1983 Boston Red Sox | |
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Results | |
Record | 78–84 (.481) |
Divisional place | 6th (20 GB) |
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Owner(s) | Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey |
General manager(s) | Haywood Sullivan |
Manager(s) | Ralph Houk |
Local television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery) |
Local radio | WPLM-FM 99.1 WPLM-AM 1390 (Ken Coleman, Joe Castiglione) |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 1983 Boston Red Sox season was the 83rd season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished sixth in the American League East with a record of 78 wins and 84 losses, 20 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, who went on to win the 1983 World Series. It was the Red Sox' first losing season since 1966.
Month | Record | Cumulative | AL East | Ref. | |||
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Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB | ||
April | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2nd (tie) | 1⁄2 | [8] |
May | 16 | 11 | 26 | 20 | 2nd | 1⁄2 | [9] |
June | 11 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 5th | 5 | [10] |
July | 14 | 14 | 51 | 50 | 6th | 9 | [11] |
August | 12 | 19 | 63 | 69 | 6th | 15+1⁄2 | [12] |
September | 14 | 14 | 77 | 83 | 6th | 20 | [13] |
October | 1 | 1 | 78 | 84 | 6th | 20 | [14] |
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 98 | 64 | 0.605 | — | 50–31 | 48–33 |
Detroit Tigers | 92 | 70 | 0.568 | 6 | 48–33 | 44–37 |
New York Yankees | 91 | 71 | 0.562 | 7 | 51–30 | 40–41 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 9 | 48–33 | 41–40 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 11 | 52–29 | 35–46 |
Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 20 | 38–43 | 40–41 |
Cleveland Indians | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 28 | 36–45 | 34–47 |
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 11–2 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–6 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
California | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 3–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
Chicago | 5–7 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 7–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 4–9 |
Detroit | 8–5 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
Kansas City | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 8–5–1 | 6–6 |
Milwaukee | 2–11 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 8–4 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–5 |
Minnesota | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
New York | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
Oakland | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–4 | 2–11 | 6–6 |
Seattle | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 1–12 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 4–8 |
Texas | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8–1 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 7–6 | — | 4–8 |
Toronto | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | — |
26 | Wade Boggs | 3B |
24 | Dwight Evans | RF |
14 | Jim Rice | LF |
20 | Tony Armas | CF |
8 | Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
11 | Dave Stapleton | 1B |
10 | Rich Gedman | C |
18 | Glenn Hoffman | SS |
12 | Julio Valdez | 2B |
43 | Dennis Eckersley | P |
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Category | Player | Statistic |
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Youngest player | Oil Can Boyd Rich Gedman Lee Graham Jackie Gutiérrez |
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Oldest player | Carl Yastrzemski | 43 |
Wins Above Replacement | Wade Boggs | 7.8 |
Source:[18]
Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
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G | Games played | Jim Rice | 155 |
PA | Plate appearances | Jim Rice | 689 |
AB | At bats | Jim Rice | 626 |
R | Runs scored | Wade Boggs | 100 |
H | Hits | Wade Boggs | 210 |
2B | Doubles | Wade Boggs | 44 |
3B | Triples | Wade Boggs | 7 |
HR | Home runs | Jim Rice | 39 |
RBI | Runs batted in | Jim Rice | 126 |
SB | Stolen bases | Jerry Remy | 11 |
CS | Caught stealing | Reid Nichols | 5 |
BB | Base on balls | Wade Boggs | 92 |
SO | Strikeouts | Tony Armas | 131 |
BA | Batting average | Wade Boggs | .361 |
OBP | On-base percentage | Wade Boggs | .444 |
SLG | Slugging percentage | Jim Rice | .550 |
OPS | On-base plus slugging | Wade Boggs | .931 |
OPS+ | Adjusted OPS | Wade Boggs | 150 |
TB | Total bases | Jim Rice | 344 |
GIDP | Grounded into double play | Jim Rice | 31 |
HBP | Hit by pitch | Jim Rice | 6 |
SH | Sacrifice hits | Jerry Remy | 12 |
SF | Sacrifice flies | Dave Stapleton | 8 |
IBB | Intentional base on balls | Carl Yastrzemski | 11 |
Source:[18]
Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
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W | Wins | John Tudor | 13 |
L | Losses | Dennis Eckersley | 13 |
W-L % | Winning percentage | Bob Ojeda | .632 (12–7) |
ERA | Earned run average | Bob Stanley | 2.85 |
G | Games pitched | Bob Stanley | 64 |
GS | Games started | John Tudor | 34 |
GF | Games finished | Bob Stanley | 53 |
CG | Complete games | John Tudor | 7 |
SHO | Shutouts | Bruce Hurst | 2 |
John Tudor | |||
SV | Saves | Bob Stanley | 33 |
IP | Innings pitched | John Tudor | 242 |
SO | Strikeouts | John Tudor | 136 |
WHIP | Walks plus hits per inning pitched | Bob Stanley | 1.259 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball |
The New Britain Red Sox replaced the Bristol Red Sox as a Double-A affiliate.