1983 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 91-71. They scored 654 runs and belted 146 home runs to go along with a .250 batting average. The offense was powered by Pedro Guerrero, who led the team with 32 home runs and 103 RBI. Steve Sax led the team with 175 hits for a .281 average. Steve Sax had a great year on the basepaths with 56 stolen bases.
The team allowed 609 runs and had a team ERA of 3.11. Fernando Valenzuela and Bob Welch were tied for the team lead in wins with 15. Fernando Valenzuela led the team with 189 strikeouts. Steve Howe was the team's best fireman, with 18 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dave Anderson | SS | 61 | 115 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .244 | .261 | .505 | .165 |
| Sid Bream | 1B | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .182 | .490 | .182 |
| Greg Brock | 1B | 146 | 455 | 64 | 102 | 20 | 66 | 5 | .343 | .396 | .739 | .224 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 3B | 160 | 584 | 87 | 174 | 32 | 103 | 23 | .373 | .531 | .904 | .298 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 2B | 64 | 64 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .209 | .266 | .475 | .172 |
| Jose Morales | 1B | 47 | 53 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .296 | .509 | .805 | .283 |
| German Rivera | 3B | 13 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .421 | .412 | .833 | .353 |
| Bill Russell | SS | 131 | 451 | 47 | 111 | 1 | 30 | 13 | .302 | .286 | .588 | .246 |
| Steve Sax | 2B | 155 | 623 | 94 | 175 | 5 | 41 | 56 | .342 | .350 | .692 | .281 |
| Alex Taveras | SS | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dusty Baker | OF | 149 | 531 | 71 | 138 | 15 | 73 | 7 | .346 | .395 | .741 | .260 |
| Cecil Espy | OF | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .364 | .697 | .273 |
| Ken Landreaux | OF | 141 | 481 | 63 | 135 | 17 | 66 | 30 | .328 | .451 | .779 | .281 |
| Candy Maldonado | OF | 42 | 62 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .254 | .290 | .544 | .194 |
| Mike Marshall | OF | 140 | 465 | 47 | 132 | 17 | 65 | 7 | .347 | .434 | .781 | .284 |
| Rick Monday | OF | 99 | 178 | 21 | 44 | 6 | 20 | 0 | .351 | .399 | .750 | .247 |
| R.J. Reynolds | OF | 24 | 55 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 5 | .267 | .345 | .612 | .236 |
| Ron Roenicke | OF | 81 | 145 | 12 | 32 | 2 | 12 | 3 | .287 | .290 | .577 | .221 |
| Derrel Thomas | OF | 118 | 192 | 38 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 9 | .345 | .375 | .720 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jack Fimple | C | 54 | 148 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 22 | 1 | .300 | .358 | .658 | .250 |
| Gil Reyes | C | 19 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .226 | .414 | .161 |
| Dave Sax | C | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mike Scioscia | C | 12 | 35 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .400 | .486 | .886 | .314 |
| Steve Yeager | C | 113 | 335 | 31 | 68 | 15 | 41 | 1 | .256 | .379 | .635 | .203 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5440 | 654 | 1358 | 146 | 613 | 166 | .313 | .379 | .692 | .250 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Beckwith | 42 | 3 | 71 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 50 | 35 | 3.55 | 1.521 | |||
| Sid Fernandez | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Orel Hershiser | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.38 | 1.625 | |||
| Rick Honeycutt | 9 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5.77 | 1.513 | |||
| Burt Hooton | 33 | 27 | 160 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 87 | 59 | 4.22 | 1.344 | |||
| Steve Howe | 46 | 0 | 68.7 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 18 | 52 | 12 | 1.44 | 0.975 | |||
| Tom Niedenfuer | 66 | 0 | 94.7 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 11 | 66 | 29 | 1.90 | 0.887 | |||
| Alejandro Pena | 34 | 26 | 177 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 1 | 120 | 51 | 2.75 | 1.147 | |||
| Jerry Reuss | 32 | 31 | 223.3 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 0 | 143 | 50 | 2.94 | 1.267 | |||
| Rich Rodas | 7 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.93 | 1.489 | |||
| Dave Stewart | 46 | 1 | 76 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 8 | 54 | 33 | 2.96 | 1.316 | |||
| Fernando Valenzuela | 35 | 35 | 257 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 189 | 99 | 3.75 | 1.339 | |||
| Bob Welch | 31 | 31 | 204 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 0 | 156 | 72 | 2.65 | 1.157 | |||
| Larry White | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.29 | 1.000 | |||
| Ricky Wright | 6 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.84 | 1.111 | |||
| Pat Zachry | 40 | 1 | 61.3 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0 | 36 | 21 | 2.49 | 1.370 | |||
| Team Totals | 441 | 163 | 1464 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 40 | 1000 | 495 | 3.11 | 1.251 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pedro Guerrero | 160 |
| At Bats | Steve Sax | 623 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Steve Sax | 692 |
| Batting Average | Pedro Guerrero | .298 |
| On-Base % | Pedro Guerrero | .373 |
| Slugging % | Pedro Guerrero | .531 |
| OPS | Pedro Guerrero | .904 |
| Runs | Steve Sax | 94 |
| Hits | Steve Sax | 175 |
| Total Bases | Pedro Guerrero | 310 |
| Doubles | Pedro Guerrero | 28 |
| Triples | Pedro Guerrero and Derrel Thomas | 6 |
| Home Runs | Pedro Guerrero | 32 |
| RBI | Pedro Guerrero | 103 |
| Walks | Greg Brock | 83 |
| Strikeouts | Mike Marshall | 127 |
| Stolen Bases | Steve Sax | 56 |
| Caught Stealing | Steve Sax | 30 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bill Russell and Fernando Valenzuela | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dusty Baker | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Steve Yeager | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fernando Valenzuela and Bob Welch | 15 |
| Losses | Bob Welch | 12 |
| Saves | Steve Howe | 18 |
| Won-Loss % | Fernando Valenzuela | .600 |
| ERA | Bob Welch | 2.65 |
| WHIP | Alejandro Pena | 1.147 |
| Innings Pitched | Fernando Valenzuela | 257 |
| Games | Tom Niedenfuer | 66 |
| Games Started | Fernando Valenzuela | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Fernando Valenzuela | 189 |
| Complete Games | Fernando Valenzuela | 9 |
| Shutouts | Fernando Valenzuela | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Fernando Valenzuela | 1094 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Fernando Valenzuela | 107 |
| Hits Allowed | Fernando Valenzuela | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Fernando Valenzuela | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Burt Hooton | 21 |
| Doubles Allowed | Fernando Valenzuela | 51 |
| Triples Allowed | Burt Hooton | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Fernando Valenzuela | 12 |
| Hit Batsmen | Fernando Valenzuela and Bob Welch | 3 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jerry Reuss | 23 |
