1983 Chicago Cubs season

1983 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	Tribune Company
General manager(s)	Dallas Green
Manager(s)	Lee Elia, Charlie Fox
Local television	WGN-TV (Harry Caray, Steve Stone, Milo Hamilton)
Local radio	WGN (Milo Hamilton, Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau, Harry Caray)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1983 Chicago Cubs season was the 112th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 108th in the National League and the 68th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 71–91.

Offseason

• October 15, 1982: Herman Segelke was traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Alan Hargesheimer.^[1]
• December 9, 1982: Steve Henderson was traded by the Cubs to the Seattle Mariners for Rich Bordi.^[2]
• December 10, 1982: Wayne Nordhagen was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.^[3]
• January 25, 1983: Scott Fletcher, Pat Tabler, Randy Martz, and Dick Tidrow were traded by the Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Steve Trout and Warren Brusstar.^[4]
• February 7, 1983: Butch Benton was traded by the Cubs to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Manuel.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	0.556	—	50–31	40–41
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	78	0.519	6	41–40	43–38
Montreal Expos	82	80	0.506	8	46–35	36–45
St. Louis Cardinals	79	83	0.488	11	44–37	35–46
Chicago Cubs	71	91	0.438	19	43–38	28–53
New York Mets	68	94	0.420	22	41–41	27–53

Record vs. opponents

1983 National League Records Sources:
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	—

Notable transactions

• April 1, 1983: The Cubs traded a player to be named later and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers for Steve Lake. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Rich Buonantony (minors) to the Brewers on October 24.^[6]
• May 22, 1983: Willie Hernández was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Ruthven and Bill Johnson.^[7]
• June 9, 1983: Wayne Nordhagen was released by the Cubs.^[3]
• June 28, 1983: Rick Reuschel was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.^[8]

Draft picks

• June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft
  • Rich Amaral was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round. Player signed June 10, 1983.^[9]
  • Jacob Brumfield was drafted by the Cubs in the 7th round. Player signed June 9, 1983.^[10]

Roster

1983 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 42 Rich Bordi 41 Warren Brusstar 39 Bill Campbell 50 Alan Hargesheimer 38 Willie Hernández 31 Ferguson Jenkins 37 Bill Johnson 32 Craig Lefferts 37 Paul Moskau 48 Dickie Noles 52 Reggie Patterson 36 Mike Proly 30 Chuck Rainey 47 Rick Reuschel 44 Dick Ruthven 43 Don Schulze 46 Lee Smith 34 Steve Trout		Catchers  7 Jody Davis 15 Mike Diaz 16 Steve Lake Infielders  1 Larry Bowa 22 Bill Buckner 11 Ron Cey 26 Fritzie Connally 15 Junior Kennedy 12 Carmelo Martínez 19 Dave Owen 17 Dan Rohn 23 Ryne Sandberg 29 Tom Veryzer		Outfielders 20 Thad Bosley 33 Joe Carter 10 Leon Durham 38 Tom Grant 27 Mel Hall 21 Jay Johnstone 24 Jerry Morales  6 Keith Moreland 20 Wayne Nordhagen 18 Scot Thompson 25 Gary Woods Other batters 17 Jay Loviglio		Manager  4 Lee Elia  4 Charlie Fox Coaches  5 Rubén Amaro  3 Billy Connors  8 Duffy Dyer 51 Fred Koenig  2 John Vukovich

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	Davis, JodyJody Davis	151	510	138	.271	24	84

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
Lake, SteveSteve Lake	38	85	22	.259	1	7
Nordhagen, WayneWayne Nordhagen	21	35	5	.143	0	4
Diaz, MikeMike Diaz	6	7	2	.286	0	1

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
Rainey, ChuckChuck Rainey	34	191	14	13	4.48	84
Trout, SteveSteve Trout	34	180	10	14	4.65	80
Jenkins, FergusonFerguson Jenkins	33	167.1	6	9	4.30	96
Ruthven, DickDick Ruthven	25	149.1	12	9	4.10	73
Reuschel, RickRick Reuschel	4	20.2	1	1	3.92	9

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
Schulze, DonDon Schulze	4	14	0	1	7.07	8

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
Campbell, BillBill Campbell	82	6	8	8	4.49	97
Brusstar, WarrenWarren Brusstar	59	3	1	1	2.35	46
Bordi, RichRich Bordi	11	0	2	1	4.97	20
Hernández, WillieWillie Hernández	11	1	0	1	3.20	18
Johnson, BillBill Johnson	10	1	0	0	4.38	4
Hargesheimer, AlanAlan Hargesheimer	5	0	0	0	9.00	5

Awards and honors

Records

• Bill Buckner, National League record (since broken), Most Assists in One Season (161)^[11]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Iowa Cubs	American Association	Jim Napier
AA	Midland Cubs	Texas League	Tom Harmon
A	Salinas Spurs	California League	George Enright
A	Quad Cities Cubs	Midwest League	Larry Cox
A-Short Season	Geneva Cubs	New York–Penn League	Tony Franklin
Rookie	Pikeville Cubs	Appalachian League	Jim Fairey

Notes

1. Alan Hargesheimer at Baseball-Reference
2. Rich Bordi at Baseball-Reference
3. Wayne Nordhagen at Baseball-Reference
4. Steve Trout at Baseball-Reference
5. Jerry Manuel at Baseball-Reference
6. Steve Lake at Baseball-Reference
7. Willie Hernández at Baseball-Reference
8. Rick Reuschel at Baseball-Reference
9. Rich Amaral at Baseball-Reference
10. Jacob Brumfield at Baseball-Reference
11. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.47, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1983 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference