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1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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| 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
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| National League West Champions | ||
| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |
| City | Los Angeles | |
| Owners | Peter O'Malley | |
| General managers | Al Campanis | |
| Managers | Tommy Lasorda | |
| Television | KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter ONTV Geoff Witcher, Al Downing | |
| Radio | KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQ Jaime Jarrín, René Cárdenas | |
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The 1983 Los Angeles Dodgers rebounded from being eliminated from the playoffs on the final day of the previous season to win their second National League West title in three years, but lost in the NLCS to the Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 1.
Offseason
- December 28, 1982: Acquired Pat Zachry from the New York Mets for Jorge Orta.
- January 20, 1983: Acquired Vance Lovelace and Dan Cataline from the Chicago Cubs for Ron Cey.
- March 28, 1983: Acquired Ivan Mesa from the Minnesota Twins for Tack Wilson.
- March 29, 1983: Acquired Steve Walker, Jody Johnston and cash from the New York Mets for Mark Bradley.
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 lineup
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Notable transactions
- May 2, 1983: Tom Klawitter was released by the Dodgers.[1]
- May 9, 1983: Acquired Rafael Landestoy from the Cincinnati Reds for Brett Wise and John Franco
- August 19, 1983: Dave Stewart, Ricky Wright and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for Rick Honeycutt.[2]
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