1983 Toronto Blue Jays
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkExhibition Stadium
CityToronto
Record89–73 (.549)
Divisional place4th
OwnersLabatt Breweries,
Imperial Trust,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
General managersPat Gillick
ManagersBobby Cox
TelevisionCFTO-TV
(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Fergie Olver)
RadioCJCL (AM)
(Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek)
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The 1983 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's seventh season of Major League Baseball. For the first time in team history, Toronto avoided a last place finish in their division and recorded a winning record. The Blue Jays finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, starting a streak of 11 consecutive winning seasons. It was the team's first season to use the song "OK Blue Jays" in the seventh-inning stretch.

Offseason

Transactions

Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1983 season.[1]

October 1982

October 27 Purchased Tucker Ashford from the New York Yankees.

November 1982

November 1 Signed amateur free agent Nelson Liriano.
November 5 Acquired Cliff Johnson from the Oakland Athletics for Alvis Woods.
November 10 Wayne Nordhagen granted free agency.

December 1982

December 6 Drafted Jim Acker from the Atlanta Braves in the 1982 MLB Rule 5 draft.
December 9 Acquired Dave Collins, Fred McGriff, Mike Morgan and cash from the New York Yankees for Tom Dodd and Dale Murray.
December 10 Glenn Adams granted free agency.
Acquired Don Cooper from the Minnesota Twins for Dave Baker.

January 1983

January 18 Player rights of Jerry Garvin sold to the St. Louis Cardinals.
January 31 Signed amateur free agent Enrique Burgos.

February 1983

February 4 Acquired Jorge Orta from the New York Mets for Steve Senteney.
February 5 Acquired Cecil Fielder from the Kansas City Royals for Leon Roberts.
February 15 Signed free agent Randy Moffitt from the Houston Astros to a contract.
February 16 Signed amateur free agent Tony Castillo to a contract.
February 23 Signed free agent Mickey Klutts from the Oakland Athletics to a contract.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

AL East 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

Record vs. opponents

1983 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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 —


Transactions

Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1983 regular season.[4]

April 1983

April 5 Returned Tucker Ashford to the New York Yankees following previous purchase.

June 1983

June 21 Signed free agent Doyle Alexander from the New York Yankees to a contract.

July 1983

July 7 Signed free agent Alvis Woods from the Oakland Athletics to a contract.
July 10 Released Hosken Powell.

September 1983

September 4 Signed amateur free agent Gerónimo Berroa to a contract.

