1983 Montreal Expos season
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| Owner(s) | Charles Bronfman |
| Manager(s) | Bill Virdon |
| Local television |
CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Raymond Lebrun) |
| Local radio |
CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider, Tommy Hutton, Ron Reusch) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) |
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The 1983 Montreal Expos season was the 15th in franchise history. At the end of the season, the Expos had managed the best cumulative winning percentage in the National League from 1979 to 1983.[1]
Offseason
- November 3, 1982: Bobby Ramos was purchased by the Expos from the New York Yankees.[2]
- December 23, 1982: Woodie Fryman was signed as a free agent with the Expos.[3]
- February 7, 1983: Jerry Manuel was traded by the Expos to the Chicago Cubs for Butch Benton.[4]
- March 31, 1983: Ken Phelps was purchased from the Expos by the Seattle Mariners.[5]
Regular season
- April 17, 1983: Andre Dawson became Nolan Ryan’s 3500th strikeout.[6]
- April 27, 1983: Nolan Ryan of the Astros struck out Brad Mills to break Walter Johnson's all time mark for strikeouts in a career. Mills was the 3,509th strikeout of Ryan’s career.[6]
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| 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 |
Notable transactions
- May 4, 1983: Chris Welsh was purchased by the Expos from the San Diego Padres.[7]
- June 6, 1983: Cliff Young was drafted by the Expos in the 5th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft.[8]
- June 18, 1983: Sergio Valdez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Expos.[9]
- August 17, 1983: Don Carter (minors) and $300,000 were traded by the Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Manny Trillo.[10]
- September 27, 1983: Greg Harris was selected off waivers by the Expos from the Cincinnati Reds.[11]
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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Carter, GaryGary Carter | 145 | 541 | 146 | .270 | 17 | 79 |
| LF | Raines, TimTim Raines | 156 | 618 | 183 | .298 | 11 | 71 |
| CF | Dawson, AndreAndre Dawson | 159 | 633 | 189 | .299 | 32 | 113 |
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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| Ramos, BobbyBobby Ramos | 27 | 61 | 14 | .230 | 0 | 5 |
| Salazar, ÁngelÁngel Salazar | 36 | 37 | 8 | .216 | 0 | 1 |
| Mills, BradBrad Mills | 14 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Fuentes, MikeMike Fuentes | 6 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 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 |
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| Rogers, SteveSteve Rogers | 36 | 273 | 17 | 12 | 3.23 | 146 |
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 |
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| Burris, RayRay Burris | 40 | 154 | 4 | 7 | 3.68 | 100 |
| Welsh, ChrisChris Welsh | 16 | 44.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.04 | 17 |
| Bargar, GregGreg Bargar | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 | 9 |
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 |
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| Fryman, WoodieWoodie Fryman | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21.00 | 1 |
| Dixon, TomTom Dixon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.82 | 4 |
Awards and honors
- Andre Dawson, National League Gold Glove
- Tim Raines, National League Stolen Base Leader, 90[12]
1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Wichita Aeros | American Association | Felipe Alou |
| AA | Memphis Chicks | Southern League | Rick Renick |
| A | West Palm Beach Expos | Florida State League | Tommy Thompson |
| A | Gastonia Expos | South Atlantic League | J. R. Miner |
| Short-Season A | Jamestown Expos | New York-Penn League | Moby Benedict |
| Rookie | Calgary Expos | Pioneer League | Ed Creech |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Gastonia
Notes
- ↑ Kiss Em Goodbye: An ESPN Treasury of failed, forgotten, and departed teams, p.183, Dennis Purdy, Ballantine Books, New York, 2010, ISBN 978-0-345-52012-8
- ↑ Bobby Ramos page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Woodie Fryman page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jerry Manuel page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Ken Phelps page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan
- ↑ Chris Welsh page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Cliff Young page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Sergio Valdez page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Manny Trillo page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Greg Harris page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
External links
- 1983 Montreal Expos team page at Baseball Reference
- 1983 Montreal Expos team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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