37 Tim Conroy 40 Ed Farmer 13 Gorman Heimueller 38 Jeff Jones 27 Matt Keough 32 Bill Krueger 22 Rick Langford 54 Steve McCatty 17 Mike Norris 49 Mark Smith 31 Tom Underwood 43 Mike Warren 45 Rich Wortham 29 Curt Young Catchers  9 Darryl Cias  2 Mike Heath 30 Bob Kearney Infielders 34 Bill Almon 19 Marshall Brant 10 Wayne Gross 25 Donnie Hill 51 Dave Hudgens  4 Carney Lansford 15 Davey Lopes  7 Dan Meyer 25 Kelvin Moore 18 Tony Phillips 52 Luis Quiñones Outfielders 16 Mike Davis 11 Garry Hancock 35 Rickey Henderson 47 Rusty McNealy 21 Dwayne Murphy  8 Rick Peters Other batters  3 Jeff Burroughs  6 Mitchell Page Manager 14 Steve Boros Coaches 41 Clete Boyer (Third base) 45 Jackie Moore (First base) 44 Ed Nottle (Bullpen) 43 Ron Schueler (Pitching) 28 Billy Williams (Hitting) 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 Bob Kearney 108 298 76 .255 8 32 1B Wayne Gross 136 339 79 .233 12 44 2B Davey Lopes 147 494 137 .277 17 67 SS Tony Phillips 148 412 102 .248 4 35 3B Carney Lansford 80 299 92 .308 10 45 LF Rickey Henderson 145 513 150 .292 9 48 CF Dwayne Murphy 130 471 107 .227 17 75 RF Mike Davis Mike Davis (baseball) 128 443 122 .275 8 62 DH Jeff Burroughs 121 401 108 .269 10 56 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 Bill Almon 143 451 120 .266 4 63 Mike Heath 96 345 97 .281 6 33 Garry Hancock 101 256 70 .273 8 30 Rick Peters Rick Peters (baseball) 55 178 51 .287 0 20 Dan Meyer 69 169 32 .189 1 13 Donnie Hill 53 158 42 .266 2 15 Kelvin Moore Kelvin Moore (baseball) 41 124 26 .210 5 16 Mitchell Page 57 79 19 .241 0 1 Luis Quiñones 19 42 8 .190 0 4 Darryl Cias 19 18 6 .333 0 1 Marshall Brant 5 14 2 .143 0 2 Dave Hudgens 6 7 1 .143 0 0 Rusty McNealy 15 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 Chris Codiroli 37 205.2 12 12 4.46 85 Bill Krueger 17 109.2 7 6 3.61 58 Mike Norris 16 88.2 4 5 3.76 63 Gorman Heimueller 16 83.2 3 5 4.41 31 Mike Warren 12 65.2 5 3 4.11 30 Rick Langford 7 20.0 0 4 12.15 2 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 Steve McCatty 38 167.0 6 9 3.99 65 Tim Conroy 39 162.1 7 10 3.94 112 Tom Underwood 51 144.2 9 7 4.04 62 Matt Keough 14 44.0 2 3 5.52 28 Mark Smith 8 14.2 1 0 6.75 10 Ed Farmer 5 10.1 0 0 3.48 7 Ben Callahan 4 9.1 1 2 12.54 2 Curt Young 8 9.0 0 1 16.00 5 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 Dave Beard 43 5 5 10 5.61 40 Tom Burgmeier 49 6 7 4 2.81 39 Steve Baker Steve Baker (baseball) 35 3 3 5 4.33 23 Keith Atherton 29 2 5 4 2.77 40 Jeff Jones Jeff Jones (pitcher) 13 1 1 0 5.76 14 Bert Bradley 6 0 0 0 6.48 3 Wayne Gross 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Rich Wortham 1 0 0 0 inf 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tacoma Tigers Pacific Coast League Bob Didier AA Albany-Colonie A's Eastern League Pete Whisenant and Keith Lieppman A Modesto A's California League George Mitterwald A Madison Muskies Midwest League Brad Fischer A-Short Season Medford A's Northwest League Dennis Rogers Rookie Idaho Falls A's Pioneer League Keith Lieppman and Jim Nettles LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Medford References 2 External links 1983 Oakland Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1983 Oakland Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Oakland Athletics seasons Oakland Athletics season Oak Category:1980s in Oakland, California