# 1983 California Angels season

The 1983 California Angels season was the 23rd season of the California Angels franchise in the American League, the 18th in Anaheim, and their 18th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished in fifth place in the American League west with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses.

## Offseason

* January 21, 1983: Ellis Valentine was signed as a free agent by the Angels.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Chicago White Sox | 99 | 63 | .611 | — | 55‍–‍26 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Kansas City Royals | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 | 45‍–‍36 | 34‍–‍47 |
| Texas Rangers | 77 | 85 | .475 | 22 | 44‍–‍37 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Oakland Athletics | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25 | 42‍–‍39 | 32‍–‍49 |
| California Angels | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29 | 35‍–‍46 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 29 | 37‍–‍44 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Seattle Mariners | 60 | 102 | .370 | 39 | 30‍–‍51 | 30‍–‍51 |

### Record vs. opponents

1983 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
| Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 11–2 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–6 |
| Boston | 5–8 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| California | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 3–10 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| Chicago | 5–7 | 6–6 | 10–3 | — | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 5–7 |
| Cleveland | 7–6 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 5–8 | 7–5 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 4–9 |
| Detroit | 8–5 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 6–7 |
| Kansas City | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 8–5–1 | 6–6 |
| Milwaukee | 2–11 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | — | 8–4 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–5 |
| Minnesota | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 4–9 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 5–7 |
| New York | 7–6 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 |
| Oakland | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 9–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–4 | 2–11 | 6–6 |
| Seattle | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 1–12 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 4–9 | — | 6–7 | 4–8 |
| Texas | 3–9 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 4–8 | 5–8–1 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 11–2 | 7–6 | — | 4–8 |
| Toronto | 6–7 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 8–4 | — |

### Roster
## 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 | Bob Boone | 142 | 468 | 120 | .256 | 9 | 52 |
| 1B | Rod Carew | 129 | 472 | 160 | .339 | 2 | 44 |
| 2B | Bobby Grich | 120 | 387 | 113 | .292 | 16 | 62 |
| SS | Tim Foli | 88 | 330 | 83 | .252 | 2 | 29 |
| 3B | Doug DeCinces | 95 | 370 | 104 | .281 | 18 | 65 |
| LF | Brian Downing | 113 | 403 | 99 | .246 | 19 | 53 |
| CF | Fred Lynn | 117 | 437 | 119 | .272 | 22 | 74 |
| RF | Ellis Valentine | 86 | 271 | 65 | .240 | 13 | 43 |
| DH | Reggie Jackson | 116 | 397 | 77 | .194 | 14 | 49 |

#### 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 |
| Ron Jackson | 102 | 348 | 80 | .230 | 8 | 39 |
| Juan Beníquez | 92 | 315 | 96 | .305 | 3 | 34 |
| Daryl Sconiers | 106 | 314 | 86 | .274 | 8 | 46 |
| Bobby Clark | 76 | 212 | 49 | .231 | 5 | 21 |
| Rob Wilfong | 65 | 177 | 45 | .254 | 2 | 17 |
| Steve Lubratich | 57 | 156 | 34 | .218 | 0 | 7 |
| Rick Burleson | 33 | 119 | 34 | .286 | 0 | 11 |
| Ricky Adams | 58 | 112 | 28 | .250 | 2 | 6 |
| Mike Brown | 31 | 104 | 24 | .231 | 3 | 9 |
| Gary Pettis | 22 | 85 | 25 | .294 | 3 | 6 |
| Mike O'Berry | 26 | 60 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 5 |
| Dick Schofield | 21 | 54 | 11 | .204 | 3 | 4 |
| Joe Ferguson | 12 | 27 | 2 | .074 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Narron | 10 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 1 | 4 |

### 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 |
| Tommy John | 34 | 234.2 | 11 | 13 | 4.33 | 65 |
| Ken Forsch | 31 | 219.1 | 11 | 12 | 4.06 | 81 |
| Geoff Zahn | 29 | 203.0 | 9 | 11 | 3.33 | 81 |

#### 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 |
| Mike Witt | 43 | 154.0 | 7 | 14 | 4.91 | 77 |
| Bruce Kison | 26 | 126.2 | 11 | 5 | 4.05 | 83 |
| Dave Goltz | 15 | 63.2 | 0 | 6 | 6.22 | 27 |
| Rick Steirer | 19 | 61.2 | 3 | 2 | 4.82 | 25 |
| Byron McLaughlin | 16 | 55.2 | 2 | 4 | 5.17 | 45 |
| Steve Brown | 12 | 46.0 | 2 | 3 | 3.52 | 23 |
| Bill Travers | 10 | 42.2 | 0 | 3 | 5.91 | 24 |

#### 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 |
| Luis Sánchez | 56 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3.66 | 49 |
| Andy Hassler | 42 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5.45 | 20 |
| John Curtis | 37 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3.80 | 36 |
| Doug Corbett | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 18 |
| Curt Brown | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.31 | 7 |
| Bob Lacey | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.19 | 7 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Edmonton Trappers | Pacific Coast League | Moose Stubing |
| AA | Nashua Angels | Eastern League | Winston Llenas |
| A | Redwood Pioneers | California League | Jack Lind |
| A | Peoria Suns | Midwest League | Joe Coleman |
| A-Short Season | Salem Angels | Northwest League | Joe Maddon |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Redwood