1983 San Francisco Giants season
The 1983 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 101st season in Major League Baseball, their 26th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 24th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in the National League West with a 79–83 record, 12 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Owner(s) | Bob Lurie |
General manager(s) | Tom Haller |
Manager(s) | Frank Robinson |
Local television | KTVU (Hank Greenwald, Gary Park) |
Local radio | KNBR (Hank Greenwald, David Glass) SP Radio (Tito Fuentes, Ramón Martínez) |
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Offseason
- October 15, 1982: Bill Bordley was released by the Giants.[1]
- October 15, 1982: Alan Hargesheimer was traded by the Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Herman Segelke.[2]
- December 14, 1982: Joe Morgan and Al Holland were traded by the Giants to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mike Krukow, Mark Davis, and Charles Penigar (minors).[3]
- February 7, 1983: Joel Youngblood was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[4]
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 | — |
Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
- May 1, 1983: Brian Kingman was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[6]
- June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft
- Charlie Hayes was drafted by the Giants in the 4th round.[7]
- Mike Aldrete was drafted by the Giants in the 7th round. Player signed June 22, 1983.[8]
Roster
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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
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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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Joel Youngblood | 124 | 373 | 109 | .292 | 17 | 53 |
John Rabb | 40 | 104 | 24 | .231 | 1 | 14 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Mike Krukow | 31 | 184.1 | 11 | 11 | 3.95 | 136 |
Mark Davis | 20 | 111 | 6 | 4 | 3.49 | 83 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jim Barr | 53 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3.98 | 47 |
Pat Larkin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | 6 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Phoenix Giants | Pacific Coast League | Jack Mull |
AA | Shreveport Captains | Texas League | Duane Espy |
A | Fresno Giants | California League | Wendell Kim |
A | Clinton Giants | Midwest League | Bill Lachemann |
Rookie | Great Falls Giants | Pioneer League | Terry Christman |
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References
- Bill Bordley at Baseball Reference
- Alan Hargesheimer at Baseball Reference
- Mark Davis at Baseball Reference
- Joel Youngblood at Baseball Reference
- "1983 San Francisco Giants Roster". Baseball Almanac, Inc. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- Brian Kingman at Baseball Reference
- Charlie Hayes at Baseball Reference
- Mike Aldrete at Baseball Reference
External links
- 1983 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1983 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac
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