1983 Cincinnati Reds season
The Cincinnati Reds' 1983 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West. It was Johnny Bench's last season as a Red.
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Record | 74–88 (.457) |
Divisional place | 6th |
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Owner(s) | William & James Williams |
General manager(s) | Dick Wagner, Bob Howsam |
Manager(s) | Russ Nixon |
Local television | WLWT (Ray Lane, Ken Wilson, Dick Carlson) |
Local radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) |
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Offseason
- October 15, 1982: Ted Power was acquired by the Reds from the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Ramsey and cash.
- November 15, 1982: Clint Hurdle was released by the Reds.[1]
- December 16, 1982: Tom Seaver was traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon, and Jason Felice (minors).[2]
- January 11, 1983: Tracy Jones was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (1st pick) of the secondary phase of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]
- January 20, 1983: Danny Tartabull was chosen from the Reds by the Seattle Mariners as a free agent compensation pick.[4]
- March 31, 1983: Bill Dawley and Tony Walker were traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for Alan Knicely.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | — | 48–32 | 43–39 |
Atlanta Braves | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | 3 | 46–34 | 42–40 |
Houston Astros | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 6 | 46–36 | 39–41 |
San Diego Padres | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 10 | 47–34 | 34–47 |
San Francisco Giants | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 12 | 43–38 | 36–45 |
Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 17 | 36–45 | 38–43 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 7–5 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 10–8 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–12 | 8–4 | — | 5–13 | 7–11 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 7–11 | 7–5 | 13–5 | — | 6–12 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 2–10 | |||||
Los Angeles | 11–7 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 12–6 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 6–12–1 | 5–13 | 9–3 | |||||
Montreal | 5–7 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 8–10–1 | 8–10 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
New York | 4–8 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 10–8 | — | 6–12 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 1–11 | 10–8–1 | 12–6 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 14–4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 7–11 | — | 9–3 | 6–6 | 10–8 | |||||
San Diego | 9–9 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 12–6–1 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
San Francisco | 9–9 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 4–8 | |||||
St. Louis | 5–7 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 3–9 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 4–14 | 8–10 | 6–6 | 8–4 | — |
Notable transactions
- May 9, 1983: Rafael Landestoy was traded by the Reds to the Los Angeles Dodgers for John Franco and Brett Wise (minors).[6]
- June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball Draft
- Chris Sabo was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round.[7]
- Joe Oliver was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round.[8]
- June 30, 1983: Wayne Krenchicki was traded by the Reds to the Detroit Tigers for Pat Underwood.[9]
- September 27, 1983: Greg Harris was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Montreal Expos.[10]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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RF | César Cedeño | 98 | 332 | 77 | .232 | 9 | 39 |
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 |
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Alex Treviño | 74 | 167 | 36 | .216 | 1 | 13 |
Alan Knicely | 59 | 98 | 22 | .224 | 2 | 10 |
Tom Foley | 68 | 98 | 20 | .204 | 0 | 9 |
Wayne Krenchicki | 51 | 77 | 21 | .273 | 0 | 11 |
Jeff Jones | 16 | 44 | 10 | .227 | 0 | 5 |
Dallas Williams | 18 | 36 | 2 | .056 | 0 | 1 |
Steve Christmas | 9 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 0 | 1 |
Rafael Landestoy | 7 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Bruce Berenyi | 32 | 186.1 | 9 | 14 | 3.86 | 151 |
Charlie Puleo | 27 | 143.2 | 6 | 12 | 4.89 | 71 |
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 |
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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 |
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Keefe Cato | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 3 |
Greg Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Billings[11]
Notes
- Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference
- Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference
- Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference
- Danny Tartabull page at Baseball Reference
- Alan Knicely page at Baseball Reference
- John Franco page at Baseball Reference
- Chris Sabo page at Baseball Reference
- Joe Oliver page at Baseball Reference
- Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference
- Greg Harris page at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007