Roster

1983 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Game log

1983 Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 5 @ Red Sox 7 – 1 Stieb (1-0) Eckersley (0-1) Jackson (1) 33,852 1-0
2 April 7 @ Red Sox 7 – 4 Stanley (1-0) Leal (0-1) 9,603 1-1
3 April 9 Yankees 7 – 4 Jackson (1-0) Gossage (0-1) 36,459 2-1
4 April 10 Yankees 3 – 0 Rawley (1-0) Stieb (1-1) 23,093 2-2
5 April 12 Brewers 6 – 5 Sutton (1-1) Morgan (0-1) Easterly (1) 11,413 2-3
6 April 13 Brewers 7 – 2 Clancy (1-0) Caldwell (0-2) 10,809 3-3
7 April 14 Brewers 5 – 4 Slaton (1-0) McLaughlin (0-1) 10,127 3-4
8 April 15 @ Yankees 6 – 5 Stieb (2-1) May (0-1) 15,092 4-4
-- April 16 @ Yankees Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 8
9 April 17 @ Yankees 7 – 5 Rawley (2-0) Clancy (1-1) 50,200 4-5
10 April 18 @ Yankees 3 – 0 Guidry (1-1) Leal (0-2) 11,148 4-6
11 April 19 Indians 9 – 7 Moffitt (1-0) Spillner (0-1) 10,358 5-6
12 April 20 Indians 4 – 1 Stieb (3-1) Sorensen (0-3) 10,173 6-6
13 April 22 @ Royals 6 – 5 Leonard (2-1) Jackson (1-1) Quisenberry (4) 16,172 6-7
14 April 23 @ Royals 5 – 4 Moffitt (2-0) Quisenberry (1-1) McLaughlin (1) 19,906 7-7
15 April 24 @ Royals 7 – 1 Renko (1-1) Gott (0-1) 18,522 7-8
16 April 26 @ Rangers 2 – 1 Smithson (3-0) Stieb (3-2) 17,380 7-9
17 April 27 @ Rangers 3 – 2 Moffitt (3-0) Darwin (1-2) 7,518 8-9
18 April 29 White Sox 9 – 3 Dotson (3-1) Leal (0-3) Tidrow (2) 13,212 8-10
-- April 30 White Sox Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 26
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
19 May 1 White Sox 8 – 0 Stieb (4-2) Bannister (1-4) 18,769 9-10
20 May 2 Rangers 6 – 5 Clancy (2-1) Darwin (1-3) Moffitt (1) 10,525 10-10
21 May 3 Rangers 7 – 2 Matlack (2-1) Gott (0-2) Tobik (3) 10,125 10-11
22 May 4 Rangers 7 – 1 Leal (1-3) Honeycutt (3-2) 11,280 11-11
23 May 6 Royals 6 – 1 Stieb (5-2) Gura (4-2) 12,699 12-11
24 May 7 Royals 7 – 4 Jackson (2-1) Leonard (3-3) Moffitt (2) 15,527 13-11
25 May 8 Royals 6 – 1 Renko (2-2) Gott (0-3) Quisenberry (7) 25,753 13-12
26 May 9 @ White Sox 6 – 1 Leal (2-3) Burns (0-1) 9,848 14-12
27 May 11 @ White Sox 3 – 1 (10) Stieb (6-2) Hoyt (2-5) 18,844 15-12
28 May 12 @ Indians 6 – 3 Clancy (3-1) Sorensen (2-5) Moffitt (3) 6,361 16-12
29 May 13 @ Indians 5 – 1 Eichelberger (1-1) Morgan (0-2) 10,900 16-13
30 May 14 @ Indians 8 – 1 Leal (3-3) Blyleven (3-4) Jackson (2) 15,505 17-13
-- May 15 @ Indians Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 16
31 May 16 @ Brewers 2 – 1 (11) Stieb (7-2) McClure (1-6) Moffitt (4) 8,298 18-13
32 May 17 @ Brewers 9 – 6 Caldwell (3-4) Clancy (3-2) Tellmann (2) 9,304 18-14
33 May 18 @ Brewers 7 – 6 Slaton (5-0) Geisel (0-1) 16,485 18-15
34 May 19 Orioles 2 – 1 McGregor (4-2) Morgan (0-3) Martinez (4) 11,569 18-16
35 May 20 Orioles 7 – 5 Gott (1-3) Martínez (3-7) McLaughlin (2) 16,034 19-16
36 May 21 Orioles 6 – 0 Stieb (8-2) Stewart (2-2) 20,165 20-16
37 May 22 Orioles 5 – 0 Clancy (4-2) Boddicker (1-1) 15,222 21-16
38 May 23 Tigers 4 – 0 Leal (4-3) Wilcox (4-5) Moffitt (5) 35,011 22-16
39 May 24 Tigers 7 – 6 Jackson (3-1) Rucker (1-2) McLaughlin (3) 19,105 23-16
40 May 25 Tigers 6 – 2 Petry (5-2) Gott (1-4) López (5) 15,846 23-17
41 May 26 Red Sox 7 – 2 Stanley (4-2) Stieb (8-3) 16,589 23-18
42 May 27 Red Sox 2 – 0 Tudor (3-2) Clancy (4-3) 17,161 23-19
43 May 28 Red Sox 9 – 5 Jackson (4-1) Aponte (3-3) McLaughlin (4) 30,171 24-19
44 May 29 Red Sox 6 – 1 (6) Gott (2-4) Eckersley (3-2) 33,352 25-19
-- May 29 Red Sox Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 29
45 May 30 @ Tigers 6 – 4 (10) McLaughlin (1-1) Gumpert (0-1) 10,901 26-19
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
46 June 1 @ Tigers 3 – 1 Rozema (2-0) Clancy (4-4) López (7) 9,586 26-20
47 June 2 @ Tigers 6 – 1 Leal (5-3) Wilcox (5-6) 11,907 27-20
48 June 3 @ Orioles 3 – 2 Martinez (3-1) McLaughlin (1-2) 40,393 27-21
49 June 4 @ Orioles 6 – 4 Boddicker (3-2) Stieb (8-4) Stewart (2) 22,659 27-22
50 June 5 @ Orioles 5 – 2 Clancy (5-4) Davis (3-3) McLaughlin (5) 20,953 28-22
51 June 6 @ Orioles 8 – 1 (6) McGregor (7-3) Leal (5-4) 16,649 28-23
52 June 7 @ Athletics 5 – 3 Conroy (1-1) Gott (2-5) Baker (3) 8,353 28-24
