1983 Houston Astros season

1983 Houston Astros
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1962)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Astrodome (since 1965)
Houston, Texas (since 1962)
Results
Record	85–77 (.525)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	John McMullen
General manager(s)	Al Rosen
Manager(s)	Bob Lillis
Local television	KTXH HSE
Local radio	KRBE (Gene Elston, Dewayne Staats, Larry Dierker)
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The Houston Astros' 1983 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.

Offseason

• December 10, 1982: Danny Heep was traded by the Astros to the New York Mets for Mike Scott.^[1]
• January 11, 1983: Troy Afenir was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft (Secondary Phase).^[2]
• March 31, 1983: Alan Knicely was traded by the Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for Bill Dawley and Tony Walker.^[3]

Regular season

• April 17, 1983: Nolan Ryan struck out Andre Dawson for the 3500th strikeout in his career.^[4]
• April 27, 1983: Nolan Ryan struck out Brad Mills of the Expos to break Walter Johnson's all time mark for strikeouts in a career. Mills was the 3,509th strikeout of Ryan's career.^[4]

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

• June 6, 1983: Robbie Wine was drafted by the Astros in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.^[5]
• June 17, 1983: Danny Boone was released by the Astros.^[6]

Roster

1983 Houston Astros
Roster
Pitchers 46 Bill Dawley 11 Frank DiPino 31 Jeff Heathcock 39 Bob Knepper 27 Frank LaCorte 51 Mike LaCoss 53 Mike Madden 36 Joe Niekro 48 Vern Ruhle 34 Nolan Ryan 33 Mike Scott 45 Dave Smith 52 Julio Solano		Catchers 14 Alan Ashby 20 George Bjorkman  4 John Mizerock  6 Luis Pujols Infielders 19 Bill Doran  3 Phil Garner 22 Ray Knight  1 Bert Peña 12 Craig Reynolds 16 Harry Spilman 10 Dickie Thon 38 Tim Tolman 29 Denny Walling		Outfielders  8 Kevin Bass 25 José Cruz 26 Scott Loucks 24 Omar Moreno 28 Jerry Mumphrey 21 Terry Puhl 30 Tony Scott		Manager  5 Bob Lillis Coaches  2 Cot Deal 15 Denis Menke 55 Les Moss 43 Don Leppert 54 Jerry Walker

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

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Walling, DennyDenny Walling	100	135	40	.296	3	19
Loucks, ScottScott Loucks	7	14	3	.214	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ryan, NolanNolan Ryan	29	196.1	14	9	2.98	183
Scott, MikeMike Scott	24	145	10	6	3.72	73
Niekro, JoeJoe Niekro	38	263.2	15	14	3.48	152
Other pitchers Player G IP W L ERA SO Relief pitchers Player G W L SV ERA SO Dawley, BillBill Dawley 48 6 6 14 2.82 60 Dipino, FrankFrank Dipino 53 3 4 20 2.65 67 Ruhle, VernVern Ruhle 41 8 5 3 3.69 43 Awards and honors Ray Knight, Hutch Award[7] Farm system Level Team League Manager AAA Tucson Toros Pacific Coast League Matt Galante AA Columbus Astros Southern League Jack Hiatt A Daytona Beach Astros Florida State League Dave Cripe A Asheville Tourists South Atlantic League Tom Spencer A-Short Season Auburn Astros New York–Penn League Bob Hartsfield Rookie GCL Astros Gulf Coast League José Tartabull References Danny Heep at Baseball Reference Troy Afenir at Baseball Reference Alan Knicely at Baseball Reference The Nolan Ryan Express | The Strikeout King | smackbomb.com/nolanryan Robbie Wine at Baseball Reference Danny Boone at Baseball Reference http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml External links 1983 Houston Astros season at Baseball Reference