# 1983 Chicago Cubs season

The 1983 Chicago Cubs season was the 112th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 108th in the National League and the 68th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 71–91.

## Offseason

* October 15, 1982: Herman Segelke was traded by the Cubs to the San Francisco Giants for Alan Hargesheimer.
* December 9, 1982: Steve Henderson was traded by the Cubs to the Seattle Mariners for Rich Bordi.
* December 10, 1982: Wayne Nordhagen was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.
* January 19, 1983: Dan Cataline and Vance Lovelace were traded by the Cubs to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Cey.
* January 25, 1983: Scott Fletcher, Pat Tabler, Randy Martz, and Dick Tidrow were traded by the Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Steve Trout and Warren Brusstar.
* February 7, 1983: Butch Benton was traded by the Cubs to the Montreal Expos for Jerry Manuel.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 72 | .556 | — | 50‍–‍31 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 78 | .519 | 6 | 41‍–‍40 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Montreal Expos | 82 | 80 | .506 | 8 | 46‍–‍35 | 36‍–‍45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 | 44‍–‍37 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19 | 43‍–‍38 | 28‍–‍53 |
| New York Mets | 68 | 94 | .420 | 22 | 41‍–‍41 | 27‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1983 National League recordvte 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

* April 1, 1983: The Cubs traded a player to be named later and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers for Steve Lake. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Rich Buonantony (minors) to the Brewers on October 24.
* May 22, 1983: Willie Hernández was traded by the Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dick Ruthven and Bill Johnson.
* June 9, 1983: Wayne Nordhagen was released by the Cubs.
* June 28, 1983: Rick Reuschel was signed as a free agent by the Cubs.

#### Draft picks

* June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft
** Rich Amaral was drafted by the Cubs in the 2nd round. Player signed June 10, 1983.
** Jacob Brumfield was drafted by the Cubs in the 7th round. Player signed June 9, 1983.

### 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 | Jody Davis | 151 | 510 | 138 | .271 | 24 | 84 |
| 1B | Bill Buckner | 153 | 626 | 175 | .280 | 16 | 66 |
| 2B | Ryne Sandberg | 158 | 633 | 165 | .261 | 8 | 48 |
| SS | Larry Bowa | 147 | 499 | 133 | .267 | 2 | 43 |
| 3B | Ron Cey | 159 | 581 | 160 | .275 | 24 | 90 |
| LF | Leon Durham | 100 | 337 | 87 | .258 | 12 | 55 |
| CF | Mel Hall | 112 | 410 | 116 | .283 | 17 | 56 |
| RF | Keith Moreland | 154 | 533 | 161 | .302 | 16 | 70 |

#### 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 |
| Gary Woods | 93 | 190 | 46 | .242 | 4 | 22 |
| Jay Johnstone | 86 | 140 | 36 | .257 | 6 | 22 |
| Carmelo Martínez | 29 | 89 | 23 | .258 | 6 | 16 |
| Tom Veryzer | 59 | 88 | 18 | .205 | 1 | 3 |
| Scot Thompson | 53 | 88 | 17 | .193 | 0 | 10 |
| Jerry Morales | 63 | 87 | 17 | .195 | 0 | 11 |
| Steve Lake | 38 | 85 | 22 | .259 | 1 | 7 |
| Thad Bosley | 43 | 72 | 21 | .292 | 2 | 12 |
| Joe Carter | 23 | 51 | 9 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Nordhagen | 21 | 35 | 5 | .143 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Rohn | 23 | 31 | 12 | .387 | 0 | 6 |
| Dave Owen | 16 | 22 | 2 | .091 | 0 | 2 |
| Junior Kennedy | 17 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Grant | 16 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 2 |
| Fritzie Connally | 8 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Diaz | 6 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Loviglio | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### 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 |
| Chuck Rainey | 34 | 191.0 | 14 | 13 | 4.48 | 84 |
| Steve Trout | 34 | 180.0 | 10 | 14 | 4.65 | 80 |
| Ferguson Jenkins | 33 | 167.1 | 6 | 9 | 4.30 | 96 |
| Dick Ruthven | 25 | 149.1 | 12 | 9 | 4.10 | 73 |
| Dickie Noles | 24 | 116.1 | 5 | 10 | 4.72 | 59 |
| Rick Reuschel | 4 | 20.2 | 1 | 1 | 3.92 | 9 |

#### 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 |
| Paul Moskau | 8 | 32.0 | 3 | 2 | 6.75 | 16 |
| Reggie Patterson | 5 | 18.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.82 | 10 |
| Don Schulze | 4 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.07 | 8 |

#### 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 |
| Lee Smith | 66 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 1.65 | 91 |
| Bill Campbell | 82 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4.49 | 97 |
| Mike Proly | 60 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3.58 | 31 |
| Warren Brusstar | 59 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.35 | 46 |
| Craig Lefferts | 56 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.13 | 60 |
| Rich Bordi | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.97 | 20 |
| Willie Hernández | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.20 | 18 |
| Bill Johnson | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.38 | 4 |
| Alan Hargesheimer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 5 |

## Awards and honors
### Records

* Bill Buckner, National League record (since broken), Most Assists in One Season (161)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Iowa Cubs | American Association | Jim Napier |
| AA | Midland Cubs | Texas League | Tom Harmon |
| A | Salinas Spurs | California League | George Enright |
| A | Quad Cities Cubs | Midwest League | Larry Cox |
| A-Short Season | Geneva Cubs | New York–Penn League | Tony Franklin |
| Rookie | Pikeville Cubs | Appalachian League | Jim Fairey |