53 June 8 @ Athletics 5 – 2 Stieb (9-4) Codiroli (4-5) McLaughlin (6) 11,229 29-24
54 June 9 @ Athletics 3 – 1 Underwood (4-2) Clancy (5-5) Baker (4) 6,846 29-25
55 June 10 @ Angels 5 – 3 Brown (1-0) Leal (5-5) 32,751 29-26
56 June 11 @ Angels 3 – 2 Gott (3-5) Goltz (0-5) Moffitt (6) 45,393 30-26
57 June 12 @ Angels 6 – 5 (15) Clarke (1-0) Brown (1-1) Geisel (1) 32,587 31-26
58 June 14 Athletics 13 – 7 Jackson (5-1) Underwood (4-3) 20,189 32-26
59 June 15 Athletics 10 – 1 Krueger (5-5) Leal (5-6) 20,039 32-27
60 June 16 Athletics 9 – 1 Gott (4-5) McCatty (1-1) 18,186 33-27
61 June 17 Angels 6 – 3 Stieb (10-4) Travers (0-2) 31,586 34-27
62 June 18 Angels 7 – 6 Sánchez (7-2) Clarke (1-1) 40,150 34-28
63 June 19 Angels 6 – 1 Leal (6-6) Goltz (0-6) 36,098 35-28
64 June 20 Twins 2 – 1 Gott (5-5) Davis (2-3) 19,267 36-28
65 June 21 Twins 8 – 3 Acker (1-0) Oelkers (0-4) 23,473 37-28
66 June 22 Twins 4 – 3 Schrom (5-2) Stieb (10-5) Davis (10) 26,452 37-29
67 June 23 @ Mariners 5 – 4 Clancy (6-5) Stanton (0-1) McLaughlin (7) 6,303 38-29
68 June 24 @ Mariners 4 – 2 Leal (7-6) Young (7-7) 6,389 39-29
69 June 25 @ Mariners 5 – 2 Beattie (5-5) Gott (5-6) Caudill (14) 15,048 39-30
70 June 26 @ Mariners 19 – 7 Acker (2-0) Stoddard (4-10) 6,593 40-30
71 June 28 @ Twins 5 – 2 Schrom (6-2) Stieb (10-6) Davis (11) 12,844 40-31
72 June 29 @ Twins 4 – 2 Clancy (7-5) Castillo (4-6) 8,242 41-31
73 June 30 @ Twins 11 – 3 Leal (8-6) Williams (4-9) 20,498 42-31
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
74 July 1 Mariners 11 – 2 Beattie (6-5) Gott (5-7) 36,572 42-32
75 July 2 Mariners 7 – 6 Jackson (6-1) Caudill (1-5) 21,783 43-32
76 July 3 Mariners 4 – 1 Abbott (3-0) Stieb (10-7) 32,161 43-33
-- July 4 Mariners Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 19
77 July 8 Rangers 8 – 5 Clancy (8-5) Darwin (7-7) Moffitt (7) 25,666 44-33
78 July 9 Rangers 5 – 1 Leal (9-6) Hough (7-7) 26,234 45-33
79 July 10 Rangers 6 – 4 Stieb (11-7) Honeycutt (11-5) Moffitt (8) 32,071 46-33
80 July 11 @ Royals 7 – 4 (11) Moffitt (4-0) Creel (0-4) 32,415 47-33
81 July 12 @ Royals 9 – 6 Jackson (7-1) Renko (5-7) 22,266 48-33
82 July 13 @ Royals 5 – 4 Gura (8-10) Clancy (8-6) Quisenberry (21) 32,352 48-34
83 July 14 @ White Sox 8 – 0 Leal (10-6) Koosman (7-2) 17,883 49-34
84 July 15 @ White Sox 3 – 2 McLaughlin (2-2) Dotson (8-6) 28,288 50-34
85 July 16 @ White Sox 7 – 5 McLaughlin (3-2) Agosto (1-1) Moffitt (9) 34,243 51-34
86 July 17 @ White Sox 3 – 2 Bannister (5-9) Alexander (0-3) Lamp (2) 30,140 51-35
87 July 18 Royals 8 – 2 Clancy (9-6) Gura (8-11) 26,178 52-35
88 July 19 Royals 6 – 2 Black (4-3) Leal (10-7) Quisenberry (22) 36,459 52-36
89 July 20 Royals 14 – 8 Splittorff (8-3) Stieb (11-8) Quisenberry (23) 30,658 52-37
90 July 21 @ Rangers 3 – 2 Tanana (4-2) Gott (5-8) 18,323 52-38
91 July 22 @ Rangers 10 – 5 (11) Moffitt (5-0) Schmidt (2-1) 28,075 53-38
92 July 23 @ Rangers 3 – 2 Clancy (10-6) Darwin (7-10) 43,705 54-38
93 July 24 @ Rangers 3 – 0 Honeycutt (13-6) Leal (10-8) 30,123 54-39
94 July 25 White Sox 7 – 4 Dotson (10-6) Stieb (11-9) Lamp (4) 24,394 54-40
95 July 26 White Sox 6 – 4 Gott (6-8) Burns (5-6) McLaughlin (8) 55-40
96 July 26 White Sox 4 – 3 Bannister (7-9) Alexander (0-4) Lamp (5) 33,554 55-41
97 July 27 White Sox 11 – 3 Hoyt (12-10) Leal (10-9) 36,012 55-42
98 July 29 Indians 4 – 2 Clancy (11-6) Sutcliffe (12-6) 18,020 56-42
99 July 30 Indians 6 – 5 (13) McLaughlin (4-2) Anderson (0-2) 23,445 57-42
100 July 31 Indians 16 – 11 Eichelberger (4-10) Acker (2-1) Anderson (2) 22,498 57-43
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
101 August 1 Indians 6 – 0 Barker (8-11) Alexander (0-5) 20,781 57-44
102 August 2 Yankees 10 – 9 (10) Jackson (8-1) Murray (2-2) 58-44
103 August 2 Yankees 13 – 6 Williams (1-0) Shirley (3-6) Geisel (2) 45,102 59-44
104 August 3 Yankees 6 – 2 Clancy (12-6) Guidry (12-7) 35,589 60-44
105 August 4 Yankees 3 – 1 Rawley (10-9) Stieb (11-10) 36,684 60-45
106 August 5 @ Brewers 7 – 0 Haas (9-2) Gott (6-9) 29,559 60-46
107 August 6 @ Brewers 3 – 0 Porter (4-5) Alexander (0-6) 48,464 60-47
108 August 7 @ Brewers 9 – 6 Caldwell (9-8) Leal (10-10) Ladd (11) 47,300 60-48
109 August 8 @ Yankees 8 – 3 Guidry (13-7) Clancy (12-7) 60-49
