1983 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1983 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1887);
	Eastern Division (since 1969);
Location
	Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970);
	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1882);
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath; Warner Communications
General manager(s)	Harding "Pete" Peterson
Manager(s)	Chuck Tanner
Local television	KDKA-TV; Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders; HSE; Bob Prince, Steve Blass, Willie Stargell
Local radio	KDKA; Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker
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The 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 102nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 97th in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Pirates finished second in the National League East with a record of 84–78.

Offseason

December 22, 1982: Tim Burke, Don Aubin (minors), John Holland (minors), and José Rivera (minors) were traded by the Pirates to the New York Yankees for Lee Mazzilli.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	.556	--
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	78	.519	6
Montreal Expos	82	80	.506	8
St. Louis Cardinals	79	83	.488	11
Chicago Cubs	71	91	.438	19
New York Mets	68	94	.420	22

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

May 2, 1983: Bob Owchinko was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[2]
June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball Draft
- Stan Fansler was drafted by the Pirates in the 2nd round.^[3]
- John Smiley was drafted by the Pirates in the 12th round. Player signed June 10, 1983.^[4]
- Steve Carter was Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 21st round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign.^[5]
June 11, 1983: Félix Fermín was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[6]

Roster

1983 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

46 Miguel Diloné

Manager

7 Chuck Tanner

Coaches

31 Harvey Haddix (pitching)
23 Grant Jackson (bullpen)
32 Joe Lonnett (third base)
42 Alex Monchak (first base)
48 Bob Skinner (hitting)

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
1B	Thompson, JasonJason Thompson	152	517	134	.259	18	76

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
Mazzilli, LeeLee Mazzilli	109	246	59	.240	5	24
Diloné, MiguelMiguel Diloné	7	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Tunnell, LeeLee Tunnell	35	177.2	11	6	3.65	95
DeLeón, JoséJosé DeLeón	15	108	7	3	2.83	118

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bibby, JimJim Bibby	29	78	5	12	6.69	44

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Awards and honors

1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Bill Madlock, 3B, Reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

Notes

^ Lee Mazzilli page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/owchibo01.shtml
^ Stan Fansler page at Baseball Reference
^ John Smiley page at Baseball Reference
^ http: Steve Carter was//www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cartest01.shtml
^ Félix Fermín page at Baseball Reference

References

1983 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
1983 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.

[1] Lee Mazzilli page at Baseball Reference

[2] ttp://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/owchibo01.shtml

[3] Stan Fansler page at Baseball Reference

[4] John Smiley page at Baseball Reference

[5] ttp: Steve Carter was//www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cartest01.shtml

[6] Félix Fermín page at Baseball Reference

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