1983 Cincinnati Reds
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkRiverfront Stadium
CityCincinnati
Record74–88 (.457)
Divisional place6th
OwnersWilliam & James Williams
General managersDick Wagner, Bob Howsam
ManagersRuss Nixon
TelevisionWLWT
(Ray Lane, Ken Wilson, Dick Carlson)
RadioWLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
← 1982 Seasons 1984 →

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.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1983 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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

Roster

1983 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 Dann Bilardello 109 298 71 .238 9 38
1B Dan Driessen 122 386 107 .277 12 57
2B Ron Oester 157 549 145 .264 11 58
SS Dave Concepción 143 528 123 .233 1 47
3B Nick Esasky 85 302 80 .265 12 46
LF Gary Redus 125 453 112 .247 17 51
CF Eddie Milner 146 502 131 .261 9 33
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
Paul Householder 123 380 97 .255 6 43
Johnny Bench 110 310 79 .255 12 54
Duane Walker 109 225 53 .236 2 29
Alex Treviño 74 167 36 .216 1 13
Kelly Paris 56 120 30 .250 0 7
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
Skeeter Barnes 15 34 7 .206 1 4
Steve Christmas 9 17 1 .059 0 1
Rafael Landestoy 7 5 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
Mario Soto 34 273.2 17 13 2.70 242
Bruce Berenyi 32 186.1 9 14 3.86 151
Frank Pastore 36 184.1 9 12 4.88 93
Joe Price 21 144.0 10 6 2.88 83
Charlie Puleo 27 143.2 6 12 4.89 71
Jeff Russell 10 68.1 4 5 3.03 40

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
Ted Power 49 111.0 5 6 4.54 57
Rich Gale 33 89.2 4 6 5.82 53

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
Bill Scherrer 73 2 3 10 2.74 57
Ben Hayes 60 4 6 7 6.49 44
Tom Hume 48 3 5 9 4.77 34
Brad Lesley 5 0 0 0 2.16 5
Keefe Cato 4 1 0 0 2.45 3
Greg Harris 1 0 0 0 27.00 1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Roy Hartsfield
AA Waterbury Reds Eastern League Jim Lett
A Tampa Tarpons Florida State League Jim Hoff
A Cedar Rapids Reds Midwest League Bruce Kimm
A-Short Season Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Sam Mejías
Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Marc Bombard

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Billings[11]

Notes

  1. ^ Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Danny Tartabull page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Alan Knicely page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ John Franco page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Chris Sabo page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ Joe Oliver page at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ Greg Harris page at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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