1983 Cincinnati Reds season

1983 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Riverfront Stadium (since 1970)
Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	William & James Williams
General manager(s)	Dick Wagner, Bob Howsam
Manager(s)	Russ Nixon
Local television	WLWT (Ray Lane, Ken Wilson, Dick Carlson)
Local radio	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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The Cincinnati Reds' 1983 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West. It was Johnny Bench's last season as a Red.

Offseason

• November 15, 1982: Clint Hurdle was released by the Reds.^[1]
• December 16, 1982: Tom Seaver was traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon, and Jason Felice (minors).^[2]
• January 11, 1983: Tracy Jones was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (1st pick) of the secondary phase of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft.^[3]
• January 20, 1983: Danny Tartabull was chosen from the Reds by the Seattle Mariners as a free agent compensation pick.^[4]
• March 31, 1983: Bill Dawley and Tony Walker were traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for Alan Knicely.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

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

• May 9, 1983: Rafael Landestoy was traded by the Reds to the Los Angeles Dodgers for John Franco and Brett Wise (minors).^[6]
• June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Chris Sabo was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round.^[7]
  • Joe Oliver was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round.^[8]
• June 30, 1983: Wayne Krenchicki was traded by the Reds to the Detroit Tigers for Pat Underwood.^[9]
• September 27, 1983: Greg Harris was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Montreal Expos.^[10]

Roster

1983 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 38 Bruce Berenyi 42 Keefe Cato 32 Rich Gale 37 Greg Harris 45 Ben Hayes 47 Tom Hume 50 Brad Lesley 35 Frank Pastore 48 Ted Power 49 Joe Price 25 Charlie Puleo 46,56 Jeff Russell 34 Bill Scherrer 36 Mario Soto		Catchers  9 Dann Bilardello  4 Steve Christmas  4 Alan Knicely 29 Alex Treviño Infielders 15 Skeeter Barnes  5 Johnny Bench 13 Dave Concepción 22 Dan Driessen 12,15 Nick Esasky 10,59 Tom Foley 12,15 Wayne Krenchicki  8 Rafael Landestoy 16 Ron Oester 17 Kelly Paris		Outfielders 28 César Cedeño 21 Paul Householder 53 Jeff Jones 20,21 Eddie Milner  2 Gary Redus 26 Duane Walker 30 Dallas Williams		Manager  7 Russ Nixon Coaches  6 Bill Fischer 19 Tommy Helms 11 Ron Plaza  3 George Scherger

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
RF	Cedeño, CésarCésar Cedeño	98	332	77	.232	9	39

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
Treviño, AlexAlex Treviño	74	167	36	.216	1	13
Knicely, AlanAlan Knicely	59	98	22	.224	2	10
Foley, TomTom Foley	68	98	20	.204	0	9
Krenchicki, WayneWayne Krenchicki	51	77	21	.273	0	11
Jones, JeffJeff Jones	16	44	10	.227	0	5
Williams, DallasDallas Williams	18	36	2	.056	0	1
Christmas, SteveSteve Christmas	9	17	1	.059	0	1
Landestoy, RafaelRafael Landestoy	7	5	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
Berenyi, BruceBruce Berenyi	32	186.1	9	14	3.86	151
Puleo, CharlieCharlie Puleo	27	143.2	6	12	4.89	71

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

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
Cato, KeefeKeefe Cato	4	1	0	0	2.45	3
Harris, GregGreg Harris	1	0	0	0	27.00	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Roy Hartsfield
AA	Waterbury Reds	Eastern League	Jim Lett
A	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	Jim Hoff
A	Cedar Rapids Reds	Midwest League	Bruce Kimm
A-Short Season	Eugene Emeralds	Northwest League	Sam Mejías
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Marc Bombard

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Billings^[11]

Notes

1. Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference
2. Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference
3. Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference
4. Danny Tartabull page at Baseball Reference
5. Alan Knicely page at Baseball Reference
6. John Franco page at Baseball Reference
7. Chris Sabo page at Baseball Reference
8. Joe Oliver page at Baseball Reference
9. Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference
10. Greg Harris page at Baseball Reference
11. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1983 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference