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1983 Oakland Athletics Season
The Oakland Athletics' 1983 season involved the A's finishing fourth in the American League West with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses. Offseason * October 9, 1982: Jack Daugherty was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics. * November 4, 1982: Mickey Klutts was released by the Athletics. * December 13, 1982: Kevin Bell was released by the Athletics. * December 20, 1982: Preston Hanna was released by the Athletics. * January 11, 1983: Steve Howard was drafted by the Athletics in the 8th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft. * January 17, 1983: Brian Kingman was purchased from the Athletics by the Boston Red Sox. * March 28, 1983: Bob Owchinko was released by the Oakland Athletics. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions * June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball Draft **Greg Cadaret was drafted by the Athletics in the 11th round. Player signed June 11, 1983. ** Rob Nelson was drafted by the Athletics in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American League West
The American League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. The division has five teams as of the 2013 season, but had four teams from 1994 to 2012, and had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. Although its teams currently only reside along the West Coast of the United States, west coast and in Texas, historically the division has had teams as far east as Chicago. From 1998 (when the NL West expanded to five teams) to 2012, the AL West was the only MLB division with four teams. The current champion of this division is the Houston Astros. In 2013, the Houston Astros went from the National League Central to the AL West. That move gives all six MLB divisions an equal five teams and both leagues an equal 15 teams each. Division membership Current members * Houston Astros - Joined in 2013; formerly from the National League West, NL West (1969–1993) and National League Central, NL Central (1994–2012) * Los Angeles AngelsThe Angels were formerly known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Howard (baseball)
Steven Bernard Howard (born December 7, 1963) is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Oakland Athletics during the season. Howard played for Laney College and Castlemont High School Castlemont High School is a public high school in Oakland, California, United States, originally known as East Oakland High School. It is part of the Oakland Unified School District. The Castlemont name was selected by a vote of the students. .... References External links Major League Baseball outfielders Oakland Athletics players 1963 births Living people African-American baseball players Huntsville Stars players Idaho Falls A's players Madison Muskies players Medford A's players Modesto A's players Richmond Braves players Rieleros de Aguascalientes players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Tacoma Tigers players Junior college baseball players in the United States Baseball players from Oakland, California Laney Eagles footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Atherton
Keith Rowe Atherton (born February 19, 1959), is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily in relief, from –. Atherton played for the Oakland Athletics (–), Minnesota Twins (–), and Cleveland Indians (). Biography Atherton attended Mathews High School in Virginia and was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft by Oakland. He debuted with the A's on July 14, 1983, and appeared in 29 games that season. He continued with Oakland for two more seasons pitching over 100 innings in both 1984 and 1985, all in relief. In May 1986, Oakland traded Atherton to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later and cash. He finished the season with a 6–10 record, but notched 10 saves, which led the Twins that year. Atherton earned a World Series ring with the Twins in 1987. He appeared in two games in relief. Atherton and Les Straker both committed balks in the Series, which tied the record f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Mets
The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other being the American League's (AL) New York Yankees. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed NL teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. The team's colors evoke the blue of the Dodgers and the orange of the Giants. For the 1962 and 1963 seasons, the Mets played home games at the Polo Grounds in Manhattan before moving to Queens. From 1964 to 2008, the Mets played their home games at Shea Stadium, named after William Shea, the founder of the Continental League, a proposed third major league, the announcement of which prompted their admission as an NL expansion team. Since 2009, the Mets have played their home games at Citi Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvin Moore (baseball)
Kelvin Orlando Moore (September 26, 1957 – November 9, 2014) was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He played parts of three seasons in the major leagues, from until , for the Oakland Athletics. He attended Leroy High School and Jackson State University, where he was drafted in the sixth round of the 1978 MLB draft In 1978, four American baseball players were promoted from amateur baseball to the major leagues, including Arizona State University third baseman Bob Horner, who was selected number one overall by the Atlanta Braves. Oakland High School pitche .... He died on November 9, 2014. References External links , oRetrosheet 1957 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Brant
Marshall Lee Brant (born September 17, 1955) is an American former Major League Baseball player. Brant played for the New York Yankees in and the Oakland Athletics in . In eight career games, he had two hits, two RBIs and a .100 AVG. He batted and threw right-handed. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft. Brant was inducted into the Sonoma State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998. For his success in the minors, Brant became a 2015 inductee of the International League Hall of Fame The International League Hall of Fame is an American baseball hall of fame which honors players, managers, and executives of the International League (IL). It was created by the International League Baseball Writers' Association in 1947 to honor t .... External links 1955 births Living people New York Yankees players Oakland Athletics players Major League Baseball first basemen Baseball players from Humboldt County, California Sonoma State S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Callahan