110 August 8 @ Yankees 11 – 3 Shirley (4-6) Williams (1-1) Frazier (4) 40,598 60-50
111 August 9 @ Yankees 8 – 0 Stieb (12-10) Rawley (10-10) 35,221 61-50
112 August 10 @ Yankees 8 – 3 Righetti (13-3) Gott (6-10) 40,377 61-51
113 August 11 Brewers 6 – 4 Porter (5-5) Alexander (0-7) Ladd (13) 27,620 61-52
114 August 12 Brewers 5 – 4 McLaughlin (5-2) Slaton (9-5) 30,130 62-52
115 August 13 Brewers 3 – 1 Clancy (13-7) McClure (9-9) Geisel (3) 35,240 63-52
116 August 14 Brewers 4 – 3 Stieb (13-10) Ladd (3-3) McLaughlin (9) 42,240 64-52
117 August 15 @ Indians 3 – 2 Moffitt (6-0) Spillner (1-8) 6,675 65-52
118 August 16 @ Indians 3 – 2 Easterly (2-1) Moffitt (6-1) 65-53
119 August 16 @ Indians 9 – 6 McLaughlin (6-2) Anderson (0-4) 9,666 66-53
120 August 17 @ Indians 6 – 5 (10) McLaughlin (7-2) Sutcliffe (13-9) Jackson (3) 6,239 67-53
121 August 19 @ Red Sox 8 – 7 Acker (3-1) Clear (3-5) Jackson (4) 27,386 68-53
122 August 20 @ Red Sox 5 – 2 Eckersley (7-9) Stieb (13-11) Stanley (23) 29,173 68-54
123 August 21 @ Red Sox 7 – 3 Gott (7-10) Hurst (9-10) 31,159 69-54
124 August 22 @ Red Sox 4 – 2 Ojeda (6-6) Alexander (0-8) Stanley (24) 26,351 69-55
125 August 23 @ Orioles 9 – 3 Leal (11-10) Flanagan (7-3) 47,387 70-55
126 August 24 @ Orioles 7 – 4 (10) Martinez (7-3) McLaughlin (7-3) 25,882 70-56
127 August 25 @ Orioles 2 – 1 (10) Martinez (8-3) Jackson (8-2) 28,615 70-57
128 August 26 @ Tigers 4 – 3 (10) López (8-5) Gott (7-11) 46,467 70-58
129 August 27 @ Tigers 7 – 4 Alexander (1-8) López (8-6) Geisel (4) 39,118 71-58
130 August 28 @ Tigers 4 – 2 Morris (17-8) McLaughlin (7-4) 38,332 71-59
131 August 29 Red Sox 5 – 1 Clancy (14-7) Tudor (10-9) 72-59
132 August 29 Red Sox 8 – 7 Clear (4-5) Moffitt (6-2) Stanley (26) 38,338 72-60
133 August 30 Red Sox 5 – 4 (12) Johnson (3-2) Jackson (8-3) Clear (4) 30,827 72-61
134 August 31 Orioles 10 – 2 Boddicker (12-6) Gott (7-12) 37,127 72-62
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
135 September 1 Orioles 5 – 3 Alexander (2-8) Palmer (3-4) 30,062 73-62
136 September 2 Tigers 9 – 8 (10) López (9-7) Gott (7-13) 73-63
137 September 2 Tigers 8 – 7 Acker (4-1) Wilcox (8-9) Geisel (5) 41,667 74-63
138 September 3 Tigers 7 – 4 Petry (15-8) Clancy (14-8) Martin (1) 35,268 74-64
139 September 4 Tigers 6 – 3 (10) Stieb (14-11) López (9-8) 43,158 75-64
140 September 5 Angels 7 – 0 Gott (8-13) Zahn (8-11) 24,741 76-64
141 September 6 Angels 6 – 4 Alexander (3-8) Curtis (1-2) Acker (1) 19,176 77-64
142 September 7 Angels 9 – 6 Sánchez (9-7) Geisel (0-2) 22,639 77-65
143 September 9 Athletics 7 – 5 McCatty (6-7) Clancy (14-9) Atherton (3) 20,336 77-66
144 September 10 Athletics 7 – 5 Stieb (15-11) Underwood (8-7) Moffitt (10) 26,434 78-66
145 September 11 Athletics 16 – 6 Gott (9-13) Codiroli (12-11) 38,439 79-66
146 September 13 @ Mariners 6 – 4 Leal (12-10) Stoddard (8-15) Jackson (5) 4,340 80-66
147 September 14 @ Mariners 4 – 3 Alexander (4-8) Thomas (3-1) 4,800 81-66
148 September 15 @ Twins 6 – 2 Schrom (13-7) Stieb (15-12) 4,039 81-67
149 September 16 @ Twins 11 – 4 Lysander (5-12) Gott (9-14) 11,640 81-68
150 September 17 @ Twins 13 – 3 Leal (13-10) Pettibone (0-2) 6,300 82-68
151 September 19 Mariners 9 – 6 Young (11-14) Geisel (0-3) Vande Berg (5) 10,484 82-69
152 September 20 Mariners 7 – 3 Stieb (16-12) Moore (5-8) 15,657 83-69
153 September 21 Mariners 4 – 3 Alexander (5-8) Clark (7-9) 16,321 84-69
154 September 23 @ Athletics 2 – 0 Conroy (7-9) Leal (13-11) 8,069 84-70
155 September 24 @ Athletics 2 – 1 (10) Warren (4-3) Clancy (14-10) 11,732 84-71
156 September 25 @ Athletics 8 – 6 Acker (5-1) Atherton (2-5) 14,650 85-71
157 September 26 @ Angels 3 – 2 (10) Alexander (6-8) Lacey (0-2) Jackson (6) 19,713 86-71
158 September 27 @ Angels 7 – 1 McLaughlin (2-4) Leal (13-12) Curtis (4) 20,559 86-72
159 September 28 @ Angels 5 – 3 Clancy (15-10) Witt (7-14) Jackson (7) 20,592 87-72
160 September 30 Twins 8 – 0 Stieb (17-12) Viola (7-15) 18,501 88-72
October
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
161 October 1 Twins 4 – 3 Alexander (7-8) Pettibone (0-4) 25,332 89-72
162 October 2 Twins 9 – 3 Williams (11-14) Clancy (15-11) 40,692 89-73

