The 1983 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's seventh season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing fourth in the American League East with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses. It was the franchise's first winning season, starting a streak of 11 consecutive winning seasons. It was the team's first season to use the song "OK Blue Jays" in the seventh-inning stretch.
Willie Upshaw became the first Blue Jay to get over 100 RBIs with 104
On August 4, 1983, New York YankeeDave Winfield, while warming up before the 5th inning of a game at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium, accidentally killed a seagull with a thrown ball. He doffed his cap in mock sorrow. Fans responded by hurling obscenities and improvised missiles. After the game, he was brought to the Ontario Provincial Police station on charges of cruelty to animals and was forced to post a $500 bond before being released. Quipped Yankees manager Billy Martin, "It's the first time he's hit the cutoff man." The charges were dropped the following day. For years afterward Winfield's appearances in Toronto were greeted with loud choruses of boos, but he later became a fan favorite when he joined the team in 1992.
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos
Player
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
Avg.
HR
RBI
SB
C
123
344
53
88
15
2
.256
17
56
1
1B
160
579
99
177
26
7
.306
27
104
10
2B
131
525
84
161
23
6
.307
3
38
31
3B
129
364
54
100
34
3
.275
10
49
0
SS
162
528
62
132
22
9
.250
4
47
8
LF
118
402
55
109
12
4
.271
1
34
31
CF
151
539
104
170
31
7
.315
18
81
27
RF
128
388
58
98
13
3
.253
27
68
2
DH
142
407
59
108
23
1
.265
22
76
0
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
Avg.
HR
RBI
SB
122
375
40
103
22
5
.275
2
39
7
121
377
49
120
21
3
.318
10
54
10
103
245
30
58
6
3
.237
10
38
1
88
221
27
56
14
0
.253
10
33
0
39
112
5
30
5
4
.268
2
17
1
40
83
6
14
0
0
.169
1
7
2
22
43
3
11
0
0
.256
3
5
0
15
34
5
9
1
1
.265
0
2
0
11
11
2
2
0
0
.182
0
0
0
6
4
0
0
0
0
.000
0
0
0
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player
G
GS
IP
W
L
ERA
R
ER
BB
K
36
36
278
17
12
3.04
105
94
93
187
34
34
223
15
11
3.91
115
97
61
99
35
35
217.1
13
12
4.31
113
104
65
116
34
30
176.2
9
14
4.74
103
93
68
121
17
15
116.2
7
6
3.93
55
51
26
46
4
3
8
1
1
14.63
13
13
7
5
Other pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; IP = Innings pitched; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player
G
GS
IP
W
L
SV
ERA
R
ER
BB
K
38
5
97.2
5
1
1
4.33
52
47
38
44
16
4
45.1
0
3
0
5.16
26
26
21
22
Relief pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