Benjamin Franklin Callahan (May 19, 1957 – January 9, 2007) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 31st round of the 1980 amateur draft, then traded to the Oakland Athletics on June 15, 1983. One week later he made his major league debut with the A's. Out of the four games he pitched for Oakland (two starts), Callahan's second outing was his best. On June 27, 1983, he pitched six innings and gave up just one earned run in a 7–1 victory over the Kansas City Royals. This took place in front of 21,841 fans at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. The losing pitcher was Larry Gura. In his other three games, he gave up 12 earned runs in just 3.1 innings and the 26-year-old was sent back to the minor leagues, never to return to the major league level. His final totals include a 1–2 record in 9.1 innings pitched, two strikeouts (Amos Otis and Billy Sample), and an earned run average In baseball statistics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of two major league clubs based in New York City, the other is the National League (NL)'s New York Mets. The team was founded in when Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise rights to the defunct Baltimore Orioles (no relation to the current team of the same name) after it ceased operations and used them to establish the New York Highlanders. The Highlanders were officially renamed the New York Yankees in . The team is owned by Yankee Global Enterprises, a limited liability company that is controlled by the family of the late George Steinbrenner, who purchased the team in 1973. Brian Cashman is the team's general manager, and Aaron Boone is the team's field manager. The team's home games were played at the original Yan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Keough
Matthew Lon Keough ( ; July 3, 1955 – May 1, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher from through for the Oakland Athletics (1977–1983), New York Yankees (1983–1984), St. Louis Cardinals (1985), Chicago Cubs (1986) and Houston Astros (1986). After his time in MLB, Keough pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hanshin Tigers for 4 seasons from 1987 through 1990. Keough batted and threw right-handed. Career Keough graduated from Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, California, in 1973. The Oakland Athletics selected Keough in seventh round of the 1973 Major League Baseball draft. Keough was signed by Oakland as an infielder. He was supposed to replace departed Sal Bando at third base, but after leading the California league in hitting while playing for Modesto in his second year of professional baseball in 1975, he hit a disappointing .210 in Double-A in 1976. He was co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Nelson (baseball)
Robert Augustus Nelson (born May 17, 1964) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1986 to 1990, for the Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres. Rob's career continued in the minors, playing in the Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twins, Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants organizations through 1994, as well as a stint in the Mexican League. In 1995, he was a "replacement player" during the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike and participated in Spring Training with the replacement squad for the Cleveland Indians. Following that, Nelson concluded his pro baseball career with a stint in the independent Prairie League {{Unreferenced, date=April 2019 The Prairie League was an independent league of baseball which was based in the prairie provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba and the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The league was or ... in 1995. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Cadaret
Gregory James Cadaret (born February 27, 1962) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987 to 1998 for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Anaheim Angels, and Texas Rangers. Career Cadaret attended Grand Valley State University, where he played college baseball for the Grand Valley State Lakers. He was the first-ever player to be drafted from that school. Cadaret started his career in the minor league with the Medford A's and helped them win the 1983 Northwest League Championship in his rookie season. Cadaret appeared in the 1988 World Series as a member of the Oakland Athletics. On June 21, 1989, the Athletics traded Cadaret, Eric Plunk, and Luis Polonia to the New York Yankees for Rickey Henderson. In 451 games, Cadaret tallied a 38–32 record, with 14 saves, 539 strikeouts and a 3.99 ERA. Greg established the "Greg Cadaret Baseba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Owchinko
Robert Dennis Owchinko (born January 1, 1955) is a former professional baseball pitcher. A left-handed pitcher, he played all or parts of ten seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1976 and 1986, for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and Montreal Expos. Career Owchinko attended Eastern Michigan University, from where he was picked in the first round (fifth overall) by Peter Bavasi for the San Diego Padres in the 1976 Major League Baseball draft. During his career, Owchinko worked as both a starter and in relief. In 1978, he won a career-high 10 games with the San Diego Padres, along with posting a career-low earned run average (ERA) of 3.56. In 1979, he appeared in a career-high 42 games. On December 9, 1980, he was included in a six-player trade for Bert Blyleven and Manny Sanguillén Manuel De Jesus Sanguillén Magan, better known as Manny Sanguillén or "Sangy" (born March 21, 1944), is a Panamanian former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