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI SB
C Ernie Whitt 123 344 53 88 15 2 .256 17 56 1
1B Willie Upshaw 160 579 99 177 26 7 .306 27 104 10
2B Dámaso García 131 525 84 161 23 6 .307 3 38 31
3B Rance Mulliniks 129 364 54 100 34 3 .275 10 49 0
SS Alfredo Griffin 162 528 62 132 22 9 .250 4 47 8
LF Dave Collins 118 402 55 109 12 4 .271 1 34 31
CF Lloyd Moseby 151 539 104 170 31 7 .315 18 81 27
RF Jesse Barfield 128 388 58 98 13 3 .253 27 68 2
DH Cliff Johnson 142 407 59 108 23 1 .265 22 76 0

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI SB
Barry Bonnell 121 377 49 120 21 3 .318 10 54 10
Garth Iorg 122 375 40 103 22 5 .275 2 39 7
Jorge Orta 103 245 30 58 6 3 .237 10 38 1
Buck Martinez 88 221 27 56 14 0 .253 10 33 0
George Bell 39 112 5 30 5 4 .268 2 17 1
Hosken Powell 40 83 6 14 0 0 .169 1 7 2
Mickey Klutts 22 43 3 11 0 0 .256 3 5 0
Tony Fernández 15 34 5 9 1 1 .265 0 2 0
Mitch Webster 11 11 2 2 0 0 .182 0 0 0
Geno Petralli 6 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player G GS IP W L ERA R ER BB K
Dave Stieb 36 36 278.0 17 12 3.04 105 94 93 187
Jim Clancy 34 34 223.0 15 11 3.91 115 97 61 99
Luis Leal 35 35 217.1 13 12 4.31 113 104 65 116
Jim Gott 34 30 176.2 9 14 4.74 103 93 68 121
Doyle Alexander 17 15 116.2 7 6 3.93 55 51 26 46
Matt Williams 4 3 8.0 1 1 14.63 13 13 7 5

