1983 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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 Western Division title in three years, but lost in the National League Championship Series 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 from the Chicago Cubs for Ron Cey
March 28, 1983: Acquired from the Minnesota Twins for Tack Wilson
March 29, 1983: Acquired , and cash from the New York Mets for Mark Bradley
Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster

Notable transactions

May 2, 1983: Tom Klawitter was released by the Dodgers.
May 9, 1983: Acquired Rafael Landestoy from the Cincinnati Reds for and John Franco
August 19, 1983: Dave Stewart, Ricky Wright and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for Rick Honeycutt.
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
C		113	335	68	.203	15	41
1B		146	455	102	.224	20	66
2B		155	623	175	.281	5	41
SS		131	451	111	.246	1	30
3B		160	584	174	.298	32	103
LF		149	531	138	.260	15	73
CF		141	481	135	.281	17	66
RF		140	465	132	.284	17	65

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
	118	192	48	.250	2	8
	99	178	44	.247	6	20
	54	148	37	.250	2	22
	81	145	32	.221	2	12
	61	115	19	.165	1	2
	42	62	12	.194	1	6
	64	64	11	.172	1	1
	24	55	13	.236	2	11
	47	53	15	.283	3	8
	12	35	11	.314	1	7
	19	31	5	.161	0	0
	13	17	6	.353	0	0
	15	11	2	.182	0	2
	20	11	3	.273	0	1
	7	8	0	.000	0	1
	10	4	0	.000	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
	35	257	15	10	3.75	189
	32	223.1	12	11	2.94	143
	31	204	15	12	2.65	156

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
	34	177	12	9	2.75	120
	33	160	9	8	4.22	87
	9	39	2	3	5.77	18
	2	6	0	1	6.00	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
	66	8	3	11	1.90	66
	46	4	7	18	1.44	52
	46	5	2	8	2.96	54
	42	3	4	1	3.55	50
	40	6	1	0	2.49	36
	8	0	0	1	3.38	5
	7	0	0	0	1.93	5
	6	0	0	0	2.84	5
	4	0	0	0	1.29	5

Game log

1983 National League Championship Series

The National League West champion Dodgers faced the National League East champion Philadelphia Phillies in the 1983 NLCS and lost the series 3 games to 1. Noteworthy was that the Dodger had won 11 of 12 games against the Phillies during the regular season.

Game 1

October 4, Dodger Stadium

Game 2

October 5, Dodger Stadium

Game 3

October 7, Veterans Stadium

Game 4

October 8, Veterans Stadium

Postseason game log

Awards and honors

1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
*Steve Sax starter
*Pedro Guerrero reserve
*Fernando Valenzuela reserve
Silver Slugger Award
*Fernando Valenzuela
NL Pitcher of the Month
*Burt Hooton
NL Player of the Month
*Dusty Baker
NL Player of the Week
*Dusty Baker
*Mike Marshall
Farm system

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 35 players in the June draft and 17 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. They received two extra picks in the 2nd round as compensation for losing free agents Steve Garvey and Terry Forster.
The first round pick in the June draft was pitcher Erik Sonberg of Wichita State University. He played six seasons in the minors and was 19-38 with a 6.20 ERA in 107 games. None of this years signings amounted to much of anything in the Majors.

January draft

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Derek Lee	RHP	Sacramento City College	Yes	1983–1984	A
2	Todd Cobbs	RHP	Vincennes University	Yes	1983–1985	A
3	Patrick Sullivan	C	Sacramento City College	No Blue Jays-1985	1985	Rookie
4	Mark Tindall	LHP	Sinclair Community College	No Expos-1983	1983–1984	A-
5	Victor Marin	RHP	Chaffey College	No
6	Randy Hamrick	LHP	Spartanburg Methodist College	Yes	1983–1985	A
7	John Partridge	RHP	Alvin Community College	No
8	Rob Leary	RHP	College of San Mateo	No Expos-1986	1986–1990	AAA
9	Kenneth Boone	RHP	Citrus College	No
10	Theodore Parker	OF	Spartanburg Methodist College	No Cardinals-1986	1986–1987	A
11	Scott Campbell	OF	Citrus College	No Royals-1983	1983	Rookie
12	Mark Reynolds	OF	Austin Community College	Yes	1983–1986	AA
13	Wayne Kirby	OF	Newport News Apprentice School	Yes	1983–2001	MLB
14	Karl Ciamaichelo	SS		Yes	1983	Rookie
15	Gerald Robinson	C		No

January Secondary phase

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Dennis Woods	OF	Spartanburg Methodist College	No
2	Rodney McCray	OF	West Los Angeles College	No Padres-1984	1984–1993	MLB

June draft

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Erik Sonberg	LHP	Wichita State University	Yes	1983–1989	AAA
2	Michael Cherry	RHP	The Citadel	Yes	1983–1986	AA
2	Robert Hamilton	RHP	Northeast High School	Yes	1983–1987	AA
2	Luis Lopez	C	Lafayette High School	Yes	1984–2004	MLB
3	Mitchell Moran	OF	University of Texas–Pan American	Yes	1983–1985	A
4	Bert Flores	OF	Mt. Whitney High School	Yes	1983–1986	A
5	Richard Thurman	RHP	Pepperdine University	Yes	1983	A
6	Scott May	RHP	University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point	Yes	1983–1995	MLB
7	Timothy Zaploski	3B	Boulder City High School	Yes	1983–1985	A-
8	Dave Eichborn	RHP	University of Miami	No
9	Curtis Campbell	C	Gardena High School	Yes	1983–1984	Rookie
10	Chuck Bartlett	C	Mississippi State University	Yes	1983–1984	A
11	Joe Karmeris	3B	Reavis High School	Yes	1983–1985	A
12	Samuel Dotson	C	University of Memphis	Yes	1983	Rookie
13	Kenneth Harvey	2B	University of Richmond	Yes	1983–1987	AA
14	Barry Wohler	LHP	University of Minnesota	Yes	1984–1988	AA
15	Richard Ross	3B	North Park University	No
16	Steven Shields	RHP	California State University, Los Angeles	Yes	1983–1985	A
17	Michael Blair	C	Jacksonville State University	Yes	1983–1984	A
18	Fred LaGroue	RHP	Holy Cross High School	No
19	Christopher Chapman	OF	Southern University and A&M College	Yes	1983–1987	AA
20	Mark Stevens	OF	Citrus College	No
21	Shawn Gilbert	SS	Agua Fria High School	No Twins-1987	1987–2003	MLB
22	Mike Fetters	RHP	ʻIolani School	No Angels-1986	1986–2004	MLB
23	Robert Rowen	LHP	Lassen College	Yes	1983–1988	AA
24	Vincent Beringhele	OF	University of California, Los Angeles	Yes	1983–1985	A
25	John Rexrode	RHP	Dallas Baptist University	Yes	1983–1984	A
26	Scott Parrish	RHP	Clemson University	No Athletics-1984	1984–1985	A-
27	Dale Hamrick	3B	Spartanburg Methodist College	No Braves-1984	1984	Rookie
28	Fernando Fernández	3B	Lennox High School	No
29	Kevin Monk	1B	Fremont High School	No
30	Daniel Kapea	LHP	Waipahu High School	No Brewers-1988	1988	Rookie

June secondary phase

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Jon Leake	3B	Sacramento City College	No Brewers-1985	1985–1989	A
2	Terence Guzman	LHP	Ferrum College	No
3	Tim Criswell	RHP	Georgia Perimeter College	Yes	1983–1987	AA

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