# 1983 Cleveland Indians season

The 1983 Cleveland Indians season was the 83rd for the franchise. It was the final season under the ownership of Steve O'Neill, who had owned the team since 1978. He died on August 29, 1983, with his estate owning the team until 1986.

## Offseason

* November 18, 1982: Ed Whitson was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Broderick Perkins and Juan Eichelberger.
* December 9, 1982: Von Hayes was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Manny Trillo, Jay Baller, Julio Franco, George Vukovich, and Jerry Willard.
* December 15, 1982: Rick Manning was signed as a free agent by the Indians.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Baltimore Orioles | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 50‍–‍31 | 48‍–‍33 |
| Detroit Tigers | 92 | 70 | .568 | 6 | 48‍–‍33 | 44‍–‍37 |
| New York Yankees | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7 | 51‍–‍30 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | 48‍–‍33 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11 | 52‍–‍29 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Boston Red Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 20 | 38‍–‍43 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Cleveland Indians | 70 | 92 | .432 | 28 | 36‍–‍45 | 34‍–‍47 |

### 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 | — |

### Notable transactions

* April 1, 1983: Jerry Dybzinski was traded by the Indians to the Chicago White Sox for Pat Tabler.
* June 6, 1983: Rick Manning and Rick Waits were traded by the Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers for Gorman Thomas, Ernie Camacho and Jamie Easterly.
* August 17, 1983: Manny Trillo was traded by the Indians to the Montreal Expos for Don Carter (minors) and $300,000.

### Opening Day Lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| # | Name | Position |
| 21 | Mike Hargrove | 1B |
| 11 | Toby Harrah | 3B |
| 26 | Bake McBride | RF |
| 29 | Andre Thornton | DH |
| 24 | George Vukovich | LF |
| 8 | Manny Trillo | 2B |
| 20 | Rick Manning | CF |
| 9 | Ron Hassey | C |
| 14 | Julio Franco | SS |
| 43 | Rick Sutcliffe | P |

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| Chris Bando | 48 | 121 | 15 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .256 | 0 |
| Alan Bannister | 117 | 377 | 51 | 100 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 45 | .265 | 6 |
| Carmelo Castillo | 23 | 36 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .278 | 1 |
| Wil Culmer | 7 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .105 | 0 |
| Miguel Dilone | 32 | 68 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .191 | 5 |
| Jim Essian | 48 | 93 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .204 | 0 |
| Mike Fischlin | 95 | 225 | 31 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | .209 | 9 |
| Julio Franco | 149 | 560 | 68 | 153 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 80 | .273 | 32 |
| Mike Hargrove | 134 | 469 | 57 | 134 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 57 | .286 | 0 |
| Toby Harrah | 138 | 526 | 81 | 140 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 53 | .266 | 16 |
| Ron Hassey | 117 | 341 | 48 | 92 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 42 | .270 | 2 |
| Rick Manning | 50 | 194 | 20 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .278 | 7 |
| Bake McBride | 70 | 230 | 21 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .291 | 8 |
| Karl Pagel | 8 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | 0 |
| Jack Perconte | 14 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | 3 |
| Broderick Perkins | 79 | 184 | 23 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .272 | 1 |
| Kevin Rhomberg | 12 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .476 | 1 |
| Pat Tabler | 124 | 430 | 56 | 125 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 65 | .291 | 2 |
| Gorman Thomas | 106 | 371 | 51 | 82 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 51 | .221 | 8 |
| Andre Thornton | 141 | 508 | 78 | 143 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 77 | .281 | 4 |
| Manny Trillo | 88 | 320 | 33 | 87 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 29 | .272 | 1 |
| Otto Velez | 10 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .080 | 0 |
| George Vukovich | 124 | 312 | 31 | 77 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 44 | .247 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5476 | 704 | 1451 | 249 | 31 | 86 | 659 | .265 | 109 |

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Bud Anderson | 1 | 6 | 4.08 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 68.1 | 64 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
| Len Barker | 8 | 13 | 5.11 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 149.1 | 150 | 92 | 85 | 52 | 105 |
| Rich Barnes | 1 | 1 | 6.94 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11.1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| Rick Behenna | 0 | 2 | 4.15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 26.0 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 |
| Bert Blyleven | 7 | 10 | 3.91 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 156.1 | 160 | 74 | 68 | 44 | 123 |
| Tom Brennan | 2 | 2 | 3.86 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 39.2 | 45 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 21 |
| Ernie Camacho | 0 | 1 | 5.06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Jamie Easterly | 4 | 2 | 3.63 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 57.0 | 69 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 39 |
| Juan Eichelberger | 4 | 11 | 4.90 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 134.0 | 132 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 56 |
| Ed Glynn | 0 | 2 | 5.84 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| Neal Heaton | 11 | 7 | 4.16 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 149.1 | 157 | 79 | 69 | 44 | 75 |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 1 | 3 | 3.31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 32.2 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
| Jerry Reed | 0 | 0 | 7.17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21.1 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 11 |
| Lary Sorensen | 12 | 11 | 4.24 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 222.2 | 238 | 112 | 105 | 65 | 76 |
| Dan Spillner | 2 | 9 | 5.07 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 92.1 | 117 | 54 | 52 | 38 | 48 |
| Rick Sutcliffe | 17 | 11 | 4.29 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 243.1 | 251 | 131 | 116 | 102 | 160 |
| Rick Waits | 0 | 1 | 4.58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| Team Totals | 70 | 92 | 4.43 | 162 | 162 | 25 | 1441.2 | 1531 | 785 | 710 | 529 | 794 |

## Awards and honors

All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Charleston Charlies | International League | Doc Edwards |
| AA | Buffalo Bisons | Eastern League | Al Gallagher |
| A | Waterloo Indians | Midwest League | Gomer Hodge |
| A-Short Season | Batavia Trojans | New York–Penn League | Brian Doyle |