1983 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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1983 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1887) Eastern Division (Since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (Since 1970) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Since 1887)
1983 Information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath, Warner Communications
General Manager(s)	Harding "Pete" Peterson
Manager(s)	Chuck Tanner
Local television	KDKA-TV Jim Rooker, Lanny Frattare, John Sanders HSN Bob Prince, Steve Blass, Willie Stargell
Local radio	KDKA Jim Rooker, Lanny Frattare

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Opening Day Starters 2.2 Season standings 2.3 Notable Transactions 3 Roster 3.1 Batting 3.1.1 Other batters 3.2 Starting pitchers 3.2.1 Other pitchers 3.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 4 Award Winners 5 References

[edit] Offseason

• December 22, 1982: Lee Mazzilli was traded by the New York Yankees to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tim Burke, Don Aubin (minors), John Holland (minors), and Jose Rivera (minors).

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	.556	--
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	78	.519	6
Montreal Expos	82	80	.506	8
St. Louis Cardinals	79	83	.488	11
Chicago Cubs	71	91	.438	19
New York Mets	68	94	.420	22

[edit] Notable Transactions

• June 6, 1983: John Smiley was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1983. ^[1]
• June 11, 1983: Felix Fermin was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent. ^[2]

[edit] Roster

1983 Pittsburgh Pirates roster v • d • e
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] Award Winners

1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

[edit] References

• 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

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