The 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 102nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 97th in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...

. This was their 14th season at

Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Buil ...

. The Pirates finished second in the

National League East The National League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. Along with the American League Central it is one of two divisions to have every member win at least one World Series title. The division was created when the National Leag ...

with a record of 84–78.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

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Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

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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 ...

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

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Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL pennan ...

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, , 4–11 , , Lynch , , Bibby (1–4) , , Swan , , 1,970 , , 12–17 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 30 , , May 17 , ,

Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

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Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

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Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citize ...

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, , 3–5 , , Reed , , Guante (2–4) , , — , , 19,130 , , 72–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 143 , , September 12 , ,

, , 7–5 , , Tunnell (9–5) , , Cox , , Sarmiento (4) , , 10,458 , , 73–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 144 , , September 13 , ,

, , 6–0 , , Rhoden (11–12) , , Andujar , , — , , 9,771 , , 74–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 145 , , September 14 , , Cubs , , 6–3 , , Candelaria (14–8) , , Trout , , — , , 16,329 , , 75–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 146 , , September 15 , , Cubs , , 8–4 , , McWilliams (14–6) , , Rainey , , — , , 7,943 , , 76–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 147 , , September 16 , ,

, , 9–0 , , DeLeon (7–2) , , Lea , , — , , 13,057 , , 77–70 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 148 , , September 17 , ,

, , 5–4 (13) , , Bibby (5–12) , , Dixon , , — , , 29,748 , , 78–70 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 18 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Sanderson , , Rhoden (11–13) , , James , , 25,738 , , 78–71 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 150 , , September 19 , , @

, , 4–5 (10) , , Diaz , , Tekulve (7–5) , , — , , 6,381 , , 78–72 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 151 , , September 20 , , @

, , 4–0 , , McWilliams (15–6) , , Lynch , , — , , 3,112 , , 79–72 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 21 , , @ Cubs , , 6–7 , , Jenkins , , Guante (2–5) , , Smith , , 3,029 , , 79–73 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 153 , , September 22 , , @ Cubs , , 8–2 , , Tunnell (10–5) , , Reuschel , , — , , 3,426 , , 80–73 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 154 , , September 23 , , @

, , 10–1 , , Rhoden (12–13) , , Sanderson , , — , , 37,115 , , 81–73 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 155 , , September 24 , , @

, , 1–0 , , Candelaria (15–8) , , Smith , , Guante (8) , , 43,359 , , 82–73 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 25 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Gullickson , , McWilliams (15–7) , , Reardon , , 37,602 , , 82–74 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 27 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Torrez , , DeLeon (7–3) , , Sisk , , 10,913 , , 82–75 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 158 , , September 28 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Darling , , Tunnell (10–6) , , — , , 8,672 , , 82–76 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 159 , , September 29 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Rhoden (13–13) , , Holman , , Guante (9) , , 7,677 , , 83–76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 160 , , September 30 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Denny , , McWilliams (15–8) , , Holland , , 26,685 , , 83–77 , - , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 161 , , October 1 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Altamirano , , Guante (2–6) , , Carman , , 34,763 , , 83–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 162 , , October 2 , , @

, , 4–0 , , Tunnell (11–6) , , Hudson , , — , , 33,284 , , 84–78 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Roster

Opening Day lineup

Player stats

;Batting ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ;Pitching ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 54th edition of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July&n ...

Bill Madlock Bill "Mad Dog" Madlock, Jr. (born January 12, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1973 to 1987. Madlock is notable for being a four-time National League b ...

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Transactions

* October 4, 1982 – Released Grant Jackson. * October 4, 1982 – Released Paul Moskau. * October 20, 1982 – Bob Long granted free agency. * November 10, 1982 – Omar Moreno granted free agency. * December 1, 1982 – Signed Gene Tenace as a free agent. * December 3, 1982 – Signed Jose Lind as an amateur free agent. * December 6, 1982 – Odell Jones drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1982 rule 5 draft. * December 22, 1982 – Traded Jerry Aubin (minors), Bubba Holland (minors), Jose Rivera (minors) and Tim Burke to the New York Yankees. Received Lee Mazzilli. * January, 1982 – Signed Randy Jones as a free agent. * January, 1982 – Jim Smith sent to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction. * January 11, 1983 – Drafted Rich Sauveur in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player. * January 11, 1983 – Drafted Tim Drummond in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft (January). * January 28, 1983 – Signed Nino Espinosa as a free agent. * March 8, 1983 – Signed Tom Hausman as a free agent. * March 27, 1983 – Released Randy Jones. * March 28, 1983 – Released Ross Baumgarten. * March 28, 1983 – Released Dick Davis. * March 28, 1983 – Released John Milner. * May 2, 1983 – Signed Bob Owchinko as a free agent. * June 6, 1983 – Drafted Stan Fansler in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft. * June 6, 1983 – Drafted Rich Sauveur in the 5th round of the 1983 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 8, 1983. * June 6, 1983 – Drafted John Smiley in the 12th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1983. * June 6, 1983 – Drafted Steve Carter in the 21st round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign the player. * June 8, 1983 – Traded Steve Farr to the Cleveland Indians. Received John Malkin (minors). * June 11, 1983 – Signed Félix Fermín as an amateur free agent. * June 14, 1983 – Traded Arthur Ray (minors) and Junior Ortiz to the New York Mets. Received Steve Senteney and Marvell Wynne. * August 2, 1983 – Purchased Dave Tomlin from the Montreal Expos. * August 19, 1983 – Traded Steve Nicosia to the San Francisco Giants. Received Milt May and cash. * August 29, 1983 – Signed Jose Melendez as an amateur free agent. * September 1, 1983 – Purchased Alfonso Pulido from Mexico City Reds (Mexican). * September 7, 1983 – Traded Randy Niemann to the Chicago White Sox. Received Mike Maitland (minors) and Miguel Diloné.

Farm system

Notes

References

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