1983 Chicago White Sox season

The 1983 Chicago White Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the White Sox winning the American League West championship on September 17. It marked their first postseason appearance since the 1959 World Series. It was the city of Chicago's first baseball championship of any kind (division, league, or world), since the White Sox themselves reached the World Series twenty-four years earlier.

After the White Sox went through a winning streak around the All-Star break, Texas Rangers manager Doug Rader said the White Sox "...weren't playing well. They're winning ugly." This phrase became a rallying cry for the team, and they are often referred to as the "winning ugly" team (and their uniforms as the "winning ugly" uniforms).

Offseason October 12, 1982: Sparky Lyle was released by the White Sox. November 10, 1982: Casey Parsons was signed as a free agent by the White Sox. January 11, 1983: Damon Berryhill was drafted by the White Sox in the 13th round of the 1983 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign. January 25, 1983: Steve Trout and Warren Brusstar were traded by the White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Scott Fletcher, Pat Tabler, Randy Martz, and Dick Tidrow.

Regular season Ron Kittle won the American League Rookie of the Year Award and set a club record for most home runs by a rookie. He missed the American League home run title by 3 home runs and finished third in the league. He would rank in ninth place in the American League for runs batted in. Kittle would manage to lead the league in strikeouts with 150.

LaMarr Hoyt won the American League Cy Young Award while fellow pitcher Floyd Bannister finished second in the American League in strikeouts. He also won 13 of 14 games after the All-Star Break.

Tony LaRussa was named American League Manager of the Year.

Opening Day lineup Rudy Law, CF Tony Bernazard, 2B Harold Baines, RF Greg Luzinski, DH Greg Walker, 1B Tom Paciorek, LF Carlton Fisk, C Vance Law, 3B Scott Fletcher, SS LaMarr Hoyt, P

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 1, 1983: Pat Tabler was traded by the White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Dybzinski. June 6, 1983: Doug Drabek was drafted by the White Sox in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1983. August 31, 1983: Aurelio Rodriguez was signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox.

Roster 1983 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches (Bench/infield) (Pitching) (Bullpen) (Hitting) (Third base) (First base)

Game log Regular season Legend White Sox win White Sox loss Postponement Clinched divisionBoldWhite Sox team member

|- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |6 || || style=";" |1:15p.m. CST || style=";" |Orioles || style=";" |L 8–10 || style=";" |Stewart (1–1) || style=";" |Lamp (1–1) || style=";" |— || style=";" |3:09 || style=";" |38,306 || style=";" |2–4 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |7 || || style=";" |1:15p.m. CST || style=";" |Orioles || style=";" |W 12–11 || style=";" |Barojas (1–0) || style=";" |Welchel (0–1) || style=";" |Hickey (2) || style=";" |3:56 || style=";" |13,622 || style=";" |3–4 || style=";" |W1

|- style="background:#bbb;" | style=";" |— || || style=";" |6:35p.m. CDT || style=";" |@ Orioles || colspan=8 style=";" |Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: May 17) |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |31 || || style=";" |4:35p.m. CDT || style=";" |@ Orioles || style=";" |L 2–7 || style=";" |Stoddard (2–0) || style=";" |Hoyt (2–6) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:36 || style=";" |— || style=";" |13–18 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |32 || || style=";" |7:41p.m. CDT || style=";" |@ Orioles || style=";" |L 0–5 || style=";" |Boddicker (1–0) || style=";" |Lamp (3–3) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:24 || style=";" |14,314 || style=";" |13–19 || style=";" |L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |33 || || style=";" |6:35p.m. CDT || style=";" |@ Orioles || style=";" |L 0–1 || style=";" |T Martinez (2–1) || style=";" |Dotson (4–4) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:21 || style=";" |12,582 || style=";" |13–20 || style=";" |L3

|-style=background:#bbbfff | style=";" |— || || style=";" |7:40p.m. CDT || colspan="9" style=";" |54th All-Star Game in Chicago, IL

|- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |106 || || style=";" |6:35p.m. CDT || style=";" |@ Orioles || style=";" |L 4–5 || style=";" |Boddicker (8–5) || style=";" |Lamp (5–7) || style=";" |— || style=";" |3:16 || style=";" |39,544 || style=";" |56–50 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |107 || || style=";" |6:35p.m. CDT || style=";" |@ Orioles || style=";" |W 6–4 || style=";" |Bannister (9–9) || style=";" |D Martínez (6–14) || style=";" |Barojas (10) || style=";" |3:26 || style=";" |32,769 || style=";" |57–50 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |108 || || style=";" |1:05p.m. CDT || style=";" |@ Orioles || style=";" |W 4–3 || style=";" |Hoyt (14–10) || style=";" |Flanagan (6–1) || style=";" |Lamp (8) || style=";" |2:27 || style=";" |24,384 || style=";" |58–50 || style=";" |W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |112 || || style=";" |7:30p.m. CDT || style=";" |Orioles || style=";" |W 9–3 || style=";" |Bannister (10–9) || style=";" |Ramirez (4–3) || style=";" |— || style=";" |3:34 || style=";" |31,810 || style=";" |61–51 || style=";" |W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |113 || || style=";" |7:30p.m. CDT || style=";" |Orioles || style=";" |W 2–1 || style=";" |Hoyt (15–10) || style=";" |Flanagan (6–2) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:41 || style=";" |45,588 || style=";" |62–51 || style=";" |W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |114 || || style=";" |7:30p.m. CDT || style=";" |Orioles || style=";" |L 2–5 || style=";" |Stewart (5–3) || style=";" |Koosman (8–5) || style=";" |T Martinez (12) || style=";" |2:27 || style=";" |36,323 || style=";" |62–52 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |115 || || style=";" |1:15p.m. CDT || style=";" |Orioles || style=";" |L 1–2 || style=";" |McGregor (15–5) || style=";" |Dotson (12–7) || style=";" |Stoddard (5) || style=";" |2:51 || style=";" |37,846 || style=";" |62–53 || style=";" |L2

Detailed records

American League Opponent W L WP AL East Baltimore Orioles 5 7 50 57 Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers 8 4 50 55 Milwaukee Brewers New York Yankees Toronto Blue Jays Div Total 13 11 100 112 AL West California Angels Chicago White Sox Kansas City Royals 9 4 71 53 Minnesota Twins Oakland Athletics Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers Div Total 9 4 71 53 Season Total 22 15 171 165

Month Games Won Lost Win % April 7 5 2 42 37 May 6 2 4 26 30 June 5 3 2 19 19 July August 18 11 7 72 79 September 1 1 0 12 0 October Total 37 22 15 171 165 Games Won Lost Win % Home 19 12 7 85 75 Away 18 10 8 86 90 Total 37 22 15 171 165

Postseason Game log Legend White Sox win White Sox lossBoldWhite Sox team member

|- style="background:#bfb;" | style=";" |1 || || style=";" |2:05p.m. CDT || style=";" |@ Orioles || style=";" |W 2–1 || style=";" |Hoyt (1–0) || style=";" |McGregor (0–1) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:38 || style=";" |51,289 || style=";" |CHA 1–0 || style=";" |W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |2 || || style=";" |7:20p.m. CDT || style=";" |@ Orioles || style=";" |L 0–4 || style=";" |Boddicker (1–0) || style=";" |Bannister (0–1) || style=";" |— || style=";" |2:51 || style=";" |52,347 || style=";" |Tied 1–1 || style=";" |L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |3 || || style=";" |7:20p.m. CDT || style=";" |Orioles || style=";" |L 1–11 || style=";" |Flanagan (1–0) || style=";" |Dotson (0–1) || style=";" |Stewart (1) || style=";" |2:58 || style=";" |46,635 || style=";" |BAL 2–1 || style=";" |L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | style=";" |4 || || style=";" |12:05p.m. CDT || style=";" |Orioles || style=";" |L 0–3 || style=";" |T Martinez (1–0) || style=";" |Burns (0–1) || style=";" |— || style=";" |3:41 || style=";" |45,477 || style=";" |BAL 3–1 || style=";" |L3

All-Star game

The 54th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL) was held on July 6, 1983, at Comiskey Park. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 13–3. The game occurred exactly 50 years to the date of the first All-Star game. The game is best remembered for Fred Lynn's third-inning grand slam off of San Francisco's Atlee Hammaker. As of 2024, it is the only grand slam in All-Star Game history.

Player stats = Indicates team leader

Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG SB Harold Baines, RF, CF156596 7616733 2 20 99 49 85 .280 7 Tony Bernazard, 2B 59 233 30 61 16 2 2 26 17 45 .262 2 Julio Cruz, 2B 99 334 47 84 9 4 1 40 29 44 .251 24 Miguel Diloné, CF 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 Jerry Dybzinski, SS 127 256 30 59 10 1 1 32 18 29 .230 11 Carlton Fisk, C 138 488 85 141 26 4 26 86 46 88.289 9 Scott Fletcher, SS, 2B 114 262 42 62 16 5 3 31 29 22 .237 5 Lorenzo Gray, 3B 41 78 18 14 3 0 1 4 8 16 .179 1 Jerry Hairston, OF, DH 101 126 17 37 9 1 5 22 23 16 .294 0 Marc Hill, C 58 133 11 30 6 0 1 11 9 24 .226 0 Tim Hulett, 2B 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 Ron Kittle, LF 145 520 75 132 19 335100 39150 .254 8 Rusty Kuntz, CF 28 42 6 11 1 0 0 1 6 13 .262 1 Rudy Law, CF 141 50195 142 207 3 34 42 36 .28377 Vance Law, 3B 145 408 55 99 21 5 4 42 51 56 .243 3 Greg Luzinski, DH 144 502 73 128 26 1 32 9570 117 .255 2 Chris Nyman, 1B, DH 21 28 12 8 0 0 2 4 4 7 .286 2 Tom Paciorek, 1B, OF 115 420 65 129 32 3 9 63 25 58 .307 6 Casey Parsons, OF 8 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 0 Aurelio Rodriguez, 3B 22 20 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 .200 0 Joel Skinner, C 6 11 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273 0 Mike Squires, 1B 143 153 21 34 4 1 1 11 22 11 .222 3 Dave Stegman, OF 30 53 5 9 2 0 0 4 10 9 .170 0 Greg Walker, 1B, DH 118 307 32 83 16 3 10 55 58 57 .270 2 Team totals 162 5484 800 1439 270 42 157 762 527 888 .262 165

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; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB K Juan Agosto 2 2 4.10 39 0 7 41.2 41 20 19 2 12 29 Floyd Bannister 16 10 3.35 34 34 0 217.1 191 88 81 19 74193 Salome Barojas 3 3 2.4752 0 12 87.1 70 24 24 2 34 38 Britt Burns 1011 3.58 29 26 0 173.2 165 79 69 14 57 115 Richard Dotson 22 73.23 35 35 0 240.0 209 92 86 19107 137 Kevin Hickey 1 2 5.23 23 0 5 20.2 23 14 12 5 13 8 Guy Hoffman 1 0 7.50 11 0 0 6.0 14 5 5 1 2 2 LaMarr Hoyt24 10 3.66 3636 0260.223611510627 35 148 Al Jones 0 0 3.86 2 0 0 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 2 Jim Kern 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Jerry Koosman 11 7 4.77 37 24 2 169.2 176 96 90 19 55 90 Dennis Lamp 7 7 3.71 49 515 116.1 123 52 48 6 36 44 Randy Martz 0 0 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 4 2 2 0 4 1 Steve Mura 0 0 4.38 6 0 0 12.1 13 11 6 1 6 4 Dick Tidrow 2 4 4.22 50 1 7 91.2 86 50 43 13 42 66 Team totals 99 63 3.67 162 162 48 1445.1 1355 650 589 128 479 877

American League Championship Series

Summary GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1Chicago – 2, Baltimore – 1October 5Memorial Stadium51,2892Chicago – 0, Baltimore – 4October 6Memorial Stadium52,3473Baltimore – 11, Chicago – 1October 7Comiskey Park46,6354Baltimore – 3, Chicago – 0October 8Comiskey Park45,477

Game One October 5, Memorial Stadium Team123456789RHEChicago001001000270Baltimore000000001151W: LaMarr Hoyt (1–0)  L: Scott McGregor (0–1)  HRs: None

Playing in their first postseason game since the 1959 World Series, the White Sox jumped out to a 1–0 series lead behind a complete-game victory by Hoyt, the American League Cy Young Award winner.

Game Two