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player G GS IP W L SV ERA R ER BB K
Jim Acker 38 5 97.2 5 1 1 4.33 52 47 38 44
Mike Morgan 16 4 45.1 0 3 0 5.16 26 26 21 22

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L SV ERA R ER BB K
Randy Moffitt 45 57.1 6 2 10 3.77 27 24 24 38
Joey McLaughlin 50 64.2 7 4 9 4.45 33 32 37 47
Roy Lee Jackson 49 92.0 8 3 7 4.50 48 46 41 48
Dave Geisel 47 52.1 0 3 5 4.64 28 27 31 50
Stan Clarke 10 11.0 1 1 0 3.27 4 4 5 7
Don Cooper 4 5.1 0 0 0 6.75 4 4 0 5

Award winners

All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Jim Beauchamp
AA Knoxville Blue Jays Southern League John McLaren
A Kinston Blue Jays Carolina League Ron Clark and Doug Ault
A Florence Blue Jays South Atlantic League Dennis Holmberg
Rookie GCL Blue Jays Gulf Coast League Epy Guerrero
Rookie Medicine Hat Blue Jays Pioneer League Duane Larson

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Notes

  1. ^ "1983 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Jane, Gross (August 6, 1983). "Winfield charges will be dropped". The New York Times. p. 1.29.
  3. ^ 100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.188
  4. ^ "1983 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
  6. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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