| 1983 California Angels | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |
| City | Anaheim, California | |
| Owners | Gene Autry | |
| General managers | Buzzie Bavasi | |
| Managers | John McNamara | |
| Television | KTLA | |
| Radio | KMPC (Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Joe Buttitta, Allan Elconin) KLVE (Antonio Gonzalez, Ulpiano Cos Villa) | |
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The 1983 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing tied for fifth in the American League west with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses.
| AL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 99 | 63 | 0.611 | — | 55–26 | 44–37 |
| Kansas City Royals | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 20 | 45–36 | 34–47 |
| Texas Rangers | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 22 | 44–37 | 33–48 |
| Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 25 | 42–39 | 32–49 |
| California Angels | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 29 | 35–46 | 35–46 |
| Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 29 | 37–44 | 33–48 |
| Seattle Mariners | 60 | 102 | 0.370 | 39 | 30–51 | 30–51 |
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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 | — |
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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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| C | Bob Boone | 142 | 468 | 120 | .256 | 9 | 52 |
| 1B | Rod Carew | 129 | 472 | 160 | .339 | 2 | 44 |
| 2B | Bobby Grich | 120 | 387 | 113 | .292 | 16 | 62 |
| SS | Tim Foli | 88 | 330 | 83 | .252 | 2 | 29 |
| 3B | Doug DeCinces | 95 | 370 | 104 | .281 | 18 | 65 |
| LF | Brian Downing | 113 | 403 | 99 | .246 | 19 | 53 |
| CF | Fred Lynn | 117 | 437 | 119 | .272 | 22 | 74 |
| RF | Ellis Valentine | 86 | 271 | 65 | .240 | 13 | 43 |
| DH | Reggie Jackson | 116 | 397 | 77 | .194 | 14 | 49 |
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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| Ron Jackson | 102 | 348 | 80 | .230 | 8 | 39 |
| Juan Beníquez | 92 | 315 | 96 | .305 | 3 | 34 |
| Daryl Sconiers | 106 | 314 | 86 | .274 | 8 | 46 |
| Bobby Clark | 76 | 212 | 49 | .231 | 5 | 21 |
| Rob Wilfong | 65 | 177 | 45 | .254 | 2 | 17 |
| Steve Lubratich | 57 | 156 | 34 | .218 | 0 | 7 |
| Rick Burleson | 33 | 119 | 34 | .286 | 0 | 11 |
| Ricky Adams | 58 | 112 | 28 | .250 | 2 | 6 |
| Mike Brown | 31 | 104 | 24 | .231 | 3 | 9 |
| Gary Pettis | 22 | 85 | 25 | .294 | 3 | 6 |
| Mike O'Berry | 26 | 60 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 5 |
| Dick Schofield | 21 | 54 | 11 | .204 | 3 | 4 |
| Joe Ferguson | 12 | 27 | 2 | .074 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Narron | 10 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 1 | 4 |
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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| Tommy John | 34 | 234.2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 | 65 |
| Ken Forsch | 31 | 219.1 | 11 | 12 | 4.06 | 81 |
| Geoff Zahn | 29 | 203.0 | 9 | 11 | 3.33 | 81 |
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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| Mike Witt | 43 | 154.0 | 7 | 14 | 4.91 | 77 |
| Bruce Kison | 26 | 126.2 | 11 | 5 | 4.05 | 83 |
| Dave Goltz | 15 | 63.2 | 0 | 6 | 6.22 | 27 |
| Rick Steirer | 19 | 61.2 | 3 | 2 | 4.82 | 25 |
| Byron McLaughlin | 16 | 55.2 | 2 | 4 | 5.17 | 45 |
| Steve Brown | 12 | 46.0 | 2 | 3 | 3.52 | 23 |
| Bill Travers | 10 | 42.2 | 0 | 3 | 5.91 | 24 |
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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| Luis Sánchez | 56 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3.66 | 49 |
| Andy Hassler | 42 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5.45 | 20 |
| John Curtis | 37 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3.80 | 36 |
| Doug Corbett | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 18 |
| Curt Brown | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.31 | 7 |
| Bob Lacey | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.19 | 7 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball |
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