The 1983 Cincinnati Reds season was the 114th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 14th and 13th full season at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds improved from their 61–101 record from the previous season to finish at 74–88, but failed to win the National League West and missed the postseason for the 4th consecutive season. It was also Johnny Bench's last season as a Red.

Offseason October 15, 1982: Ted Power was acquired by the Reds from the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Ramsey and cash. November 15, 1982: Clint Hurdle was released by the Reds.Clint Hurdle page at Baseball Reference December 16, 1982: Tom Seaver was traded by the Reds to the New York Mets for Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon, and Jason Felice (minors).Tom Seaver page at Baseball Reference January 11, 1983: Tracy Jones was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (1st pick) of the secondary phase of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.Tracy Jones page at Baseball Reference January 20, 1983: Danny Tartabull was chosen from the Reds by the Seattle Mariners as a free agent compensation pick.Danny Tartabull page at Baseball Reference March 31, 1983: Bill Dawley and Tony Walker were traded by the Reds to the Houston Astros for Alan Knicely.Alan Knicely page at Baseball Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions May 9, 1983: Rafael Landestoy was traded by the Reds to the Los Angeles Dodgers for John Franco and Brett Wise (minors).John Franco page at Baseball Reference June 6, 1983: 1983 Major League Baseball draft Chris Sabo was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round.Chris Sabo page at Baseball Reference Joe Oliver was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round.Joe Oliver page at Baseball Reference June 30, 1983: Wayne Krenchicki was traded by the Reds to the Detroit Tigers for Pat Underwood.Wayne Krenchicki page at Baseball Reference September 27, 1983: Greg Harris was selected off waivers from the Reds by the Montreal Expos.Greg Harris page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1983 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 Dann Bilardello 109 298 71 .238 9 38 1B Dan Driessen 122 386 107 .277 12 57 2B Ron Oester 157 549 145 .264 11 58 SS Dave Concepción 143 528 123 .233 1 47 3B Nick Esasky 85 302 80 .265 12 46 LF Gary Redus 125 453 112 .247 17 51 CF Eddie Milner 146 502 131 .261 9 33 RF 98 332 77 .232 9 39

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 Paul Householder 123 380 97 .255 6 43 Johnny Bench 110 310 79 .255 12 54 Duane Walker 109 225 53 .236 2 29 74 167 36 .216 1 13 Kelly Paris 56 120 30 .250 0 7 59 98 22 .224 2 10 68 98 20 .204 0 9 51 77 21 .273 0 11 16 44 10 .227 0 5 18 36 2 .056 0 1 Skeeter Barnes 15 34 7 .206 1 4 9 17 1 .059 0 1 7 5 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 Mario Soto 34 273.2 17 13 2.70 242 32 186.1 9 14 3.86 151 Frank Pastore 36 184.1 9 12 4.88 93 Joe Price 21 144.0 10 6 2.88 83 27 143.2 6 12 4.89 71 Jeff Russell 10 68.1 4 5 3.03 40

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 Ted Power 49 111.0 5 6 4.54 57 Rich Gale 33 89.2 4 6 5.82 53

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 Bill Scherrer 73 2 3 10 2.74 57 Ben Hayes 60 4 6 7 6.49 44 Tom Hume 48 3 5 9 4.77 34 Brad Lesley 5 0 0 0 2.16 5 4 1 0 0 2.45 3 1 0 0 0 27.00 1

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: BillingsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References 1983 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference